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The Survivalist: Seven survival games I want to love, but can’t… yet
Well that didn't take long! There are a plethora of survival sandboxes out there for fans to play (as you can see from our...
The Survivalist: Four hopes for the future of ARK Survival Evolved
As we explored last week, game development isn't always an upward trajectory. Some things soar, and some things crash. Our last Survivalist conversation was about...
The Survivalist: ARK Survival Evolved’s early early access vs. launch
When a game is being created, you usually expect that development to move the title in a positive direction and make it better, right?...
The Survivalist: A tale of two early accesses (and why Conan Exiles comes out on top)
It was the best of early access, it was the worst of early access. We needn't even stop there: It was the age of...
The Survivalist: ARK’s latest exploit highlights how cheaters ruin official servers
Let's talk exploits. And no, this is definitely not a how-to guide! For shame! If you are a person who exploits, a pox on...
The Survivalist: The downside of hosting custom servers for survival games (and why we don’t do it)
After the latest guide introduced even more possible games to sink our survival teeth into, it is understandable that the question cropped up again...
The Survivalist: Another year, another Survival Game guide
A new year, a new batch of survival games! Yes, the genre has become so popular that one guide, no not even two guides...
The Survivalist: ARK Survival Evolved’s sequel tease is an insult to its fans
You know that moment when you just can't take it anymore? I am there, right on the cusp. I know many folks have gotten...
The Survivalist: ARK Aberration has already been delayed, but here’s what to expect
Surprise! ARK: Aberration, the survival sandbox's next expansion that was slated to launch this month, is delayed. Shocking, I know. Actually, if any fans...
The Survivalist: How procedurally generated maps stretch the life of survival MMOs
It's no secret that I love to explore. And exploring the dangerous new worlds of survival games has been something I have really been...
PAX West 2017: ARK Survival Evolved on optimization, the Aberration expansion, and future development
This past summer, ARK: Survival Evolved finally officially launched, ending its stint as an early access game just three days before PAX West, then promptly announced...
The Survivalist: Osiris New Dawn is doing early access right even amid disappointments
A couple of weeks ago, when Osiris: New Dawn introduced new classes, I'd delved back into the sci-fi survival sandbox after a bit of...
The Survivalist: ARK Survival Evolved discusses early access, launch, and wipes
Could ARK: Survival Evolved finally be launching? That's a question many survivors would love to see answered soon. Unfortunately, we can't provide you with...
The Survivalist: Is gaming’s early access the new launch?
Previously, while discussing ARK: Survival Evolved’s big bird nerf, I touched on the subject of the early access model. My focus then was on...
The Survivalist: Massively OP’s guide to survival games, single-player and beyond
As Massively OP is centered on the "massively" part of gaming, it makes sense that my first guide to survival games was focused on...
The Survivalist: ARK’s big bird nerf
I know I said part two of the survival guide, containing a host of single-player survival games, would be the next entry in this...
The Survivalist: Massively OP’s guide to multiplayer survival sandboxes
Welcome to The Survivalist! Ya'll might have noticed that I have gravitated a bit from my happy home of deep, immersive virtual worlds (possible...
