As part of today's Nintendo Indie World showcase, Team17 has revealed The Survivalists for Nintendo Switch.
The game is a 'survival-lite' sandbox game set in The Escapists’ universe which combines crafting, building, and even the odd bit of monkey training. Players must battle against the forces of nature across procedurally-generated islands filled with different and perilous biomes and explore loot-filled temples full of riches and puzzles to solve.
It all takes place in what Team17 describes as "a rich world that never stands still", complete with its own day and night cycle, a broad range of animals such as boars, big cats, and sharks, and deadly fanatics highly skilled in combat. To help with survival, the game includes a mimic system that allows players to train the local monkey population to gather resources, build structures, or even fight off threats, while a crafting system offers plenty of weapons to unlock and develop.
You can either try to survive alone, or you can team up in collaborative and session-based online co-op. It'll be available digitally on Switch next year.
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This one looks fun. Keen to give it a try co-op if any of my friends are willing.
I enjoyed both escapist games on my Xbox so this will be one to watch for me
Looks fantastic, I did enjoy the first two.
I am a sucker for survival games and considering the games that preceed it i have high hopes for this one
They had me at trainable monkeys! This looks irresistible in all honesty.
Team17 are just so awesome. Their games have been hilariously fun over the years. I fell in love with them and Worms with Worms: Armageddon on Dreamcast. So many hilarious nights with Holy Handgrenades and skipping worms across water with baseball bats.
Keeping an eye on this one.
@Dm9982 Telling my little brother how to make the Holy Hand Grenade was a bad mistake... It's a race to see who blows each other up first!
Okay, this I'm def looking forward to... 👀 Team17 looks to have done it again, haha.
So looks like Nintendo Switch is getting a spiritual successor to Lost in Blue/Survival Kids series?
Haven't played The Escapists, but this looks fun. A shame you need separate Switches for local co-op, though. Same screen would've been cool.
Liked how they had Amiga games on the background during the presentation. Alien Breed made me smile.
I did my school work experience at Team17 18 years ago so I have a soft spot for them. Looking forward to this 1.
I heard from twitter they were going to make a Physical Release in 2020 that I recall. So the wait is worth it.
@Reigestugatensho That’s when you burrow and start tossing Concrete Donkeys and Carpet Bombs. 😂
Another Sandbox game that’s similar to Terraria?Its got my vote
Cool. I like the sound of this game and I will be following it for sure.
aaaaaaand buying.
I’m sure it’ll be pretty good. I did like The Escapist. But do we really need another survival sandbox game in 2019? Unless there are some interesting story elements there doesn’t seem to be much separating this one from the countless other indie games in this genre.
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