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Start Over
Embark on an unpredictable survival journey in Start Over. Solo, co-op, online, explore diverse landscapes, craft through 4 tech tiers, encounter wildlife, and trade or raid for resources. Choose your path, defend against waves, and shape your destiny in a dynamic world. Are you ready to Start Over?
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via SteamSpy as of 2026-05-14.
“I like this game however I watched a video from 2 years ago on you tube where a streamer played it and it had other map choices I only have one choice. What happened to the other maps. and why on multiplayer do no servers show up did the game not takeoff or something?”
— a player, Steam review · 23 hrs played“Ah yeah I forgot about this dumpster-fire.... This thing is.... well, it's barely a game. Can you find loot, kill a few people and animals, search the entire map for like 11 or 12 blueprints in order to build base-components required for crafting progression, and curse like a…”
— a player, Steam review · 20 hrs played“Overly hard to do anything. No character development. Lose all your stuff when you die. Even on easy mode it's hard to kill anything. Animals and attackers do not get in traps. etc etc.”
— a player, Steam review · 10 hrs playedLatest official news
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Start Over 2.2.0
We want to thank you all for the support, feedback, suggestions, and bug reports. A special thanks to the content creators, the players in Start Over's Discord, and the Steam community hub. We also de
Development Update
We're still hard at work on the game and listening to your feedback. We're changing the animal spawn system and making significant updates, including remaking the world map and adjusting core systems.
Start Over 2.1.1
We would like to express our sincere gratitude for your continued support and feedback, which has been invaluable in helping us improve the game. We appreciate all the bug reports, suggestions, and fe
Start Over Update 2.1
We extend a warm welcome to all our new players who have joined the adventure. A shoutout to our dedicated players for the invaluable feedback, suggestions, and bug reports. We wish you an incredible
Start Over Update 2.0
As we step into the festive season, we want to extend a warm welcome to all the new players joining our community and express our heartfelt gratitude to our dedicated players for their invaluable cont
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-14.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Indie, Simulation |
| Player tags | Survival · Base-Building · Crafting · Exploration · Tower Defense · Sandbox · Building · Action · First-Person · Simulation · Relaxing · Adventure (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Online Co-op · LAN Co-op · Partial Controller Support · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * * |
| Achievements | 37 |
| Estimated owners | 0 – 20,000 (SteamSpy) |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system Windows 10 64 Bit Processor: INTEL CORE I5-8400 or AMD RYZEN 3 3300X Memory: 12 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB or AMD Radeon RX 570 4GB DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 30 GB available space Additional Notes: SSD (Preferred)