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Survivalist

Survivalist

It's one year after the collapse of civilization and self-centered hedge fund manager Joe Wheeler emerges from his specially constructed bunker in search of food. This is a huge open-world RPG where you have the freedom to play how you want - but your choices have consequences.

Released Jan 30, 2015 Developer Bob Publisher Ginormocorp Incorporated Platforms Windows SurvivalZombiesRPGOpen WorldAction
View on Steam ↗ $0.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

79.9%positive2,533 reviews
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Kelly BTFO'd. This is a game for chads. Was, without question, one of the best games on the 360 Indie store. I loved it as a kid, and it's stood the test of me growing a functioning brain and taste. Played the second one (Invisible Strain) and this game is infinitely better.…”

— a player, Steam review · 17 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“I really love this game, I played several times during the years, and I always enjoy my time, especially thanks to the editor, turning Alice into a very little man, it s always funny, I played also the sequel, but this one have a special feeling, I just wish there was something…”

— a player, Steam review · 126 hrs played
Not recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Terrible”

— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 00:01 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

6playing at last check
924-hour peak
557all-time peak
0 100 200 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 106 avg · Feb 2015

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

39achievements
3.6%median completion
1.0%rarest: The Path of the Righteous Man
23.7% of players 23.7% of players 22.5% of players 21.2% of players 20.2% of players 17.8% of players 14.4% of players 10.9% of players 10.6% of players 10.0% of players 8.5% of players 7.6% of players 7.5% of players 7.2% of players 6.1% of players 5.2% of players 4.7% of players 4.3% of players 4.2% of players 3.6% of players 3.3% of players 3.0% of players 2.8% of players 2.6% of players 2.4% of players 2.3% of players 2.1% of players 2.0% of players 2.0% of players 1.8% of players 1.8% of players 1.7% of players 1.6% of players 1.5% of players 1.4% of players 1.3% of players 1.1% of players 1.1% of players 1.0% of players 23.7% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
23.7%Sterilized — Make a bandage by sterilizing a rag with some cheap vodka.
23.7%Maximum Respect — Awarded if some character's opinion of Joe Wheeler reaches 100% Respect.
22.5%Slow Zombies — Cripple 10 infected with legshots. When you are targeting an enemy, move mouse down to select legshots. Firearms skill level 1 required.
Rarest badges of honor
1.0%The Path of the Righteous Man — Complete the game without killing anyone who didn't deserve it, executing those who do, and without allowing Alice to die.
1.1%Crate Expectations — Find and investigate all the crates in the area (there are 47 in total).
1.1%I'm only interested in the gold! — Hidden achievement

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$0.99−80% right nowcurrent · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$4.99base price
$0.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-20
US0.99 USD−80%
EU0.99 EUR−80%
UK0.79 GBP−80%
Australia1.50 AUD−80%
Canada1.29 CAD−80%
Japan116 JPY−80%
Brazil3.39 BRL−80%
China4.40 CNY−80%

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$0.6 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia UK EU≈$1.1

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $5 $10 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 07-26

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Feb 03, 2026
Czech translation in publicbeta!

Hey everyone, new patch! Jiří Linhart who did the Czech translation for Survivalist: Invisible Strain has now done Survivalist too! publicbeta branch for a little while before moving to the main branc

Jun 29, 2025
Steam Deck Verified & Brazilian Portuguese

Hello, it's Survivalist patch time! As mentioned last month , Valve's testing team delved deeply enough into their back catalog to give Survivalist a yellow Playable tick for Steam Deck - meaning they

May 26, 2025
Steam Deck Playable rating + Survivalist: Invisible Strain launch!

Hello, not a patch but a few updates: Valve have given Survivalist a Playable rating on Steam Deck! Evidently their testing team have been working through their massive back catalog and they've now re

Jan 03, 2025
New patch with Brazilian Portuguese updates (v77)

Hello, I've released a small patch with improvements for the Brazilian Portuguese translation. Arthur the translator has been diligently playtesting it and making corrections over the last couple of m

Oct 17, 2024
Brazilian Portuguese Added

Well, you wait years for an update and then two come along at once. The game now has a Brazilian Portuguese translation! Many thanks to the translator, Arthur 'Loki' Nunes for producing what looks lik

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresAction, Adventure, Indie, RPG, Simulation, Strategy
Player tagsSurvival · Zombies · RPG · Open World · Action · Strategy · Base-Building · Adventure · Post-apocalyptic · Simulation · Multiplayer · Sandbox (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Online Co-op · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud
LanguagesEnglish, Hungarian, Spanish - Spain, French, Russian, German, Italian, Turkish, Portuguese - Brazil
ControllerFull support
Achievements39
Estimated owners200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttps://www.ginormocorp.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS: XP Service Pack 3 Processor: Dual Core Processor Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: DirectX10-capable graphics card DirectX: Version 10 Storage: 160 MB available space Sound Card: DirectX compatible Additional Notes: Uses the XNA Framework HiDef profile, which means it will run on any graphics card that is compatible with DirectX 10 or higher, and some but not all DirectX 9c ones. PLEASE NOTE: having a version of DirectX installed on your PC is not the same thing as having a graphics card that supports it! If in doubt play the demo.