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The Tribe Must Survive

The Tribe Must Survive

The Tribe Must Survive is a survival base builder strategy game set in a harsh Lovecraftian Stone Age. Build your camp, overcome disasters and uncover new areas. Manage fears and diminish internal conflicts, as your Tribe grows. Every decision matters. Will your Tribe survive?

Released May 23, 2024 Developer Walking Tree Games GmbH Platforms Windows · Mac Immersive SimBuildingChoices MatterStrategySurvival
View on Steam ↗ $14.99 (US · as of 2026-09-25)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-14.

67.8%positive205 reviews
Recommended · 2 found this helpful

“The devs are not kidding when they describe this game as brutal. I played a few hours on "explorer" difficulty (the easier one), and really struggled to last longer than a month in-game. There's a lot to manage in this game, and a seasoned survival game enjoyer would likely…”

— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“Really fun roguelike vibes.”

— a player, Steam review · 77 hrs played
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Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-19.

30achievements
1.0%median completion
0.1%rarest: No Compromises
93.8% of players 64.8% of players 61.4% of players 34.0% of players 33.7% of players 26.7% of players 21.3% of players 18.2% of players 13.5% of players 12.9% of players 10.8% of players 7.1% of players 5.7% of players 4.5% of players 1.1% of players 1.0% of players 0.9% of players 0.8% of players 0.8% of players 0.6% of players 0.6% of players 0.5% of players 0.5% of players 0.4% of players 0.3% of players 0.3% of players 0.3% of players 0.1% of players 0.1% of players 0.1% of players 93.8% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
93.8%A New Dawn — Survive the first night without losing someone
64.8%How Shocking! — Have your entire Tribe fall into Shock
61.4%Through the Long Night — Survive the Eclipse
Rarest badges of honor
0.1%No Compromises — Remove 4 Factions from your Tribe through Inner Conflicts
0.1%Embrace the Carnage — Trigger at least 3 Riots, 3 Panics and 3 Inner Conflicts in a single run
0.1%Ancestral Chief — Win the game on maximum Challenge Level

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-08-12. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$14.99current · sampled 2026-09-25 21:36 UTC
$14.99lowest since tracking began2026-08-12
US14.99 USD
EU14.99 EUR
UK12.99 GBP
Australia21.95 AUD
Canada19.49 CAD
Japan1,700 JPY
Brazil46.99 BRL
China58.00 CNY

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

China≈$8.6 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia EU UK≈$17

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-25). Relative comparison only.

$0 $10 $20 08-12 08-21 08-30 09-08 09-16 09-25

Latest official news

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

Dec 04, 2025
Fire Automation Update (v1.3.5) - Patch Notes

Hey Tribe, here is the next patch to end the year with some additional improvements! NEW Fire Automation Moved the ‘Nighthorn automation UI’ into a new tab in ’The Fire’ window Added the new ‘Fire aut

Aug 13, 2025
In-Shock Update (v1.2.10) - Patch Notes

Hey Tribe, Here is the first small patch in over a year. We hope you like the changes as much as we liked working on them! You might wonder why it took us so long, but that is a longer story for anoth

Jul 16, 2024
30% Discount in the Swedish Midsummer Sale

A long and hot summer needs it's cooldown periods. A perfect opportunity to dive into the darkness of The Tribe Must Survive. To help you guys prevail, we've joined the Swedish Midsummer Sale, where o

Jun 27, 2024
The Tribe Must Survive: Now 30% off

Tired of summer? We've got something that will refill your need for the sun to rise. The Tribe Must Survive, our Lovecraft-inspired colony survival is now 30% off! Just two weeks ago we launched the E

Jun 13, 2024
Explorer Update (v 1.1.7) - Patch Notes

Tribe Leaders, We seriously consider all the feedback we receive when planning our updates. Much of the feedback we have gotten since launch was about the game being too hard and sometimes even frustr

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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.

GenresIndie, Simulation, Strategy
Player tagsImmersive Sim · Building · Choices Matter · Strategy · Survival · Simulation · Colony Sim · Resource Management · Lovecraftian · Rogue-like · Atmospheric · Base-Building (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Simplified Chinese *
Achievements30
Official sitehttps://thetribemustsurvive.com
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 8 Processor: 2,4 GHz Dual-Core Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: On-board graphic card Storage: 3 GB available space