The Survival Game — First steps when you join
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OverviewThe Survival Game drops you into a medieval world where you need to find food, build shelter, and outlast everyone else. You can go it alone or team up with other players to form kingdoms. This guide covers how to get started, what to craft, how kingdoms work, and what to do when things go wrong.
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First steps when you join
Step
When you load in for the first time, nothing is set up for you. Scout the area around you before committing to a location.
- Look around scan your surroundings for food plants and loose materials like wood and stone before doing anything else.
- Start a small shelter use the materials you have gathered to put up a basic structure; it does not need to be big yet.
- Craft a club your first crafted weapon is a Club, which gets you moving along the crafting progression.
Hunger and how to manage it
CheckYour hunger meter falls over time no matter what you are doing. If it hits zero, you die.
- Check your hunger meter regularly, not just when you feel like it.
- Know more than one place to collect food so you are not stuck if one spot runs dry.
Crafting progression
Summary
Crafting moves through distinct eras, each one requiring the materials from the world around you.
- Club the first weapon you can craft, made from basic materials you find right away.
- Bronze Sword the next step up, marking your entry into the Bronze Era.
- Iron Sword a stronger blade that comes after you can source iron.
- Steel Sword the top tier of craftable melee weapons before rebirthing.
- Castle Walls a separate crafting goal focused on defence; building 500 of them is a major achievement.
- Rebirth once you have come far enough, you can rebirth, which resets your progress but lets you climb again.
How rebirthing works
Tips
Rebirthing is a system you unlock after reaching a certain point in the game. It resets your run but is the path toward the highest-tier milestones.
- Your first rebirth unlocks the Gods And Kings achievement.
- Reaching ten rebirths earns the Demigod achievement.
- One hundred rebirths earns the Immortal achievement.
Kingdoms — joining, building, and attacking
TableA kingdom is a group of players working together under a shared banner. Being in one changes what you can do and what others can do to you.
| Joining a kingdom | you share labour with allies, which speeds up building and material collection. |
| Kingdom of 20+ members | unlocks the We Are Legion achievement. |
| Attacking | you can destroy another kingdom's banner or eliminate their leader for the Kingslayer achievement. |
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Combat and PvP
Tips
Fighting other players and creatures is woven through the whole game.
- Your first kill earns the There Can Be Only One achievement.
- Wild boars can kill you.
- Chickens can be hunted.
- Reaching 25 player kills, then 100, then 1,000 each unlock their own achievements.
- Sinking a ship earns Dead Men Tell No Tales.
- Eliminate a kingdom leader specifically to earn the Kingslayer achievement.
Exploration and secrets
Tips
Some of the game's achievements only unlock when you find or interact with specific things in the world.
- Sailing a boat for the first time earns Captain Of Your Own Fate.
- The Moai statue can be spoken to, and doing so earns the Wisdom Of The Ancients achievement.
- A hidden ancient tomb is somewhere on the map — finding it earns the Hidden Tomb achievement.
When your run falls apart
WarnIf things are going wrong, slow down and diagnose the actual problem.
Glossary
Glossary- Hunger meter
- A gauge that falls over time and kills your character if it reaches zero.
- Shelter
- A structure you build from gathered materials to protect yourself from other players and threats.
- Kingdom
- A group of players who cooperate under a shared banner to gather resources and defend territory together.
- Rebirth
- A progression reset that you can trigger after reaching a certain point, letting you climb the game again from scratch.
- Banner
- The marker that represents a kingdom on the map; destroying an enemy's banner is a direct act of war.
- Crafting era
- One of the stages in the weapon crafting ladder — Club, Bronze, Iron, and Steel — each requiring different materials.
Common questions
FAQCan I play The Survival Game on my own?
Yes. The game description supports solo play alongside co-op.
What happens when I die?
You can rejoin the game after dying.
What is rebirthing and should I do it?
Rebirthing resets your progress and lets you run through the game again. It is the path to some of the hardest long-term achievements, like reaching 10 or 100 rebirths.
Are there things to find in the world beyond my base?
Yes — there is a Moai statue you can interact with and a hidden ancient tomb to discover. Sailing is also part of the game, including the ability to sink other players' ships.
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