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Survillian

An idle wilderness survival game. Set things going, come back later, and see whether you prepared enough.

Survillian

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About this game

Survillian is an idle survival game. That is the thing to know before you start it: actions take real time to finish, progress carries on while you are away, and it is designed to be checked on rather than sat in front of. Only the prepared survive, and preparing is mostly a matter of choosing what to have running while you get on with something else. Time moves in hours across numbered days. You send yourself off to gather, hunt, build or explore, and each of those occupies you for a while - so the real decision is never what to do but what order to do it in, and what you want finished by the time you next look. Underneath that is a full survival game. Skills improve by use, crafting turns what you have gathered into something better, and gear is the difference between an expedition that comes back and one that does not. The weather is shown at the top of the screen and is worth reading before committing to anything long. Events interrupt, and they have the most character in them. A stray dog turning up is a decision: spend meat you were saving to tame it, or ignore it and keep the food. The game does not tell you which was right. There are achievements, statistics and a leaderboard for anybody who wants to measure a run, and a daily reward for coming back - which, in an idle game, you will. Saves are kept in your browser, so a long run survives closing the tab.

Screenshots

The Survillian title in glowing orange, Only the prepared survive, with the loading bar beneath.
Title screen
Night at the camp: a campfire in the forest, the list of actions such as foraging berries, gathering sticks and hunting, and the survival bars across the top.
Choosing what to do next

How to play

Choose from the Actions menu to set yourself to work - actions take time and continue while the tab is closed, so pick things you want finished by your next visit. Manage what you are carrying from Inventory, improve abilities under Skills, and turn materials into equipment with Craft and Gear. Check the weather before committing to something long. Events appear as choices; read them before answering.