Wayward

If your favorite part of survival crafting is slow progression, lots of work to build useful products, and perpetually organizing 1000s of fiddly items in not enough chests, you'll love it. The interface is much more polished than Unreal World and it has multiplayer! Co-op works well. Turns only happening when one player moves feels great. There's some slowdown and desync disconnects for the non-host, but it hasn't been too bad. At $8 it's very underpriced.

I'm really enjoying this game playing mostly with a mouse. I'm at 7 hours and it feels like what I like with Don't Starve which is simple on the surface but so much depth to explore. Unfortunately I'll say I didn't feel like I fully understood how to tweak the controls right until 4-5 hours in. I think the game gives too much depth in the settings up front, like which tools to possibly use for which task to do automatically before moving on to the next decision tree. It's great once you get it, but settings at that level would be better being in an "advanced" menu for these things, and have it simplified by default. Again, I'm glad I held out because I can tell its a great survival craft game, but I think a lot of people will give up on reading all the menus before that point. Beyond that, the game is a steal at $8 if you're not turned off by the slow curve to really understand everything. Editing after my ~13 or so hours: I'm not seeing any late game challenge. So I made the boat and explored around and found the world more limited than I expected. I expected something like Don't Starve or Valheim has where you encounter tougher enemies I wasn't ready for and there's …

Pretty decent 2D roguelike/craftlike. Worth it if you like survival games. Endgame could be more fleshed out but I think the devs are working on it.

Wayward is a survival roguelike developed and published by Unlok that combines deep crafting mechanics, procedural exploration, and unforgiving wilderness survival into one of the most detailed sandbox survival experiences available on Steam. Inspired by traditional roguelikes while modernizing the formula with extensive simulation systems and open-ended gameplay, the game throws players onto isolated islands where every decision matters. Rather than guiding players through scripted objectives or cinematic storylines, Wayward focuses entirely on experimentation, adaptation, and learning how to survive within a harsh and unpredictable environment. The game begins with a simple but effective premise. Players awaken stranded on a procedurally generated island with almost no equipment, limited resources, and no clear instructions about how to survive. Hunger, thirst, injuries, weather conditions, and hostile wildlife immediately become major threats. Unlike many survival games that simplify resource gathering into repetitive routines, Wayward turns nearly every action into a strategic choice. Gathering food, crafting tools, building shelter, lighting fires, and exploring dangerous ter…

Still updating all these years later.

Just got this game recently because a friend gifted it to me, and honestly I've been enjoying every moment of it. The music is very nice, the vibes are cozy, and this is officially one of my new favorite survival games, I wish I found this sooner.