Tim and Joel introduce some of the fundamentals of the survival genre: environmental pressure, crafting, building, multiplayer. We explore some of the different survival experiences these games are attempting to convey, and the way various games succeed or fail in delivering those experiences.     Games mentioned:   <ul style= "margin-left: .375in; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;" type="disc"> <li lang="en-US" style= "margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; vertical-align: middle;" xml:lang="en-US">Roblox</li> <li lang="en-US" style= "margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; vertical-align: middle;" xml:lang="en-US">The Source</li> <li lang="en-US" style= "margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; vertical-align: middle;" xml:lang="en-US">Tropico 6</li> <li lang="en-US" style= "margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; vertical-align: middle;" xml:lang="en-US">Valheim</li> <li lang="en-US" style= "margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; vertical-align: middle;" xml:lang="en-US">Minecraft</li> <li lang="en-US" style= "margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; vertical-align: middle;" xml:lang="en-US">Hunt: Showdown</li> <li lang="en-US" style= "margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; vertical-align: middle;" xml:lang="en-US">Escape from Tarkov</li> <li lang="en-US" style= "margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; vertical-align: middle;" xml:lang="en-US">DayZ</li> <li lang="en-US" style= "margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; vertical-align: middle;" xml:lang="en-US">Assassin's Creed Odyssey</li> <li lang="en-US" style= "margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; vertical-align: middle;" xml:lang="en-US">The Long Dark</li> <li lang="en-US" style= "margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; vertical-align: middle;" xml:lang="en-US">Far Cry</li> <li lang="en-US" style= "margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; vertical-align: middle;" xml:lang="en-US">Ark</li> <li lang="en-US" style= "margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; vertical-align: middle;" xml:lang="en-US">Red Dead redemption 2</li> <li lang="en-US" style= "margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; vertical-align: middle;" xml:lang="en-US">Green Hell</li> <li lang="en-US" style= "margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; vertical-align: middle;" xml:lang="en-US">Scum</li> <li lang="en-US" style= "margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; vertical-align: middle;" xml:lang="en-US">Space Engineers</li> </ul>

Survival games: What are we surviving for?

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