Survival: Fountain of Youth is a challenging single-player open-world survival game set on 16th-century Caribbean islands. You play as a stranded explorer having to craft and fight your way through the struggles of survival to make your own fate and to unveil the secrets of an ancient civilization.
Developer: Odinsoft Inc.
Platforms: Steam
Links: Discord, Twitter, Website
Modes: Singleplayer
Release Date: Apr 19, 2023
Status: Early Access
- Travel the ocean in a variety of handcrafted sea vessels.
- Forage, scavenge and craft- hundreds of items that can be crafted and used for survival, including a variety of workshops.
- Each action you perform improves your survival skills – the longer you survive, the more survival points you receive, which can be used to develop survival abilities.
- 20+ unique islands- each with their own landscape, climate, weather, flora, fauna and resources.
- Play through the story or ignore it and play as a survival sandbox.
The game has an entire fleet of survival mechanics- dangerous animals, weather, plants, diseases, injuries, hunger, thirst, and exhaustion. Every element is impactful and requires balance and/or attention.
I've culled my old review based on some time spent within the long-defunct demo. After jumping into the updated content, I'll update this section, so keep an eye on the changelog in the Notes tab.
Game Notes
- Gameplay can continue in sandbox mode after (if?) you complete the storyline. (Steam FAQ)
Website Changelog
- 4/19/2023 - This title was initially added to the UPCOMING directory on May 22, 2022. The published date for the post was adjusted to 4/19/2023 when the title entered Early Access for the listing to appear as the 'most recent' post when the directory was sorted. All tabs were updated today.
- 3/9/2023 - Changelog added.
- 7/31/2022 - Hashtag Review & Content updated