Fit check
Is 荒漠求生 worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Survival-game players who want to gather resources and build a defensible desert base
- Players who prefer combat with customizable gun accessories and skill upgrades
- Fans of third-person games who want an optional first-person view while aiming
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players looking for a detailed story or character-focused narrative
- Players who want a broad range of activities beyond resource gathering, base building, and combat
- Players who need a fully tested experience; the developer says there has been little time for testing
Our take on 荒漠求生
The focus on desert survival, base building, and defense leaves little room for narrative or other activity types in the described loop. The developer also says limited testing time may mean bugs remain, a trade-off tied to working alone on ongoing updates.
What is 荒漠求生?
Search a desert for resources and use them to build a base and repel invaders.
The game is played from a third-person perspective, with an option to switch to first-person after aiming. Gun accessories can be changed, and defeating enemies grants upgrades that unlock skills. Controls include keyboard movement, crouching, crawling, using objects, mining, chopping, aiming, and building. The inventory and map have separate key bindings, as do three weapon slots for a pistol, assault rifle, and sniper rifle. The developer says updates are ongoing and that purchased copies will receive future updates.
How 荒漠求生 plays
- 01Base construction
- Resources gathered in the desert are used to build a base that can be defended from invaders.
- 02Weapon customization
- Gun accessories can be swapped, with separate slots for a pistol, assault rifle, and sniper rifle.
- 03Skill upgrades
- Defeating enemies grants upgrades that teach new skills.
- 04Perspective switch
- A first-person view can be selected after aiming, while the default view is third-person.
荒漠求生 compared to similar games
Mr. Prepper is also a survival crafting game, but centers on an underground shelter and preparation amid a nuclear-war threat. 荒漠求生 instead places resource gathering and base defense in a desert, with gun customization and enemy-based skill upgrades.
荒漠求生: platforms & release
Is 荒漠求生 worth it?
It is worth it if: survival-game players who want to gather resources and build a defensible desert base. Skip it if: players looking for a detailed story or character-focused narrative.
Where can I download 荒漠求生?
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What platforms is 荒漠求生 on?
Windows only.
