Fit check
Is GearStorm - Armored Survival worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Sci-fi survival players who want a campaign alongside open-world exploration
- Players who prefer building settlements and operating customizable vehicles
- Groups who want a host-led mode for creating quests and changing a shared game world
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a tightly linear campaign may find the open-world exploration and settlement building take up much of the experience.
- Players who prefer short, self-contained sessions may find the mix of resource gathering, crafting, construction, and survival demands extended play.
- Players looking for a turn-based strategy game rather than real-time survival gameplay.
- Players seeking a game centered on emergency response or firefighting.
Our take on GearStorm - Armored Survival
The GameMaster mode lets a host change the world and its quests, then build settings and stories for other players to share.
What is GearStorm - Armored Survival?
GearStorm is a science-fiction survival game set on Apollyon, a hostile planet humanity is trying to colonize after a deadly virus spreads on Earth.
Players explore the world, gather and mine resources, craft equipment, and build a base or colony. The campaign follows an abandoned colony ship and reveals events leading to the journey from Earth; survival mode focuses on threats on the planet. Play alone or with others, and interact with local factions through conflict or cooperation. Character progression includes skills, an honor score, and experience levels. Players can construct and customize wheeled, hover, flying, and walking vehicles. GameMaster mode lets a host change the world, characters, quests, settlements, and weather, and create settings and stories for other players.
How GearStorm - Armored Survival plays
- 01Colony construction
- More than 500 buildable object types can be used to create settlements with NPCs assigned to tasks such as guarding and farming.
- 02Custom vehicles
- Construct wheeled, hover, flying, and walking vehicles, then adjust their paint, weapons, and upgrades.
- 03GameMaster controls
- Hosts can spawn objects, alter quests and environmental settings, and create settlements and stories for other players.
- 04Destructible terrain
- Voxel-based terrain can be dug, mined, or damaged with explosives.
- 05Character progression
- Character development includes skills, an honor score, and experience levels.
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GearStorm - Armored Survival: platforms & release
Is GearStorm - Armored Survival worth it?
It is worth it if: sci-fi survival players who want a campaign alongside open-world exploration. Skip it if: players seeking a tightly linear campaign may find the open-world exploration and settlement building take up much of the experience.
Where can I download GearStorm - Armored Survival?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens GearStorm - Armored Survival's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is GearStorm - Armored Survival on?
Windows and macOS.
