Fit check
Is Gone Upstate worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Players who prefer relaxed wilderness survival to fast-paced action
- Survival-game fans interested in hunting, farming, building, and trading
- Players who want resource management with the option of dangerous predators
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a story-led adventure with a tightly structured progression
- Players who want frequent combat rather than gathering, building, farming, and trading
- Players looking for a finished game rather than Early Beta Access
Our take on Gone Upstate
The page emphasizes a broad set of wilderness activities, while the game is in Early Beta Access. Mining, metalworking, smelting, forging, steelworking, and daily sell orders appear in a separate June section, distinct from the features described as available in the game.
What is Gone Upstate?
Gone Upstate is a survival sandbox set in a colorful wilderness with multiple biomes.
Players can explore for plants, mushrooms, lumber, and wildlife; hunt deer, rabbits, moose, and boar; and grow crops to sell. The game includes recipes made from food gathered from the land and hunt, and players can purchase or craft guns and tools. Surplus supplies can be sold to local stores. Players can buy or sell land and build a cabin for a home or to increase property value.
Wolves, bears, wild boars, and coyotes can pose a danger, while resource-management options offer a more challenging way to play. The game is in Early Beta Access. The page also lists June content including mining, metalworking, copper and iron ore, smelting, forging, steelworking, and daily sell orders.
How Gone Upstate plays
- 01Open wilderness
- The landscape includes multiple biomes with different plants and animals.
- 02Hunting and farming
- Wildlife includes deer, rabbits, moose, and boar, while crops can be grown and sold.
- 03Cabin building
- Players can buy or sell land and build a cabin as a home or to increase property value.
- 04Crafting and cooking
- The game includes craftable guns and tools, along with recipes using food from hunting and gathering.
- 05Predator danger
- Wolves, bears, wild boars, and coyotes can attack during wilderness play.
Gone Upstate compared to similar games
Mr. Prepper is also a survival-crafting game, but it centers on building an underground shelter, preparing for nuclear war, and dealing with an authoritarian government. Gone Upstate focuses instead on wilderness activities such as hunting, farming, cabin building, and selling supplies.
Gone Upstate: platforms & release
Is Gone Upstate worth it?
It is worth it if: players who prefer relaxed wilderness survival to fast-paced action. Skip it if: players seeking a story-led adventure with a tightly structured progression.
Where can I download Gone Upstate?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Gone Upstate's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Gone Upstate on?
Windows only.
