ActionFit check
Is Straya worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- First-person shooter players interested in exploring an Australian setting
- Open-world players who prefer wildlife survival and free roaming to a linear route
- Players drawn to hunting, gathering and collecting activities alongside shooting
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a tightly structured, mission-led campaign may find the free-roaming format a poor match.
- Players looking for a shooter focused on fighting human opponents may not find that focus here, as the description centers on dangerous animals.
- Players seeking a multiplayer shooter may prefer a game with explicitly described multiplayer play.
Our take on Straya
Rather than centering its shooter premise on combat with human opponents, Straya frames survival around dangerous wildlife in an open Australian setting. Roaming, jobs, hunting and gathering sit alongside shooting, with travel and resource activities shaping the structure.
What is Straya?
Straya is a first-person shooter set in Australia in the late 1960s.
Its open world centers on surviving dangerous animals on land, in the air and in the water. Players can roam freely, take on jobs, hunt and collect items. Travel is available on foot, horseback, by helicopter and by boat. Gather bush tucker to make elixirs, use a metal detector to search for valuables and avoid land mines, and pan for gold or fish in creeks and rivers. Completing jobs and finding locations grants access to special items. The game also draws on elements from Dreamtime stories.
How Straya plays
- 01Open-world travel
- Move around on foot, horseback, by helicopter or by boat.
- 02Gathering and crafting
- Collect bush tucker and use it to make elixirs.
- 03Metal detecting
- Search for valuables while avoiding land mines.
- 04Jobs and discoveries
- Completing jobs and finding locations grants access to special items.
- 05Fishing and gold panning
- Search for gold and fish in creeks and rivers.
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Straya: platforms & release
Is Straya worth it?
It is worth it if: first-person shooter players interested in exploring an Australian setting. Skip it if: players seeking a tightly structured, mission-led campaign may find the free-roaming format a poor match.
Where can I download Straya?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Straya's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Straya on?
Windows only.
