Subsistence

Buy72%

Mostly Positive · 14k player reviews · High confidence

Worth it for the right player.

ColdGames · Open World Survival Craft · Oct 25, 2016

Player review score
72%
Mostly Positive
Price
$13.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
47
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
26
Full audio0 of 26
Subtitles0 of 26

Should I buy Subsistence?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 161 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 38 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Co-op: 33 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Difficulty: 72 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Combat: 43 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 16 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 14k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
42% of themes are praise8% are divided50% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
161 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Discovering the map and slowly crafting a base and stockpiling items is fun.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
38 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Beautiful graphics, good UI, a game world that is alive and mostly bug free.
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
33 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Long story in short, I can definitely recommend the game solo or in co-op mode, either way you will have fun.
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
22 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I have also played in a multiplayer server and the network code has been implemented well.
Bugs
Players who bring up Bugs mostly praise it.
11 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Great graphics, no glitches in almost 4 hours, 7 player multiplayer worked perfectly on a G-Portal dedicated server.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay161 reviews
Graphics38 reviews
Co-op33 reviews
Multiplayer22 reviews
Bugs11 reviews
Divided opinion
Optimization
33% still recommend
Players complain
Difficulty
60% still recommend
Combat
56% still recommend
Interface
44% still recommend
Crashes
47% still recommend
Servers and matchmaking
63% still recommend
Monetization
43% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Co-op
  • Multi-player
  • Online Co-op
  • Online PvP
  • PvP
  • Single-player

Controller

  • DualSense Controller Support
  • DualShock Controller Support
  • Full controller support
  • Steam Input API Support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • In-App Purchases
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Workshop

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$13.99

The lowest we've tracked is $9.79.

8 points recordedtoday · $13.99

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