Smalland: Survive the Wilds

Smalland: Survive the Wilds

Steam Deck Playable

Merge Games · Survival · Feb 15, 2024

Yes, worth buying.

At $34.99. It has been as low as $8.74.

82%
Very Positive
10k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Graphics: 28 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Co-op: 24 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Multiplayer: 23 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 88 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 23 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 10k player reviews · updated 5 days ago

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
33% of themes are praise42% are divided25% are caveats
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The graphics are amazing.
28 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
"Grounded" felt more like an action adventure than a survival/craft, what didn't help was that it promised co-op multiplayer yet even playing on local network for just 2 players was such a laggy and buggy mess.
24 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
-Multiplayer doesn't work properly, I kept getting disconnected/having errors when trying to join other people, same when people tried to join me.
23 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Some of the sound effects are cheap freeware which can be jarring when you hear them.
9 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love4 themes
Graphics28 reviews
Co-op24 reviews
Multiplayer23 reviews
Audio9 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Story and characters87 reviews
63%
Gameplay53 reviews
68%
Interface35 reviews
63%
Difficulty25 reviews
88%
Servers and matchmaking9 reviews
56%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat88 reviews
65%
Bugs23 reviews
65%
Crashes9 reviews
33%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $34.99. The lowest we've tracked is $8.74.

5 points recordedtoday · $34.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
82%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
23
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.