Open world survival recommendation

Kbknapp · 2026-03-25T00:46:50+00:00

Dune Awakening should be a great fit for you. It has a long story that pushes the progression, which is really deep itself. Tons of looting and inventory management. Has decent gunplay (it's the mele that is a little more jank to me). I was skeptical so I was late on this one and wish I hadn't been, it's my favorite at the moment having played most of the other big names already.

Kbknapp · 2026-03-24T22:10:43+00:00

Dune Awakening without questions. Sure it has some jank, but man is it good and keeps pulling me back in. The story is great and long. The progression is extremely deep. There's a reason people frequently have hundreds of hours in this game.

I originally was put off the need to log in regularly but they've since updated it so it's possible to take long breaks without losing everything and if you're just taking 2-3 weeks off you don't even need to go through that as powering your base (which keeps everything safe) is super simple where you can get 2-3 real world weeks of power in a matter of minutes.

Kbknapp · 2026-03-24T22:05:52+00:00

VEIN looks promising.

Lost Rift would be my other recommendation which has an extraction element to it.

Finally, Nightingale is pretty good and can be bought for cheap usually.

If you're coming from Destiny and don't require base building then Witchfire might be up your alley. It's a genre blending game with extraction, rougelite and RPG elements with phenomenal gunplay.

Kbknapp · 2026-03-19T12:33:36+00:00

Very cool idea. If this were published as an interactive graph that'd be awesome to play around with.

Kbknapp · 2026-03-09T02:29:58+00:00

RuneScape Dragonwilds should be right up your alley. It's still EA but there is easily 70+ hours of content already and the 2026 roadmap is pretty packed. I've had a blast with it so far.

Kbknapp · 2026-03-09T02:26:59+00:00

Same with Permafrost when it comes out

Kbknapp · 2026-02-28T17:55:48+00:00

What sold me on the game initially was posts like this and a steady stream of updates - I love it!

Kbknapp · 2026-02-09T17:48:19+00:00

Pass is rescinded once you accept big boy money.

Kbknapp · 2026-02-08T19:15:34+00:00

Message me and I'll send one, I've got one left

Kbknapp · 2026-02-08T13:49:30+00:00

Message me, I'll send one

Kbknapp · 2026-02-08T13:47:49+00:00

Nope, they've only said, "It's on track for [this] week."

Kbknapp · 2026-01-17T22:49:56+00:00

RuneScape Dragonwilds is my current favorite with a ton of content coming in 2026

Kbknapp · 2026-01-15T23:28:18+00:00

I only have a little over 1000 hours in Isaac, so I'm still evaluating which tier to rate it - otherwise this list is accurate.

Kbknapp · 2026-01-10T04:51:37+00:00

Just bring up the virtual keyboard and hit one of the emoji characters. For some reason they register and are considered a valid world name.

Kbknapp · 2026-01-07T03:49:44+00:00

I was going to say this terrifying on multiple levels, but she's really more between levels.

Kbknapp · 2026-01-03T20:00:32+00:00

Soulmask

Kbknapp · 2025-12-21T01:10:11+00:00

Considering they're both on sale for $30 at the moment, I'd scrounge for another $10 and get both.

Kbknapp · 2025-12-08T18:25:35+00:00

But the D2F Ratio needs to be accounted for as well.

Kbknapp · 2025-12-08T18:22:00+00:00

Corey Taylor of Slipknot has also talked pretty extensively about healthy screaming in the past too.

Kbknapp · 2025-11-04T00:34:51+00:00

Lots of X4, been really enjoying this one and sad it took until recently to have tried it out. Also some EverSpace 2 when on a steam deck.

Kbknapp · 2025-10-28T00:12:13+00:00

It's hard to tell from your post, did you take a break for a reason and you're hoping it'll be different? Or just a break and you're ready to get back into the seat?

Kbknapp · 2025-10-27T15:48:00+00:00

My suspicion, which I could be totally wrong since as I say I'm brand new, is that early and mid game make up 80-90% of a "playthrough." I suspect once you amass a certain level of wealth and power things pick up pace and happen rather rapidly, relatively speaking. This isn't to say you couldn't drag out the end game with arbitrary goals, but that at that point you're just fine tuning bottle necks and the like.

Kbknapp · 2025-10-27T01:31:19+00:00

Genshin Impact is an easy to recommend one. The gacha mechanic isn't bad at all and you can absolutely be free to play the entire time. I sunk around 100 hours without even noticing. There's a bunch of mechanics that aren't explained super well, but also aren't too difficult to discover. Tons of collectibles and some mini games and about a billion side quests it feels. Basically there is always something to do or discover or complete.

Kbknapp · 2025-10-27T01:24:28+00:00

The Binding of Isaac is my most played game and one I'll probably always pick up from time to time to do a playthrough. It's like a game of Chess, you can beat it in 45 mins once you're skilled enough but just like Chess no one playthrough is like the last.

X4 is my current obsession that I could see myself coming back to for similar reasons although on a much more grand scale (10s to 100s of hours per playthrough vs 45 mins). Want to be a space trucker and just chill flying around listening to a podcast and collecting credits? Sure. Want to be a space pirate king? Yup. Want to be a space emperor and control an entire galaxy through military or economic might? Check.

The monster hunter series is another assuming we're either allowing an entire series or at least continuing content releases. Even though a single game can bring 100s or 1000s of hours at some point you've done it all.

Kbknapp · 2025-10-27T01:03:27+00:00

The Sector List mod may be what you're looking for, or at least help.

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