Palworld
What makes Palworld special: Palworld is a… special game and particularly bizarre. You land in a world full of cute creatures and have nothing better to do than to hand them weapons or force them to work in your “factories”.
The Pals are also the game’s main highlight. There are dozens of different types with advantages and disadvantages. You can even breed your Pals to give them certain traits.
Palworld established early on as “Pokémon with guns”, but since the release, it has become clear that the game has much more to offer. The breeding of Pals alone, as well as the partially absurd bases that players build, go far beyond expectations. You can read more about the game in the review of GameStar:
Palworld is worth it for you if…
- …you want to explore a huge world.
- …you liked Pokémon as a child, but are now looking for an “adult” version.
- …you prefer to be supported by NPCs, in this case the Pals, while farming and crafting.
Palworld is not for you if…
- …you do not like Pokémon and other games with colorful creatures
- …the combination of Pokémon, survival game, and firearms is too absurd for you
- …you are looking for a realistic setting and are put off by the anime-like aesthetics
Nightingale
What makes Nightingale special: A mysterious threat is currently consuming the earth, and as a “Realmwalker”, you are traveling through new worlds in search of refuge. You “create” these worlds yourself by crafting cards that help you visualize and then visit them (i.e., you combine 2 properties and get a portal).
This exploration aspect of finding, visiting, and collecting resources from different worlds is the main idea of Nightingale. You are constantly on the move to gather materials and expand your home world.
Nightingale is set in a fantastical version of the Victorian era, a setting that is still quite unexplored. You will encounter enchanting fairy creatures as well as well-known characters from history and fiction like Victor Frankenstein, Allan Quatermain, and (reportedly) Marie Curie. Here you can find a preview report on Nightingale:
Nightingale is worth it for you if…
- …you are looking for a survival game in a setting that has hardly been explored.
- …you are into Victorian clothing and weapons like antique pistols and rifles.
- …the idea of fabulous worlds for you to explore appeals to you.
- …you want RPG elements like factions and character quests in a survival game.
Nightingale is not for you if…
- …you are looking for a complete player experience; Nightingale is too unfinished for that.
- …a developed combat system is important to you; Nightingale relies more on basics here.
- …you prefer to stick to one location in survival games and do not want to leave.
Bonus: Myth of Empires and Sons of the Forest
Two more games that are practically new on Steam are Sons of the Forest and Myth of Empires. Both have been playable for several months, but have only just released in version 1.0, essentially complete – aside from possible DLCs.
Sons of the Forest is set several years after the survival hit The Forest. You must find a billionaire and his family and crash (again) on an island full of mutants and cannibals. There, you must survive and escape again.
In Myth of Empires, you build your own empire. The game combines a survival game with strategy, as you manage units and even have to wage wars. In the review, the game played somewhat like Conan Exiles in ancient China.
Currently, you play in an ancient Chinese civilization in Myth of Empires. Later, Persians, Greeks, and Egyptians are supposed to be added.
Already in 2024, there are numerous survival games competing for players. And the year is not even a quarter over yet. More games are also coming that players have been waiting for for years, like Stalker 2. Here you can find our overview of the survival games that will still come in 2024.
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