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[겜ㅊㅊ] If you don’t know, you must die! 5 Survival Games That Make Newbies Stronger


※ [겜ㅊㅊ]is a corner that recommends games that gamers can enjoy according to a special theme every week.

There is a saying, “If you don’t know, you must be right!” This word from Tekken game commentary meant that if you didn’t know how to break a combo, you would have no choice but to get hit as it is. Perhaps the most popular saying was “If you don’t know, you must die!” This word, which used to describe soul-like in the past, has recently moved to a survival game with extreme freedom.

How on earth did the phrase ‘natural death’ come out, similar to Soullike? today [겜ㅊㅊ]We would like to present only survival games that throw users barefoot in the wild itself, where they have no choice but to die if they don’t know. Of course, there is no such thing as a tutorial or explanation, and even if there is, it’s a tough game with only one control image.

1. rust

The first wild game we recommend is Rust. Hunger, thirst, cold, hunting, and survival are many elements. It is a multiplayer survival game that the player has to learn on his own. It’s also a rewarding game when you start by picking up rags from the farming-obsessed survivors without telling them anything from the start, and go up to the stage of building your own hideout and clear intruders.

However, it is not easy to put your heart into the game as ‘survival by any means’ is the main content of the game. It takes a lot of time to reach that level, and in the beginning, it’s hard to put your mind to the game as you often get looted before you even enjoy it. However, it is said that the moment memories are piled up one by one through trial and error like this, there are said to be many cases where the playing time exceeds three digits.

▲ The one who survives is the truly strong (image source: Rust official website)

▲ Rust 17 Prototype Update Trailer (Video source: Face Punch official YouTube channel)

2. Kenshi

The second recommended game is Kenshi, an open world RPG developed by British indie game developer Lofi Games. It is known as a harsh and maniac game that throws the user into the barren wasteland as soon as the background and character customization is finished. The game is packed with rules of its own that are thick and fair, but it’s a structure that no one can learn properly, so it’s inevitable that users progress through the game by be hit, be beaten, and overcome the crisis of death.

In fact, Kenshi’s unique spiciness has already been presented several times at Game Mecca, but since then, several updates and modes have been added so that users can enjoy their own creative play. However, with the development of Kenshi 2, it is unfortunate that the number of official major updates has decreased.

Cool word from NPC (Photo: Shooting Game Mecca)
▲ Cool word from NPC (Photo: Shooting Game Mecca)

▲ Kenshi Trailer (Video source: LoFi Games official YouTube channel)

3. Space Engineers

If you like survival in space, space opera, or mechanical assembly with a high degree of freedom, you might want to try space engineer. After the release of Early Access, there was no tutorial for a while, so it was evaluated as wild itself. Unlike other games, the elements that hinder life usually focus a little more on environmental factors such as oxygen and temperature than injuries, since it is set in space and active in a suit.

Space Engineers throws players into the wild like previous games, but luckily it comes with a variety of tools and dismantlers to help you adapt. However, if there is good luck, there is also unhappiness, and all the devices and tools that can be encountered in the game must start from mining the minerals themselves. Still, I think that PK is not as active as in the previous games, and if you have some scientific knowledge, you can adapt to the system quickly.

With the stones mined in this way, missiles and spaceships can one day be built (Image source: Space Engineer Steam store page)
▲ With the stones you mine, you will someday be able to build missiles and spaceships (image source: Space Engineers Steam store page)

▲ Space Engineer Update Trailer (Video source: Space Engineer Official YouTube Channel)

4. Days

How about Days, a zombie apocalypse survival genre that takes place in the vast independent country of Chernarus, which has a size of 230 square kilometers. It was quite notorious for bugs and various problems, but recently, user reviews have been rising to ‘very positive’, showing that the situation has improved significantly. Of course, there are still barriers to entry due to nasty explanations and broad fields.

Days has an environment that makes you think it is harsh rather than unkind, so I think there will be more situations where you will suffer than in previous games. The threat of zombies is added to the helpless situation, the cold, and the hostile survivors. Besides, even with a minor injury or infection, you’ll see a screen with low saturation before you know it, and you’ll think, “I have to go this far to live.” If you want to overcome an environment that is close to irrational, it would be nice to try it at least once.

Zombie running ahead while dying in real time (Photo: Shooting Game Mecca)
▲ Zombies run in front of you while dying in real time. the world is so harsh (Photo: Shooting Game Mecca)

▲ Days 1.19 update teaser (video source: Days official YouTube channel)

5. My Summer Car

The last game I’d like to introduce is My Summer Car , which makes you want to know why it’s here. Although the genre is a driving simulation, in reality, it’s a survival game close to a sunfish simulation where you die if you don’t control your urine, hunger, thirst, dirt, blood alcohol level and money all right. Unlike the presented genre, it is a level that requires the control of abnormal conditions and careful handling similar to the survival games described above. The empty end of dying from hunger, thirst, bladder bursting, drinking alcohol and swimming is common.

Here, the crafting element with a high degree of freedom, the fact that you need thorough preparation to try something, and the fact that you are thrown into the game without even a tutorial or even a control guide , just look at these things, this is a week [겜ㅊㅊ]This game fully meets the requirements As the purpose of the game is to successfully ‘drive’ beyond ‘survival’, I think the perceived difficulty will be even higher. If you want to limit your patience, you might want to pay attention to it.

The moment you neglect the meter control on the top left ... (Image source: My Summer Car Steam Store page)
▲ The screen is peaceful, but the moment you neglect the upper left meter control… (photo source: Steam Car My Summer store page)

▲ Everything about My Summer Car (video source: Royal Zone Love’s official YouTube channel)