Funny emergent stories from random events
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“I got jumped and punched in the forehead so hard my character instantly died of brain damage like 2 turns into the fight 10/10”
Steam review · 13.2 h played ↗
NEO Scavenger
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 89%Very Positive · 89%Blue Bottle Games2014Survival · Roguelike · RPG
$14.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 5 h ago
The verdict
A brutal, unique turn-based post-apocalyptic survival roguelike with great writing and emergent stories. Skip it if you dislike RNG instadeaths, permadeath, or a clunky Flash-era UI.
Great for
Hardcore survival fans who enjoy permadeath, emergent stories, deep crafting and learning through failure
Main risk
Random instadeaths and permadeath wipe hours of progress, with little guidance and a clunky UI
What players love
Brutal, rewarding difficulty
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“It's certainly not for the faint of heart but it is eminently replayable as no two games are ever the same”
Steam review · 17 h played ↗
Atmosphere, writing and lore
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“Great immersive writing (and artworks), good mystery and chilling moments even though we don't see anything moving on the screen.”
Steam review · 34.1 h played ↗
Great replayability with varied builds
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 positive reviews
“all of these simple systems work together to make each playthrough a unique scramble for survival in the midst of countless emergent events.”
Steam review · 99.7 h played ↗
Deep crafting and inventory systems
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 positive reviews
“NEO Scavenger features my favorite of all time inventory system in video games.”
Steam review · 257.1 h played ↗
Extended mod adds lots of content
Mentioned in ~1 in 17 positive reviews
“Neo Scavenger Extended is one of the best expansion mods I've played.”
Steam review · 59.4 h played ↗
What players complain about
RNG-driven instadeaths feel unfair
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews
“The survival in this game is ALL RANDOM. Roll a 1 and you die.”
Steam review · 75 h played ↗
Clunky, unintuitive Flash-style UI and inventory
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“It's extremely clunky, time consuming, and inventory management is one of the biggest time-sinks I've experienced.”
Steam review · 2.6 h played ↗
Little guidance; wiki needed
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“was ruined for me the moment I felt like I had to go to the wiki to not get myself killed in every special encounter”
Steam review · 5.7 h played ↗
Save corruption and Flash-related bugs
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“About 30% of the time the save will corrupt and your save-file becomes a black screen that says "loading monsters".”
Steam review · 15.9 h played ↗
Limited content, abandoned feel
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“A largely empty world.”
Steam review · 41 h played ↗
Permadeath with no real saves
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 negative reviews
“the game's fatal flaw is the save-wipe death mechanic.”
Steam review · 17.2 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable75 MB
Minimum
OSMicrosoft® Windows® XP (32 bit), Windows Server 2008 (32 bit), Windows Vista® (32 bit), Windows 7 (32 bit and 64 bit), Windows 8 (32 bit and 64 bit), or Windows Server 2012 (64 bit)
Processor2.33GHz or faster x86-compatible processor, or Intel Atom 1.6GHz or faster processor for netbooks
Memory1 GB RAM
Graphics128MB of graphics memory
Storage75 MB available space
OSMicrosoft® Windows® XP (32 bit), Windows Server 2008 (32 bit), Windows Vista® (32 bit), Windows 7 (32 bit and 64 bit), Windows 8 (32 bit and 64 bit), or Windows Server 2012 (64 bit)
Processor2.33GHz or faster x86-compatible processor, or Intel Atom 1.6GHz or faster processor for netbooks
Memory1 GB RAM
Graphics128MB of graphics memory
Storage75 MB available space
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