Best with friends in co-op
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 positive reviews
“This game is fun with friends, I never played with randoms. I got my 4 friends to play this with me and had a blast from beginning to end.”
Steam review · 46.3 h played ↗
The Wild Eight
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Mixed · 69%Mixed · 69%Eight Points2019Survival · Open World Survival Craft · Mystery
$24.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 51 min ago
The verdict
A cozy, atmospheric top-down winter survival game that shines in co-op but is buggy, shallow and abandoned. Skip it at full price or if you plan to play solo.
Great for
Friends wanting a cheap, casual co-op winter survival game bought on sale
Main risk
Game-breaking bugs and abandoned, unfinished content make it poor value, especially at full price.
What players love
Atmospheric snowy world and soundtrack
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Sound design is also quality: the ambience of chilly winds and the cracking fire, a wolf howl in the distance - all make it a pleasanty lonesome experience.”
Steam review · 9.5 h played ↗
Fun exploration and mystery story
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Exploration was easily my favorite part.”
Steam review · 30.8 h played ↗
Charming low-poly art style
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“The Wild Eight is a gorgeous low poly Survival game.”
Steam review · 21.9 h played ↗
Fun survival loop, long Dark feel
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“it's an epic game for people who always say ''I wish The Long Dark was multiplayer''.”
Steam review · 17.2 h played ↗
Good crafting and skill progression
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 positive reviews
“you can pack up your shelter and workshop, making them portable.”
Steam review · 7.3 h played ↗
What players complain about
Many bugs and vanishing items
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews
“Items randomly disappear”
Steam review · 9.4 h played ↗
Abandoned, unfinished game
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“Unfortunately, this is abandonware. This had a lot of potential, and it was a really fun co-op experience as well, but it's glaringly unfinished with numerous bugs.”
Steam review · 2.2 h played ↗
Shallow, repetitive survival and grind
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“Shallow and poorly designed as a survival game, boring and repetitive as an adventure game.”
Steam review · 1.5 h played ↗
Overpriced at full price
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“The game is worth about 90 rubles, and 990 for this is simply insane.”
Steam review · translated · 22.9 h played ↗
Weak, rushed story and ending
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“The second half of the game is rushed, nonsensical and seems to be unfinished.”
Steam review · 17.2 h played ↗
Clunky controls and camera
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 negative reviews
“The non-adjustable camera that's stuck at a steep, nearly-vertical angle, is quite motion sickness -inducing.”
Steam review · 1.4 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: PlayableController support2 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 7 or higher 64bit
ProcessorIntel Core i5-2400 @ 3.1 GHz or AMD FX-6300 @ 3.5 GHz or equivalent
Memory6 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 or analogue with 2GB VRAM
Storage2 GB available space
OSWindows 7 or higher 64bit
ProcessorIntel Core i5-2400 @ 3.1 GHz or AMD FX-6300 @ 3.5 GHz or equivalent
Memory6 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 or analogue with 2GB VRAM
Storage2 GB available space
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