Used to play H1Z1 and WarZ a hell of a lot, to the point of teaming up with all 4 of us till the early hours. But we are getting really bored of playing Battlefield and Warzone and looking for something fresh. DayZ isn't bad, but not all of us enjoy trying to find a map and constantly having to eat or drink every 30mins so we need something good! Has anyone played Tarkov or Hunt Showdown? Are these games limited to 2 or can we play 4 player? Any other recommendations?
Survival games are stagnant!
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The genre is beyond diluted now, what you're looking for is a survival shooter, the majority of the genre is now survival base building which is so over done now. I think Tarkov is a good shout if you're looking for something similar to DayZ
Hunt Showdown is really good, a brilliant game which has gone under the radar of many gamers (plus its title music is SUPERB), its something a little different from the norm, dont think its got a 4 player mode though
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Tarkov is incredibly grindy. Expect to pour dozens of hours into it just to make level 2 traders.
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Started No Man’s Sky (couldn’t get into it before but giving it another try) and quite enjoying it. Different kind of survival game, granted, but a bit more to it than the usual.
Hunt Showdown is certianly more accessible and easy to pick up/put down with little commitment. It also looks fantastic, has great sound and a lovely atmosphere. I actually play EFT as my daily and Hunt Showdown as my run'n'gun/casual game, even though it's fairly slow paced.Cheers guys, so basically Tarkov or Hunt Showdown then hmmmm
As for Valheim I don't think my mates would go for that oneeven if it looks fun
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i'd avoid tarkov. it's grindy and very repeaty. was fun for a couple of 'wipes' but after that you're just doing the same thing over and over again.Cheers guys, so basically Tarkov or Hunt Showdown then hmmmm
As for Valheim I don't think my mates would go for that one
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fair point, but tarkov takes grindy and try hard to a whole new level!he's a WarZ/DayZ veteran, repetition and grindy is what he wants
i miss warz....i really liked that game (before the devs started selling hax!)
Glances at 3k+ hour playtime
You're right though, tarkov is a grind and takes commitment if you are going for missions/kappa - it can be played just for PVP if that's what you're after.
Just a personal opinion but I don't think it's any more grindy than leveling up on the likes of PUBG/COD/BF for imaginary numbers on a skill ranking.
Missed the WZ comment, me too - it was hella fun for a time.
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Scum?
Get on a server and start looting and shooting.
Not only are there likely to be other teams, you've also got the zombie threat, mechs in high value areas and most of the core survival aspects.
It is still in EA and every new major update adds something new. It's not that far from a full release.
Get on a server and start looting and shooting.
Not only are there likely to be other teams, you've also got the zombie threat, mechs in high value areas and most of the core survival aspects.
It is still in EA and every new major update adds something new. It's not that far from a full release.
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7 days to die?
I miss H1Z1/Warz as well, used to love rocking up to Boulder City looking for Santa Sacks and Fireman helmets
Thanks all for the suggestions, might look into Scum again!
7 days to die isn't my cuppa, but I did check it out
Shame they never did a decent standalone version of the survival mode in The Division. It needed a bit of reworking due to various spurious approaches to mechanics as stuff was adapted/abandoned through development and patches and the options to play it in a more or less hardcore fashion - sometimes I just wanted to soak up the atmosphere and not play to the time limits, etc.