The Survivalists
- Developer
- Team17
- Publisher
- Team17
- Released
- 08 October 2020
- Age rating
- PEGI N/A
- UK price
- £21.99
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Genres: role playing rpg , simulator , strategy , adventure , indie
A living world full of surprises, secrets and danger awaits in The Survivalists, an adventure-filled survival sandbox set in The Escapists universe. Explore, build, craft and even train monkeys with up to three friends in a desperate bid to survive. Have you got what it takes to be a Survivalist?
Best gaming PC for The Survivalists in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for The Survivalists today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.
Budget
1080p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
1440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
High-end
1440p · 144fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
Enthusiast
4K · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 32GB
- RAM
- 64 GB
- Storage
- 4TB NVMe SSD
Official system requirements
These are the minimum and recommended specs as published by Team17 on Steam. They tend to be conservative — usually "what ran the game at 1080p when it shipped". For what you should actually buy in 2026, see the tier cards above.
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 7 | Windows 10 |
| CPU | Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 | AMD Phenom II X2 550 | Intel Core i5-2300 | AMD FX-4350 |
| RAM | 2 GB | 4 GB |
| GPU | DirectX 11 Graphics Adapter with 1 GB VRAM | Nvidia GeForce GTS 450, 1 GB | AMD Radeon HD 5770, 1 GB |
| Storage | 0 GB | 0 GB |
| DirectX | — | — |
Verified 16 July 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run The Survivalists?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel Core i5-2300 | AMD FX-4350 and your GPU is at or above Nvidia GeForce GTS 450, 1 GB | AMD Radeon HD 5770, 1 GB, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.