# The Survivalists™ — A World of Adventures Awaits! > Island survival adventure with crafting, exploration, and monkey companions. (iPhone/iPad app by Team17 Digital Limited.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-survivalists/id1515959873 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Team17 Digital Limited](https://appshunter.io/developer/321369234) - Category: Games, Adventure - Price: Free - Rating: 3.71/5 from 1,416 App Store ratings · 421 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 9+ - Requires: iOS 13.0 · 472 MB - Languages: Arabic, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese and 3 more - Released: 2020-10-09 - Data updated: 2026-06-10 - Monetization: paid - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-survivalists/id1515959873/reviews.md ## What is The Survivalists™? A World of Adventure and Possibilities Awaits! The island is alive! Your newfound home will change with day/night cycles as you explore and uncover its secrets. Hunt (or be hunted by!) animals for food and an array of mythical enemies, who aren’t necessarily pleased to see you. Get quests from a Mysterious Stranger or find them washed up on the shore. Prepare to trek into a procedurally generated wilderness, with a variety of biomes, for an adventure that’s unique to every player. Build Together, Survive Together Finding the perils of island life too much or just looking to share your building expertise with friends? The Survivalists has you covered! Complete joint adventures, gain loot, trade and ultimately survive together and as you and up to three fellow castaways explore an island paradise. Monkey See, Monkey Do! If you’re in need of a builder, a lumberjack or even a soldier, the monkeys on the island can be tamed and trained to help you with everyday tasks or back you up on raids to a fanatic camp! The Mimic System means a wide variety of functions can be performed by your banana loving friends, with monkey management becoming key to surviving the island’s challenges. Get Crafty The secret to survival is to make the most of the resources around you. Whether that’s piecing together a primitive axe to chop wood or mixing up a refreshing fruit smoothie to keep the hunger at bay, you can discover recipes and expand your options across food, item or structure crafting trees. Run the Gauntlet Looking for an epic sword to hang on your hut wall or want to lay waste to encroaching hostiles? What you seek could be in one of the many labyrinths scattered around the island. However, getting your hands on the loot won’t be easy so any would-be raiders will need to prepare for their treasure hunting crusade. ## Key features - Procedurally generated wilderness exploration - Day/night cycles and dynamic environment - Animal hunting and mythical enemy combat - Tameable and trainable monkey companions - Extensive crafting system (food, items, structures) - Cooperative multiplayer survival ## What do users think of The Survivalists™? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🚀 Addictive gameplay - 👍 Charming pixel art style - 🤖 Helpful monkey companions - 🌍 Engaging exploration and survival **Cons** - 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs - ⏱️ Tedious manual saving process - 🤯 Confusing monkey training system - 🤖 Unreliable monkey behavior **Commonly reported bugs** - Corrupted save files - Disappearing chests and items - Monkeys getting stuck or lost - Compatibility issues on certain devices **Most requested features** - Autosave feature - Improved multiplayer functionality - Ability to rearrange/remove placed objects - More varied and challenging content ## Recent user reviews (10 of 421) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-survivalists/id1515959873/reviews.md ### 2/5 — I really want to like this game *2025-07-24, version 1.4* …But as others have pointed out, not being able to listen to other stuff in the background while this is running completely puts me off. ### 5/5 — I love this game *2025-06-27, version 1.4* This game is super interactive, and I so enjoyed building houses and collecting as many monkeys as I possibly could. The only annoying thing is that you constantly have to save all of the progress that you do because sometimes it’ll just kick you out and then restart literally done, which is very frustrating… Besides that I love this game so much come back to play it many times there could be new islands and also if you ever make it to the end spoiler, I wish that it could be different because they kick you OUT OF THE BOAT!!!!!!😭🤯😱😱😱 ### 5/5 — Needs auto save *2025-06-27, version 1.4* Needs auto save because when I’m running and enter a vault it crashes and I legit just lost like 3 hours of play ### 1/5 — NO AUTO SAVE *2025-06-22, version 1.4* Why is there no auto save feature ??? I literally keep losing progress because this game crashes and I didn’t manually save. Why do I have to manually save every 2 minutes because the game might crash. Why cant it auto save?? ### 3/5 — Doesn’t save my game *2025-06-20, version 1.4* Despite saving my game quite often when I open the game back up, it has not saved and I start way back. Also, why are the monkeys so difficult to train?? ### 3/5 — EVERYTHING IS GONE *2025-06-03, version 1.4* I had gotten pretty far in the game, I had all of the trinket slots open, teleporters to all of the islands, over 10 monkeys, and some of the best stuff in the game, so I wanted to go back into the game, do some quests and stuff, but when I got in, EVERYTHING IN MY INVENTORY WAS GONE. I can’t even tell you how expensive that stuff was, and the weirdest thing is, I didn’t sell it, I didn’t die, I didn’t put it in a chest, I was on a single player island, so it couldn’t have been another person, I didn’t throw it away, It was just… gone. Like It just… faded from the game’s memory. I couldn’t find even a single trace of my gear. ### 4/5 — Great game. Some issues *2025-06-02, version 1.4* Overall, I love this game. It’s a great way to waste time. And it’s cute too! A few issues though. (I have iPhone11 fully updated to current iOS and downloaded the game from Netflix) First, monkeys just randomly stop working. In all areas. Whatever they are doing, they will just randomly glitch and quit working. Sometimes they just disappear. Most of the time they work fine but not all times. Gets annoying trying to get them to cooperate. They are useful when they work though! So, it’s a good feature and I love it! Second, I know this game states that you can load up your crafting stations with stuff to create more than just one item at a time….it does not work with me. I can craft only one item at a time. I can slide the bar to x99 but it won’t allow me to add the appropriate amount of ingredients, only enough for one craft at a time. Now I could be misunderstanding what it means when it says you can craft more than one item at a time if you hold the button down, maybe that means something different but either way, I cannot make that function work. One item at a time is all I can do. If this option is not available, please add it! It would be nice to not have to stand at a crafting station for an hour because this game is filled with so much to do as it is and that’s what makes it fun! Just wish we could craft a weeee bit faster. And even if you set the monkeys to do it, which is awesome, they randomly stop working, like I stated in the first part. Third, and maybe this one is on me and user error, but the bow and arrow does not work for me either. I have a bow, I have arrows. I wield bow but no button on the screen works to shoot it. I don’t know if it’s like that crafting game of mines ;) where having the arrows in your possession is all that’s needed to operate the bow, but I can’t get the bow and arrow weapon system to work at all. I’ve added all my arrows to my inventory and even in the same row as the bow but it doesn’t work. I hit the hand button, the finger tap button, I tried holding both buttons down, together and separate….does nothing. For now I use the sword and spear and they work great but it would be nice to be able to use the bow and arrow too! I think that about wraps it up. This game is pretty awesome and it has a lot of detail with things to do. You will not be bored! It’s open world so you can venture off and craft on the go and explore with your backup pack of moneys that you can customize with different coat colors and hats and such. I personally love these kinds of games and have been searching for one that is worthy of taking up space on my phone and I really love this game! Even with the itty bitty issues I listed above, it’s still happily chewing up my boredom and my free time! Great game overall!!! ### 1/5 — ALOT of Glitches! *2025-06-02, version 1.4* Firstly, I do want to say I wish I could love this game. There’s so much to do, and the little “puzzles” keep you interested in playing. However… this is the MOST frustrating game I have ever played!! Here are the issues with it: 1]: There isn’t an auto save option, so you have to make sure you are routinely saving your game (by sleeping in your bed), even the “save game” option in the menu is safe to use. (See 2) I have logged so many hours playing this game to only have nothing to show for it. 2]: The glitches!!! - as of now, I have to either delete the game and be done with it or I have to completely start over. Currently my boat is glitched out and I’m unable to get off of it and it’s just scrolling through the world bc I saved my game while I was using my boat. - prior to this my monkey is stranded out at see unable to be retrieved even with the bananas. - my game will just freeze up for no reason at all and close. (This is where the autosave would be nice) 3]: With all that being said, even though this game could be ALOT of fun. Unfortunately, it is complete trash until they fix these glitches that make the game impossible to play and completely frustrating to invest time in playing it due to your progress not being save-able at any given random moment. ### 4/5 — Dogday approves 👍 *2025-05-15, version 1.4* This game is very fun when I first playing it and it is still fun now however I think it should receive an update or two 4 stars ### 2/5 — It said my save was corrupted and I lost all of that island data *2025-05-10, version 1.4* Please please fix this and add a auto backup feature to prevent this from happening to anyone else again I am begging you please! ## Frequently asked questions about The Survivalists™ ### What is The Survivalists™ about? The Survivalists™ is a survival adventure game set on a procedurally generated island. Players explore diverse biomes, hunt for resources, battle enemies, and craft items to survive. The game features dynamic day/night cycles and allows for cooperative play with up to three other castaways. ### What are the key features of The Survivalists™? Key features include exploring a procedurally generated wilderness with various biomes, experiencing dynamic day/night cycles, hunting animals and mythical enemies, taming and training monkeys for assistance, a deep crafting system for food, items, and structures, and cooperative multiplayer survival. ### How does the monkey system work in The Survivalists™? Monkeys can be tamed and trained to perform various tasks such as building, lumberjacking, or fighting. The Mimic System allows them to learn and execute a wide range of functions, making monkey management crucial for survival and overcoming island challenges. ### Can I play The Survivalists™ with friends? Yes, The Survivalists™ supports cooperative multiplayer. You can team up with up to three fellow castaways to complete joint adventures, share loot, trade, and survive together on the island paradise. ### What platforms is The Survivalists™ available on? The provided data does not specify the platforms for The Survivalists™. However, it is described as a mobile application, suggesting availability on iOS and/or Android devices. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 1.4 — 2021-07-14 40+ New Trinkets - It is now possible to level your player character via trinkets. There are 4 trinkets slots that can be earned that can be slotted with a variety of trinkets that can radically change gameplay. - Trinkets such as burning damage, death bombs, infection, shields, tool damage and damage reduction and more! - Trinkets have 4 unique tier slots so you can customise to your playstyle. - Trinkets recipes are earned by performing objectives for the Taskmasters. - A new trinket bench can be built to support this. 4 New TaskMasters - There are 4 new taskmasters on islands beyond the starting one. - These offer themed tasks which when completed offer ever increasing rewards most tied into the trinket system. - More than 50 new challenges each with a unique reward. - Taskmaster types are… Beastmaster, Collector, Gourmand, Salesman. 5 New Pets - You can find an egg and if nurtured, gain a companion to keep you company. Caves changes - These have had an overhaul, they are now ‘gated’, you will need something to get into them. - There are now many new resources inside that are required to support trinkets. Bestiary - There is now a bestiary in the journal that tracks animals and collectibles and also displays resources you might find on them. New collectibles - Over 10 new collectibles to find and new items to craft to find them. World Changes - Labyrinths now offer new rewards at the end. Have also been tweaked with regards to internal mobs. - Legendary Weapons can now be repaired on the repair bench and gained as rewards from taskmasters. - Generation has been changed so that there are now more distinct islands, increasing in difficulty along with breadcrumbs to lead you in the right direction should you with. - Regenerate: Start a new game with the new features and take your inventory, mysterious chest, unlocked blueprints and 5 monkey friends along with you for a headstart. This is required for the new features. - There are many new items to me found to support the new features. - New harder Orclings can be now found, especially on Skull Island. New Animals - 2 new animals, one of which is a ‘loot goblin’. - Elite variations of existing animals, needed for some of the tasks. Elite Hunts - With the right item you can now summon elite variants to fight, earning rewards to hand in to the Taskmasters. New items & resources - New items, recipes and resources have been added to support new features. - Fulfilling objectives for the Taskmasters will reward you with items that can increase your inventory size. - Mysterious tokens can sometimes be offered as a reward from the task masters. - Unlock via tasks the right to purchase powerful trinket recipes from the new Token Shop. Bug fixes and improvements. • Fixed an issue with crops where some had missing or incorrect shadows. • Fixed an issue where some animation frames were missing on north facing attacks. • Fixed an issue where the player silhouette was not appearing behind mountains. • Fixed an issue where players were able to add multiple weapons to the repair bench causing those items to disappear. • Fixed an issue where some items were not visible when placed on a wall. • Fixed an issue where on a rare occasion Monkeys would disappear when returning from an online session. • Fixed an issue where reward chests were sometimes indestructible. • Fixed an issue with the Steam controller profile where the A button was incorrectly being set as the B button. • More save corruption fixes. • General bug fixes and improvements. ### 1.3 — 2021-05-06 Farming Update! ANIMALS AND PLANTS - New Animals: Wolves, Tank Bird and Flock Birds! - New Enemy type Dangerous Plants: 3 to find in specific biomes. TAMING & Breeding - Players are now able to tame and breed the following animals: Big Cats, Wolves, Elephant Birds, Boars, Deer & Stags, rabbits. CROP SYSTEM - Players can now plant and grow their own crops including new varieties of plants to grow. Remember to water them! - Dangerous plants can now be grown to act as base defences. - Seeds can be found on certain animals throughout the world. LABYRINTH UPDATE - New mini bosses await at the end of Labyrinths guarding taming recipes. NEW STRUCTURES - A Dying bench that allows players to colour walls, floors and chests to suit their tastes. - New Structures have been added to repair, improve or repurpose items. - Cosmetic structures have been added including a water feature and a pond that can be populated with fish. MISC - Nets and fish traps can be crafted enable catching fish live or for food. - A new faster raft can be crafted using crop resources. - Access to a larger inventory via a backpack has been added. - Alternate methods of pickup have been added, no need to spam the button. - No longer needs to be selected, as long as it is in the inventory it will be used. - Rare resources are now present in the world needed for some recipes. - An overhaul to combat giving more fluid combat. - Baby animals are now present in the world. - New rare crops have been added to the world (*requires new save). - Summon favourite monkeys from anywhere with the new summoning banana. - A host of new recipes have been added to complement and support new features. - Online privileges are now turned on by default. - New attack patterns for cats and boars. - The night is dark and full of terrors - there are now more large predators at night. - Removed collisions from bushes - New items in the Mysterious Strangers shop. - Extensive bugfixes and UI improvements. - And much, much more to find on your next adventure! ### 1.2 — 2020-10-01 Bug Fixes ### 1.1 — 2020-09-25 Bug fixes ### 1.0 — 2020-09-08 No release notes. ## Apps similar to The Survivalists™ | App | Rating | Price | Category | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Minecraft: Play with Friends!](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/minecraft-play-with-friends/id479516143) | 4.5 (809,882) | $6.99 | Games | | [Card of Darkness](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/card-of-darkness/id1364257627) | 3.9 (966) | Free | Games | | [Wylde Flowers](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wylde-flowers/id1458605549) | 4.8 (6,806) | Free | Games | | [INMOST](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/inmost/id1465235144) | 4.6 (1,084) | Free | Games | | [Samorost 3+](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/samorost-3-plus/id1611529849) | 4.0 (203) | Free | Games | | [Oddmar+](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/oddmar-plus/id1573405513) | 4.8 (5,664) | Free | Games | ## More apps by Team17 Digital Limited - [WORMS](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/worms/id321369231) - [Worms 2: Armageddon](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/worms-2-armageddon/id355524910) - [Worms3](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/worms3/id596677177) - [(R)evolve](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/revolve/id827757536) - [Flockers](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/flockers/id902451221) - [Worms™ 4](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/worms-4/id981535263) All apps by Team17 Digital Limited: https://appshunter.io/developer/321369234 --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). 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