Strive

Strive is a competitive multiplayer game where you collect materials, craft items and face wild creatures and other players. Matches support 5 to 10 players through an integrated matchmaking system, and you can win in either of two ways: be the last player alive, or reach the Emperium and break it.

Gather and craft

There are no shops for buying or selling gear. You fight creatures for materials and use them to craft the items you think best suit the match and your character. The game has more than 30 craftable items, and you can combine crafting, creature encounters and encounters with human opponents as you pursue victory.

Two paths to victory

You can survive and eliminate other players until you are the last one alive, or focus on the Emperium, the core of the game, and break it. A match can be won without killing other player-controlled characters, so you can avoid PvP and concentrate on the Emperium. Whichever route you take, other players will also be pursuing first place.

Match length and strategy

Matches have no time limit and can last from 10 minutes to 10 hours. Play continues until one of the two victory conditions is met. Strive says it takes fewer than 8 matches to understand what is happening; after that, your focus is on choosing a strategy amid the crafting options and opponents' unexpected moves.