Survivecraft

Survivecraft is a fantasy survival game set in Valdrath, where the Void Rift threatens five lands. You fight through runs of about ten minutes as hundreds of enemies close in, using spells that fire automatically while you dodge, position yourself and choose upgrades to shape your build. Elite monsters have deadly traits, events such as the Blood Moon can turn a quiet stretch into a fight, and a boss emerges from the Rift every three and a half minutes.

The lands of Valdrath

Your journey takes you through the sunlit Emerald Forest, haunted Deadmire, burning Ashen Steppe and frozen Frostpeak, before reaching the Shadow Rift, where the world comes apart. Each land has its own enemies and hazards, as well as three bosses that guard the way forward. Across the zones, 15 bosses await; on Heroic and Abyss, they gain new tricks and devastating ultimates.

Each zone can be played on Normal, Heroic or Abyss. Heroic has tougher enemies and better loot, while Abyss adds endless tiers with weekly affixes that change the rules. The zone screen shows a recommended item level alongside the gear you are wearing.

Choose a hero and build

There are 13 playable heroes, including the Warrior, Paladin, Rogue, Occultist and Wyrmcaller. Each has a distinct starting spell, ultimate, stats and combat style, from chain lightning and returning blades to orbiting soul blades and dragon breath. You develop a build with 19 spells that can evolve, 15 passives and powerful resonances that unlock when the right pieces come together.

Learn the boss fights

Boss attacks are signaled with glowing lines, shrinking rings and warning zones. You learn their patterns, move through the gaps and strike during the vulnerable windows after their heaviest attacks.

Beyond the zones are two mega bosses. Kael’Voroth, Lord of the Rift, has three phases, a crystal shield and a five-minute rage timer. Deep below the Rift, the Mother of the Horde fights with tentacles you must destroy, a swarming brood and a final rage phase.

Seasonal events

The Halloween event, The Pumpkin Night Falls, brings Grimmkopf, the Pumpkin King, to his own moonlit arena. He drops giant pumpkins onto the battlefield, spreads cursed seeds, throws burning jack-o’-lantern bombs and summons mini pumpkins that you must destroy from a distance before they explode. The fight has special phases: a pumpkin flood of mini pumpkins while Grimmkopf is immune, a fire wall of flame waves that you can survive by hiding behind giant pumpkins, and harvest time, when you stomp growing pumpkins before they burst and heal him. In the final phase, Midnight, he uses all his attacks at once.

You can start the event from the main menu and fight on Normal, Heroic or Abyss. Each victory can drop one of five cosmetic costumes: a carved Pumpkin Head, Witch Hat, Pumpkin Crown, Skull Mask or, for Abyss conquerors, Golden Pumpkin Head. Each has its own glow, embers or souls, and none changes your stats. The event boss has a separate rage timer and does not count toward Kael’Voroth progress or leaderboards.

Seasonal events also bring their own bosses, costumes and surprises. Frostbart, the Snow King, takes over from the Pumpkin King from 25 November in a square ice arena. You open presents, some of which are not gifts, dodge snowball walls and chase him through the cold, with his warmth as the only safe place. His loot includes a snowman head, Santa hat, elf hat and Frost Crown. In December, a 24-door advent calendar offers a small gift behind each door, with special costumes behind some.

The Infinite Night

The Infinite Night is a weekly high-score mode. Each Monday brings a new night with a fixed seed and hero; there is no gear or talents, so everyone starts on equal terms. Every three minutes the night deepens, enemies grow stronger and your score multiplier increases.

You earn points for survival time and defeating enemies, elites and bosses. Rare challenges include hunting down a Hunter, rescuing cursed treasure, accepting a trial and winning a flawless boss fight. Weekly and all-time Steam leaderboards rank the top 20, and you can share a result card showing your rank, name and a QR code to the store page. Reaching 25,000, 50,000 or 100,000 points with a hero unlocks an exclusive skin for that hero.

Rebuild the sanctuary

Between runs, you rebuild the Sanctuary room by room. The Forge teaches techniques, the Blood Altar awakens bloodlines and mutations, and the Library, Alchemy Lab and Crypt—where forgotten heroes wake—help you grow stronger permanently. A sealed door hides something from the Rift. The Sanctuary has seven buildable rooms, with transmutation and hidden secrets among its features.

Loot chests come in three tiers with animated reveals: you can spin a prize wheel or watch an arcane ritual before the lid opens. Six types of supply crates can heal you, regenerate health, provide a potion or grant a 30-second power, such as double damage, faster movement or faster attacks. You can buy signature hero skins in the shop, including designs with wings, halos, glowing weapons and auras. Legendary skins must be earned by clearing a zone on Abyss, defeating the Mother of the Horde on Heroic or mastering the Infinite Night.

Play together

Two players can play local co-op on one screen, sharing level-ups and loot; fallen players can be revived. Steam Remote Play Together lets friends join from elsewhere. The game also has 50 achievements and Steam Cloud saves.

Art and content

Heroes, bosses and monsters are made from animated vector parts designed to remain readable in large swarms. The world of Valdrath also has an artbook, The Chronicles of Valdrath.