Survivesmith

Survivesmith is a reverse-bullet hell / bullet heaven game in which you craft, forge and upgrade your way toward the “Life Plant.” As Mike, an engineer, you prepare for expeditions, gather resources and fight—or avoid—creatures while trying to survive machine hordes and the dangers of each biome. Crafting, forging, upgrades and skills let you build survival strategies for the journey.

Explore the biomes

Each biome has its own theme and appearance, along with distinct resources, creatures and points of interest. You can gather resources from the ground, mineral nodes, scrap piles and trees, or obtain them by defeating biome creatures.

Biomes also bring hazards that make travel dangerous, including rain, lightning strikes, sandstorms, poor illumination and corrupted gases. Craft hazard-protection equipment, known as Haz-Pros, and keep it repaired to handle these conditions.

Customize your weapons

Mike mainly uses a gun as his primary weapon. You can discover and combine weapon mods to change how your guns behave. Mods come in four categories, and you can slot or change them at any time during a run; not every combination works.

Take a companion

Buddies can help during expeditions by gathering resources, fighting enemies or healing you. Playing more with them unlocks growth upgrades, and you can upgrade them in multiple ways.

Prepare your loadout

Before an expedition, choose your weapons, buddies, survival kit items, tools, skills and Haz-Pros. Runs still include random elements, while your selections let you shape your journey before setting out.

Upgrade Mike’s base

You can explore the base before and after expeditions, where terminals provide permanent upgrades and unlocks. Spend resources collected on expeditions to research the Life Plant in the Bio Lab, use energy crystals to keep the Power Generator running, and convert raw resources into refined ones with the Refabricator. The base is also home to Roobie, a little cleaner bot.