Survival: Fountain of Youth Reviews

Hidden gem. Surprised this game is not more popular than it is. Awesome survival elements (diseases, flora and fauna), great story progress. Also properly tuned for higher difficulty. The only thing I missed is more replay-ability beyond campaign (that I completed a few times on hardest difficulty already)

Great atmospherics and story line. Survival game-play loop is easy to follow and straightforward while providing a lot of depth. The fact that this takes place in the 17th century vs the 21st makes the technology loop feel more realistic. Enough game setting tweaks in the custom settings to dial the session in, though its a guessing game what they change. Google is your friend here. Bugginess at times with animations, especially when in combat, that cause you to take damage when you really shouldn't have. Character movement is very arcadey in nature so it can be frustrating to feel like Super Mario when you need a Nathan Drake to navigate the rough terrain. UI is simple, which is generally good but sometimes the barebones nature leads you to have to have to check and re-check things often. There tends to be more micro-management than I enjoy and not being able to have customized storage or the ability to label anything is tough. More than anything, I just wish there was more of this game. There is a lot of content here but much of it could be fleshed out more. But even after 250 hours, I still enjoy it and I still have to stop and watch the amazing sunrises and sunsets you witness in this game.

Pretty decent game, though maybe a little overpriced. I think somewhere between 15 and 20 would have been a better pricing point. I have played 9 hours, and while I enjoy it, it does start to get a little tedious.

I never write reviews But had to for this one. It is Fantastic. Great game loved it. So much better than many survival games. I am just praying you expand the game. Great Graphics Good Challenges Good Story. Great Mechanics for crafting and building. Now I have completed the game once I so want more more more lol Thanks heaps for a Great game. Can't find one to match my enjoyment of this one

As a survival game player, this game is different from others I've played. It brings a nostalgic vibe with the different islands and materials necessary to upgrade weapons, equipment and food. Each island brings a variety of animals and elements. It gives me challenges that test my survival which makes it enjoyable.

A survival game with a decent lore story. Easily able to spend 30-40 hours and complete the main game. If you're into exploration, you can get everything likely within 50 hours. My time is boosted from early access. Recommended if you enjoy the Age of Discovery and exploring in a historically inspired world.

I loved The Forest, Raft, and Subnautica. If you don't like that type of survival game you probably won't care for this. If you do like a good survival game, this will scratch that itch. One thing to note: some complained that it broke the immersion when it didn't show an animated graphic of harvesting or building. Personally, I think I prefer that. It basically just tells you how long it's going to take you to build or harvest something then shows you a screen that basically says, "Building/Harvesting". Sometimes I don't care to watch the whole process, so I don't consider this a negative. The game gives you tons of things to build, a skill tree, and gives you a need to build almost everything provided(except the house ornaments). All advancements are dished out slowly growing your anticipation to see the next thing you'll get to build but it never feels like "grinding". I played through the whole game, really enjoyed it and can absolutely recommend it.

Survival: Fountain of Youth is a 8/10 in my personal opinion. The story is pretty good and progresses well throughout the game its not AAA in the cut scenes but they did a good job of mixing in cut scenes as well as items you can read throughout the progression of the game. The survival aspects of the game are good, granted as I have seen in some of the negative reviews, there is no manual chopping, mining etc. Its automatically done and it effects time and stats. As someone who has played alot of survival games, this was a different mechanic and once I got in the flow it did not inhibit the game play at all. The crafting is pretty good as well with a lot of variety. I did not use 10% of the endgame crafting although I am sure that if you play on a harder difficulty that you would likely use them. The character progression was pretty good as well. Very similar to other survival games but pretty basic stat increases based on where you are dedicating points. The biggest weak spot in my opinion was the combat. While serviceable its a little clunky especially with parry or block. Again something that you get used to but was really noticeable fighting the end game boss. If you like survival games adventure games, its worth the $$$ I sunk some hours in during beta and then picked up at 1.0 and felt that they game came together nicely.

If you like crafting survival I would 100% recommend this game. 10/10 gameplay and game mechanics Loved every hour in that game. Story also quite interesting. The only thing I have to say in terms of negatives is that the cut scenes are extremely quiet compared to the game itself. Apart from that perfect survival game with very good and logical achievements making it easy to 100% for an achievement hoarder like myself.

In a field of games about surviving on a deserted island, I found this to be easier than Green Hell, more interesting than Stranded Deep, less 'kooky' than The Forest and more enjoyable than Raft. If you enjoyed any of the games I listed above, you'll probably enjoy this one. If you are an achievement hunting completionist... you should be able to get 100% by the time you finish the game.