Finally Some Survival To Scratch My Stranded Deep Itch - Project Castaway

[@ianrichmond9511]

Always appreciate your blunt and helpful tips to the devs of these games. I watch most of your videos man and I’m always entertained but you’re doing both buyers and sellers a huge service. You’re making a positive impact on the industry. Just wanted to say thanks.

[@HeadCannonPrime]

My big pet peeve in survival games is that you can make highly complex things (spinning wheel, carved axe) before making simple stuff (rope, sharpened stick, stone knife). There is an order to technology. Watch any of the Primitive Technology youtube series. Nobody out there building spinning wheels before they just weave some vines together to make cords. Also, rope is so super important for carrying capacity. With just a rope to bundling sticks and logs you should be able to increase your carry capacity by like 50% due to space efficiency. Not to mention if you have a pack the number of things you can just tie onto it.

[@the_crius]

The only game I found that follow this simple truth is Vintage Story.

[@KvltKommando]

@@the_crius yeah vintage story rocks and needs more attention

[@King-O-Hell]

Komodo's actually deliver a blood thinner to their victims that makes them bleed out. And apparently they do also have a lot of deadly bacteria in their bite that can give nasty infections.

[@DrBunnyMedicinal]

Discussions over whether or not they can be considered truly venomous or just find the festering soup of their saliva (which just happens when carrion makes up a large part of your diet) advantageous are still very nearly as savage as the big lizards themselves. Me, I've got no dog in this hunt, I'll happily stand back and watch the brawls. 😁

[@schwaulen]

Scientists are still up in arms over the venom discussion. The bacteria one has been debunked as far as I'm aware.

[@genericytprofile852]

Yooo, the first video of yours I watched was actually from your stranded deep series! So nostalgic to come back to a game like this. We need more island survival games.

[@talonsblade1758]

We have the big brown Hobo spiders here in the Pacific NW. They get big enough that if you throw a shoe at them they throw them back.

[@andrewparnell5566]

"...they throw them back, harder." Fixed. :)

[@rareraven]

I threw a shoe, as per instructions. He ate it.

[@OgOssman]

That intro of swiming to the island was probaly the most cinematicly beautiful graphics from an indie game ive seen in a long time.

[@HYBRID_BEING]

It looked kinda weird that you couldn't see underwater terrain, while the waterline was perfectly visible.

[@williamwinstrop3918]

I think you use “cinematic” without having a definition for it. Putting this at the top of your list means your list is shallow.

[@PerunsZGRevenge]

Yeah man, that looked really nice. It gave me really fantasy vibes, not really hardcore survival vibe, but still beautiful.

[@christianvillegas3952]

This reminds me a lot more of the Forest and Sons of the Forest

[@HeadCannonPrime]

that was my thoughts. The build and carry animations look very much like the forest series.

[@AngryKittens]

As someone who lives in the tropics and studied biology in uni: why do survival games always get coconuts wrong? In other games, they bear fruits that are already dehusked, like you'd see in a western grocery store. This time, the coconuts are way too scrawny. All coconuts have the same trunk width (around 12 to 18 inches), regardless of how tall they are (they're monocots, their stems do not widen as they age, i.e. no rings, unlike hardwood trees). Same thing with their leaves, which have very large and very solid central leaf stalks. The leaves here are more akin to smaller palms like rattan. Also why do they ALWAYS call it "yucca". *They are **_not_** yuccas.* Yuccas are DESERT plants that are only found in the Americas. The yucca-like plants you see in islands in the Indo-Pacific are called PANDAN (also "pangdan", "padran", "fara", "fala", "hala", etc. in various Austronesian languages). They were used by Austronesians to weave things like mats, baskets, ropes, and most importantly: sails.

[@AngryKittens]

1. Judging from the monitor lizard ("Komodo dragon" supposedly, but way too tiny), the island is in the Indo-Pacific. Monitor lizards (including Komodo dragons) are edible. 2. _Monstera_ are not native to the Indo-Pacific, and they are not island plants. 3. Snapping turtles are freshwater and most of them are from temperate latitudes in the Americas. They do not live on islands in the Indo-Pacific either. 4. Most crab species are highly poisonous. Do not think you can survive on them while stranded. 5. Solitary wasps are not aggressive. 6. Wolf spiders aren't either. 7. Small tropical islands in the Indo-Pacific do NOT have seagulls. Just because it's the sea doesn't mean it has seagulls. Their niche is instead occupied by terns. Terns are much more well-behaved, graceful even. 8. Banana plants are much much larger than that before they bear fruit. They're also a one-time thing. They only flower and bear fruits once, then they wilt. New trunks will grow from cormlets from the main trunk.

[@superanderson]

@@AngryKittens From what I can tell, Card Survival: Tropical Island gets all of these things right. Or at least the ones of note there isn't really "size" of plants in the game and such.

[@jwg72]

Finally someone said it!

[@AngryKittens]

@@superanderson I haven't played it. For me, _Green Hell_ was the one that was the most surprisingly accurate for most aspects (though there are still mistakes like bananas regrowing fruits after a while). The flora and fauna was, for the most part, spot on for the region and for the time period. You can tell that the dev team really did their research. If you could have a biologist start playing that game without telling them where the game is set, they'd immediately know they were somewhere in the Amazon in South America in modern times.

[@phillgizmo8934]

Great, live and learn. Actually having those things correct could add an educational value to the survival genre. The devs should make notes, if they wanna really compete.

[@percinatto]

This take me back to the good times (i wish i knew it was the good times)

[@kingonkingst.1361]

its insane how I was just binging your castaway series and then this drops

[@GlawiousAldredMarci]

4:20 IRL you would look for a safe place, drinkable water, maybe food source and build a sleeping place, what you build depends on the climate :D

[@rareraven]

Find a place to relieve your dysentery without the scent killing you.

[@TheWorryingWolverine]

Hmmm, The Forest, is that you? Can't help it, but all of this (the tools, the book, the UI) just reminds me of The Forest...

[@Lordofyourfate]

Have you played Green Hell? :D

[@HeadCannonPrime]

@@Lordofyourfate You mean "The Forest" in the jungle.

[@TheWorryingWolverine]

@@Lordofyourfate No, i only watched a few videos about it. Anyway, most of this game looks like it was taken straight out of The Forest.

[@lippy_8392]

There’s nothing unnatural about shark induced terror.

[@America_Yea]

Survival fountain of youth reminds me of this and finally has that final island. A full run through is pretty crazy now.

[@America_Yea]

Water distilation is probably essential to get somewhat clean salt intake up and running.

[@delindsay]

I'm glad to hear someone like you mention Stranded Deep. I feel like that game doesn't get enough love/recognition.

[@keith3761]

it sucked!

[@ZoSoPage1977]

@@keith3761 roflmao!

[@donterrenoalto4235]

what you mean bro, it was super popular years ago lol

[@pauperslament3467]

Didn't they butcher that game in the end?

[@liviuursegr]

Green hell is really high up there on my favourites list. It's a bit niche and had a very steep learning curve if you don't consult any tutorials or gameplay videos, but it's amazing. Pretty easy and fun once you learn what you have to do, but most frustrating at the beginning😂

[@HeadCannonPrime]

That opening IMMEDIATLY made me sea sick. And I LIKE sailing!

[@TheReelest]

We need more pve survival games on console. No good ones recently other than the mainstream fighter pves

[@timothydavies5337]

snail coming along for a bbq lol XD

[@jollyjumper1873]

talking about bananas avoiding cramps because you are working out. Try electrolyte powder which has Sodium chloride, potassium sulphate, dicalcium phosphate, magnesium oxide.

[@Kalvain14]

Splat, you have an encyclopedia esoterica crammed in your gray matter.

[@matsbacklund6471]

You never learn, do you? Always taking the boats and planes that are about to fall apart. Oh, that "backpack" is really a purse or a waist pack.

[@tobiastheblueman]

Thanks for the upload, Splat! Hope your stay in Philly is going well

[@daemonstrator2275]

I never expected to come here for gym advice, but there you go, educating us on the value of bananas。

[@DyingCr0w]

Task #1 - Find Wilson

[@lukusblack6442]

You might enjoy Escape the Pacific. I haven't played in a while, and it was pretty alpha when I did... but there were interesting mechanics, like smacking a rock with another to make smaller stones, then again for sharp rocks for axe heads. It was a very tactile game. I don't know how long since the last update, so it's not really for a video, just for fun.

[@dontaccoll]

The green hell vibes are so strong that if it was by Nintendo, devs would have got sued. Nonetheless this seems alright, still a bit janky tho, and still needs to find its own personality, but ye I'll wait

[@thatfatguy7591]

Scratching you stranded deep itch is wild! LOL

[@Gebunator]

I'll be the AKSHUALLY guy. Komodo dragons DON'T have septic bites (though they do have neurotoxin and anti-coagulant properties in their saliva). What they have is kind of iron coated teeth that keep their sharpness, allowing a komodo to gnash through and leave utterly jagged, devastated wound. The misconception of septic bite comes from the fact that komodos prey on water buffalos and those have habit to run into bacteria infested dank waters when in panic and wounded. Infact, Komodos have exemplary mouth hygiene, observed to take 10-15 minutes to clean their teeth with their tongue after every meal. They need that because they're not above scavenging on old carcasses either. Funfact, komodos have VERY strong immune systems so much that their peptides can work against normally drug-resistant bacterias and even fungal infections.

[@rareraven]

Missed chance to say: Infect:

[@Zephaeria]

Survival games are definitely the best.

[@lee1davis1]

I've watched GameEdged play this game. I was not impressed, but I was also a huge fan of Green Hell

[@maniacal1870]

Yeah, I've played about as much 7D2D as any one person should and I've already dealt with the Forrest and it's Son, I need something new that doesn't involve dinosaurs or bat-people.

[@karlwitkowski4820]

Great videos, love 'em truly - please provide 1440p / 2k if possible :) (on your next videos, I watch all of 'em) thanks

[@Mathenaut]

7:50 Komodo venom prevents clotting, which leaves anyone injured by them vulnerable to bleeding out and generally unable to effectively fight off any pathogens. It's just a consequence of reptiles in general that alot of bacteria (famously salmonella, among others) hazardous to mammals just kinda.. live in them rent free without issue (which is part of why you should always wash your hands after handling reptiles). Their meat isn't particularly poisonous because most of the things they eat get metabolized just fine. Just make sure it's cooked thoroughly.

[@justnotg00d]

Just sit right back and I'll tell you a tale, a tale of a fateful trip, that started from this tropic port, aboard this tiny ship . . .

[@BrickGriff]

The flowers of yucca also edible.

[@timothydavies5337]

yeeee dunna wana mess with snapping turtles either hehe :)

[@brolohalflemming7042]

I had a friend who went to Florida. He was warned not to dangle his feet in the water. He ignored the warnings and came back minus a big toe. I've always listened to the natives, like don't play with the cute coconut crabs, snapping turtles and watching out for cougars at the mall.

[@maddllamakmh1040]

Has a ton of Sons of the Forest features, but implemented in a way they should have just named it 3rd Cousin of the Forest.

[@brutusisadog]

Love your videos, splat! Been watching for ages now. Wanted to let you know that green hell *just* pushed out their official last update, so the game is no longer in active development

[@richardrothkugel8131]

Some really good ideas, but lacks tension, a hook and gameplay. The biggest issue with a castaway game is making it interesting without being contrived. The greatest risk to a real life castaway is psychological deterioration, which I've never seen in a game. Could be a good hook.

[@timothydavies5337]

i think but im not sure but if you where to cut out the paralising glan then there meet would be safe to eat but yeee comono dragons are pretty awsome preditors like :) cool to have them in a game :)

[@DarthSchum]

Personal request : I would like to see more games with mechas, space, guns, cool boom stuff, and less survival, zombies, 2D ugly low-magic rogue-likes

[@OddFox85]

I enjoyed Stranded Deep. Just a shame the developers seemed to forget about it too quickly.

[@Alcyeragraeth]

I miss the good old stranded deep

[@LordZoth6292]

I hope your new toofer is fitting well inside your head

[@shadeaston3647]

I agree on the genre.

[@rodneybray5827]

I see arrows at the top right of the recipe book. Are you checking all your recipes?

[@newlexican]

Your Cessna wasn't crappy. You just failed to maintain it.

[@rareraven]

Boeing called. They agree with you.

[@mattparker9726]

20:26 "unnatural fear" he says, of a 1000 lbs animal that has jaws full of TWO rows of serrated teeth, can move at 30 mph in the water, and eats meat. SUUUUURE "Unnatural". 🤣🤣

[@rareraven]

I always attack sharks when I smell them bleed.

[@Blefiz]

Me watching this at exactly 5:01 😢

[@plumbthumbs9584]

excellent!

[@Michael-ym4bg]

I love survival games the problem I run into is that it becomes about doing the same thing over and over so I find myself bored with it.

[@rafewheadon1963]

bro you would EAT ANYTHING

[@MarkDeSade100]

I'm often on the fence about survival games because I like collecting resources, crafting and building but I don't like having to babysit lots of meters (which this game has in excess) or having limited inventory space. Can anyone recommend some "survival lite" games that would match my interest? One good example of what I'm looking for is Dysmantle.

[@Wiedadde]

What's a good place for pitching a tent? 🤔

[@perplexedcats7687]

I look forward to these every day. Sometimes I'm at work, on a lunch break. Sometimes I'm in my bed, spooning my cat. Sometimes I'm at my desk in my big, comfy office chair, twisted around in some sort of slavic position because I can't sit like a normal human being. Sometimes your voice plays out of my t.v. when my headphones aren't plugged in. Sometimes, it's my headphones. At work, it's my phone. Sometimes I'm on drugs when I watch these videos, like I am right now.

[@jerkomirko]

What kind of drugs

[@perplexedcats7687]

@@jerkomirko Just some mushroom gummies from Tre House. They’re a bit expensive, but produce a nice body euphoria very similar to psilocybin mushrooms but without any visual effects and they’re legal for now.

[@porterwake3898]

6:36 Is that an Alligator? Dude...........are you kidding me?

[@mannyjohnson8383]

Alligator snapping turtle is a common species of american snapping turtle. He just didn't finish his thought.

[@lukeage6799]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alligator_snapping_turtle

[@PNGpyro]

alligator snapping turtle - not a Florida style alligator. :P

[@Hy3jii]

1:21 ROCK AND STONE!

[@codemon1352]

Did I hear a Rock n'Stone?

[@greylensman2834]

Good News! There is a Meet and Greet in person with Splattercatgaming! Bad News It's on a boat (grin)

[@roboninja1]

Probably don't eat the Komodo tongue.

[@-Slinger-]

If you pause the video just right at 0:13 you can see 2 big ass sharks.

[@mbielcik]

🖤

[@patrykidzik187]

I love u splat

[@ozidarkstar9956]

I beg to differ. i get up at 5 every day out of habit and i get to enjoy the whole day not just half of it. I'm 40+ years now btw. If you are getting old or tired from watching too many screens like that try eating more healthy food. and stay active.

[@tobiastheblueman]

Good for you, man. Keep it up!

[@labtob]

what makes this one different? anything?

[@marven1101]

kamado dragon thing is wrong, it's been shown water buffalo go into contaminated water and die from that

[@pauperslament3467]

_WILSOOON!!!_

[@brettjones9590]

It’s Stranded Hell

[@arlanengin6904]

I’m so confused, this is presented as an early build of a recently developed game. Did this game only leave alpha within the last month even though it released to switch two years ago?? And has been in development since 2015? And a sequel is under way?? I was interested until I saw all of that, now I’m just confused.

[@baivesan]

Wilsooon!

[@kartemp]

I'm a simple man... I hear a funny "southern" voice in a self depricating fashion. I click the like button. It's just science.

[@splaff666]

it has promis

[@alexmcdurmon8274]

A lot of these mechanics look half baked even compared to The Forest which came out 8 years ago

[@AkiSan0]

sadly it seems to go down the same fallacy that stranded deep did. dumb recipes. dumb "survival aspects" like insect bites, sunburns etc. i also dont like the backpack menu as it is. i think the sons of the forrest backback has much more flair. even worse was the building. you could practically not build on the cool sea fortresses. most normal building was bugged like hell. hopefully this dev changes his inspiration before long.

[@Chauc3r]

This seems very basic. Nothing in it really stands out. Needs a lot of work

[@kasper7203]

Wish you would not always switch off all the cinematic effects

[@Wolfsheim23]

Oh geez another Survival game. Played 3 and you've played them all.

[@ZeroGamog]

comment for the algo

[@Malprincess]

Well visually it looks nearly identical to green hell. ugh.

[@reptile797]

goon island

[@KhaosElement]

Ah, not co-op. I just don't like survival games solo.

[@milanmadarasz5061]

andara en steam deck?

[@JayB9127]

Comment for the comment god!

[@swardinc]

you have bad luck with ships splat

[@TimothyGonzalez-h8w]

Perez Jose Anderson Kenneth Young Barbara

[@theverylastuser]

Looks like AI generated survival game. But i bet even AI would scan the internet and find 7000 done games that did exactly that, and add at least some flare. This is a strong pass.

[@rosstee]

Perhaps adding flare would make a survival game too easy 😉

[@ElasticSparrow]

THis game gets boring real quick

[@ivebenwatching]

Yeah, as Splat said this game isn't ready for commercial release This is just the foundation

[@Flameseeker80]

Based on what?

[@rareraven]

​@@Flameseeker80based on experience

[@acgumut]

​@@ivebenwatching Fun fact: This so called "foundation" is a store bought asset. All the animations, sounds, models, character controller, UI, game mechanics such as gathering, crafting, day night cycle are storebought. I'm just saying.

[@AnotherBrownAjah]

Looks like you can eat kimono dragon buts illegal and probably wrong ethically

[@Ziergon]

In this case, I beg to differ. Anything that comes after me first is perfectly ethical to eat. That komodo decided to put itself on the menu.

[@Menelutorex]

90% "Green hell" copy .... but worse ....

[@artommiz]

Sooo. Its 100% ripoff "The forest"?

[@ionut1485]

Big noooooooo for mee ...Boring game...repetitive end no quest ...need more work ...maybe in 1 year i will see what game it is

[@1777franky]

Seriously what are you talking about? There hasnt been a lot of suvival games lately? do u live under a rock? This year alone we have had, Enshrouded, Nightengale,Soulmask, Bellwright, The last Plague,Aska, Abiotic factor, And many more.

[@SirQuantization]

Chill bro it’s gonna be okay

[@lHawkel]

It’s like you’re selectively deaf or something. He’s talking about man vs nature games. Games like Greenhell, The Long Dark, etc.

[@Ambelghan]

Long dark sucks, and the developers woke.

[@fyiicheckforspies]

Reminds me of The Forest

[@Looneytokk]

It’s a $20 game lol. What did y’all expect

[@iamGabby]

0:06 "where we started out so many years ago". Noooooo I thought that was just yesterday! Me downloading incomplete games and messing with it! Don't remind me I'm old splat!