The Most Anticipated New Medieval Survival Games In 2024 & 2025

[@GamerZakh]

I have over 80 total survival games worth listing this year, let me break them down for you. Check out Bellwright: store.steampowered.com/app/1812450/Bellwright/ [ad] Thanks to Donkey Crew for sponsoring today.

[@bigdog91paper]

WTF KZbin, this wasn't on my front page at all. Only because I went into my subscriptions page and scrolled down for a minute did I find this.

[@purgedome2386]

Surprisingly(or not) Mirthwood ticks my interests. I heard about quite a few of the games on this list already but Mirthwood is probably the one I'll watch the closes.

[@GamerZakh]

Yeah that one stands out from the rest, not usually what people go for in this genre but maybe that's why it could work.

[@purgedome2386]

@@GamerZakh Hehe.. it reminds me of old school Unreal World survival game which I still play atlest once a yr. Of course this is set in Finland stone/iron age.. so pre 'medieval' I guess. I'm always looking for something similar.

[@Max-zs6ur]

Unfortunately most of these games seems copy pasted clones out of stock Unreal assets.

[@dobrx6199]

I think I recognized at least a dozen unreal assets in this for mostly core parts of the games lol

[@dzibanart8521]

That's because that's what they are.

[@johnnybanana8004]

soulmask is very good, is soulmask also like this?

[@byssmal]

Free assets no copyright strike

[@epmcgee]

You look like copy pasted assets

[@SoulzWind]

For good reasons, I come to your list videos when I want to look for new games or top-up my game wishlist! :D I enjoy survival crafters for being able to build, craft and stockpile resources, and they're not so fast paced too. Medieval ones tend to appeal a lot to me because I prefer plate armor, shields and castles in general. :D Then again, they're often first-person so we don't really get to see our own equipment. 😂 Looking forward to checking out these games. Great video Zakh!

[@GamerZakh]

Thanks! I'm glad you're enjoying the lists.

[@TheVlp3r]

my wishlist keeps on growing

[@GamerZakh]

That's what I do lol

[@SehnsuchtYT]

It would be interesting if you could do retrospectives on your earlier videos to see what happened to the games you featured

[@GamerZakh]

I have thought about doing that, it's on the list of things I would do if I had more time haha. I want to make lists about everything but there's just so much out there.

[@justdub24]

Disappointing none of these games are doing what Valheim or Enshrouded did with landscaping and ground deformation.

[@PlayCrestfallen]

I hope to get into Voxel and its totally possible just requires advanced teams to be active full time, but we are really talking about it so you can put a moat around your castle!

[@Dustygoodz]

I really hope this game succeeds!

[@delcien9697]

great video!

[@DawnChatman]

No mention of Pax Dei? It feels kind of medieval... but maybe more fantasy, there are skeletons and such. (Enshrouded is my top survival title so far this year)

[@GamerZakh]

Not mentioned here for a couple reasons. Mainly because it's an MMO first and I have an MMO list in the works. Also they're still talking about Alpha, so it's likely many years away from being done.

[@mboop127]

why does every survival combat game have to be in 3rd person :(

[@GamerZakh]

Some of these can go into first person, but also this is just a small handful of survival games, I got like another 70. Many of them are 1st person.

[@PlayCrestfallen]

We just got first person integrated into our latest build with Crestfallen.

[@AWMul]

I am still trying to comprehend why on earth this super duper star is making so many games, but not just a few ! There is no deadline :)

[@luisfbjunqueira5837]

Thanks!

[@tychaplin7673]

Ive just discovered your chanel. Searching up Master Of olymous zeus. Im watching all of that! Then will BINGE THE ENTIRETY OF YOUR CHANEL ❤🎉

[@GamerZakh]

Thanks I'm glad you're enjoying it!

[@arudegesture]

No disrespect to your sponsor, but the Steam user reviews doesn't paint a very promising picture of Bellwright. I know, I know....Steam user reviews are what they are, but still... Might be worth a look further down the line, though.

[@GamerZakh]

It's just my job to tell people about the game, games still have to sell themselves so no worries about having opinions about it. Right now it's like 70% positive user reviews, so generally people have received it positively. I noticed a lot of the negative reviews weren't in English, apparently there were localisation issues on launch day and a lot of people complained about that.

[@Lordofyourfate]

When you check those reviews, you will find out plenty of those negative ones are just cumulated hate (aand the one I understand pretty much) towards their approach to Last Oasis.

[@Gautamdange]

Zakh, Have you stopped playing and creating these review lists, or is there is another new channel ?

[@GamerZakh]

My last video is a gameplay video, I'm not sure what you're asking for?

[@Gautamdange]

@@GamerZakh yes, may be you just reduced frequency a bit due to these video edits. I thought if you have a parallel channel now, as many youtubers these days prefer to do.

[@perer005]

You know there are too many survival games when there is a genre for "Medieval Survival Games" :D

[@GamerZakh]

Haha well it's not that long a list, just a handful really. The sci-fi one I'm working on is much longer.

[@perer005]

@@GamerZakh Madness!

[@prolynxExplores]

Renown looks interesting but only thing that puts me off is that its multiplayer based. I fidn any games like that you just get greifers so it puts me off.

[@lasvista2tech]

they all look they were made by the same dev

[@GamerZakh]

It always seems like that, but SimCity 5 and Cities Skylines look identical but turned out completely different. See some screenshots and trailer footage and you can't tell them apart.

[@Deadshark09]

U should play citistate 2

[@PlayCrestfallen]

Good marrow! Come explore Crestfallen Survival for free today!!

[@PiotrDzialak]

Why don't you play any more Dear Zakh? Only some game ads...

[@GamerZakh]

To make this message clear, I want to say that this paragraph isn't just about your comment but it's because you're like the 10th person to ask this month, so this response is with that in mind. It's not just for you but also for anyone else reading, so it's not personal. I don't mean to be harsh and the extra emotion isn't directed at you okay? Now, I've been making these lists for over a decade, 'some game ads' is pretty reductive of what I've been doing for 10 years. Besides that, did you watch my Manor Lords gameplay video? kzbin.info/www/bejne/aISmlGaKntWdZ80 Also my next video is a gameplay video, see that on the 30th. How about the second channel I set up for more raw gameplay? www.youtube.com/@GamerZakhXL I'm just tired. I've been grinding for 12 years on this channel and the last 3 years has been a constant struggle. Can I not take a bit of a break? Not even a full break, I'm still making videos once a week, just a half step back so I can rest a bit. Not to mention, most people don't even watch my gameplay! How many have watched my Fallout 2 playthrough? How many watched my Battle Realms playthrough? Have you seen my Civ 1 or Age of Mythology playthroughs? I played through C&C, Crusader Kings 3, Oxygen Not Included, Two Point Hospital, Theme Hospital, Obduction, Biosys, Stardew Valley, and more. People just don't watch those and I have a feeling you haven't seen all my gameplay either. People keep asking me to do more gameplay but they haven't watched the gameplay I've already done. Meanwhile I make a list video and they get 60K views or even more. 10-20 times the number of people who watch my gameplay. When I have to prioritise, I have to prioritise what people want more.

[@PiotrDzialak]

@@GamerZakh Well, you are definitely right. You know best what gets you best feedback. My comment could have been better formulated anyway: I love your city-builder gameplays. They often brought me much needed comfort, when nothing else did. So, I very much miss Caesar and others. I think I have watched all your city-building (and some other) gameplays on this channel for the last few years. For some reason, I haven't noticed you started another channel eight months ago. I will definitely watch Stronghold. :) And, please don't get discouraged by me silly comments.

[@GamerZakh]

@@PiotrDzialak Thanks for understanding! I do want to continue playing the new Caesar campaign and there's always Poseidon to play. I thought I'd be feeling okay this month but once I started my break I kind of realised how tired I was and I still kind of feel tired. I'll get back to city-building once I feel more energetic again.

[@PiotrDzialak]

@@GamerZakh Take care Zakh!

[@GamerZakh]

@@RichardPhillips1066 Yeah in some cases that can work but you can get stuck playing something no one watches. Also I promised to not be asking people to donate so much ever since all the support for the big move. That's also why the sponsors, because I'm still trying to make ends meet and am still kind of short every year.

[@tomaszsyga1472]

Hey, why aren't you running letsplays anymore?

[@GamerZakh]

Generally because I'm kind of burnt out from the last 3 years, but the last 6 months particularly. Also these list videos just get way more views than letsplays. Letsplays as a format kind of died in recent years. Part 1 gets a ton of views and then it always drops sharply through Part 2 and 3, then almost no one watches part 4 onwards. I do however want to get back into the new Caesar 3 campaign and there's always Poseidon. I thought I'd be feeling okay this month but I think I'm more burned out than I thought.

[@rubycandy92]

Any on xbox series?

[@svekkevonkinx8090]

so sad...... the tumbnail picture seems so cool! i mean the guy in the like wizard/explorer outfit with sword and backpack, but then it turns out its a 2d world camera angle game -.-so dissapointed

[@GamerZakh]

There's lots of 3d games with a wizard/explorer in them.

[@peterjorgensen1086]

If anyone's brutally obsessed with purely hardcore Medieval warfare and society I forcibly recommend Schwerpunkt's videos series

[@igoromelchenko3482]

Is it only me or people reject doing next gen games? 🤔💭

[@GamerZakh]

There are plenty of next gen games, but I suppose it depends on how you define 'next gen'. Do you mean good graphics?

[@igoromelchenko3482]

@@GamerZakh do not want to sound snobbish, but also graphics, like Kingdom Come: Deliverance II or something similar P.S. There are already plenty of new engines and also some LLMs for NPCs P.P.S. like your narrations.

[@GamerZakh]

@@igoromelchenko3482 Well you mentioned one haha, Kingdom Come 2 is releasing this year. Star Wars Outlaws, FF7 Rebirth, Death Stranding 2, Black Myth Wukong, Indiana Jones Great Circle, Avowed. What kind of next gen game are you looking for?

[@igoromelchenko3482]

@@GamerZakh I vote for Kingdom Come 2. 🤘🏼 But it's so sad that there are not many of the games that reverberate with 'your' choices. (Of course it is all personal). The next after it is probably a Witcher: Remaster... P.S. Is Indiana Jones really in production?

[@GamerZakh]

@@igoromelchenko3482 Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is supposed to release this year, so it's probably been in production for 5 years at least.

[@jarigustafsson7620]

pvp + survival = cheaters

[@PlayCrestfallen]

I may have a solution with whitelisted, DM moderated servers

[@JanPapiezGaming]

All of them looks cooked and and scammy with never ending early access, what a mess

[@GamerZakh]

They all look that, and then a couple turn out amazing and everyone loves them. Every year, every list, for a decade now, someone says this.

[@vhanekyharc1475]

Except for Mirthwood, everything looks the same.

[@GamerZakh]

Yes but consider how SimCity and Cities Skylines look identical but are incredibly different. Differences aren't always super apparent when you have less than 2 minutes to talk about each game.

[@Oiantaku]

Dark souls didnt invent dodge rolling.

[@GamerZakh]

It popularised it though, which is how most things get named.

[@MrJabbaStyle]

Except for Mirthwood all those games blend together. I wouldn't be able to name which on is which. Shows how unoriginal the games and the art direction are.

[@GamerZakh]

Often that doesn't matter too. Cities Skylines looked identical to SimCity and it became one of the biggest games in the world. Enshrouded and Bellwright both look similar and are both doing well. Surviving The Aftermath and Endzone look the same, both successes.

[@bobbydigital316]

Look like most anticipated games of 2004

[@GamerZakh]

Haha you've forgotten the browny bloom of 2004 graphics

[@epmcgee]

⁠@@GamerZakh yeah people have it so good that games that would have stood out 5-10 years ago are looked at as bad games now.

[@GamerZakh]

@@epmcgee I discovered early that our memories of games are upscaled. I remember playing FF8 on launch. Took a break then 2 years later played it again and was amazed at how bad it looked. I was sure it had better graphics but it's just from 1999 to 2001 graphics advanced so much that most 90s games looked ancient already. Going from the PS1 to PS2, FF8 to FF10. Remasters don't help either. We start to think StarCraft, Crash Bandicoot, and Tomb Raider actually looked as good as their remasters back in the 90s.

[@Reaverstudios420]

Why is it a common thing to not have demos or only do a limited time demo when no one even knows the game exists I bought it been playing a few hours honestly I think I'm gonna return it it's terrible

[@GamerZakh]

The issue is that making a demo takes work and costs time and money, so the choice to make a demo could blow the budget or delay the release. For a lot of developers they can't spare that. In some cases they estimate a demo will hurt sales, but as there is a return policy essentially every game can be demoed.

[@Reaverstudios420]

@@GamerZakh blah nvm

[@bluuowl3325]

I wouldn't touch anything donkey crew makes with a 10-foot pole, They have showed that they can't support and fix their games

[@vay4308]

Great game ill buy for sure

[@Top_Bot-cu6fc]

With that thumb nail, this equates to click bait.

[@GamerZakh]

You're going to have to be more specific as to why otherwise your criticism holds no weight. At a like ratio of 97.8% positive after over 1000 votes and 40K views, above my channel average, data shows pretty much everyone doesn't consider this clickbait. Please do dislike the video if you don't like it.

[@mathieu499]

most of the action combat implemented on these game looks meh-ish :( guess i'll wait for soulframe & mh wild :(

[@timavera3685]

Early access games these days are a scam! I have a deal for you... Let me repair your vehicle, and you pay me now, and I'll finish it 3 years later....

[@GamerZakh]

@@timavera3685 Baldur's Gate 3 was early access. Factorio was early access. Early access games are completely available to see. Users review them, there's videos of the game, outlets review them. If you buy an early access game without knowing what it is, that's on you. The alternative isn't better. Cyberpunk 2077 wasn't 'early access' no. It was just broken and unfinished for years. I think games labelling themselves 'early access' is better because it's honest. They're literally putting a big sign saying "this is not finished". Isn't that good? Rather than lying that it is finished when it isn't?

[@timavera3685]

@GamerZakh clearly you are biased toward the game devs because you promote their games. What I'm saying is that like 90% of the games these days come out in early access. The devs then rely on the community to help mold the game into what it will eventually become instead of using their creativity to make a game they believe will be good because they tested it. Too many games these days are tested more by the community than the devs, and how does that make sense? Like they develop/program the game, the player helps in development by playing and recommending things, but only the developer gets paid even if the game never gets completed. Clear scam if you ask me. I understand that I don't have to play early access games if I don't like them, but EVERY game seems to be early access anymore. It's just my opinion on the whole thing.

[@GamerZakh]

@@timavera3685 There are good games and there are bad games, that's what it is and has always been. I'm from the 90s, you want to talk about 'scams'? Boy we got scammed hard in the 90s. I'm just saying, games that 'release', they aren't 'not early access'. No Mans Sky, Cyberpunk, Starfield. Those are early access games but they weren't honest about it. That's the alternative which I think is worse and I view that lack of honesty to be more scammy. That's all. Do you have a reason why you think the way NMS and Cyberpunk 'released' is better than early access? We don't have to agree on which is better, I'm just curious. The morality of early access. Whether the devs use their own creativity or crowdsource it. All that, I'm not talking about that. What a community does is up to them. Skyrim's entire success is based on modding. Countless hours of free labour. We could discuss the ethics and merits of that, but I'm not going to tell people what they should do with their free time. Also me promoting games doesn't mean I'm biased for game devs. I'm a KZbinr, I'm biased towards what the audience wants. My videos are more successful when I create things that people either find useful or entertaining. After making list videos for over 10 years, my priority is satisfying the viewer, not game devs. These videos cater to the viewer, because that's how I get paid. Why would I cater to game devs unless they paid me? And when they do, it's a legal obligation for me to disclose that. In this case, Bellwright paid me, so that section is an ad. I remove a KZbin ad break to compensate the viewer and the rest of the video is uninfluenced by the sponsor.

[@dot2562]

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