Run, fight, craft, build, eat, survive. Cooperate or kill. But why? Joel and Tim begin to look at games that answer this question satisfactorily, and ones that don't.     Games mentioned:     <ul style= "margin-left: .375in; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;" type="disc"> <li lang="en-US" style= "margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; vertical-align: middle;" xml:lang="en-US">Dwarf fortress</li> <li lang="en-US" style= "margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; vertical-align: middle;" xml:lang="en-US">Valheim</li> <li lang="en-US" style= "margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; vertical-align: middle;" xml:lang="en-US">DayZ</li> <li lang="en-US" style= "margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; vertical-align: middle;" xml:lang="en-US">Rust</li> <li lang="en-US" style= "margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; vertical-align: middle;" xml:lang="en-US">Fallout</li> <li lang="en-US" style= "margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; vertical-align: middle;" xml:lang="en-US">Deus Ex</li> <li lang="en-US" style= "margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; vertical-align: middle;" xml:lang="en-US">The Forest</li> <li lang="en-US" style= "margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; vertical-align: middle;" xml:lang="en-US">Ark: Survival Evolved</li> <li lang="en-US" style= "margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; vertical-align: middle;" xml:lang="en-US">Subnautica</li> <li lang="en-US" style= "margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; vertical-align: middle;" xml:lang="en-US">Eco</li> <li lang="en-US" style= "margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; vertical-align: middle;" xml:lang="en-US">Neo Scavenger</li> <li lang="en-US" style= "margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; vertical-align: middle;" xml:lang="en-US">The Long Dark</li> </ul>

Run, fight, craft, build, eat, survive. Cooperate or kill. But why? Joel and Tim begin to look at games that answer this question satisfactorily, and ones that don't. Games mentioned: Dwarf fortress Valheim DayZ Rust Fallout Deus Ex The Forest Ark: Survival Evolved Subnautica Eco Neo Scavenger The Long Dark

Run, fight, craft, build, eat, survive. Cooperate or kill. But why? Joel and Tim begin to look at games that answer this question satisfactorily, and ones that don't. &nbsp; &nbsp; Games mentioned: &nbsp; &nbsp; <ul> <li lang="en-US">Dwarf fortress</li> <li lang="en-US">Valheim</li> <li lang="en-US">DayZ</li> <li lang="en-US">Rust</li> <li lang="en-US">Fallout</li> <li lang="en-US">Deus Ex</li> <li lang="en-US">The Forest</li> <li lang="en-US">Ark: Survival Evolved</li> <li lang="en-US">Subnautica</li> <li lang="en-US">Eco</li> <li lang="en-US">Neo Scavenger</li> <li lang="en-US">The Long Dark</li> </ul>

Survival games: What are we surviving for?

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