The Tribe Must Survive News

Hello Tribe Leaders,

Today marks a very big milestone for us as we are ready to announce that The Tribe Must Survive will be releasing in Early Access on Steam on the 22nd of February, for $19.99!

While we have received a lot of great feedback during our playtests so far, we think the right choice for the game is to launch in early access and spend the first few months to fine-tune the game balance as well as act on feedback from the community. We believe this will lead to the best possible version of the game to release during Q2, with even more planned content!

In case this is your first time seeing an announcement from us; The Tribe Must Survive is a tribe-builder with a generous splash of survival and rogue-like. The game has no single way to survive, and each tribe will have different advantages and obstacles for the player to solve driven by the tribe members' behaviors. The game is made to be a challenge, though each failure only serves to bring you closer to your next success.

Remember to wishlist The Tribe Must Survive on Steam, so you get notified when the game releases. You can also Follow the game to receive these announcements about what's going on in the world of TTMS.

And remember, whatever it takes... The Tribe Must Survive!

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Hello Tribe Leaders,

Happy New Year, we hope 2024 has started off well for you all.

2024 is going to be a great year for The Tribe Must Survive, more news on that coming soon. However, right now we want to invite you all to another playtest and to help shape our game by submitting feedback on your experience.


You can get access to our playtest by joining our official Discord community! Visit our Gleam campaign, and verify that you're a Discord member, and Gleam will immediately give you a Steam key to redeem for instant access.

The Gleam campaign can be found here: https://gleam.io/BXTbo/the-tribe-must-survive-playtest-3-reward
Note: If you have participated in previous playtests, you do not need to do this. The playtest will already be in your Steam library!


This playtest is focused on the tribe relationships, cohesion and philosophies.
[h3]Relationships[/h3]
Every tribe member has a unique personality, which affects their relationships with their fellow tribe members. They will form opinions on each other which will affect their interactions, but also the spiritual and philosophical factions. It's up to you and your leadership to find a balance!
[h3]Cohesion[/h3]
The tribe's cohesion is important to consider. If your tribe grows too fast, you may experience many inner conflicts when your tribe members clash together in disagreements.
[h3]Philosophies[/h3]
A good tribe leader will consider several philosophies for their tribe. Do you prefer control or freedom? Protection or improvement? Your choices will impact how your tribe behaves, and how they overcome the challenges waiting for you in the dark.


If you're new to The Tribe Must Survive, please do consider wishlisting our game! You can also click the Follow button on the store page to make sure you stay in the loop. We also have a community Discord you can join, to chat with fellow players.

Remember, whatever it takes... The Tribe Must Survive!

Hello aspiring Tribe Leaders,

One of the biggest inspirations for The Tribe Must Survive is the 4X strategy genre and its core elements: Explore, Expand, Exploit and Exterminate. However, we have added our own special spin on how Extermination works within the game. Though the game doesn’t have combat, there are threats that rise from within the Tribe and threaten its existence. In this Dev Blog, we want to tell you a little bit about The Tribe Must Survive’s spin on the tried and true 4X design pillars.




As highlighted in our earlier Dev Blog, exploration happens through Journeys launched from the Tribe’s Explorer Platforms. Journeys take a small group of Tribe Members away from the safety of the Camp and into the Outer World. As they uncover the region, they also encounter different challenges and discoveries, presented through Journey Events. Your choices during these Journey Events can either strengthen your Journey or push it one step closer towards failure. Limited resources and the strange dangers that await mean you have to balance what you wish to gain with getting the Journey safely back home.




Once enough of an Outer World region has been uncovered, you are able to unlock it and set up an Outpost. This consists of Tribe Members and the limited amount of resources they’re able to carry with them. You might want to set up Outposts not only to gather new resources, but also to manage the tensions within the Tribe.

No single Outer World region will be able to provide you with all types of resources, so the further your Tribe expands, the more resources you’ll have at your disposal.




Establishing an Outpost is only the first step towards benefiting from its riches. To transport necessary resources both into and out of Outposts, you’ll have to manage the trade routes, which transport people and resources. Outposts need people and materials to build themselves up, and the resources they find need to be transported to where they’ll be most useful.

Critical resources used for high-level upgrades, such as Copper and Relics, can only be acquired through Outposts. Also, as the resources of your Camp deplete, you might need Outposts to acquire even the most basic resources, so make sure to set them up before it’s too late.




Though we don't have combat in The Tribe Must Survive, there is definitely no lack of conflicts. You don't build armies and go to war, but instead have to fight against the threats rising from within the Tribe.

Many Events of the game will force you to make sacrifices to appease your Tribe Members. Additionally, the growth of the Tribe will give birth to Factions with opposing ideologies. Keeping them at peace with each other will require careful control over the Tribe. The Tribe’s inner sense of unity is represented through Cohesion, which is affected by things such as population and any additional modifiers you might gain throughout your run.

The lower the Cohesion falls, the more likely it’ll be that an Inner Conflict is triggered. During Inner Conflicts, two Factions will turn against each other, and your support will determine the outcome. It is even possible that one Faction and its people will be entirely eradicated.



You can discover the depths of these features and learn more once the game releases. For this, remember to wishlist The Tribe Must Survive on Steam, and click the Follow button on the store page to receive notifications about our announcements.

Feel free to also share your thoughts about the features! You can do it here or on our TTMS Discord server, where we will share more information and you can get directly involved in the discussions.

And remember; whatever it takes... The Tribe Must Survive!

Hello aspiring Tribe Leaders,

Do you believe you have the skills to help your tribe survive and grow, in this unforgiving world, in which any mistake might be your last? Well this is your chance to find out!

Starting right now, we’re hosting a 5 day playtest open to anyone in the Tribe Must Survive Discord server. Join in and help the Tribe push back the shadows. You can claim your key by visiting our Gleam campaign, found here: https://gleam.io/BZYYj/the-tribe-must-survive-playtest-2-reward


A few things to keep in mind;

• This game is meant to be hard, you probably won’t survive on your first try. If you fail, get up and try again.
  
• Explore new territory by setting out on Journeys.
  
• You can set up Outposts by completing Journeys, they are an important part of gaining access to new resources and expanding your Tribe.
  
• Establish trade routes between Outposts and your Tribe to manage resources between both the main tribe area and the Outposts.
  
• There’s more than resources to be found on journeys. While each journey poses a risk, they also offer the chance to find powerful Perks.

For those of you who played in the previous playtest back in September, here is a summarized list of the changes implemented in the interim;

• Rebalanced Wood and Food Economy
  
• Rebalanced available Stone amounts and stone costs for buildings
  
• Rebalanced Building Upgrade Costs
  
• More disasters have been implemented, do take care as you pass day 50...
  
• Major content updates, Journeys have been re-hauled, more events including rare events, new perks as well as the aforementioned new disasters.
  
• Tribe trait and behavior options via events.
  
• Improved the general feeling of movement of the camera and placement of buildings.
  

This game is still in development, as such we appreciate any feedback you are willing to give! There is a survey available in game that we'd love for you to complete after playing. We also want to hear about any bugs you encounter or suggestions to improve the game. Let us know on Discord, Steam or social media.

And remember; whatever it takes... The Tribe Must Survive!

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Hello aspiring Tribe Leaders,

In today’s Dev Blog, we want to take a look at the big picture of The Tribe Must Survive. Namely, its big game loops and the RNG elements that make it a roguelike. Our goal is to make each playthrough feel unique, which’ll keep the gameplay fun and challenging even after many runs.


A single playthrough of the Tribe Must Survive is divided into Acts. Each Act has its own characteristics, such as special Act Perks, new Buildings, and a unique Disaster. Naturally, the latter Acts will provide a greater challenge that’ll keep testing your skills and resourcefulness.

Disasters are drastic changes in the environment unique to each Act. They are the final challenge which measures the strength of your Tribe before they can continue to the next Act. If you have only been able to crawl your way up to this point, the Disaster will probably cut the playthrough short. You will have to adapt and switch up your priorities in order to survive through them.

The Disasters also provide visual variety by drastically altering the gameworld. Whether their origins are natural or otherworldly is unclear. The Disasters test not only the Tribe’s physical capabilities, but also their mental fortitude. To reflect this, each Disaster also includes a set of unique story events.




Beyond all other challenges, even the Disasters, there is something more dangerous brewing. Tensions keep rising as the world around the Tribe threatens to crush them. The longer the game goes on, the harder it becomes for them to survive in an increasingly harsher world.

Fear of what awaits in the Dark becomes a bigger danger as time goes on, and you will have to learn to manage its effects on the Tribe. With more people, it will be harder to deal with the problems that emerge, especially as people get more and more desperate.

Even the strongest minds might not survive through such struggles unscathed. Eventually, something breaks. The Tribe must then ask themselves, what will they do if they cannot rely on their sanity anymore?




One of the central motives of The Tribe Must Survive is loops. Like other roguelike games, ours is meant to be played repeatedly. You will learn more about the game with each run, which will improve your mastery of it. The RNG elements also introduce an element of luck, and you will have to form your strategy based on the knowledge you have gained and what the game offers you in this specific run.

Perhaps the most important parts of such loops are the beginning and the end. In the case of The Tribe Must Survive, the end is inevitable, and your success is measured by how long you can stand against it. That end may, however, be followed by a new beginning. Just like the survivors of the Tribe can escape and start anew, you too can use what you have learned to build things bigger and better next time.

This endless pattern of beginning and ends also extends to the history of the world. You will find traces of ancient civilizations who rose to great highs, only to be brought down to ruin. Their knowledge can be a valuable asset in your fight against the Dark.



You can enjoy the thrills of this roguelike experience once the game releases. For this, remember to wishlist The Tribe Must Survive on Steam, and click the Follow button on the store page to receive notifications about our announcements.

Feel free to also share your thoughts with us! You can do it here or on our TTMS Discord server, where we will share more information and you can get directly involved in the discussions.

And remember; whatever it takes... The Tribe Must Survive!