Angst: A Tale of Survival
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About Angst: A Tale of Survival
Angst: A Tale of Survival is a survival adventure game by Cherrypick Games, launching December 5, 2025, on PC. Set in a brutal, low-poly wilderness world, it tasks you with crafting tools, hunting, and fending off threats to stay alive. The game supports solo and co-op play, letting you team up to manage resources, build shelters, and upgrade skills to explore deeper into hostile environments. The art style leans gritty and stylized, contrasting with the game's harsh survival mechanics. It's a test of resourcefulness in a world where every decision matters and danger escalates with each step forward. Simple, tense, and punishing.
Gameplay
You start with basic tools, scavenging wood and stone to craft better gear. Hunger, thirst, and temperature are constant threats, forcing you to balance foraging, fishing, and hunting. Combat is frantic and tactile, chopping, shooting, or trapping creatures that grow deadlier as you venture deeper. Skill upgrades unlock new crafting options and terrain access, but progress is slow. Multiplayer adds layers; one player might focus on gathering while another handles combat or shelter-building. Controls are responsive but unforgiving, with permadeath looming if you're careless. Sessions often end in late-game tension, where a single misstep can undo hours of progress.
What Players Think
As a 2025 release, Angst hasn't built up community metrics yet. Early impressions highlight its co-op synergy and punishing difficulty, with some players calling it "a stress test for friends." No achievement data or average playtimes are available, but forums buzz with pre-release speculation about its low-poly aesthetic and survival depth. No ratings or critic scores exist for this upcoming title, though its genre and mechanics align with popular survival titles like Rust and Don't Starve.
PlayPile's Take
Angst: A Tale of Survival is for fans of punishing survival loops and co-op teamwork. With no current price listed, it's unclear if its 2025 release will justify the cost, but early chatter suggests it could appeal to players craving a harsh, stylized wilderness challenge. If the game delivers on its promise of tense progression and rewarding upgrades, it might carve a niche in the survival genre. Worth watching, especially if you've enjoyed similar games and don't mind a steep learning curve.
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Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
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