Survive or Thrive
Released Sep 2020
Crikey, mate! You shouldn't be out here all on your own! There's big MONSTAS' runnin' about! And besides... It's not always the beasts that you gotta watch out for. Beasts are easy to predict! They just wanna kill and eat ya! Humans are much harder... They'll pretend to be your friend first!
97% positive · 239 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Where to buy
Steam $1.99
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Evaluation
Survive or Thrive launched on September 7, 2020 as a self-contained survival personality quiz simulator. The store description presents it as a complete experience — a short quiz-style game that asks players questions and reveals which survival scenarios they'd excel in. There is no mention of post-launch updates, DLC, or expansions for this specific title.
Randumb Studios is an unusually prolific small developer that has released over 30 titles in the same shared universe. Their news posts — including the most recent one from October 27, 2025 — are studio-wide announcements about new game releases across their entire catalog, not updates to Survive or Thrive specifically. The "big things coming" and "more lore coming soon" language in that post refers to the studio's broader interconnected universe and future titles, not additional content for this game.
There are no unreleased DLC entries, no roadmap for this title, and no developer communication that promises additional content specifically for Survive or Thrive. The game launched as a finished, short-form experience and has functioned as such since release.
Evidence
Store description presents Survive or Thrive as a complete, short-form survival quiz simulator with no mention of post-launch updates, DLC, or ongoing content.
Studio-wide Spooky Season sale post references 'big things coming' and 'more lore coming soon' for the broader Randumb Studios universe and catalog — not specific to Survive or Thrive.
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Randumb Studios
Achievements
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Platform
Windows
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player
About this game
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Crikey, mate! You shouldn't be out here all on your own! There's big MONSTAS' out here! Do you really think you've got what it takes to survive? Or do you think you're cut out for much more than that... You don't think you could actually... THRIVE... do you? Besides... It's not always the big, scary beasts that you should be afraid of... Beasts are easy to predict. They just want to kill and eat ya! Humans are much harder... They pretend to be your friend first...
What is Survive, or Thrive? Well, in essence, Survive or Thrive is a survival simulator. It's our way of reading the feedback players have left for us on our previous titles such as The Test, The Horrorscope, and The Confession, taking their words into heavy consideration, and creating new experiences that players want! Everyone imagines being trapped in a zombie apocalypse... Everyone thinks about surviving on a desert island at one point or another... But how many people would actually cut it? How many people would actually survive, how many would die, and how many would thrive? Well, this simulator asks you a series of questions, and through your answers, will let you know what survival situation it believes you'd excel in! Would you survive being kidnapped by a serial killer? What if you were stuck in the caveman days, would your bloodline continue on? Stranded in the ocean? Earth overrun by robots? Would you Survive, or would you Thrive?
Survive or Thrive
Crikey, mate! You shouldn't be out here all on your own! There's big MONSTAS' out here! Do you really think you've got what it takes to survive? Or do you think you're cut out for much more than that... You don't think you could actually... THRIVE... do you? Besides... It's not always the big, scary beasts that you should be afraid of... Beasts are easy to predict. They just want to kill and eat ya! Humans are much harder... They pretend to be your friend first...
What is Survive, or Thrive? Well, in essence, Survive or Thrive is a survival simulator. It's our way of reading the feedback players have left for us on our previous titles such as The Test, The Horrorscope, and The Confession, taking their words into heavy consideration, and creating new experiences that players want! Everyone imagines being trapped in a zombie apocalypse... Everyone thinks about surviving on a desert island at one point or another... But how many people would actually cut it? How many people would actually survive, how many would die, and how many would thrive? Well, this simulator asks you a series of questions, and through your answers, will let you know what survival situation it believes you'd excel in! Would you survive being kidnapped by a serial killer? What if you were stuck in the caveman days, would your bloodline continue on? Stranded in the ocean? Earth overrun by robots? Would you Survive, or would you Thrive?
Features:
- Short and sweet
- Be a part of history with Player - Developer interaction
- The only game with this theme of its kind
- Very atmospheric and psychological
- Sit back, relax, and answer in-depth questions to reveal survival scenarios
- Super affordable for a unique experience
- A little bit funny. (Just a tiny bit.) Like, a smidgen... ;)
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Last evaluated Jun 24, 2026
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