Boarding up a house? They’ll storm right through. They’re coming regardless and will ensure that nowhere feels safe. The enemies aren’t just blocking your route to progression, popping up near piles of goodies to give you a challenge. It’s actual survival, an escape from almost certain death that comes with a horde on the horizon. Survival isn’t as simple as just meeting needs, though. With just seven days until a horde of ferocious zombies attacks, your goal really is survival. 7 Days to Die is the biggest counterpoint to that, with its routine weekly horde attacks delivering moreish gameplay that keeps me playing way past my bedtime. I’ve mentioned before that I’m into survival games with a goal past staying alive, because if surviving is the only goal, what’s the point in living at all (he says, with a firm glare at the Tory party)? Grounded has its main quest and Minecraft has the Ender Dragon, for example, which gives you something to work towards past simply keeping your heart beating. One a day, every day, perhaps for all time.
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