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Seeds of Resilience
Developer Subtle Games
Ready to start anew? Build a village from scratch in Seeds of Resilience. Learn to choose the right items, understand nature's patterns, use real life-based constructions and craft techniques in this turn-based tycoon game. From the Steam store page
127 reactions from 2 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky) · newest Nov 20, 2025 · last updated Oct 8, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
64
Fresh
81 positive · 45 negative
95% range 56–72%
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| Steam reviews | 81 | 45 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Steam's own rating
Mixed
255 of 366 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What people are saying
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Reactions
60 of 127 · most liked firstI had hopes for this game, but unfortunately it seems like it won't be developed further, and I don't think it's worth the price in its current state. Even with the current 30% off I'd say only get it if you really like what you see. The game is mostly good, very atmospheric, nice music, there are no major bugs. However the gameplay is very rigid/static/uncreative, short and unbalanced. There are interesting ideas in it, but they aren't developed enough or used in a meaningful way. That's the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Not quite sure how to review this. I will preface this with saying that this isn't a terribly long game. Seeds of Resilience is a really curious genre hybrid. I could almost describe it as Dwarf Fort or Rimworld, but turn based. This allows you to choose what each of your castaways do each day in extreme detail - whether it's farming, building, or something else. Understanding the cycle of seasons on the island, and how to manage the island's limited resources to avoid starving or running out,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →TDLR: Wait a year and check back, It still has a long way to go. So I played this game for 4 hours on stream. Going into it I had high hopes and was wanting to have a good time. I found the missions or tutorial in this case lacking a bit. Some of it is intuitive gamer stuff, but I feel a tutorial should handhold a bit. Pretend the player has never picked up a video game before let alone your game. It should explain the main mechanics of the game with lots of arrows pointing at what you need…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →[url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/32732116-IndieGems/]Follow our curator page: IndieGems if you like and want to see more reviews like this one. This is an Early Access look into the game. Seeds of Resilience is a colonony management and survival game in a turn-based format. The game is still in very Early Access. There are no Campaigns yet, though these seem to be in the works. As a result there is currently no (real) tutorial, since the beginning Campaign levels are meant to be…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Binged the whole thing in a weekend and enjoyed it all. For the price it's great value. The turn based survival system works well, way better than I expected. All the reviews about lack of tutorial and clarity are presumably before the missions update - these make the mechanics very clear imo. My only gripes would be that the balance is off - fishing is expensive for poor returns, while farming is easy and swamps you with food. Sometimes felt like there wasn't much to manage and strategise…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I liked this game... for 9 hours. After that I'd beaten the game and realized it has ZERO replayability. If I were to start a new game I'd just end up doing the same exact thing, no options to go a different route or try something different. This feels like an early access game due to the lack of content. This game had decent potential but only getting single digit hours of fun out of it means it's a "no" for me, dawg. Just keep playing something like Rimworld for the 600th playthrough.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →What we have here is another case of a developer making a game and taking for granted that because they know how it works, everyone will. The tutorial is literally a few steps and then nothing. There is no research, things just unlock as you go. There is no explanation at all anywhere on what things are or how they work. It is a simple concept, sure enough but with absolutely no help at all it is far more complicated than it needs to be. I am not going to give it a pass because it is early…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I know it is silly but all I could think of was: I would love to play Anno instead. I am not even sure why. In theory it is exactly how I would want it in game with survival theme. It feels a bit weird to have a "worker placement" game without meples visible on map, even when distance doesn't matter in game. And to have 100% deterministic turn base game except for random winds that might or might not destroy important buildings.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Seeds of Resilience Genre Survival simulation & RPG Version 0.8.3b Campaign Not yet, only survival mode with 2 islands Game length maybe 4-12 hours if you want to do all stuff? Difficulty modes 1 Achievements not yet Special Fresh start in EA, July 2018 Current full released game has not less broken…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game is in desperate need of a beefier crafting and construction list, certainly, but more than that it needs to find its purpose, or a hook of any kind. There’s nothing to latch onto, and no moment where everything clicks and it becomes clear where the game is heading.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I enjoyed this charming little village building management game. The premise of the game is quite simple, you're tasked with building a small village on a tiny island with very finite resources. You'll have to ensure that your villagers have food and a place to rest. This is a turn-based game, where each villager only has a certain amount of hours to complete tasks. Each villager has certain tasks they're good at, and doing a task increases the villager's skill at it. The gameplay consists…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is fun... for a while. Possibly 5-10 hours. There's little direction in the game. So the first few hours are actually the best - you're learning the system, how to survive, what works, and what doesn't. You'll get thrown new mechanics, then slowly craft your way up the chain. You'll deal with disasters with the notable buildings getting blown down - but then suddenly, you won't because your buildings are now too hardy. At this point, you've basically won. And... that's it. Only the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →>> IN SHORT << Gameplay: An isometric turn based island survival game that feels like a mobile games adaptation to PC. Characters have energy to spend and must meet food requirements. Storms knock buildings down and you must rebuild. Goal is to escape the island. You only do resource management in this game. This game was featured on my live stream twitch.tv/celgaming on the 13th of June, 2019. Follow me if this review is helpful! The good: + Has a nice atmosphere. + Good music and lovely…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The idea is pretty interesting, but all the resource limit are just purely stupid. You can only fix building with same type of tree they were built with, and you can't even manually select which kind resource to spend.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The concept of the game is good though I had to say that this game is still early and there is a lot of work needs to be done. However, the game does have potential. The graphics are simple but not bad, it's interesting to see how the game develop and I can't wait to see improvements. I have tried restarting a new game several times since the map is generated according to your seed. Something needs to be fix about this because I tried a random seed and there is at least 2 of the generated map…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a great Proof of Concept. Clearly, a lot of effort went into research for the game, but this project will never realize its potential. It suffers from classic first-time developer issues: the small team spent years re-doing the artwork, re-doing the User Interface, changing game engines, instead of focusing on gameplay. They got burnt out and decided to release in this state; a game with little progression and no story. I suppose this is a half-decent survival simulator, where you…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Review copy provided by publisher The greatest danger to any survival game is falling into a rut of tedium, because the actual process of feeding and sheltering yourself isn’t really all that fun. Subnautica has led the pack for years because it heavily prioritized exploration and construction over menial tasks. Seeds of Resilience brings a novel approach to the survival table, one based more on turns and time management than hoovering up resources. It’s an interesting take, one that takes the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Too early stage, good idea but too many bugs and glitches.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →5/10 'Meh, It's alright got a good 16 hours' Once I did a round of survival, and it brought me back to the main menu, it became apparent that I'd probably already seen pretty much all there was in the game. It has missions, sure, but that's scenarios. Not really more content, or evolving gameplay. Meh. It's alright. Got a good 16 hours worth. Could probably do with a bit more 'progression' stuff in survival. You know, like if things changed, or you were able to unlock different buildings,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →1/10 grind fest to the max that has you farming things to turn into things to make new buildings to make stronger / other things all well trying not to starve and making the same tools 100+ times really though i would like this, 2 damn grindy also all the achievements are broken right into the hidden game abyss once i afk farm all the cards
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The missions that teach you how to play the game are pretty straight forward, but the third mission in just seems like it wants you to accomplish things in a VERY SPECIFIC MANNER. One step off of the games predetermined path, and you fail the mission. Not a problem, right? Wrong. It doesn't tell you the VERY SPECIFIC MANNER, it just gives you objectives. If you don't use your time the exact way the game wants you, which you have to figure out using trial and error with NO ROOM for error, you…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Claims to have a tutorial, but even basic ui elements dont have pop overs to explain what they mean. Almost completely unintuitive.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game was a great concept, but its no more complete than it was a few years ago.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game is enjoyable. It's slow, calm, peaceful, and makes a good time-killer. But, the core Missions are not well thought out. They range from "Tutorial Easy," to "You have to everything in exactly the right way and hope a Storm doesn't screw you." (I'm looking at you Desert Island.) The game also has a lot of room to be fleshed out. The learning Curve is kinda brutal, because you aren't given any real direction outside "Get food, make homes, and do the Objective," and as calm and passive…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A little rough around the edges but still a fun and engaging experience. Start with the missions as the first few offer a tutorial which is badly needed. After that you can either keep going through the missions as they get harder or move on to the sandbox where you try to build a ship and sail back to civilization. You start out with some ragged hungry castaways spearing fish on the beach to survive and gradually build a sophisticated supply chain which will allow you to build the ship. You…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →- cludgey controls - micro-management of people - stuff breaks all the time (houses, tools... now, I don't mind decay of objects, but I've built stuff in real life, and it never broke so quickly.) - graphics too small to be able to tell what they mean prolly more but I can't think of it right now.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Heavy on the clicking and light on strategy. Basically just verifying you fed everyone and fixing wind damage. Barely a real game...
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Hmm it could be good.... but its not. I was hoping for something more like "Unreal World" but without the keyboard stuff. this is not that. * The digging to create material to create new land is tedious particularly as mining doesnt seem to provide much to help there. * Fitting stuff in without creating new land is impossible as you need a lot of buildings to be able to build a ship I think my major issue with it is the lack of space and that seems to be an integral part of the gameplay....…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Seeds of Resilience is a fun builder / survival game. for me, i got board after approx 2.5 hours of game-play. Was fun for that time, but the price this game is at is not worth the 2.5 hours. If the game was 3/4 dollars id say pick it up, other wise save your money. everything about this game says it should be better, yet somehow it just misses the mark. 3/10
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's riddled with bugs to a crazy extent. This shouldn't be allowed to be sold to the public in this state...it's even beyond early access...it's just a mess of a game. 107mins played...hope I get the refund I've asked for. I wish the devs of this, good luck. 3/9/2019 edit: I'd love to game test/report bugs for your game. What are you paying for this position?
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I want to like it, I really really do. As an idea, I like it- you can pick your characters with specific qualities in mind to have the best chance to survive. You have to prioritize food and shelter, and each character has unique qualities that will affect your gameplay. I like the soundtrack as well. It's incredibly frustrating though- it's unbalanced and everything is highly dependent on your seed. There's very little information available for help, which is bad because there aren't really…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Seeds of Resilience is a turn based ISO presented survival/crafting game where you wash up on an island and must click on the various tiles to harvest berries, wood, make tools and structures. All the elements of a survival game are there, except for the graphics. This comes across as a Facebook clicker game, and while it has a refreshing amount of depth, the presentation is barely adequate. Bearing in mind this is visually underperforming Minecraft, let alone more sophisticated survival…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A game like this had so much potential for a good quality stream game but after 90 minutes, it bored me, it is the eat, sleep, repeat of games like shooters etc. Missions/Tutorial starts had people dying within 2 or 3 days, it should be stamina based rather than Turn based, it takes far too much to make even an axe if your characters aren't ready. Level up making string, resources are limited until you can get a char ready to make axes etc by making string IF you can get the resources.…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It was a long since I played a management game, as I'm rather an arcade person (fast gameplay and short playtimes). But I got totally captivated by Seeds Of Resilience. To be simple, in only 6 days I already spent 28 hours on the game! What struck me the most are the gorgeous graphics. A lot of attention has been put in the tiniest details: your island (yet desolated) is really full of well-alive trees and animals. This can be a harsh game (even building the simplest shelter can be somewhat a…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I've been wondering what a turn-based colony or city building game would be like, and now I finally get to find out. So far it's a good experience, but, being in early access, it obviously has quite a ways to go. The user interface and lack of zoom are my primary gripe at the moment. This is definitely worth keeping an eye on if you are into colony management games.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I love this game. I have enjoyed playing it. One thing that would make this game better is if it had more missions with different types of bonuses besides new characters. I have completed all but the last mission.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Good survival game that is more about optimizing your crew to do what they are best at. The build tree is quite messy as it is not intuitive what comes next, unless you are an actual survivor of one of these islands. It is quite hard to refer to which characters should sleep with who and their stats unless you check on them one by one.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game feels like it's still in beta. It does a bad job at telling you what stuff is, what you need to build things and how those things work. You end up wasting a lot of time trying and failing. When you finally feel like you get it the level is over and you move on to new unknowns.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great potential with uniqe and interesting approach. Too bad it's not completed and abandoned.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's a exemple of a good idea with a bad execution. In the end, the ui and the way the game is balanced remove all the fun of it.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →More like puzzle game not really survival/simulation. Stupid idea of repair resources: have you build your house from oak wood? Then you can't use other sort to repair. Looks promising but isn't.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Well, if you are a fan of survival games that are challenging. You will definitely should check this one out!. You have to gather resources, build and of course keep your villagers alive!. It is definitely not easy as there is weather to deal with as well!. I personally got a little bored to fast with it because I did get confused or tried things that apparently did not work to proceed with the next levels.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Sadly I cannot recommend this game unless you get it for 8 USD or less. The Devs no longer support the game and are already promoting their newest ventures. Be aware, Achievements are broken to the extreme. You will get a handful, and then afterwards, nothing else. I've completed every mission, built every structure, completed Merciless mode, unlocked every character, and yet, beyond the initial few achievements, nothing else unlocked. No wiki, a complete lack of walk-throughs and vids. LOL…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The only really disappointing thing about the game is that it's not under active development. Apparently it was a one person dev team and they've spent years bringing the game to this point. I don't blame them for taking a long break from it. All that said, easily worth the skimpy $20 (usually less) that it sells for on Steam. We are spoiled gamers and aren't used to devs that hit it and quit it, but maybe we ought to be a bit more fair about getting what we pay for. I got what I paid for and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Played 3 tutorial levels, jumped straight to survival, 2 attempts since i understood new mechanics and on the 3rd attempt I had tons of food supply,forest sections, stone houses, all buildings and ship built by year 6(note that by year 5 i was just passing days to wait for flax and wood to grow for the last materials for the ship). They really need to a lot more content and this would be a refund if it wasnt for the 6 hours i've played to feel like there isn't anything else.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I am really charmed by this game. The grapichal design might not be the fanciest, but I think it suits the game's tone and hit a strange short of nostalgic sweetspot for me. As colony builder's go, I like the turn based approach, but it will shine better as the game gets more complex. However , this is in it's early stage, and after you master the early gameplay , you will hit the limit of the current build relativelly soon. If you like the premise of the game, but rather not "gamble" I would…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's... A bit odd, but enjoyable overall. There are some mistakes in French -> English translation and some names definitely left from Dev enviroment. The UI could benefit from some keyboard shortcuts as well. The game could also use a simple supply display on the top of the screen. Particularly food. Also could be nice to have a small text box pop up from the items you're hovering your mouse over, instead of having to check through the huge menu on the left. Also your pawns could use some…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I feel like having to change my review to negative as I read the game will be fully launched at June 19 which doesn't seem appropriate considering the massive lack of content, especially regarding long term motivation.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game reminds me of the retro games in both a good and a bad way. Concept: The concept is original, island micro management is a little different. Graphics: I have no problem with pixilated graphics so long as I can tell what everything is. Menus: Much like banished, and many other management games, the menu is the game so kinda losing a star there. Controls: The controls do work, but there are not too many options for shortcut keys or custom controls, half star there Challenge: The game…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →An old school strategy/management/RPG game that It's promising. Bought it for 5€
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It is better now, after you learn how to play you will enjoy it if you like turned based survival games..
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I played this game for about 10 minutes, and found it unbearable. 1- it is a turn based game, and even though I have a few turn based game, I don't see how it makes sense in survival game. 2- At start of game you have 3 available villagers, you can select all 3 and game starts with a raft with your 3 villagers on it. as soon as raft reaches shore, they disappear. from now on you can point on anything on screen and a tooltip I should call it will open which will show a few icon, that you expect…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →As a fan of Hero of the Kingdom and Graveyard Keeper, I've found this lovely little top-down island survival management game relaxing, challenging, and compelling all at the same time.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Turn based, wilderness survival game which is quite relaxing. Since it is turn based you can take your time looking at the resources at your disposal and devise an action plan. The game mechanics are pretty standart for a survival game - choose your survivors(each of them has different skills and traits), gather resources, craft tools, cook food, build shelter or production buildings. There are nature hazards like strong winds, storms and other weather related stuff. There are no animal or…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Excellent turn-based survival game. Find food, craft tools and build shelter on islands with limited resources while dealing with evolving vegetation, changing weather, and storms. Also has missions! Really love the missions. Forces you to totally change your play style in order to surviving in wildly different environments. Survival mode is also great: If you live long enough, you can turn the place into a real Gilligan's Island. For more niche curation, follow me at:…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This a great game, very little instruction, game unfolds by learning by error, The missions are really well crafted from basic to advanced. Game play requires crafting to unlock buildings and scenario completion unlocks players. Recommend for single player crafting game
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Bought it cheap with a coupon. This game is something for people that love to even plan the tiniest fart. You have to click through everything, even the smallest step requires something and the menu is quite overloaded with various stuff. The gameplay itself reminds more of an economy simulator, rather then a fun game. I have never been so disapointed with a game before. None of it was enjoyable to me.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →had to edit this, so ANYONE who looking for real colony sim, this is NOT a correct game. I had to edit this since i play several hours and finally come to my realization on what actually this game is more like CLICK game. you have to click EVERYTHING! i thought the settlers will do their jobs, even as simple as they collect food for themselves (that would be helpful) in other game, your job mostly thinking ahead where you'll lead these settlers into. But here? nah..it's getting really into my…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Cute game. Worth a few bucks. ($2 in my opinion) Tutorial Blows ***. Never quite seen one so bad. It gives you objectives, without even giving the slightest hint how to do them. It does *not* tell you: To find clay, you have to look *under* other pieces of dirt, or *how* to remove dirt. Some of the missions can become impossible due to RNG: Desert island is impossible if 4 of your fir trees get blown over by wind. -_- Desperately needs a "mouse-over" on the "requirements" to tell you *what*…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'm only a couple of hours in, but I can honestly say this is a great game. It's very well polished, has great atmosphere, and there's immense attention to detail in terms of crafting and production. The missions form the game's tutorial, but they've got plenty of depth to them, so they're way more engaging than just teaching you the game mechanics. Your characters have traits that make them feel more unique, the artwork is charming, and there's a good mix of planning ahead and meeting…
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