Swedish video game company Starbreeze has announced its return to publishing with an agreement signed with development studio Walking Tree Games to publish its upcoming game: The Tribe Must Survive.
Starbreeze, best known for its development of the Payday series, fell from grace following the disastrous launch of Overkill’s The Walking Dead on Steam back in 2018.
The game’s failure led to severe financial issues and the exit of the company’s boss Bo Andersson. Wesley Yin-Poole produced a full-length feature on the company’s collapse in 2019 which I recommend you give a thorough read if you want the full context.
Since then, the studio struggled to attract the capital to begin development of Payday 3, before signing a €50m publishing deal with Koch Media (now Plaion) in March 2021. The game is now expected to release in 2023.
As for new soon-to-be published game, The Tribe Must Survive is an indie game simulation-strategy game set in a gloomy lovecraftian stone age. The player must protect their tribe while also managing the personalities and internal politics of the tribe itself.
The game is set to arrive on Steam Early Access in early 2023, with a full launch in 2024.
Will you support Eurogamer?
We want to make Eurogamer better, and that means better for our readers – not for algorithms. You can help! Become a supporter of Eurogamer and you can view the site completely ad-free, as well as gaining exclusive access to articles, podcasts and conversations that will bring you closer to the team, the stories, and the games we all love. Subscriptions start at £3.99 / $4.99 per month.
Get the day's most talked about stories straight to your inbox.
Ishraq Subhan
Reporter
Ishraq is a freelance games journalist. His first ever console was the PlayStation, where he found his love of games through Ridge Racer. He likes to think he’s really into story-driven games, but spends most of his time on the latest yearly Call of Duty release.
Please enable JavaScript to see comments.
Prison Architect's spooky next expansion Undead announced
Hanging with my ghoul-friend.
Battlefield 2042 finally gets its first live service event, The Liquidators
Looks clean.
1
Three mysterious Pokémon icons seem to reveal yet more Violet and Scarlet species
Not mushroom for inclusion.
Fall Guys Star Trek crossover lets you dress as Spock and Worf
The vinyl frontier.
4
Jelly Deals | Best Xbox deals for October 2022
The best deals on Xbox Series X/S, Xbox games, Game Pass, accessories and more.
3
Destiny 2 Taipan 4FR god roll, quest and drops explained
How to find and make the most of one of the best damage dealing weapons in Destiny 2 .
Genshin Impact Missive Windspear Ascension materials, stats, and who should use Missive Windspear
Who benefits the most from using Missive Windspear?
Prison Architect's spooky next expansion Undead announced
Hanging with my ghoul-friend.
Podcast | Exactly how realistic are horses in games?
What they get right, and what they get wrong.
Premium only | Off Topic: Take a minute to appreciate Cookin' with Coolio's incredible scallops recipe.
What a great book.
Premium only | Off Topic: Reading City of Glass in comic form
"Where exactly am I going?"
Premium only | Off Topic: Il Buco is a transporting film about a really big hole
Underlands.
Buy things with globes on them
And other lovely Eurogamer merch in our official store!
Bad puns and video games since 1999.
Copyright © 2022 Gamer Network Limited, a ReedPop company.
All rights reserved. No part of this site or its content may be reproduced without the permission of the copyright holder.