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Escape the Pacific

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I Love survival games, I really enjoy games like Escape the Pacific. If you enjoy games similar to Escape the Pacific, then check out the following page. I list all the gameplay elements of Escape the Pacific and at the bottom of the page is a list of survival games with similar gameplay elements.

EARLY ACCESS TITLE

What is early access?

Note: This game is under heavy active development with updates occurring frequently.

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Game Engine

Escape the Pacific is being built with the Unity engine. 
 

Survival Elements

There are several survival elements, and this leans toward realistic survival mechanics. You will have to maintain food, keeping track of 5 different stats. Water is also a decent challenge to overcome. Along with those you need to sleep and manage heat, cold, and wetness. 

Base Building 

Yes there is base building with a decent selection of options. You can also build somewhat of a “boat” base. 

Crafting

There are lots of crafting to do, you will HAVE to craft if you want to live. 

Looting

There is also looting, various kinds of wrecks and containers.

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Combat, Main Enemy Types

Unknown, I have played for 19 hours and I haven’t made it more than 1 island over, A lot of this was due to experimenting and learning how to survive, but currently I have not experienced any enemies. 

Characters and Leveling

There are male characters currently but female is planned. There are also skills that level up generally making your character more efficient. 

Creature Taming and Mounts

There is no creature taming currently and mounts are limited to boat type vehicles you can craft.

Weather Impacts on Gameplay

The weather already impacts gameplay, it can make survival more difficult or easier depending on your circumstances. 

Game Modes

Sandbox, and Story mode in the works, with Survival, Creative mode in the works, Difficulties Easy, Medium, Realistic

Map

Escape the Pacific uses seed generated maps, which is unlimited map generation. 

Over Gameplay Difficulty

Overall the game is more along the lines of Green Hell difficulty than stranded deep. You do have to manage quite a few things and it is fairly easy to die. I died from eating a properly prepared fish so yea. 

Game Summary

Escape the Pacific is a survival adventure game developed for PC where you take on the role of a survivor stranded on a deserted island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Your goal is to stay alive by finding food, water, shelter, and exploring the island to uncover its secrets.

At the beginning of the game, you are presented with a small tutorial that teaches you the basics of the gameplay mechanics, such as how to gather resources, craft items, and build structures. Once you have learned the basics, you are left to your own devices and must begin exploring the island to find resources to survive.

The game features a day and night cycle, and you must manage your hunger, thirst, and fatigue levels to stay alive. You can gather food by hunting animals, fishing, or collecting fruits and vegetables. You can also find sources of fresh water to drink and use for cooking.

As you explore the island, you may encounter remnants of previous civilizations, which can provide clues to the island’s history and possibly help you escape. However, you must also be careful of dangerous wildlife and other hazards that can threaten your survival.

As you progress through the game, you can upgrade your tools, weapons, and structures. The game also features a skill system, which allows you to improve your abilities in various areas, such as fishing, hunting, and crafting.

Your ultimate goal is to find a way to escape the island, which requires you to gather resources, build a raft, and navigate the treacherous waters of the Pacific Ocean. The game offers multiple endings, depending on the choices you make throughout your journey.

Overall, Escape the Pacific offers a challenging and immersive survival experience, with a beautiful and detailed tropical island setting, and a variety of gameplay mechanics to keep you engaged and entertained for hours.

Developers Stated Current Features

  • Sandbox mode
  • Endless procedural generated map with randomized seed numbers
  • Different types of islands (Small, big, forest, rocky, archipelago, with pond, with hill etc.)
  • Navigation and Cartography (Compass, Sun Dial, Triangulation, Sextant)
  • Engaging map building from scratch
  • Wildlife
  • Weather mechanics with data taken from the real Pacific
  • Realistic sailing mechanics
  • Realistic sun, moon and celestial bodies movement
  • Latitude based weather and seasons
  • Complex temperature mechanics
  • Different difficulty levels and time flow intervals
  • Complex player statistics and experience system
  • Dynamic fire, rain and moisture mechanics
  • Immersive building and crafting mechanics (raft, shelter and tools)
  • Modular raft building
  • Modular shelter building on land or on the raft
  • Fast Time (sit down and let time pass faster)
  • Fast Sail (sail super fast out in the open ocean)

Developers Features Planned to be Added

  • Grand Narrative (Primary story with quests, secondary quests, End Game content)
  • Material aging
  • Building degradation by environmental factors
  • Building repair mechanics
  • NPCs
  • Different island biomes
  • Additional wildlife
  • Additional tools and weapons
  • Fauna and flora matching the latitudinal position
  • Realistic tides based on moon movement
  • Tsunamis, typhoons, and wide variety of atmospheric and oceanographic weather elements
  • Illness and cure mechanics
  • Achievement system
  • Refined UI
  • 2 player co-op mode
  • 3rd person
  • VR support
  • Ongoing optimization

System Specs

MINIMUM:

    • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
    • OS: Windows 7 or higher
    • Processor: 2.5GHz Intel quad-core and above
    • Memory: 8 GB RAM
    • Graphics: NVIDIA GTX460
    • DirectX: Version 11
    • Storage: 2 GB available space
    • Additional Notes: Escape The Pacific is an Early Access game, and minimum specifications may change during development

RECOMMENDED:

    • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
    • OS: Windows 7 or higher
    • Processor: 3GHz Intel 6-core and above
    • Memory: 16 GB RAM
    • Graphics: NVIDIA GTX970
    • DirectX: Version 11
    • Storage: 4 GB available space
    • Additional Notes: Escape The Pacific is an Early Access game, and recommended specifications may change during development

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More Games Like Escape the Pacific

The following games have these gameplay features. Although most survival games have all these elements and more, you should find that overall you would be playing very similar mechanics but with different graphical assets.

Similarities

Base Building, Survival Mechanics, Crafting, and “Vehicles”.

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