Survival Kids
Explore islands carried by giant Whurtles, gather materials and craft tools to work your way home. Cooperation reduces the effort of tasks such as felling trees, while crafting avoids inventory management.
- AI score · out of 10
- 7.1 / 10
About this game
Survival Kids sends you across islands on the backs of giant Whurtles, exploring, chopping, crafting, fishing and cooking as you solve challenges on the way home. Gather materials to make tools, then use those tools to explore. Cooking can boost stamina, and working together can make tasks such as bringing down a tree require less effort. The survival structure leaves out a hunger meter and inventory management, keeping the recurring actions centered on materials, tools and island obstacles. You can share one Nintendo Switch 2 with another player in split-screen co-op, or play online with a group of two to four. Online cooperation is with friends rather than automatic matchmaking and requires a paid Nintendo Switch Online membership.
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For groups who want to share island tasks without hunger-meter upkeep.
Joint tree-felling and crafted exploration tools may give cooperation an immediate practical purpose. Omitting hunger and inventory management may suit players who want to focus on island challenges rather than upkeep systems.
Strengths
- Shared effort can make helping another player directly useful within ordinary gathering tasks.
- Crafting without inventory management may appeal to players who prefer acting on materials over organizing menus.
Weaknesses
- Players seeking survival centered on hunger management may find the omitted hunger meter a mismatch.
Who it is for: Friends interested in shared gathering, tool-based exploration and survival without hunger-meter management.
Play notes: One-console split-screen supports two players; online co-op supports two to four, requires paid Nintendo Switch Online and has no matchmaking.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Making tools for exploration gives materials a forward purpose, while the absence of hunger upkeep may suit a task-focused preference. | Reviewed | 6.5 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Reduced effort from working together may make coordination itself rewarding during resource gathering. | Reviewed | 7.2 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Cartoon-style islands on giant creatures may appeal to players who prefer a fanciful survival setting. | Reviewed | 7.0 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Split-screen offers a defined local option, while online groups need to arrange partners because matchmaking is unavailable. | Reviewed | 7.8 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- KonamiUnity Technologies
- Publisher
- Konami
- Release date
- Jun 5, 2025
- Platforms
- Nintendo Switch 2
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- www.nintendo.com
- Offline minimum players
- 1
- Offline maximum players
- 2
- Online minimum players
- 2
- Online maximum players
- 4
- Categories
- Action · Primary genrePuzzle
- Tags
- Local Co-opPuzzle SolvingReplayable3D GraphicsFamily-friendlyExplorationConstructionResource ManagementCollection-richTop-downLong-term ProgressionSolo-friendly
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- CLASSIND: G
- Play modes
- MultiplayerLocal multiplayerSingle playerCo-opNot provided
- Perspectives
- Top-down
Release editions
- Nintendo Switch 2WorldwideJun 5, 2025
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Sources
- www.nintendo.comSource revision: 1
- www.nintendo.com