Despite its name, Survival Kids on the Nintendo Switch 2 is a calm, colorful experience with little real survival pressure. Its gameplay revolves around gathering resources, cooking, managing stamina, and solving small puzzles, all of which reinforce a light sense of adventure across the game’s isometric island environments. While new mechanics like...
Survival Kids2025
Survival Kids
2025 Konami63Worthwhile
Playable on
Available on
- −40%$29.99
Game modes
- 2–4 players
Details
- Launch
- June 5, 2025
- Developer
- -
- Publisher
- Konami
Overview
Welcome to Survival Kids, a survival adventure game available exclusively on Nintendo Switch 2! Picture this: A dusty old attic, cobwebs, forgotten boxes and the faint smell of neglect. Four curious kids stumble upon an ancient, tattered map, sparking an unexpected adventure… Setting out to sea upon their ramshackle boat, a sudden, ferocious storm hurls them into a hidden world brimming with danger and mystery. Now it’s down to you to help them work together and find their way home in Survival Kids - a fast-paced, co-op survival game for absolutely everyone! Stranded on a series of unique islands, set upon the back of giant Whurtles, work together with up to 4 players in local or online co-op to explore, chop, craft, fish, cook and solve your way to safety - all whilst surviving everything the islands throw at you! Master the island's challenges, use the Harmony Stones to tame the storm and make it back home with an epic story to tell!
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Reception
Press62
Worthwhile- Metacritic62from 27 reviews
- OpenCritic62from 20 reviews
Overall there’s quite a lot of fun to be had with Survival Kids whether it’s solo or with friends. It’s a lot less frustrating than something like Overcooked to play with your significant other, but it’s a bit more of a “game” so it might take them longer to comprehend exactly what to do and how to play, but still a better option for these kinds of...
Survival Kids is an interesting take on a popular genre, one meant for a much younger audience. At the same time, kids have been growing up on Minecraft for over a decade, so Survival Kids may not be giving the gaming youth enough credit.
A light-hearted experience, primarily aimed at younger players, that slips a bit too quickly into repetition.
Survival Kids will be a hard sell for long-time fans of the series, especially since it’s the same price as Clair Obscur. If you get it on sale and have children, this is a wonderful and underrated Switch 2 exclusive that’s hard to put down. Its cozy and low-stakes ambiance, combined with fun puzzles, will make it a hit with young gamers.