<;img width=";1920"; height=";1080"; src=";https://www.pcgamesn.com/wp-content/sites/pcgamesn/2024/04/once-human-steam-survival-game-open-world-sandbox-1-1.jpg"; class=";webfeedsFeaturedVisual"; alt=";One of the most wishlisted games on Steam is hosting a huge playtest"; title=";One of the most wishlisted games on Steam is hosting a huge playtest";>;<;p>;Between <;strong>;Stalker<;/strong>;‚ The Forest‚ Rust‚ and Valheim‚ the overwhelming majority of modern‚ open-world survival games have a committed‚ at least semi-grounded aesthetic. For Stalker 2 dev GSC‚ its the quasi nuclear‚ reality distorting strangeness of Tarkovskys 1979 film. The Forest and Rust share a rugged‚ earth-and-stone pragmatism‚ while Valheim plays on Norse magical realism. Theres consistency. There are boundaries. Now the 14th most-wishlisted game on all of Steam‚ above Homeworld 3‚ Silent Hill 2‚ and even Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree‚ a new open-world survival sandbox throws much of that caution to the wind. Inspired by the New Weird of SCP and Remedys Control‚ its a sprawling‚ cut-loose stage for whatever players want to do‚ and PCGamesN has an exclusive look and insight from its creators.<;/p>; <;div>;Continue reading <;a href=";https://www.pcgamesn.com/once-human/new-steam-open-world-survival-game";>;One of the most wishlisted games on Steam is hosting a huge playtest<;/a>;<;/div>;MORE FROM PCGAMESN: <;a href=";https://www.pcgamesn.com/new-pc-games";>;New PC games<;/a>;‚ <;a href=";https://www.pcgamesn.com/upcoming-pc-games";>;Upcoming PC games<;/a>;‚ <;a href=";https://www.pcgamesn.com/best-pc-games";>;Best PC games<;/a>;