{{Short description|Sandbox video game}} {{good article}} {{Infobox video game | title = Survivalcraft | image = Survivalcraft logo.png | alt = The logo of Survivalcraft, which depicts two blocks of grass and a block of wood above it. | caption = Logo | developer = Candy Rufus Games | publisher = Candy Rufus Games | designer = Marcin Igor Kalicinski | series = | platforms = {{Unbulleted list|[[Windows Phone]]|[[Android (operating system)|Android]]|[[iOS]]|[[Microsoft Windows]]|[[Amazon Kindle Fire]]}} | released = 16 November 2011 | genre = [[Sandbox video game|Sandbox]], [[survival game|survival]] | modes = [[Single-player]] }}
'''''Survivalcraft''''' is a 2011 open [[sandbox video game]] developed by Marcin Igor Kalicinski under the brand Candy Rufus Games. Following early test versions of the game, it was released on 16 November 2011 for the [[Windows Phone]], and is also available for [[Android (operating system)|Android]], [[iOS]], and [[Microsoft Windows]]. The game is set on a deserted island in an [[open world]], where the player collects resources and items that can be made into survival tools. The game has six different [[Game mechanics|game modes]]: Survival, Challenging, Cruel, Harmless, Adventure, and Creative. The first four involve the player gathering necessary resources to stay alive. Creative mode gives the player unlimited items and health, and Adventure mode is used for quest, parkour maps, and horror maps.
Kalicinski was inspired by ''[[Minecraft]]'', and originally only worked on the game for fun, with his son as the sole pre-release tester. The game was compared to ''Minecraft'' by various reviews, with most reviews stating that the game is either better than or supplements its source of inspiration. The game became one of the most downloaded games for Windows Phone and iPad in 2013 and 2014. The sequel ''Survivalcraft 2'' followed in December 2016, and allows players to create their own blocks.
== Gameplay == [[File:Survivalcraft gameplay.jpg|thumb|Players in ''Survivalcraft'' collect items and craft tools; here, a character is holding an axe with an inventory consisting of a compass, iron axe, and bomb. The player can also be seen flying, hinting that the player character is in Creative Mode.|alt=A Survivalcraft character holding an iron axe with a compass, iron axe, and bomb, standing in the shore of a lake. Two pumpkins and a boat can be seen nearby. The character is looking at the forest around the lake.]]
''Survivalcraft'' is a [[Three-dimensional space|three-dimensional]] (3D) [[sandbox game]] that is set on a deserted island. The game begins with the player generating an [[open world]], based on parameters such as the average temperature and humidity.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Berthelson|first=Talor|date=9 May 2013|title=Survivalcraft Walkthrough, Cheats and Strategy Guide|url=http://www.gamezebo.com/games/survivalcraft/walkthrough-cheats-strategy-guide|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130610070358/http://www.gamezebo.com/games/survivalcraft/walkthrough-cheats-strategy-guide|archive-date=10 June 2013|access-date=2 June 2021|website=[[Gamezebo]]}}</ref> After setting up the world, the [[player character]] is shown marooned on an island, as the crew on a nearby ship announces they will not return for them.<ref name="stp1" />
After the dialogue ends, the player is pushed by the necessity to collect resources and [[Item (game terminology)|items]] to survive.<ref name="stp1" /> The player may start by cutting down a tree to obtain [[Lumber|timber]] and, in turn, creating a workbench, which can then be used to create more items and blocks. The items that could be crafted in the workbench, as well as the prerequired items and the methods to craft them, could be seen in the ''Recipaedia.<ref name=":1" />'' The player may then use the tools to increase the hunger bar by eating food from hunting down animals, constructing a shelter for a place to sleep and spend the night, or mining to obtain underground resources. If the character does not eat food for a prolonged time, the hunger bar will drop to zero, and the character's [[Health (game terminology)|health bar]] would decrease to zero. If the health bar also drops to zero, the character would die.<ref name=":0" /> The player also needs to craft clothes to prevent the character from freezing and depleting health bar points.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2015-01-05|title=Update Mondays: 'Survivalcraft', 'Pyramid Solitaire Saga', 'Pac-Man', 'Daddy Long Legs', And More|url=https://toucharcade.com/2015/01/05/update-mondays-survivalcraft-pyramid-solitaire-saga-pac-man-daddy-long-legs-and-more/|access-date=2021-06-02|website=TouchArcade|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-06-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602215112/https://toucharcade.com/2015/01/05/update-mondays-survivalcraft-pyramid-solitaire-saga-pac-man-daddy-long-legs-and-more/|url-status=live}}</ref>
There are six different game modes in the game: Survival, Challenging, Cruel, Harmless, and Creative. In the first four,<ref name=":0" /> the game character starts empty-handed, and the player is challenged to stay alive on the island alone and gather necessary resources to craft items and blocks for their survival. Harmless mode makes surviving easier, with neutral animals that do not attack unless provoked and faster healing time. Challenging is the normal [[survival mode]], with animals attacking once the character gets to a certain distance and a longer and conditional healing time. Cruel's only difference compared to Challenging is that the world is deleted if the player dies.<ref>{{Cite web|last=gamefighter|date=16 May 2014|title=Survivalcraft: マイクラっぽい無人島で極限サバイバルゲームに挑め!!|url=https://www.appbank.net/2014/05/16/iphone-application/812948.php|url-status=live|access-date=2 June 2021|website=AppBank|archive-date=2 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602214110/https://www.appbank.net/2014/05/16/iphone-application/812948.php}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2013-05-07|title=Survivalcraft - Da staunt ihr Bauklötzer oder was der Minecraft-Klon alles kann|url=https://www.appgemeinde.de/archiv/review/review-survivalcraft-ios-was-der-minecraft-klon-alles-kann-20703/|access-date=2021-06-02|website=appgemeinde|language=de-DE|archive-date=2021-01-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210116183803/https://www.appgemeinde.de/archiv/review/review-survivalcraft-ios-was-der-minecraft-klon-alles-kann-20703/|url-status=live}}</ref> On the other hand, Creative mode equips the player with an infinite amount of every block and items on the game. The character could fly and could not die or experience an injury while playing in this mode.<ref name=":0" /> In Survival mode, the player begins with fish in their inventory. The player is also able to go back to where they slept, as well. In Adventure mode, the player is unable to break blocks without using appropriate tools, being usually used for quest maps.
== Development and release == The game was singlehandedly developed by programmer Marcin Igor "Kaalus" Kalicinski,<ref name=softpediamay2014>{{cite web|last=Truta|first=Filip|title=Download Survivalcraft 1.25.4.0 – Custom Skins, Crossbow, New Explosions Engine|url=https://news.softpedia.com/news/Download-Survivalcraft-1-25-4-0-Custom-Skins-Crossbow-New-Explosions-Engine-443856.shtml|website=Softpedia News|date=26 May 2014|access-date=2 June 2021|archive-date=2 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602015647/https://news.softpedia.com/news/Download-Survivalcraft-1-25-4-0-Custom-Skins-Crossbow-New-Explosions-Engine-443856.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> who sold his game under the brand Candy Rufus Games.<ref name=delimiter>{{cite web|url=https://delimiter.com.au/2013/04/26/amazon-appstore-challenging-google-play-as-australian-launch-looms/|title=Amazon Appstore challenging Google Play as Australian launch looms|last=Braue|first=David|date=26 April 2013|website=Delimiter|publisher=|access-date=2 June 2021|quote=|archive-date=2 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602015608/https://delimiter.com.au/2013/04/26/amazon-appstore-challenging-google-play-as-australian-launch-looms/|url-status=live}}</ref> The sole pre-release tester of the game was Kalicinski's son.<ref name=wpgames/>
Kalicinski stated that he made the game after playing and remixing ''[[Minecraft]]''{{'s}} [[source code]]. He bought a copy of the game in July 2011 after hearing rumours about it for a long period. After playing the game and modifying the game's source code, he wrote his test code a few days later. Kalicinski stated that his code was initially intended as a "toy project"; he never thought of publishing or selling it due to the sheer amount of ''Minecraft'' duplicates that already circulated at that time. Kalicinski created the code in the [[C Sharp (programming language)|C# programming language]].<ref name=wpgames>{{cite web |url=http://wp-games.pl/2011/11/26/wywiad-rzeka-z-tworca-gry-survivalcraft/|url-access= |title=Wywiad rzeka z twórcą gry Survivalcraft|last=Paweł|first=Przez|date=26 November 2011|website=WP Games Polski|language=pl, en|script-title= |trans-title=A conversation with the developer of Survivalcraft|access-date=31 May 2021|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111203174757/http://wp-games.pl/2011/11/26/wywiad-rzeka-z-tworca-gry-survivalcraft/|archive-date=3 December 2011}}</ref>
Kalicinski chose [[Windows Phone]] as its starting platform due to the absence of ''Minecraft'' and its clones in the platform. He had difficulties overcoming limitations for apps in the Windows Phone, such as the lack of support for [[shader]]s and the prohibition of [[Native (computing)|native code]]. These problems made him almost abandon ''Survivalcraft'', but he tried to run the game on the phone and it reached a [[Frame rate|rate]] of 4.5 frames per second on its first try. He tried to improve the game's code and managed to make the game playable.<ref name=wpgames/> The game was submitted to the [[Windows Phone Store]] in mid-November 2011<ref>{{cite web|last=Acevedo|first=Paul|title=Minecraft clone Survivalcraft coming to Windows Phone, looks good and blocky|url=https://www.windowscentral.com/minecraft-clone-survivalcraft-coming-windows-phone-looks-good-and-blocky|website=Windows Central|date=13 November 2011|access-date=1 June 2021|archive-date=11 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111214105/http://www.windowscentral.com/minecraft-clone-survivalcraft-coming-windows-phone-looks-good-and-blocky|url-status=live}}</ref> and was released on 16 November 2011.<ref name=wc2>{{cite web|last=Rubino|first=Daniel|title=Minecraft-clone Survivalcraft now available in the Marketplace|url=https://www.windowscentral.com/minecraft-clone-survivalcraft-now-available-marketplace|website=Windows Central|date=17 November 2011|access-date=1 June 2021|archive-date=28 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181228181446/https://www.windowscentral.com/minecraft-clone-survivalcraft-now-available-marketplace|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=theguardian>{{cite web|last=Dredge|first=Stuart|title=Apps Rush: Alan Partridge, Jimi Hendrix, AC/DC, Charlie Brown, Brian Blessed Alarm Clock and more|url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/appsblog/2011/nov/18/apps-rush-alan-partridge-jimi-hendrix|website=The Guardian|date=18 November 2011|access-date=1 June 2021|archive-date=13 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150913225145/http://www.theguardian.com/technology/appsblog/2011/nov/18/apps-rush-alan-partridge-jimi-hendrix|url-status=live}}</ref>
After its first release, Kalicinski received feedback from players regarding ''Survivalcraft''{{'s}} features. There was a huge demand by the players to make the game more similar to ''Minecraft''. However, Kalicinski already planned the game to be more focused on the survival aspect. He wanted to make a long-term game with more features that would make the character more susceptible to death, such as cold, hunger, thirst, natural disasters, and increasingly dangerous enemies. Nevertheless, the feedback refocused him on improving the game's basic features instead of implementing his planned new features.<ref name=wpgames/>
Following several updates, the game was released for [[Android (operating system)|Android]] devices in October 2012,<ref name=toucharcade/> and later for [[Microsoft Windows]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Survivalcraft|url=https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/survivalcraft/9wzdncrfhvnl|access-date=2021-06-25|website=Microsoft Store|language=en-us}}</ref> An update for the game was released shortly afterwards in July 2013, with the addition of boats, farming, and new animals. The update also changed the terrain generation method, allowing islands to be found in the middle of the ocean.<ref name=toucharcadeupdatejuly2013>{{cite web|url=https://toucharcade.com/2013/07/23/set-sail-go-hungry-or-do-some-farming-in-the-latest-survivalcraft-update/|title=Set Sail, Go Hungry or Do Some Farming in the Latest 'Survivalcraft' Update|last=Nelson|first=Jared|date=23 July 2013|website=Touch Arcade|publisher=|access-date=1 June 2021|quote=|archive-date=6 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180806150005/https://toucharcade.com/2013/07/23/set-sail-go-hungry-or-do-some-farming-in-the-latest-survivalcraft-update/|url-status=live}}</ref> Another update in November 2013 added electronic functionalities in the game, allowing player to create complex visual displays.<ref name=toucharcadeupdatenovember2013>{{cite web|url=https://toucharcade.com/2013/11/06/look-out-minecraft-survivalcraft-1-23-additions-spur-creation-of-gizmos-like-this-in-game-animation-studio/|title=Look Out, 'Minecraft', 'Survivalcraft' 1.23 Additions Spur Creation of Gizmos Like This In-Game Animation Studio|last=Hodapp|first=Eli|date=6 November 2013|website=Touch Arcade|publisher=|access-date=2 June 2021|quote=|archive-date=7 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180807170001/https://toucharcade.com/2013/11/06/look-out-minecraft-survivalcraft-1-23-additions-spur-creation-of-gizmos-like-this-in-game-animation-studio/|url-status=live}}</ref>
A month after the November 2013 update, the game was released for [[iOS]] devices.<ref name=toucharcade/> Kalicinski introduced a Christmas-themed update immediately after the iOS release, which added Christmas trees and reindeer into the game. Other major changes for this update were the ability of players to alter the temperature and humidity of worlds, a new set of bows and arrows, electric shooting target, iron fences, and tigers.<ref name=softpediadecember2013>{{cite web|url=https://news.softpedia.com/news/Download-Survivalcraft-1-24-for-iOS-411328.shtml|title=Download Survivalcraft 1.24 for iOS|last=Truta|first=Filip|date=20 December 2013|website=Softpedia|publisher=|access-date=2 June 2021|quote=|archive-date=2 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602213425/https://news.softpedia.com/news/Download-Survivalcraft-1-24-for-iOS-411328.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> Kalicinski supplemented the game with another update in May 2014, which added various new weapons into the game and custom skins for players. Kalicinski implemented several alterations regarding the audio, [[user interface]], and explosives in this update.<ref name=softpediamay2014/>
The 30th and last update of ''Survivalcraft'' were released in March 2016. The update added many new items and blocks into the game, such as copper items, stairs, and coloured LEDs. Several tweaks on the area of forest and caves were also conducted in its final update.<ref name=softpediadecember2016>{{cite web|url=https://toucharcade.com/2016/03/28/update-mondays-clash-of-clans-partia-2-terraria-out-there-and-more/|title=Update Mondays: 'Clash Of Clans', 'Partia 2', 'Terraria', 'Out There', And More|last=Musgrave|first=Shaun|date=28 March 2016|website=Touch Arcade|publisher=|access-date=2 June 2021|quote=|archive-date=2 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602214057/https://toucharcade.com/2016/03/28/update-mondays-clash-of-clans-partia-2-terraria-out-there-and-more/|url-status=live}}</ref>
===''Survivalcraft 2''=== '''''Survivalcraft 2''''' is a sequel to the original game which was released in December 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://toucharcade.com/2017/07/17/best-iphone-game-updates-altered-beast-868-hack-candy-crush-soda-saga-survivalcraft-2-and-more/|title=Best iPhone Game Updates: 'Altered Beast', '868-HACK', 'Candy Crush Soda Saga', 'Survivalcraft 2', and More|last=Musgrave|first=Shaun|date=17 July 2017|website=Touch Arcade|publisher=|access-date=2 June 2021|quote=|archive-date=7 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190307201757/https://toucharcade.com/2017/07/17/best-iphone-game-updates-altered-beast-868-hack-candy-crush-soda-saga-survivalcraft-2-and-more/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://toucharcade.com/2016/12/14/new-iphone-and-ipad-games-december-15/|title=Out Now: 'Fieldrunners Attack!', 'Survivalcraft 2', 'The Hacker 2.0', 'Lifeline: Halfway to Infinity', 'LVL', 'Wyvern', 'Highway Runners', 'Cyber Gargoyle' and More|last=Nelson|first=Jared|date=14 December 2016|website=Touch Arcade|publisher=|access-date=2 June 2021|quote=|archive-date=2 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602214011/https://toucharcade.com/2016/12/14/new-iphone-and-ipad-games-december-15/|url-status=live}}</ref> The main feature that separates ''Survivalcraft 2'' from its predecessor is the existence of "furnitures", a system that allows players to make their own block by using an in-game tool called an iron hammer.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://uk.pcmag.com/gaming-gear/122316/looking-for-minecraft-alternatives-try-these-sandbox-creation-games?p=1|title=Looking for Minecraft Alternatives? Try These Sandbox Creation Games|last=Cohen|first=Jason|date=8 July 2020|website=[[PCMag]]|publisher=|access-date=2 June 2021|quote=|archive-date=2 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602215242/https://uk.pcmag.com/gaming-gear/122316/looking-for-minecraft-alternatives-try-these-sandbox-creation-games?p=1|url-status=live}}</ref> An update for ''Survivalcraft 2'' added split screen—a long-awaited feature—into the game.<ref name="wpgames" /> The split screen system works by dividing the screen for 2-4 players, allowing up to 4 players to use the same device to play in the same world.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.androidauthority.com/best-games-like-minecraft-on-android-583963/|title=5 best games like Minecraft on Android|last=Hindy|first=Joe|date=15 December 2020|website=Android Authority|publisher=|access-date=2 June 2021|quote=|archive-date=2 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602214319/https://www.androidauthority.com/best-games-like-minecraft-on-android-583963/|url-status=live}}</ref>
== Reception == === Sales and accolades === ''Survivalcraft'' fared well on Windows Phone and [[iPad]], with the game becoming the 15th most popular game and the 7th most popular game in the Action & Adventure section a week following its first release.<ref name=wpgames/> After the game was released on [[iPad]], the game became one of the two top 50 grossing games in 2013 that has no in-game purchases.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pocketgamer.biz/news/50564/minecraft-pocket-edition-passes-10-million-sales-milestone/|title=Minecraft Pocket Edition passes 10 million sales milestone|last=Nouch|first=James|date=2 May 2013|website=Pocket Gamer|publisher=Steel Media Ltd.|access-date=1 June 2021|quote=|archive-date=12 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112034615/https://www.pocketgamer.biz/news/50564/minecraft-pocket-edition-passes-10-million-sales-milestone/|url-status=live}}</ref> The next year, the game became the 5th most downloaded paid app on iPad.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://gadgets.ndtv.com/apps/news/apple-outs-most-downloaded-free-paid-and-grossing-ios-apps-of-2014-639658|title=Apple Outs Most Downloaded Free, Paid, and Grossing iOS Apps of 2014|date=25 December 2014|website=Gadgets 360|publisher=NDTV|access-date=1 June 2021|quote=|archive-date=11 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111145747/https://gadgets.ndtv.com/apps/news/apple-outs-most-downloaded-free-paid-and-grossing-ios-apps-of-2014-639658|url-status=live}}</ref> The game was later named by ''Touch Arcade'' as one of the best iPhone and iPad games of 2013<ref>{{cite web|last=Nelson|first=Jared|date=26 December 2013|title=Best iPhone and iPad Games of 2013|url=https://toucharcade.com/2013/12/25/best-iphone-and-ipad-games-of-2013/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210228162715/https://toucharcade.com/2013/12/25/best-iphone-and-ipad-games-of-2013/|archive-date=28 February 2021|access-date=1 June 2021|website=Touch Arcade|publisher=|quote=}}</ref> and the 100 Best Mobile Games of 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://toucharcade.com/2016/12/23/the-100-best-mobile-games-of-2016/|title=The 100 Best Mobile Games of 2016|last=Hodapp|first=Eli|date=23 December 2016|website=Touch Arcade|publisher=|access-date=1 June 2021|quote=|archive-date=28 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210228161357/https://toucharcade.com/2016/12/23/the-100-best-mobile-games-of-2016|url-status=live}}</ref>
=== Critical response === {{Video game reviews | MC = 74/100<ref name=metacriticsc>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/survivalcraft/critic-reviews/?platform=ios-iphoneipad|title=Survivalcraft iOS|date=|website=[[Metacritic]]|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|access-date=31 May 2021|quote=|archive-date=4 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210404013225/https://www.metacritic.com/game/ios/survivalcraft/critic-reviews|url-status=live}}</ref> | TA = 5/5<ref name=toucharcade>{{cite web|url=https://toucharcade.com/2013/05/21/survivalcraft-review/|title='Survivalcraft' Review – A Better Mobile 'Minecraft' than the Actual Mobile 'Minecraft'|last=Nelson|first=Jared|date=29 January 2014|website=Touch Arcade|access-date=31 May 2021|quote=|archive-date=25 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125085300/https://toucharcade.com/2013/05/21/survivalcraft-review/|url-status=live}}</ref> | Gamezebo = 2.5/5<ref name=gamezebo>{{cite web|url=https://www.gamezebo.com/games/survivalcraft/review|title=Survivalcraft Review: Can you say "blatant Minecraft clone"?|last=Rose|first=Mike|date=8 May 2013|website=Gamezebo|access-date=31 May 2021|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130610065138/https://www.gamezebo.com/games/survivalcraft/review|archive-date=10 June 2013}}</ref> | PG = 3.5/5<ref name=pocketgamer>{{cite web|url=https://www.pocketgamer.com/articles/051001/survivalcraft/|title=Survivalcraft|last=McFerran|first=Damien|date=20 May 2013|website=Pocket Gamer|access-date=8 June 2021|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210603071830/https://www.pocketgamer.com/articles/051001/survivalcraft/|archive-date=3 June 2021}}</ref> }} The game received "mixed or average reviews" based on four critic reviews, according to review aggregator [[Metacritic]].<ref name=metacriticsc/> The game received polarized reviews by video game critics, though most opined that the game is either better<ref name=toucharcade/><ref name=stp1/> than or supplements its source of inspiration.<ref name=148apps/> Jared Nelson of [[mobile game]] news site ''[[Touch Arcade]]'' argued that the game is superior to its source of inspiration, ''[[Minecraft]]'', in every aspect. He describes the game as giving him a "sense of adventure". He stated that the game's infinite world area, cave generation system, and world sharing—which did not exist in Minecraft at that time—made the game better than its source of inspiration. Nelson also praised the fact that that game is made by a single person, as opposed to the "unlimited money and resources" that the developers of ''Minecraft'' had.<ref name=toucharcade/> A similar review was delivered by ''Slide to Play'' reviewer Nadia Oxford, who claimed that those who considered ''Survivalcraft'' "as a mere ''Minecraft'' clone" were shallow. However, Oxford pointed out that the game's block placement is difficult for those who have not mastered ''Minecraft''. She described the game as a reminder of how human ancestors survived in the past and considered that the game is better suited for "''Minecraft'' veterans".<ref name=stp1>{{cite web |url=http://www.slidetoplay.com/review/survivalcraft-review/|title=Survivalcraft Review|last=Oxford|first=Nadia|date=10 May 2013|website=Slide To Play|publisher= |access-date=10 May 2013|quote=|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131001033820/http://www.slidetoplay.com/review/survivalcraft-review/ |archive-date=1 October 2013 }}</ref>
''148Apps'' reviewer Rob Rich compares features in ''Survivalcraft'' that were or were not available in ''Minecraft''. Rich praised the game's variety of animals and the in-game panorama. Nonetheless, he pointed the absence of things that already existed in ''Minecraft'', such as armour, farming, and multiplayer. Rich also complained about the minuscule size of the movement stick.<ref name=148apps>{{cite web|url=https://www.148apps.com/reviews/survivalcraft-review/|title=SurvivalCraft Review|last=Rich|first=Rob|website=148Apps|date=3 May 2013|access-date=1 June 2021|archive-date=23 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191023200602/https://www.148apps.com/reviews/survivalcraft-review/|url-status=live}}</ref> Deanu Haratinu from Urban Digital also commented on the movement stick, stating that it might cause some complications to users who never played a 3D game using this feature.<ref group=translation name=a>Original text (in Indonesian): ''Bagi yang tidak terbiasa memainkan game 3D dengan menggunakan virtual touchpad, akan mengalami sedikit kesulitan memainkan game ini.''</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://urbandigital.id/game-survivalcraft-windows-10/|title=Game Survivalcraft: Hadir Dengan Cita Rasa Minecraft|trans-title=Survivalcraft Game: Exists With A Taste of Minecraft|last=Haratinu|first=Deanu|website=Urban Digital|date=27 June 2016|access-date=1 June 2021|archive-date=12 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170512044810/https://www.urbandigital.id/game-survivalcraft-windows-10/|url-status=live}}</ref>
Bewi from ''iPhone Soft'' reviewed the game's audio and described it as "very fair", noting the lack of melody and an emphasis on classic and realistic sound effects.<ref group=translation name=b>Original text (in French): ''La bande-son est très passable étant donné qu'elle ne propose pas de mélodie, seulement des bruitages très classiques et assez réalistes.''</ref> He expressed the game as having a beneficial in-game guide with the existence of ''Recipaedia'' that allows players to search every item or block that existed in the game as well as how to make it.<ref group=translation name=c>Original text (in French): ''L'aide en jeu est bien fournie et on saluera particulièrement la présence du "Recipaedia" qui contient l'ensemble des blocs et objets que vous pourrez trouver et fabriquer, avec les recettes pour les obtenir.''</ref><ref name=":1">{{cite web|url=https://iphonesoft.fr/2013/05/14/test-de-survivalcraft|title=Test de Survivalcraft sur iPhone|trans-title=Testing Survivalcraft in iPhone|last=Bewi|date=14 May 2013|website=iPhone Soft|access-date=1 June 2021|archive-date=3 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201203045822/https://iphonesoft.fr/2013/05/14/test-de-survivalcraft|url-status=live}}</ref>
A less favourable review was delivered by Mike Rose from ''[[Gamezebo]]''. He described the game as a [[carbon copy]] of ''Minecraft'' and as an insult to the players and developers of ''Minecraft''. Although he stated that ''Survivalcraft'' differs from ''Minecraft'' due to the wildlife as its focus and the community tab that allows players to see each other's world and texture, he argued that ''Survivalcraft'' is missing many features that ''Minecraft'' already had. He then recommended readers not to bother with ''Survivalcraft'' and concluded that the game's only advantage was as "a perfectly playable ''Minecraft'' clone".<ref name=gamezebo/>
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