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ActionAdventureIndieSimulationSurvivalOpen World Survival CraftMultiplayerOnline Co-OpOpen World

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Game description

Plunge into the open-world survival simulation set in the extreme conditions of the uncharted Amazon jungle. Use real-life survival techniques to craft, hunt, fight, and gather resources, set a makeshift shelter, or raise a fortress. Survive alone or team up with your friends and challenge the jungle together.

Basic info

DeveloperCreepy Jar
PublisherCreepy Jar
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckVerified
Release dateSep 5, 2019
Price
  • Steam store −90% $24.99 $2.49 · Steam ↗
  • Lowest-price store $2.49 · Steam
  • Historical low $2.49 · 3-month low $2.49Other stores ↗

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Minimum specs

OSWindows 7/8/10 64-bit
Processor3.2 GHz Dual Core Processor
Memory4 GB
GraphicsGeForce GTX 660, Radeon RX 460 or equivalent with 2 GB of video RAM
Storage8 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 426 reviews from the past 1 year

73.8/ 100
Bottom 40%

Steam rating: Very Positive (85%)

Metacritic: 78 /100

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 20, 2026)

Green Hell drops players into a hostile jungle where nearly everything can kill them, and it scores 73.8.

👍 Strengths

67 reviews praise the world, describing a rainforest that feels alive, beautiful and oppressive at once. 50 enjoy the brutal difficulty, calling it challenging but fair once the systems are learned, and a few say careful planning is rewarded. 39 recommend playing together with friends in co-op, where sharing resources and building camps is a highlight. Story & World ranks 437th of 1096, Visuals & Sound ranks 607th of 1249, and Multiplayer ranks 391st of 642.

👎 Where it falls short

The same challenge divides players. 70 reviews find the difficulty unfair or frustrating, with sudden deaths from animals and poison hidden in the grass, though a few say it stops being hard once the mechanics are learned. 57 say the onboarding is poor, with overwhelming systems that need trial and error or a wiki to understand. 34 report bugs, including save files that corrupt or fail to load, and a few lost many hours of progress this way. Gameplay ranks 938th of 1396, and Tech & Support ranks 1111th of 1399.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“the amazon looks great, the jungle feels alive” · 67 reviews
“built a treehouse with friends until jaguar ruined it” · 39 reviews
“save file corrupts during story progression” · 34 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 71% of reviews · Bottom 40% of the games we've analyzed

Onboarding -1.97 · How easy it is to learn — tutorials and the first hours
Negative “overwhelming systems require constant trial-and-error without clear guidance” · 57 reviews
Positive “tutorial teaches fundamentals while letting player discover rest independently” · 7 reviews

Progression 20% · Difficulty 53% · Freedom 17% · Strategy 12% · Controls & feel 12%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 49% of reviews · Top 40% of the games we've analyzed

World +3.49 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is
Positive “the amazon looks great, the jungle feels alive” · 67 reviews
Negative “leopard enemy design annoying” · 2 reviews

Story 28% · Characters 4%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 24% of reviews · Top 50% of the games we've analyzed

Volume +2.01 · How much there is to play, including endgame, for the price
Positive “200 hours played and keeps coming back, excellent replayability” · 5 reviews
Negative “main story campaign is too short” · 2 reviews

Variety 15% · Replayability 3%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 16% of reviews · Top 50% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +3.04 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “graphics rated good, gameplay very good, story lovely” · 17 reviews
Negative “identical lazy weapon designs across tiers showing developer negligence” · 2 reviews

Audio 9%

Playing with others, the community and servers
Mentioned in 33% of reviews · Bottom 40% of the games we've analyzed

Playing together +1.43 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals
Positive “built a treehouse with friends until jaguar ruined it” · 39 reviews
Negative “teammates invisible in multiplayer, breaking cooperative gameplay” · 9 reviews

Community 1% · Servers & Connection 5%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 13% of reviews · Top 50% of the games we've analyzed

Balance -0.16 · Whether classes, weapons, and builds are evenly matched
Negative “early game snake is overpowered and kills players unfairly” · 5 reviews
Positive “vyvážení přežití a craftingu je dobré, rozmanitá nebezpečí” · 1 review

Anti-cheat 0% · Pricing 8% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 22% of reviews · Bottom 30% of the games we've analyzed

Stability -0.50 · Crashes, freezes, save loss, and game-breaking bugs
Negative “save file corrupts during story progression” · 34 reviews

Performance 4% · Developer support 8%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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