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Winter Survival

Winter Survival

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1080p performance

Winter Survival estimated FPS at 1080p across 14 GPUs and 4 quality presets
GPUlowmediumhighultra
RTX 5090702 fps562 fps449 fps365 fps
RTX 4090652 fps522 fps417 fps339 fps
RX 7900 XTX585 fps468 fps374 fps304 fps
RTX 5080552 fps441 fps353 fps287 fps
RTX 4080 Super518 fps415 fps332 fps269 fps
RTX 4070 Ti410 fps328 fps262 fps213 fps
RTX 4070351 fps281 fps225 fps183 fps
RX 7800 XT309 fps247 fps198 fps161 fps
RTX 3080301 fps241 fps193 fps156 fps
RTX 4060 Ti284 fps227 fps182 fps148 fps
RTX 3070259 fps207 fps166 fps135 fps
RTX 4060234 fps187 fps150 fps122 fps
RTX 3060201 fps160 fps128 fps104 fps
GTX 1660 Super145 fps116 fps93 fps76 fps

1440p performance

Winter Survival estimated FPS at 1440p across 14 GPUs and 4 quality presets
GPUlowmediumhighultra
RTX 5090527 fps421 fps337 fps274 fps
RTX 4090489 fps391 fps313 fps254 fps
RX 7900 XTX439 fps351 fps281 fps228 fps
RTX 5080414 fps331 fps265 fps215 fps
RTX 4080 Super389 fps311 fps249 fps202 fps
RTX 4070 Ti307 fps246 fps197 fps160 fps
RTX 4070263 fps211 fps168 fps137 fps
RX 7800 XT232 fps186 fps148 fps121 fps
RTX 3080226 fps181 fps144 fps117 fps
RTX 4060 Ti213 fps170 fps136 fps111 fps
RTX 3070194 fps155 fps124 fps101 fps
RTX 4060176 fps140 fps112 fps91 fps
RTX 3060150 fps120 fps96 fps78 fps
GTX 1660 Super109 fps87 fps70 fps57 fps

4K performance

Winter Survival estimated FPS at 4K across 14 GPUs and 4 quality presets
GPUlowmediumhighultra
RTX 5090281 fps225 fps180 fps146 fps
RTX 4090261 fps209 fps167 fps136 fps
RX 7900 XTX234 fps187 fps150 fps122 fps
RTX 5080221 fps177 fps141 fps115 fps
RTX 4080 Super207 fps166 fps133 fps108 fps
RTX 4070 Ti164 fps131 fps105 fps85 fps
RTX 4070140 fps112 fps90 fps73 fps
RX 7800 XT124 fps99 fps79 fps64 fps
RTX 3080120 fps96 fps77 fps63 fps
RTX 4060 Ti114 fps91 fps73 fps59 fps
RTX 3070104 fps83 fps66 fps54 fps
RTX 406094 fps75 fps60 fps49 fps
RTX 306080 fps64 fps51 fps42 fps
GTX 1660 Super58 fps47 fps37 fps30 fps

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AMD Radeon RX 580 8GB / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB

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Processor
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AMD Ryzen 5 1600X / Intel Core i5-7600K

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8 GB

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For optimal performance in Winter Survival, an entry-level GPU like the GTX 1650 or RX 6500 XT is sufficient to meet the minimum requirements. This ensures a playable experience at lower settings, ideally at 1080p resolution. However, for a more immersive experience with higher frame rates and better visual fidelity, a mid-range GPU such as the GTX 1660 Super or RX 6600 is recommended. This setup allows for medium to high settings while maintaining smooth gameplay.

The game is designed to be accessible, making it suitable for a wide range of hardware configurations. Those with more powerful GPUs, like the RTX 3060 or RX 6700 XT, can comfortably push settings to high or ultra, maximizing the visual experience while enjoying stable frame rates at 1440p resolution. Overall, players should assess their current hardware and aim for at least a mid-range GPU to fully enjoy the immersive and challenging environment that the game presents.

Performance profile

November 2025 release. As a current-generation title, Winter Survival pushes modern hardware — expect to need an RTX 40-series or RX 7000-series GPU to enjoy it at native 4K Ultra without leaning on upscaling.

Simulation titles like Winter Survival are heavily CPU-dependent — physics, AI and world state dominate the frame budget. Prioritise a CPU with strong single-thread performance and fast RAM over raw GPU power.

Mid-range territory. An RTX 3060 or RX 6700 XT delivers 60 FPS at 1080p High in Winter Survival. For 1440p Ultra you'll want an RTX 4060 Ti / RX 7700 XT; 4K Ultra needs an RTX 4070 Ti or faster.

Storyline

What was supposed to be a nice winter hike in the Mount Washington State Park with friends, turned into a dire situation. You are left alone to fight for your survival. With only marginal supplies you have to fight off of the cold, thirst, hunger, wildlife and your own state of mind while finding your way to an abandoned ranger station in hope to be able to call for help. Winter Survival is a fully fledged survival game even going into Early Access, with dynamic combat, stealth, base building and its unique sanity system just to name a few. Multiple game modes and difficulties allow you to experience the game differently and tailor it to your taste. Venture through snow-covered forests, mountains, and frozen lakes. Grapple with treacherous terrain, deadly animals, and harsh winter conditions. Find shelter, cook meals, and rest, ready to face the next day. Hope it won’t be your last… You are not the first person to visit this area. There have been many before you. More than a century ago some even lived here. If you explore your surroundings you may find things they left behind that will still be useful to you. Explore various areas and discover their story, like a town built by people who are long gone. Force open doors, avoid traps, and make abandoned structures work again. Find personal belongings as you dive deeper into the town’s past. Will you be able to uncover its secrets? Cold, thirst, hunger and physical as well as mental exhaustion are the five major factors you have to worry about. It doesn’t however end there. Injuries and sickness are other factors and then there is the weather. Spending the night in the freezing cold without any shelter is akin to a death sentence and trying to go out in a snow storm isn’t any better either. Don’t forget, weather in the mountains changes quickly and is unpredictable. Further variety comes in with our event system where random events can save your day unexpectedly or make the nightmare even worse. Things do not have to be that bleak or stay that way all the time. The adaptation system allows you to open up new survival skills and strengthen your abilities. And then there is our unique sanity system to make things really interesting… The most deviant enemy in a desolate land, is one’s mind. In Winter Survival you will experience an unforgiving world where it’s hard to distinguish reality from madness, due to the unique sanity system. In reality, your mind becomes a problem way sooner than starvation. It starts with fatigue symptoms, losing your will to continue the struggle up to imagining things and even full blown hallucinations. Fear and the stress associated with it form another layer that can influence your perception and together all these factors make for a highly interesting and different survival experience. Hunt or be hunted. Use the environment to your advantage. Observe your prey, study its behaviour, make and set traps to capture animals. Craft torches to scare away wolves. Make spears to throw at prey and protect yourself from apex predators that surround the area. Given limited resources, think twice before starting a fight. A bear is a mighty predator and going against one with a knife or even a spear might not be the brightest idea. Maybe avoiding the danger or sneaking past a potential encounter is the smarter choice given the circumstance? Gather resources, learn how to craft all sorts of useful things and build shelters and other structures to escape everyday struggles. Some resources are easy to find, some are only available in certain areas, others have to be gained from hunting and some are left behind by those before you. The extended crafting system ranges from simple campfires to cook food to building entire shelters and protective structures wherever you please. It is the crafting and building system that will allow you to slowly transition from unbearable danger to a more manageable environment - if you prepare properly. It is up to you how you want to play the game and we give you 3 different modes to choose from: Story Mode: Learn more about yourself and people long gone while you struggle to survive. Find your friends and get back home. Coldwave: Risk your life in an ultimate survival experience. Brave the elements of an ever-changing weather and see how far you can go before the wilderness claims you. Endless Mode: Take advantage of more resources and crafting options as you try to conquer the world around you. Start and proceed how you want.

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