GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. When venturing into any new survival-crafting game, players will need as many tips as possible to survive their first night, let alone any additional ...

Collect as many resources as possible until hunger or darkness sets in, then craft a wooden shelter and place it in an out-of-the-way corner by putting it in a quick-access slot and then selecting it.

The big Rust September update is just around the corner, adding a brutal new mode to the survival game and streamlining some of the crafting interfaces. There's also a few smaller changes on the way, ...

Both ARK and Rust are notorious for punishing even high-end PCs. Their massive, open-world environments aren’t just for show. Every tree you chop down, every dinosaur roaming the island, every rusting ...