Team17 have released a new trailer for The Survivalists that shows off the monkey see, monkey do mechanics, or as they call it, The Mimic System. Due to you being stranded on an island, mass production is out of your reach, but you can train up the local group of monkeys, in order to build shelters, clear land and even help defend, check it out.

‘The Mimic System’ will see players befriend and tame wild monkeys before training them with bananas. As they munch down on their musa, players will have to show their primate cousins the actions to replicate and provide the necessary tools. From there, they’ll gladly help and support survivors in their adventures. Players will be able to harness the power of multiple monkeys to create ‘monkey chains’, setting them up to work together to achieve a greater goal such as creating an axe for another to chop down trees for wood that can be used by others to build bases.

You can’t train up the monkey’s to do everything, but instead train them up to be good at one particular skill, here are the options for now:

• Warriors: Can be equipped with swords, axes, and spears, to support survivors as they defend against orcling raids!

• Archers: See off orclings and keep wildlife at range with bow and arrow-armed monkeys

• Craftsmen: Train primates to build weapons, and craft tools and building materials

• Landscapers: Monkeys can be armed with tools to gather resources, chop down trees, mine rocks, and clear foliage

The game is set for a late 2020 release for Switch, PC, Xbox One and PlayStation 4, but there is no firm date as of yet.