During the recent Indie World video, Team17 were on hand to announced The Survivalists, the next chapter set in the world of the Escapists, just with a new twist, you have landed on an island and with only your wit and a supply of simian subordinates, you have to build everything to survive; check out the games debut trailer.

Featuring islands teeming with life and adversaries, The Survivalists takes place in a rich world that never stands still, with a day/night cycle, a broad range of animals including boars, big cats, and sharks, as well as deadly fanatics highly skilled in combat. To help with survival, the game includes a mimic system that allows players to train the local monkey population to gather resources, build structures, or even fight off threats, while a deep and comprehensive crafting system offers tantalising objects and weapons to unlock and develop.

“Following the incredible success of The Escapists franchise, we wanted to expand the universe and try something very different from the world of prison breaks and orange boilersuits – and that’s how The Survivalists was born. We’re looking to really build on what’s been done with the genre in the past, with new takes on what it means to survive in harsh wildernesses and against nature itself – with the help of trained monkeys, of course.” - Emma Bates, Producer

The game is set to wash ashore in 2020 for Switch, PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.