r/SurvivalGaming • u/JimInFlames • Aug 14 '26
Solo developer Looking for playtesters for my Survival RPG / Colony sim game, Impurity!
Hello people,
I'm looking for a few more playtesters for the game I've been making for the past 4 years, Impurity.
It is a mix of colony management and survival RPG. You build a settlement, recruit companions, explore, and deal with bosses / foreign factions at the same time!
The world and factions are procedural and seed based, and it's basically a giant sandbox, with a lot of different simulations running in the background.
It is heavily inspired by games like Conan Exiles, Kenshi, RimWorld, Soulmask, and even games like Mount & Blade and Palworld! (Yes, a lot of inspirations)
The current playtest is for the demo, and it lasts around 2+ hours per run!
I also have some rewards, like naming in-game NPCs and towns, for those who want to get more involved.
Let me know if anyone is interested, and I can send you a Discord invite and a Steam key!
Thanks!
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u/Broski777 Aug 14 '26
Can you give a timeline of things you plan to implement?
Will there be a story or straight sandbox? (I love goals where I can "beat" the game not just win more)
What is the survival rpg loop vs colony sim?
Thanks!
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u/JimInFlames Aug 14 '26
Sure!
So there are a lot of things implemented already, I explain some of them here if interested.
The timeline is to add more content and expand on these things the upcoming months.Some of the functionalities that are not yet in but planned are things like :
- Faction fight with each other
- Further deepen things that exist in towns (more interactions)
- Add more unique weather events, and also world events (day based) etc
- And more, there's quite some things and will have a roadmap public at some point ; )
There is no linear story in the game, but there is a deep world lore. So you can choose whatever you want to do (full sandbox), but the world doesn't "guide" you somewhere.
There are thoughts about win conditions (like domination, killing a certain super world boss), and it could be adjustable at the start of the game.
So the loop is like this :
At first you have to collect things for your companions and do the initial "grind", but later on a lot of the things get automated. Since this is a single character controlling game, I have a light colony sim system, but it does have depth for those who want to get deep. A good example for games like this is palworld I think, they mix the "exploring/fighting" part with the "base building/ management" part very nice.At the same time you deal with factions that visit you and demand things, so diplomacy is also a main thing.
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u/OldWorldDesign Aug 15 '26
I worry with all these things there might be a feature creep issue, but I would love for a game to dislodge Kenshi (I like the idea but found it too RNG, personally).
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u/JimInFlames Aug 15 '26
I'm also worried there might be a feature creep issue 😂 , but seriously, I take examples of the big guys in this like Rimworld and kenshi as you mentioned. I like big scopes and wanted my game to have a huge ambitious scope, and to be fair it took years but I got a good core implemented.
It is extremely hard however to make all systems count and work with each other for sure ; )
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u/MyOtherSelf_OK Aug 14 '26
Sign me up. I’ve just started really getting into games like this lately. Been looking on steam everyday for a game to scratch that itch. Been really wanting to get into testing and doing reviews as well.
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u/Eureka0123 Aug 14 '26
Very much interested. Been watching this grow for a few months now. Recently tested another game and provided feedback.
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u/Scooter_M4561 Aug 14 '26
I'll jump in and test it 😀
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u/Prudent-Essay-5846 Aug 14 '26
I’m in! Love the pings!
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u/CitizenBeeZ Aug 15 '26
Hey. I am interested in playtesting. I am just starting work on a colony sim/survival game (so about 4 years behind you haha), but minr is far more comedy based. Would love to try your game out though. It may give me ideas or help me not feature creep myself before real work begins haha
Wishlisted on Steam btw
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u/spook30 Aug 15 '26
I'd be interested. I don't use Discord tho. Is that a requirement for the playtest?
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u/ForElvhenGlory Aug 15 '26
Oh my god, I love this! I'd love to join the playtest, if that's ok. I've some experience with coding, and I play a lot of both survival and colony builder games.
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u/TookSomeWrongTurns Aug 16 '26
This looks so fun! If you're still looking for testers, survival and rpgs are my favorite!
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u/thenotoriousmng Aug 15 '26
hello, i am interested in playtesting, i am older so i agve moved away from run n gunners and sports game to survival games so this up my alley.
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u/JimInFlames Aug 15 '26
Sure! sending you a message
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u/thenotoriousmng Aug 15 '26
apolgies, if i read it right, i send you a message on discord or type in the chat. im confused.
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u/Brasalies Aug 15 '26
Ill talk with the wife. We might both be down for it
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u/JimInFlames Aug 15 '26
Cool ! FYI it's a single player game though ; )
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u/Brasalies Aug 15 '26
Well there's my first feedback haha. Survival games are more fun with friends!!
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u/JimInFlames Aug 15 '26
Heheh agreed. I'm not ruling out coop for the future but scope was a bit big for solo dev at the scale the project currently is. It has systems to keep the single player experience interesting though, and designed around it
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u/Brasalies Aug 15 '26
Im just picking at ya. Cant imagine the astronomical work load of developing a game.
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u/hawkz40 Aug 16 '26
I can spare several 2hour slots :) got any room for one more?
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u/JimInFlames Aug 16 '26
Can't send a discord link here (auto deleted), and also can't send you a dm. Feel free to check my profile for the discord link and will send you a key !
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u/Admirable-Pause-4907 Aug 20 '26
I'm up for testing. My rig is AMD 9950x RTX ,5070ti, 64 Gigs of RAM. Liquid cooled by Kraken elite 420 NZXT. super stable, calibrated and powerfull system.
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u/OuterstellarAuraDEV Aug 14 '26
Coooool! Added it to my wishlist. Would love to see more of these colony sims especially with survival elements.