
The Gold River Project™ is a camping trip gone wrong in the Pacific Northwest. Explore, craft, build, and survive in this open-world experiment that traps you and up to 4 friends in this single player or co-op survival adventure game.
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The Gold River Project™ throws you and your friends on an epic camping survival adventure! Try to escape a grueling experiment across one of the largest private nature reserves in the Pacific Northwest. You are being watched, studied and manipulated at every turn. Solve the mysteries within and try to survive another day. Players logging 100+ hours are still finding new points of interest, lore, and content, and the game is still growing.
*New* Free Mariner Update: Kayaks, scuba, boats, new fishing systems & new underwater locations to explore.
Replayability: Substations, supplies and points of interest - these locations change with each new play through.
Base Building: Craft and expand your campsite to prepare for what's to come.
Puzzles, Stealth or Discovery: There is more than one way out of this experiment.
Crafting: Craft and Build campsite essentials, weapons, farm plots and more to help you stay alive!
Multiplayer: Survive by yourself or with friends in online co-op!
Learn: Discover new things to craft from items you find or from trade.
Scavenge: All items are all useful, it's up to you to figure it out how.
Progress: Play at your own pace. No time restrictions. Prepare accordingly for upcoming challenges.
Engine: Built in Unreal Engine 5.4.4 upgrading to 5.7.4 summer 2026
Welcome to Gold River! A remote camping adventure you can play alone or with up to 4 friends. A chartered float plane will drop you off by beautiful lakes where you can kayak, hike the gorgeous trails, make camp and survive the elements.
One week turns into several as you suspect your guide is never coming back. Deserted, you discover you are trapped and now an unwilling lab rat. Can you survive an ever changing, artificial environment and it's inhabitants?
Manage health, hydration, hunger, fatigue, and temperature. Use your survival skills and earn badges as you learn new ones. Outlast nature and uncover the perils of what lies beneath the surface.
The world shifts with time. Hunt in the abundance of summer, forage in the dying colors of fall, and fight for warmth in the frozen quiet of winter. Find your way through increasingly harsh environments and outsmart your captors to survive and escape.
Discover a mysterious barrier dividing the forest. Solve environmental puzzles, sneak past security patrols, or piece together scavenged tech to bring it down your own way.
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Languages: English*, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America*languages with full audio support
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Hours played at review time, across 43 reviews with recorded playtime.
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Definately recommend, being in early acess i feel this game is going to go places when it's finished.
This is a cool game that will challenge you every time you start a new session! Gather resources and prepare for the changes that will come! don't forget to bring water and some makeshift fire to save :D
This game has a lot of potential. It's a diamond in the rough... very rough. I've some reviews that were a little more than harsh and while I get it, there's a lot wrong right now, the devs tend to tackle issues relatively quickly. I've also seen that they respond to criticism as well as can be expected. I believe this game will be worth the current bugs.
There is no game to hunt and no way to attach anything to your Kayak. all you seem to be able to do is fish and paddle around or walk. to nowhere! Attach the cooler to a small location on the left side of Kayak and Net connects to one on the very back Game is picking up.
au rechargement d une sauvegarde plus de décor juste les coffres et les objets mais plus de vegetation jeu completemnt nul NE PAS ACHETER
Some little bugs but the game is fun so far.
The Gold River Project is one of the most beautiful worlds I have played in recent years. The graphics and visuals truly enthrall me, reminding me of real-world camping and hiking adventures. From the foliage to the textures, this game is paradise for those who love landscape vistas and general outdoor activities. Knowing this game is early access excites me, as I feel there is more to come when milestones are met and updates come to fruition. This game is certainly going to get better! I strongly recommend this game, with a couple of current negatives (though they may change in future updates, or at least I hope). I do not like the forced third-person perspective while swimming, boating, or engaging in other activities. I find this transition immersion-breaking and a bit frustrating. I have discovered from other games that first-person is incredibly immersive, and being required to use third-person during some of the better activities is disappointing. Also, the third-person camera during these activities is too low, and there appears to be no player ability to raise or lower the camera, only left or right panning. My last negative is that there is no setting to control certain aspects of the game, such as removing the crosshair. I would love to see more personal control of the game for players in future updates. However, this game is early access, and though these are current negatives, I imagine in one way or another, much of this will change - and I look forward to it!
Leider sehr Bugy und kaum Spielbar. Ich hoffe ihr macht da noch was
I love this game. It tis not at all perfect, but I grind through the flaws. I t will be perfect one day.
I've only played 4hrs but I'm hooked. Yes the game is buggy and I've had issues with the world not generating upon load in. Thats expected with an early access. The world is a large size and feels massive with the dense forest and line of sight, crafting and navigating are simple enough to pick up quickly without feeling like a rinse and repeat of other games. The atmosphere and small clues you find are perfect in setting a eerie vibe. I love this game and can't wait to see more.
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