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Soulmask
A survival and base-building game where you and your friends settle an ancient world with recruited tribesmen.
Online co-op.
- Online
Where to buy
Playing together
- Online co-opYesPlayer count not confirmed
- Local co-opNot confirmed
- Not confirmedFriends on different platforms, such as PC and PlayStation, can play together.
- Not confirmedA friend can join or leave while you are already playing, without starting over.
- Not confirmedFriends play free with a Friend's Pass or similar.
- Steam DeckPlayableValve's own rating
About the game
You start with almost nothing in a big ancient world and build up from there. Most of your time goes on gathering, crafting, hunting and putting up a base that grows from simple huts into a proper settlement. Your mask lets you switch into any tribesman you have recruited, and those tribesmen can be set to gather, craft and haul on their own.
You can play it online with friends. One of you hosts a world and the others join, or you can run a private server with your own rules. Friends split the jobs, so one person sets up the automation while the others explore ruins and fight bosses.
The start is confusing and progress is slow, so it suits a group that enjoys planning and building over many evenings.
How it feels
Kind of game
One lasting world your group settles. You gather, build and push into dangerous places together.
- At its heart
- A big part
- Now and then
- Story
- Sessions
- Ongoing world
Rated on our own feel scale. 6 sources back these ratings.
Screenshots
From the Steam store page. Open one to see it full size.
If you liked Soulmask
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Bellwright
Why it scores 94%
What they share
- Kind of game
- Shared survival world
- About
- Wilderness survival and Settlement building
- Notable in both
- Calm and coziness, Time to hang out, Exploring, Tension and danger, Planning ahead, Fighting, Unlocks and progress
- Core to both
- Building and creating
- Sessions
- Ongoing world
- Co-op
- Online co-op
- Early access
- 4 online
Both give your group a hard world to survive in together. Both are about surviving in the wild and building settlements. Both have long calm stretches.
No big difference from Soulmask.

Medieval Dynasty
Why it scores 88%
What they share
- Kind of game
- Shared survival world
- About
- Wilderness survival and Settlement building
- Notable in both
- Calm and coziness, Time to hang out, Planning ahead, Unlocks and progress
- Core to both
- Building and creating
- Sessions
- Ongoing world
- Co-op
- Online co-op
- 4 online
- Crossplay
Both give your group a hard world to survive in together. Both let you build things together. Both are about surviving in the wild and building settlements.
No big difference from Soulmask.

Romestead
Why it scores 88%
What they share
- Kind of game
- Shared survival world
- About
- Settlement building
- Notable in both
- Calm and coziness, Time to hang out, Exploring, Tension and danger, Planning ahead, Getting better, Fighting
- Core to both
- Building and creating, Unlocks and progress
- Sessions
- Ongoing world
- Co-op
- Online co-op
- Early access
- 8 online
Both give your group a hard world to survive in together. Both are about building settlements. Both have long calm stretches.
No big difference from Soulmask.
All co-op facts
Last checked 28 October 2026. The small numbers link to the page that states each fact.
Co-op
- Most players online
- Not confirmed
- Fewest players online
- Not confirmed
- Local co-op
- Not confirmed
- Most players on one screen
- Not confirmed
- Split or shared screen
- Not confirmed
- Separate-device co-op
- Not confirmed
- Most players on separate devices
- Not confirmed
- Free base co-op
- No
is_free is false and the base game is priced at $29.99 before the sale. The Windows edition is the only one investigated. A past demo and free add-ons do not give free base co-op.
- 27
- Confirmed free setups
- Does not apply
- Crossplay
- Not confirmed
- Crossplay between
- Not confirmed
- Friends can join mid-game
- Not confirmed
- Only one of you needs to buy it
- Not confirmed
- Voice chat by distance
- Not confirmed
Sources
13 pages
store.steampowered.comStore page, read 28 October 2026
Backs Online co-op, Release status, Genres, Kind of game, Sessions, About, Story, Exploring, Building and creating, Fighting, Unlocks and progress, Planning ahead.
- Online co-op: The maker's text offers co-op with friends and private servers, and the categories list Co-op and Online Co-op.
- Release status: The page sells the finished game with no Early Access badge.
- Genres: The maker's text calls it a survival crafting game.
- Kind of game: User tags include Open World Survival Craft and Co-op, and the text has friends settling a world together or on a private server.
- Sessions: User tags include Open World Survival Craft, Sandbox and Base Building.
- About: The text describes survival in ancient open worlds and a small settlement growing into a city.
- Story: The text gives a short setup about a survivor tied to a mask. User tags do not include Story Rich.
- Exploring: User tags include Open World and Exploration, and the text describes two large worlds with ruins and labyrinths.
- Building and creating: User tags include Base Building and Crafting, and the text covers building from small huts up to large forts.
- Fighting: The text lists nine weapon classes and 88 weapon skills.
- Unlocks and progress: The text describes more than 800 tribesman talents and training them to pass skills on.
- Planning ahead: User tags include Resource Management and Automation, and the text describes a command system for tribesman tasks.
store.steampowered.comStore data, read 28 October 2026
Backs Steam app ID, Online co-op, Release status, Release date, Platforms, Free base co-op.
- Online co-op: Categories include Co-op and Online Co-op.
- Release status: coming_soon is false, and Early Access is not among the genres.
- Release date: Steam shows Apr 9, 2026, which is the evening before in US time. The maker gives April 10, and the maker wins.
- Platforms: Lists Windows only. No macOS or Linux build.
- Free base co-op: is_free is false and the base game is priced at $29.99 before the sale. The Windows edition is the only one investigated. A past demo and free add-ons do not give free base co-op.
store.steampowered.comStore data, read 28 October 2026
Backs Steam Deck.
- Steam Deck: Valve rates the game Playable on Steam Deck.
steamcommunity.comOfficial news, read 28 October 2026
Backs Release status, Release date, About, Unlocks and progress.
- Release status: The maker's post is titled Soulmask 1.0 Out Now.
- Release date: The post is dated 2026-04-10 (UTC) and announces the launch that day.
- About: The post describes Survival Mode as classic wilderness survival and Tribe Mode as growing a tribe into a civilization.
- Unlocks and progress: The post lists prestige progression and a Training Ground where tribesmen pass on talents.
steamcommunity.comOfficial news, read 28 October 2026
Backs Release date.
- Release date: The maker's guide of 2026-04-08 says two days remain and points players to the official version on April 10.
steamcommunity.comOfficial news, read 28 October 2026
Backs Online co-op.
- Online co-op: Patch notes of 2026-06-26 describe co-op hosts and non-host co-op players switching saves.
store.epicgames.comStore page, read 28 October 2026
Backs Online co-op, Release date, Free base co-op.
- Online co-op: The Epic page lists Co-op and Online Multiplayer as features.
- Release date: The page says the 1.0 launch arrives globally on April 10, 2026.
- Free base co-op: The page sells the base game for a price with a Buy Now button. A date-of-birth prompt showed on top of the page and was left alone.
mask.qoolandgames.comOfficial site, read 28 October 2026
Backs Genres.
- Genres: The page title calls it an open world survival and simulation game.
wikidata.orgWikidata, read 28 October 2026
Backs Wikidata item, Genres, Release date, Online co-op.
- Genres: P136 is survival game and sandbox game.
- Release date: P577 gives 2026-04-10 as the full release, after early access on 2024-05-31.
- Online co-op: P404 includes co-op mode and multiplayer video game.
ngohq.comPress, read 28 October 2026
Backs Tension and danger, Calm and coziness, Story, Working in sync, Exploring, Building and creating, Fighting, Time to hang out, Getting better, Unlocks and progress, Planning ahead.
- Tension and danger: NGOHQ review of 2026-04-13 describes hostile wildlife and factions, with danger rising at night.
- Calm and coziness: The review calls the pace slow and exploratory, with understated music and ambient wildlife.
- Story: The review says the lore comes out slowly through ruins and relics.
- Working in sync: The review says co-op players divide responsibilities and specialize in roles to build faster.
- Exploring: The review calls exploring beyond the base a key part, though some areas repeat.
- Building and creating: The review calls base building and tribe management a central pillar.
- Fighting: The review calls combat an integral but uneven part, with blocking and dodging.
- Time to hang out: The review describes a slow pace where assigned tribesmen keep the base running, which leaves room to talk. This is a judgment from the pace, not a direct statement.
- Getting better: The review describes a steep learning curve, dense menus and little guidance.
- Unlocks and progress: The review calls progression extensive and layered, and slow in the early hours.
- Planning ahead: The review describes planning around tribe tasks, technologies and resources.
bluntlyhonestreviews.comPress, read 28 October 2026
Backs Fighting, Time to hang out, Building and creating, Planning ahead.
- Fighting: Review of 2026-08-24 compares the full release to an action RPG, with a Warrior Mode built around fighting.
- Time to hang out: The reviewer says building a settlement and exploring with friends is better than with AI companions, and tribesmen now automate repetitive work.
- Building and creating: Review praises the cleaner building system and the expansion's ships that work as mobile bases.
- Planning ahead: Review describes assigning tribe roles and automating work.
fullcleared.comPress, read 28 October 2026
Backs Building and creating, Unlocks and progress, Tension and danger, Exploring.
- Building and creating: FullCleared review of 2026-05-05 calls the building overhaul the strongest part, with free placement.
- Unlocks and progress: The review criticizes the grind to raise tribe level for higher bonfire tiers.
- Tension and danger: The review says companions make bosses easy, which is why tension stays at notable and not constant.
- Exploring: The review describes a large map where each new biome adds materials, enemies and challenges.
roundtablecoop.comPress, read 28 October 2026
Backs Exploring, Getting better.
- Exploring: Early Access review of 2024-06-24 describes hidden ruins, bosses and lore across a large world.
- Getting better: The same review says the constant stream of tutorial prompts is too much and the game rewards experimenting.








