One of the reasons that Steam Early Access is so popular with developers is that it lets them test out how their games are doing while also interacting with fans, without using the “all or nothing” approach of just launching the game and patching it later. The team at Unknown Hex has made its jump into Early Access with the title Until North Ends. This open-world survival title will test your skills while also not being as brutal as other survival titles in the genre. With it being in Early Access, you’ll directly affect how the game grows and changes over time. Check out the Early Access launch trailer below, alongside this synopsis:

“This survival crafting adventure can be as relaxing or as intense as you make it. Alone or with friends, you can settle down and create a guarded safe haven or spend your days as a nomad with only adventure and loot on the mind. Wherever you end up, you’ll fight, farm, and forage across a procedurally generated world full of caves, dungeons, peaceful meadows, and treacherous waters, where the reward is well worth the risk.”

And if you want to know more about the world you’d be surviving in, here’s the game’s main features:

• New Worlds Bring New Adventure: Sail across the waters to find new islands, dive into caves and dungeons to plunder loot or travel through peaceful meadows. Explore procedurally generated worlds full of unique encounters.
• Face Your Foes with Style: Take down dangerous creatures in melee combat while donning heavy armor, or use distance to your advantage while shooting them with a bow, harness a powerful chain lightning as it’s up to you how you approach combat.
• Build Your Safe Haven: Construct your home to protect and prepare for your next adventure. Relax, watch your plants grow, and decorate your cozy corner.
• Refine Precious Resources: To survive in this harsh world you will need to craft the best equipment possible, but wooden swords will not cut it. Refine ores, combine materials, extract plants in the alchemy table, cure leather, and much more to gain access to rare materials.
• Unique Character Customization: Create your own character that will stand out. From hair color to tattoos, you and your fellow adventurers can customize your look to suit your style.