Survived By is a free-to-play online bullet-hell roguelite set in a war-struck fantasy world. Its central idea makes death part of the premise rather than a simple endpoint: when a character dies, a descendant takes up the adventure with a small piece of that character’s legacy. The pixel-art setting, Heartland, is threatened by Chimera and a mysterious yellow resin, giving the repeated expeditions a larger world to uncover.
Combat sends survivors shooting through hordes of Chimera, while exploration brings dungeons, loot and opportunities to craft gear. The distinctive progression comes through succession: descendants inherit legacies that grant buffs, stat boosts and special abilities. Players can use different survivors to collect these legacies and pursue the Heartland’s hardest dungeons and bosses. The design pairs action-focused runs with persistent benefits passed along after death, rather than treating each character’s end as a clean reset.
The listed play options include co-op and online co-op, alongside online PvP, so Survived By’s format encompasses both shared and competitive online play.
