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Set in a gloomy Lovecraftian stone age, The Tribe Must Survive is about finding ways to grow and to protect your tribe from what lurks in the shadows around it. All your tribe members have their own personality and will, leading them to do mostly what they want. Fortunately you can manipulate them with rituals, buildings, upgrades and other difficult decisions to get things done. Whatever it takes... The Tribe Must Survive! Lead Your Tribe In The Tribe Must Survive, you are put in charge of building and managing a tribe. You’ll have to navigate resource collection, building, technology and tribal dynamics to their fullest in order to survive the hidden dangers of the night. Can you guide the tribe out of darkness? Out Of Darkness You must safeguard the tribe not only from internal conflicts and the ravages of the world, but from the many dangers lurking in the darkness itself. You’ll need to ensure to have the resources and foresight to prevent any members of your tribe from falling victim to despair or the unseen horrors of night. Into the Outer World Do you risk a good worker on a potentially deadly journey? Do you spend resources on exploring or exploiting? You will be faced with many challenges and decisions, and are tasked with balancing your current needs against the needs of the future in order to have a hope at the tribe’s survival. There’s no single way to survive, and each tribe will have different advantages and troubles for the player to solve driven by the tribe members' behaviors. The game is made to be a challenge, though each failure only serves to bring you closer to the next success.