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ActionRole-playing (RPG)

Survival Kids

by Konami·published by Konami

1999Everyone27
Game Boy ColorNintendoSwitch

Reader score

8.1/ 10

7 votes

How long to beat

only 1 report

6h

Normally

story and some extras

Where to get it

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About

When on a pleasure cruise for his tenth birthday, a young boy is swept away to a remote island by a fierce storm that destroys the entire ship. With no family or friends, he must fend for himself on this strange, seemingly uninhabited island and ultimately find a way to return home.

Survival Kids is presented in an overhead action-RPG style similar to Link's Awakening. Players must try to survive through each day by getting enough rest, eating food and drinking water regularly. This can be risky, as certain foods such as mushrooms can have varying effects including paralysis and poison, while other foods can go rotten and make you sick if you eat them.

The game also features a unique "merge" system, which allows you to create a number of different items by combining two other items. For example, combining bark and a stick would produce kindling, while using ivy with a bent stick could create a bow. There are plenty of useless items that can be made in addition to the essentials, so it's up to the player to think as to what could be helpful in their quest to survive.

Ways to play

Modes

Single player

Perspective

Third personBird view / IsometricText

Languages

2 languages, with audio, subtitles and interface
Languageaudiosubtitlesinterface
English——
Japanese——

Game details

Color Depth

15-bit (32,768 colors)

Number of Players Supported

1 Player

Save Game Methods

Game Media

Miscellaneous Attributes

Battery Backed RAM, Game Boy Compatible, Super Game Boy Compatible

System requirements

Video Resolutions Supported

160×144

Box art

Also known as

Stranded Kids — European title

Survival Kids: Kotō no Bōkensha — Japanese title

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Facts

Developer

Konami

Publisher

Konami

Released

1999

Platforms

Game Boy ColorNintendoSwitch

Age ratings

ESRBEveryoneACBGELSPA3+SELLTP

Standing

Top 43% by visits

Tags

Diagonal-down2D scrollingPuzzle elements