7 Days to die + Half Life 1 + Dues Ex 1

This is one of the most unique survival games I have ever played. The first time I played it, I kept all the settings at default. It was fun, but it was really difficult. Especially with the power going out at night. However, I LOVE the fact that I can change many of the "sandbox" settings. Hence, for me, the power going off at night was not as fun, so I shut it off. I experimented with changing the day/night settings, but that messed with the "portal" worlds resetting so I ultimately left it alone.
All in all, hunger and thirst were never my favorite things to deal with, so I turned them WAY down or off. Cooking is still valuable as you can get some additional benefits from food.
I have started over multiple times and tried different Sandbox settings each time. It has distinctly changed the game each time.
Finally, the combat is difficult, and I have yet to find a go-to weapon that is used all the time, but in retrospect, that has made the game MORE fun as I end up taking multiple weapons every time I leave the base.
Generally, just a really fun game. I highly recommend it.

"What if Half Life was a survival game, and you were one of the scientists?" I never thought I needed an answer to this question but here we are. Game is really fun but has some early hurdles you may have trouble figuring out such as the non linear progression and story, as well as it's RPG and survival mechanics. Many people complain about the gun handling and how your range and aim is very limited,but it's to force you to specialize your character. If everyone can use guns effectively off the start then why bother with half of the weapons outside of conserving ammo? I rarely enjoy survival games like this solo but it's managed to hold my attention! And I imagine it's even more fun with friends when everyone can spec into a different job.