My flat mate plays this quite a lot, he's a big fan of it and did a nice wee video for it. Haven't got around to it myself, but it looks lovely and my pal makes Chalice look like Empire when it comes to criticism.

God damn you, Chalice (and Goobs).  This has been bought.  I was mildly curious before but a couple of interesting posts and now a Chalice thread has sealed the deal.  I'll be trying it in a bit.

Not so much a pile as more of a seething mass.  I am resigned to never scratching the bottom.

How much does it cost on Bone?

From the Xbox thread:

On one occasion I was on the way back to base after a long trip and saw a bear in the distance. I decided that I could take it down and would have time to skin it before nightfall and could get it back to my base and make some amazing clothes out of it. Two rifle shots two the head later and it was on top of me ripping me to shreds. Think The Revenant and your there. It left me half dead and bleeding out. I managed to crawl back to a nearby cabin, patch myself up as best I could. Eat the last of my food and get some sleep and hope I had recovered enough in the morning to get back home.

I woke in the morning having recovered a bit of health, but I was now starving, I had no food and my clothes had bee ripped to bits so offered no protection against the cold. To top it off when I went out side it was blowing a gale and I was loosing warmth rapidly. There was no way I could make it back. Then, in the distance, half obscured by the blizzard I saw a black shape on the ice. The bear that had half killed me was lying dead from its wounds. I hobbled over to it and managed to brave the cold long enough to get some meat off it before heading back to the empty cabin to try to recuperate some more. The blizzard raged all day.

The next day started off in much the same fashion but luckily the blizzard died down to be replaced with a eerie fog. I took my chances and slowly made the long trek back to base, where I had a stash of food, water, fire wood and medicine. I staggered in through the door with barley any health left. Threw some antibiotics and painkillers down my neck, started the fire, had some water and meat and then slept for almost 3 days, just waking to eat and drink, and occasionally venture outside to collect firewood.

They should have cashed in with some Revenant DLC, and nicked that Rolling Stone review opener: WARNING GAME PUSSIES, THIS ISN'T FOR YOU

Can someone do me a solid and link to a quick youtube clip of gameplay? Can watch embeds at work.

I like it. I've died though. Spawned near some huts, took some supplies, pushed on to an outpost and liked the look of it for a base. Started to get thirsty though so drank what pop I had, the green tea in my possession needed water and I am told I can melt snow on the stove also present to make water. However, despite being surrounded by the white stuff, I am not getting a context action to scoop it up, and the plethora of receptacles I have passed also offer no contextual action. Nearing dehydration now after a night in the outpost, and not to be outdone, in true Yorkshire spirit I set off again to conquer this thirst. I spy a wolf, no problem, I'll shiv the White Fang bastard with this hunting knife I discovered in the outpost. Can't equip weapon, it's a hunting knife for Christ's sake. Wolf is very close now and leaps for me, game says I have a 40% chance of success if I use the hunting knife it won't, and still won't let me equip, as the savaging I get leaves me 17% from death. I stumble the last few icey paces, and expire on top of a partially frozen deer. Go me.

I lit a stove and there was a melt snow option, but it was a case of getting the snow to the stove. I'll look again.

Cheers g. Tempted.

Webbins wrote:

I lit a stove and there was a melt snow option, but it was a case of getting the snow to the stove. I'll look again.

Yar, it should just let you choose how much you want to melt, bearing in mind that it uses up fire fuel.

You'll need to get yourself some animal hides so you can make some decent clothes.  There is a nice hunting spot near that cabin. Plenty of rabbits and deer, but you also get what comes with them.

Tempting.

Why don't you purchase it from the Russian store (or similar)? Be much cheaper too.

Played again last night. It's so good. It's very tempting to wander off in search of new locales when really most places have all you need. You can end up swiftly getting into trouble if you don't plan your trip.

I recommend playing on stalker difficulty (hardest) it's a lot different and harsh but you can get your hands on some good gear early on. Beware venturing anywhere though!!

Really hope they add in a friends list leaderboard soon. It's a no brainer.

The following steam guide is amazing. There are things in there I had no idea you could do. Really handy if you're serious about surviving for a long while. I'll pop it in the OP too:

Steam Guide