Because the madness needs more reach.
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Just a quick note to say that Survivor Incognito blog posts are now being shared on Threads!
If you’re over there and want to follow along, you can catch:
New blog entry announcements
Teasers and pins
Occasional fog-induced mutterings
🧵 [https://www.threads.net/@survivorincognito]
Nothing’s changing here on the blog—you’ll still get the full stories, permadeath chaos, and survival ramblings like always. Threads is just another place for the madness to spread.
Survivor Incognito Weekly: The Long Dark, Skyrim Survival, Dredge Permadeath & More (June 2nd – June 8th)
Another week of survival, chaos, and questionable decision making is upon us — here’s what you can expect across the blog in the next seven days:
🧸 Monday – Bear Meets Panic Rifle (Survivor’s Shorts)
It starts with a bear. It ends with panic. Somewhere in between, a rifle is involved. You can probably guess how well that goes.
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🌊 Tuesday – Dark Waters: A Dredge Survival – Day 1
We set sail on our brand new permadeath adventure through Dredge. The waters may look calm… but don’t let them fool you.
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❄️ Wednesday – Customloper: Day 1 – Mountain Town Start
The Customloper run officially kicks off! I spawn in Mountain Town and try my very best not to freeze, starve, or get eaten before I even leave Milton.
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⚔ Thursday – Skyrim Survival: Day 6
The trek through Skyrim’s frozen wilderness continues. More frostbite, more danger, and almost certainly another regrettable encounter with something that bites.
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🔥 Friday – A Voyageur’s Tale (The Long Dark): Day 6
Back to the familiar cold of The Long Dark as the Voyageur run marches on into day six. Wolves, weather, and the never-ending quest for coffee.
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🦌 Saturday – Survivor’s Shorts: The Interloper Moose Incident
I try Interloper mode in The Long Dark. I spawn. I panic. The moose arrives. That’s pretty much the plot summary.
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🔥 Survive with us every week on Survivor Incognito — your home for survival gaming on Nintendo Switch.
Follow along for The Long Dark guides, Skyrim Survival Mode playthroughs, Dredge permadeath runs, and Customloper challenges. New survival game content posted weekly — with humor, tips, and plenty of questionable life choices.
👉 Bookmark Survivor Incognito and join the survival adventure.
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Survivor’s Dread Has Arrived – A New Home For Survival Horror
Survivor’s Dread is now live! A new hub for survival horror playthroughs, starting with Dark Waters: A Dredge Survival.
I’m very excited (and slightly nervous) to officially launch Survivor’s Dread: the newest corner of Survivor Incognito where survival horror games get their own home.
Here you’ll find my permadeath playthroughs and survival horror experiments—where the games aren’t just about food meters and blizzards, but also sanity meters, strange noises, and questionable life choices.
We’re kicking things off with Dark Waters: A Dredge Survival, where I attempt to survive fishing in waters that absolutely do not want me there.
➡️ Visit Survivor’s Dread here: [Survivor’s Dread]
➡️ Follow Dark Waters: [Dark Waters: A Dredge Survival]
Expect things to get weird from here.
The Doedicurus Incident: How I Lost a Fight I Didn’t Know I Was Starting
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Day 1 of ARK: Scorched Earth. I spawned, made some pants, and was murdered by what I thought was a friendly armoured pet rock. A true story of betrayal, bad aim, and Doedicurus rage.
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Welcome to the Desert. Here’s a Spear. Try Not To Die.
I woke up in the Scorched Earth desert with nothing but my fists and the overwhelming sense that everything around me wanted me dead.
Naturally, I punched a tree, made a pickaxe, and crafted myself a stunning outfit made entirely of itchy rags. Survival 101.
That’s when I saw it: a Doedicurus.
Round, slow-moving, and with the kind of face that said, “I mind my business.” It was adorable. I felt safe.
This would be my desert buddy. My spiky little friend.
I had plans. Big plans. I was going to tame it. Name it. Maybe ride it into battle.
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Then I Threw a Spear at It.
Now… in my defense, I meant to throw the spear next to the Doedicurus.
You know, to test it. Impress it. Establish dominance. Whatever people do in survival games.
What I didn’t mean to do was poke it directly in the face.
Cue a noise I didn’t know Doedicuruses could make.
Cue it rolling toward me like an angry bowling ball with revenge issues.
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The Fight That Wasn’t.
I panicked.
I had one more spear. I missed.
I pulled out my fists. They were… less effective.
The Doedicurus did not miss. It swung its tail like it was trying to launch me into the next biome.
It succeeded.
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Respawn, Reflect, Regret.
As I stared at the “You Died” screen, one thought ran through my head:
What the hell just happened?
I came here to survive.
I left wearing nothing but shame and a crushed dream of dinosaur friendship.
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Final Thoughts
Let it be known: Doedicuruses are not your friends.
They are boulders with feelings. And those feelings are rage.
Next time, I’m taming a Jerboa. At least they don’t roll over you for sport.
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Got a favourite chaotic moment?
Let me know in the comments or tag me on social—I’m always looking for new disasters to celebrate.
And if you enjoy these shorts, consider sharing the page with a fellow survivor.
Because nothing says “friendship” like a moose silently judging you from behind a tree.
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If you enjoyed that one, please check out my other stories here: Survivor’s Shorts
Also, please check out the full tale of my first day in ARK: Scorched Earth here: Day 1 Diary – ARK: Scorched Earth: Heat, Hubris & A Doedicurus
Here’s What’s Coming This Week – From Dodos to Doedicurus and Deep Space
This week at Survivor Incognito: dino disasters, cosmic chaos, a return to Customloper, and two new Survivor’s Shorts. Here’s the full lineup of what’s dropping and when.
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Monday – A Double Hit to Start the Week
Day One Diary: No Man’s Sky
Cold planet, no scanner, and a plant that bit me. Welcome to Zuwan 58/E6.
Survivor’s Short: The Doedicurus Incident
One spear. One armadillo. Zero survivors. The best (worst?) five seconds of ARK you’ll ever read.
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Wednesday – Into the Cold
Day One Diary: The Long Dark – Customloper
Coastal Highway just got colder. My custom difficulty is set to “help is a myth” — and this diary is where it begins. This is a taster of what is to come next week
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Thursday – Skyrim Survives Another Day
Skyrim Survival – Day Five
My Argonian’s back, colder than ever, and probably regretting their life choices again. Expect sneaking, sniping, and the occasional panic shout.
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Friday – Frostbite & Fur
The Long Dark – New Entry in A Voyageur’s Tale
The Cold Chronicles continue with more frostbite, slightly less dignity, and whatever’s left in my food stash.
Survivor’s Short: The Moose Encounter
He saw me. I saw him. Only one of us had antlers — and it wasn’t me.
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Plus: This Site Just Got A Bit Update
All entries for The Long Dark, Skyrim, and Day One Diaries have been turned into full posts (not pages!) so they’re easier to find, share, and follow.
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Thanks for Reading – And Surviving
Bookmark the blog, subscribe if you haven’t, and remember: in survival gaming, it’s not about thriving — it’s about laughing while everything falls apart.
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Survivor’s Shorts Are Live – Because Chaos Deserves Its Own Page
Survivor’s Shorts is now live! A new page on the blog featuring my funniest, strangest, and most disastrous survival moments—bite-sized stories, full-sized regret.
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Sometimes a moment in a survival game doesn’t need a full playthrough post—it just needs a spotlight, a raised eyebrow, and maybe a bandage.
That’s where Survivor’s Shorts comes in.
It’s a new page on the blog dedicated to the little disasters. The sudden bear charges. The pancake heartbreaks. The moose lurking behind trees. All real stories from my permadeath runs, trimmed down and served with a side of sarcasm.
If you’ve ever screamed when you meant to crouch or felt betrayed by a breakfast item, you’ll feel right at home.
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What You’ll Find There
The Pancake Betrayal – Found the recipe. Found the syrup. Got betrayed by Cooking Level 4.
There is more coming soon. But here is what to expect for ones that are being drafted:
The Wolf That Interrupted My Mapping Session – Cartography meets carnivore.
The Moose Behind the Tree – A 5% spawn rate that showed up at 100% volume.
The Doedicurus That Broke My Spirit – One spear. No hits. Lots of tail.
The One-Shot Wonder – A bear, a rifle, and a moment of absolute panic… that somehow worked.
And plenty more moments coming soon.
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Check it Out Here:
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Got a favourite chaotic moment?
Let me know in the comments or tag me on social—I’m always looking for new disasters to celebrate.
And if you enjoy these shorts, consider sharing the page with a fellow survivor.
Because nothing says “friendship” like a moose silently judging you from behind a tree.
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Here’s What You Missed This Week – Permadeath and Prybars
Survival, strategy, and a fair bit of falling into things.
It’s been another chaotic but oddly satisfying week at Survivor Incognito, where the snow is endless, the bandits are clingy, and my survival strategy often involves “run first, question everything later.” Here’s what dropped this week:
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Sneak, Snipe, Repeat: Day 3
A High Elf ambush kicked off the day, because Skyrim doesn’t believe in subtlety. Our Dragonborn-in-training wandered into Whiterun with no torch, accidentally handed in a quest they’d already completed, became Thane, fought a dragon, and looted half the city’s cheese stockpile—all without a working flashlight.
Read the chaos here:
Day 3 – Whiterun Welcomes Me
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The Cold Chronicles – Day 4
Our Voyageur finally escaped Crumbling Highway, stepping into Coastal Highway only to meet gale-force winds, a casual bear, and wolves with a personal vendetta. Despite blizzards and a questionable cliff descent, they found shelter, loot, and just so many prybars.
Read it here:
Day 4 – A Voyageur’s Tale of The Long Dark
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New Pages Launched
The Graveyard
Where runs go when they’ve gone… poorly. From unexpected wolf attacks to permadeath pratfalls, this page memorializes your greatest “oops.”
Visit The Graveyard
Rules of Survival
A breakdown of how I play survival games on the blog: permadeath is non-negotiable, no cheats, no take-backs, no mercy. Also includes series-specific rules for The Long Dark, Skyrim, and No Man’s Sky.
Read the Rules
Customloper Settings
Tired of Interloper crushing your soul but still want a challenge? Enter: Customloper—Interloper weather with settings that don’t make you cry into your bedroll. Full settings list, and a FAQ included.
See the Settings
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