Your Cozy Corner of Chaos in The Survival Genre
The next entry in The Cold Chronicles: A Voyageur’s Tale of The Long Dark drops later today. Expect questionable survival strategies, accidental sprains, and the kind of looting choices that make future-you roll their eyes.
Check back soon—because nothing says cozy like reading about frostbite from the comfort of your warm couch.
Cold winds, a dragon attack, and no meat from wolves? My Skyrim survival journey has officially begun. I chose the Argonian life, followed Hadvar through Helgen, and cleared out Embershard Mine with a mishmash of magic, mace, and misfired arrows. Survival Mode’s no joke—I’m freezing, starving, and seriously questioning those wolves’ loot tables.
Day One is live now—check out how my sneaky, hungry Argonian got started!
You’d think spawning in a desert would teach someone a little humility.
You’d be wrong.
I took my first dusty steps into ARK: Scorched Earth on easy mode—and let’s just say it didn’t go as planned. There were bushes to punch, shirts to accidentally mass-produce, and a doedicurus with a very personal vendetta.
Curious how it all went down?
Check out the full Day 1 Diary now and witness my first sunburned stumble through the sand:
Some say Bleak Inlet is for experts. I say, “What could possibly go wrong?” My cozy survival playthrough kicks off in one of the game’s most unforgiving regions—and yes, I immediately regret everything. But with the power of Voyageur mode and a healthy fear of cougars, I brave the cold so you don’t have to.
Voyageur Day One: Desolation Point Disasters
Kicking off my Voyageur playthrough of The Long Dark on Nintendo Switch, I found myself dropped into the icy isolation of Desolation Point. Between dodging wolves, scavenging for supplies, and discovering that boats are only useful when not frozen solid, it was a classic first day in the apocalypse. Want to know how I fared (and how many times I nearly froze to death)?
My Day 1 in ARK: Survival Evolved on The Island began with the classic survival starter pack: confusion, panic, and punching a tree with my bare hands. From crafting a questionable cloth shirt to accidentally angering a dilophosaur, this first day was all about learning the hard way — mostly through trial, error, and mildly heroic fleeing. Want to see how it all went down (and how I barely made it back up again)?
Survivor Incognito 