Timberline is an open-world survival game in the spirit of Rust, DayZ and Raft. The world is generated from a seed as you walk it: dense forest, rivers, mountains, cliffs and caves. You start with nothing, gather by hand, and claw your way up from a stone hatchet to iron and beyond. Nights are cold and dangerous, storms roll in, and a lightning strike can start a fire that takes your wooden base with it.
why i’m building it
I wanted the survival game I actually want to play.
I love hardcore survival games, and I wanted one I could play with my friends that had everything I care about in one place: real building, real farming, a real threat at night, and a world that fights back. So I’m building it.
the story
October in the Kettle Range. A mining company reopened an old silver mine to chase lithium, and six hundred meters down they broke into something alive. Three weeks later the mountains are quarantined and the hunters who came up for the rifle opener are walking the ridgelines with their eyes gone white.
You drove the last relief truck up Forest Road 9. You didn’t make it to the ranger station. A journal tracks what you’ve found: notes, radio calls and the trail of what went wrong in the mine.
gather, build, farm, survive
Drop into the woods with nothing, then work your way through the nights.
gather and craft
Wood, stone and fiber by hand, then tools from stone to iron to diamond. Workbenches, furnaces and well over a hundred recipes.
build and upgrade
Start with wood, move up to stone and sheet metal. Doors, storage, beds, lights and campfires.
farm and hunt
Plant and grow your own food, or track deer, elk and the wolves that track you.
caves and mines
Caves with ore deep inside. Bring a light.
towns and ranches
Homesteads, mountain villages and monuments to search, with loot, puzzles and the infected waiting inside.
weather that matters
Day and night, seasons, rain and storms. Lightning starts fires that burn wooden builds.
An old burn, grown back in fireweed.
play with friends
Host a game and your friends join your world, your weather and your clock.
co-op
Host or join, with chat, a player list and an optional password. Everyone builds, loots and fights in the same world.
your call on PvP
Friendly fire stays off unless the host turns it on.
keyboard or controller
Plays with a mouse and keyboard or a gamepad.
questions
The short answers.
What is Timberline?
A hardcore first-person, open-world survival game set in the Utah high country, in the spirit of Rust, DayZ and Raft. You gather, craft, build, farm and survive the infected, alone or in co-op.
Is the world randomly generated?
Yes. It is generated from a seed as you walk it: dense forest, rivers, mountains, cliffs and caves.
Can I play Timberline now?
There is an early Windows test build to download. It is still in development, so expect rough edges.
Does it have co-op?
Yes. Host a game and friends join your world, with chat, a player list and an optional password. Friendly fire stays off unless the host turns it on.
Does it work with a controller?
Yes. It plays with a mouse and keyboard or a gamepad.
