“Tiles Survive!” presents a strategic survival experience set in a rugged wilderness where every decision influences long-term success. Acting as the heart of a small survivor team, players navigate harsh terrain, gather essential materials, and transform scattered resources into a thriving settlement. Each tile explored expands territory, opens new opportunities, and introduces fresh challenges.
Operations & Management
Shelter development begins with efficient production systems. Structures can be upgraded to improve workflow and increase output. Electricity becomes a vital component as the base grows, allowing machines and facilities to run faster and more efficiently. Expanding the number of buildings—each serving a vital function—ensures smoother operations as needs evolve.
Assign Survivors
Every survivor contributes unique value to the shelter. Assigning roles such as hunters, chefs, lumberjacks, or other specialties is crucial for maintaining productivity. Survivors’ health and morale directly affect performance, making it important to balance work, rest, and well-being.
Resource Collection
Resource gathering is at the core of progression. Exploration across tiles opens access to new biomes where rare and valuable materials can be found. Each region offers unique resources that influence shelter upgrades, crafting options, and production efficiency. Utilizing every material wisely strengthens the shelter’s survival chances and prepares the team for more demanding challenges.
Multi-Map Exploration & Collectibles
“Tiles Survive!” spans multiple maps, each filled with hidden loot, rare treasures, and collectible items. These objects can be brought back to the shelter to enhance functionality or add decorative touches. Multi-map exploration encourages deeper discovery while pushing players to adapt strategies based on the environment encountered.
Recruit Heroes
Heroes offer specialized abilities and traits that significantly boost the shelter’s overall capabilities. Their unique skills can enhance efficiency, improve combat strength, support resource production, or assist in exploration. Recruiting the right heroes becomes an important part of building a powerful and balanced team.
Form Alliances
Cooperation is a core element of survival. Forming alliances with other players strengthens collective resilience against natural disasters, hostile wildlife, and environmental threats. Allies can share support, coordinate actions, and work together to overcome large-scale challenges that might be impossible to face alone.
FAQs
1. What is the main objective in Tiles Survive?
The goal is to build a sustainable shelter by exploring tiles, collecting resources, assigning survivors, and developing structures.
2. How do survivors contribute to the shelter?
Survivors can be assigned jobs such as hunting, cooking, or gathering materials, with their health and morale affecting productivity.
3. Are there different maps or locations to explore?
Yes. The game features multiple maps with unique biomes, loot, and collectible items that enhance shelter growth.
4. What benefits do heroes provide?
Heroes bring specialized skills and traits that improve resource production, exploration efficiency, and overall shelter performance.
5. Can alliances be formed with other players?
Yes. Players can form alliances to combat severe weather, dangerous creatures, and other world threats together.
Version History
v2.3.600—4 Sep, 2025
[Optimizations & Fixes]
- Optimized [Exploration] stage-clearing rules. If the Chief’s formation power is significantly higher than the enemy’s, a “Walkover” evaluation will trigger, and the stage will be cleared instantly.
- Optimized battle report display to show a clearer comparison of both sides’ power, Hero positions, and casualty details.
v2.3.500—21 Aug, 2025
[Optimizations & Fixes]
- Entrances for Doomsday Express and Dire Dispatch will be consolidated and displayed in the [Event Checklist] page. In addition, permanent modes and events such as Terror Purge, Honor Expedition, and Arena can also be directly accessed from this page with one tap.
- Optimized sound effects, queue information display, and battle animations when Chiefs are marching outside the Settlement.
v2.3.400—7 Aug, 2025
[Optimizations & Fixes]
- Optimized the skills and mechanics for the following heroes: Maddie, Ray, Ghost, Wright, Titi, and Jacob, making their abilities better align with their intended roles for a more polished combat experience.
- Improved mobs stats in the Exploration mode to better reflect their design intent and difficulty.
- Added new survivor models and voice effects. Survivor animations during the recruit/waiting state have also been enhanced.
