Realism is thrilling, but you don’t want something that’s too punishing, or close to inaccessible. On the contrary, if you’ve got the appetite for a rugged outdoor sim, you don’t want light or simplified crafting mechanics - everything should feel hard earned. The Forest and its even-more-gruesome sequel are both brutal survival games. Rust, likewise, has some particularly nasty combat and wounding mechanics. But a new competitor, created by a single developer, pushes realism even further with especially layered building and farming systems. If you want enjoyable co-op fun combined with punishing survivalism, The Last Plague: Blight might just be for you, and it’s available to try right now. Continue reading New survival game The Last Plague is even more brutal than The Forest MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best survival games, Best co-op games, Best upcoming PC games