Under Canopies is an open-world survival game that deleted the survival. No combat, no hunting, no threat — the developers describe the only enemy as inefficiency.

You explore a forest, build a cabin piece by piece, grow and cook your food, and fill a photo album with the animals you find.

Chart credential: entered the Steam 250 weekly chart as a new entry at #49, scoring 6.71 from 14 reviews at 100% positive. Released into Early Access 23 October 2026 by Novemtails, published by Assemble Entertainment.

Key features

Exploration without a threat model

There is no hunting and no violence. Exploring means finding unusual resources, observing wildlife and recording each discovery in a journal.

Removing danger from a survival game sounds like removing the game, and for a lot of players it would be. What it actually removes is the thing that forces a schedule — and once nothing can kill you, the crafting loop stops being preparation and becomes the point. That is the bet cozy games have been making for years; this one makes it inside a full open world.

A cabin built piece by piece

You raise the structure from nothing and furnish it with items you made. The customisation is the long-term goal in place of a tech tree, which means progress is measured in how the place looks rather than in what you can now survive.

Cooking and farming with over thirty recipes

Gather plants, tend a garden, combine ingredients. Chickens, sheep, bees and wild animals live alongside you — raised and observed rather than farmed for materials.

Early Access, and a very small sample

100% positive from 14 reviews is the smallest sample on this list. It tells you the first buyers liked it; it tells you nothing about how much content is there.

It is also Early Access and single-player only, with no controller support listed. For a cozy open world, the risk is that peaceful runs out of things to do before the roadmap fills in — check what Novemtails have committed to before buying.

Where to find Under Canopies

• Buy on Steam — $11.24 (25% off from $14.99)
• Windows only. Single-player, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing

Frequently asked questions

Is there combat in Under Canopies?

No. There is no combat, no hunting and no danger of any kind. The developers removed those systems deliberately.

Is Under Canopies finished?

No. It launched into Early Access on 23 October 2026.

How many recipes does Under Canopies have?

Over thirty, built from crops you grow and ingredients you gather.

How much does Under Canopies cost?

$11.24, discounted 25% from $14.99 at the time of writing.

Who made Under Canopies?

Novemtails developed it and Assemble Entertainment published it.