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Outbound Resources Guide - Food, Materials & Crafting
This guide details how to find food, crafting materials, and raw materials in the cozy exploration and base-building game Outbound. It lists various resources, their locations across different biomes, and the tools or crafting requirements needed to obtain them.
Subnautica 2 - Guides Hub
This guide hub for Subnautica 2, developed by Unknown Worlds Entertainment, offers assistance for players navigating the game's survival and exploration elements. It includes tips on initial gameplay, managing hunger and thirst with alien food, increasing oxygen capacity, and locating essential crafting materials like Lithium. More guides will be added as the game progresses through early access.
Where To Find Lithium In Subnautica 2
This guide details how to find Lithium in Subnautica 2, a crucial mineral for advanced blueprints like Plasteel Ingots. Players can locate Lithium deposits in the Zezuran Desert near thermal vents or within the Great Jaw biome, though both areas present significant environmental hazards and require specific preparations and tools.
How To Replenish And Increase Maximum Oxygen In Subnautica 2
This guide for Subnautica 2 explains how to replenish and increase maximum oxygen levels, which is crucial for survival mode. It details methods such as using oxygen tunics, air bladders, portable oxygen generators, and crafting upgraded air tanks like the Standard Air Tank and High Capacity Air Tank.
Kiln Review – Double Fine’s Latest Has Charm but Limited Depth
Kiln, Double Fine's latest offering, features a charming art style and satisfying pottery-making mechanics, but its multiplayer-focused gameplay loop lacks depth and variety. The team-based "Quench" mode, while occasionally thrilling, becomes repetitive due to a limited number of stages and content, ultimately holding the game back despite its creative premise.
Monsters, Crafting, Death! MAZEBOUND: Hunt, Gather, Run! Launches Today
Absam Studios has launched MAZEBOUND: Hunt, Gather, Run!, a hardcore survival horror game where players scavenge and extract resources from a procedurally generated maze. Available on PC via Steam for $9.99 with a launch discount, the game features brutal combat, limited inventory management, and craftable upgrades. Players can tackle the challenging maze alone or with friends, piecing together the island's mystery.
Outbound review - the camper van survival game
Outbound is a mellow survival and crafting game where players drive a camper van through a wilderness, foraging and upgrading their vehicle. Despite well-implemented mechanics and a pleasant environment, the game's lack of narrative, threat, or clear goals ultimately makes the experience feel hollow and dull. It is available on PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X/S, and PC.
How To Grow Bamboo in Petit Planet – The Fix To Unharvestable Bamboo!
This guide explains how to successfully grow Bamboo in Petit Planet, addressing the common issue of unharvestable plants. The key to growing Bamboo is providing ample space, ideally around three tiles in each direction, and avoiding placement near cliff edges. Bamboo Seeds can be found on Starsea Voyages, local markets, or by digging up existing Bamboo Trees, and are essential for quests and crafting, particularly for the Yunguo's Homi Decor questline and recipes like the Bamboo Apple Slushie.
How to unlock tools in Outbound: Tips for the Axe, Pickaxe, and other downloads
This guide explains how to unlock new tools and recipes in the survival game Outbound. While some downloads are random, many are tied to specific in-game triggers and signal tower interactions. Prioritizing tool upgrades like the Axe and Pickaxe is recommended, and skipped recipes will eventually cycle back into the available options.
Every van upgrade you can unlock in Outbound
This guide details all the van upgrades available in Outbound, categorized by function such as motor, battery, and weight capacity. It also outlines the various building and roof customization options, including materials required for each upgrade.
How to lower the drawbridge and fix broken bridges in Outbound
This guide explains how to repair broken bridges and lower the drawbridge in the game Outbound. Players need to collect 20 Everwood logs, craft 10 Everwood Planks at a Sawmill, and then use these planks to repair the bridges on either side of the drawbridge. Once at least one bridge is repaired, players can access the control center to lower the drawbridge and continue their road trip.
How to get Fiber in Outbound
This guide explains how to find Fiber, a crucial crafting material in the game Outbound. Fiber is primarily obtained by harvesting bushes, with larger bushes requiring upgraded Sickles. It can also occasionally be found in containers. The best farming locations are around a lake in the south of the map and another lake on the west end.
A Tourist Guide: Top 5 Landmarks to Visit in Outbound, Out Today
Outbound, developed by Square Glade Games, is now available on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox on PC, and Xbox Cloud, and day one with Xbox Game Pass. This cozy open-world exploration game allows players to build and customize their own camper van, explore diverse biomes, and adopt a dog companion. The guide highlights five key landmarks to visit, including a Fire Lookout, Lighthouse, Paws & Whiskers Lodge, Windmill, and Red Rock Rapids Kayak Club, each offering unique activities and rewards.
Crimson Desert Gets Material Extraction System, Special Mounts, Claw Machine in Latest Update
Pearl Abyss has released a new update for Crimson Desert, introducing a material extraction system for refining equipment and a special mount system allowing players to register various animals. The update also adds new cosmetic options, a claw machine mini-game, and numerous bug fixes and improvements across combat, UI, and graphics. The game is available on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S.
Duck Side of the Moon launch trailer – cozy exploration and crafting adventure for Nintendo Switch
Starbrew Games has released a launch trailer for Duck Side of the Moon, now available on Nintendo Switch. This cozy open-world adventure game allows players to explore a whimsical galaxy as Doug the duck, gathering resources, crafting gadgets, and upgrading their spaceship. The game features a gentle pace, interactions with unusual locals, and a heartfelt story about finding home and rest.
Everything Coming in Palia’s Royal Highlands Expansion (Overview Guide)
Palia's upcoming Royal Highlands expansion, releasing May 12, 2026, introduces a vast new adventure zone, the game's first mounts (horses), and numerous new features. Players can explore ancient ruins, gather new resources, meet a new villager named Eshelon, and customize their homes and clothing. The expansion also includes a new storage tier and a Lunar Path focused on raising horses.
How to Get Gasoline in Ark (March 2026)
This guide details how to obtain and use gasoline in Ark: Survival Evolved and Ark: Survival Ascended. Gasoline is a crucial crafted fuel item made from 5 Oil and 6 Hide in a Refining or Industrial Forge, powering essential late-game structures and tools. The article provides tips on farming oil from various creatures and map locations, as well as its various uses and an admin command for creative mode.
Game Guidance
A trick involving the Horadric Cube in Diablo 4 allows players to preserve desirable item rolls during the crafting process. This guide details how to utilize this mechanic for better gear optimization on PC.
An easy Diablo 4 Horadric Cube trick lets you protect your best rolls while crafting
A trick involving the Horadric Cube in Diablo 4 Lord of Hatred allows players to protect valuable affixes during the crafting process. By first rerolling and keeping a desired stat at the Occultist, players can lock it in place, preventing it from being removed during subsequent Horadric Cube crafting. This method is particularly useful for preserving 'greater affixes' which represent exceptionally strong stat values.
Review: Outbound (Switch 2) – A Cosy, Crafty, Open-World Driving Sim
Outbound is a relaxing open-world driving and crafting simulator for the Nintendo Switch that offers a compelling yet chill experience. Players collect materials to upgrade their campervan, explore diverse environments, and manage survival needs. Despite some minor visual and control gripes, the game provides a satisfying loop and extensive exploration, making it a joy to play.
