Game · Fairview Games Inc., Sightline Games
The Gold River Project
- Co-op
The Gold River Project™ is a camping trip gone wrong in the Pacific Northwest. Explore, craft, build, and survive in this open-world experiment that traps you and up to 4 friends in this single player or co-op survival adventure game.
Before you buy
- Redeem on
- Steam clientPC: Windows. Needs a free Steam account.
- Activates in
- Europe and UK. Activates on accounts registered in 32 countries: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom.Activates on accounts registered in the EU, EEA, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.Will not activate on accounts registered in North America, Asia, Latin America or Oceania.
- You get
- A digital activation keyStandard edition. No disc, no box.
- Delivery
- To your account and by emailDelivered to your account and by email once it is ready. Some orders get a short manual check first.
Trailers and screenshots
About this game
The Gold River Project™ throws you and your friends on an epic camping survival adventure! Try to escape a grueling experiment across one of the largest private nature reserves in the Pacific Northwest. You are being watched, studied and manipulated at every turn. Solve the mysteries within and try to survive another day. Players logging 100+ hours are still finding new points of interest, lore, and content, and the game is still growing.
FEATURES
*New* Free Mariner Update: Kayaks, scuba, boats, new fishing systems & new underwater locations to explore.
Replayability: Substations, supplies and points of interest - these locations change with each new play through.
Base Building: Craft and expand your campsite to prepare for what's to come.
Puzzles, Stealth or Discovery: There is more than one way out of this experiment.
Crafting: Craft and Build campsite essentials, weapons, farm plots and more to help you stay alive!
Multiplayer: Survive by yourself or with friends in online co-op!
Learn: Discover new things to craft from items you find or from trade.
Scavenge: All items are all useful, it's up t o you to figure it out how.
Progress: Play at your own pace. No time restrictions. Prepare accordingly for upcoming challenges.
Engine: Built in Unreal Engine 5.4.4 upgrading to 5.7.4 summer 2026
CAMP SOLO OR WITH FRIENDS
Welcome to Gold River! A remote camping adventure you can play alone or with up to 4 friends. A chartered float plane will drop you off by beautiful lakes where you can kayak, hike the gorgeous trails, make camp and survive the elements.
A TRUE CAMPING SURVIVAL EXPERIENCE
One week turns into several as you suspect your guide is never coming back. Deserted, you discover you are trapped and now an unwilling lab rat. Can you survive an ever changing, artificial environment and it's inhabitants?
BRAVE THE ELEMENTS
Manage health, hydration, hunger, fatigue, and temperature. Use your survival skills and earn badges as you learn new ones. Outlast nature and uncover the perils of what lies beneath the surface.
EVOLVING SEASONS
The world shifts with time. Hunt in the abundance of summer, forage in the dying colors of fall, and fight for warmth in the frozen quiet of winter. Find your way through increasingly harsh environments and outsmart your captors to survive and escape.
THE WALL
Discover a mysterious barrier dividing the forest. Solve environmental puzzles, sneak past security patrols, or piece together scavenged tech to bring it down your own way.
Description, images and details are taken from this product's Steam page.
Details
- Developer
- Fairview Games Inc.
- Publisher
- Fairview Games Inc., Sightline Games
- Released
- 23 Jan, 2026
- Genres
- Action, Adventure, Simulation, Survival, Open World, Multiplayer/MMO, Indie
- Runs on
- Windows
- Activates on
- Steam client, Europe and UK
- Interface
- English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America
- Full audio
- English
- Single-player
- Multi-player
- Co-op
- Online Co-op
- Steam Achievements
- Partial Controller Support
- Steam Cloud
- Family Sharing
There is simulated shooting and killing of other players and animals. Minimal blood and gore.
System requirements
Windows
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
| Component | Minimum | Recommended |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 10 (64-bit versions) | Windows 11 |
| Processor | Intel Core i7-4790 / AMD Ryzen 5 3600X 6-core or better | Intel Core i7 8700K / AMD Ryzen 5 3600X 6-core or better |
| Memory | 16 GB RAM | 32 GB RAM |
| Graphics | NVIDIA RTX 2080 Ti 11GB / AMD Radeon 6750 XT or better | NVIDIA RTX 3080 10GB / AMD Radeon 6800 XT |
| DirectX | Version 12 | Version 12 |
| Network | Broadband Internet connection | Broadband Internet connection |
| Storage | 80 GB available space | 80 GB available space |
| Additional Notes | 10 GB or more of VRAM is required. Requires internet connection for multiplayer. Servers are player hosted. SSD hard drive required. | 10 GB or more of VRAM is required. Requires internet connection for multiplayer. Servers are player hosted. |
Activating it on Steam client
- Open the Steam client and sign in.
- Choose Games in the top menu, then Activate a Product on Steam.
- Paste the key and confirm. It appears in your library.
The key is listed for the Europe and UK. Activates on accounts registered in 32 countries: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom. region. Read how regions work before you buy.