You’ll generally find yourself harvesting building material from the forest, foraging for food and water, and exploring to find abandoned camps and outposts for less rustic materials. Difficulty levels allow for an equally wide range of experiences, whether you want to face the continual threats of starvation, predators and hostile tribes or remove the perils and immerse yourself in the rhythms and routines of jungle life. I sought out the narrative modes as I am a self-confessed narrative gamer, but you can always opt for a pure survival mode, a hardcore challenge mode where you must achieve specific goals in a limited timeframe, or even a tourist-like exploration of the rainforest environment. The recently released Tribes of Amazonia – Part 1 acts as a prequel story to the events that have featured in the game since 2019. All told there’s an impressive amount of content in Green Hell with multiple different play modes and difficulty settings completely changing the experience.

I went in expecting tough gameplay and lots of failure, but was genuinely surprised to be affected emotionally by the latter parts of Jake and Mia’s story. It takes in a range of perspectives from the geopolitical to the shockingly intimate, all through the medium of Jake and his walkie-talkie. Mia hopes to discover more about their culture as a linguist and anthropologist, but as things develop it seems that the tribe have knowledge of a wonder drug that can cure cancer. Mooring your boat on the banks of the Amazon, your character Jake Higgins accompanies his wife, Mia, as they attempt to connect with a mysterious lost tribe, the Yabahuca. Green Hell’s story mode successfully introduces the main survival mechanics whilst lulling you into a false sense of security.

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