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I'm bored of survival games all starting off the same

I'd rather not punch trees and rocks

A sprawling base in Palworld.
Image credit: Rock Paper Shotgun/Pocketpair

Punch some trees, get some logs, build a crafting bench. I'm bored of Palworld already, because it starts off the same as any other survival game. Of course it does! Here I was hoping for something a bit different - a legally distinct Pinser welcoming me into his home of angry cicada-likes - and I get another serving of derivative. Am I wrong in wanting a survival game that doesn't begin like the rest of them?

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