Link Steam
indiegame.fan
The Wild Eight header art

The Wild Eight

The Wild Eight is an intense survival action-adventure set in the frozen wilderness of Alaska. Team up with friends in online co-op or go solo, explore the mysterious land, craft weapons and fight to live another day.

Steam Page
Developer
Eight Points
Publisher
HypeTrain Digital
Release
October 3, 2019
6 years and 305 days ago
Steam Reviews
Mixed8,248 reviews67.6%

Does this feel indie?

Vote based on whether this game feels indie to you. You can change your vote at any time. Results earn an IGF score after 10 accepted votes.
No votes yet
Vote on More Games
Game contextLatest: IGF Team
ContextThe evidence factors used to assess whether this game belongs on IndieGame.Fan.Status
Notes
Latest Contributor: IGF TeamEdit notes
Updated: Jul 13, 2026Developer scaleThe operating scale of the game's developer.
Updated: Jul 13, 2026Publisher scaleThe operating scale of the game's publisher.
HypeTrain Digital meets the large-publisher game and partner thresholds.
Search Google: Is The Wild Eight self-published or published by HypeTrain Digital?Publisher statusHow the game's publishing relationship is classified.
Search Google: How is The Wild Eight and HypeTrain Digital funded?FundingThe known source of funding behind the game.
Search Google: Who controls the creative direction and IP for The Wild Eight and Eight Points?Creative controlWho appears to retain creative control of the game.
Updated: Jul 13, 2026Release statusWhether and how the game has been released.
HypeTrain Digital is listed as a separate publisher for this release.

Media

8 items

About the Game

The mysterious plane crash was only the beginning. Eight survivors are stranded in the middle of an unforgiving frozen wilderness of Alaska. Don’t let it consume you. Find out the truth. Survive and live to tell the tale of The Wild Eight.

In The Wild Eight, always be on the move — it is your only way to survive and find out what happened with this mysterious place. It is a challenging and fun game designed for both teamwork multiplayer and an immersive single-player experience.

  • Explore and Survive

    Embark on an adventure into the ruthless arctic wilderness and uncover the truth behind a mysterious plane crash that left its surviving passengers to die.

  • Cooperate

    Join with other players online (up to 8 players in one party) or begin the dangerous journey on your own.

  • Hunt or Be Hunted

    Gather resources, craft and improve your equipment at the camping site, escape blizzards and fight deadly beasts that lurk in the woods.

  • Loot

    Find supernatural anomalies, strange laboratories and abandoned facilities, full of useful loot and things that don’t belong to this world.
Indie Game Fan