Game guide

How to play Survade

Survade is a browser-based survival discussion game. One player creates a room, everyone receives a character, and the group debates who deserves a place in safety when there is not enough room for all players.

What players are trying to do

Your goal is to survive the vote by proving that your character is useful, trustworthy, or too risky to remove. The group compares professions, health, items, skills, fears, and dark secrets before choosing who stays in the game.

What the host controls

The host creates the room, chooses the scenario, sets the player count, enables optional saboteur mode if the group wants hidden pressure, and starts each stage when everyone is ready.

Why the discussion matters

The card does not speak for itself. A strong profession can lose support if the player cannot explain how it helps the group, while a suspicious secret can be defended when the player gives a practical survival argument.

Step-by-step game flow

01

Create a room

Press Create Game, pick a scenario, choose the mode, and share the room code with the group. Everyone can join from a phone, tablet, or desktop browser.

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Scenario: Locked bunker

Room setup

Players: 6
Mode: Classic
Code: XKTMW
Create game
02

Join with the code

Players enter the code on the home screen or open the shared link. The lobby shows who has joined so the host can start only when the table is complete.

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Waiting for players

Lobby

Maya joined
Anton joined
Lea joined
Ready
03

Read your character card

Each player receives private character details. Use the information to prepare an argument before the group begins asking questions.

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Profession revealed

Your card

Doctor
Healthy
Emergency radio
Keep private
04

Reveal details by round

The game asks players to reveal specific fields over time. A round may focus on profession, condition, item, skill, fear, or dark secret.

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Field: Skill

Round reveal

First aid
Negotiation
Water filtering
Reveal
05

Discuss and vote

After the reveal, players debate. When voting opens, choose the player whose removal makes the most sense for the group's survival plan.

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Elimination round

Vote

Ask for reasons
Compare risks
Confirm vote
Vote
06

Review the result

Surviving players continue into the next stage. At the end, the result page shows who survived and whether the group handled the saboteur correctly.

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Safe place secured

Result

3 survivors
1 removed
Saboteur: disabled
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Good habits for better games

Give reasons, not only preferences. A vote is more interesting when players explain the survival logic behind it.
Question useful cards too. A strong profession can still carry a secret that changes the group's plan.
Keep rounds moving. Short arguments are usually better than letting one player dominate every reveal.
Use saboteur mode after the group understands the classic flow. It adds suspicion without changing the basic rules.