How to Make a Survival Game on Roblox — Crafting, Building & PvE Tutorial
How to Make a Survival Game on Roblox
Popular Roblox Survival Games
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- Islands — Skyblock-style survival
- Survival Game by M_caw — Hardcore survival
Core Systems
Hunger & Thirst
-- ServerScriptService/SurvivalStats.lua
local Players = game:GetService("Players")
Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(player)
-- Create survival stats
player:SetAttribute("Hunger", 100)
player:SetAttribute("Thirst", 100)
player:SetAttribute("Health", 100)
-- Drain stats over time
spawn(function()
while player.Parent do
wait(10) -- Every 10 seconds
local hunger = player:GetAttribute("Hunger")
local thirst = player:GetAttribute("Thirst")
player:SetAttribute("Hunger", math.max(0, hunger - 2))
player:SetAttribute("Thirst", math.max(0, thirst - 3))
-- Take damage if starving/dehydrated
if hunger <= 0 or thirst <= 0 then
local char = player.Character
if char then
char.Humanoid:TakeDamage(5)
end
end
end
end)
end)
Crafting System
local RECIPES = {
WoodenSword = { Wood = 5, Stone = 2 },
StonePickaxe = { Wood = 3, Stone = 5 },
Campfire = { Wood = 10, Stone = 3 },
WoodenShelter = { Wood = 20, Rope = 5 },
}
local function craft(player, itemName)
local recipe = RECIPES[itemName]
if not recipe then return false end
local inventory = getPlayerInventory(player)
-- Check if player has all materials
for material, amount in pairs(recipe) do
if (inventory[material] or 0) < amount then
return false
end
end
-- Consume materials
for material, amount in pairs(recipe) do
inventory[material] = inventory[material] - amount
end
-- Give crafted item
addToInventory(player, itemName, 1)
return true
end
Day/Night Cycle
-- ServerScriptService/DayNightCycle.lua
local Lighting = game:GetService("Lighting")
local DAY_LENGTH = 720 -- 12 minutes per full cycle
while true do
for minute = 0, 1440 do -- 24 hours in minutes
Lighting.ClockTime = minute / 60
wait(DAY_LENGTH / 1440)
end
end
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