Natural Disaster Survival: one map, one disaster, stay alive
Natural Disaster Survival is one of the oldest games on Roblox, made by Stickmasterluke in 2008. Every round puts players on a small map and throws a random disaster at it. If you are still standing when it ends, you survive the round. That is the whole game, and it still works.
How a round works
A map loads, maybe a town, an island or an apartment block. You get a few seconds to look around. Then the game announces the disaster, sometimes two at once. Buildings break, water rises, things fall from the sky. You have to read what is coming and move to the right spot.
Survivors earn points, and the next round starts on a new map with a new disaster. There is no shooting and no enemies, just physics and decisions. The maps are small and familiar, so after a few rounds you learn the safe spots on each one, and the fun comes from disasters that make your favorite spot useless.
Disasters and what to do
- Flood and tsunami. Get high. Cliffs and hilltops are safer than buildings, which can collapse.
- Acid rain. Get under any roof or overhang. The rain looks normal at first but has a green tint.
- Meteor shower. Stay in open, flat ground away from buildings that can fall on you.
- Tornado. Keep moving away from it and avoid loose objects.
- Fire and volcano. Head away from the source and keep to stone and open ground.
- Earthquake. Get out of tall buildings and away from anything that can fall. Open ground is safest.
A flood escape on Roam
- Climb or Drown. A separate Roam game in first person: the water is rising and the door is closing. It turns the flood round into a full escape.
Play it on Roam
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Make your own disaster survival game with Roam
Roam is a free iPhone app: describe a game and it comes back playable. Pick the map and the disasters, add friends, and ask for more chaos when it feels too easy. Roam is rated 13+ on the App Store.
Try: "disaster survival on a cruise ship, random tsunami, lightning and giant crabs each round, last one standing wins, friends can join"Roam ("Roam - Make Games" on the App Store) is an iPhone app where you play games and make your own by describing them or from a photo. It is free to download and play, and making games works without a subscription; optional Spark and Reality plans and credit packs add more creation. Android: pre-register on Google Play.
Questions people ask
Who made Natural Disaster Survival?
Stickmasterluke made it on Roblox in 2008.
How do you survive acid rain in Natural Disaster Survival?
Stand under a roof or any overhang. Being out in the open slowly drains your health.
Can two disasters happen at once?
Yes. Some rounds combine two disasters, which makes picking a safe spot harder.