Solo dev says he's bucking against the survival 'formula' that makes them stale, and if you want to actually make an axe from scratch does he have the game for you

I think I've started multiple news articles during my career at PCG with some variant of 'I'm not really a survival game guy.' Does that mean I'm not going to start this one the same way? No, it just means I've gotten really good at it.

I'm not really a survival game guy, and there are multiple reasons for that. First and foremost: I find it difficult enough to survive in real life without the stress of keeping some kind of digital homunculus going too. But also, I find them all a bit samey.