Tiles Survive! · Nov 4, 2026 · 4 min read

TMTeo Marlow

Tiles Survive!: how the tile map changes a base builder

Sarge, the settlement, the fog and the titans: what you actually do in your first sessions, before you install.

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A settlement after the end

Tiles Survive! is a free survival strategy game from FunPlus, launched worldwide on July 17, 2025, and playable on PC through its official launcher. The world has fallen to zombies. You join Sarge, a gruff leader with a plan, and turn a handful of survivors into a working settlement that can stand as a symbol of hope.

Your settlement: farms, workshops and the central furnace. Official screenshot.
Your settlement: farms, workshops and the central furnace. Official screenshot. · © FunPlus · official screenshots

The map is hidden, one tile at a time

What sets it apart is the map. The continent is covered in fog, split into tiles, and you clear it piece by piece. Each tile you open can hide resources, abandoned buildings, survivors or threats, and the route you choose decides what you find first. It adds a little curiosity to a genre that is often just about upgrading the same buildings.

Clearing the fog: each step opens new tiles and new risks. Official screenshot.
Clearing the fog: each step opens new tiles and new risks. Official screenshot. · © FunPlus · official screenshots

Survivors who work

Buildings need people. Survivors cut wood at the sawmill, cook, craft and repair, and you assign them where the settlement needs them most. As the colony grows, you renovate old buildings and unlock new ones, so the place visibly changes from a camp into a small town.

The sawmill at work. Official screenshot.
The sawmill at work. Official screenshot. · © FunPlus · official screenshots

Heroes and titan zombies

Fights are about preparation more than reflexes. You recruit heroes, level them up and send a squad against zombie groups and, later, titan zombies far stronger than the rest. If a fight goes badly, the answer is usually a better squad or a stronger base, not faster fingers.

A hero squad faces titan zombies. Official screenshot.
A hero squad faces titan zombies. Official screenshot. · © FunPlus · official screenshots

Timers, spending and your PC

Like most base builders, construction runs on timers that grow with your settlement, and the shop sells ways to go faster. The campaign, the heroes and the exploration are all reachable by playing. The game was built to run on phones too, so it is light on a PC. Tiles Survive! is free on Windows through the official launcher.

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