# Outlive

Outlive is a board game for 2–4 players. It plays in 40–110 minutes and is meant for ages 14 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 4. It is rated 7.4 out of 10 by 33 Ludoya reviewers. The cheapest copy in stock is $61.56 (United States).

- **Players:** 2–4 (best with 4)
- **Playing time:** 40–110 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 14+
- **Complexity:** 3 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2017
- **Categories:** Science Fiction
- **Mechanics:** Worker Placement, Different Worker Types, Area Movement, Worker Placement, Take That, Set Collection, Events, Variable Set-up
- **Ludoya rating:** 7.4 out of 10, from 33 reviews
- **Owned by:** 53 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 93
- **Unique players:** 132

**Designers:** Grégory Oliver

**Artists:** Michael Jenkins, Miguel Coimbra

**Publishers:** La Boîte de Jeu

## Where to buy in United States

| Shop | Price | Link |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alphaspel | 450 kr | https://alphaspel.se/491-bradspel/77186-outlive |

## Expansions

- [Outlive: Kickstarter Exclusives](https://www.ludoya.com/games/outlive-kickstarter-exclusives)
- [Outlive: Underwater](https://www.ludoya.com/games/outlive-underwater)
- [Outlive: Leader – Greg & Emmy](https://www.ludoya.com/games/outlive-leader-greg-and-emmy)
- [Brettspiel Adventskalender 2018](https://www.ludoya.com/games/brettspiel-adventskalender-2018)
- [Super Power](https://www.ludoya.com/games/super-power)

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## Rules questions

### Do I have to pay the full Supplies cost for a Room if it has only one Survivor in it (not filled)?

Yes — if a Room contains at least one Survivor you must pay the full Supplies cost printed on the Room each Night, even if the Room isn’t filled to capacity (page 6).

### Can I lower my Shelter’s Radioactivity by having extra Survivors in the Airlock or by finding algae?

Each Survivor in the Airlock prevents 1 point of Radioactivity, but having more Survivors than the current radiation level will not lower it; Algae Capsules (found in Cities) or harvesting the Anti-Radiation Algae at the Military Base each lower your Radioactivity by 1 when used (pages 6 and 5).

### When I hunt, how many Action Points and Munitions can I spend — can I overspend munitions?

Hunting costs Action Points equal to the Wild Game’s Endurance (red number), and you may spend Munitions to reduce that Endurance by 1 per Munitions, but you may never spend more Munitions than the animal’s Endurance (page 5).

### If I place a Hero on the Cargo Ship, can I take the Survivor even if my Airlock is full?

Yes — the Cargo Ship grants a Survivor directly and you may place that Survivor into a free space in any already Built Room instead of the Airlock, so you can take the Survivor even if the Airlock is full as long as you have an available Built Room space (page 5).

### Can I use an Equipment tile the moment I salvage it in a City?

No — salvaged Equipment is always broken when taken and must be Repaired by paying its cost before its ability is usable; repaired Equipment then provides its effect and scores 1 Survival Point at game end (pages 5 and 6).

### Does a Hero have to move on his turn and can he move two spaces?

Yes — if a Hero can move it must move and must end on a different Location, and a Hero may move up to 2 Locations following the arrows on the board (the five movement rules, page 9).

## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/outlive)
- [Outlive in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/outlive)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/191051)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-19. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._