$29.99Soulmask Wear the mask, become your tribe
Start with bare hands in the wilds, raise a settlement of tribespeople you can step into, and push from thatch to stone across rainforest and desert.
Is Soulmask worth it?
Soulmask is worth it if…
- you like recruiting followers and giving each one a job that fits their talents
- you like slow civilization building, from farms and beekeeping to smelting and machinery
- you like survival sandboxes with solo, co-op, PvE and PvP options to tune
- you like switching bodies and combat styles instead of raising one hero
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Possess your tribespeople
You start as a survivor tied to an ancient mask, and your body is only the beginning. You recruit barbarians — warriors, hunters, craftsmen, harvesters — each with talents, masteries and likes drawn from over 871 possibilities. Then you slip your consciousness into any of them and play as that tribesman instead. You pick the strong back for hauling, the steady hands for crafting, the hard hitter for a ruin run. With training, they even pass down skills to forge a one-of-a-kind fighter.
From huts to automated cities
Your settlement starts small and grows deliberately. You raise thatch huts, then work up toward blackstone forts. Along the way you plant crops, keep bees, weave, work leather and smelt metal. The command system lets your tribesmen handle gathering, hauling, crafting and logistics on their own. Set the jobs, stock the tools and food, lay out the routes, and the place starts to run like machinery. Watching raw materials turn into finished goods without your hands on every step is the quiet payoff.
Two harsh ancient worlds
You choose between Cloud Mist Forest and Shifting Sands, two large open worlds with their own climates and ecosystems. Rainforests, deserts, snow-capped mountains, plateaus and islands each ask for different food, clothing and planning. You hunt treasure in old ruins, face mechanical enemies in labyrinths, or walk into a barbarian city ready for a fight. The map is generous with distance, so picking what to carry and where to build matters as much as how hard you swing.
Masks, weapons and your own rules
Each mask grants its own combat style, and the Mimicry System lets you embody a deity to turn a hard fight around. You have 9 weapon classes and 88 weapon skills to mix with whatever traits your current body brings. How you play is adjustable too. Go solo, join friends in co-op, run a private server with custom rules, or join official PvE or PvP servers, with over 200 settings for rates and difficulty. Tribe Mode suits builders and leaders, Survival Mode suits purists, Warrior Mode suits those who want harder fights.
What else should you know?
How does possessing tribesmen work?
Your soul is bound to the mask, so you can transfer your consciousness into any recruited tribesman and control them directly. Since barbarians come with different talents and masteries, the smart move is matching the body to the task — a fighter for ruins, a craftsman for the workbench. Training lets them share wisdom and pass skills down.
What do you actually build?
Settlements grow from thatch huts to blackstone forts, with farms, beekeeping, weaving, leatherworking, smelting and machine production in between. Tribesmen can be assigned to gather, carry, craft and manage supply lines, so a well-planned base becomes a small automated town rather than a pile of chests.
Where do you explore?
Two realms are available: Cloud Mist Forest and Shifting Sands. Expect rainforest, desert, snowy mountains, plateaus and islands, plus ruins with treasure, labyrinths with mechanical foes, and full barbarian cities. Each climate changes what you need to eat, wear and carry.
How does combat differ between runs?
Masks change your combat style, the Mimicry System adds a deity-like form for turning points, and 9 weapon classes with 88 skills give plenty of combinations. Because your current tribesman's traits carry over, the same weapon can feel quite different depending on whose skin you are wearing.
Can you change how hard or social it is?
Yes. You can play solo, in co-op, on a private server with custom rules, or on official servers with PvE or PvP. Over 200 settings adjust gathering, experience, enemies and pacing, and the three modes — Tribe, Survival and Warrior — set a clear starting point for builders, purists and combat seekers.
