October is the perfect time to dive into a survival game, and there are three from publishing platform indie.io that are part of Steam Next Fest from now until October 26. And these three prove that “survival game” can mean very different things and have completely different gameplay. One is a co-op horror-comedy set in a coal mine, one is an open-world sandbox after a zombie apocalypse, and one sees you stranded alone on a 24-island archipelago after your ship mysteriously crashes. You can play all three games right now, with two of them having free demos as part of Steam Next Fest and one already fully released with a huge new content update for spooky season. Coal Duty Three generations ago, the sky froze. Now, your coal mining town is perpetually covered in snow. You might think that would be the end of the mine, but nope, the state kept it open and is forcing miners to continue delv