Digimon Survive[c] is a visual novel with tactical role-playing game elements[1] developed by Hyde and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One.

[9] Takuma Momozuka, Minoru Hinata, Aoi Shibuya, Saki Kimishima, Ryo Tominaga, and Shuuji Kayama are middle school students on a historical studies extracurricular activities camp during spring break.

The students discover that their camp also exists in the other world, but the building is overgrown and run-down; finding a store of food rations in the gymnasium, they choose to use it as their base of operations.

Ryo experiences a mental breakdown, believing the Kemonogami world to be the afterlife where he can meet his deceased mother.

The students speak to Jijimon, an old Digimon who explains that the fog sacrifices humans to maintain the Kemonogami world.

Jijimon provides the group with a key to the waterway underneath the dam, which the students decide to enter in the hopes of gaining more information from the enemy Digimon.

Within the waterway, Arukenimon tricks the group with false illusions of their Digimon partners, allowing her to kidnap Miyuki.

During this time, Shuuji suffers a nervous breakdown due to the stress of leading the group, which he takes out on his Digimon partner.

His abuse causes his partner to Dark Digivolve into the insane Wendigomon, who eats Shuuji alive before attacking the rest of the group.

She explains that she is a miko (translated as "maiden"), and the god who governs the Kemonogami world (referred to as "the Master") wishes to absorb her spiritual power.

If the motivation "Stay with Agumon" is chosen, Miu is killed and Kaito betrays the group by fusing Dracmon with Piedmon to create Boltboutamon and instructing him to destroy both worlds; if the motivation "Save the world" is chosen, Saki is killed and Aoi suffers a mental breakdown leading to her fusing with Labramon to become Plutomon, an insane tyrant who seeks to absorb everyone into a hive mind.

Haruchika's sister speaks through Miyuki to apologize to him, causing him to repent his actions and relinquish control of the Kemonogami world.

Digimon Survive was first announced in a July 2018 issue of the Japanese magazine V Jump for release on the PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch consoles.

[10] The western version was announced by Bandai Namco on YouTube through a trailer, with Xbox One and Steam being included in the platforms.

On October 28, 2021, however, Bandai Namco announced that the game was officially delayed to 2022 and apologized for not providing an update earlier like they'd promised.

He also stated he was lucky that the smaller studio (Witchcraft) hadn't used much budget as it allowed him to convince Bandai's stakeholders not to cancel the game.

[25][24] Trent Cannon of Nintendo Life gave the title 8 stars out of 10 and cited its dark themes and character dynamics as its major strengths, writing, "Digimon Survive is one of the best visual novels to come out so far this year, with plenty of heart and tension to carry you through to the final act."

Kotaku felt that the game was paced poorly, criticizing its bland character archetypes, inconsistent character dynamics, pedantic decision making, and its heavy emphasis on visual novel-based gameplay, writing, "Playing Digimon Survive felt like reading over the shoulder of someone who's taking too long to turn the page.

[46] In Germany, Digimon Survive on PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch debuted at third and fourth in the physical sales charts for the respective consoles.