It holds 1000 survivors (who are in stasis) but cannot be accessed by humans because of fallen earth and boulders.

The dome is also populated by guardian droids that had been left to maintain life support functions but have been damaged by the nuclear fallout and become hostile.

Complaints included 'jerky movement'[3][4] and dull graphics and sound[3][4] but praise was given for playability and value for money.

[3] The game was then ported to a number of other formats where it received generally more positive reviews.

Zzap!64 gave the C64 version a score of 79%, concluding that the game was "taxing both mentally and dexterously and Boulderdash fans suffering from withdrawal symptoms should enjoy Survivors quite a lot".