Soulmask is CampFire Studio's survival game about a lone survivor chosen by a mysterious mask in a wild land of jungles, ruins and warring tribes. It entered early access on PC in 2024 and left it with version 1.0 on April 10, 2026, on Steam and the Epic Games Store. The same day brought Shifting Sands, an expansion with a desert region inspired by ancient Egypt, new divine masks and sand boats.

You can play alone, but Soulmask is at its best on a dedicated server with other players, and those servers differ a lot in rules, rates and how many people and followers they can handle. This guide covers what to check.

A Survival Game About Leading a Tribe

What makes Soulmask different is that you do not survive alone for long. You recruit tribespeople from the tribes around you, each with their own skills and talents, and put them to work: gathering, crafting, farming, guarding the base and fighting beside you. A good tribe turns a camp into a working settlement with production chains, and managing who does what is as much of the game as combat.

The mask is the other half. It grants powers that grow as you progress, and the divine masks added with Shifting Sands bring new abilities on top. Version 1.0 also introduced three distinct game modes: a building-focused Tribe Mode, a hardcore Survival Mode and a combat-focused Warrior Mode, so the same world can play quite differently depending on how a server is set up.

What to Look For in a Soulmask Server

PvE or PvP

PvE servers are cooperative: build, explore and take on the bosses alongside other players. PvP servers add raids on bases and fights over resources, which makes your tribe's defenses matter. If you choose PvP, check whether raids are limited to certain hours and whether those hours suit your time zone.

Game Mode and Rates

Find out which game mode a server runs and how its rates are set for gathering, experience and progression. Boosted settings get you a working settlement quickly; harder settings make every recruit and every tool hard-won. A server that publishes its settings openly is easier to judge.

Clan and Tribe Limits

Servers cap how many players fit in a clan and often how many tribespeople each player or clan can keep. Those limits protect performance, since every follower is an NPC the server has to simulate, and on PvP servers they also keep large groups from overwhelming everyone else.

Expansion Content

Check whether a server includes the Shifting Sands region and what you need to own to reach it. A server built around the desert content is a different experience from one focused on the original lands, and the listing should say which it is.

Admins, Wipes and Performance

Large bases full of working tribespeople can drag a server down, so look for regular restarts, sensible building limits and a team that watches performance. Ask how the server handled the move to 1.0 and what its wipe plans are. Active admins on Discord who answer questions and settle disputes are worth more than any rate setting.

Getting Started

Choose PvE or PvP first, then a game mode and rate level that fit your time. Join the Discord, read the rules on clans, followers and building, and settle your first camp somewhere you can defend and expand. The ranking below lists the Soulmask servers players vote for here. Vote for the server your tribe calls home - rankings reset every month, so the list reflects where players are active now.