Survival Log Map and Locations
Quick answer
The Survival Log map divides into two sets of places: shops you visit during the ten-hour prep phase, and ruined sites you scavenge after the outbreak. The prep shops - supermarket, renovation store, tool shop, farmers' market - are where runs are won. The post-outbreak sites are where they are lost, because every trip trades stamina and safety for loot you may not need.
Rather than a thin page per building, this hub lists every Survival Log map location in one comparable table. That is deliberate: what you need when planning a route is a side-by-side view, not nine separate pages describing one shop each.
There is no fully explorable open city here. The Survival Log map is a set of discrete destinations you travel between, which is why routing is a scheduling problem rather than a navigation one - the question is never how to get somewhere, only whether the trip is worth what it costs you.
Every Survival Log map location
| Location | Phase | What it provides | Priority |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home Renovation Store | Prep | Doors, windows, building materials, furniture | Visit first |
| Tool Shop | Prep | Tools, workbench materials, defense components | High |
| Discount Supermarket | Prep | Bulk groceries with per-item stock caps | High |
| Farmers' Market | Prep | Fresh produce and seeds for farming | Medium |
| Warehouse | Both | Storage-related; tied to warehouse clerk progression | Medium |
| Ruined Supermarket | Post-outbreak | Leftover supplies in a dark interior | Situational |
| Abandoned School | Post-outbreak | Scavenging in a dark interior | Situational |
| Hospital | Post-outbreak | Medical supplies | Targeted trips only |
| Used Car Lot | Post-outbreak | Fuel and parts | Targeted trips only |
Survival Log map routing during prep
Travel time comes out of the same countdown as shopping time, so the order you visit Survival Log locations in is part of the puzzle. The route that consistently works front-loads the irreversible purchases:
- Home renovation store. Doors, windows, large furniture. These need install time back at the house, so buying them last is a trap.
- Tool shop. Workbench materials and defensive components while you still have carry weight.
- Discount supermarket. Sweep cheap, light groceries broadly - stock caps mean you cannot bulk-buy anyway.
- Farmers' market. Seeds and produce, only if you intend to farm from week one.
- Home. Install everything with time to spare.
Post-outbreak Survival Log map sites are a different question
Once the outbreak lands, the Survival Log map stops being a set of shops and becomes a set of risk calculations. The Steam description is explicit that exploring abandoned supermarkets, schools and city ruins is about rare resources, and that not every threat behaves the way you expect.
Three factors decide whether a trip is worth it: whether you need something specific, whether you have the stamina to spend, and whether the site is dark enough to require a light source. A Survival Log run that goes out because it has spare time rather than a specific need is usually the run that comes back injured.
Survival Log map locations and character progression
One Survival Log location does double duty. The warehouse is both a place and a progression thread, tied to the warehouse clerk background and the storage and power unlocks that follow from it. If you are working toward that unlock, the warehouse is not optional scenery.
For everything else, the rule is simpler than it looks: prep-phase Survival Log locations are worth visiting on a schedule, and post-outbreak ones are worth visiting on a reason. Read exploration risk before your first trip out, because the point where trips stop paying arrives earlier than most players expect.
Survival Log FAQ: Map & Locations
What locations are in Survival Log?
Confirmed sites include a discount supermarket, a home renovation store, a tool shop, a farmers' market, a hospital, an abandoned school, a used car lot, a warehouse and ruined supermarket interiors after the outbreak.
Which shop should I visit first?
The home renovation store. Doors, windows and building materials are the purchases that cannot be improvised later, and they need installation time before the clock runs out.
Is the hospital worth visiting?
It is a post-disaster site rather than a prep-phase shop, which puts it in the risk category rather than the shopping category. Treat it as a targeted trip for a specific need, not a browsing stop.
Do I need a flashlight?
For dark interiors, yes. Ruined supermarkets and the abandoned school are described as dark sites where light matters, so pack accordingly before setting out.