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Wanna Survive

PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Nintendo Switch • 2019

Should you play it?

HIGH SPEED ZOMBIE TACTICS - Fight mobs of undead attacking from all sides in this streamlined turn-based tactics that emphasizes unit placement and synergies. Help the survivors live through fights and manage their rations to avoid permanent death, and they just might be able to reach the Sanctuary.

What works

  • Challenging and strategic gameplay
  • Unique character abilities and party synergy
  • Permadeath and survival mechanics add tension
  • Intuitive controls and fast-paced tactical combat
  • Pixel art style with fitting sound design

Things to keep in mind

  • Steep difficulty curve with some frustration
  • Short game length and limited replayability
  • Minimal story depth and character development
  • Resource scarcity can feel punishing
  • Lack of social or multiplayer features

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feel the closest overall

  • Wasteland 1 - The Original Classic

  • Aarklash: Legacy

  • Dark Deity 2

  • Gorky 17

  • Stirring Abyss

  • OH! RPG!

  • Urtuk: The Desolation

  • The Last Flame

  • Tyrant's Blessing

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Hidden Gems

Less popular games with surprisingly high similarity

  • Every Day We Fight

  • THYSIASTERY

  • Mortal Glory 2

If you liked…

Recommendations by what you enjoyed most

  • Competence

    Soulestination
  • Strategy

    Dungeons of Aether
  • Survival

    Robin Hood - Sherwood Builders - Bandit's Trail

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Wanna Survive: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Survival, Violence, Fellowship, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Cooperation, Leadership. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Expression.

Last update: 25/07/2026