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Avoiding failure or staying alive
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Popular, well-rated games with a strong survival score.
Explore play styles & combinations ↓+5 Survival affinity
Review scores are shown out of 100
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+5.0
Sharks and Minnows
Central theme is survival against threats and managing stamina to avoid drowning or being killed.
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+5.0
Taora : Beginning
Core gameplay centers on avoiding death, managing resources, and overcoming threats in a hostile environment.
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+5.0
MISERY
Central focus on avoiding death, managing resources, and overcoming environmental threats.
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+5.0
Settlement Survival
Core gameplay revolves around managing threats, resource scarcity, and keeping settlers alive.
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+5.0
5 nights at Timokha 4: School
Core gameplay centers on avoiding threats, managing resources, and surviving escalating dangers.
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+5.0
HBDIE: 2
Core gameplay revolves around avoiding threats, managing resources, and surviving hostile environments.
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+5.0
Vedelem: The Golden Horde
Core gameplay revolves around surviving waves of Mongol attacks and managing resources.
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+5.0
ZERO Sievert
Strong survival mechanics including managing health, food, water, radiation, and avoiding threats.
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+5.0
Magicite
Survival mechanics including health, hunger, resource gathering, and avoiding death are central.
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+5.0
Paranoia Place: Escape Together
Core motivation is avoiding capture and surviving against a relentless threat.
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+5.0
Silent Hunter® III
Strong survival elements with threat of detection, damage, and death; resource management.
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+5.0
UBOAT
Strong survival elements including damage control, resource management, and avoiding detection and destruction.
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+5.0
5 NIGHTS AT BOBR KURWA
Core gameplay revolves around managing resources and avoiding threats to survive five nights.
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+5.0
Cold Waters
Core gameplay revolves around avoiding detection, evading torpedoes, and surviving engagements.
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+5.0
The Pale Beyond
Core gameplay revolves around avoiding failure, managing scarce resources, and keeping the crew alive.
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+5.0
UBERMOSH:BLACK
Primary goal is to survive waves of enemies and avoid death in a high-risk environment.
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+5.0
Wanna Survive
Survival mechanics including hunger management, permadeath, and tactical defense against zombies are core to gameplay.
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+5.0
World War Z
Central theme is avoiding death and overcoming threats through strategic defense and resource use.
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+5.0
Dead by Daylight
Core gameplay revolves around avoiding death, managing threats, and surviving against killers.
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+5.0
Knights End
Central focus on avoiding death, managing resources, and enduring escalating threats.
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+5.0
SWARMRIDERS
Primary goal is to survive as long as possible against overwhelming enemy swarms.
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+5.0
WazHack
Strong focus on avoiding death, managing resources, and overcoming threats in a hostile environment.
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+5.0
Arena Breakout
Survival is central, requiring resource management, threat avoidance, and strategic extraction under pressure.
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+5.0
Hobo: Tough Life
Core gameplay centers on managing threats, resource scarcity, and harsh environmental conditions.
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