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Survival
Avoiding failure or staying alive
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Survival + Strategy
A strong dose of survival and strategy in the same game.
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+4.0
Minimalist Tower Defense
Players must manage resources and defenses to survive waves; survival pressure is a key motivator.
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+4.0
Creeper World: Anniversary Edition
Players must prevent base destruction and manage threats to survive and progress.
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+4.0
DoDonPachi Resurrection
Players must avoid death and manage resources like bombs and hyper mode to survive intense bullet patterns.
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+4.0
Master of Magic Classic
Players must manage resources and defend against threats to survive and conquer.
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+4.0
Gnomes
Core gameplay revolves around surviving waves of enemies through strategic defense and resource management.
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+4.0
Void War
Players must manage resources, crew health, and threats to avoid failure and survive increasingly difficult encounters.
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+4.0
Chrono Ark
Gameplay involves managing health, avoiding death, and overcoming threats.
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+4.0
Intravenous 3: Borderline
Players must avoid detection, manage resources, and survive enemy threats in hostile environments.
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+4.0
Withering Rooms
Survival horror mechanics with resource management, threat avoidance, and strategic defense.
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+4.0
Astrea: Six-Sided Oracles
Players must manage health and corruption carefully to avoid defeat, emphasizing survival strategy.
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+4.0
Legend of Keepers: Prologue
Gameplay centers on defending the dungeon and surviving waves of heroes, managing resources to avoid failure.
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+4.0
Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate
Gameplay centers on avoiding checkmate and managing resources to survive increasingly difficult enemy attacks.
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+4.0
Captain of Industry
Players must avoid failure and manage limited resources carefully to keep colony alive.
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+4.0
Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines
Avoiding detection and death is critical; players must manage risks and resources to survive missions.
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+4.0
Curious Expedition
Core challenge is managing sanity, resources, and threats to keep party alive
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+4.0
Hidden & Dangerous 2: Courage Under Fire
Players must manage resources, avoid death, and complete objectives under threat, emphasizing survival.
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+4.0
RAM: Random Access Mayhem
Players must manage health and swap mechanics to avoid death and progress.
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+4.0
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
Strong survival elements with emphasis on avoiding death, managing resources, and strategic defense.
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+4.0
Legend of Grimrock 2
Players must manage resources, health, and avoid death in a challenging environment.
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+4.0
Town of Salem
Strong survival element with players trying to avoid death and outlast opponents.
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+4.0
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II - Anniversary Edition (Classic)
Modes like Last Stand emphasize survival against waves of enemies, requiring resource and tactical management.
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+4.0
Whiskerwood
Strong survival elements managing resources, taxes, and environmental challenges.
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+4.0
MENACE
Players must manage resources and avoid losses to maintain operational capability.
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+4.0
Spirit Island
Players must manage threats and avoid defeat conditions, emphasizing survival strategy.
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