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Survival
Avoiding failure or staying alive
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Strong survival mechanics including resource management, avoiding death, and overcoming threats.
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+4.0
Unity of Command II
Maintaining supply and avoiding encirclement are critical to unit survival and mission success.
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+4.0
One Way To Die
Main challenge is to survive random deadly events; survival is difficult and often luck-based.
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+4.0
Praey for the Gods
Survival mechanics of hunger, cold, and fatigue are core gameplay elements affecting health and stamina.
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+4.0
Death to Spies
Avoiding detection and death is crucial, requiring careful resource and risk management.
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+4.0
FATAL FRAME II: Crimson Butterfly REMAKE
Resource management, dodging, and avoiding damage are key to survival against aggressive ghosts.
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+4.0
DFHack - Dwarf Fortress Modding Engine
Avoiding threats and managing resources to keep dwarves alive is a key gameplay element.
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+4.0
Call of Duty® (2003)
Health packs and careful play required to avoid death; no health regeneration.
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+4.0
Call of Duty®: Black Ops III
Zombies mode emphasizes survival against waves of enemies with resource management and strategic defense.
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+4.0
Lumione
Avoiding death and failure is central; precise timing and resource (flight) management required.
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+4.0
Call of Duty®: Black Ops
Zombies mode and campaign emphasize survival against waves of enemies and threats.
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+4.0
IL-2 Sturmovik: Battle of Stalingrad
Permadeath in career mode and realistic damage models emphasize survival and risk avoidance.
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+4.0
Lovely Planet
One-hit deaths and avoidance of hazards require careful survival tactics and precision.
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+4.0
Tag Game
Avoiding being tagged or eliminated is a primary objective, emphasizing survival under pressure.
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+4.0
Star Explorers
Survival mechanics such as oxygen, suit durability, and fuel management are central challenges.
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+4.0
Master Spy
Avoiding detection and instant death hazards creates a survival challenge.
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+4.0
Sudden Strike 2 Gold
Strong focus on unit preservation, resource management (ammo, fuel), and avoiding mission failure.
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+4.0
Swarmlake
Survival against an ever-growing swarm is central challenge.
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+4.0
Five Nights at Freddy's: Secret of the Mimic
Stealth and hiding mechanics emphasize avoiding threats and staying alive.
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+4.0
Zombieville USA 3D
Primary objective is to survive increasingly difficult waves of zombies with resource and stamina management.
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+4.0
Coin Crypt
Survival depends on managing health and coins; permadeath adds challenge.
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+4.0
Hungry Shark Evolution
Constant hunger meter and environmental threats require survival focus.
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+4.0
They Bleed Pixels
Focus on avoiding death through precise platforming, managing health, and strategic checkpoint use.
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+4.0
Bed Wars
Strong survival aspect in protecting beds and avoiding elimination under threat from opponents.
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+4.0
Zompiercer
Strong focus on managing hunger, thirst, stamina, and avoiding death.
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