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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
ICBM: Escalation
Gameplay emphasizes avoiding defeat, managing threats, and maintaining military and territorial control.
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+4.0
Nexus - The Jupiter Incident
Emphasis on avoiding ship loss, managing damage, and surviving difficult tactical encounters.
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+4.0
No Creeps Were Harmed TD
Players must avoid failure by managing resources and defending against threats.
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+4.0
Soldiers: Heroes of World War II - Enhanced Edition
Players must manage resources and avoid unit losses to survive missions.
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+4.0
Gloomhaven
Players must manage resources and avoid failure to keep characters alive and progress.
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+4.0
Wasteland 2: Director's Cut
Resource management (ammo, water), health, and tactical defense are important to avoid failure.
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+4.0
Calyx
Players must defend bases, manage resources, and survive against increasingly strong enemy growth.
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+4.0
Hearts of Iron 2 Complete
Managing threats, resources, and military survival is key to success.
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+4.0
Nitro Kid
Players must manage health and avoid defeat through strategic play and resource management.
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+4.0
No Plan B
Survival of squad members and resource management (fatigue, injuries) are important gameplay elements.
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+4.0
Skewer Squad
Core gameplay revolves around defending the grill and surviving waves of enemies.
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+4.0
Variables 2
Strong survival elements requiring players to prevent enemy breaches and manage resources to stay alive.
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+4.0
Rebel Inc: Escalation
Players must manage threats and avoid failure by balancing multiple survival factors like reputation and stability.
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+4.0
Age of Fear: The Undead King
Players must manage unit health, avoid losses, and strategically survive challenging battles.
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+4.0
Pirate's Gambit
Players must manage resources and overcome threats to survive runs, emphasizing risk and endurance.
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+4.0
Rise Of The White Sun - 白日升
Survival through managing loyalty, resources, and threats is a core gameplay element.
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+4.0
Time Break Chronicles
Players manage resources, character stamina, and tactical defense to avoid failure and progress through runs.
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+4.0
Deathtrap
Players must prevent enemies from breaching defenses and manage resources carefully.
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+4.0
Divekick
Players must avoid being hit and manage positioning carefully to survive rounds.
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+4.0
Panzer Corps 2
Players must manage resources and avoid unit losses to survive and succeed in campaigns.
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+4.0
Terrorhedron Tower Defense
Players must prevent enemies from reaching the end, managing resources and defenses carefully.
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+4.0
Armored Brigade
Focus on avoiding losses, managing resources tactically, and maintaining unit cohesion under threat.
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+4.0
Command: Modern Operations
Players must manage threats, resource constraints, and unit survival in complex combat scenarios.
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+4.0
Commandos 2: Men of Courage
Avoiding detection and failure is critical; resource and risk management important.
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