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Survival
Avoiding failure or staying alive
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Top picks
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
EverRail
Core gameplay revolves around managing hunger, cold, train power, and avoiding death; survival is central.
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+5.0
Fargone
Central theme is avoiding death, managing resources, and overcoming environmental threats
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+5.0
March of the Living
Core gameplay centers on managing resources, avoiding infection, and staying alive in a hostile world.
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+5.0
Reborn In Wild City 迷城重生
Core gameplay revolves around managing health, hunger, temperature, and defending against threats to stay alive.
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+5.0
SILENT BREATH
Core gameplay revolves around avoiding death, managing threats, and surviving until objectives are met.
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+5.0
Brigador Killers
Core gameplay involves avoiding death, managing resources, and overcoming threats to progress.
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+5.0
[Chilla's Art] Hanako | 花子さん
Core gameplay centers on avoiding threats, managing scarce resources, and overcoming supernatural dangers.
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+5.0
Bastide
Core gameplay centers on managing resources and population to survive threats like hunger, cold, disease, and attacks.
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+5.0
Rencounter
Core gameplay revolves around survival, resource management, and avoiding death in a hostile environment.
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+5.0
Frosty Nights
Core gameplay revolves around surviving waves of enemies through resource and threat management.
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+5.0
NAM
Core gameplay revolves around avoiding death from enemies, traps, and environmental hazards.
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+4.0
Terraria
Survival mechanics, resource management, and avoiding death are important gameplay aspects.
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+4.0
Hades
Core gameplay revolves around overcoming threats and avoiding death in challenging runs.
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+4.0
Vampire Survivors
Central gameplay revolves around surviving waves of enemies and managing resources to avoid death.
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+4.0
R.E.P.O.
Core gameplay involves avoiding threats, managing resources, and strategic defense to survive missions.
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+4.0
Counter-Strike
Players must avoid death and manage resources (money for weapons); survival under threat is key gameplay element.
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+4.0
Deep Rock Galactic
Players must manage threats, resources, and strategic defense to complete objectives and survive.
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+4.0
The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth
Gameplay emphasizes avoiding damage, managing resources, and surviving increasingly difficult floors.
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+4.0
Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn
Combat and resource management require players to avoid failure and manage threats.
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+4.0
Galaxian
Core gameplay involves avoiding enemy fire and attacks to survive as long as possible.
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+4.0
Ghosts 'n Goblins
Players must avoid death and manage limited hits, navigating hazards to survive and progress.
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+4.0
Saros
Core gameplay revolves around avoiding death, managing resources, and overcoming threats.
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+4.0
Talking Tom Gold Run
New modes emphasize survival through avoiding elimination and hazards, adding pressure to stay alive.
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+4.0
Bloons TD 6
Players must manage resources and defenses to survive increasingly difficult waves of bloons.
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