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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
The Emperor and State
Strong emphasis on maintaining stability, managing threats, and avoiding collapse of the empire.
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+4.0
Combat Mission Shock Force 2
Strong emphasis on unit preservation, avoiding casualties, and overcoming threats.
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+4.0
Gurei
Limited lives and need to avoid damage emphasize survival and careful resource management.
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+4.0
Hearts of Iron III
Players must manage resources and avoid defeat to survive and succeed in war.
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+4.0
Phantom Squad
Players must avoid death and mission failure, manage resources and threats carefully to survive and succeed.
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+4.0
STAR WARS™: TIE Fighter Special Edition
Players must avoid failure, manage resources, and survive difficult missions.
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+4.0
Cows VS Vikings
Players must prevent enemies from reaching the exit, managing resources and defenses to survive waves.
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+4.0
Ludus Magnatus: Gladiator Manager Simulator
Players must manage risk of gladiator death and maintain team viability to survive and progress.
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+4.0
Defend Your Life: TD
Gameplay centers on preventing enemies from reaching the base, requiring resource and defense management.
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+4.0
Road Not Taken
Energy management and avoiding failure are core mechanics; survival is a key theme.
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+4.0
Conquest of Elysium 3
Players must manage threats from enemies and neutral creatures to maintain and expand their holdings.
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+4.0
Hexguardian
Central gameplay involves defending the castle and managing resources to survive increasingly difficult waves.
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+4.0
Tomb of Tyrants
Gameplay centers on surviving waves of heroes and managing resources to avoid defeat.
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+4.0
SUPREMACY: WORLD WAR 3
Players must defend territories, manage resources, and avoid defeat in a hostile environment.
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+4.0
Crisis in the Kremlin: The Cold War
Gameplay centers on avoiding political collapse, economic failure, and maintaining control over a fragile state.
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+4.0
Badlands Crew - Drive, Command, Conquer
Players manage resources, crew health, and vehicle integrity to survive hostile environments and enemies.
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+4.0
DungeonTop
Survival elements present in managing hero health, resources, and avoiding defeat in dungeon runs.
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+4.0
Not The Robots
Players must avoid detection and hazards to survive and progress.
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+4.0
Squad 44
Players must avoid death and manage resources tactically to survive and succeed.
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+4.0
The Operational Art of War IV
Players must manage supply, avoid unit losses, and maintain operational viability to survive scenarios.
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+4.0
This Is the Police 2
Players must avoid failure, manage resources, and keep officers alive to progress.
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+4.0
Commandos: Origins
Players must avoid detection and failure, carefully managing resources and threats to survive missions.
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+4.0
Democracy 3
Players must avoid political failure, assassination, and losing elections to survive in office.
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+4.0
Fate of the World
Players must manage threats and avoid catastrophic failure to keep humanity alive.
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