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Survival
Avoiding failure or staying alive
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Focused on survival
Games where survival stands out from the other motivations.
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Review scores are shown out of 100
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+4.0
Joint Task Force
Strong focus on unit survival, resource limitation, and avoiding mission failure.
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+5.0
Killing Floor 2
Core gameplay is about avoiding death, managing resources, and surviving waves of enemies.
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+4.0
MOTHER
Core gameplay revolves around avoiding failure, managing resources, and protecting children from threats.
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+4.0
Nature & Life - Drunk On Nectar
Core gameplay involves avoiding threats, managing resources, and surviving as various insects.
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+5.0
Paranoia Place: Escape Together
Core motivation is avoiding capture and surviving against a relentless threat.
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+5.0
Silent Hunter® III
Strong survival elements with threat of detection, damage, and death; resource management.
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+4.0
Slender: The Arrival
Core gameplay is about survival and avoiding capture or death.
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+5.0
Spark in the Dark
Core gameplay centers on survival mechanics including resource scarcity, managing light, and avoiding death.
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+5.0
Stationeers
Core gameplay centers on managing threats, resource scarcity, and environmental hazards to stay alive.
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+5.0
System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster
Strong survival mechanics including resource management, threat avoidance, and overcoming dangers.
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+4.0
The Designer's Curse
Core gameplay involves avoiding death by monsters and managing limited resources like light and health.
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+4.0
Tunguska: The Visitation - Final Cut
Game emphasizes resource management, avoiding threats, and strategic defense to stay alive.
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+5.0
Wolfpack
Strong survival elements with threat of detection, damage, and resource management.
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+4.0
Zompiercer
Strong focus on managing hunger, thirst, stamina, and avoiding death.
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+5.0
7 Days to Die
Survival mechanics are central, including managing health, hunger, thirst, and defending against threats.
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+4.0
Boo Men
Core gameplay revolves around avoiding death, managing resources like light, and escaping threats.
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+5.0
Catacomb Kids
Core gameplay revolves around avoiding death, managing resources, and overcoming threats.
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+4.0
Cliff Empire
Core gameplay involves managing threats, disasters, and resource scarcity to keep cities alive.
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+5.0
Cold Waters
Core gameplay revolves around avoiding detection, evading torpedoes, and surviving engagements.
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+5.0
CRYO
Core gameplay revolves around avoiding death, managing threats, and escaping dangerous situations.
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+4.0
Destropolis
Primary goal is to survive waves of enemies with increasing difficulty and manage resources like ammo and health.
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+4.0
Drug Dealer Simulator: Free Sample
Players must avoid police and rival threats to stay alive and maintain their business.
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+5.0
Enter The Backrooms
Core gameplay revolves around avoiding threats, managing resources, and staying alive.
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+4.0
Evil Tonight
Resource scarcity and health management create survival tension; players must avoid failure and manage limited supplies.
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