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Survival
Avoiding failure or staying alive
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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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+4.0
Baldi's Basics Plus
Core gameplay involves avoiding capture and managing resources to survive and progress.
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+4.0
Crusader Kings II
Players must manage threats, rebellions, and succession crises to maintain their dynasty's survival.
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+4.0
Little Nightmares II
Gameplay centers on avoiding threats, stealth, and managing limited resources to survive.
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+4.0
Post Void
Players must manage time and health carefully to survive and progress; constant threat of failure.
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+4.0
Dead Space™ 2
Focus on avoiding death, managing resources, and overcoming threats in a hostile environment.
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+4.0
Stronghold HD (2012)
Focus on defending castle and surviving enemy attacks.
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+4.0
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
Modes like Zombies and Blackout emphasize survival against threats and resource management.
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+4.0
Skul: The Hero Slayer
Players must avoid damage and manage health to survive challenging encounters.
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+4.0
Bit Blaster XL
Players focus on avoiding death through dodging and resource management in a high-risk environment.
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+4.0
Crow Country
Resource management, avoiding or confronting enemies, and puzzle solving to survive threats are core gameplay.
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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
Homicipher: Demo
Players must avoid danger by correctly interpreting language to survive and escape.
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+4.0
MULLET MADJACK
Timer mechanic creates constant threat of failure, requiring resource (time) management and avoidance of damage.
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+4.0
Touhou Hero of Ice Fairy
Players must avoid damage and manage resources like stamina and courage to survive boss encounters.
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+4.0
Touhou Hero of Ice Fairy: Prologue
Players must avoid damage and survive complex bullet patterns to progress.
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+4.0
Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead
Survival mechanics in mods like DayZ emphasize avoiding death and managing resources.
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+4.0
DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED
Players must manage health, resources, and threats to survive hostile environments and enemies.
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+4.0
DOOM Eternal
Players must manage resources and avoid death in challenging combat scenarios.
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+4.0
Hearts of Iron IV
Players must manage resources and avoid defeat, emphasizing survival and overcoming threats.
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+4.0
Defense Grid: The Awakening
Players must prevent enemies from stealing cores, managing threats and resources to survive waves.
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+4.0
Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game
Gameplay involves managing resources, overcoming threats, and surviving in a hostile wasteland.
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+4.0
Fortnite
Core gameplay revolves around survival against other players and environmental hazards like the storm.
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+4.0
Into the Breach
Gameplay centers on preventing failure by managing threats and protecting resources under pressure.
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+4.0
Slendytubbies III
Survival elements are central, especially in campaign and multiplayer modes where players avoid threats.
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