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Avoiding failure or staying alive
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Newer releases, in the order selected for this motivation.
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+5.0
Nazi Zombies
Central gameplay revolves around avoiding death, managing resources, and surviving increasingly difficult waves.
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+4.0
Moon Corona
Players must manage resources and avoid death in challenging encounters.
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+4.0
Codename CURE II
Players must avoid death, manage resources, and survive waves of enemies under pressure.
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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
Rubinite
Players must avoid damage and survive lethal attacks, emphasizing resource and risk management.
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+4.0
Shift At Midnight
Players must survive attacks and manage resources to avoid failure during shifts.
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+4.0
Reap and Rush
Players must manage resources and avoid failure to progress through increasingly difficult levels.
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+4.0
Hand of Fate: Hordes
Core gameplay revolves around surviving waves of enemies and managing resources.
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+5.0
DIVE or DIE - Children of Rain
Core gameplay centers on avoiding death, managing resources, and overcoming threats to survive.
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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
MOLDRISE
Core gameplay revolves around managing infection, hunger, thirst, and avoiding death.
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+4.0
The Life and Suffering of Prince Jerian
Players must avoid failure through managing rebellion, political threats, and personal sanity.
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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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+4.0
Fogpiercer
Players must carefully manage train health and positioning to survive waves of enemies; failure has consequences.
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+5.0
Welcome to the Game III
Core gameplay revolves around avoiding death, managing resources, and overcoming threats.
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+4.0
GROUND BRANCH
Players must avoid death and failure through careful tactics and resource management; high-risk gameplay.
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+4.0
Pathogenic
Players must avoid damage and manage resources to survive increasingly difficult encounters.
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+4.0
Happy's Humble Burger Cult
Players must avoid threats and complete tasks under pressure to survive shifts and monster attacks.
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+5.0
Frostrain 2
Survival is central theme; managing happiness, resources, and overcoming environmental threats is core gameplay.
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+5.0
Funnel Runners
Core gameplay revolves around avoiding death, managing resources, and escaping deadly storms.
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+4.0
Hell Maiden
Players must avoid damage and survive waves of enemies and bosses; resource and health management important.
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+4.0
Sketchy's Contract
Players must manage health, oxygen, and avoid threats to stay alive and succeed.
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+4.0
Urban Strife
Strong survival mechanics with resource gathering, base defense, and managing food, medicine, and morale.
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+4.0
Little Incrementisle
Players must manage resources and defend against threats to keep colony alive.
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