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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
Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines
Avoiding detection and death is critical; players must manage risks and resources to survive missions.
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+4.0
Curious Expedition
Core challenge is managing sanity, resources, and threats to keep party alive
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+4.0
Gladio and Glory
Players fight to stay alive in hostile arenas with threats from enemies and animals.
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+4.0
Jigoku Kisetsukan: Sense of the Seasons
Players must avoid death and manage limited bombs and lives to survive through stages and bosses.
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+4.0
LUFTRAUSERS
Players must avoid death by dodging bullets and managing health, emphasizing survival under threat.
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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
SYNTHETIK: Arena
Core gameplay revolves around surviving waves of enemies and managing resources under threat.
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+4.0
Thumper
Focus on avoiding failure and surviving through precise timing and reflexes.
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+4.0
Afterbeat (Project Arrhythmia)
Focus on avoiding damage and surviving complex bullet patterns; survival is core gameplay element.
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+4.0
Cheap Car Repair: Welcome to Nowhere
Core gameplay involves managing scarce resources, avoiding failure, and surviving financially in a harsh environment.
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+4.0
Hidden & Dangerous 2: Courage Under Fire
Players must manage resources, avoid death, and complete objectives under threat, emphasizing survival.
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+4.0
IronWolf: Free Non-VR Edition
Gameplay centers on avoiding detection, managing damage, and surviving hostile encounters.
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+4.0
Mayonnaise Simulator
Core gameplay centers on avoiding damage and surviving waves of enemies.
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+4.0
Murder House
Core gameplay revolves around avoiding death, managing limited resources, and escaping threats.
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+4.0
RAM: Random Access Mayhem
Players must manage health and swap mechanics to avoid death and progress.
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+4.0
Rodland of Pipes
Core gameplay involves avoiding enemies, managing heat resource, and surviving under time pressure.
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+4.0
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
Strong survival elements with emphasis on avoiding death, managing resources, and strategic defense.
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+4.0
Clea
Core gameplay involves avoiding death, managing limited saves, and surviving enemy encounters.
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+4.0
Descent
Players must manage shields, energy, and avoid death to progress through levels.
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+4.0
Legend of Grimrock 2
Players must manage resources, health, and avoid death in a challenging environment.
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+4.0
Stonemachia
Players must avoid damage and manage health through parrying and aggressive combat to survive.
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+4.0
Town of Salem
Strong survival element with players trying to avoid death and outlast opponents.
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+4.0
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II - Anniversary Edition (Classic)
Modes like Last Stand emphasize survival against waves of enemies, requiring resource and tactical management.
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+4.0
Whiskerwood
Strong survival elements managing resources, taxes, and environmental challenges.
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