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Survival
Avoiding failure or staying alive
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Popular, well-rated games with a strong survival score.
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Review scores are shown out of 100
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+4.0
30XX
Players must avoid damage and manage resources to survive increasingly difficult runs.
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+4.0
Bounty of One
Central gameplay involves avoiding death, managing resources, and overcoming threats.
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+4.0
GRAIN ROT
Players must avoid death, manage resources, and overcome threats in procedurally generated levels.
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+4.0
Nonentity Galaxy
Players must manage resources and avoid defeat to progress, emphasizing survival under threat.
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+4.0
Resident Evil 3
Resource scarcity and enemy threats require careful management and avoidance to survive.
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+4.0
Sanctum
Players must prevent enemies from reaching the core through defense and combat to survive waves.
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+4.0
Voids Vigil
Core gameplay revolves around avoiding death, managing resources, and surviving waves of enemies.
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+4.0
Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA
Survival elements in story and gameplay such as gathering resources, defending village, and overcoming threats.
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+4.0
Zombie Army 4: Dead War
Players must manage resources and avoid death against escalating zombie threats.
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+4.0
Cluckmech Oasis
Core gameplay revolves around defending the base and surviving waves of enemies under increasing threat.
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+4.0
Conquest of Elysium 5
Players must manage threats, resources, and strategic defense to survive and win
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+4.0
Demonologist
Players must avoid death and manage resources to survive ghost hunts.
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+4.0
DOOM 3
Players must manage resources and avoid death; survival horror elements are central.
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+4.0
FULFILLMENT
Players must manage resources and avoid failure to survive financially and maintain wellbeing.
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+4.0
Geometry Wars™ 3: Dimensions Evolved
Game challenges players to avoid death, manage threats, and survive increasingly difficult enemy waves.
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+4.0
Ghost Watchers
Players must avoid death and manage resources to survive ghost attacks and complete objectives.
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+4.0
Light Bearers
Core gameplay revolves around avoiding capture and surviving until escape.
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+4.0
Lycans
Survival is a key mechanic, with players avoiding death and managing resources and information to stay alive.
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+4.0
Murky Divers
Players focus on avoiding threats, managing resources, and staying alive in a hostile environment.
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+4.0
Sang-Froid - Tales of Werewolves
Game emphasizes survival through defense, resource management, and avoiding failure each night.
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+4.0
Tangy TD
Players must manage resources and defend against waves to avoid failure and progress.
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+4.0
The Last of Us™ Part I
Strong survival elements including resource scarcity, avoiding threats, and strategic combat.
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+4.0
The Nameless: Slay Dragon
Resource and fatigue management, avoiding failure in skill checks and battles are key survival elements.
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+4.0
Dead Grid
Core theme is managing threats, resources, and staying alive against zombies.
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