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Survival
Avoiding failure or staying alive
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Survival + Competence
A strong dose of survival and competence in the same game.
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Review scores are shown out of 100
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+5.0
Endzone - A World Apart
Core gameplay revolves around managing threats, resource scarcity, and sustaining the settlement under harsh conditions.
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+5.0
StarBreak
Avoiding death and managing resources under threat is a central gameplay motivation.
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+5.0
Graviteam Tactics: Operation Star
Core gameplay involves managing survival of units under threat, resource management, and overcoming enemy attacks.
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+5.0
Wizardry 7: Crusaders of the Dark Savant
Strong survival elements with resource management, avoiding death, and overcoming threats
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+5.0
Stoneshard
Strong survival mechanics including resource management, health, and risk avoidance.
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+5.0
Silent Hunter®: Wolves of the Pacific U-Boat Missions
Strong focus on avoiding detection, managing resources, and surviving enemy attacks under realistic conditions.
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+5.0
Occupy Mars: Prologue (2020)
Core gameplay revolves around managing threats to life including oxygen, food, water, power, and environmental hazards.
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+5.0
Shiren the Wanderer: The Tower of Fortune and the Dice of Fate
Central motivation is avoiding death, managing resources, and overcoming threats in dangerous dungeons.
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+5.0
7,62 Hard Life
Strong survival elements including health management, resource gathering, and avoiding death.
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+5.0
Ostranauts
Core gameplay revolves around managing resources and avoiding death in harsh space environments.
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+5.0
Wizardry 6: Bane of the Cosmic Forge
Survival against difficult enemies and resource management is central to gameplay.
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+5.0
Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord
Strong survival theme with resource management, avoiding death, and retrieving fallen party members.
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+5.0
Fate of the World: Tipping Point
Central theme is survival of humanity and the planet through managing threats and crises.
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+5.0
Mech Engineer
Core gameplay revolves around managing resources, avoiding failure, and surviving against overwhelming odds.
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+5.0
Gods Will Be Watching
Core gameplay centers on survival under extreme conditions and managing scarce resources.
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+5.0
Silent Hunter®: Wolves of the Pacific
Core gameplay revolves around avoiding detection, managing resources, and surviving enemy attacks.
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+5.0
LASERS
Core gameplay revolves around avoiding lethal lasers and surviving to finish.
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+5.0
Rogue's Tale
Central motivation is to avoid death and survive increasingly difficult threats.
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+5.0
Rencounter
Core gameplay revolves around survival, resource management, and avoiding death in a hostile environment.
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+4.0
Hades
Core gameplay revolves around overcoming threats and avoiding death in challenging runs.
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+4.0
Counter-Strike
Players must avoid death and manage resources (money for weapons); survival under threat is key gameplay element.
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+4.0
The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth
Gameplay emphasizes avoiding damage, managing resources, and surviving increasingly difficult floors.
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+4.0
Ghosts 'n Goblins
Players must avoid death and manage limited hits, navigating hazards to survive and progress.
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+4.0
Saros
Core gameplay revolves around avoiding death, managing resources, and overcoming threats.
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