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Survival
Avoiding failure or staying alive
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Games where survival stands out from the other motivations.
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CARNAGE OFFERING Tower Defense
Gameplay centers on defending against waves to survive and prevent failure.
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+4.0
China: Mao's legacy
Avoiding political failure and maintaining power under threat is a core gameplay element.
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+4.0
Chippy
Players must avoid death and manage resources like shields and power-ups to survive boss encounters.
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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
Dreams in the Witch House
Core gameplay involves managing health, sanity, hunger, and other survival mechanics.
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+4.0
Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved
Core gameplay involves avoiding death and managing limited lives and bombs.
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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
Hell Maiden
Players must avoid damage and survive waves of enemies and bosses; resource and health management important.
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+4.0
ICBM
Players must manage defenses and resources to avoid destruction and survive nuclear attacks.
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+4.0
Lovely Planet
One-hit deaths and avoidance of hazards require careful survival tactics and precision.
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+4.0
Nauticrawl
Core gameplay involves managing resources and avoiding death in a hostile environment.
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+4.0
Over the Counter
Players must avoid bankruptcy and manage threats like lawsuits and expenses to survive and succeed.
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+4.0
Paradise
Survival on a deserted island with resource scarcity and threats is a key narrative element.
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+4.0
Receiver 2
Strong survival elements with resource scarcity, threat avoidance, and lethal consequences.
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+4.0
Ring of Pain
Players must avoid death and manage resources carefully to progress through runs.
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+4.0
SchoolBoy Runaway
Core gameplay involves avoiding failure and staying undetected to survive and escape.
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+4.0
SCP: Secret Laboratory
Strong survival focus in escaping, avoiding threats, and managing resources.
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+4.0
Untitled Ghost Game
Players must avoid ghost attacks and manage resources to survive hunts.
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+4.0
Wall World
Players must manage resources, avoid enemy attacks, and survive waves and bosses to progress.
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+4.0
Blitzkrieg Anthology
Players must carefully manage limited units and resources to avoid defeat and survive missions.
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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
Crush the Industry
Players manage health, sanity, and resources to avoid defeat and progress through increasingly difficult floors.
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+4.0
Dodge It!
Core gameplay revolves around avoiding failure by dodging hazards and staying alive as long as possible.
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+4.0
Element TD 2 - Tower Defense
Gameplay involves preventing creeps from reaching the end, managing resources, and surviving waves of enemies.
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