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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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+4.0
Garlic
Avoiding death and managing hazards is a core gameplay element.
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+4.0
Hadean Tactics
Players manage resources and avoid defeat through strategic defense and overcoming threats.
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+4.0
Nightmare: The Lunatic
Players must manage health and resources carefully to survive challenging enemies and bosses.
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+4.0
Raindancer
Core gameplay revolves around avoiding death from one-hit kills and managing dodge charges.
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+4.0
Ruff Ghanor
Players must manage health and resources carefully to survive encounters and progress.
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+4.0
Space Engineers
Survival mechanics such as resource management, energy, and life support create meaningful challenges and threats.
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+4.0
The Banner Saga
Core gameplay involves managing resources and making choices to keep caravan alive amid threats.
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+4.0
The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes
Avoiding death and managing threats are core gameplay mechanics; survival tension is high.
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+4.0
The King is Watching
Players must manage resources and defenses to survive increasingly difficult enemy waves.
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+4.0
The PenguinGame 2 -Lies of Penguin-
Players must avoid death, manage resources, and survive difficult boss fights.
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+4.0
The Sapling
Core gameplay involves species survival, resource management, and overcoming environmental challenges.
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+4.0
TOP DOG
Players must avoid damage and manage health to survive waves and progress.
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+4.0
Vestaria Saga II: The Sacred Sword of Silvanister
Players must manage resources and avoid unit deaths; survival and overcoming threats are key gameplay elements.
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+4.0
Aliens: Dark Descent
Core gameplay involves managing threats, resources, and stress to keep marines alive.
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+4.0
Army of Ruin
Core gameplay involves avoiding death, managing health, and overcoming waves of enemies.
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+4.0
Eryi's Action
Players must avoid numerous threats and hazards to progress, emphasizing survival through memorization.
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+4.0
Flashpoint Campaigns: Red Storm Player's Edition
Players must manage unit readiness, supply, and avoid losses to maintain combat effectiveness and survive engagements.
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+4.0
Hellish Quart
Players must avoid fatal strikes and manage stamina and positioning to survive duels.
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+4.0
JUMP KING QUEST
Players must avoid death and manage health and resources to progress through threats.
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+4.0
Lamentum
Core gameplay involves avoiding threats, managing limited resources, and overcoming dangers.
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+4.0
Lilitales
Strong survival elements with resource management, avoiding failure, and overcoming threats in hostile environments.
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+4.0
Long Live Santa!
Core gameplay revolves around survival against other players in a shrinking arena.
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+4.0
Puppet Master: The Game
Human players must avoid death and complete objectives under threat, emphasizing survival mechanics.
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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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