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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
ICBM: Escalation
Gameplay emphasizes avoiding defeat, managing threats, and maintaining military and territorial control.
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+4.0
INCISION
Players must avoid death and manage limited extra lives to progress through levels.
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+4.0
Iron Brigade
Survival modes and mission challenges emphasize avoiding failure and managing resources effectively.
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+4.0
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
Survival mechanics like stamina, injury treatment, and hunting are core gameplay elements.
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+4.0
Protolife
Core gameplay involves defending against waves of enemies, managing resources, and avoiding base destruction.
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+4.0
Slash or Die
Gameplay centers on avoiding death, managing stamina and health, and overcoming waves of enemies.
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+4.0
Soldiers: Heroes of World War II - Enhanced Edition
Players must manage resources and avoid unit losses to survive missions.
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+4.0
Son of a Witch
Permadeath and resource management create survival challenges; avoiding failure is key to progression.
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+4.0
Super Sanctum TD
Gameplay centers on preventing enemies from reaching the core, managing resources and defenses to survive waves.
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+4.0
The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners
Core gameplay revolves around managing resources, avoiding death, and overcoming threats in a hostile environment.
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+4.0
Trials of Fire
Players must manage resources, stamina, and positioning to survive challenging encounters.
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+4.0
Void Crew
Players must manage ship health, resources, and avoid failure to survive missions and progress.
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+4.0
Zombie Army Trilogy
Core gameplay involves surviving waves of enemies and managing limited resources.
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+4.0
Call of Duty®: Black Ops III
Zombies mode emphasizes survival against waves of enemies with resource management and strategic defense.
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+4.0
Choo Choo Survivor
Central mechanic is surviving waves of enemies and managing resources like fuel and health.
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+4.0
Death to Spies: Moment of Truth
Players must avoid detection and death, managing risks carefully.
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+4.0
Drill Core
Strong survival elements in managing threats, resource scarcity, and strategic defense to avoid failure.
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+4.0
Guards
Game requires careful resource and health management to avoid losing heroes and restarting.
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+4.0
Karate Survivor
Core gameplay revolves around surviving waves of enemies and managing health and positioning.
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+4.0
Panzer Corps 2
Players must manage resources and avoid unit losses to survive and succeed in campaigns.
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+4.0
SHOOPER NOVA
Strong survival elements requiring players to avoid failure and manage resources under pressure.
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+4.0
Sniper Elite: Nazi Zombie Army 2
Players must survive waves of enemies with resource and position management.
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+4.0
The Great Villainess: Strategy of Lily
Players must manage resources, avoid defeat, and strategically survive enemy threats.
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+4.0
Trials Survivors
Core gameplay involves surviving waves of enemies and managing threats.
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