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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
Runers
Gameplay centers on avoiding death, managing resources, and overcoming threats in dungeons.
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+4.0
SKIBIDI GYATROOMS
Survival mechanics with resource management, avoiding threats, and strategic defense are key.
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+4.0
Slime 3K: Rise Against Despot
Players focus on avoiding death and managing resources to survive waves of enemies.
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+4.0
The Backrooms Game FREE Edition
Core gameplay involves avoiding insanity and escaping the maze, representing survival under threat.
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+4.0
Unity of Command II
Maintaining supply and avoiding encirclement are critical to unit survival and mission success.
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+4.0
Balrum
Survival mechanics like hunger, thirst, and resource management are core gameplay elements
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+4.0
Blightstone
Players must protect the crystal and manage resources to survive encounters and progress.
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+4.0
Dark Deception: Monsters & Mortals
Modes involve avoiding death, managing resources like shards, and strategic defense against monsters or mortals.
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+4.0
Defense Zone 3 Ultra HD
Players must prevent enemies from passing through, managing resources to survive waves.
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+4.0
Digimon Survive
Story centers on survival in a dangerous world with real consequences, including character deaths and threats.
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+4.0
Drifting Lands
Players must avoid death and manage resources like shields and energy to survive levels
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+4.0
Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel
Players must manage resources, avoid death, and overcome threats to survive missions.
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+4.0
Legend of Keepers: Career of a Dungeon Manager
Players must manage resources and defenses to avoid failure and keep dungeon masters alive.
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+4.0
Netherworld Covenant
Players must manage stamina and health carefully to survive challenging enemies and bosses.
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+4.0
Quarantineer
Core gameplay revolves around survival of the population and managing threats like disease and unrest.
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+4.0
Reap and Rush
Players must manage resources and avoid failure to progress through increasingly difficult levels.
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+4.0
Spirit Hunters: Infinite Horde
Core gameplay involves avoiding failure, managing resources, and overcoming threats to survive runs.
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+4.0
Starship Troopers: Extermination
Core gameplay involves avoiding death, managing resources, and defending bases against overwhelming threats.
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+4.0
Temtem: Swarm
Central gameplay involves surviving waves of enemies and managing resources to avoid failure.
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+4.0
The Banner Saga 3
Strong survival theme with resource/time management and pressure to keep characters alive.
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+4.0
Tunnel Escape
Core gameplay centers on managing resources, avoiding failure, and overcoming threats in a hostile environment.
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+4.0
Undead Development
Central motivation is to avoid failure and survive waves of zombie attacks.
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+4.0
Combat Mission Battle for Normandy
Emphasis on avoiding losses, managing morale, and overcoming threats under realistic conditions.
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+4.0
Empyrion - Galactic Survival
Survival mechanics including health, hunger, oxygen, temperature, and disease are important gameplay aspects.
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