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Survival
Avoiding failure or staying alive
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Popular, well-rated games with a strong survival score.
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Review scores are shown out of 100
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+4.0
Vietnam ‘65
Managing unit survival through supply and avoiding ambushes is a key gameplay element.
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+4.0
Boxman's Struggle
Players must avoid failure and falling to progress, emphasizing survival of skill.
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+4.0
Lords of Xulima
Resource management including food and healing is critical to avoid failure and progress.
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+4.0
Miasma Chronicles
Players must manage resources, avoid failure, and overcome threats in a hostile environment.
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+4.0
Reverse Collapse: Code Name Bakery
Players must manage scarce resources and avoid failure in difficult missions; survival is a key theme.
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+4.0
Arcanium: Rise of Akhan
Players manage health, avoid defeat, and strategically survive increasingly difficult encounters.
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+4.0
東方実在相 ~ Dream Logical World
Focus on avoiding death and managing limited resources like power and Aspect Shift duration to survive stages.
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+4.0
Expeditions: Conquistador
Resource management, injury treatment, and camp defense are critical to avoiding failure and staying alive.
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+4.0
New Cycle
Core gameplay revolves around managing threats, resources, and population survival.
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+4.0
Red Solstice 2: Survivors
Game centers on surviving overwhelming enemy waves and managing resources to stay alive.
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+4.0
rymdkapsel
Core gameplay revolves around surviving waves of enemies and managing resources to stay alive.
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+4.0
The Emperor and State
Strong emphasis on maintaining stability, managing threats, and avoiding collapse of the empire.
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+4.0
ARK: The Survival Of The Fittest
Core survival mechanics with resource gathering, avoiding threats, and managing health under pressure.
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+4.0
Aurora Dusk: Steam Age
Survival mode and defense against waves of enemies emphasize staying alive and resource management.
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+4.0
Black Rose
Core gameplay involves avoiding enemies and surviving encounters in a hostile environment.
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+4.0
Combat Mission Shock Force 2
Strong emphasis on unit preservation, avoiding casualties, and overcoming threats.
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+4.0
Craft Hero
Core gameplay revolves around resource management and defending against threats to survive.
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+4.0
Dead Maze
Core gameplay revolves around managing resources, avoiding death, and surviving zombie threats.
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+4.0
Extremely Powerful Capybaras
Core gameplay revolves around surviving waves of enemies and bosses, managing resources like health and upgrades.
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+4.0
FREEDIVER: Triton Down
Core gameplay revolves around managing oxygen and escaping a sinking ship, emphasizing survival under threat.
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+4.0
Green Project
Core gameplay revolves around managing hunger, thirst, radiation, and avoiding toxic hazards.
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+4.0
Gunman Taco Truck
Core gameplay revolves around avoiding death, managing resources, and surviving hostile encounters.
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+4.0
Gurei
Limited lives and need to avoid damage emphasize survival and careful resource management.
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+4.0
Hearts of Iron III
Players must manage resources and avoid defeat to survive and succeed in war.
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