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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
Forgotten Realms: The Archives - Collection One
Players must manage health, resources, and avoid death in dangerous dungeon environments.
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+4.0
Genome Guardian
Gameplay centers on surviving increasingly difficult waves and managing resources like heat and health.
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+4.0
Insurgency
Avoiding death is critical; tactical defense and resource management (ammo, positioning) are important.
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+4.0
Legend of Keepers: Prologue
Gameplay centers on defending the dungeon and surviving waves of heroes, managing resources to avoid failure.
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+4.0
Mansions of Madness
Players must manage resources and avoid failure to survive scenarios.
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+4.0
Orcs Must Die! 2
Core gameplay revolves around survival against waves of enemies and resource management.
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+4.0
Panzer Corps Gold
Players must manage resources and avoid unit losses to survive and progress through campaigns.
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+4.0
Rift Wizard
Core gameplay involves managing resources and avoiding death to progress.
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+4.0
Rift Wizard 2
Players must manage threats, enemy immunities, and resource use to survive and progress.
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+4.0
Rogue Legacy
Players must avoid death and manage resources to progress further in the castle.
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+4.0
Slay the Spire 2
Players must manage resources and avoid failure through careful planning and adaptation.
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+4.0
Soulestination
Players must carefully manage resources and avoid failure to progress through challenging encounters.
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+4.0
Spirit Island
Players must manage threats and avoid defeat conditions, emphasizing survival strategy.
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+4.0
Thumper
Focus on avoiding failure and surviving through precise timing and reflexes.
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+4.0
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six® 3 Gold
Players must avoid failure and death, managing resources and team survival carefully.
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+4.0
UBERMOSH
Primary goal is to survive waves of enemies for 90 seconds under intense threat.
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+4.0
Vault of the Void
Players must manage resources and avoid damage to survive increasingly difficult encounters.
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+4.0
Victoria II
Players must manage threats, resource scarcity, and political instability to keep their nation alive and strong.
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+4.0
Whiskerwood
Strong survival elements managing resources, taxes, and environmental challenges.
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+4.0
Aethermancer
Players must manage threats, resource use, and avoid failure to progress through runs.
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+4.0
Chess Evolved Online
Morale mechanic and piece loss create pressure to avoid failure and manage resources strategically.
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+4.0
CounterAttack: Uprising
Players must avoid death and manage limited lives to progress through difficult levels.
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+4.0
Crusader Kings II
Players must manage threats, rebellions, and succession crises to maintain their dynasty's survival.
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+4.0
Dead Space
Core gameplay revolves around avoiding death, managing scarce resources, and overcoming threats.
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