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Survival
Avoiding failure or staying alive
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Less relaxation
High survival scores, with relaxation at +0 or below.
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Review scores are shown out of 100
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+5.0
The Last of Us Remastered
Core gameplay revolves around avoiding death, managing scarce resources, and overcoming threats.
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+5.0
Left 4 Dead 2
Survival against zombie hordes and special infected is the main gameplay objective; resource and health management…
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+5.0
Alan Wake II
Core gameplay revolves around avoiding death, managing scarce resources, and overcoming hostile threats.
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+5.0
Demon's Souls
Core gameplay revolves around avoiding death, managing resources, and overcoming threats.
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+5.0
Oxide: Survival Island
Core gameplay revolves around managing hunger, cold, health, and avoiding death.
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+5.0
Bloodborne
Core gameplay revolves around avoiding death, managing resources, and overcoming deadly threats.
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+5.0
Lethal Company
Core gameplay revolves around avoiding death, managing threats, and escaping dangerous environments.
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+5.0
Don't Starve
Core gameplay revolves around avoiding death, managing resources, and overcoming environmental threats.
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+5.0
Oxygen Not Included
Core gameplay centers on overcoming threats and maintaining colony survival.
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+5.0
Resident Evil 2
Strong survival mechanics including resource scarcity, threat avoidance, and strategic defense.
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+5.0
Project Zomboid
Central motivation is avoiding death through managing threats, resources, and environment in a hostile world.
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+5.0
Crab Game
Core motivation is to survive elimination rounds and avoid failure until last player remains.
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+5.0
Kenshi
Core gameplay revolves around survival, avoiding death, managing resources, and overcoming threats.
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+5.0
Ultimate Custom Night
Core gameplay is about managing resources and avoiding failure to survive the night.
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+5.0
Five Nights at Frickbear's 3
Central theme is survival against animatronic threats, managing resources to avoid failure and death.
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+5.0
Identity V
Core gameplay revolves around survival mechanics, avoiding capture, and managing risk under pressure.
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+5.0
The Binding of Isaac
Strong survival elements with resource and health management to avoid death.
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+5.0
Muck
Central theme is avoiding death, managing resources, and overcoming threats in a hostile environment.
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+5.0
FTL: Faster Than Light
Strong survival theme with resource management, threat avoidance, and permadeath mechanics.
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+5.0
Left 4 Dead
Central theme of avoiding death, managing resources, and overcoming threats.
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+5.0
This War of Mine
Core gameplay revolves around avoiding death, managing resources, and enduring threats.
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+5.0
The Walking Dead: Season Two
Central theme of avoiding death and managing threats in a hostile post-apocalyptic world.
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+5.0
Frostpunk
Central theme is survival against environmental threats, resource scarcity, and social unrest.
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+5.0
Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator
Core gameplay involves avoiding death and managing threats during night survival phases.
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