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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
Ymir
Players must manage resources carefully to avoid starvation, rebellion, and defeat.
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+4.0
7,62 High Calibre
Players must manage resources, avoid death, and tactically survive hostile environments and enemies.
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+4.0
Abnormality
Players must avoid ghost attacks and manage resources to survive investigations.
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+4.0
Aeterna Noctis
Players must avoid death and manage health carefully to progress through challenging threats and platforming.
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+4.0
Distant Worlds: Universe
Players must manage threats, protect supply lines, and maintain empire stability to survive.
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+4.0
Dungeon Drafters
Players must avoid death and manage resources carefully to progress through dungeons and bosses.
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+4.0
Eador. Imperium
Players must manage resources and avoid defeat through careful strategic defense and offense.
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+4.0
ORION: Prelude
Central gameplay revolves around surviving waves of enemies, defending objectives, and managing resources.
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+4.0
R-Type Final 2
Players must avoid death and manage power-ups carefully; one-hit kills and checkpoints emphasize survival.
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+4.0
Romestead
Players must manage resources and survive against threats.
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+4.0
SUPREMACY: WORLD WAR 3
Players must defend territories, manage resources, and avoid defeat in a hostile environment.
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+4.0
The Chaos Engine
Players must manage health, avoid damage, and survive waves of enemies and environmental hazards.
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+4.0
TT Isle Of Man: Ride on the Edge 3
Players must avoid crashes and manage risks to complete laps and races successfully.
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+4.0
Wulin Chess
Avoiding unit death and managing resources under threat is a key gameplay driver.
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+4.0
ELEX
Early game emphasizes survival against powerful enemies and resource management
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+4.0
FORCED: Slightly Better Edition
Players must avoid failure and death through skillful combat and puzzle completion under pressure.
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+4.0
Majesty 2 Collection
Players must defend their kingdom and manage resources to survive increasingly difficult threats.
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+4.0
MechWarrior 4: Vengeance
Players must manage heat, damage, and resources to avoid mech destruction and mission failure.
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+4.0
Sea Dogs: To Each His Own
Players must manage resources, crew morale, and avoid failure in harsh conditions.
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+4.0
Space Hulk: Ascension (Classic)
Gameplay emphasizes avoiding death, managing resources, and surviving overwhelming odds.
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+4.0
Spellbook Demonslayers
Central focus on surviving waves of enemies and managing resources to stay alive.
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+4.0
Squad 44
Players must avoid death and manage resources tactically to survive and succeed.
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+4.0
UNDERWARD
Strong survival elements with permadeath, threat avoidance, and resource management.
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+4.0
WWII Online
Players must avoid death, manage resources like supply, and strategically survive in hostile environments.
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