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Survival
Avoiding failure or staying alive
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Survival + Thrill
A strong dose of survival and thrill in the same game.
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+4.0
Ghosts 'n Goblins
Players must avoid death and manage limited hits, navigating hazards to survive and progress.
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+4.0
Saros
Core gameplay revolves around avoiding death, managing resources, and overcoming threats.
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+4.0
Slay the Spire
Players must manage resources and health carefully to survive increasingly difficult challenges.
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+4.0
Counter-Strike: Source
Rounds involve avoiding death and strategic resource management to survive.
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+4.0
Dead Cells
Core gameplay revolves around avoiding death, managing resources, and overcoming threats.
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+4.0
Dying Light
Strong survival elements with resource management, threat avoidance, and strategic defense.
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+4.0
Resident Evil 4
Players must manage resources and avoid failure to progress, typical of survival horror.
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+4.0
Cuphead
Players must avoid damage and survive complex attack patterns, managing limited health and resources.
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+4.0
Inscryption
Players must manage resources and avoid defeat in challenging card battles, reflecting survival elements.
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+4.0
Katana ZERO
Avoiding death is critical; players must manage threats carefully to survive.
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+4.0
Hades II
Players must avoid failure and manage resources to progress through difficult encounters.
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+4.0
Alien Swarm: Reactive Drop
Players must manage resources and avoid failure to survive waves of enemies.
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+4.0
DOOM + DOOM II
Players must manage health, ammo, and avoid death to progress through dangerous environments.
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+4.0
Duck Game
Players must avoid death and outlast opponents in fast-paced elimination matches.
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+4.0
Noita
Strong survival elements with resource management, avoiding hazards, and overcoming threats.
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+4.0
Fire Emblem Engage
Players must manage threats, avoid unit deaths, and strategically defend to survive battles.
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+4.0
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
Survival mechanics like stamina, injury treatment, and hunting are core gameplay elements.
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+4.0
Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward
Core gameplay revolves around avoiding death by managing points and making correct choices.
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+4.0
Mega Man 2
Players must manage health and resources to avoid failure and progress through challenging stages.
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+4.0
Metroid Fusion
Strong survival elements with resource management and evasion of powerful foes.
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+4.0
Crypt of the NecroDancer
Players must avoid damage and death through careful timing and resource management.
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+4.0
Look Outside
Survival mechanics and threat avoidance are key gameplay elements.
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+4.0
Super Meat Boy
Players must avoid instant death hazards and carefully manage precise movements to survive levels.
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+4.0
SCP: Secret Laboratory
Strong survival focus in escaping, avoiding threats, and managing resources.
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