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Survival
Avoiding failure or staying alive
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Popular, well-rated games with a strong survival score.
Explore play styles & combinations ↓+5 Survival affinity
Review scores are shown out of 100
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+4.0
R.E.P.O.
Core gameplay involves avoiding threats, managing resources, and strategic defense to survive missions.
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+4.0
Counter-Strike
Players must avoid death and manage resources (money for weapons); survival under threat is key gameplay element.
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+4.0
Deep Rock Galactic
Players must manage threats, resources, and strategic defense to complete objectives and survive.
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+4.0
The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth
Gameplay emphasizes avoiding damage, managing resources, and surviving increasingly difficult floors.
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+4.0
Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn
Combat and resource management require players to avoid failure and manage threats.
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+4.0
Galaxian
Core gameplay involves avoiding enemy fire and attacks to survive as long as possible.
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+4.0
Gears of War 2
Survival against overwhelming enemy waves and managing resources is a core gameplay element.
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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
Talking Tom Gold Run
New modes emphasize survival through avoiding elimination and hazards, adding pressure to stay alive.
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+4.0
Bloons TD 6
Players must manage resources and defenses to survive increasingly difficult waves of bloons.
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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
Palworld
Survival mechanics like resource management, avoiding threats, and strategic defense are core gameplay features.
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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
Sid Meier's Civilization
Players must manage threats, resources, and defense to maintain and expand their civilization.
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+4.0
Hotline Miami
Players must avoid instant death and manage tactical positioning to survive enemy encounters.
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+4.0
Brotato
Core gameplay revolves around surviving waves of enemies and avoiding death.
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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
Half-Life
Players must manage resources and avoid threats to survive through hostile environments.
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+4.0
Phasmophobia
Avoiding ghost hunts and managing sanity are core survival elements requiring strategic play.
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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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