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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
Chaos Zero Nightmare
Players must manage resources, stress, and threats to avoid failure and progress through challenging runs.
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+4.0
Valheim
Survival mechanics, resource management, and threat avoidance are central gameplay elements.
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+4.0
Buckshot Roulette
Primary goal is to avoid death and outlast opponents through strategic play.
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+4.0
HoloCure - Save the Fans!
Core gameplay centers on surviving waves of enemies and overcoming threats with resource and skill management.
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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
Alien Swarm
Players must manage resources and avoid death while surviving waves of alien attackers.
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+4.0
Iron Snout
Core gameplay is about surviving waves of enemies with limited health.
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+4.0
ELDEN RING
Players must manage resources and avoid death in a hostile, high-risk environment.
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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
Raft
Core gameplay revolves around managing hunger, thirst, raft integrity, and avoiding threats.
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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
DARK SOULS™ III
Players must manage health, stamina, and resources to survive hostile environments and enemies.
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+4.0
Resident Evil Requiem
Resource scarcity, threat avoidance, and strategic defense are key gameplay elements.
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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
Enter the Gungeon
Players must avoid damage, manage limited ammo and health, and survive increasingly difficult floors.
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+4.0
The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series
Central theme of survival in hostile environment with resource and moral management.
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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
Stacklands
Core gameplay involves managing resources and defending against threats to keep villagers alive.
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+4.0
Counter-Strike 2
Players must avoid death and manage resources to survive rounds and win matches.
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+4.0
Dungeon Master
Resource management and threat avoidance are important for staying alive in the dungeon.
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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
Plague Inc: Evolved
Players must avoid failure by managing disease spread and countering cure development.
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