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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
Jamestown
Players must avoid death and manage limited lives and continues to progress through levels.
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+4.0
KILL KNIGHT
Focus on avoiding death and managing resources to survive increasingly difficult waves.
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+4.0
Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate
Gameplay centers on avoiding checkmate and managing resources to survive increasingly difficult enemy attacks.
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+4.0
Swarmlake
Survival against an ever-growing swarm is central challenge.
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+4.0
東方眠世界 ~ Wonderful Waking World
Core gameplay involves avoiding death through precise dodging and resource management under threat.
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+4.0
Captain of Industry
Players must avoid failure and manage limited resources carefully to keep colony alive.
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+4.0
Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines
Avoiding detection and death is critical; players must manage risks and resources to survive missions.
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+4.0
Curious Expedition
Core challenge is managing sanity, resources, and threats to keep party alive
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+4.0
Gladio and Glory
Players fight to stay alive in hostile arenas with threats from enemies and animals.
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+4.0
Jigoku Kisetsukan: Sense of the Seasons
Players must avoid death and manage limited bombs and lives to survive through stages and bosses.
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+4.0
LUFTRAUSERS
Players must avoid death by dodging bullets and managing health, emphasizing survival under threat.
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+4.0
Shift At Midnight
Players must survive attacks and manage resources to avoid failure during shifts.
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+4.0
SYNTHETIK: Arena
Core gameplay revolves around surviving waves of enemies and managing resources under threat.
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+4.0
Thumper
Focus on avoiding failure and surviving through precise timing and reflexes.
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+4.0
Afterbeat (Project Arrhythmia)
Focus on avoiding damage and surviving complex bullet patterns; survival is core gameplay element.
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+4.0
Cheap Car Repair: Welcome to Nowhere
Core gameplay involves managing scarce resources, avoiding failure, and surviving financially in a harsh environment.
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+4.0
Hidden & Dangerous 2: Courage Under Fire
Players must manage resources, avoid death, and complete objectives under threat, emphasizing survival.
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+4.0
IronWolf: Free Non-VR Edition
Gameplay centers on avoiding detection, managing damage, and surviving hostile encounters.
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+4.0
Mayonnaise Simulator
Core gameplay centers on avoiding damage and surviving waves of enemies.
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+4.0
Murder House
Core gameplay revolves around avoiding death, managing limited resources, and escaping threats.
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+4.0
RAM: Random Access Mayhem
Players must manage health and swap mechanics to avoid death and progress.
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+4.0
Rodland of Pipes
Core gameplay involves avoiding enemies, managing heat resource, and surviving under time pressure.
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+4.0
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
Strong survival elements with emphasis on avoiding death, managing resources, and strategic defense.
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+4.0
Clea
Core gameplay involves avoiding death, managing limited saves, and surviving enemy encounters.
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