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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
Slender: The Arrival
Core gameplay is about survival and avoiding capture or death.
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+4.0
The Banner Saga 2
Strong survival theme with resource management, caravan morale, and overcoming threats central to gameplay.
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+4.0
Uplink
Avoiding detection and failure is critical; survival is a core gameplay element.
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+4.0
Acquitted
Players must survive waves of enemies with limited resources and increasing threats.
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+4.0
Approaching Infinity
Players must manage resources and avoid threats to survive.
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+4.0
Caravaneer 2
Strong survival elements including resource management, avoiding death, and strategic defense.
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+4.0
Desecrators
Players must manage shields, ammo, and lives to avoid failure in challenging, hostile environments.
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+4.0
The Consuming Shadow
Strong survival elements managing health, sanity, ammo, and time under threat of death.
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+4.0
Wooden Ocean
Players must manage resources and overcome threats in a hostile, dark world with challenging enemies.
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+4.0
Super Raft Boat Classic
Core gameplay revolves around avoiding death, managing raft integrity, and overcoming threats.
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+4.0
Thrive
Core gameplay revolves around avoiding extinction, managing resources, and adapting to threats.
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+4.0
Trans-Siberian Railway Simulator
Survival mechanics like resource management and threat avoidance are core gameplay elements.
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+4.0
UBERMOSH Vol.3
Players must survive waves of enemies and avoid damage in a hostile environment.
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+4.0
Yomawari: Midnight Shadows
Avoiding death by spirits and managing stamina are core survival elements.
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+4.0
Atom Zombie Smasher
Central theme is survival against zombie hordes, managing resources and defense to stay alive.
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+4.0
Cannibal Abduction
Core gameplay involves avoiding death, managing stamina and health, and escaping threats.
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+4.0
Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game
Players must manage threats, resources, and strategic defense to survive and succeed.
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+4.0
Earthion
Players must avoid damage, manage shields, and survive waves of enemies to progress.
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+4.0
Hello Neighbor Pre-Alpha
Core gameplay involves avoiding capture and managing threats strategically.
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+4.0
Long Live Santa!
Core gameplay revolves around survival against other players in a shrinking arena.
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+4.0
Men of War™
Players must manage resources, avoid losses, and maintain unit effectiveness to survive missions.
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+4.0
Nine-Ball Roulette
Core gameplay involves avoiding elimination and managing risk to stay alive in matches.
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+4.0
Penumbra Overture
Core gameplay involves avoiding threats, managing resources like light, and surviving hostile environments.
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+4.0
SanctuaryRPG: Black Edition
Avoiding death is critical; permadeath mode emphasizes survival and careful play.
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