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Survival
Avoiding failure or staying alive
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Games where survival stands out from the other motivations.
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+4.0
Shank 2
Survival mode and challenging boss fights emphasize staying alive and overcoming threats.
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+4.0
Smalland: Survive the Wilds
Strong survival mechanics including resource management, avoiding threats, and strategic defense.
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+4.0
Soul Dossier
Survivors must avoid death and complete objectives under threat from killers.
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+4.0
Vietnam ‘65
Managing unit survival through supply and avoiding ambushes is a key gameplay element.
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+4.0
Cannon Fodder
Players must avoid losing soldiers and manage resources carefully to survive missions.
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+4.0
Crisis in the Kremlin: The Cold War
Gameplay centers on avoiding political collapse, economic failure, and maintaining control over a fragile state.
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+4.0
DarkMaus
Players must manage health, stamina, and resources to survive challenging enemies and traps.
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+4.0
Deadly Hunter VR
Players must survive waves of enemies, protect objectives, and manage resources under threat.
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+4.0
DungeonTop
Survival elements present in managing hero health, resources, and avoiding defeat in dungeon runs.
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+4.0
Fast and Low
Focus on avoiding death, managing threats, and tactical defense under pressure.
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+4.0
Gorky 17
Players must manage scarce resources and avoid character death to survive challenging encounters.
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+4.0
Kingpin — Life of Crime
Players must avoid death, manage health and armor, and tactically survive against tough enemies.
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+4.0
Mitos.is: The Game
Core gameplay revolves around avoiding being eaten and outlasting opponents.
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+4.0
Moros Protocol
Players must manage health, ammo, and resources carefully to survive challenging enemies and bosses.
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+4.0
Oriental Empires
Managing rebellions, resource scarcity, and military threats is vital to staying in power.
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+4.0
Project Starship
Players must avoid death by dodging bullets and managing limited lives/shields.
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+4.0
Redie
Core gameplay revolves around avoiding death and overcoming lethal threats with limited resources.
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+4.0
SAMURAI SHODOWN
Focus on avoiding damage and outlasting opponents in high-risk, high-damage encounters.
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+4.0
SYNTHETIK 2
Players must avoid death, manage resources, and overcome threats to progress.
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+4.0
The Legend of Bum-Bo
Players must manage resources and avoid damage to survive through floors and bosses.
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+4.0
Volgarr the Viking
Players must avoid death and manage limited health resources to progress through hostile environments.
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+4.0
A Bastard's Tale
Players must avoid death and manage limited health resources; failure results in restarting levels.
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+4.0
A Walk in the Dark
Avoiding death and overcoming hazards is core to gameplay, requiring careful resource of timing and skill.
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+4.0
Angel Engine
Core gameplay involves avoiding failure and managing multiple threats to survive operations.
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