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Survival
Avoiding failure or staying alive
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Survival + Competence
A strong dose of survival and competence in the same game.
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+4.0
Headquarters: World War II
Players must protect units, manage resources, and avoid losses to succeed; survival is a key gameplay element.
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+4.0
Knightica
Players must manage resources and avoid defeat against increasingly difficult enemies.
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+4.0
Legendary Hoplite: Arachne’s Trial
Players must defend territory and survive waves of enemies, managing resources carefully.
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+4.0
Shanhe
Core gameplay involves protecting villagers and surviving monster attacks under resource constraints.
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+4.0
FortressCraft Evolved!
Survival mechanics such as temperature, energy management, and base defense are core gameplay elements.
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+4.0
Godlike Burger
Players must avoid death from customers and police, manage resources to stay alive.
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+4.0
Wurm Unlimited
Survival mechanics including hunger, thirst, injury, and hostile creatures require careful management.
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+4.0
Bionic Dues
Core gameplay revolves around surviving missions and managing limited resources against overwhelming odds.
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+4.0
Crisis VRigade
Players must avoid death and manage limited health to progress through hostile scenarios.
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+4.0
GamersGoMakers
Players must avoid bankruptcy and manage risks to keep company alive and thriving.
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+4.0
Malum
Players must avoid death, manage resources, and strategically evade or confront threats to survive.
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+4.0
Solargene
Managing threats like oxygen, food, and power is critical to colony survival and success.
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+4.0
Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen
Players must manage health, resources, and avoid death penalties, emphasizing survival.
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+4.0
Making History: The Great War
Players must manage threats, resource scarcity, and political stability to keep their nation alive and prosperous.
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+4.0
Pixel Heroes: Byte & Magic
Avoiding death and managing resources to survive dungeons is a key motivation.
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+4.0
UnderMine 2
Players must avoid damage, manage resources, and overcome threats to progress.
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+4.0
Aven Colony
Core gameplay involves managing threats and resources to keep colony alive and thriving.
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+4.0
Ghosts of Tabor
Strong survival elements including avoiding death, managing resources, and strategic extraction.
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+4.0
Eador. Imperium
Players must manage resources and avoid defeat through careful strategic defense and offense.
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+4.0
Hell is Others
Strong survival elements including resource management, avoiding death, and strategic defense.
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+4.0
Hot Brass
Players must avoid failure and stay alive through careful tactics and resource management.
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+4.0
Kaiju Wars
Core gameplay centers on delaying and surviving kaiju attacks to protect scientists and complete research.
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+4.0
Shadow Ops: Red Mercury
Players must avoid death, manage limited health and ammo, and restart levels upon failure, emphasizing survival.
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+4.0
Radio Commander: Vietnam '64
Players must avoid unit losses and manage resources to keep troops alive and mission successful.
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