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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
Over the Counter
Players must avoid bankruptcy and manage threats like lawsuits and expenses to survive and succeed.
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+4.0
Paradise
Survival on a deserted island with resource scarcity and threats is a key narrative element.
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+4.0
Receiver 2
Strong survival elements with resource scarcity, threat avoidance, and lethal consequences.
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+4.0
Ring of Pain
Players must avoid death and manage resources carefully to progress through runs.
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+4.0
SchoolBoy Runaway
Core gameplay involves avoiding failure and staying undetected to survive and escape.
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+4.0
SCP: Secret Laboratory
Strong survival focus in escaping, avoiding threats, and managing resources.
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+4.0
Untitled Ghost Game
Players must avoid ghost attacks and manage resources to survive hunts.
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+4.0
Wall World
Players must manage resources, avoid enemy attacks, and survive waves and bosses to progress.
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+4.0
Blitzkrieg Anthology
Players must carefully manage limited units and resources to avoid defeat and survive missions.
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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
Crush the Industry
Players manage health, sanity, and resources to avoid defeat and progress through increasingly difficult floors.
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+4.0
Dodge It!
Core gameplay revolves around avoiding failure by dodging hazards and staying alive as long as possible.
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+4.0
Element TD 2 - Tower Defense
Gameplay involves preventing creeps from reaching the end, managing resources, and surviving waves of enemies.
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+4.0
Escape the Backrooms
Core gameplay involves avoiding threats, managing resources, and staying alive; survival mechanics are prominent.
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+4.0
Flat Heroes
Core gameplay revolves around avoiding death and surviving waves of enemies and hazards.
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+4.0
Gears of War 2
Survival against overwhelming enemy waves and managing resources is a core gameplay element.
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+4.0
Geometry Wars™ 3: Dimensions Evolved
Game challenges players to avoid death, manage threats, and survive increasingly difficult enemy waves.
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+4.0
Ghosts 'n Goblins
Players must avoid death and manage limited hits, navigating hazards to survive and progress.
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+4.0
Meteorfall: Krumit's Tale
Players manage health and resources to survive increasingly difficult enemies and bosses.
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+4.0
Metro Exodus
Resource scarcity, weapon maintenance, and lethal enemies require careful survival strategies.
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+4.0
Neodash
Avoiding death by outrunning the disintegrating track and obstacles is core to gameplay.
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+4.0
Party Bots
Core gameplay revolves around surviving chaotic arenas and being last bot standing.
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+4.0
Rabbit Hole
Players must avoid damage, manage scarce health, and survive challenging encounters.
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+4.0
Reignfall
Core gameplay centers on defending against waves and managing resources to avoid defeat.
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