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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
Evil Tonight
Resource scarcity and health management create survival tension; players must avoid failure and manage limited supplies.
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+4.0
Frogger
Core gameplay revolves around avoiding death and surviving through increasingly difficult hazards.
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+4.0
Gods of Sand
Players must manage risk, avoid losing gladiators, and maintain finances to survive and progress.
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+4.0
Hunter Roulette
Core mechanic is avoiding death and managing health and frenzy points.
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+4.0
Marble Age: Remastered
Players must manage resources and defend against invasions to survive and progress.
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+4.0
Menace from the Deep
Survival mechanics like health, sanity, and fuel management are core gameplay elements.
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+4.0
Poker Quest: Swords and Spades
Core gameplay involves managing resources and avoiding death through strategic defense and offense.
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+4.0
RATUZ
Gameplay centers on avoiding death and escaping threats in a hostile environment.
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+4.0
SHOOPER NOVA
Strong survival elements requiring players to avoid failure and manage resources under pressure.
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+4.0
Stalingrad
Players must manage scarce resources, avoid unit losses, and survive difficult missions under pressure.
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+4.0
the cabin game
Core gameplay involves avoiding death, managing threats, and escaping before time runs out.
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+4.0
The House of the Dead
Players must avoid damage, manage health, and rescue civilians to survive and progress.
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+4.0
Zombie Builder Defense
Core gameplay revolves around surviving waves of zombies and managing resources.
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+4.0
BACKROOMS: APPREHENSION
Players must avoid death and manage resources to survive the Skin Stealer.
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+4.0
Resident Evil Revelations 2
Focus on limited resources, avoiding death, and overcoming threats.
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+4.0
Star Renegades
Players must carefully manage resources and tactics to avoid defeat and progress through runs.
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+4.0
12 bananas
Players must avoid failure and death, restarting from the beginning, emphasizing survival under pressure.
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+4.0
Bullet Roulette VR
Main goal is to survive rounds and avoid being shot, involving risk and resource management.
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+4.0
Destropolis
Primary goal is to survive waves of enemies with increasing difficulty and manage resources like ammo and health.
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+4.0
Fishing Grind
Survival elements against wildlife threats are a core gameplay aspect.
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+4.0
Flashpoint Campaigns: Red Storm Player's Edition
Players must manage unit readiness, supply, and avoid losses to maintain combat effectiveness and survive engagements.
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+4.0
Furious Angels
Core gameplay involves avoiding death and protecting the mothership against increasing threats.
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+4.0
INCISION
Players must avoid death and manage limited extra lives to progress through levels.
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+4.0
KeeperRL
Strong survival elements requiring defense, resource management, and overcoming threats to stay alive.
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