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Avoiding failure or staying alive
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Games where survival stands out from the other motivations.
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+4.0
Emissary Zero
Avoiding monster attacks and managing resources like saves are key; survival tension is a core gameplay element.
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+4.0
Full Mojo Rampage
Players must manage health, avoid death, and strategically overcome threats to progress.
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+4.0
Gurei
Limited lives and need to avoid damage emphasize survival and careful resource management.
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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
Menace from the Deep
Survival mechanics like health, sanity, and fuel management are core gameplay elements.
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+4.0
Nomad Survival
Core mechanic is surviving waves and bosses; players manage resources and health to avoid failure.
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+4.0
SATAZIUS
Players must avoid death and manage power-ups to survive through challenging levels.
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+4.0
Siege of Dungeon
Players must manage resources and avoid failure under time limits and enemy threats to survive dungeon floors.
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+4.0
The Fall of the Dungeon Guardians - Enhanced Edition
Players must manage resources and avoid death in challenging combat encounters.
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+4.0
The Last of Us™ Part I
Strong survival elements including resource scarcity, avoiding threats, and strategic combat.
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+4.0
The Troop
Players must manage unit preservation and avoid casualties to maintain morale and win.
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+4.0
THOTH
Avoiding death and managing threats is core to gameplay, requiring careful resource (time/space) management.
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+4.0
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2
Players must avoid death, manage limited health, and overcome threats through careful tactics.
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+4.0
Cows VS Vikings
Players must prevent enemies from reaching the exit, managing resources and defenses to survive waves.
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+4.0
Crafty Survivors
Players must avoid damage, manage health, and overcome threats to progress through stages.
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+4.0
Druidstone: The Secret of the Menhir Forest
Players must avoid failure by managing resources, positioning, and timing to survive challenging encounters.
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+4.0
FrostBound
Strong survival theme with defending the fortress against advancing enemies and managing resources.
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+4.0
Gloom
Players must avoid death and manage stamina and health carefully to survive through runs.
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+4.0
Isonzo
Players must avoid death, manage resources, and use strategy to survive and succeed.
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+4.0
KeeperRL
Strong survival elements requiring defense, resource management, and overcoming threats to stay alive.
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+4.0
Little Incrementisle
Players must manage resources and defend against threats to keep colony alive.
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+4.0
Neon Drive
Players must avoid failure by dodging obstacles precisely, with limited mistakes allowed especially on higher…
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+4.0
Noble Fates
Strong survival elements including resource management, defense, and overcoming threats.
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+4.0
Pogostuck: Rage With Your Friends
Players must avoid failure and falling to maintain progress; resource management is minimal but survival of momentum is…
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