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Survival
Avoiding failure or staying alive
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Focused on survival
Games where survival stands out from the other motivations.
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+4.0
Resident Evil 3
Resource scarcity and enemy threats require careful management and avoidance to survive.
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+4.0
Return to Mysterious Island
Core theme is surviving on a mysterious island using crafting and resource management.
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+4.0
SCP: Containment Breach Multiplayer
Strong survival theme: avoid threats, manage resources, and escape the facility.
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+4.0
They Bleed Pixels
Focus on avoiding death through precise platforming, managing health, and strategic checkpoint use.
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+4.0
WASD : The Adventure of Tori
Players must avoid failure and death through precise coordination; survival is a key gameplay element.
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+4.0
Wasteland 2: Director's Cut
Resource management (ammo, water), health, and tactical defense are important to avoid failure.
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+4.0
Aeon's End
Core gameplay revolves around surviving boss attacks and managing resources to avoid defeat.
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+4.0
Babble Royale
Core gameplay revolves around avoiding elimination and surviving the shrinking zone.
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+4.0
Backroom Company
Core gameplay involves avoiding threats, managing resources, and surviving hostile environments.
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+4.0
Driving Is Hard
Players must avoid failure and manage precarious situations to progress.
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+4.0
Few Nights More
Core gameplay centers on surviving waves of enemies and protecting the vampire lord and castle.
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+4.0
LOST EGG 2: Be together
Players must avoid failure and manage fragile egg character survival through precise control.
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+4.0
Noobs Are Coming
Core gameplay involves avoiding death and managing resources to survive waves.
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+4.0
Revenge of the Titans
Focus on defending base and surviving waves of enemies; resource and upgrade management critical.
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+4.0
Ship of Fools
Players must manage ship health, avoid damage, and survive waves of enemies and bosses.
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+4.0
Six Ages: Ride Like the Wind
Managing resources and clan survival against threats is a core gameplay element.
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+4.0
Star Explorers
Survival mechanics such as oxygen, suit durability, and fuel management are central challenges.
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+4.0
Tangledeep
Focus on avoiding death, managing resources, and overcoming threats in dangerous dungeons.
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+4.0
Zombies Ate My Neighbors
Core gameplay revolves around avoiding death, managing scarce resources, and protecting neighbors.
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+4.0
Blood
Players must manage scarce ammo and health, avoid deadly enemies, and use strategy to survive harsh conditions.
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+4.0
Conquest of Elysium 3
Players must manage threats from enemies and neutral creatures to maintain and expand their holdings.
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+4.0
Deceive Inc.
Players must avoid death and outlast opponents; resource and positional management important for survival.
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+4.0
Ghouls 'n Ghosts
Players must avoid death and manage limited hits to progress through hostile environments.
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+4.0
My Lovely Empress
Players must avoid failure by managing threats to the empire’s stability and maintaining population trust.
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