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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
Majesty 2 Collection
Players must defend their kingdom and manage resources to survive increasingly difficult threats.
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+4.0
Narcosis
Core gameplay revolves around managing oxygen, avoiding threats, and surviving underwater hazards.
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+4.0
One Night With Kawaii
Core gameplay centers on survival by avoiding capture and managing limited lives.
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+4.0
Rebel Cops
Players must avoid failure and death of squad members, managing limited resources and threats.
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+4.0
Romancing SaGa 2™
Permadeath and life point system emphasize survival and resource management.
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+4.0
Spellbook Demonslayers
Central focus on surviving waves of enemies and managing resources to stay alive.
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+4.0
The Hardest Game Ever
Players must avoid death and restart, emphasizing survival through skill.
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+4.0
War Mongrels
Players must avoid detection, manage resources, and survive hostile environments.
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+4.0
Combat Mission Battle for Normandy
Emphasis on avoiding losses, managing morale, and overcoming threats under realistic conditions.
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+4.0
DemonCrawl
Players must manage health, resources, and threats to survive increasingly difficult stages.
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+4.0
Distant Worlds: Universe
Players must manage threats, protect supply lines, and maintain empire stability to survive.
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+4.0
Dodgy Deliveries
Avoiding threats and managing risks at night is a core gameplay element.
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+4.0
Drifting Lands
Players must avoid death and manage resources like shields and energy to survive levels
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+4.0
Dungeon Rats
Players must manage limited resources, avoid death, and strategically survive difficult encounters.
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+4.0
Ed-0: Zombie Uprising
Strong survival elements with resource management, hunger, and threat avoidance central to play.
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+4.0
Eldest Souls
Players must avoid damage and survive boss attacks through skillful play.
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+4.0
ESCAPE FROM BOYKISSER
Core gameplay revolves around avoiding capture and surviving the chase.
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+4.0
Exploding Kittens® 2
Core mechanic is to avoid exploding cards and outlast opponents to survive.
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+4.0
First Feudal
Strong survival elements including resource management, food supply, and defense against threats.
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+4.0
Heroes of Steel RPG
Players must manage resources, avoid defeat, and survive challenging encounters.
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+4.0
I am not a Monster: First Contact
Gameplay focuses on avoiding failure, managing resources, and protecting team members from infection.
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+4.0
Outnumbered
Central motivation is to survive increasingly difficult waves and avoid death.
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+4.0
Overture
Core gameplay revolves around avoiding death, managing resources, and surviving waves of enemies.
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+4.0
Signs of Life
Survival mechanics and threat management are core gameplay elements.
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