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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
Cultist Simulator
Players must manage threats, resources, and avoid failure to continue playing.
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+4.0
DESYNC
Players must avoid instant death traps and lethal enemies, managing resources carefully to survive.
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+4.0
Dota 2
Avoiding death and managing resources under threat is a core gameplay aspect.
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+4.0
Fabled Lands
Avoiding death and managing resources is a key challenge, with permanent death possible on failure.
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+4.0
Geometry Dash SubZero
Avoiding instant failure and navigating hazards is central to gameplay.
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+4.0
Infinite Tao
Players must manage resources and avoid death through strategic upgrades and positioning.
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+4.0
La-Mulana
Players must avoid death traps and manage health carefully to survive and progress.
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+4.0
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
Players must manage health and resources carefully to survive in toxic environments and against tough enemies.
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+4.0
Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate
Players must manage resources, avoid failure, and survive dangerous encounters with monsters.
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+4.0
Night Swarm
Core gameplay revolves around surviving waves of enemies and overcoming threats.
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+4.0
Reverse Collapse: Code Name Bakery
Players must manage scarce resources and avoid failure in difficult missions; survival is a key theme.
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+4.0
Sapiens
Core gameplay involves managing resources and avoiding starvation, cold, and injury.
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+4.0
Terra Invicta
Strong survival elements in avoiding alien defeat and managing resources to stay alive.
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+4.0
The Solus Project
Managing hunger, thirst, temperature, and sleep to avoid failure is a core gameplay element.
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+4.0
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six® Vegas
Players must avoid death and manage threats carefully; survival is a key gameplay element.
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+4.0
Until Dawn™
Core gameplay revolves around keeping characters alive through choices and quick-time events.
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+4.0
Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide
Strong survival elements with resource management, threat avoidance, and team defense.
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+4.0
America's Army: Proving Grounds
Players must avoid death, manage health and positioning carefully; no respawns without teammate revival.
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+4.0
Apex Legends™
Battle royale mechanics emphasize survival, resource management, and avoiding elimination under pressure.
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+4.0
Badlands Crew - Drive, Command, Conquer
Players manage resources, crew health, and vehicle integrity to survive hostile environments and enemies.
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+4.0
Black Rose
Core gameplay involves avoiding enemies and surviving encounters in a hostile environment.
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+4.0
Blood Bowl 2: Legendary Edition (Classic)
Managing player injuries and team viability over matches and seasons is a key challenge.
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+4.0
Candy Disaster - Tower Defense
Players must prevent enemies from reaching objectives, managing resources and threats carefully.
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+4.0
Company of Heroes 2
Players focus on avoiding unit losses, managing resources, and strategic defense to survive and win battles.
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