The Best Survival Games - Page 2

Update, : The Pale Beyond added at rank #24.
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60 Seconds! Reatomized (2019)

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PC Windows Mac OS Xbox One Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch IOS iPhone Android

60 Seconds! Reatomized is a remastered version of the original game that released back in 2015, set in the 1950s and following the McDoodle family as they try to survive a nuclear apocalypse. The game is split into two parts - scavenging for supplies where you have 60 seconds on the clock and survival mode, making decisions inside a bunker to keep the family alive. Challenge modes give an additional layer of strategic gameplay.


Pros:
  • Replayability
  • Wacky moments
  • Strategic challenge mode
  • Hand-drawn style visuals
Cons:
  • Clunky controls when scavenging

  • survival
  • comedy
  • choices
  • post-apocalyptic
  • text
  • dark
  • adventure
  • remake
  • simulation
  • hand-drawn
  • difficult
  • point-and-click
  • rogue-like
  • funny

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Rust (2018)

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Review score
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Xbox One Android Mac OS PC Windows Playstation 4

Rust is a hardcore survival game. You are pitted against other players, the environment and wild animals as you struggle to survive. With items such as storage boxes and locks, safe zones and crafting options, you can build a base of operations to take on whatever Rust throws at you.


Pros:
  • Three distinct biomes with unique flora
  • Fauna and resources
  • Crafting options to make your character more suited for the environment
  • Storage boxes and locks to protect your most valuable items
  • Safe zones that don't allow any hostile actions
Cons:
  • Poor graphics
  • Hard crashes
  • Constant attempts on your life by other players or wild animals

  • survival
  • crafting

13

Pathologic 2 (2019)

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Review score
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PC Windows Xbox One Playstation 4

Pathologic is an incredibly interesting game that dares to do things and go places most games, and media in general, are afraid to even mention. You can take on the role of one of three souls; the Bachelor, the Haruspex, or the Changeling. As you explore the town-on-Gorkhon you will have to manage various meters such as health, hunger, exhaustion and immunity/infection levels. You will also have to make difficult decisions about who or what you should prioritize when time is limited.


Pros:
  • Unique storytelling mechanics with heavy philosophical concepts
  • Interesting characters with great writing
  • Fun exploration elements
  • Lots of decisions to be made
Cons:
  • Poor combat mechanics
  • Passive survival mechanics can feel tedious
  • No full voice acting

  • survival
  • horror
  • cult
  • remake
  • narrative
  • survival-horror
  • first-person
  • atmospheric
  • mystery
  • difficult
  • psychological

14

Medieval Dynasty (2020)

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PC Windows Playstation 4 Xbox One Android Xbox Series X Playstation 5

Medieval Dynasty is a survival/crafting and town management adventure game set in a picturesque valley in medieval Europe. You play as Racimir, the last surviving member of a slaughtered family, and must build your own home and dynasty from scratch. You can help the commonfolk with their errands, uncover mysteries about your uncle and his band of vagabonds, or simply create your utopia.


Pros:
  • Immersive sound design
  • Beautiful and lush environments
  • Deep systems
  • Long-term payoffs
  • Active developer support
Cons:
  • Repetitive quests
  • Resource discrepancy
  • Lack of motivation to build more structures
  • Difficulty travelling around the world

  • survival
  • medieval
  • building
  • simulation
  • empire
  • crafting
  • farming
  • rpg
  • management

15

Stranded: Alien Dawn (2022)

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PC Windows Xbox One Xbox Series X Playstation 5 Playstation 4

Lead a group of survivors in Stranded: Alien Dawn, as you explore an expansive living world and build a base to protect against hostile creatures on an unforgiving alien planet. Manage your survivors' needs and make difficult choices to shape their fate. Are you ready for the unpredictable journey ahead?

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Pros:
  • Rimworld vibes
  • Easy to learn
  • Nice graphics
  • Well-thought-out characters
  • Good building and storage system
Cons:
  • Currently lacking in content
  • Crude combat system
  • Healing skill not important

  • survival
  • base-building
  • simulation
  • management
  • crafting
  • hunting
  • colony
  • cooking
  • destruction
  • tower-defense

16

Subnautica (2014)

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Subnautica is a sci-fi survival game set on an alien ocean planet. You must explore the depths of this vibrant and mysterious world to uncover its secrets and find a way back home. With its hand-crafted environments, diverse creatures and engaging story, Subnautica is an explorer's dream come true.


Pros:
  • Engaging story
  • Lush environments
  • Rewarding exploration
  • Diverse creatures
  • Multiple game modes
Cons:
  • Navigation can be overwhelming at first
  • Some graphical weirdness from time to time
  • Base-building mechanics could be clearer

  • survival
  • underwater
  • crafting
  • open-world
  • exploration

17

Rain World (2017)

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Playstation 4 Android Nintendo Switch PC Windows

Rain World is a grim industrial wasteland game where you take on the role of a vulnerable Slugcat, torn away from their family after a huge flood. Your mission is to reunite with your family while also surviving and navigating around the dangerous creatures in this world.


Pros:
  • Challenging platforming gameplay
  • Unique predator-prey relationships
  • Great music and sound design
  • Huge map with interconnecting levels and hidden areas
  • Creative use of hibernation chambers as save checkpoints
Cons:
  • Controls could be improved

  • platform
  • survival
  • pixel
  • post-apocalyptic
  • metroidvania
  • difficult
  • exploration

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The Flame in the Flood (2017)

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90
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Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch Xbox One PC Windows Mac OS

The Flame in the Flood is a survival game that takes you on an adventure down the river with a companion dog. You'll have to craft items, scrounge for supplies, and manage your thirst and temperature meters as you explore different locations. With its charming visual style, creepy enemy designs and atmospheric soundtrack, The Flame in the Flood is an experience that shouldn't be missed.


Pros:
  • Charming visuals
  • Creepy enemy designs
  • Atmospheric soundtrack
  • Crafting system and exploration of different locations
Cons:
  • Intimidating difficulty at first
  • Split second decisions can have consequences
  • Limited inventory space

  • survival
  • rogue-like
  • crafting
  • inventory

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60 Seconds! Atomic Adventure (2016)

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IOS iPhone PC Windows Android Mac OS

60 Seconds! is a dark comedy atomic adventure of scavenge and survival. Collect supplies and rescue your family before the nuke hits. Stay alive in your fallout shelter. Make difficult decisions, ration food and hunt mutant cockroaches. And maybe survive. Or not.


  • survival
  • comedy
  • post-apocalyptic
  • choices
  • simulation
  • atomic
  • text
  • difficult
  • dark
  • adventure

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Disc Room (2020)

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PC Windows Nintendo Switch Mac OS Linux Xbox One

Disc Room is an exciting game that takes place in 2089 when a gigantic disc appears around Jupiter. You play as a scientist on board to explore the strange and dangerous environment and dodge discs while surviving for as long as possible. Underneath the surface, there are various tasks and objectives to complete in each room which require you to think creatively.


Pros:
  • Unique concept
  • Inventive challenges
  • Ability upgrades
  • Comic-style cutscenes
  • Visually appealing art style with themed visuals per region
  • Exciting soundtrack by doseone
Cons:
  • Challenging difficulty requiring quick inputs and reflexes
  • Obtuse 8-bit era inspired mechanics

  • bullet-hell
  • puzzle
  • arcade
  • survival
  • gore
  • cartoony
  • 2d
  • platform
  • boss
  • difficult
  • twitch-action
  • precision
  • retro
  • room-by-room
  • boss-fight

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