The Best Survival Games for PC Windows - Page 5

Update : Abiotic Factor added at rank #6.
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Don't Starve Together (2016)

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Nintendo Switch Android PC Windows Linux Mac OS

'Don't Starve Together' is a standalone multiplayer spin-off of ' Don't Starve', a game that has had players hooked since its Early Access release. With the first expansion, 'Reign of Giants', incorporated into it, you and your friends can explore the wilds and craft items, while also fighting off shadow monsters. Experience all four seasons to get all of the content, with comprehensive world settings to customize your experience.

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What we like:
  • Comprehensive world settings
  • Tonable down or remove giants
  • Shorten seasons to focus on progress over survival
  • Sustainable organic farm and spider mill for raw food year-round
  • Caves and beefalo taming added since original game's release
  • Revive players through multiple means with or without health penalty
What could be improved:
  • No Adventure Mode content from original game
  • Mouse and keyboard controls have sketchy hitboxes causing accidental deaths sometimes
  • Limited music depth & customization options for video setting

  • survival
  • crafting

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Pathologic 2 (2019)

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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.


What we like:
  • Unique storytelling mechanics with heavy philosophical concepts
  • Interesting characters with great writing
  • Fun exploration elements
  • Lots of decisions to be made
What could be improved:
  • 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

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S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl (2024)

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PC Windows Xbox Series X Playstation 5 Xbox One

Discover the vast Chornobyl Exclusion Zone full of dangerous enemies, deadly anomalies and powerful artifacts. Unveil your own epic story as you make your way to the Heart of Chornobyl. Make your choices wisely, as they will determine your fate in the end.


  • post-apocalyptic
  • open-world
  • shooter
  • first-person
  • fps
  • survival
  • inventory
  • atmospheric
  • atmosphere
  • choices
  • military
  • survival-horror
  • exploration
  • nonlinear
  • lore

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Exile (2025)

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Android j Mac OS Playstation 4 wii u vita Linux PC Windows

A survival city-builder unlike any other—shaped by rolling hills, guide generations, and grow without limits. No cap on scale, no slowdown, just strategy and survival at your pace.


  • survival
  • retro
  • colony
  • old-school
  • sci-fi
  • platform
  • scroller
  • rpg
  • perma-death
  • pixel
  • city-building
  • open-world
  • simulation
  • metroid
  • shoot-em-up

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Into the Radius (2020)

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PC Windows osvr Playstation 5 j

Into the Radius is a single-player survival shooter in VR. Explore the Pechorsk zone filled with surreal landscapes and dangerous anomalies. Defend yourself with realistic firearms, recover strange artifacts, scavenge for loot, and uncover the mysteries of this unforgiving dystopian environment.

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  • survival
  • post-apocalyptic
  • vr
  • shooter
  • horror
  • first-person
  • atmospheric

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Chernobylite (2019)

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Xbox Series X/s Xbox Series X Playstation 5 Xbox One Playstation 4 PC Windows

Uncover dark secrets in Chernobylite Enhanced Edition, a survival horror RPG set in Chernobyl's exclusion zone. As Igor, you'll search for your lost fiancee while battling supernatural foes and enduring a harsh environment. Your decisions shape the engrossing story. With stunning visuals, intelligent AI opponents, and non-linear storytelling, can you survive the chilling truth?


What we like:
  • Original content with strong worldbuilding
  • Gorgeous environments with immersive atmosphere
  • Engrossing story with compelling characters
  • Variety of missions and intelligent AI opponents
  • Impressive implementation of non-linear storytelling
What could be improved:
  • Frustrating choices and limited map variety
  • Disappointing achievements with no reward
  • Unresponsive gunplay and flawed enemy AI
  • Excessive dialogue and empty zones

  • survival
  • stealth
  • survival-horror
  • sci-fi
  • crafting
  • horror
  • supernatural
  • first-person
  • post-apocalyptic
  • shooter
  • heist
  • base-building
  • rpg
  • military
  • atmospheric

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Aground (2018)

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Linux Mac OS PC Windows Xbox One

Aground is a Mining/Crafting RPG with a goal, story, and reason to craft and build. The gameplay is simple, but engaging with tons of features. In Aground, you can raise dragons and launch into space, fight enemies, discover magic, and explore secrets. If you're into crafting games with a lot of exploration, Aground is a thoroughly addictive game with plenty to discover.


What we like:
  • Story is interesting and allows for a lot of exploration
  • Crafting is solid and varied
  • Mod support and community are helpful
  • Gameplay is engaging and controls are good
  • Freedom to choose which islands to visit and play at your own pace.
What could be improved:
  • Item storage can be tedious and requiring a lot of trips
  • Low-resolution graphics may take some getting used to
  • Lack of personal relationships with NPCs
  • Basic tutorial and sometimes requires use of outside resources for guidance.

  • survival
  • crafting
  • dragon
  • mining
  • open-world
  • base-building
  • city-building
  • building
  • post-apocalyptic
  • exploration
  • sandbox
  • 2d
  • choices
  • management
  • story

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Card Survival: Tropical Island (2022)

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PC Windows Mac OS Android

Card Survival is a card-based survival experience. Stranded on a desert island you must use your wits and skills to stay alive. Use cards and combine them together to explore, gather resources and craft useful tools.

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  • survival
  • card
  • crafting
  • perma-death
  • rogue-like
  • mic

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This War of Mine (2014)

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Android IOS iPhone Xbox One PC Windows Mac OS Linux

In This War Of Mine you do not play as an elite soldier, rather a group of civilians trying to survive in a besieged city; struggling with lack of food, medicine and constant danger from snipers and hostile scavengers. The game provides an experience of war seen from an entirely new angle.


  • survival
  • war
  • war-torn
  • crafting
  • stealth
  • resource-management
  • longer-term

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Don't Starve (2015)

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

Don’t Starve is an uncompromising wilderness survival game full of science and magic. Enter a strange and unexplored world full of strange creatures, dangers, and surprises. Gather resources to craft items and structures that match your survival style.


  • survival
  • crafting
  • rogue-like

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