The Best Survival Games for Xbox One - Page 4

Update : Atomfall added at rank #6.
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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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Tribes of Midgard (2021)

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

Dive into the Norse mythology with Tribes of Midgard, a vibrant survival ARPG! Protect the Seed of Yggdrasil, build a thriving community, and stave off Ragnarok. With 90 skills to unlock, 8 classes to choose, and a world full of legendary creatures, you'll enjoy endless excitement. Team up with friends or brave it solo in this thrilling adventure.


What we like:
  • Unique blend of genres
  • Cooperative multiplayer mode
  • Procedurally generated maps and enemies
  • Engaging character progression system
  • Flexible save system
What could be improved:
  • Reliance on other players in Saga mode
  • Limited voice audio
  • Repetitive grind and combat
  • Lack of variety in weather and events

  • survival
  • crafting
  • cooperative
  • mythology
  • boss
  • rogue-like

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Space Engineers (2019)

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Xbox One Android Playstation 5 Playstation 4 PC Windows

Space Engineers is a sandbox game about engineering, construction, exploration and survival in space and on planets. Players build space ships, space stations, planetary outposts of various sizes and uses, pilot ships and travel through space to explore planets and gather resources to survive.

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  • sandbox
  • volumetric
  • survival
  • physics
  • block
  • space
  • open-world
  • crafting
  • building
  • construction
  • realistic
  • grid

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Tribe: Primitive Builder (2023)

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Xbox One Xbox Series X PC Windows

Become an exile - the only one who knows the truth. Survive on the island lost to time, build your own settlement, reunite your tribe, explore the open world and deliver a message from the gods before it’s too late.


  • management
  • automation
  • fishing
  • survival
  • building
  • simulation
  • relaxing
  • resource-management
  • family-friendly
  • inventory
  • open-world
  • colony
  • crafting
  • immersive
  • base-building

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The Long Dark (2017)

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Xbox One Linux Mac OS PC Windows

In The Long Dark, you're plunged into a frozen wilderness in the aftermath of a geomagnetic disaster. It's a tense survival game where every decision counts. Face the elements, manage resources, and fight for your survival. Will you earn the right to live in this beautifully rendered, award-winning game?

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What we like:
  • Immersive survival experience
  • Beautifully rendered game world
  • Challenging gameplay
  • Distinct feeling of constant danger
  • Engaging story mode
What could be improved:
  • Unfinished main story
  • Complicated updates
  • Empty world with repetitive gameplay
  • Limited crafting options

  • survival
  • sandbox
  • exploration-survival

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Survive on Raft (2022)

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Android Nintendo Switch PC Windows Xbox One Xbox Series X

Survive on Raft is a survival sandbox simulator on the raft which throw you into an epic adventure in the middle of the ocean!


  • survival
  • crafting
  • farming
  • open-world
  • base-building
  • simulation
  • inventory
  • resource-management
  • management
  • sandbox
  • building
  • underwater
  • character
  • pvp
  • multiplayer

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ARK: Ultimate Survivor Edition (2021)

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early access Nintendo Switch Xbox Series X Xbox One Playstation 4

The Ultimate Survivor Edition includes ARK: Survival Evolved, along with these huge Expansion Packs: Scorched Earth, Aberration, Extinction, and Genesis Parts 1 & 2. All updated and optimized with every improvement made since the launch of the base game.


  • survival
  • dinosaurs
  • crafting
  • rpg
  • open-world
  • card
  • japanese

38

Outward (2022)

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Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch PC Windows stadia Xbox One Playstation 5 Android

No remarkable journey is achieved without great effort. In Outward, the cold of the night or an infected wound can be as dangerous as a predator lurking in the dark. Explore the vast world of Aurai solo or in Co-op. The Definitive Edition features both DLCs and quality of life improvements.

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  • survival
  • rpg
  • cooperative
  • open-world
  • fantasy
  • dungeon
  • adventure
  • inventory
  • exploration
  • souls
  • online

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Smalland: Survive the Wilds (2024)

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PC Windows Xbox One Xbox Series X Playstation 5

Dive into Smalland: Survive the Wilds, where your survival skills are put to the test in an expansive, mysterious world. Ride insects, build shelters with friends, and unravel ancient secrets. Arm yourself with unique gear and face the wild's colossal inhabitants. Can you thrive among the giants of nature?


What we like:
  • Customizable controls
  • Enjoyable resource gathering
  • Exceptional base building
  • Captivating atmosphere and visuals
What could be improved:
  • Motion sickness issues
  • Potential for inventory loss and movement glitches

  • survival
  • crafting
  • open-world
  • cooperative
  • base-building
  • building
  • sandbox
  • city-building
  • character

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Project Winter (2019)

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PC Windows Android Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch Xbox One

The perfect game to back-stab your friends. Project Winter is an 8 person multiplayer game focusing on social deception and survival. Communication and teamwork is essential to the survivors’ ultimate goal of escape.


  • survival
  • deduction
  • social
  • proximity
  • cooperative
  • multiplayer
  • team
  • online

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