The Best Survival Games

Update : ASKA added at rank #1.
1

ASKA (2024)

View Similar Games
73
Review score
Logo of ASKA Screenshot of ASKA Screenshot of ASKA Screenshot of ASKA

early access Android PC Windows

Lay claim to unspoiled lands and pave the way for a fierce Viking tribe. Craft the ultimate settlement solo or together with up to x3 friends. Trust in the Gods and the power of the Eye of Odin and summon intelligent NPC villagers to provide camaraderie and relief from the toils of survival.


  • survival
  • crafting
  • colony
  • cooperative
  • open-world
  • base-building
  • building
  • fantasy
  • dashboard
  • souls
  • multiplayer
  • dark
  • automation
  • mythology
  • procedural

2

Soulmask (2024)

View Similar Games
77
Review score
Logo of Soulmask Screenshot of Soulmask Screenshot of Soulmask Screenshot of Soulmask

early access PC Windows

Escaping a deadly sacrificial ritual, you find an ancient mystical mask on your journey. This mask holds potent knowledge, changing the world you knew. Face the harsh challenges of nature, survive, rally followers, and build your own tribe. Explore and unveil the truths behind the enigmatic mask.

Buy

  • survival
  • open-world
  • crafting
  • multiplayer
  • sandbox
  • building
  • mmo
  • hunting
  • base-building
  • third-person
  • simulation
  • exploration
  • realistic
  • 3d

3

Synergy (2024)

View Similar Games
88
Review score
Logo of Synergy Screenshot of Synergy Screenshot of Synergy Screenshot of Synergy

early access Linux PC Windows Mac OS

Synergy is a city-building game in which humanity must survive in a strange and hostile world. Build a city while respecting the ecosystem. Explore and analyze your environment. Provide for the needs of your citizens.


  • diplomacy
  • post-apocalyptic
  • economy
  • base-building
  • city-building
  • building
  • trading
  • steampunk
  • resource-management
  • survival
  • management
  • simulation
  • strategy
  • farming

4

V Rising (2024)

View Similar Games
84
Review score
Logo of V Rising Screenshot of V Rising Screenshot of V Rising Screenshot of V Rising

PC Windows Playstation 5

V Rising is an early access survival game that combines crafting, MMO and arena-brawler elements. You can choose to join public PVP and PVE servers or create your own with custom rules and invite friends. The game streamlines vampire living to maximize action over tedium, making even the most laborious tasks respect your time. As you progress, you'll encounter bosses that offer essential rewards which will help you power up your character.

Buy

What we like:
  • Smooth animations
  • Streamlined crafting and harvesting
  • Boss-focused progression system
  • Easygoing attitude
  • Marie Kondo inspired code optimization
What could be improved:
  • Strictly follows the template of other survival games in the genre
  • No innovative features or surprises in the world setting
  • Tedious waiting for resources when playing solo

  • vampire
  • survival
  • crafting
  • boss
  • arpg
  • multiplayer

5

Abiotic Factor (2024)

View Similar Games
93
Review score
Logo of Abiotic Factor Screenshot of Abiotic Factor Screenshot of Abiotic Factor Screenshot of Abiotic Factor

early access PC Windows

Abiotic Factor is a survival crafting experience for 1-6 players set in the depths of an underground research facility. Caught between paranormal containment failure, a military crusade, and chaos from a dozen realms, the world’s greatest minds must survive against the universe’s biggest threats.


  • survival
  • crafting
  • campaign
  • science
  • cooperative
  • base-building
  • sci-fi
  • first-person
  • open-world
  • immersive
  • building
  • simulation
  • pve
  • sandbox
  • aliens

6

The Planet Crafter (2024)

View Similar Games
94
Review score
Logo of The Planet Crafter Screenshot of The Planet Crafter Screenshot of The Planet Crafter Screenshot of The Planet Crafter

PC Windows

A space survival open world terraforming crafting game, designed for 1 to 10 players. Alter the ecosystem of an inhospitable planet to render it habitable for humanity. Survive, gather resources, and build your base. Then, generate oxygen, warmth, and pressure to create a brand new biosphere.


  • crafting
  • survival
  • cooperative
  • open-world
  • automation
  • base-building
  • building
  • resource-management
  • space
  • immersive
  • sci-fi
  • sandbox
  • exploration
  • aliens
  • waiting

7

Sons of the Forest (2024)

View Similar Games
88
Review score
Logo of Sons of the Forest Screenshot of Sons of the Forest Screenshot of Sons of the Forest Screenshot of Sons of the Forest

PC Windows

Dive into Sons of the Forest, a spine-chilling survival horror that will test your wits and will to live. Craft, build, and battle through a mutant-infested island with jaw-dropping graphics and heart-pounding audio. Whether alone or with friends, uncover secrets and survive the seasons in this eerie, enthralling world. Will you master the wilderness or succumb to its horrors?

Buy

What we like:
  • Stunning lifelike graphics
  • Deep, strategic combat
  • Engaging survival mechanics
  • Expansive, mysterious world
  • Co-op gameplay enhances fun
What could be improved:
  • Occasional performance issues
  • Some unfinished aspects hinting at Early Access

  • survival
  • survival-horror
  • crafting
  • open-world
  • horror
  • inventory

8

Pacific Drive (2024)

View Similar Games
80
Review score
Logo of Pacific Drive Screenshot of Pacific Drive Screenshot of Pacific Drive Screenshot of Pacific Drive

PC Windows Playstation 5 IOS iPhone

Face the supernatural dangers of the Olympic Exclusion Zone with a car as your only lifeline in this driving survival adventure! Scavenge resources, load up your trusty station wagon, and drive like hell to make it through alive.

Buy

  • survival
  • driving
  • crafting
  • transportation
  • sci-fi
  • supernatural
  • atmospheric
  • investigation
  • first-person
  • base-building
  • rogue-like
  • survival-horror
  • post-apocalyptic

9

Miniland Adventure (2024)

View Similar Games
76
Review score
Logo of Miniland Adventure Screenshot of Miniland Adventure Screenshot of Miniland Adventure Screenshot of Miniland Adventure

PC Windows Xbox Series X Xbox One Nintendo Switch

The world doesn't generate itself - you do it, shape the world as you wish! Start with nothing, and build dream houses for goblins and yourself while exploring, collecting resources, crafting, building, fighting, farming... and more!

Buy

  • crafting
  • survival
  • open-world
  • sandbox
  • base-building
  • pixel
  • building
  • farming
  • underground
  • collectathon
  • god-game
  • resource-management
  • inventory
  • relaxing
  • 2d

10

Enshrouded (2024)

View Similar Games
78
Review score
Logo of Enshrouded Screenshot of Enshrouded Screenshot of Enshrouded Screenshot of Enshrouded

early access PC Windows

You are Flameborn, last ember of hope of a dying race. Awaken, survive the terror of a corrupting fog, and reclaim the lost beauty of your kingdom. Venture into a vast world, vanquish punishing bosses, build grand halls and forge your path in this co-op survival action RPG for up to 16 players.

Buy

  • survival
  • rpg
  • base-building
  • open-world
  • building
  • crafting
  • action
  • character
  • cooperative
  • exploration
  • valheim
  • pve

Not seeing your game?