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Best Survival RPG Ever Made
It's strange to see such a combination of genres - role-playing game and survival. The former were popular at the dawn of the industry, while the latter have gained popularity relatively recently.
Nevertheless, talented developers can easily combine such different things, so many role-playing games now have survival elements. And vice versa!
Action, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Open world, Crafting, Online
February 2, 2021
VGTimes:
7.8/10
Players:
8.4/10
Steam:
94/100
Metacritic:
89/100
A fantasy sandbox with survival elements. You can play alone or with others, exploring the world and gathering resources, finding and raiding tombs, building bases...
Arcade, Action, Adventure, Online, First-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Sandbox, Indie, Survival, Crafting
August 15, 2011
Players:
7.6/10
Metacritic:
83/100
An exciting sandbox focused on freedom of action and exploring a practically endless open world. Created through procedural generation, it is filled with...
Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Open world, Exploration
November 9, 2015
Players:
8/10
Steam:
81/100
Metacritic:
86/100
The continuation of the iconic series of role-playing games in a post-apocalyptic world. The game features a completely revamped leveling system, gameplay, and...
Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, Adventure, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Exploration, Open world, Survival
March 20, 2007
VGTimes:
7.0/10
Players:
8.3/10
Steam:
53/100
Metacritic:
82/100
Post-apocalyptic shooter with role-playing elements and first-person view. The events take place in an alternative universe, where on April 12, 2006 at 14:33, an...
Role-playing game, Adventure, Simulation, Action, Historical, First-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Survival, Construction, Crafting, Online
September 17, 2020
Players:
8.1/10
Steam:
89/100
Metacritic:
73/100
Medieval Dynasty is a first-person action-adventure RPG set in an open world inspired by the medieval era. The main character is an ordinary poor man who has to...
Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Open world
October 19, 2010
Players:
8.3/10
Steam:
96/100
Metacritic:
83/100
Fallout: New Vegas is an adventure role-playing shooter with a first-person view in the post-apocalyptic Fallout universe. The events of the game will take you to...
Action, Adventure, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Virtual Reality (VR), Survival, Open world, Horror
December 14, 2014
Players:
8.7/10
Steam:
96/100
Metacritic:
83/100
A single-player adventure in a vast open world, with a first-person view, survival elements, and sandbox features. Playing the game will evoke feelings associated...
Role-playing game, Action, First-person view, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Sandbox, Open world
May 1, 2002
Players:
9/10
Steam:
95/100
Metacritic:
88/100
Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind is a continuation of the fantasy role-playing action game with a first-person view in the Elder Scrolls universe. The events of the game...
Horror, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Science fiction, Survival, Exploration, Open world, Crafting, Post-apocalyptic
October 16, 2019
Players:
7/10
Steam:
83/100
Metacritic:
78/100
A first-person shooter with exploration elements and horror. While exploring locations, the player collects resources to build a base and craft useful items, while...
Role-playing game, Strategy, Business / Management, Isometric, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Open world, Sandbox, Survival
November 21, 2011
Players:
9.3/10
Steam:
95/100
Metacritic:
75/100
Kenshi is a post-apocalyptic role-playing game with elements of management strategy and survival. You have to explore a large open world where you can trade, steal...
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Stealth, First-person view, Third-person view, Collection, Fantasy, Open world
November 11, 2021
Players:
7.8/10
Metacritic:
73/100
The anniversary edition of the legendary first-person role-playing game The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim. The edition includes all DLCs and over 500 paid mods from the...
Action, Horror, Hack and slash, Beat them all, Isometric, Post-apocalyptic, Survival, Zombies, Crafting
October 23, 2013
VGTimes:
7.0/10
Players:
7.2/10
Steam:
76/100
Metacritic:
58/100
This survival action game follows a shipwrecked castaway stranded on a remote island inhabited by monsters. To stay alive, the protagonist must find food and water...
Action, Shooter, Adventure, Horror, In real time, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Survival, Open world, Role-playing game, Detective
May 23, 2019
Players:
8.8/10
Steam:
92/100
Metacritic:
70/100
A remake of a thriller set in an open world, released in 2005. Three very different doctors try to save an unusual steppe town from an epidemic of a deadly disease...
Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Roguelike, Adventure, Online, Sandbox
May 18, 2017
Players:
7.8/10
Steam:
83/100
Metacritic:
74/100
Portal Knights is an action role-playing game with a procedurally generated world in a fantasy setting from the creators of Sacred 3. The ideological inspiration...
Role-playing game, Action, Strategy, Adventure, In real time, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Fantasy, Medieval era, Indie, Roguelike, Tower Defense (Tower Defense)
October 27, 2014
Players:
7.7/10
Steam:
87/100
Metacritic:
79/100
A hardcore roguelike in which a group of prisoners suddenly become explorers of a hostile world. After a prison ship crashes on the mysterious planet Auriga, the...
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