Survival for Mac — top best games in the Survival genre

Minecraft - a game in the Survival genre

Action, Adventure, Online, First-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Sandbox, Indie, Survival, Crafting

Game released: Mac → 18 November 2011

Players: 7.6/10

Metacritic: 83/100

An exciting sandbox game focused on freedom of action and exploration of a virtually endless open world. Created through procedural generation, it is filled with...

Subnautica

Action, Adventure, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Virtual Reality (VR), Survival, Open world

Game released: Mac → 23 January 2018

Players: 8.7/10

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 that arise...

7 Days to Die

Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Zombies, Survival, Online, Open world, Exploration, Sandbox

Early Access: Mac → 13 December 2013; Game released: Mac → 25 July 2024

Players: 8.1/10

Metacritic: 41/100

Players find themselves in a world gripped by a zombie apocalypse, where the main task is survival. During the day, they search for resources, build shelters and...

Subnautica: Below Zero

Action, DLC, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Survival, Open world

Early Access: Mac → 30 January 2019; Game released: Mac → 14 May 2021

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 80/100

Continuation of the adventure action Subnautica in first-person view, combining elements of role-playing games, sandbox gameplay, and a bit of exploration and...

ARK: Survival Evolved

Online, Simulation, Action, First-person view, Shooter, Survival, Open world

Game released: Mac → 27 August 2017

Players: 7.9/10

Metacritic: 56/100

ARK: Survival Evolved is an open-world action game with a first-person view and survival elements. You have to become a real dinosaur hunter. You will go to a large...

Project Zomboid

Isometric, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Roguelike, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Open world, Zombies

Early Access: Mac → 8 November 2013

Players: 8.4/10

A zombie apocalypse is about to occur in the world of Project Zomboid. So far, humanity has not understood what happened, but the houses still have water and...

Stranded Deep

Action, Adventure, First-person view, Survival, Open world, Cooperative (co-op)

Early Access: Mac → 23 January 2015; Game released: Mac → 11 August 2022

Players: 8.1/10

Metacritic: 65/100

Stranded Deep is an action-adventure game with a first-person view and survival elements. The plot centers on the main character, who, after a plane crash, is...

Dysmantle

Role-playing game, Simulation, Action, Adventure, Isometric, Indie, Survival, Crafting

Game released: Mac → 16 November 2021

Players: 8.8/10

Dysmantle is an open world RPG that combines the best ideas from Zelda, Stardew Valley, Subnautica, SteamWorld Dig and Dark Souls. The action takes place on a...

Starbound

Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Simulation, Survival

Game released: Mac → 22 July 2016

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Starbound is an indie adventure role-playing arcade game with platformer and action elements. You are forced to flee your planet by hijacking a ship. Fleeing from...

Darkwood

Action, Adventure, Horror, Top-down view, Survival, Simulation

Game released: Mac → 17 August 2017

Players: 9.5/10

Metacritic: 79/100

Top-down survival action-horror adventure. Events take place in a mysterious forest, where every night threatens to be the last. Players control a nameless hero who...

Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days

Action, Adventure, Side view, Survival, Crafting, Zombies, Survival horror

Early Access: Mac → 10 April 2025; Game in development: Mac → 2026

Players: 8.7/10

A side-scroller in the Into the Dead series about survival in a zombie apocalypse. The action takes place in Texas in 1980, where the once vibrant town of Walton is...

Frostpunk 2

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Post-apocalyptic, Survival

Game released: Mac → 17 September 2024

Players: 6.2/10

Metacritic: 83/100

The sequel takes place 30 years after the events of the original. The ground is still covered in a deadly frost. The era of steam has passed — now oil becomes...

Rust

Action, Adventure, Online, First-person view, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Crafting

Game released: Mac → 8 February 2018

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 66/100

Rust has come a difficult path from the alpha version of another DayZ clone in 2013 to an independent survival simulator. The basics of the game are standard for...

Don't Starve

Simulation, Adventure, Horror, Isometric, Indie, Survival

Game released: Mac → 24 April 2013

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 79/100

Don't Starve is an adventure game about survival in a randomly generated world. In it you have to collect resources, stock up on food, grow berries and vegetables...

Ratopia

Survival, City Building, Side view, Simulation, Business / Management, Sandbox

Early Access: Mac → 6 November 2023; Game released: Mac → 1 May 2025

Players: 9.2/10

The player controls a city inhabited by mice. Each resident of Ratopia has their own skills and characteristics — they need to organize suitable jobs for the...

Hobo: Tough Life

Role-playing game, Simulation, First-person view, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Open world

Game released: Mac → 13 April 2021

Players: 8.8/10

A survival simulator where you can experience the essence of the life of a homeless person and try on this difficult role. The events of the game take place in the...

The Last Plague: Blight

Third-person view, Survival, Crafting, Construction, Post-apocalyptic

Game released: Mac → 3 October 2024

Players: 6.7/10

A mysterious disease consumed the protagonist’s village, but he managed to escape. Now the character finds himself alone in the wild, where he must find food and...

Don't Starve Together

Action, Isometric, Free game, Cooperative (co-op), Survival

Game released: Mac → 21 April 2016

Players: 8.5/10

Don't Starve Together is a shareware multiplayer add-on for the game, which at one time, together with Minecraft, predetermined the success of projects where the...

Undying

Action, Adventure, Horror, Isometric, Post-apocalyptic, Survival, Open world, Zombies

Game released: Mac → 7 December 2023

Players: 7.5/10

Metacritic: 74/100

An isometric zombie action game about a mother who is trying to protect her son from all the dangers of the post-apocalyptic world. The problem is that she has been...

Dome Keeper

Business / Management, Adventure, Post-apocalyptic, Survival, Action, Roguelike, Old school, Procedural generation

Game released: Mac → 27 September 2022

Players: 8.9/10

Metacritic: 76/100

Dome Keeper is an exciting post-apocalyptic survival game with roguelike elements, a side view and resource management. As you progress, you will have to mine...

Omega Crafter

Survival, Action, Third-person view, Online, Cooperative (co-op), Open world, Crafting, Sandbox, Exploration, Indie

Early Access: Mac → 29 March 2024; Game released: Mac → 15 May 2025

Players: 5.5/10

The events take place in a virtual gaming world that is under development and has been attacked by a mysterious malware. The player goes on an exciting adventure to...

Towers of Aghasba

Adventure, Action, Exploration, Open world, Third-person view, Crafting, Survival, Sandbox, Cooperative (co-op)

Game in development: Mac → 2026

Players: 1/10

Adventure sandbox with an open world. The main action takes place in a fantasy universe. It is home to the Shimu people, who are trying to retake their homeland...

Monster Prom 3: Monster Roadtrip

Adventure, Comics, Visual novel, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Comedy

Game released: Mac → 22 October 2022

Metacritic: 73/100

A visual novel about the hilarious road adventures of four friends. You can play alone or with...

Frostpunk: The Last Autumn

Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric, Steampunk, Survival

Game released: Mac → 21 January 2020

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 79/100

Frostpunk: The Last Autumn is a management strategy add-on from the creators of This War of Mine. It will tell you what tragic events led to the emergence of the...

Vintage Story

Action, Adventure, First-person view, Sandbox, Indie, Survival, Fantasy

Game released: Mac → 27 September 2016

A hardcore sandbox survival game inspired by the ideas of classic voxel games in the spirit of Minecraft, but reimagined through the lens of realism and...

Heads Will Roll: Downfall

Free game, Adventure, Role-playing game, Adult game, Survival, Turn-based, Strategy

Game released: Mac → 21 October 2022

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 67/100

Heads Will Roll: Downfall — a free prologue for the turn-based role-playing strategy game with visual novel elements Heads Will Roll: Reforged. The game is set in...

WolfQuest: Anniversary Edition

Action, Simulation, Third-person view, Indie, Survival

Game released: Mac → 22 July 2025; Early Access: Mac → 26 July 2019

A realistic wolf life simulator set in the northern part of Yellowstone National Park. The game allows you to experience the journey of a lone gray wolf who leaves...

Heads Will Roll: Reforged

Adventure, Role-playing game, Adult game, Turn-based, Visual novel, Survival, Strategy

Game released: Mac → 4 October 2023

Players: 9.7/10

The game takes place in a medieval setting. The plot tells about a soldier who wants to escape justice. To clear his name and regain his former life, the hero sets...

Necesse

Action, Top-down view, Sandbox, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Open world, Fantasy, Crafting, Procedural generation

Early Access: Mac → 12 December 2019; Game released: Mac → 16 October 2025

Players: 6.8/10

A colorful action sandbox that combines exploration, crafting, settlement building, and cooperative play. The procedurally generated world is filled with various...

Pixel Horizons

First-person view, Action, Survival, Crafting, Construction, Sandbox

Game released: Mac → 7 February 2025

The main character finds himself on the mysterious island and tries to survive. It is necessary to explore locations and fight with monsters. In this case, it is...

Too Deep To Quit

Action, Adventure, First-person view, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Comedy, Exploration

Game in development: Mac → 2026

Cooperative adventure about expeditions to cursed temples, where each expedition turns into a risky hunt for ancient artifacts. A company of adventurers descends...

Dino Age: The First Fracture

Role-playing game, Top-down view, Sandbox, Indie, Free game, Survival, Crafting

Game released: Mac → 19 February 2026

An adventure with survival elements, telling the story of Owen, the hero of the Dino Age novel series. You need to gather resources, explore the wild terrain, and...

Final Outpost: Definitive

Survival, Strategy, Top-down view, In real time, Zombies, Post-apocalyptic, Business / Management

Game canceled: Mac → 23 May 2025

A post-apocalyptic pixel game in which the gamer controls a group of survivors and defends themselves from zombies. You need to build a settlement, extract...

Five Nights At Monkeys: Flat Mode

Horror, First-person view, Survival

Game released: Mac → 19 January 2026

The player manages complex power systems and battles monsters. Over several nights, they will have to move between many locations, including treehouse cabins...

The Pale Beyond

Survival

Game released: Mac → 24 February 2023

Metacritic: 77/100

The player controls an expedition on the ship "Temperance", which went to look for the previous group of researchers. The team pushes further through the merciless...

Frostpunk 2: Breach of Trust

Strategy, Simulation, DLC, Business / Management, Post-apocalyptic, Survival

Game in development: Mac → 30 June 2026

The events of the expansion unfold in the city of New Edinburgh, built near a volcano. The plot tells about the consequences of reckless use of geothermal energy...

Skillwood

Simulation, Top-down view, Sandbox, Indie, Free game, Survival, Casual game, Exploration

Early Access: Mac → 20 June 2024

Players: 10/10

A relaxing pixelated lumberjack game inspired by survival simulators. You need to chop wood, mine stones, discover new trees and locations. You will also have to...

The Man Came Around

Adventure, Survival, Simulation, Isometric, Free game

Game released: Mac → 9 August 2023

Players: 9/10

A black and white survival simulator with complex moral dilemmas. The game tells the story of the fictional state of Oxide, where mass unrest occurs. A group of...

Landnama

Strategy, Isometric, Survival, Medieval era, Construction

Game released: Mac → 31 July 2023

The game takes place in the 9th century, where the gamer controls one of the first Viking settlements in Iceland. There is only one resource available &mdash...

Son of Aral

Free game, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Sandbox, Survival, Open world

Game released: Mac → 23 July 2020

Players: 7.7/10

A free-to-play sandbox with tower defense elements, in which the player must destroy hostile turrets to be able to escape from the island. The game has minimalistic...

Survival

Best Games in the Survival genre for Mac