Survival for Nintendo Switch 2 — top best games in the Survival genre

Action, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Open world, Crafting

Game in development: Nintendo Switch 2 → 2026

Players: 8.5/10

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...

Subnautica

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch 2 → 17 February 2026

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...

Subnautica: Below Zero

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch 2 → 17 February 2026

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...

Carmageddon: Rogue Shift

Racing, First-person view, Third-person view, Roguelike, Survival

Game released: Nintendo Switch 2 → 6 February 2026

Players: 4.9/10

Metacritic: 69/100

A survival race with roguelike elements, set in the year 2050 in a post-apocalyptic world. After the Third World War and devastating natural disasters, the planet...

Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown

Simulation, Business / Management, Indie, Tactics, Roguelike, Science fiction, Survival, Space

Game released: Nintendo Switch 2 → 18 February 2026

Players: 6.7/10

Metacritic: 76/100

The player explores space and pilots a legendary starship. They must survive and find a way home. They must plan a route, manage resources, and make difficult...

Outbound

Adventure, First-person view, Third-person view, Indie, Survival, Exploration, Open world, Crafting

Game released: Nintendo Switch 2 → 11 May 2026

Metacritic: 66/100

A survival simulator in an open world, the main feature of which is the main character’s van, which must be improved by adding various mechanisms to it. The player...

The Legend of Khiimori

Adventure, Third-person view, Survival, Exploration

Game in development: Nintendo Switch 2 → 2027

The player explores the wild lands of 13th-century Mongolia as a brave horseman and courier. They'll have to plan routes and survive in the harsh climate. They can...

Little Nightmares Enhanced Edition

Horror, Stealth, Platformer, Side view, Survival

Game released: Nintendo Switch 2 → 10 October 2025

An updated version of Little Nightmares, which runs at 60 frames per second and 4K resolution. The developers also added ray tracing and improved various effects...

Solarpunk

Simulation, First-person view, Sandbox, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Open world, Construction, Crafting

Game in development: Nintendo Switch 2 → 8 June 2026

A survival game set in a future world where civilization has risen into the sky and settled on floating islands. Here, technology coexists with nature, and daily...

Survival

Best Games in the Survival genre for Nintendo Switch 2