Survival
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Best Games in the Survival genre for PC
Isometric, Sandbox, Post-apocalyptic, Science fiction, Survival, Crafting, Casual game, Farm Simulator, Role-playing game
Early Access: PC → 8 August 2023; Game released: PC → 13 November 2024
Players:
8.9/10
Steam:
83/100
The game takes place in a destroyed and flooded post-apocalyptic city. The main character builds a shelter on the roof of a skyscraper. You can explore nearby...
Action, Historical, Business / Management, Strategy, Adventure, Indie, Side view, Simulation, Survival
Game released: PC → 14 November 2019
Players:
8.5/10
Steam:
92/100
Metacritic:
82/100
This War of Mine: Final Cut — an enhanced and complete edition of the atmospheric adventure with survival elements and a side view. The package includes an expanded...
Shooter, Simulation, Online, First-person view, Sandbox, Post-apocalyptic, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Exploration, Open world, Crafting
Early Access: PC → 26 August 2023; Game in development: PC → 2026
Players:
8.2/10
Steam:
83/100
An open world survival simulator. The game takes place in the near future, when glaciers have melted and global warming has submerged most of the land. As players...
Adventure, Open world, Exploration, Sandbox, First-person view, Action, Space, Science fiction, Survival, Crafting, Role-playing game, Cooperative (co-op)
Game released: PC → 14 May 2025
Players:
8.2/10
Steam:
75/100
A colorful open-world sandbox in which the player confronts a galactic infection called the Red Darkness, which threatens the entire galaxy. As you progress, you...
Action, Survival, Online, Shooter, Third-person view, Crafting, Exploration, Sandbox, Construction, Post-apocalyptic, Open world, Zombies, MMO
Early Access: PC → 12 August 2022; Game released: PC → 15 June 2023
Players:
6.2/10
Steam:
48/100
The game takes place on an island that is filled with various dangers such as traps, wild animals, infected and survivors who are ready to kill for the opportunity...
Adventure, Role-playing game, Adult game, Turn-based, Visual novel, Survival, Strategy, Replayability, Medieval era
Game released: PC → 4 October 2023
Players:
9.7/10
Steam:
82/100
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...
Adventure, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Exploration, Open world, Crafting
Early Access: PC → 30 September 2024; Game released: PC → 17 November 2024
Players:
5.1/10
Steam:
57/100
A cooperative survival simulator in which players settle into a post-apocalyptic winter. The range includes building bases, taming animals, hunting and fishing...
Online, Third-person view, Sandbox, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Exploration, Open world, Medieval era, Construction, Crafting, Post-apocalyptic
Early Access: PC → 25 February 2026; Game in development: PC → 2026
Players:
5.8/10
Steam:
74/100
The events of the game unfold in the gloomy world, tormented by plague and bandits. Players need to develop a settlement and manage its inhabitants. You can send...
Simulation, Action, Third-person view, Online, Horror, Post-apocalyptic, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Open world, Zombies
Game released: PC → 13 March 2020
Players:
8.1/10
Steam:
85/100
State of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition — the complete edition of the popular third-person zombie action game with survival elements State of Decay 2. The game...
Isometric, Action, Roguelike, Procedural generation, Fantasy, Role-playing game, Survival, Replayability
Game released: PC → 13 September 2023
Players:
9.7/10
Steam:
84/100
The forces of evil have stolen the light and plunged the world into darkness. The main character must get to the top of the tower to correct the situation. On his...
Survival, City Building, Side view, Simulation, Business / Management, Sandbox, Construction, Strategy
Early Access: PC → 6 November 2023; Game released: PC → 1 May 2025
Players:
9.3/10
Steam:
87/100
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...
Simulation, Online, MMO, Third-person view, Sandbox, Free game, Survival, Open world, Role-playing game
Game released: PC → 21 June 2026
Steam:
74/100
Multiplayer survival simulator dedicated to the life of dinosaurs in a prehistoric world. The journey begins with a small and defenseless hatchling that must find...
Role-playing game, Action, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Free game, Cooperative (co-op), Sandbox, Open world, Survival
Game released: PC → 8 November 2016
Players:
5.2/10
Steam:
59/100
Planet Explorers is a free-to-play action role-playing game with a third-person view and survival elements in a sci-fi setting. The plot tells about the distant...
Shooter, Online, Top-down view, Cooperative (co-op), Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Survival, Construction, Zombies, Strategy
Game released: PC → 26 August 2017
Steam:
82/100
Metacritic:
45/100
Yet Another Zombie Defense HD is a top-down cooperative zombie shooter for multiple players. Every night you have to defend yourself from hordes of undead. This...
Shooter, Online, First-person view, Roguelike, Science fiction, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Exploration, Action
Early Access: PC → 20 May 2026; Game in development: PC → 2028
Players:
8.4/10
Steam:
69/100
Space roglite shooter with co-op for up to four people in the Deep Rock Galactic series. Players explore the abandoned mines of the planet Hawkses-4 to get to the...
Action, Shooter, Adventure, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Exploration, Zombies, Survival horror
Game released: PC → 27 July 2026
Steam:
23/100
Post-apocalyptic survival action game with single-player and cooperative modes, set in an open world inspired by Dutch landscapes. During the day, you can explore...