Best Survival games on PC
Games centered on staying alive against hostile players, creatures, or environments. Players fight or avoid threats while working toward objectives or lasting as long as possible.
- Frequent threats to survival
- Combat or threat avoidance
- Death as a central risk
Related: Open World Survival Craft, Survival Horror, Multiplayer, Zombies
1,141 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
Thea: The Awakening
Turn-based survival strategy with Slavic myths and card battles
88% positive
3,779 reviews
Monstrum
First-person survival horror with shifting ship layouts and stalking monsters
91% positive
3,774 reviews
Aloft
Cozy sky-island survival with crafting, building, and cooperative exploration
83% positive
3,774 reviews
Cepheus Protocol
Open-world military strategy against a spreading zombie outbreak
75% positive
3,768 reviews
Terraformers
Turn-based Mars strategy with card projects and procedural runs
88% positive
3,754 reviews
Digimon Survive
Visual novel and tactical RPG about surviving a monster-filled world
79% positive
3,733 reviews
Roguelands
2D action roguelike with planetary runs and persistent ship upgrades
80% positive
3,726 reviews
Yet Another Zombie Defense HD
Top-down zombie shooter with barricade building between nightly waves
82% positive
3,709 reviews
BEACHED
Free-to-play open-world survival shooter with base building and PvP
64% positive
Free
ZED ZONE
Top-down open-world zombie survival with shelter building and crafting
81% positive
3,689 reviews
Endling - Extinction is Forever
Side-scrolling survival adventure about keeping fox cubs alive amid human destruction
95% positive
3,652 reviews
NosTale - Anime MMORPG
Free-to-play anime MMORPG with trainable pets and player housing
70% positive
Free
Cluckmech Oasis
Top-down roguelite shooter and tower defense with flexible building
88% positive
3,636 reviews
DOKA 2 KISHKI EDITION
Gory action game where you kill zombies or play as one
84% positive
3,630 reviews
Alien Shooter 2: Reloaded
Isometric arcade shooter with alien swarms and character upgrades
92% positive
3,608 reviews
Gnomoria
Sandbox colony sim with digging, crafting, and mechanical contraptions
75% positive
3,538 reviews
The Coma 2: Vicious Sisters
2D survival horror with a relentless pursuer in Sehwa
95% positive
3,537 reviews
Nova Lands
2D base-building game with helper bots and island exploration
89% positive
3,535 reviews
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky - Enhanced Edition
Post-apocalyptic first-person shooter shaped by shifting faction wars
57% positive
3,505 reviews
Sunless Skies: Sovereign Edition
Top-down exploration RPG about surviving aboard a spacefaring steam locomotive
84% positive
3,483 reviews
MADiSON
First-person psychological horror with an instant camera and demonic ritual
87% positive
3,443 reviews
My Friendly Neighborhood
First-person survival horror with hostile puppets and resource management
95% positive
3,440 reviews
Call of Cthulhu®: Dark Corners of the Earth
First-person Lovecraftian horror with puzzles, combat, and sanity effects
68% positive
3,370 reviews
Sanctum
Sci-fi tower defense meets first-person shooting and maze building
89% positive
3,362 reviews