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.
Judgment: Apocalypse Survival Simulation
Colony survival sim with tactical battles against invading demons
81% positive
2,266 reviews
BURIED STARS
Mystery visual novel about murder in a collapsed broadcast studio
84% positive
2,263 reviews
My Little Universe
Casual exploration game about gathering resources to rebuild worlds
86% positive
2,261 reviews
Land of the Vikings
Viking settlement builder focused on villagers and surviving winter
74% positive
2,260 reviews
Salt
Open-world sailing adventure about exploring islands and finding loot
77% positive
2,251 reviews
The Pale Beyond
Story-driven survival management on an icebound polar expedition
89% positive
2,249 reviews
Saleblazers
Open-world survival and shopkeeping on an island of monsters
79% positive
2,249 reviews
Wildmender
Open-world survival gardening where you restore a desert oasis
84% positive
2,243 reviews
AI＊Shoujo/AI＊少女
Island survival and crafting sim with customizable AI companions
75% positive
2,228 reviews
Sheltered 2
Post-apocalyptic survival strategy with shelter management and rival factions
45% positive
2,221 reviews
Anarchy Arcade
Sandbox desktop launcher where you build explorable 3D arcades
68% positive
Free
Sapiens
Prehistoric colony sim built around tribal management and discovery
80% positive
2,194 reviews
Prime World: Defenders 2
Fantasy tower defense with collectible cards and rival players
79% positive
Free
Nomad Survival
Top-down survival roguelite with automatic attacks and evolving abilities
84% positive
2,190 reviews
Founders' Fortune
Colony sim about building a village and managing settlers' lives
80% positive
2,189 reviews
Vampire Hunters
First-person roguelite shooter with stacked guns and undead hordes
90% positive
2,177 reviews
Zombie Defense
Zombie tower defense with movable soldiers and permanent upgrades
84% positive
Free
Nimbatus - The Space Drone Constructor
Space drone-building simulation with destructible planets and automated machines
79% positive
2,172 reviews
Thea 2: The Shattering
Turn-based survival strategy with Slavic myth and card-based conflicts
80% positive
2,167 reviews
Ancient Cities
Stone Age survival city builder about guiding a growing tribe
63% positive
2,166 reviews
West Hunt
Old West social deduction matches with outlaws hiding among villagers
83% positive
2,165 reviews
UNLOVED
Horror FPS where taking supplies brings more monsters
73% positive
2,155 reviews
Block Story™
Block-building sandbox RPG with quests and rideable dragons
84% positive
2,149 reviews
Unrailed 2: Back on Track
Co-op roguelike track-building under pressure from a moving train
87% positive
2,145 reviews