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.
ZombieCards
Survival card duels with zombies, scavenging, and camp building
49% positive
247 reviews
In Woods
Top-down action roguelike with monster waves and a final boss
87% positive
246 reviews
Gridworld
Artificial life simulator where grid creatures evolve on their own
86% positive
243 reviews
Towerful Defense: A Rogue TD
Roguelike tower defense protecting Earth's last tower from aliens
74% positive
241 reviews
Homeseek
Post-apocalyptic colony builder where scarce water forces hard choices
66% positive
237 reviews
Hired 2 Die
First-person co-op survival horror about cleaning workplaces and trapping creatures
84% positive
233 reviews
Hoofobia
Asymmetric multiplayer hunting game where deer attack the hunter
71% positive
226 reviews
Mary Skelter 2
First-person dungeon crawler with turn-based battles and pursuing Nightmares
77% positive
223 reviews
Blood Harvest 3
Fast-paced 2D action across arenas packed with enemies and bosses
75% positive
219 reviews
Beneath the Mountain
Dwarven city-builder with mining and real-time defense against orcs
66% positive
217 reviews
Creatures Docking Station
Life sim where autonomous creatures learn and inherit traits
95% positive
Free
After the Collapse
Post-apocalyptic colony sim with underground exploration and scavenging expeditions
78% positive
215 reviews
Anime City
Anime school-life simulation with clubs, friendships, and survival needs
73% positive
212 reviews
HG Adventure
Top-down sandbox adventure with farming, building, and monster fights
92% positive
202 reviews
Nautical Survival
Top-down survival shooter built around steering and upgrading boats
98% positive
202 reviews
Hollow Survivors
Roguelite dungeon crawler with tower runs and permanent upgrades
82% positive
200 reviews
Sun Down Survivors
Single-player action roguelite with farming and escalating monster waves
50% positive
199 reviews
Brother Wings
Vertical-scrolling jet shooter with two pilots and timed runs
65% positive
198 reviews
Cryptid Farm
2D farming horror game about tending crops while creatures hunt
97% positive
195 reviews
Ghostbane
Co-op horror investigation built around identifying and capturing ghosts
68% positive
193 reviews
Decision Legacy Collection
Top-down action-strategy collection about reclaiming zombie-infested cities and defending kingdoms
81% positive
192 reviews
ArkCraft: The Rebirth of the World
Open-world survival crafting centered on building an ark before a flood
73% positive
187 reviews
Outerstellar
Open-world sci-fi survival with crafting, base building, and player raids
72% positive
Free
Knights of the Crusades
Medieval strategy with holy orders, town building, and real-time battles
69% positive
183 reviews