List of survival games
The following is a representative list of games classified in the survival genre.
Legend
| AMI | Amiga | APPIIE | Term not found | ATR26 | Atari 2600, Atari 2800 |
| ATRST | Atari ST, Atari Falcon | CPC | Amstrad CPC | DOS | DOS / MS-DOS |
| DROID | Android | DS | Nintendo DS, DSiWare, iQue DS | GBC | Game Boy Color |
| iOS | iOS, iPadOS, iPad, iPhone, iPod | LIN | Linux | MAC | Classic Mac OS, 2001 and before |
| NX | Nintendo Switch | OSX | macOS | PCJR | IBM PCjr |
| PS1 | PlayStation 1 | PS2 | PlayStation 2 | PS3 | PlayStation 3 |
| PS4 | PlayStation 4 | PS5 | PlayStation 5 | PSP | PlayStation Portable |
| PSV | PlayStation Vita | Quest | Meta Quest / Oculus Quest, Oculus Rift | SNES | Super Nintendo / Super Famicom / Super Comboy |
| Stadia | Google Stadia | TH1 | First generation Thomson computers | Wii | Wii, WiiWare, Wii Virtual Console |
| WiiU | Wii U, WiiU Virtual Console | WIN | Microsoft Windows, all versions Windows 95 and up | WIN3X | Term not found |
| WMO | Windows Mobile | X360 | (replace with XB360) | XOne | (replace with XBO) |
| XSX/S | (replace with XBX/S) |
| Compilation | A compilation, anthology or collection of several titles, usually (but not always) belonging to the same series |
| Limited | A special release (often called "Limited" or "Collector's Edition") with bonus collector's material. Often provided to people who pre-order a game |
| Port | The game first appeared on a different platform and a port was made. The game is like the original, with few or no differences |
| Remake | The game is an enhanced remake of an original, released on the same or different platform, with changes to graphics, sound and/or gameplay |
| Rerelease | The game was re-released on the same platform with no or only minor changes |
List
| Year | Title | Developer | Platform | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Survival Island | Starpath | ATR26 | |
| 1985 | The Oregon Trail (1985 video game) | MECC | APPIIE, DOS, WIN3X, MAC, WIN | |
| 1985 | Wilderness: A Survival Adventure | Titan Computer Products | DOS, PCJR, MAC | |
| 1986 | Sapiens (video game) | Didier Guillion, Olivier Guillion | CPC, ATRST, DOS, TH1, MAC, WIN, OSX | |
| 1992 | The Lost Tribe | Lawrence Productions | DOS | Educational strategy. |
| 1992 | UnReal World | Enormous Elk | WIN | |
| 1993 | Burntime | Max Design | DOS, AMI | |
| 1993 | SOS[1] | Human Entertainment | SNES | |
| 1994 | Robinson's Requiem | Silmarils | WIN, ATRST, AMI | |
| 1996 | Corpse Party | Kenix Soft | PC-9801 | |
| 1996 | Deus | Silmarils | DOS, WIN | Sequel to Robinson's Requiem. |
| 1996 | Tail of the Sun | Artdink | PS1 | |
| 1999 | Schiffbruch | Dirk Plate | WIN | Game info,[2] aka. Shipwreck. |
| 1999 | Survival Kids | Konami | GBC | |
| 2000 | Survival Kids 2: Dasshutsu!! Futago Shima! | Konami | GBC | |
| 2001 | Survival: The Ultimate Challenge | Techland Sp. z o.o. | WIN | |
| 2002 | Disaster Report[3] | Irem | PS2 | |
| 2003 | Stranded | Unreal Software | WIN | |
| 2003 | Notrium | Ville Mönkkönen | WIN | |
| 2004 | Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater | Konami | PS2 | |
| 2005 | Lost in Blue | Konami | DS | |
| 2005 | Pathologic | Ice-Pick Lodge | WIN | |
| 2006 | Raw Danger! | Irem | PS2 | |
| 2007 | Lost in Blue 2 | Konami | DS | |
| 2007 | Lost in Blue 3 | Konami | DS | |
| 2007 | The Sims 2: Castaway | Electronic Arts | DS, PS2, PSP, Wii, WMO | |
| 2007 | Stranded II | Unreal Software | WIN | |
| 2008 | Lost in Blue: Shipwrecked | Konami | Wii | |
| 2008 | The Sims Castaway Stories | Electronic Arts | OSX, WIN | |
| 2009 | Zettai Zetsumei Toshi 3: Kowareyuku Machi to Kanojo no Uta | Irem | PSP | |
| 2010 | Luanti (Formally Minetest) | Minetest team | WIN, LIN | |
| 2011 | Junk Jack | Pixbits | DROID, iOS, LIN, OSX, WIN, NX | |
| 2011 | Minecraft | Mojang | DROID, iOS, LIN, OSX, WIN, PS3, PS4, PSV, WMO, WiiU, X360, XOne | |
| 2011 | Terraria | Re-Logic | WIN, LIN, OSX | |
| 2012 | I Am Alive | Ubisoft Shanghai and Darkworks | WIN, PS3, X360 | |
| 2012 | Infestation: Survivor Stories | Hammerpoint Interactive | WIN | Ex-The War Z. Delisted 2016. Rebooted as Infestation: The New Z (2016). |
| 2012 | Miasmata | IonFX | WIN | |
| 2013 | 7 Days to Die | The Fun Pimps | LIN, OSX, WIN, PS4, XOne, PS5, XSX/S | In early access. |
| 2013 | Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead | Kevin Granade, CleverRaven | DROID, iOS, LIN, OSX, WIN | Open source version. Has a 2023 commercial edition. |
| 2013 | Day One: Garry's Incident | Wild Games Studio | WIN | Delisted soon after launch in 2013. Store page removed from Steam in early 2018. |
| 2013 | DayZ (mod) | Dean Hall | WIN | |
| 2013 | Don't Starve | Klei Entertainment | LIN, OSX, WIN, WiiU, NX, PSV, PS3, PS4, XOne, iOS, DROID | |
| 2013 | How to Survive | EKO Software | WIN, PS3, PS4, WiiU, X360, XOne | |
| 2013 | Project Zomboid | The Indie Stone | WIN, OSX, LIN | In early access. Original alpha release in 2011. |
| 2014 | NEO Scavenger | Blue Bottle Games | WIN, OSX, LIN, iOS, ANDROID | |
| 2014 | Nether | Phosphor Games, Pure FPS | WIN | Survival horror. 2013 early access release. Delisted 2015. |
| 2014 | Rising World | JIW-Games | WIN, OSX, LIN | Still in early access since 2014, circa 2024. |
| 2014 | Survivalist | Bob the Game Development Bot | X360, WIN | Survival horror. |
| 2014 | This War of Mine | 11 bit studios | WIN, OSX, LIN, iOS, ANDROID, PS4, PS5 | |
| 2015 | Dyscourse | Owlchemy Labs | LIN, OSX, WIN | |
| 2015 | Forsaken Isle | Smoodlez | WIN | In early access. |
| 2015 | H1Z1: Just Survive | Daybreak Game Company | WIN | Early access release only. Delisted in late 2018. |
| 2015 | Kingdom (video game) | Thomas van den Berg and Marco Bancale | WIN | |
| 2015 | Life is Feudal: Your Own | Bitbox | WIN | |
| 2015 | Novus Inceptio | McMagic Productions | WIN | In early access. |
| 2015 | Planetbase | Madruga Works | WIN, OSX, XOne, PS4 | City-builder. |
| 2016 | Force of Nature | A.Y.std | WIN | |
| 2016 | No Man's Sky | WIN, OSX, PS4, XOne, NX, PS5, XSX/S | Has procedural space with countless planets. | |
| 2016 | Scrap Mechanic | Axolot Games | WIN | In early access. |
| 2016 | Starbound | Chucklefish | WIN | |
| 2016 | The Flame in the Flood | The Molasses Flood | WIN, OSX, PS4, XOne, NX | |
| 2016 | Wayward | Unlok | WIN, LIN, OSX | In early access. |
| 2017 | Ark: Survival Evolved | Studio Wildcard / Instinct Games | iOS, LIN, OSX, WIN, PS4, XOne, NX, Stadia | |
| 2017 | Darkwood | Acid Wizard Studio | WIN, OSX, LIN, XOne, PS4, NX, Stadia, XSX/S, PS5 | Survival horror. |
| 2017 | Life is Feudal: Forest Village | Bitbox | WIN | Survival town builder. |
| 2017 | The Culling | Xaviant Games | WIN | Delisted in early 2019. |
| 2017 | The Long Dark | Hinterland Studio | LIN, OSX, WIN | |
| 2017 | Unturned | Smartly Dressed Games | LIN, OSX, WIN, PS4, XOne, XSX/S | |
| 2018 | Conan Exiles | Funcom | WIN, PS4, XOne, XSX/S | |
| 2018 | Dead in Vinland | CCCP | WIN, OSX, LIN, NX | |
| 2018 | Dead Maze | Atelier 801 | LIN, OSX, WIN | |
| 2018 | Frostpunk | 11 Bit Studios | WIN, OSX, PS4, XOne | City-builder. |
| 2018 | Z1 Battle Royale | Daybreak Game Company | WIN, PS4, XOne | Original name for 1st early access release in 2016: H1Z1: King of the Kill. Spun off from original H1Z1 (2015) in 2016. |
| 2018 | Maia | Machine Studios | WIN, LIN, OSX | Colony sim with a first person mode. |
| 2018 | Miscreated | Entrada Interactive | WIN | |
| 2018 | RimWorld | Ludeon Studios | LIN, OSX, WIN | |
| 2018 | Rust | Facepunch Studios | WIN, PS4, XOne | |
| 2018 | Salt | Lavaboots Studios | WIN | Has sailing. |
| 2018 | SCUM | Gamepires | WIN, XOne, XSX/S | In early access. |
| 2018 | Subnautica | Unknown Worlds Entertainment | OSX, WIN, NX, PS4, PS5, XOne, XSX/S | |
| 2018 | Surviving Mars | Haemimont Games | WIN, OSX, LIN, PS4, XOne | City-builder. |
| 2018 | TerraTech | Payload Studios | WIN, LIN, OSX, NX, XOne, PS4 | Vehicular game. |
| 2018 | The Forest | Endnight Games | WIN, PS4 | Survival horror. |
| 2018 | Vintage Story | Anego Studios | WIN, LIN, OSX | Early access release in 2016. |
| 2018 | We Happy Few | Compulsion Games | LIN, OSX, WIN, PS4, XOne, XSX/S | |
| 2019 | Astroneer | System Era Softworks | WIN, XOne, PS4, NX | Early access release in 2016. |
| 2019 | Dawn of Man | Madruga Works | WIN, OSX, PS4, XOne | City-builder. |
| 2019 | Flotsam | Pajama Llama Games | WIN | Post-apocalyptic town builder. In early access. |
| 2019 | Green Hell | Creepy Jar | WIN, NX, PS4, XOne, XSX/S | |
| 2019 | Nether: The Untold Chapter | Fredaikis AB | WIN | Survival horror. |
| 2019 | Planet Nomads | Craneballs Studio | WIN, OSX, LIN | |
| 2019 | The Wild Eight | Eight Points | LIN, OSX, WIN, PS4, XOne | |
| 2019 | Vigor | Bohemia Interactive | NX, PS4, PS5, XOne, XSX/S, WIN | |
| 2019 | Ylands | Bohemia Interactive | WIN, OSX, LIN, DROID, iOS | |
| 2020 | CrossWorlds: Escape | Another Reality | WIN | 2016 early access release. |
| 2020 | Empyrion - Galactic Survival | Eleon Game Studios | WIN | |
| 2020 | Night of the Dead | Jackto Studios | WIN | Tower defense mix. |
| 2020 | Survivalist: Invisible Strain | Bob the Game Development Bot | WIN | Sequel to Survivalist (2014). In early access. |
| 2021 | Breathedge | Redruins Softworks | WIN, NX, PS4, PS5, XOne, XSX/S | |
| 2021 | Chernobylite | The Farm 51 | WIN, XOne, PS4, XSX/S, PS5 | Survival horror. |
| 2021 | Dice Legacy | DESTINYbit | WIN, NX, XOne, PS4, XSX/S, PS5 | Roguelike city-builder with dice rolls. |
| 2021 | DYSMANTLE | 10tons | WIN, OSX, LIN, NX, XOne, PS4, XSX/S, PS5, DROID, iOS | Post-apocalyptic, base building ARPG. |
| 2021 | Endzone: A World Apart | Gentlymad Studios | WIN, PS5, XSX/S | Post-apocalyptic survival city-builder. |
| 2021 | Force of Nature 2: Ghost Keeper | A.Y.std | WIN | Sequel to Force of Nature. |
| 2021 | Siege Survival: Gloria Victis | Black Eye Games, Fish Tank Studio | WIN | Managerial survival. |
| 2021 | Surviving the Aftermath | Iceflake Studios | WIN, NX, PS4, XOne, XSX/S | Sequel to Surviving Mars. |
| 2021 | Valheim | Iron Gate Studio | LIN, WIN, XOne, XSX/S | In early access. |
| 2021 | Wanderlost (announced) | Eli Segal | WIN, XOne, PS4, NX | |
| 2022 | 25°N 71°W[4][5] | SE {} KS | WIN | |
| 2022 | Captain Bones: A Pirate's Journey | World of Poly | WIN | Pirate sim. In early access. |
| 2022 | Card Survival: Tropical Island | WinterSpring Games | WIN, OSX, iOS | Card game. |
| 2022 | Floodland | Vile Monarch | WIN | Post-apocalyptic survival city-builder. |
| 2022 | Grounded | Obsidian Entertainment | WIN, XOne, XSX/S | |
| 2022 | Keplerth | TARO | WIN | Original 2018 early access name: Keplerth: Another World. |
| 2022 | Raft | RedBeet | WIN, OSX, LIN | |
| 2022 | Salt 2: Shores of Gold | Lavaboots Studios | WIN | Sequel to Salt (2018). In early access. |
| 2022 | Starsand | Tunnel Vision Studio | WIN, NX, XOne, PS4, XSX/S, PS5 | |
| 2022 | Stranded Deep | BEAM Team Games | LIN, OSX, WIN, XOne, PS4, NX | Has marine activities & gyro flying. |
| 2022 | Vampire Survivors | poncle | WIN, NX, XOne, PS4, XSX/S, PS5 | |
| 2023 | Above Snakes | Square Glade Games | WIN | Old West theme. *Console releases planned. |
| 2023 | Harmonic Depths | Override | WIN | Animal sim. |
| 2023 | Life is Feudal: MMO | Bitbox | WIN | 2023 relaunch on ltg.com after prior beta shut down. MMORPG. |
| 2023 | Osiris: New Dawn | Fenix Fire Entertainment | WIN | |
| 2023 | Stranded: Alien Dawn | Haemimont Games | WIN, XOne, PS4, XSX/S, PS5 | Survival colony sim. |
| 2023 | Sunkenland | Vector3 Studio | WIN | Has underwater diving. In early access. |
| 2023 | Surviving The Abyss | Rocket Flair Studios | WIN | Managerial survival. In early access. |
| 2023 | The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria | Free Range Games | WIN, XSX/S, PS5 | Based on Middle-earth lore. |
| 2023 | Under A New Sun | New Horizon Games | WIN | Stranded Deep clone. Has marine . In early access. |
| 2024 | Enshrouded | Keen Games | WIN, XSX/S, PS5 | In early access. |
| 2024 | Frostpunk 2 | 11 Bit Studios | WIN, PS5, XSX/S | Sequel to Frostpunk. |
| 2024 | Infection Free Zone | Jutsu Games | WIN | Survival city-builder. In early access. |
| 2024 | Nightingale | Inflexion Games | WIN | In early access. |
| 2024 | Pacific Drive | Ironwood Studios | WIN, PS5 | Has regular driving. |
| 2024 | Palworld | Pocket Pair | WIN, XOne, XSX/S | In early access. |
| 2024 | Smalland: Survive the Wilds | Merge Games | WIN, XSX/S, PS5, Quest | Similar to the FernGully animated films. |
| 2024 | Survival: Fountain of Youth | Odinsoft Inc. | WIN, XSX/S, PS5 | Has sailing. |
| 2024 | Sons of the Forest | Endnight Games | WIN | Sequel to The Forest. |
| 2024 | TerraTech Worlds | Payload Studios | WIN | Sequel to TerraTech. In early access. |
| 2024 | The Planet Crafter | Miju Games | WIN | 2022 early access. |
| 2024 | V Rising | Stunlock Studios | WIN, PS5 |
References
- ^ Kurt Kalata, SOS / Septentrion (プテントリオン) - Super NES (1993), Hardcore Gaming 101
- ^ Dev page for Schiffbruch
- ^ McWhertor, Michael (2015-07-28). "Survival game Disaster Report is coming back, here's our first look". Polygon. Retrieved 2017-09-25.
- ^ "25°N 71°W". SE {} KS. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
- ^ "25°N 71°W". IGDB. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
External links
- Database of survival theme/topic at MobyGames
- Database of "Wilderness Survival" genre at MobyGames (With extra related groups)