Survival Games 2

Smalland: Survive the Wilds

February 15, 2024

Action, Crafting, Indie Games, Internet, Co-op, Multiplayer, Sandbox, Singleplayer, Survival, TPP.

A survival game, in which our character is dwarved by squirrels, mice, rabbits and even ants. Trying to find out what shrunk him, he must fight to survive against the wildlife and the weather, struggling against rainfall and heavy winds.

Abiotic Factor

July 22, 2025

Action, Crafting, FPP, Indie Games, Co-op, Multiplayer, PS Plus Extra, PS Plus Premium, Science Fiction, Singleplayer, Survival, Xbox Game Pass Premium, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, Xbox Play Anywhere, PC Game Pass.

A first-person co-op survival game. Abiotic Factor has us playing as scientists trapped in a facility overrun by paranormal creatures, fighting to survive and gathering resources to use in an extensive crafting system.

The Isle

December 2, 2015, Early Access

Action, Dinosaurs, Indie Games, Internet, MMO, Sandbox, Survival, TPP.

A survival sandbox, in which the player assumes the role of a dinosaur. The Isle Development Team enabled the player to control creatures like Austroraptor, Carnotaurus, Tyrannosaurus Rex, Gallimimus, Utahraptor, Acrocanthosaurus and Allosaurus. The main and only objective of the game is to survive on an island the size of more than a dozen of square kilometers. Depending on the selected creature, the player must hunt for smaller dinosaurs, hide in bushes from predators etc. In addition to getting food, one must also remember to drink water that might not be easy to find. During the game the player can join other users on the server, create herds and set up ambushes for other beasts. It is also possible to create nests and raise offspring – player’s friends can assume their role. The Isle features high quality three-dimensional graphics. The dinosaurs are well recreated and the island features varied areas.

Astroneer

February 6, 2019

Adventure, Co-op, Multiplayer, PC Game Pass, Action Adventure, Sandbox, Science Fiction, Singleplayer, Survival, Xbox Game Pass Essential, Xbox Game Pass Premium, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, Xbox Play Anywhere, PS Plus Extra, PS Plus Premium.

A sandbox game by System Era Softworks. Astroneer is set in the 25th century, when the civilization on Earth has developed enough for interstellar travel to become an everyday occurrence. It resulted in a certain kind of gold fever — people started to explore other planets on their own, driven by the desire of getting rich quick. The open world of the game is procedurally generated, and the surfaces of planets and moons are made of voxels. You play as an astronaut equipped with tools allowing them to dig holes in order to find resources and artifacts, which can be then sold or used to create new items thanks to an expansive crafting system. The system allows not only to make and modify useful equipment and vehicles, but also to build bases. The planets featured in the game vary in terms of gravity, resources, and possible dangers. The game features both a single player mode and a multiplayer mode.

Prologue: Go Wayback!

June 17, 2026

Simulation, Crafting, Experimental/artistic, Exploration Games, FPP, Sandbox, Science Fiction, Singleplayer, Survival, Free-to-play.

The work of Brendan Green, known as PlayerUnknown, whose portfolio includes the best-selling PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds. The prologue game was announced at The Game Awards 2019.

Rust

February 8, 2018

Action, Crafting, FPP, Indie Games, Internet, MMO, Sandbox, Online, Survival.

Survival sandbox FPP game prepared by the creator of one of the most popular Source engine modifications – Garry Newman and his Facepunch Studios. The game’s universe is inspired by titles like DayZ and S.T.A.L.K.E.R., featuring large open world, where your character struggles for survival. In terms of gameplay mechanics Rust was modeled after sandbox games like Minecraft. The in-game character gets hungry, cold, tired, and in need of shelter, and the primary goal is to provide for his basic needs, which boils down to collecting items and employing the game's advanced crafting system. Depending on your preferences, you can either play alone, focusing on survival aspect, or in multiplayer, where you get to cooperate and compete with other players, motivated by their own goals and needs.

Raft

June 20, 2022

Simulation, FPP, Indie Games, Internet, Co-op, Multiplayer, Sandbox, Singleplayer, Survival.

A survival game, in which you're drifting at sea on the eponymous raft. Your task is mostly gathering resources and food, improving your raft, and crafting useful tools, which is often made more difficult by marine predators.

Nightingale

February 20, 2024, Early Access

Action, Crafting, RPG Elements, Fantasy, FPP, Internet, Co-op, Multiplayer, Sandbox, Online, Singleplayer, Steampunk, Survival, TPP.

Nightingale is a survival game set in an open, fairy-tale world with quasi-steampunk atmosphere of the Victorian era. Among beautiful landscapes players have to face fantastic monsters. Game was developed by Inflexion Games studio, founded by Aaryn Flynn.

Pathologic 3

January 9, 2026

RPG, Experimental/artistic, FPP, Games for Impact, Indie Games, Action Adventure, Singleplayer, Surrealism, Survival.

A second remake of the popular Russian action-adventure RPG, featuring a first-person view and survival mechanics. In Pathologic 3 we play as a doctor named Daniil Dankovsky. We have 12 virtual days to find a cure for the deadly plague. We also must care for our character and for the town residents.

SCUM

June 17, 2025

Action, FPP, Internet, MMO, Multiplayer, Sandbox, Singleplayer, Survival, TPP, Zombie.

An online survival action game developed by Gamepires and Croteam, the creators of Serious Sam. The action of SCUM takes place in an alternative reality, where humanity, desiring intense experiences, watches a brutal TV show in which prisoners fight among themselves for life and the favor of the sponsors and fans. The competition, being one season of the program, takes place on Bagne de Cayenne, a grand island. The only task of the player is to survive. Knowledge and skills prove particularly helpful in that. While playing, you have to make sure you have enough food, perfect your weapon skills, martial arts, and hacking skills. Additional highlight of the unusual tournament includes numerous sponsors and producers of the program. If we manage to ingratiate ourselves with them, we can count on unique and incredibly valuable gifts that will make staying alive much easier.

Grounded

September 27, 2022

Action, FPP, Internet, Co-op, Multiplayer, PC Game Pass, Sandbox, Singleplayer, Survival, Xbox Game Pass Premium, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, Xbox Play Anywhere, Xbox Game Pass Essential.

Grounded is a survival action game in which players take on the role of a teenagers, shrunk down to ant size, who are forced to fight for their survival in the garden of a house in the American suburbs. While playing, they collect raw materials, construct objects and buildings, and fight against aggressive animals.

HumanitZ

February 6, 2026

Action, Crafting, RPG Elements, Indie Games, Internet, Co-op, Multiplayer, Post-apocalypse, Sandbox, Singleplayer, Survival, Isometric View, Zombie.

HumanitZ is a sandbox game with RPG and survival elements, developed by Yodubzz. The game is set in a world overrun by zombies, supporting solo play and online co-op for up to four players.

7 Days to Die

July 25, 2024

Action, Crafting, FPP, Horror, Internet, Multiplayer, Post-apocalypse, Sandbox, Singleplayer, Survival, Zombie.

A post-apocalyptic sandbox FPS developed by a debuting indie studio The Fun Pimps. The game takes you to a near future, when a nuclear war allowed a dangerous virus to spread across the entire world. The virus kills its victims in 7 days, as the title suggests, and turns them into bloodthirsty zombies. You play as one of the few not infected people, fighting for survival in Navezgane County, Arizona. 7 Days to Die allows you to freely explore its open world, adjusting the story to your actions. To help you survive in this hostile environment, the game introduces a well-developed crafting system that lets you gather food and resources to make useful tools and fix or upgrade your hideouts. The authors prepared a campaign for solo players, as well as a score of online modes, both competitive and cooperative.

The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria

October 24, 2023

Action, Crafting, Fantasy, Internet, Co-op, Multiplayer, Sandbox, Online, Singleplayer, Survival, TPP, The Lord of The Rings, PS Plus Extra, PS Plus Premium.

A third-person survival game set in the world of The Lord of the Rings. The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria has us playing as dwarves, summoned by Gimli Lockbearer to reclaim Moria and the treasures within.

State of Decay

June 5, 2013

Action, Post-apocalypse, Sandbox, Singleplayer, Survival, TPP, Zombie.

A third-person perspective (TPP) sandbox action game developed by an independent studio Undead Labs. The player is in control of a shopkeeper, Marcus Campbell, and his small group of survivors, who try to survive in a world overrun by zombies. The developers prepared several dozen playable characters in total, each of them endowed with unique skills. As befits a sandbox game, State of Decay features great freedom of action and a sizable open world to explore. Besides fighting the undead, gameplay focuses on such activities as rescuing other characters, collecting food, searching for weapons and ammunition and building shelters. Game is built on CryEngine 3 and features single player mode only.

StarRupture

January 6, 2026, Early Access

Action, Crafting, FPP, Internet, Co-op, Multiplayer, Polish, Sandbox, Science Fiction, Singleplayer, Survival.

A sci-fi co-op FPS, combining fast-paced combat, survival mechanics and base management. It was developed and published by a Polish studio Creepy Jar - the creators of Green Hell.

Settlement Survival

October 24, 2022

Strategy, City Builder, Economic, Indie Games, RTS, Singleplayer, Survival, The Middle Ages.

Strategy game inspired by the popular Banished. In Settlement Survival we become the leader of a group of people and our task is to build a prosperous settlement from scratch, as well as to take care of its development and ensure the safety of its inhabitants.

VEIN

October 24, 2025, Early Access

Action, Crafting, RPG Elements, FPP, Internet, Co-op, Multiplayer, Post-apocalypse, Sandbox, Online, Singleplayer, Survival, Zombie.

A first-person online survival game with an open world, featuring a post-apocalyptic version of New York. The gameplay in VEIN is about exploring our surroundings, gathering resources, fighting zombies and bandits, expanding our base, as well as competing or working together with other players.

Kenshi

December 6, 2018

RPG, Crafting, Strategic Elements, Indie Games, Sandbox, Singleplayer, Survival, TPP.

A mix of various genres. The game combines features of strategy and role-playing games. It takes place in a post-apocalyptic world mixed with oriental themes. The player can control a single character or up to fifty characters simultaneously. The game doesn’t limit the player in any way. He or she can complete quests, conduct trading or even build cities.

Rain World

March 28, 2017

Arcade, 2D, Indie Games, Internet, LAN, Multiplayer, Platformers, PS Plus Extra, PS Plus Premium, Side-scroll, Singleplayer, Survival.

A hybrid of a platform and a survival game. The title was developed by two people – Joar Lisberg Jakobsson was the lead programmer and the author of the idea of the game while the music was composed by James Primate. The game takes place in a hostile post-industrial realm filled with complicated machinery. The environment is constantly plagued by downpours and the animals that live in it are forced to hide from the rain in a hibernated state. The main protagonist is Slugcat – a creature that is similar to a cat. It is tasked with gathering enough food to survive the forced resting time. What’s interesting, the ecosystem is filled both with creatures smaller than Slugcat and ones that are much larger. This makes the protagonist the hunter and the prey at the same time. The gameplay concentrates on visiting atmospheric locations, avoiding confrontation with larger predators and avoiding traps and other dangers. Luckily, the unusual protagonist isn’t completely defenseless – he can use a spear that allows him to kill or stun other creatures. Rain World can be played alone or in cooperation mode. Low-key colors and simple graphics fit the grim atmosphere of the game.

ARK: Survival Ascended

October 26, 2023, Early Access

Action, Crafting, Dinosaurs, RPG Elements, FPP, Indie Games, Internet, Co-op, MMO, Multiplayer, Remaster/remake, Sandbox, Online, Singleplayer, Survival, TPP, Xbox Game Pass Premium, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass.

A remastered version of ARK: Survival Evolved, based on Unreal Engine 5 technology, ARK: Survival Ascended will feature all the content of the basic version of the game, ARK: Survival of the Fittest mode and a number of "non-canonical" maps.

Conan Exiles Enhanced

May 5, 2026

RPG, Crafting, Fantasy, FPP, Internet, Co-op, Books, Multiplayer, Action RPG, Sandbox, Singleplayer, Survival, TPP.

Scrap Mechanic

July 24, 2026

Simulation, Crafting, FPP, Indie Games, Internet, Co-op, Multiplayer, Sandbox, Singleplayer, Survival, TPP.

This is the debut production from Axolot Games. The game itself is a multiplayer-focused sandbox mechanic simulator featuring elements of survival. The player takes control of a mechanic sent to a fully automatized agricultural planet to fix and maintain the machines working there. As it soon turns out, the robots inhabiting the planet went insane and the protagonist's task is to make a good use of his knowledge of machines in order to survive the attacks of mechanical enemies. Scrap Mechanic offers two completely different game modes: survival and creative mode. The latter offers pure entertainment and allows us to build machines without having to bother ourselves with threats. The survival mode resembles games such as Rust or Hurtworld, focusing on exploration, resources gathering, building different machines for various purposes, fighting, and cooperating with other players.

Last Train Home

November 28, 2023

Strategy, Historical, World War I, RTS, Singleplayer, Survival, Tactics.

A survival RTS set during the Russian civil war. Last Train Home tasks the player with leading the Czechoslovak region back to their homeland.

Darkest Days

April 24, 2025, Early Access

Action, Crafting, Internet, Co-op, Multiplayer, Sandbox, Singleplayer, Shooters, Survival, TPP, TPS, Free-to-play, Zombie.

A free-to-play TPP action game, with additional RPG and survival mechanics. Darkest Days takes us to a world overrun by zombies. We can play alone or try to survive with other players. The game features an open world and we can complete quests, use various vehicles, kill hordes of monsters and expand our camp.

Survival: Fountain of Youth

May 21, 2024

Simulation, Crafting, RPG Elements, FPP, Indie Games, Action Adventure, Sandbox, Singleplayer, Survival, 16th Century.

Survival: Fountain of Youth is an action adventure game with survival elements, its story revolving around the titular Fountain of Youth. The game is set in the 16-th century. We play as a stowaway, trying to survive on fifteen different islands.

Dysmantle

November 16, 2021

RPG, Crafting, RPG Elements, Indie Games, Co-op, Multiplayer, For 2 Players, Splitscreen, Post-apocalypse, Action Adventure, Action RPG, Sandbox, Singleplayer, Survival, Isometric View.

Action RPG with an open world, in which we find ourselves on an island captured by bloodthirsty beasts. A characteristic feature of Dysmantle is the ability to destroy almost any object found in the game world. In this way, we gain valuable resources to produce a variety of improvements and equipment elements.

Road to Vostok

April 7, 2026, Early Access

Action, FPP, FPS, Indie Games, Post-apocalypse, Sandbox, Singleplayer, Shooters, Survival.

Road to Vostok is survival postapocalyptic FPS, which action is set on the border of Russia and Finland. Our main goal is to get to the Vostok zone and survive in it. The game takes a lot of inspiration from the STALKER series.

Dead Rising 3

November 22, 2013

Action, Crafting, Internet, Kinect, Co-op, Multiplayer, Sandbox, Singleplayer, Survival, Survival Horror, TPP, TPS, Zombie.

The third installment in a series of original action games focusing on spectacular encounters with hordes of murderous zombies. The game was created by the fathers of the franchise - Capcom, though the player assumes the role of a completely new character here - Nick Ramos. As usual, Dead Rising 3 is set in an open environment, in which the protagonist completes a series of different tasks, eliminating entire crowds of zombies along the way. Sophisticated weapons made of various objects found and created on the fly are the hallmark of the series. Both exploration and elimination of enemies are also facilitated by use of different vehicles. In terms of visuals, the third installment presents a more serious art style, though the screen is still dominated by hordes of enemies and gallons of blood. What's important is that the maximum number of enemies that can be displayed on the screen at the same time is now three times larger than before. The graphics fully employ the potential of modern PC hardware and 8th-gen consoles.

Dread Hunger

January 1, 2024, End of Life

Action, FPP, Indie Games, Internet, Co-op, Multiplayer, Online, Social Deduction Game, Survival, 19th Century.

Multiplayer survival FPP game with solutions taken from the popular Among Us. In Dread Hunger we go to the Arctic, where we fight for survival as members of the crew of the nineteenth-century ship.

Life is Feudal: Forest Village

January 1, 2024, End of Life

Strategy, City Builder, Economic, Indie Games, Singleplayer, Survival, The Middle Ages.

A city builder strategy game created by Mindillusion. The player is placed in charge of an early-medieval settlement. One's prime goal here is to maintain an appropriate balance between expanding the village and being able to survive in a hostile environment. Thus, apart from utilizing more and more space, constructing new buildings and upgrading the existing ones, the player has to give proper winter clothing to their subordinates and deliver them with balanced meals. The last can be achieved through growing different kinds of plants, breeding animals and storing food; making light of these aspects can result in dangerous epidemics. Apart from that, the player's village can fall victim to attacks of predators and various natural disasters, such as tornadoes or storms, which can cause a fire. All such events affect the spirit of the villagers, which is reflected by a special meter - unhappy workers become less productive. Life is Feudal: Forest Village offers a three-dimensional environment. Interestingly, the player can switch between an isometric view and first-person perspectives (as one of his subjects).

The Flame in the Flood

January 1, 2024, End of Life

Action, Crafting, Indie Games, Post-apocalypse, Singleplayer, Survival, Isometric View.

A post-apocalyptic survival action game created by The Molasses Flood, an indie developer studio that hires several industry veterans who previously worked on such titles as BioShock, Halo, or Guitar Hero. The game’s protagonist is a woman named Scout, who, together with her dog, follows a long river in search of a rescue awaiting at the river’s far end. The game’s world is inspired by typical American landscapes, such as national parks, the Mississippi Delta, or Bayou. In order to survive, you have to acquire food and look out for the protagonist’s health. If she suffers injuries, you have to treat her with bandages and herbs; spending some time in a shelter, where the character can rest and regain strength, would also be a good idea. Gameplay is supplemented with a crafting system, allowing you to combine the items you find into useful tools. The game features atmospheric, cartoonish graphics, and soundtrack composed by highly regarded alternative musician Chuck Regan.

Occupy Mars: The Game

January 1, 2024, End of Life

Simulation, FPP, Polish, Sandbox, Science Fiction, Singleplayer, Survival, TPP.

Occupy Mars: The Game is a survival game in which the player takes on the role of an astronaut building a colony on Mars. His duties include not only finding the right place to build the base and expand the infrastructure, but also taking care of the necessary raw materials and supplies of oxygen, food and water, and if necessary - repairing the damaged elements before his life hangs on the Italian.

Subnautica 2

January 1, 2024, Early Access

Adventure, Crafting, Exploration Games, RPG Elements, FPP, Internet, Co-op, Multiplayer, PC Game Pass, Under Water, Action Adventure, Sandbox, Science Fiction, Singleplayer, Survival, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, Xbox Play Anywhere.

A sequel of the popular FPP survival game from Unknown Worlds Entertainment. Subnautica 2 takes us to a new alien oceanic planet. We play as one of the pioneers and explore the vast depths, collecting resources and constructing an underground base to improve the process.

The Day Before

January 1, 2024, End of Life

Action, Internet, Co-op, MMO, Post-apocalypse, Sandbox, Survival, TPP, Zombie.

Survival MMO game which takes us to the postapocalyptic world overrun by zombies. In The Day Before we explore the vast map, search for useful or valuable goods and fight for survival, facing both hordes of the living dead and other players.

Don't Starve Together

January 1, 2024, End of Life

Action, Crafting, Fantasy, Indie Games, Internet, Co-op, LAN, Multiplayer, Sandbox, Singleplayer, Survival.

A standalone expansion for the 2013’s well-received survival sandbox game, Don’t Starve. The main goal of the add-on is to transfer the core premise of the original title into cooperative multiplayer gameplay. In the game, we still explore the world, gather food, build a shelter, fight various enemies, and take care of the protagonist’s physical and mental health. The primary novelty is the possibility of interacting with other players who can turn out to be either precious friends or deadly foes. Don’t Starve Together allows us to play both with our friends and with complete strangers. Another appeal of the expansion is the fact that it comes with the previously released DLC, Reign of Giants, which expands the original title with new bioms, enemies, and a full year cycle. The production can be obtained free of charge by all owners of the vanilla game.

Dome Keeper

January 1, 2024, End of Life

Action, 2D, Crafting, Simulation Elements, Indie Games, Roguelike, Science Fiction, Side-scroll, Singleplayer, Survival, PC Game Pass, Xbox Game Pass Premium, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate.

Indie roguelike called "mine action game" by the developers. In Dome Keeper our task is to defend the base from alien attacks, as well as to dig tunnels under the surface of the planet in order to obtain resources needed, among other things, to upgrade the hero's equipment.

Stranded Deep

January 1, 2024, End of Life

Simulation, Crafting, FPP, Indie Games, Internet, Co-op, Multiplayer, For 2 Players, Splitscreen, PS Plus Extra, PS Plus Premium, Sandbox, Singleplayer, Survival.

A realistic survival game created by a debuting Australian studio Beam Team Games. The player assumes the role of a plane crash survivor who struggles to remain alive on one of the uninhabited islands of the Pacific. Unlike most games of this genre, this production is focused not only on the exploration of the island itself, but it also encompasses the ocean floor around it. Both areas are randomly generated before each game. The life of our hero can be endangered by various threats: hunger, thirst, heat during the day, or a sudden drop in temperature at night. An encounter with a shark or sailing into the open sea during a storm may also prove deadly. Additionally, the game features an intuitive crafting system, which allows the player to create simple tools as well as more advanced structures such as a raft or a makeshift hut. High quality graphic design, featuring dynamic weather and a night-and-day cycle, stands out in comparison to other games of this popular genre.

Muck

January 1, 2024, End of Life

Action, Crafting, FPP, Indie Games, Internet, Co-op, Multiplayer, Roguelike, Sandbox, Online, Singleplayer, Survival, Free-to-play.

FPP survival game, developed by youtuber known as Dani. In Muck we find ourselves on a procedurally generated island and while during the day we explore this piece of land in search of resources and supplies, at night we fight for survival, repelling attacks of enemies.

Siege Survival: Gloria Victis

January 1, 2024, End of Life

Strategy, RPG Elements, Fantasy, Indie Games, Polish, Singleplayer, Survival, The Middle Ages.

Survival strategy game in which we take control of civilians locked in a besieged fortress. In Siege Survival: Gloria Victis we send out looters, gather supplies and manage them while making difficult decisions.

Deadside

January 1, 2024, End of Life

Action, Crafting, FPP, Indie Games, Internet, Multiplayer, Post-apocalypse, Sandbox, Online, Survival, TPP.

Multiplayer shooter with elements of survival, set in an open, postapocalyptic world. Deadside is a Bad Pixel studio game that was originally released on the Steam platform in early access.

My Winter Car

January 1, 2024, Early Access

Simulation, Crafting, FPP, Humorous, Indie Games, 90s, Cars, Sandbox, Singleplayer, Survival.

My Winter Car is the second part of a series of survival and simulation games, in which we renovate old sports cars. As the title suggests, this time the action takes place in winter, which affects the graphics and gameplay.