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.
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Windrose
April 14, 2026, Early Access
Action, Crafting, Fantasy, Internet, Co-op, Multiplayer, Pirates, Singleplayer, Ships, Survival, TPP.
A free-to-play survival game with a third-person camera view, set in a fantasy version of the golden age of piracy. Crosswind supports both singleplayer & multiplayer, allowing us to travel across waters and lands, participate in ship battles, engage in sword & ranged combat, as well as build and craft gear.
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Timberborn
March 12, 2026
Strategy, City Builder, Economic, Indie Games, Polish, Sandbox, Singleplayer, Survival, Animals.
Timberborn is a Polish economic strategy from the genre of city builders with survival elements, in which our goal is to create a thriving town inhabited by beavers. The game was developed by Mechanistry studio.
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Project Zomboid
November 8, 2013, Early Access
Action, Crafting, RPG Elements, Indie Games, Internet, Co-op, Multiplayer, For 2 Players, Splitscreen, Post-apocalypse, Sandbox, Online, Singleplayer, Survival, Isometric View, Zombie.
Developed by the independent studio The Indie Stone survival game. Project Zomboid presents a grim vision of the world struggling with the zombie epidemic.
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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.
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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.
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Voidtrain
November 7, 2025
Action, Crafting, FPP, Indie Games, Internet, Co-op, Multiplayer, PC Game Pass, Trains, Singleplayer, Surrealism, Survival, Xbox Game Pass Premium, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, Xbox Play Anywhere.
Voidtrain from Nearg's studio is a survival game in which we play the mechanic of an inter-dimensional train. Our task is to travel into the unknown and expand our vehicle.
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Subnautica: Below Zero
May 14, 2021
Adventure, Crafting, Exploration Games, RPG Elements, FPP, Indie Games, Under Water, Action Adventure, Sandbox, Science Fiction, Singleplayer, Survival.
An expansion for Subnautica, in which we explore the ice-bound areas of the planet 4546B. As we play, we explore the game world and reveal its secrets.
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Frontier Legends
May 29, 2026, Early Access
Action, Crafting, Indie Games, Internet, Co-op, Multiplayer, Sandbox, Singleplayer, Survival, TPP, Western.
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Farthest Frontier
October 23, 2025
Strategy, City Builder, Economic, Indie Games, RTS, Singleplayer, Survival, The Middle Ages.
An expansive RTS developed by Crate Entertainment- the creators of bestselling Grim Dawn. Farthest Frontier tasks us with developing a settlement from a small wooden village to a thriving city.
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RuneScape: Dragonwilds
April 15, 2025, Early Access
Action, Crafting, Fantasy, Internet, Co-op, Multiplayer, Sandbox, Singleplayer, Survival, TPP.
A third person survival action game, featuring additional RPG elements and an open world. RuneScape: Dragonwilds allows to play alone or in coop. We travel through the Ashenfall land, gathering resources for crafting, as well completing quests and eliminating enemies (including dragons).
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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.
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The Long Dark
August 1, 2017
Adventure, Crafting, Crowdfunding, Exploration Games, FPP, Post-apocalypse, Action Adventure, PS Plus Extra, PS Plus Premium, Sandbox, Singleplayer, Survival, Xbox Play Anywhere, PC Game Pass, Xbox Game Pass Premium, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate.
A first person survival sandbox game, developed by independent Canadian studio Hinterland. The team includes veteran game developers, who previously worked for Relic Entertainment, Volition, and BioWare. The game takes you into a post-apocalyptic world after a massive geomagnetic storm. With all electronic devices disabled and water and food supplies running low, the player has to struggle to survive the incoming winter. The game’s sandbox mechanics and its open-world structure give much freedom of gameplay, whose biggest challenges are survival and making difficult moral choices. The game features a compelling narrative written by Marianne Krawczyk, the author of scripts for such titles as God of War and L.A. Noire. The game’s unique character is emphasized by its unusual graphics, designed by Hokyo Lima (known for League of Legends).
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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.
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Forest 3
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Action, Crafting, FPP, Horror, Indie Games, Sandbox, Science Fiction, Singleplayer, Survival.
The third installment in the survival horror game series from Endnight Games. In Forest 3 we find ourselves on an alien planet overrun by hostile creatures and dangerous flora, with weapons at our disposal, including an energy pistol and a mechanical grapple gun.
RV There Yet?
October 21, 2025
Arcade, FPP, Humorous, Indie Games, Internet, Co-op, Multiplayer, PC Game Pass, Cars, Survival, Xbox Game Pass Premium, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate.
A humorous cooperative game about traveling with other people using a titular damaged camper. In RV There Yet?, between two and four players can work together to complete the long and challenging route. This often requires creative solutions, dealing with the game's physics, and managing resources.
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Sunkenland
August 26, 2023, Early Access
Action, Crafting, FPP, Indie Games, Internet, Co-op, Multiplayer, Under Water, Post-apocalypse, Action Adventure, Sandbox, Singleplayer, Survival.
A first-person game set in a submerged world. Sunkenland has us exploring oceanic depths and scarce islands, building bases and fighting off pirates.
Infection Free Zone
April 11, 2024, Early Access
Strategy, City Builder, Crowdfunding, Polish, Post-apocalypse, RTS, Singleplayer, Survival, Zombie.
Infection Free Zone is a city builder set in a postapocalyptic world, in which a mysterious virus turned the infected into violent monsters. The game lets us play in any real city in the world, downloading detailed data from the OpenStreetMap service.
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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.
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Prologue: Go Wayback!
November 20, 2025, Early Access
Simulation, Crafting, Experimental/artistic, Exploration Games, FPP, Sandbox, Science Fiction, Singleplayer, Survival.
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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ARK II
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Action, Dinosaurs, RPG Elements, Internet, Co-op, Multiplayer, Sandbox, Singleplayer, Survival, TPP.
A sequel of the hit survival game with dinosaurs and sci-fi elements, developed by Studio Wildcard. ARK 2 introduces a bunch of new features, including a new main hero (played by Vin Diesel) and a change to TPP camera. Character development, crafting, base building and world simulation mechanics were also improved.
Sengoku Dynasty
November 7, 2024
RPG, Crafting, FPP, Internet, Japan, Co-op, Multiplayer, Polish, Sandbox, Singleplayer, Survival, Life Sim, The Middle Ages, TPP.
Sengoku Dynasty is a life sim in the Japanese Middle Ages. The player's task is to take care of his family, develop the settlement and fight against the enemies that threaten it. The action takes place in an open world and the game focuses on a realistic representation of the local culture and history.
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Dawn of Man
March 1, 2019
Strategy, City Builder, Crafting, Indie Games, Prehistory, RTS, Sandbox, Singleplayer, Ancient History, Survival.
Dawn of Man is a combination of survival and city builder. The player's task is to lead a settlement settled in prehistory, from the Stone Age to the Iron Age. Madruga Works studio is responsible for the production of the game.
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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.
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Dome Keeper
September 27, 2022
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.
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Stranded Deep
April 21, 2020
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.
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Into the Fire
2026, Early Access
Adventure, Exploration Games, RPG Elements, Polish, Action Adventure, Roguelike, Singleplayer, Survival, TPP.
A third-person action-adventure game from Starward Industries, creators of The Invincible. Their second project combines elements of RPG, survival, and roguelike. It also lacks traditional combat. The protagonist is trying to survive for 30 days and save others after a mysterious volcanic eruption.
Project Castaway
March 17, 2026
Simulation, Crafting, FPP, Indie Games, Internet, Co-op, Multiplayer, Sandbox, Singleplayer, Survival.
A survival FPP game in which we end up on a deserted island on the Pacific Ocean. Project Castaway forces us to create useful tools and shelter, gather resources and hunt for animals. We also need to take care of our needs, monitor current health and avoid going insane.
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Outbound
May 11, 2026
Adventure, Crafting, Crowdfunding, Exploration Games, Indie Games, Internet, Co-op, Multiplayer, PC Game Pass, Cozy Game, Cars, Sandbox, Singleplayer, Survival, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, Xbox Play Anywhere.
An adventure game with survival elements. In Outbound we explore a vast world behind the wheel of our car. We can pick from various vehicles, as well as upgrade them so that they become more useful and suit our preferences. The game supports both single and multiplayer.
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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.
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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.
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My Winter Car
December 29, 2025, 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.
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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.
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I Am Future
November 13, 2024
Simulation, Crafting, Indie Games, Post-apocalypse, Cozy Game, Farm, Singleplayer, Survival, Life Sim, Isometric View.
A survival game, in which rather than struggle for survival, we live a quiet, relatively peaceful life in a postapocalyptic world. In I Am Future we play as a survivor of a global cataclysm, who has to sustain himself in an empty world and find out what caused the apocalypse.
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The Day Before
December 7, 2023
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.
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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.
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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.
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Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days
April 10, 2025, Early Access
Action, 2.5D, Crafting, Indie Games, Post-apocalypse, Action Adventure, Side-scroll, Singleplayer, Survival, Zombie.
An action adventure game with survival elements, which is a spin-off of the Into the Dead series. In Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days, we play the role of an ordinary man who, along with others like him, fights for survival in a world overrun by the living dead.
Project: Mist
May 19, 2026, Early Access
Action, Crafting, FPP, Internet, Co-op, Multiplayer, Polish, Sandbox, Singleplayer, Survival, Survival Horror.
A first-person survival horror with an open world. In Project: Mist we fight gigantic monsters on a mysterious island. It's important to defend our base using traps and turrets, as well as to use siege machines and a gravity gun. We can play solo or in online co-op.
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God Save Birmingham
2026, Early Access
Action, Crafting, Indie Games, Sandbox, Singleplayer, Survival, The Middle Ages, TPP, Zombie.
A TPP survival game with an open world, set in 14th century England. In God Save Birmingham we try to survive against the plague of the undead. We must gather resources and crafting materials, as well as arm our character with weapons to fight the undead.
Outward 2
July 7, 2026, Early Access
RPG, Fantasy, Internet, Co-op, Multiplayer, For 2 Players, Splitscreen, Sandbox, Singleplayer, Survival, TPP.
A sequel to a third-person perspective RPG from 2021. Outward 2 offers an open fantasy world, as well as survival elements. The game features a high difficulty level. It can be played in singleplayer mode or with other players using split screen or online coop.
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.
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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.
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Above Snakes
January 1, 2024, End of Life
Simulation, Crafting, Crowdfunding, Indie Games, Sandbox, Singleplayer, Survival, Western, Isometric View.
Above Snakes is a survival strategy game about a young Indian girl trying to survive in a fictional version of the Wild West. An unusual element is the fact that the player himself creates the world explored by the heroine by buying for resources more fields, of which the map consists.
Wizard with a Gun
January 1, 2024, End of Life
Action, Fantasy, Indie Games, Internet, Co-op, Multiplayer, Action Adventure, Roguelike, Singleplayer, Survival, Isometric View, PS Plus Extra, PS Plus Premium.
Isometric survival game with roguelike elements, allowing you to play solo or in the company of up to four players. In Wizard with a Gun we play as mages with guns, who travel the fantastic world and face many dangers.
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