
October 10, 2019
Adventure, Crowdfunding, Exploration Games, Episodic, FPP, Indie Games, PS Plus Extra, PS Plus Premium, Science Fiction, Singleplayer, Survival, TPP.
A science-fiction action-adventure game featuring survival elements. It is the first major project of KeokeN – an independent Dutch developer. The player is taken to the year 2069, when humanity has to face total depletion of natural resources. Established by governments of world powers, the Worldwide Space Agency decides to resume the exploration of the Moon's surface and the player is cast in the role of an astronaut sent there among others. The protagonist discovers the existence of a huge conspiracy, which sheds new light on the Earth's situation. For the most part, the player explores the virtual environment and solves puzzles. However, the player is not entirely on their own here, for a robot accompanies the protagonist, which is helpful in said puzzle solving. The protagonist has a universal tool at their disposal and the player modifies its purpose gradually alongside progression. Additionally, survival elements were interwoven into the gameplay. For instance, the player encounters locations which lack oxygen and so one is required to make the best possible use of what air they have left.
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March 26, 2020, Early Access
Action, Indie Games, Internet, Co-op, MMO, Multiplayer, Polish, Post-apocalypse, Sandbox, Survival, TPP.
Last Oasis is a postapocalyptic survival set in the open world. The player's task is to survive in the remnants of the world destroyed by a climatic catastrophe. Donkey Crew studio is responsible for production.

May 26, 2017
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).
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January 18, 2023
Action, FPP, Indie Games, Internet, Co-op, Multiplayer, Sandbox, Science Fiction, Singleplayer, Survival, TPP.
A science-fiction action game with survival elements. The title was developed by Fenix Fire. In Osiris: New Dawn the player assumes the role of an astronaut participating in Osiris 2 mission. He is sent to a remote area of space in order to find out what happened to the Osiris 1 expedition. During the journey the astronaut is forced to land on an unknown planet inhabited by various predatory beasts which evolve during the night, becoming even stronger and more dangerous. The player starts the game with small supplies, so in order to survive, he must gather resources and use them to build structures and construct useful items. The gameplay concentrates on exploration and combat, using various weapons, vehicles, planes and robots. In contrast to other games of the genre, the survival aspects are only an addition. on which the player doesn’t need to focus too much.
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October 18, 2023
Adventure, Exploration Games, FPP, Indie Games, 60s and 70s, Singleplayer, Survival.
The second part of the series of FPP adventure games with survival elements from Parabole studio. In Kona II: Brume we again find ourselves in northern Canada, where another puzzle awaits Carl Faubert to solve.
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November 16, 2021
Action, Crafting, Indie Games, Post-apocalypse, Roguelike, Singleplayer, Survival, Isometric View, Zombie.
An isometric action survival game with roguelike elements. The Last Stand: Aftermath has us fighting in a world overrun by zombies. We play as one of the infected people, trying to lead a group of survivors and doing everything we can to slow down the disease.
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September 23, 2024, Early Access
Simulation, Crafting, RPG Elements, Indie Games, Post-apocalypse, Sandbox, Singleplayer, Survival, Life Sim, Isometric View.
A simulator of living in a post-apocalyptic city cut off from the world after a radioactive spill. City 20 is a sandbox focused on the topics of survival, crafting, combat and building relations with NPCs from various factions. The world adapts to the choices we make.

March 2026
Simulation, Adventure Elements, FPP, Singleplayer, Ships, Survival.
An FPP survival game, in which we are trying to stay alive on board of a wrecked ship on the Pacific. 30 Days on Ship has us play as the lone survivor trying to last a month - we must gather resources, find shelter and defend ourselves against hostile fauna.

2026
Adventure, Crafting, RPG Elements, Simulation Elements, Humorous, Sandbox, Singleplayer, Survival.
The fifth installment in the Deponia series, bringing changes to the gameplay and a different development team. Created by AtomicTorch, the game heavily emphasizes survival elements.

September 26, 2025
Simulation, Dystopia, Adventure Elements, Strategic Elements, Polish, Singleplayer, Survival.
The second expansion (after Animal Farm) for the Polish simulation game from 2021. Mr. Prepper: Uranium Project add-on focuses on the nuclear plant from Muricaville and on extracting and using uranium. There are new missions available, as well as a new character, new bunker equipment, and a minigame.
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July 15, 2025
Action, Crafting, RPG Elements, FPP, Internet, Co-op, MMO, Multiplayer, Under Water, Sandbox, Online, Singleplayer, Survival.
A non-canon expansion for ARK: Survival Evolved. The main feature of ARK: Aquatica DLC is the underwater world for us to explore. It has been divided into 5 biomes, allowing us to meet underwater creatures and learn more about the lore of all of ARK worlds.
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February 20, 2018
Action, Crafting, Internet, Co-op, Multiplayer, Science Fiction, Singleplayer, Survival, TPP, TPS, Zombie.
A spin-off to the popular series from Konami, mixing cooperation-oriented play style with stealth and survival elements. Metal Gear Survive creates an alternative version of the events seen in Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeros, in which the oil rig housing the self-appointed country has been destroyed by XOF, a ravenous military wing of CIA. As a result of unexpected worm-hole rupturing the sky, the remnants of Militaries Sans Frontieres are teleported to an alternative, bleak dimension, inhabited by zombie-like monsters and scourged by numerous dangers. Our squad traverses post-apocalyptic locations, fighting off enemies using a wide arsenal of weapons, which includes firearms as well as melee weapons and bows. However, this time the players are cut-off from the support of the mother base – we need to gather the scarce resources, and use them to craft new weapons and equipment.
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August 5, 2020
Action, Crafting, Indie Games, Internet, Co-op, Space, Multiplayer, Action Adventure, Sandbox, Science Fiction, Singleplayer, Survival, TPP.
A science-fiction sandbox game that takes place in a procedurally generated universe. The story is set in the 24th century, when Earth struggles with overpopulation, climate change, and natural resource depletion. Having found a wreckage of an alien ship, powered by an unknown energy source and containing a map of a distant galaxy, humanity dispatches a powerful space expedition. The player assumes command of one of the starships; however, as a result of a mechanical failure, the vessel crashes on an uncharted planet and the protagonist, as the sole survivor, is put against impossible odds to stay alive. Gameplay-wise, Empyrion: Galactic Survival combines elements of adventure, strategy, and space simulation games, putting emphasis on survival aspects and the extensive crafting system. In the game, we arrive at various kinds of planet, where we have to face different dangers in the form of hazardous climatic conditions or hostile alien races.
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January 20, 2016, Early Access
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.
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January 21, 2016
Action, 2D, Crafting, RPG Elements, Indie Games, Co-op, Multiplayer, For 2 Players, Splitscreen, Roguelike, Singleplayer, Survival.
Developed by Butterscotch Shenanigans, Crashlands is an action adventure game with RPG elements, gameplay-wise similar to another popular title, Don’t Starve. You explore a vast, diverse world filled with plants, wildlife, and numerous dangers. The game does not set any specific goal for you to achieve; the player’s main objective focuses solely on survival. This necessitates exploration of new regions, gathering resources and food, as well as raising buildings, and crafting useful items and weapons. Gameplay is based on three basic activities: find, act, and build. In Crashlands you can go fishing, grow crops, tame animals, and fight opponents using the equipment you constructed and upgraded with the in-game crafting system. The game stands out with its colorful, cartoonish artwork. Crashlands employs the popular free-to-play business model with microtransactions.
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September 8, 2016
Action, Crafting, RPG Elements, Internet, Co-op, Multiplayer, Splitscreen, Singleplayer, Survival, Isometric View, Zombie.
A sequel to the 2013 survival horror game How to Survive. The game, developed by Eko Software, is set in New Orleans, where the virus known from the first installment has turned people into zombies. The survivors have to fight for their lives and form teams in order to search for water, shelter, and useful items. The mechanics remained mostly the same, and the game places emphasis on the crafting system and character skill trees. How to Survive 2 utilizes an isometric view, and a huge part of the gameplay is once again fighting with zombies with the use of various weapons, including handmade ones, crafted from the elements you find in the game. Compared to the original, the game features as expanded multiplayer mode, allowing for camps consisting of up to 16 players, and the co-op mode for up to 4 players.
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July 7, 2017
Action, Crafting, FPP, Indie Games, Internet, Co-op, MMO, Sandbox, Survival, Free-to-play, Zombie.
Unturned is a sandbox MMO game that combines the mechanics of the popular DayZ mod with the visual style of Minecraft. The game is distributed for free and was created by a sixteen year old teenager – Nelson Sexton. The game takes place in an open world overrun by a zombie epidemic and forces the player into a fight for survival in this dangerous environment. Just like other, similar games, the main part of the gameplay is resource-gathering-oriented exploration. With the resources, and using the crafting system, player can create various useful tools, build vehicles that make moving easier, and construct buildings providing shelter. During the game, player must be wary of his hunger and thirst levels as well as infections. Depending on the server type, online game can focus on rivalry or cooperation between players. In both modes the players have access to large number of weapons and equipment.
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June 17, 2025, Early Access
Strategy, 2D, City Builder, Economic, Simulation Elements, Indie Games, Post-apocalypse, Singleplayer, Survival, Zombie.
A strategy game from the creators of Plague Inc., combining city builder, 4X and survival mechanics. After Inc: Revival is about rebuilding the civilization after a zombie pandemic. We can explore the ruins of the old world, rebuild settlements and shape the society in similar ways to the Civilization games.
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December 5, 2025
RPG, Crafting, FPP, Co-op, Multiplayer, Polish, Sandbox, Singleplayer, Survival, Life Sim, The Middle Ages, TPP.
The second paid expansion for the survival RPG game made by the Polish studio Render Cube. Medieval Dynasty: Exquisite Pack DLC includes new costumes, swords, and symbol patterns for our settlements.

November 5, 2025
Action, Horror, Indie Games, PC Game Pass, Post-apocalypse, Action Adventure, Cars, Singleplayer, Survival, Isometric View, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, Xbox Play Anywhere.
Dead Static Drive is an action game created in cooperation of independent creator Mika Blackney and Fanclub studio. It is a title combining elements of survival, horror and adventure. In a world dominated by monsters we have to get to our family at all costs.
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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.

2026
Action, Crafting, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, Internet, Co-op, Multiplayer, Post-apocalypse, Sandbox, Singleplayer, Survival, TPP, Xbox Exclusive, Zombie.
State of Decay 3 is another part of the survival action series with an open, post-apocalyptic world full of zombies. Our task is to survive along with other people we meet, creating settlements, searching for supplies and avoiding unwanted confrontations with the undead.

2026, Early Access
Action, Crafting, Crowdfunding, FPP, Indie Games, Internet, Co-op, Multiplayer, Post-apocalypse, Action Adventure, Sandbox, Online, Singleplayer, Survival, TPP.
Rooted is a survival TPP set in a postapocalyptic world, inspired by The Last of Us series. It was developed and published by a small studio - Headlight Studio.

2026
Action, Crafting, Fantasy, Indie Games, Internet, Co-op, Multiplayer, Action Adventure, Sandbox, Singleplayer, Survival, TPP.
A third-person survival game featuring a fantasy setting. Guardians of the Wild Sky offers an open world, in which we visit an archipelago in the skies. We can fight enemies and breed titular Guardians - beings capable of using the powers of the elements. The game can be played either solo or in coop mode.

TBA, 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.

May 30, 2024, Early Access
Simulation, FPP, Machines and Equipment, Trains, Polish, Singleplayer, Survival.
A simulation game enriched with elements taken from adventure action games and survival productions. While playing in the Trans-Siberian Railway Simulator, we sit at the helm of the Trans-Siberian Railway, facing various complications along the way. This includes the removal of obstacles lying on the track, as well as the defence against wild animals or aggressive people.

December 5, 2024
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.
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April 10, 2025
Action, Crafting, RPG Elements, Indie Games, Sandbox, Science Fiction, Singleplayer, Survival, Isometric View.
The second installment in an acclaimed series of action games by an indie studio Butterscotch Shenanigans. Crashlands 2 has us once again playing as Flux Dabes, a galactic courier setting out back home for a well-earned vacation. Unfortunately, the universe has other plans...

September 28, 2021
Adventure, Indie Games, Action Adventure, Singleplayer, Survival, TPP, Animals.
AWAY: The Survival Series is an adventure game inspired by documentary films from Breaking Walls studio. The player takes on the role of a sugar glider, which has to survive on the cataclysmic planet.
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November 17, 2022, Early Access
Simulation, Modern Times, RPG Elements, Indie Games, Singleplayer, Survival, Life Sim, Isometric View.
Life simulation with survival elements and ideas taken from RPGs. In Nobody: The Turnaround, we play as an ordinary man living in the suburbs who, by working and improving his skills, tries to improve the quality of his life.

October 18, 2023
Simulation, Truck, FPP, Polish, Cars, Singleplayer, Survival, Transport.
An unusual production, combining a truck driving simulator with a survival game. Alaskan Truck Simulator has the official Discovery Channel license. The game was developed by the Polish studio Movie Games, and PlayWay is responsible for its release.
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April 4, 2023
Action, Crafting, Internet, Co-op, Multiplayer, Sandbox, Science Fiction, Singleplayer, Survival, Isometric View.
Beyond Contact is a survival game with a shooter combat system, in which we try to survive on an alien planet heading for destruction. We can play solo or in co-op mode.

May 23, 2024, Early Access
Action, Crafting, FPP, Indie Games, Polish, Post-apocalypse, Science Fiction, Singleplayer, Survival.
FPP survival game. In Serum, we play the protagonist, who explores stylized locations, acquires valuable resources, and uses the title substance, which increases his chances of survival while causing various mutations.
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2026, Early Access
Action, Crafting, Fantasy, Internet, Co-op, Multiplayer, Pirates, Online, Singleplayer, Ships, Survival, TPP, Free-to-play.
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.

March 2026
Simulation, Crafting, FPP, Polish, Action Adventure, Sandbox, Science Fiction, Singleplayer, Survival.
Honeycomb: The World Beyond is a sandbox survival game focusing on exploring the fauna and flora of an alien planet. Apart from scientific work, the female bioengineer we're controlling also has to deal with numerous dangers, build bases, and improve technologies. Our character doesn't kill living beings, and she also cannot be killed.

August 10, 2021
Strategy, City Builder, Economic, Indie Games, RTS, Singleplayer, Survival.
The debut game of the independent studio Overseer Games. Patron is a strategy game from the city builder genre with survival elements. We play the role of a settlement manager, who has to develop his village, taking care of the needs of citizens.
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January 30, 2017, Early Access
Action, FPP, Horror, Indie Games, Internet, Co-op, Multiplayer, Singleplayer, Survival.
A first-person action game that follows the convention of survival horror. Bigfoot is a debut project of an independent Ukrainian developer, CyberLight studio. As the name suggests, the game focuses on the legendary humanoid creature living deep inside the Rocky Mountains. After a group of tourists goes missing in one of the nearby national parks in, as the police say, the result of an accident, the main protagonist, accompanied by his friends, decides to go to the site and investigate the case more closely. The players are offered a vast open world, in which they can explore lakes, swamps, and creepy caves. The gameplay builds on hunting down the titular adversary. The main protagonists establish their base in an RV, and during their hunt, they use a shotgun, a wide range of traps, and some other pieces of gear. The player can confront the Sasquatch (as Native Americans call it) alone, or in a cooperative mode allowing up to three players to join their forces for the hunt.

April 21, 2016
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.
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August 30, 2016
Action, 2D, Indie Games, Trains, Post-apocalypse, Action Adventure, Singleplayer, Survival.
A post-apocalyptic adventure game featuring a classic 2D side-view and old-school pixel art visuals. The action of the game is set in a world in which the human kind is almost gone because of an outbreak of a virus that transforms people into strange and dangerous beasts. You assume the role of a survivor traveling from town to town to look for fuel and other important resources. Gameplay is divided into two separate aspects: the first one concerns keeping your train - the only means of transportation you have available - in good shape and taking care of its passengers. The other one involves exploration and fighting. Once in a while, you will stop at different places to thoroughly search them. Outside the train you can come across a variety of useful objects, or meet other survivors, but you will also stumble upon bloodthirsty creatures, which will need an immediate introduction to your broad arsenal of weapons.
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December 15, 2014
Strategy, Post-apocalypse, Sandbox, Singleplayer, Survival, Turn-based.
A turn-based strategy game with survival elements, set in near post-apocalyptic future. Earth has been invaded by nightmarish legendary monsters that ruined the cities and slaughtered almost all humans. The survivors hide in fortified metropolises and small, forgotten villages, hoping to live through at least one day more. You play as a person, who wakes from cryogenic sleep and wants to find out who they are and what happened to humanity. Despite the sandbox character, the production features an expansive plot and encourages you to explore the in-game world in many ways. After creating your character, you start searching for food, valuable items, and shelter. You have to be wary of not only bloodthirsty monsters, but also bad weather conditions, injuries, viruses and bacteria, which can infect and kill you. You can craft items, hack equipment, and track and hunt animals. Your enemies are controlled by an advanced AI, which makes them real killing machines. The combat is turn-based and takes place on a map divided into hexagons. NEO Scavengers also features a permadeath system.
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March 30, 2021
Adventure, Simulation Elements, FPP, Indie Games, Singleplayer, Survival, Animals.
Shelter 3 is the next installment in an unusual simulation cycle from Might and Delight, where players take on the role of wild animals and fight for survival. This time they're gonna have to play the elephant.
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April 12, 2018
Action, 2D, Crafting, Adventure Elements, Fantasy, Indie Games, Roguelike, Singleplayer, Survival, Top-down, Nintendo Exclusive.
A new version of the popular survival game Don’t Starve. This edition was developed for Nintendo Switch. In addition to the base game that originally debuted in 2013, it includes two expansions – Reign of Giants and Shipwrecked. The expansions greatly expand the gameplay with new features.
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February 20, 2018
Adventure, 2D, Indie Games, Polish, Science Fiction, Side-scroll, Singleplayer, Survival, Free-to-play.
An independent Polish game developed by Sleepless Clinic. The players are tasked with taking care of a research team that crash landed on an alien planet covered with ice. The players must make sure that the researchers survive. In order to achieve this goal, they must satisfy their basic needs by providing them with food and rest. They must also fix the broken ship.
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November 6, 2025
Action, 2D, Crafting, Platformers, Post-apocalypse, Science Fiction, Side-scroll, Singleplayer, Survival, Xbox Play Anywhere.
A mix of an action platformer and a survival game, created by the developers behind Per Aspera. In Kentum, we fight for survival in a post-apocalyptic world set in the year 10,000, gathering resources, building a base, hunting, and eventually automating production processes.
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November 5, 2024
Strategy, Alternative History, City Builder, Economic, Horror, Under Water, RTS, Singleplayer, Survival.
Surviving the Abyss is a strategy game in which we engage in the expansion of a secret underwater base during the Cold War. The player must construct new sections, conduct research and organize the work of the crew.

December 10, 2024, Early Access
Simulation, Crafting, Exploration Games, FPP, Space, Sandbox, Science Fiction, Singleplayer, Survival.
Astrometica is a first-person survival exploration game, similar to Subnautica. We build space bases, vehicles and tools using various advanced technologies. We must also explore the galaxy, scanning objects, looking for resources and uncovering the mystery of the survivors.
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October 12, 2023
Adventure, Crafting, RPG Elements, Simulation Elements, FPP, Indie Games, Polish, Action Adventure, Singleplayer, Survival.
An independent Polish survival adventure game. Tribe: Primitive Builder is set on the Island of Exiles, tasking us with taking care of our protagonist and our entire tribe.
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February 2, 2023
Adventure, Exploration Games, FPP, Indie Games, Action Adventure, Science Fiction, Singleplayer, Survival, TPP.
Deliver Us Mars is a sequel to Deliver Us The Moon. Like the original, it is a sci-fi adventure in which we deal mainly with exploration and solving puzzles. Occasional arcade challenges add variety to the gameplay.
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January 12, 2023
RPG, Fantasy, Hack'and'slash, Indie Games, Internet, Co-op, Multiplayer, Polish, Action RPG, Singleplayer, Survival, Isometric View.
Mix of cooperative action and team RPG created by Polish independent studio A2 Softworks. Gatewalkers takes place in a procedurally generated fantasy world.
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November 1, 2024
Adventure, Exploration Games, RPG Elements, Indie Games, Singleplayer, Survival, TPP.
A TPP adventure game with RPG and survival mechanics. In Albatroz we play as Isla, exploring the land in search of her brother. We must take care of Isla's statistics, gather equipment and supplies, and ensure good relations with other people we meet during our journey.
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