
December 5, 2025
Action, Crafting, Crowdfunding, FPP, Horror, Indie Games, Internet, LAN, Multiplayer, Post-apocalypse, Sandbox, Survival, Zombie.
A multiplayer sandbox survival simulator. The action is set in a world overtaken by zombies. Emphasizing realism, the game takes the best features from other games from the genre and improves them. Daily routine activities as exploration and searching for food and items serve only as a preparation for surviving the night.
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November 4, 2025, Early Access
Strategy, City Builder, Science Fiction, Singleplayer, Space Ships, Survival, Turn-based.
A solarpunk-themed turn-based strategy game with city builder elements. In Generation Exile, we can take command of a spaceship, managing its economy (based on resource levels) and controlling randomly generated diverse crew members. We also make choices with long-lasting consequences.
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March 2026, Early Access
Action, 2D, Crafting, Crowdfunding, RPG Elements, Indie Games, Post-apocalypse, Sandbox, Singleplayer, Survival, Zombie.
Survival action game with RPG elements. In Wanderlost we find ourselves in a postapocalyptic America overrun by zombies, and during the game we deal mainly with the fight for survival: acquiring food and resources, making equipment and expanding the base.

2027
RPG, Fantasy, Indie Games, Polish, Singleplayer, Survival, The Middle Ages, TPP.
A Polish third-person open-world fantasy RPG inspired by medieval Europe, as well as by the Baldur's Gate, Icewind Dale, and The Witcher series. The game features a combat system that emphasizes realism, and survival elements have also been implemented into the gameplay.

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.

2026, Early Access
Adventure, Crafting, Indie Games, Internet, Co-op, Multiplayer, Action Adventure, Sandbox, Singleplayer, Survival, TPP.
A third-person survival game set on a procedurally generated island, where evolution has gone differently. Under a Rock has us playing as explorers, trying to survive. The game supports co-op for up to ten players.

August 15, 2018, Early Access
Action, Crafting, FPP, Indie Games, Post-apocalypse, Sandbox, Singleplayer, Survival, Zombie.
Mist Survival is a first-person survival game, set in a zombie-controlled world. While playing the game, the player explores the open world, fights against encountered enemies and collects resources necessary for survival.

December 10, 2019
Action, Crafting, FPP, Internet, Co-op, MMO, Multiplayer, PvP, Sandbox, Survival, TPP.
A survival simulator that emphasizes multiplayer. It is the first major production by Bankroll, an Australian developer studio. The gameplay mechanics do not deviate from the majority of similar games, especially the bestselling Rust. The player character finds himself at a vast desert plain and his task is to survive in this hostile environment. The game focuses primarily on survival aspects and the most important thing is to ensure that the protagonist has his basic needs satisfied and protected from such hazards as hunger, thirst, fatigue, radiation, or changing weather conditions. From among other titles in the genre, Hurtworld is distinguished by a protection system that evens out the chances of beginners and seasoned players. Another noteworthy feature is the punishment system — should a character who has killed many rivals die, he loses more valuable equipment than the others.
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September 5, 2001
Simulation, Strategic Elements, Singleplayer, Survival, Life Sim.
Survival: The Ultimate Challenge is a simulation of life with elements of strategy and action game, created by Techland studio in Wroclaw. The player's task is to direct the actions of a group of survivors to ensure their survival until help arrives. This requires, among other things, efforts to satisfy basic living needs, as well as concern for maintaining an appropriately high morale.
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November 18, 2014
Adventure, Action Adventure, PS Plus Premium, Singleplayer, Stealth, Survival, TPP, TPS, Zombie.
A spin-off to the series of action games with RPG elements, originally developed by Polish studio Techland. As the owner of the title, Deep Silver chose the Swedish Fatshark studio as the developer for the spin-off. They are known for multiplayer-oriented games such as War of the Roses and War of the Viking. As a result, the players received a third-person perspective action-adventure game, the story of which takes place in between the first and the second part of the series and connects them together. The main hero – Cliff Calo – decides to trace the origins of the zombie virus outbreak and document them. Together with his friends, Cliff sets out on an expedition that soon turns out to be nothing more than a constant fight for survival, as any contact with the living dead ends up in death. You can use a wide arsenal of inventive weapons, but the gameplay emphasizes stealth elements and silent elimination of the enemies. The game features distinctive colorful graphics that utilize cel-shading technology.
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November 20, 2015
Strategy, Fantasy, Indie Games, Polish, Singleplayer, Survival, Turn-based.
A turn-based strategy game, combining elements of survival, card game, and a gamebook. You arrive at a dark fantasy world, strongly inspired by the Slavic mythology, after the apocalypse. As one of eight Slavic deities, you take care of a small village. You control each villager separately, exploring the dangerous realm, gathering resources, crafting items, and facing various dangers.
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February 26, 2016
RPG, Historical, Roguelike, Singleplayer, Survival, Turn-based.
An old-school roguelike RPG with survival elements, developed by Enormous Elk – a studio composed of just two people. Before the official release, the game has been systematically developed and updated for a long period of 26 years. The action of UnReal World takes place during the Iron Age in a northern region of Europe that corresponds to the territory of modern Finland. There is no plot – it is a typical roguelike life simulator, offering freedom in shaping the fate of our hero, who can take up many professions or combine their selected elements. While traveling through the procedurally generated lands, one of the game’s key aspects becomes survival and the necessity to satisfy the character's basic needs, like water, food, clothing, or shelter. The game is characterized by high levels of realism, a turn-based combat system, tactical complexity, and extensive character progression system that offers hundreds of various abilities.
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March 15, 2016
Strategy, 2D, Crowdfunding, Indie Games, Post-apocalypse, Singleplayer, Survival.
A survival strategy game set in a post-apocalyptic reality. The game was created as a result of cooperation between the independent studio, Unicube, and Team 17, the company famous for the Worms series. The player becomes a leader of a group of survivors hiding in a gloomy underground shelter after a nuclear catastrophe. The game begins when the first bombs are about to fall. We have a limited amount of time to gather supplies for the first weeks of living underground. Later in the game, the player is forced to leave the shelter looking for food, water, medicines, and other supplies. The player often has to fight hungry mutants and other survivors, as well as face other problems, for example those related to the maintenance of the shelter. The player also has to deal with various diseases and the mental condition of the survivors. The game features retro pixel-art graphics, accompanied by a soundtrack that resembles B-Class movie stylistics.
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February 27, 2015
Adventure, Crowdfunding, RPG Elements, Indie Games, Internet, Co-op, Multiplayer, Platformers, Action Adventure, Singleplayer, Survival.
The Deer God is an original platform game with roguelike and RPG elements, developed by the independent studio Cinopt Studios in cooperation with Crescent Moon Games. We observe the action from a side-scrolling perspective and play as a hunter who was reborn as a deer. From now on, his most important goal is to survive in a hostile environment. He will also have to do some quests, like growing old, achieving a godlike karma balance, or finding every statuette of knowledge. The game's world is generated procedurally, making that task harder, and the fact that many dangers, like predators, traps, or hunters, await our hero does not make it any easier. Additionally, death is permanent. if our hero dies, we have to start the game all over again, unless we have an heir. If we do, we can play as him after we die. We cannot forget about karma, influenced by our deeds. We can play The Deer God alone or with a friend. In co-op, we have to try our best to survive longer than our competitor. The game has colorful pixel art visuals.
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May 23, 2017
Action, Post-apocalypse, Action Adventure, Science Fiction, Singleplayer, Survival, Isometric View.
A survival-themed action-adventure game developed by the British studio Mojo Bones. Impact Winter is set in 2018, when the Earth's atmosphere got polluted with a dense layer of dust, due to the planet's collision with a huge asteroid. Sunlight is now almost completely absent, and the player assumes the role of Jacob Solomon, who along with four other survivors has to sustain his existence under extreme conditions for 30 days - it is the amount of time the rescue team needs to reach the place. Mechanics-wise, Impact Winter is an action-adventure game that focuses on survival-related elements. The player sets out for on escapades, scavenging after the food and supplies they need. In order to stay alive, the protagonist has to survive in low temperatures, as well as to deal with the risks of dying of hunger, thirst, frostbite or injury; also, aggressive animals pose a large threat to Jacob's life. Thus making use of the available skills in order to craft the items we need is the key to success in this 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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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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Action, Indie Games, Multiplayer, Sandbox, Science Fiction, Survival, TPP.
A science-fiction sandbox action game developed by independent studio BitMonster. In GRAV the players are tasked with exploring alien planets, gathering resources required for surviving and fighting aliens and examples of local fauna. The surface of planets is generated procedurally by a special system that makes sure they are filled with plants, animals and various biomes – from skyscraping mountaintops to underground caves. During the game player discovers interesting places and participates in various dynamically generated events. As in typical sandbox games, the player can construct various items, including vehicles useful for exploration and powerful bases which provide place where one can hide from attacks. The gameplay is focused only on multiplayer mode and the arcade fighting system is similar to one used in typical third-person perspective shooters.
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October 22, 2020, Early Access
Action, 2D, RPG Elements, Strategic Elements, Indie Games, Post-apocalypse, Singleplayer, Survival, Top-down, Zombie.
Zelter is a two-dimensional top-down survival game in which we try to survive in the world after the zombie apocalypse. The game was developed by G1 Playground studio and released by Super.com.

May 27, 2021
RPG, Crafting, Fantasy, Hack'and'slash, Indie Games, Action RPG, Sandbox, Singleplayer, Survival, Isometric View.
A hybrid of an action RPG and a survival game, enriched with strategic elements, which focuses on an extensive crafting system. In Force of Nature 2: Ghost Keeper we find ourselves in a fantastic land where we fight for survival, trying to restore its former balance.
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May 15, 2019
RPG, Dinosaurs, Internet, MMO, MMORPG, Prehistory, Survival, Isometric View, Free-to-play.
A MMORPG developed by Korean studio What!. The players, survivors of a worldwide cataclysm that destroyed the human population, enter a hostile world inhabited by prehistoric creatures such as dinosaurs or mammoths. We begin the game by creating our character – we can choose their sex, looks, and starting abilities. The action is seen from an isometric perspective. Living on one’s own is possible, albeit tough, considering numerous dangers and enemies that we may encounter - we can join one of growth-oriented player communities, living together in real time. Our goal is survival, which means searching for resources, growing food, creating necessary items, or even constructing various buildings. Moreover, groups of players can engage in big game hunting or PvP combat.
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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.

2026, Early Access
Adventure, Crafting, Exploration Games, FPP, Indie Games, Internet, Co-op, Multiplayer, Post-apocalypse, Action Adventure, Sandbox, Singleplayer, Survival.
A sequel to a well-received FPP survival game from 2017. In BlackFrost: The Long Dark 2 our goal is to survive in the unforgiving icy land. There are some new features in the sequel, including psychological aspects and stats related to survival, as well as an online coop mode in addition to singleplayer.

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, Early Access
Strategy, City Builder, Indie Games, Colonization, Space, RTS, Science Fiction, Singleplayer, Survival.
Beyond These Stars is a city builder strategy game in which we build civilization on the back of Kewa - a giant whale travelling the stars. We have to peacefully co-exist with the creature, obtain resources, develop technologies and discover secrets of the galaxy.

2026, Early Access
Adventure, Crafting, FPP, Internet, Co-op, Multiplayer, Trains, Sandbox, Singleplayer, Survival.
A first-person survival game, featuring an open world filled with train tracks. Our center of attention in Railborn is our train, which we construct and gradually upgrade during the course of the game. We visit various locations and our ultimate goal is to find the train tracks leading into space.

2026
Action, Internet, Co-op, Multiplayer, Online, Singleplayer, Shooters, Survival, TPP, TPS, Zombie.
A third-person action survival game by Mintrocket, a studio known for Dave the Diver. Nakwon: Last Paradise is set in zombie-overrun Seoul, tasking us with surviving the hordes of undead and other players.

2027
Action, 2D, Crafting, Strategic Elements, Fantasy, Indie Games, Internet, LAN, Multiplayer, Singleplayer, Survival.
A hybrid of an action survival game and a city builder, set in the universe inspired by Ancient Rome. In Romestead we explore an open world and fight opponents, as well as build a prosperous settlement from scratch. We can play alone or in coop mode.

2027
Action, Crafting, Internet, Co-op, Multiplayer, Post-apocalypse, Sandbox, Science Fiction, Online, Singleplayer, Survival, TPP, Free-to-play.
A Chinese free-to-play TPP survival game with an open world, heavily inspired by the Horizon series. Light of Motiram offers a post-apocalyptic world with remains of humanity and mechanical animals. We have to fight for survival and build shelters, playing alone or in cooperation.

2027
Strategy, City Builder, Economic, Polish, Post-apocalypse, Remaster/remake, RTS, Singleplayer, Steampunk, Survival.
A remake of Frostpunk which was a Polish survival strategy from 2018. Frostpunk: 1886 transfers the original game to Unreal Engine, introducing upgraded visuals. There are also new events, mechanics, laws, technologies and buildings. This version offers an additional goal path and mod support.

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Action, RPG Elements, FPP, FPS, Internet, Co-op, Multiplayer, Science Fiction, Singleplayer, Shooters, Survival.
First person shooter for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One consoles, PC and mobile devices. BadFly Interactive studio, famous for Dead Effect series, is responsible for its production. Players find themselves on inhospitable planet, where live creatures like big spiders or dinosaurs. Our task is to survive in this dangerous environment, using futuristic weapons and making tools within the crafting system. Survival elements are complemented by solutions known from the RPG genre, e.g. the character gains experience which translates into better skills.

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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September 4, 2025
Simulation, FPP, Space, Meta Quest / Oculus, Science Fiction, Singleplayer, SteamVR, Survival, VR.
A first-person survival game created for VR devices, intended as a spin-off of the popular 2018 strategy. In Surviving Mars: Pioneer we play as the first colonists, trying to establish a base on the titular Red Planet. We can achieve this by exploring, gathering resources, building, crafting and taking care of basic needs of our character.
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September 25, 2024, Early Access
Action, Crafting, FPP, FPS, Humorous, Indie Games, Internet, Co-op, Multiplayer, Sandbox, Online, Shooters, Survival, TPP, TPS.
A survival action game inspired by DayZ and Rust, filled with humor and offering an open world. In Duckside we play as one of the ducks armed with weapons. We must fight other ducks, avoid human hunters, build shelters and craft gear thanks to obtained materials.
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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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April 22, 2025
Action, 2D, Strategic Elements, Indie Games, Science Fiction, Singleplayer, Shooters, Survival, Tower Defense, Isometric View.
An isometric shooter with tower defense and survival elements. In Desperate Place we are trying to survive on a hostile bug-infested planet. We gather resources, expand the base and place defense turrets during the day. It's our goal to defend against invading fauna during the night.
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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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December 5, 2023
Adventure, 2D, Indie Games, Platformers, Rhythm, Side-scroll, Singleplayer, Survival.
A Highland Song is a rhythm adventure platformer with survival elements. The player must reach a lighthouse within three days, making their way through the Scottish hilltops full of secrets and history.
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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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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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November 17, 2022, Early Access
RPG, Crafting, Crowdfunding, Fantasy, Indie Games, Internet, MMO, Multiplayer, Action RPG, Sandbox, Survival, TPP.
A TPP survival game with RPG elements, designed for multiplayer. In Frozen Flame we find ourselves in a fantastic land, where we try to survive and fight the effects of a mysterious cataclysm that turns living creatures into crazy monsters.

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 21, 2022
Adventure, 2D, Strategic Elements, Hotseat, Humorous, Indie Games, Internet, Co-op, Multiplayer, For 2 Players, Singleplayer, Survival, Dating Simulator.
Adventure game with survival elements, which is the third part of the series launched in 2018. In Monster Prom 3: Monster Roadtrip we set off on a car journey, during which we establish relationships with the participants of the trip and manage the resources necessary for survival.
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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.
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May 7, 2025, Early Access
Action, Crafting, Indie Games, Internet, Co-op, Multiplayer, Polish, Sandbox, Singleplayer, Survival, TPP, Zombie.
A third person coop game with a TPP camera, an open world and advanced survival / crafting mechanics. In Survival Machine we explore a zombie infested world inside the titular mobile fortress. We must gather resources, build defences and fight with the undead.
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May 15, 2025
RPG, Crafting, Fantasy, Indie Games, Internet, Co-op, Multiplayer, Programming, Action Adventure, Sandbox, Science Fiction, Singleplayer, Survival, TPP.
A survival RPG with a TPP camera and an open world. Omega Crafter transports us inside a video game that's in production and we must eliminate malicious bugs. We have robots to help out and we can program them using a vast set of scripts. The game offers singleplayer and coop.
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December 10, 2024, Early Access
RPG, Post-apocalypse, Singleplayer, Survival, Tactics, Turn-based, Isometric View, Zombie.
Urban Strife is a strategic turn-based survival RPG, developed by White Pond Games. Grab your weapon and try to survive in a zombie-possessed, post-apocalyptic town with your allies.

October 15, 2024
Action, Crafting, FPP, Internet, MMO, Post-apocalypse, Sandbox, Survival, TPP, Zombie.
The second large expansion for the popular post-apocalyptic survival game from Bohemia Interactive. DayZ: Frostline introduces a new frozen Sakhal map with 83 square kilometers surface size. The add-on also has minor improvements, including a new fishing minigame.
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November 5, 2024, Early Access
RPG, Crafting, Internet, Co-op, Multiplayer, Sandbox, Singleplayer, Survival, TPP.
An RPG survival game with a pirate theme. IfSunSets allows us to discover secrets of an old civilization. We gather resources and explore during the day, and we defend against hordes of creatures during the night. The game offers singleplayer and online coop.

August 25, 2025, Early Access
RPG, Crafting, Fantasy, Hack'and'slash, Indie Games, Action RPG, Singleplayer, Survival, Isometric View.
An action RPG with survival elements, set in a procedurally generated fantasy world. Beyond the Map forces us to create our own base and equipment. We explore diverse biomes and fight various enemies. The game doesn't have fixed classes and instead we have a lot of freedom in terms of character development.
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