Best Survival Games

NXTO's catalog has 839 survival games. These 30 rank highest once player ratings, Metacritic scores and Steam reviews are combined. The top three: Resident Evil 4, Resident Evil 2 and The Last of Us Part II.

How it's ranked: a blend of RAWG player ratings, Metacritic and Steam reviews, adjusted so games with very few ratings can't outrank well-proven ones. Times are average player-reported playtime, so treat them as rough guides.

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   Resident Evil 4

   2023Action, Adventure ★ 4.6/5⏱ ~16.2 h to beat
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   Resident Evil 2

   2019Action, Adventure ★ 4.6/5⏱ ~8.9 h to beat
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   The Last of Us Part II

   2020Shooter, AdventurePS5, PS4 ★ 4.5/5⏱ ~24.1 h to beat
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   Fallout: New Vegas

   2010Shooter, ActionPC, Xbox One, PS4 ★ 4.5/5⏱ ~26.7 h to beat
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   Dead Space 2

   2011Shooter, ActionPC, Xbox One ★ 4.5/5⏱ ~9.1 h to beat
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   RimWorld

   2016Strategy, IndiePC ★ 4.4/5⏱ ~65.6 h to beat
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   Resident Evil 4 (2005)

   2005Shooter, ActionPC, PS4 ★ 4.4/5~5 h avg. playtime
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   Dead Space (2008)

   2008Shooter, ActionPC, Xbox One ★ 4.4/5~3 h avg. playtime
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   Resident Evil 7: Biohazard

   2017Shooter, AdventurePC, Xbox One, PS4 ★ 4.4/5⏱ ~9.2 h to beat
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    Satisfactory

    2024Indie, StrategyPC ★ 4.4/5⏱ ~111.9 h to beat
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    The Walking Dead: Season 1

    2012Adventure, ActionPC, PS4, Xbox One ★ 4.4/5~8 h avg. playtime
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    Factorio

    2020Casual, StrategyPC, Switch ★ 4.4/5⏱ ~53.1 h to beat
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    Dwarf Fortress

    2006Strategy, IndiePC ★ 4.4/5⏱ ~48 h to beat
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    Ib

    2012Indie, AdventurePC, Switch ★ 4.4/5~4 h avg. playtime
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    Ostriv

    Strategy, SimulationPC ★ 4.4/5~4 h avg. playtime
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    Plants vs. Zombies

    2009Strategy, ArcadePC, Xbox One ★ 4.4/5⏱ ~8.2 h to beat
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    Desperados III

    2020Strategy, ActionPC, Xbox One, PS4 ★ 4.4/5~5 h avg. playtime
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    FTL: Faster Than Light

    2012Strategy, IndiePC ★ 4.4/5⏱ ~12.1 h to beat
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    Dead Space

    2023Action, Adventure ★ 4.3/5⏱ ~12.2 h to beat
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    Subnautica

    2018Indie, AdventurePC, PS5, Xbox One ★ 4.3/5⏱ ~29.6 h to beat
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    Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc

    2010Adventure, HorrorPC, PS4, Xbox One ★ 4.3/5⏱ ~25.2 h to beat
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    Resident Evil

    1996Shooter, ActionPC ★ 4.3/5⏱ ~6.7 h to beat
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    Against the Storm

    2023Strategy, SimulationPC ★ 4.3/5⏱ ~37.5 h to beat
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    Left 4 Dead 2

    2009Shooter, ActionPC ★ 4.3/5⏱ ~10.3 h to beat
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    Left 4 Dead

    2008Shooter, ActionPC ★ 4.3/5⏱ ~7 h to beat
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    R.E.P.O.

    Action, HorrorPC ★ 4.3/5⏱ ~9.5 h to beat
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    Frostpunk

    2018Strategy, SimulationPC, Xbox One, PS4 ★ 4.3/5⏱ ~10.7 h to beat
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    FAR: Lone Sails

    2018Indie, AdventurePC, Xbox One, PS4 ★ 4.3/5⏱ ~3.1 h to beat
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    Alien: Isolation

    2014Adventure, ActionPC, Xbox One, PS4 ★ 4.3/5⏱ ~18.3 h to beat
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    Your Turn To Die : Death game by Majority

    2017Adventure, PuzzlePC ★ 4.3/5

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