If you want to be really technical, basically every game is a survival game. After all, the point is to avoid dying, right?
Games in the survival genre take that experience to the next level by forcing you to worry about things like eating, drinking, sleeping, and the weather. Oftentimes, the enemies are less of a concern than the environment itself. Still, there’s something very satisfying about managing to overcome your situation and thrive in hostile lands. Survival games, like Metroidvanias and roguelikes, are some of the most popular among big and small developers so there are a ton of options out there. If you want to know the best ones you can play right now, we’ve got you covered.
Ark: Survival Ascended
79% Platforms PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S Genre Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Adventure, Indie Developer Studio Wildcard Publisher Studio Wildcard Release October 25, 2023 After the novelty of the basic survival mechanics wore off, games entering the genre needed something special to differentiate themselves.
Ark: Survival Ascended chose dinosaurs and sci-fi weaponry. That might sound like it would clash, but the progression from what is basically a caveman to a dinosaur-riding space marine with a laser pistol is hard to find anywhere else. Being able to tame and ride dinosaurs besides just fighting them adds a new level of fantasy on top of the normal base building and crafting you come to expect. After dozens of updates and expansions, this game even got an engine upgrade renaming it to
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Grounded
68% Platforms PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S Genre Role-playing (RPG), Adventure Developer Obsidian Entertainment Publisher Xbox Game Studios Release July
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