Survival PC Games | Stay Alive and Build, Ranked by Rating
Survival play is defined by what runs out. In some, hunger and body heat drain by the minute and force choices; in others, little runs out and building takes over. The first is hardest at the start, the second most fun at the start. The other split is whether it is built for one player or for friends; co-op-first games turn monotonous alone, and reviews show it. The list surfaces steady ratings with fewer reviews. Aliens After Ava and Potato Survival, for example, hold a steady rating with fewer than 500 reviews.
4,389 titles match. 556 of them hold a steady rating on 10–500 reviews, 1,152 support Japanese, and 536 are free.
2,212 titles (10–500 reviews, by rating)
Earth Attack: Pilot the Last Spaceship in a Bullet Hell Runner9/15$2.00-33%97% positive 34actioncasualsurvivalbullet-hellrunnerS
Unknown Planet: Crash-Land, Survive, and Explore Alien Worlds10/19$3.9997% positive 33adventureopen-world-survival-craft3dsci-fitop-downS
Meme Survivors: Backrooms - Survive the Internet's Weirdest Corridors5/7$0.9997% positive 33action-roguelikebullet-hellroguelitearcadecasualS
STAY: Test Your Limits in a Fast-Paced Procedural Survival Game2/26Free93% positive 72experimentallogicscore-attackarcadedifficultS
Escape The Mad Empire: Tactical RPG Survival4/22$11.33-37%88% positive 436party-based-rpgcrpgtactical-rpgstrategy-rpgrpgS
Happy Bones: A Hellish Horror RPG Adventure4/16$2.99-25%100% positive 21multiplayerrpgsurvivalhorrorjrpgS
Captain Duck: Turn-Based Crafting Adventure to El Dorado2/26$4.99100% positive 21strategysurvivaladventuresimulationcraftingS
Dungeon Rummage - Survival: Craft, Explore, and Escape a Dangerous Dungeon2/3$4.99100% positive 21casualsingleplayersurvivaldungeon-crawlerrelaxingS
Schizo Dark: Detective in Nightmare Investigations2/20$39.9992% positive 90actionhidden-objectshooterhorrorcombatS
Stage Cleared – Survive the Intruder While Gaming1/16$4.9997% positive 32multiplayerhorrorpoint-&-clickpsychological-horrorsurvival-horrorS
Pawsecuted: Survive and Rebuild in a Post-Apocalyptic RPG3/24$11.9997% positive 32tactical-rpgsurvivalpost-apocalypticcraftingprocedural-generationS
Well Keeper: Lightning Mouse Roguelite Bullet Hell4/23$7.9997% positive 32roguelitebullet-hellarcadeactionroguelikeS
4X4: A Minimalist Bullet Hell Survival Challenge10/5$4.9993% positive 67bullet-hellcasualsurvival2drhythmS
Roulette Heist: High-Stakes Poker and Survival12/12$6.9995% positive 44multiplayergamblingtabletopsocial-deductionsurvival-horrorS
DYSPLACED: Survive a Reality Breach in this Open-World Survival RPG3/5$24.9988% positive 348open-worldexplorationsurvivalcraftingbuildingS
Vlad Circus: Descend Into Madness - A Pixelated Descent into Psychological Horror10/16$19.9989% positive 204psychological-horrorsurvivalstory-richpixel-graphicspoint-&-clickS
Catch Them Sweetie: A Deck-Building Fishing Card Game4/19Free94% positive 51card-gamefishinghand-drawndeckbuildingsolitaireS
Horror Legends: Asymmetrical Survival Horror with a Killer Cast9/24$4.9990% positive 139survival-horrorhorrorvampireshero-shooteratmosphericS
Try 2 Sleep: A Co-Op Horror Experience for the Brave11/18$2.99100% positive 20co-opsurvival-horrorlocal-co-opsurvivalhorrorS
Reigns of Samosbor: П747 - Lead a Settlement in a World of Secrets3/7$7.99100% positive 20choose-your-own-adventurerpgsurvivalcard-gamelife-simS
Dawn of Kagura: Maika's Story - Dragon's Wrath: Roguelike RPG Adventure9/29$19.99100% positive 20mystery-dungeonrogueliketurn-based-combatexplorationvisual-novelS
Stellarcraft – Sci-Fi Tower Defense Adventure3/9$9.9991% positive 101co-oponline-co-opstrategyco-op-campaignpvpS
ShawnCena121: Fast-Paced Meme Shooter on Steam12/30Free91% positive 100multiplayeraction3d-fighterpvpstrategyS
Backpack Raiders: Survive the Bug-Infested City6/3$7.9995% positive 41roguelikeindiesingleplayerbullet-hellactionS
ISOLATE: Survive the Biological Experiment in Pixelated Horror3/8$1.9994% positive 49pixel-graphicscasualdarksurvivalpsychological-horrorS
Apex Armor Swap Trainer: Master the Ultimate Battle Royale Mechanic4/7$0.9993% positive 60battle-royaleshooterfpsfree-to-playhero-shooterS
Chromosome Evil 2: Lovecraftian Horror RTS Survival2/15$19.9988% positive 270strategyrtsdarksurvivalchoices-matterS
2112TD: Tower Defense Survival – Defend Earth's Colonies from Alien Hordes1/19$4.7987% positive 449tower-defensestrategysingleplayersci-fisurvivalS
Ultimate Summer: Butcher vs. Cosmic Horrors on a Zoo Island1/15$6.9997% positive 29tower-defenseshooterarena-shootersurvivalactionS
The Three Kingdoms of Shadows: Xuzhou - A Dark Political Gamble8/12$6.9993% positive 57explorationchoose-your-own-adventure2d-platformerpolitical-simvisual-novelS
Snack Invaders: Survive a Junk Food Galaxy in Co-Op Shooter8/25$14.99100% positive 19online-co-opshooteractionsurvivalpveS
Eat Fish, Get Achievements: Grow Your Fishy Empire10/9Free95% positive 38underwatercasualarcadesurvivalrelaxingS
WAGON: A Desperate Deckbuilding Survival Horror4/30$10.9995% positive 38card-gamedeckbuildinghorrormanagementsurvivalS
Echoes of Red: Unleash Infinite Weapon Synergies in a Bullet Heaven Roguelike3/3$3.99-20%89% positive 151action-roguelikebullet-heaventop-down-shootersingleplayersurvivalS
Shadow Walls: Top-Down Survival Horror Adventure10/22$0.9993% positive 54hidden-objectsurvivalhorrorsurvival-horrortop-down-shooterS
Whisper of the Swallows: Survive a Godless, Storm-Wracked World1/29$19.9988% positive 209co-opopen-world-survival-craftsurvivalsandboxcraftingS
Runren Simulator: A Darkly Humorous Survival Adventure4/30$1.9992% positive 65simulationchoices-matterdark-humorcasualsurvivalS
AColony: Build and Survive in an Unknown World1/19$19.9989% positive 142co-opearly-accesscolony-simbase-buildingonline-co-opS
Air Attack: Retro Arcade Shooter for Quick De-stress10/1Free90% positive 105actioncasualarcadepixel-graphicssurvivalS
Exodus Borealis: Island Sanctuary Strategy11/18$19.9987% positive 306singleplayerstrategytower-defensebuildingcity-builderS
The Cassir Simulator: Survive the Daily Grind as a Cashier9/28$0.9991% positive 80casualsimulationarcadesurvivalroguelikeS
Destropolis: Unleash Bullet Hell in a Shatterable Futuristic City8/19$5.9987% positive 294action-roguelikebullet-helltop-down-shootershoot-'em-uptwin-stick-shooterS
Nature & Life - Drunk On Nectar: Survive and Thrive as Wildlife3/7$2.39-84%87% positive 291life-simnaturesurvivalhuntingopen-worldS
Dementium: The Ward - Classic DS Survival Horror Remastered for PC10/27$14.9987% positive 290survival-horrorgorepsychological-horrorsurvivalhorrorS
No Man's Home: Hardcore Open-World Survival Simulation12/12$9.9987% positive 288survivalshooteratmosphericfpsactionS
Space Bob vs. The Replicons: Gravity-Defying Survival Sandbox9/28$14.9990% positive 98survivalopen-worldaction-rpgsandboxphysicsS
Lethe - Episode One: Uncover Dark Secrets in First-Person Horror8/1$14.9986% positive 411adventureactionindiehorrorfirst-personS
Marble Age: Remastered: Forge Ancient Greece's Destiny11/3$9.9986% positive 402strategysimulationsingleplayersurvivalcasualS
Azoove: Co-op Card Roguelike on a Desert Road Trip5/1$14.9992% positive 59co-opmultiplayerroguelikecard-gameresource-managementS
In Woods: Survive the Monster Onslaught in this Action RPG Roguelite8/19$6.9987% positive 245action-roguelikerpgtop-downactionsurvivalSRelated genres
Sorted by Wilson score, a rating estimate that accounts for review count. Titles with few reviews are discounted, so '100% on 1 review' never tops the list, while a genuine 90% on 40 reviews rises properly.