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.

4,390 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)

TitleDatePriceRatingTags

Here Comes The Swarm: Defend Your Settlement from an Alien Tide3/5$14.99-25%86% positive 386early-accesssingleplayerstrategysurvivalbase-buildingS

Hard Times: An Extreme Urban Survival Simulation3/30Free90% positive 91indiesimulationactionsurvival2dS

BrVR Backrooms Virtual Reality: Immersive Survival in Liminal Spaces8/15$9.9988% positive 163vrhorrorphysicssurvivaladventureS

FALL: Post-Apocalyptic Zombie Survival Roguelike10/20$4.9988% positive 160zombiespost-apocalypticfemale-protagonisttop-down-shooterroguelikeS

Dungeon Mage: Explore, Craft, and Survive a Dangerous Dungeon12/20Free88% positive 153multiplayerexplorationhack-and-slashdungeon-crawlercraftingS

Pixel Colony: Build a Thriving Island Settlement10/17$4.9993% positive 46city-builderrelaxingcolony-simpixel-graphicsmanagementS

Loser Simulator: Survive the Everyday Nightmare6/12$1.9989% positive 111multiplayerrpgsimulationactionpuzzleS

Odd Remedy: Escape a Spider-Infested Island in Co-Op Action-Adventure11/7$9.9987% positive 213online-co-opaction-adventurephysicsexplorationsurvivalS

Alien Horizon (Preview Alpha): Survive an Alien World1/30Free87% positive 209city-builderstrategycolony-simsimulationbuildingS

Aunt Fatima: Escape the Dark Web Captivity10/31$11.9987% positive 207adventurehorrorexplorationstory-richdarkS

Soul Searching: A Narrative Survival Adventure on the Open Sea2/15$2.49-75%86% positive 315indiesurvivaladventuresailinglocal-co-opS

Black Plague: Survive Relentless Waves in a Bullet Heaven Arena6/7$2.74-45%96% positive 28bullet-heavenaction-roguelikebullet-hellroguelikerogueliteS

Contract of Swarm Hunter: Pilot a Chariot in this Roguelike Bullet Hell12/5$2.9996% positive 28action-roguelikebullet-hellstrategyrogueliteroguelikeS

The Choices Of Priori: Explore Overtime City's Underground Secrets8/20$8.9996% positive 28rpgsimulationadventurepixel-graphicsexplorationS

Decklings: Survival Deckbuilding with Magical Creatures9/25$12.9991% positive 66creature-collectordeckbuildingcard-battlerparty-based-rpgturn-based-combatS

Store Simulator: Build Your Dream Market2/6$8.9990% positive 82simulationlife-simimmersive-simtime-managementfirst-personS

Birb Race: Fast-Paced Arcade Survival with Roguelike Twists6/29$1.99100% positive 17racingcasualarcadeaction-roguelikesurvivalS

Defend from Candyland!: Retro Tower Defense Strategy2/20$7.99100% positive 17tower-defensepixel-graphicsretrostrategysurvivalS

Eldervale: A Haunting Survival Horror Adventure10/20$14.9988% positive 139atmosphericsurvival-horroradventurepuzzlethird-person-shooterS

Passing By - A Tailwind Journey: Whimsical Balloonist Adventure3/12$9.9993% positive 44explorationadventuresurvivalpuzzle-platformerwholesomeS

Don't Get Bit – A Skill-Based Zombie Survival Strategy1/29$2.9993% positive 44singleplayerturn-based-strategyindiezombiesstory-richS

Fish Simulator: Agonik Lake – Explore Underwater Worlds3/16$2.9993% positive 44adventurecasualsurvivalexplorationsingleplayerS

Penguin Lifter: Survive the Cold and Aid Antarctic Birds7/13$4.9988% positive 137simulationthrillerwalking-simulatorsnowrelaxingS

Heliotropism: Survive the Seasons as a Rogue-Like Tree3/24$9.9990% positive 80time-managementturn-based-tacticssandboxmanagementnatureS

Jester: A Foolish Ritual - Survive the Haunted Castle10/30$4.9988% positive 131horrormultiplayersurvival-horrorco-oppveS

Wreckborn: Forge Your Space Colony in a Hostile Universe12/22$5.94-15%96% positive 27base-buildingopen-world-survival-craftexplorationautomationcraftingS

Space Quest Collection — Classic Sci-Fi Comedy Adventure7/23$19.9985% positive 420adventurepoint-&-clickclassiccomedyretroS

School Days: The Toughest School Sim Hits PC9/9$4.9994% positive 36educationsurvivalromanceside-scrollerimmersive-simS

Zompizza: The Last Delivery - Drive, Cook, Survive the Zombie Apocalypse11/3$4.9994% positive 36cookingsurvivaldrivingmanagementpost-apocalypticS

ZOR: Pilgrimage of the Slorfs - Tactical Survival on a Perilous Planet8/30$15.9992% positive 50turn-based-tacticscard-gamesurvivalroguelitemystery-dungeonS

All Aboard! The Train Defense Express: Strategic Survival on Rails6/26$4.9985% positive 384auto-battlertower-defensesurvivalincrementalstrategyS

ANGST: A Tale of Survival - Survive the Frozen Darkness12/5$5.03-37%86% positive 241singleplayerexplorationsandboxaction-adventurethird-personS

Budget Cuts Ultimate: VR Stealth Action in a Robot Dystopia9/20$19.9988% positive 122vractionadventurestealthrobotsS

Nightshift Survival: Survive the Terrors of Millennium Park8/1$2.9992% positive 49action-roguelikeroguelitesurvivalroguelikebullet-hellS

Desktop Cube-Man: Your Free Multiplayer Desktop Companion3/9Free94% positive 35casualidlerautomationutilitiesindieS

Swarmdustry: Build a Living Factory in This Organic Automation Sim8/20$29.9990% positive 73automationsimulationstrategysurvivalbase-buildingS

Darkness Maze Cube: Elite Hardcore Puzzle Challenge1/29$2.9993% positive 41precision-platformermystery-dungeondungeon-crawlerpuzzlesurvivalS

Killing Floor - Toy Master: Nightmare Toys Invade!10/16Free92% positive 48co-opfree-to-playhorrormultiplayerzombiesS

Endless Furry Killer 2020: Top-Down Action Adventure9/23$0.9986% positive 225actionadventure2dpixel-graphicscasualS

Adrenaline Rampage: Bullet Heaven Platformer with Techno-Zombies10/18$14.9993% positive 40roguelikeshoot-'em-up2d-platformeractionarena-shooterS

Aerial_Knight's DropShot: High-Speed FPS Racing Combat2/17$19.9994% positive 34racingfpsshoot-'em-upactionsimulationS

Typing Ninja — Master the Art of Fast-Paced Word Combat2/4$9.9994% positive 34typingdifficultprocedural-generationactionninjaS

Lucky Zombie Survival: Prepare for the Outbreak9/8$3.9988% positive 111zombiessurvivalbase-buildingexplorationcraftingS

AMPANIC: A Hyper-Fast Shopkeeping Game Where Every Task Is Done with Your Aim10/15$3.99100% positive 16shootermultiplayeractiononline-co-opco-opS

Sad Ghouls: Arcade Survival Shooter with Endless Hordes12/9$4.99100% positive 16indieactionarcadeshooterarena-shooterS

Trackline Express: Build Trains, Survive Barbarians & Wildfires4/18$14.9987% positive 148action-rogueliketrainscasualsurvivaldifficultS

SPELLHACK!!: Survive the 80s Surreal Survival Deckbuilder2/19$5.9991% positive 55roguelike-deckbuilderreal-time-tacticssurvivalactioncard-battlerS

Xenoraid: The First Space War - Classic Vertical Shooter with Modern Twists9/30$9.9987% positive 144actionindieshoot-'em-uparcadeshooterS

I Wish It Was Morning All the Time: Survive the Night2/10$1.9986% positive 200adventurevisual-novelchoose-your-own-adventuresurvivalcuteS

Delverium: Procedurally Generated Survival Sandbox Adventure9/21$12.4986% positive 199open-world-survival-craftfarming-simsandboxsurvivalmultiplayerS

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.