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

Cat Town: Sandbox Survival RPG with Cat Breeding1/17$3.9950% positive 10sandboxthird-personcasualsurvivaleconomyS

Flying Propeller: Top-Down Bullet Hell Action7/31$2.9950% positive 10simulationactionsurvivalbullet-helltop-downS

Nova Genetics: Survive and Build on an Alien World3/27$14.9950% positive 10rpgadventuresurvivalbase-buildingopen-worldS

Voldark: Survive a Hostile Wilderness and Mutant Hordes9/8$11.9950% positive 10survivalactioncraftingsimulationopen-world-survival-craftS

STALINGRAD ABATIS: First-Person Sniper Survival in WWII9/21$0.9937% positive 38first-personadventureviolentrpgsimulationS

Survival Is Not Enough: Island Zombie Apocalypse Survival7/14$4.9935% positive 52actionadventurerpgsurvivalS

FREAKOUT: Survive the Haunted School as a Student12/2$4.9934% positive 61horroronline-co-opmultiplayersurvival-horrorco-opS

Polygon Survival: Craft and Shoot Your Way Through a Zombie Apocalypse10/17$0.9939% positive 28open-world-survival-craftsurvivalzombiesactionpost-apocalypticS

The ISLE Survival: Escape a Secret Island's Dark Past8/14$5.9944% positive 16survivalexplorationopen-worldsurvival-horrorsimulationS

Netherverse: Free-to-Play Tactical Deathmatch Between Dimensions3/9Free44% positive 16strategymultiplayeronline-co-opteam-basedsurvivalS

RED EVIL: Alice's Return to Gwaine11/16$1.9944% positive 16actionindieviolentadventuresurvivalS

Sacrifice of The Spirit: Open World Survival in a Twisted Reality1/13$2.9944% positive 16survivalcraftingexplorationbase-buildingbuildingS

Vest A Life: Survive a Post-Apocalyptic World in this Free-to-Play Shooter RPG6/6Free36% positive 42actionthird-person-shooterpvpshooterrpgS

THE CURE: Survive the Zombie Apocalypse3/23$4.9946% positive 13singleplayercasualadventuresimulation3dS

Sufoco: Control Claus and His Copies in a Perilous Puzzle2/12$1.9946% positive 13co-opsingleplayeratmospherichorrorpuzzleS

Other Realms: Dwarves & more Dwarves - Build Your Underground Kingdom10/25$3.0046% positive 13relaxingcasualsurvivalbuildingopen-world-survival-craftS

Towards The Stars: Space Exploration and Survival Simulation3/4$4.9946% positive 13adventuresimulationspaceexplorationsurvivalS

Brutal Inventions: Survive, Fight, and Defend in a Genre-Bending Adventure12/29$1.9942% positive 19survivalcraftingaction-rpgtower-defenseindieS

The Episodic: Survive a Ruined Earth in this Free-to-Play Adventure10/21Free42% positive 19actionadventureexperimentalaction-adventureexplorationS

Tides of Despair: Survive a Shipwrecked Island Adventure8/18$13.9942% positive 19survivalbase-buildingopen-worldactioncraftingS

Breach of Contract Online: Last Man Standing FPS Survival7/21$2.9937% positive 35massively-multiplayeractionindiefpsopen-worldS

JiangHu Record Of Another World: Survive and Thrive in a Martial Arts Sci-Fi Blend7/18$9.9937% positive 35actionadventureindiesimulationrpgS

GreenIsland: Survive and Build on a Hostile Military Outpost6/30Free35% positive 46actionsandboxshooterfree-to-playexplorationS

After The War: Survive and Escape a Ruined City12/4$4.9936% positive 39actionsimulationopen-worldopen-world-survival-craftfpsS

Terraformer Expedition to Mars: Survive and Rebuild the Red Planet11/20$24.9936% positive 36simulationindiespacesurvivalmarsS

Era of Survival — A New Dawn for Post-Technological Survival2/17$4.9938% positive 26survivalexplorationbase-buildinghuntingfishingS

Masterspace: Sandbox Survival with Destructible Worlds and Space Travel6/15$4.9928% positive 177actionsimulationrpgindiespaceS

Nightwatch: Nightmare Creatures - Survive the Corporate Bunker11/30$4.9936% positive 33horrorexplorationcapitalismsurvivaldungeon-crawlerS

The Seekers: Survival - Crash Landed, Fight to Escape4/14$14.9936% positive 33survival-horrorbase-buildingsurvivalexplorationfpsS

CRAST: No Rules, Just Survival Arena Combat5/15$5.9940% positive 20extraction-shooterpvppvemultiplayerfpsS

Escape from Junglekov: Survival Extraction Shooter7/25$3.19-80%40% positive 20adventureactionextraction-shootertop-down-shooterlooter-shooterS

Brine: Survive the Island in Early Access5/7$3.9926% positive 382early-accesssingleplayeradventureindiesurvivalS

SCP: Survive the Nightfall in a Post-Apocalyptic Open World7/10$4.9938% positive 24open-world-survival-craftsurvivalhorroropen-worldcraftingS

Crawler: Retro Dungeon Delve in a Pitch-Black Castle4/16$1.9943% positive 14adventureaction-rpgexplorationdungeon-crawlerhack-and-slashS

FURTIVE: Survive and Escape a Military Island in Open-World Co-Op2/10$4.9943% positive 14open-world-survival-craftactionsurvivalcraftingonline-co-opS

Outer Space Shack: Build Your Martian Colony7/20$24.9943% positive 14spacecity-builderbase-buildingcolony-simscienceS

RECOG The First Wave: Build Your Industrial Defense Against Alien AI6/15$24.9943% positive 14open-world-survival-craftstrategycasualsimulationindieS

Bloody Forest: Survive a Monster's Lair in Co-Op Horror4/28$4.9941% positive 17actionfirst-personhorrorsurvival-horrordarkS

Isla de la Muerte: Survive the Zombie Apocalypse on a Hostile Island2/25$11.9941% positive 17survivalzombiesbase-buildingactionopen-worldS

God Vs Zombies: Survive the Apocalypse with Divine Powers5/11$3.9931% positive 68early-accesssimulationstrategyactionindieS

Gladia: Survive and Fight for Freedom in Ancient Rome3/12$0.9935% positive 34action-rpgswordplayromeaction3dS

Shrooms: Evolve and Survive in a Developing World5/8$14.9933% positive 45early-accessindieactionadventurerpgS

Infinite Survival: Roguelike Survival with Procedural Generation4/23$3.9945% positive 11adventureindiestrategyrpgroguelikeS

Citadel Anew: Build, Defend, and Survive Waves of Enemies9/15$11.9945% positive 11singleplayerbase-buildingsurvivaltower-defensesandboxS

Branches: An Endless Arcade Runner Adventure8/27$0.9945% positive 11casualarcadepuzzlewalking-simulatorside-scrollerS

Death Game Simulator: Host Your Own Deadly Minigames9/29$3.9945% positive 11actioncasualparty-game3dcuteS

Light Fighter: Fast-Paced 2D Sword Combat Survival7/20$0.9945% positive 11casual2d-fighterarcadepuzzlehack-and-slashS

My Safe House: Survive the Night in a Terrifying Home Invasion Thriller4/21$1.9945% positive 11indieactionsurvivalthrillerS

Quarantine-Z: Survival - Survive the Zombie Apocalypse in a Trapped Town11/18$13.9945% positive 11survivalpost-apocalypticcraftingzombiesactionS

Cats Warriors: Hand-Drawn Cat Strategy Survival5/21$9.9936% positive 28strategysurvivaltower-defensertsactionS

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.