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)
Blood Red: Co-op Survival Horror Against Demonic Artifacts10/20$9.99100% positive 13horroronline-co-opmultiplayersurvival-horrorco-opS
Childhood Fears: Survive the Night with Just a Flashlight3/27$2.99100% positive 13horrorpsychological-horrorsurvivalatmosphericsurvival-horrorS
Dead On Duty: High-Octane Zombie FPS Survival12/15$4.99100% positive 13actionfpszombiessurvivaltacticalS
Five Nights with Dino: Survival Horror at a Family Diner9/22$0.99100% positive 13casualpoint-&-clickstylizedatmosphericsurvivalS
Giantfall: Build a Medieval Kingdom and Defend Against Giants5/5$10.99100% positive 13base-buildingstrategysurvivalcasualcolony-simS
Hustle: An Incremental Open-World Survival Crafting Shooter10/19$9.99100% positive 13open-world-survival-craftpixel-graphicssurvivalcraftingexplorationS
Trenchlore: Dive into an Alien Ocean Trench8/7$9.99100% positive 132d-platformerexplorationadventurebase-buildingsurvivalS
Midnight at the Disco: Survive the Alien Eyeball Invasion3/22Free93% positive 27survivalaction-roguelikebullet-helltop-down-shooterroguelikeS
Stack Up! (or dive trying): The Casual Platformer Challenge7/16$6.9993% positive 27multiplayerfunnyparty-gameindieactionS
Magic Construct: Forge Unique Skills in this Action-Survival Game4/30$6.9993% positive 27indiesurvivalactionstrategymagicS
Pixel Gladiator: Survive the Brutal Arena in this 2D Action Tower Defense9/8$4.9981% positive 455singleplayeractionindiepixel-graphicstower-defenseS
Ells Tales: Egg - A Survival Horror Clicker Adventure6/7$1.9983% positive 196incrementalpuzzlesurvival-horrorretrosimulationS
Raid on Taihoku: A 2.5D Narrative Adventure Through WWII2/16$12.9983% positive 196warhistoricalrpgstory-richpsychological-horrorS
Fishton: A Town to Remember - Build Your Automotive Empire9/29$14.9991% positive 35singleplayerlife-simindieexplorationphysicsS
Dustoff Z: Helicopter Combat in a Zombie Apocalypse10/15$11.9991% positive 35zombiesvehicular-combatflightphysicsbullet-hellS
Paleon: Build a Civilization to Escape the Past10/27$9.9981% positive 426colony-simsimulationsurvivalstrategycity-builderS
The Masquerade: A Deadly Game of Deception and Elimination9/22$2.99-40%95% positive 21multiplayerco-oponline-co-opparty-gamesurvivalS
Awakeroots: Hand-Drawn Survival Crafting in Slavic Folklore3/18$6.9995% positive 21survivalcraftingbuildingsandboxexplorationS
Em-A-Zurvival: Survive the AI's Nightmare4/7$3.9995% positive 21zombiesmultiple-endingshorrorpuzzlethrillerS
Happy Marriage Project - Starting from 9 years old - — This is a sample game created in "RPG Maker MZ" by Photosh8/20Free95% positive 21steamrpgcasualsimulationaction-rpgS
Fall Minamo: Survive the Waterfall's Fury9/9Free87% positive 68actioncasualaction-adventurerunner2dS
Big Survivor: Roguelike Survival with a Personal Touch5/31Free89% positive 47actionroguelikesurvivalchoices-mattertime-managementS
Sky Survivors: Arena Shooter Roguelite with Overpowered Builds11/28$4.9990% positive 40action2daction-roguelikehand-drawnroguelikeS
Dungeons of Hell: A Roguelike Crusade Against the Demonic Trio10/19$1.0090% positive 40strategyindiecasualrpgroguelikeS
Chernobyl: Origins – Uncover the Nuclear Plant's Dark Secret in 19864/28$11.9986% positive 83multiplayerpsychological-horror1980ssurvivalatmosphericS
BURIED BELOW: A First-Person Survival Horror Experience8/21$4.9991% positive 34survival-horrorhorrorsurvivalmultiple-endingsfirst-personS
Ooga Booga Battle: Raise Cryptids in a Free-to-Play Bullet Hell1/20Free91% positive 34action-roguelikemanagementbullet-helltop-down-shootersurvivalS
T.D.Z. 4 Chapter 1: Arrival - Survive the Zone's Mysteries9/2$5.9989% positive 46adventureactionaction-adventureshooterfpsS
Captain Bones: A Pirate's Journey - Craft, Survive, and Explore Hand-Crafted Islands7/28$14.9981% positive 386multiplayerpiratesnavalmedievalnaval-combatS
Zombo Buster Advance: Elevator Defense Strategy8/7$4.9982% positive 250singleplayerstrategyindietower-defensezombiesS
Catizens: Build a Town for Your Feline Friends11/14$17.7781% positive 367singleplayercolony-simcity-builderbuildingsandboxS
CrafTAE: Village Builder Roguelite with Card Stacking7/21$7.9991% positive 33strategycard-gamesurvivalcraftingmanagementS
Records of the Flycatcher: A Roguelike Survival Story10/17Free91% positive 33story-richwaranimeroguelikefemale-protagonistS
Survival RPG: The Lost Treasure - Stranded on a Pixelated Island1/9$4.9991% positive 33adventurefantasyexplorationcraftingopen-world-survival-craftS
Yakiniku Party Survival: Eat, Survive, and Befriend at the BBQ10/18$2.9991% positive 33time-managementcollectathonpuzzlesurvivalmanagementS
Hitler Loves Anime: Satisfy Anime Girls with Dildos and Punches1/20$1.9984% positive 123animeindiegod-gamedark-humorsurvivalS
Zombie Survival Online: Fast-Paced 2D Zombie Shooter & Crafting4/29Free83% positive 1632dsurvivalcraftingcasualbattle-royaleS
Survivor's Guilt: Trapped in an Elevator After an Earthquake6/23$3.9988% positive 52survivalresource-managementfirst-personsurvival-horrorinventory-managementS
Dig For Your Lives: Mine, Build, and Survive Zombie Hordes7/17Free86% positive 76miningsurvivalvoxelincrementalco-opS
Call The Abyss: Free-to-Play Survival Arcade with Dark Fantasy Twists3/12Free95% positive 20bullet-hellsurvivaldark-fantasysurvival-horrorfree-to-playS
Cold Heart: Defend the Ice Keeper in a Challenging RPG Adventure2/8$0.9995% positive 20actioncasualsurvivalhack-and-slashaction-adventureS
Waifu's Spooky Space Station: Survive the Cursed Idol Academy2/25$3.9995% positive 20adventureexperimentalsurvivalexplorationinteractive-fictionS
Rabbit Riot: Survive a Military Experiment as a Rabbit4/5$39.9985% positive 91stealthsurvivalhorrorsciencefemale-protagonistS
Dark Shadows: A Curse Unleashed by a Desperate Act2/19$6.9991% positive 32horrorfirst-personadventureactionsurvival-horrorS
Mad Miner: Survive the Underground Dystopia6/23$9.9991% positive 32adventureminingsurvivalsandboxrpgS
Pixel Survivors: Roguelike - Endless Monster Survival2/24$3.9980% positive 475rpgroguelikeactionpixel-graphicssingleplayerS
Sinister Halloween: VR Survival Horror in Northern Canada10/31$7.9983% positive 149vrhorrorsingleplayeratmosphericindieS
Afterlife VR: Uncover the Terrors of Black Rose Asylum9/15$14.9982% positive 196horroradventurevrzombiesexplorationS
Settlements Rising: Medieval Colony Sim with Deep Management1/20$18.9980% positive 439city-buildercolony-simstrategysimulationresource-managementSRelated 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.
