The following is a representative list of games classified in the survival genre.
| Year | Title | Developer | Original platform(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Survival Island | ||||
| 1985 | ||||
| The Oregon Trail (1985 video game) | ||||
| Titan Computer Products | ||||
| 1992 | ||||
| The Lost Tribe | Lawrence Productions | DOS | Educational strategy. | |
| UnReal World | Enormous Elk | |||
| SOS[1] | ||||
| Robinson's Requiem | ||||
| Deus | Microsoft Windows | |||
| Tail of the Sun | ||||
| Schiffbruch | Dirk Plate | Microsoft Windows | Game info,[2] aka. Shipwreck. | |
| Survival Kids | ||||
| Survival Kids 2: Dasshutsu!! Futago Shima! | Game Boy, Game Boy Color | |||
| Survival: The Ultimate Challenge | Microsoft Windows | |||
| Disaster Report[3] | ||||
| Stranded | Unreal Software | Microsoft Windows | ||
| Notrium | Ville Mönkkönen | Microsoft Windows | ||
| PlayStation 2 | ||||
| Lost in Blue | ||||
| Pathologic | Microsoft Windows | |||
| Raw Danger! | PlayStation 2 | |||
| Lost in Blue 2 | Nintendo DS | |||
| Lost in Blue 3 | Nintendo DS | |||
| BlackBerry, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, Wii, Windows Phone, J2ME | ||||
| Stranded II | Unreal Software | PC | ||
| Wii | ||||
| The Sims Castaway Stories | macOS, Microsoft Windows | |||
| PlayStation Portable | ||||
| Minetest | Minetest team | Microsoft Windows, Linux | ||
| Minecraft | ||||
| Terraria | Microsoft Windows, Linux, macOS, 12+ other platforms | |||
| I Am Alive | Ubisoft Shanghai and Darkworks | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 | ||
| Hammerpoint Interactive | Microsoft Windows | Ex-The War Z. Delisted 2016. Rebooted as Infestation: The New Z (2016). | ||
| Miasmata | IonFX | Microsoft Windows | ||
| 2013 | ||||
| 7 Days to Die | Linux, macOS, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S | In early access. | ||
| Kevin Granade, CleverRaven | Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, Microsoft Windows | Open source version. Has a 2023 commercial edition. | ||
| Microsoft Windows | Delisted soon after launch in 2013. Store page removed from Steam in early 2018. | |||
| DayZ (mod) | Microsoft Windows | |||
| Don't Starve | Linux, macOS, Microsoft Windows, Wii U, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, iOS, Android | |||
| How to Survive | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Wii U, Xbox 360, Xbox One | |||
| Project Zomboid | The Indie Stone | Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux, Java, Macintosh operating systems | In early access. Original alpha release in 2011. | |
| 2014 | ||||
| Nether | Phosphor Games, Pure FPS | Microsoft Windows | Survival horror. 2013 early access release. Delisted 2015. | |
| Rising World | JIW-Games | Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux | Still in early access since 2014, circa 2024. | |
| Survivalist | Bob the Game Development Bot | Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows | Survival horror. | |
| Dyscourse | Linux, macOS, Microsoft Windows | |||
| Forsaken Isle | Smoodlez | Microsoft Windows | In early access. | |
| Microsoft Windows | Early access release only. Delisted in late 2018. | |||
| Life is Feudal: Your Own | Bitbox | Microsoft Windows | ||
| Novus Inceptio | McMagic Productions | Microsoft Windows | In early access. | |
| Planetbase | Madruga Works | Microsoft Windows, macOS, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 | City-builder. | |
| 2016 | ||||
| Force of Nature | A.Y.std | Microsoft Windows | ||
| No Man's Sky | Microsoft Windows, macOS, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S | Has procedural space with countless planets. | ||
| Scrap Mechanic | Axolot Games | Microsoft Windows | In early access. | |
| Starbound | Microsoft Windows | |||
| The Flame in the Flood | The Molasses Flood | Microsoft Windows, macOS, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch | ||
| Wayward | Unlok | Microsoft Windows, Linux, macOS | In early access. | |
| 2017 | ||||
| Darkwood | Acid Wizard Studio | Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Google Stadia, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5 | Survival horror. | |
| Life is Feudal: Forest Village | Bitbox | Microsoft Windows | Survival town builder. | |
| The Culling | Xaviant Games | Microsoft Windows | Delisted in early 2019. | |
| The Long Dark | Linux, macOS, Microsoft Windows | |||
| Unturned | Smartly Dressed Games | Linux, macOS, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S | ||
| 2018 | ||||
| Conan Exiles | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S | |||
| Dead in Vinland | CCCP | Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux, Nintendo Switch | ||
| Dead Maze | Linux, macOS, Microsoft Windows | |||
| Frostpunk | Microsoft Windows, macOS, PlayStation 4, Xbox One | City-builder. | ||
| Z1 Battle Royale | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One | Original name for 1st early access release in 2016: H1Z1: King of the Kill. Spun off from original H1Z1 (2015) in 2016. | ||
| Maia | Machine Studios | WIN, LIN, OSX | Colony sim with a first person mode. | |
| Miscreated | Entrada Interactive | Microsoft Windows | ||
| RimWorld | Ludeon Studios | Linux, macOS, Microsoft Windows | ||
| Rust | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One | |||
| Salt | Lavaboots Studios | Microsoft Windows | Has sailing. | |
| SCUM | Gamepires | Microsoft Windows, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S | In early access. | |
| Subnautica | macOS, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S | |||
| Surviving Mars | Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux, PlayStation 4, Xbox One | City-builder. | ||
| TerraTech | Payload Studios | Microsoft Windows, Linux, macOS, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 | Vehicular game. | |
| The Forest | Endnight Games | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 | Survival horror. | |
| Vintage Story | Anego Studios | Microsoft Windows, Linux, macOS | Early access release in 2016. | |
| We Happy Few | Linux, macOS, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S | |||
| 2019 | ||||
| Astroneer | System Era Softworks | Microsoft Windows, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch | Early access release in 2016. | |
| Dawn of Man | Madruga Works | Microsoft Windows, macOS, PlayStation 4, Xbox One | City-builder. | |
| Green Hell | Creepy Jar | Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S | ||
| Nether: The Untold Chapter | Fredaikis AB | Microsoft Windows | Survival horror. | |
| Planet Nomads | Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux | |||
| The Wild Eight | Eight Points | Linux, macOS, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One | ||
| Vigor | Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Microsoft Windows | |||
| Ylands | Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS | |||
| 2020 | ||||
| CrossWorlds: Escape | Another Reality | Microsoft Windows | 2016 early access release. | |
| Empyrion - Galactic Survival | Eleon Game Studios | Microsoft Windows | ||
| Night of the Dead | Jackto Studios | Microsoft Windows | ||
| Survivalist: Invisible Strain | Bob the Game Development Bot | Microsoft Windows | Sequel to Survivalist (2014). In early access. | |
| 2021 | ||||
| Breathedge | Redruins Softworks | Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S | ||
| Chernobylite | Microsoft Windows, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5 | Survival horror. | ||
| DYSMANTLE | 10tons | Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5, Android, iOS | Post-apocalyptic, base building ARPG. | |
| Gentlymad Studios | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S | Post-apocalyptic survival city-builder. | ||
| Force of Nature 2: Ghost Keeper | A.Y.std | Microsoft Windows | Sequel to Force of Nature. | |
| Siege Survival: Gloria Victis | Black Eye Games, Fish Tank Studio | Microsoft Windows | Managerial survival. | |
| Surviving the Aftermath | Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S | Sequel to Surviving Mars. | ||
| Valheim | Iron Gate Studio | Linux, Microsoft Windows, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S | In early access. | |
| Wanderlost (announced) | Eli Segal | Microsoft Windows, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch | ||
| 2022 | ||||
| 25°N 71°W[4] [5] | SE KS | Microsoft Windows | ||
| Captain Bones: A Pirate's Journey | World of Poly | Microsoft Windows | Pirate sim. In early access. | |
| Card Survival: Tropical Island | WinterSpring Games | Microsoft Windows, macOS Android, iOS | Card game. | |
| Floodland | Vile Monarch | WIN | Post-apocalyptic survival city-builder. | |
| Grounded | Microsoft Windows, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S | |||
| Keplerth | TARO | Microsoft Windows | Original 2018 early access name: Keplerth: Another World. | |
| Raft | RedBeet | Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux | ||
| Salt 2: Shores of Gold | Lavaboots Studios | Microsoft Windows | Sequel to Salt (2018). In early access. | |
| Starsand | Tunnel Vision Studio | Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5 | ||
| Stranded Deep | BEAM Team Games | Linux, macOS, Microsoft Windows, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch | Has marine activities & gyro flying. | |
| 2023 | ||||
| Above Snakes | Square Glade Games | Microsoft Windows | Old West theme. *Console releases planned. | |
| Harmonic Depths | Override | Microsoft Windows | Animal sim. | |
| Bitbox | Microsoft Windows | 2023 relaunch on ltg.com after prior beta shut down. MMORPG. | ||
| Fenix Fire Entertainment | Microsoft Windows | |||
| Microsoft Windows, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5 | Survival colony sim. | |||
| Sunkenland | Vector3 Studio | Microsoft Windows | Has underwater diving. In early access. | |
| Surviving The Abyss | Rocket Flair Studios | Microsoft Windows | Managerial survival. In early access. | |
| Free Range Games | Microsoft Windows, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5 | Based on Middle-earth lore. | ||
| Under A New Sun | New Horizon Games | Microsoft Windows | Stranded Deep clone. Has marine activities. In early access. | |
| 2024 | ||||
| Enshrouded | Keen Games | Microsoft Windows, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5 | In early access. | |
| Frostpunk 2 | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S | Sequel to Frostpunk. | ||
| Infection Free Zone | Jutsu Games | Microsoft Windows | Survival city-builder. In early access. | |
| Nightingale | Inflexion Games | Microsoft Windows | In early access. | |
| Pacific Drive | Ironwood Studios | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 5 | Has regular driving. | |
| Palworld | Pocket Pair | Microsoft Windows, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S | In early access. | |
| Smalland: Survive the Wilds | Merge Games | Similar to the FernGully animated films. | ||
| Survival: Fountain of Youth | Odinsoft Inc. | Microsoft Windows | ||
| Sons of the Forest | Endnight Games | Microsoft Windows | Sequel to The Forest. | |
| TerraTech Worlds | Payload Studios | Microsoft Windows | Sequel to TerraTech. In early access. | |
| The Planet Crafter | Miju Games | Microsoft Windows | 2022 early access. | |
| V Rising | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 5 | |||