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Best Survival Games

Top 50 of 1,009 qualifying games — tagged Survival (community voting), 1,000+ reviews · ranked by Wilson lower bound on Steam review score · review data as of 2026-08-06.

1 Ib (2022) Story Rich · Pixel Graphics · Indie · $9.09 99.0%5,247 reviews 2 Picayune Dreams (2023) Bullet Hell · Psychedelic · Action Roguelike · $4.99 98.9%4,551 reviews 3 RimWorld (2018) Colony Sim · Base-Building · Survival · $34.99 97.9%244,121 reviews 4 Loddlenaut (2023) Underwater · Relaxing · Open World · $19.99 98.0%6,092 reviews 5 Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition (2009) Tower Defense · Zombies · Strategy · $4.99 97.7%154,669 reviews 6 It Steals (2020) Survival Horror · Horror · FPS · $4.99 98.1%2,377 reviews 7 Left 4 Dead 2 (2009) Zombies · Co-op · FPS · $9.99 97.5%1,050,931 reviews 8 Iron Snout (2016) Free to Play · 2D Fighter · Action · Free 97.7%17,469 reviews 9 Factorio (2020) Automation · Base-Building · Resource Management · $35.00 97.5%232,859 reviews 10 Terraria (2011) Open World Survival Craft · Sandbox · Survival · $9.99 97.4%1,542,555 reviews 11 Counter-Strike (2000) Action · FPS · Multiplayer · $9.99 97.4%261,060 reviews 12 Don't Escape: 4 Days to Survive (2019) Adventure · Pixel Graphics · Point & Click · $14.99 97.9%2,754 reviews 13 Resident Evil 4 (2023) Horror · Action · Survival Horror · $39.99 97.3%270,728 reviews 14 Your Turn To Die -Death Game By Majority- (2023) Early Access · Multiple Endings · Female Protagonist · $16.99 97.8%4,330 reviews 15 WolfQuest: Anniversary Edition (2025) Early Access · Life Sim · Survival · $29.99 97.5%13,155 reviews 16 The Walking Dead (2012) Zombies · Story Rich · Adventure · $14.99 97.3%80,123 reviews 17 Satisfactory (2024) Base-Building · Automation · Open World · $39.99 97.3%277,041 reviews 18 ARMORED HEAD (2020) Arena Shooter · FPS · Action · $2.49 98.1%1,288 reviews 19 Bloons TD 6 (2018) Tower Defense · Strategy · Multiplayer · $13.99 97.2%392,238 reviews 20 Deep Rock Galactic (2020) Dwarf · Co-op · PvE · $8.99 97.1%378,634 reviews 21 Subnautica (2018) Open World Survival Craft · Survival · Horror · $7.49 97.1%377,886 reviews 22 Resident Evil 2 (2019) Zombies · Survival Horror · Horror · $39.99 97.0%219,938 reviews 23 Oxygen Not Included (2019) Colony Sim · Base-Building · Survival · $24.99 96.7%143,081 reviews 24 Monster Prom 3: Monster Roadtrip (2022) Visual Novel · LGBTQ+ · Dating Sim · $11.99 97.2%3,307 reviews 25 Don't Starve (2013) Survival · Open World Survival Craft · Crafting · $9.99 96.6%113,277 reviews 26 The Walking Dead: Season Two (2013) Zombies · Adventure · Story Rich · $14.99 96.6%33,887 reviews 27 Left 4 Dead (2008) Zombies · Co-op · Multiplayer · $9.99 96.4%67,754 reviews 28 Swallow the Sea (2021) Action · Free to Play · Adventure · Free 97.0%2,460 reviews 29 Desperados III (2020) Real Time Tactics · Strategy · Stealth · $39.99 96.5%16,526 reviews 30 No Time (2019) Time Travel · Time Manipulation · Sandbox · $12.99 97.0%2,184 reviews 31 Counter-Strike: Source (2004) Shooter · FPS · Action · $9.99 96.3%192,678 reviews 32 R.E.P.O. (2025) Horror · Online Co-Op · Multiplayer · $6.99 96.0%415,067 reviews 33 Clone Drone in the Danger Zone (2021) Robots · Action · 3D Fighter · $19.99 96.1%39,129 reviews 34 Brotato (2023) Rogue-like · Singleplayer · Action Roguelike · $4.99 96.0%117,394 reviews 35 Fallout: New Vegas (2010) Open World · RPG · Post-apocalyptic · $9.99 96.0%260,119 reviews 36 The Planet Crafter (2024) Open World Survival Craft · Base-Building · Survival · $23.99 96.0%72,603 reviews 37 Bit Blaster XL (2016) Bullet Hell · Shoot 'Em Up · Difficult · $0.99 96.4%6,152 reviews 38 Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun (2016) Stealth · Strategy · Tactical · $39.99 96.0%38,371 reviews 39 Creeper World 3: Arc Eternal (2014) Tower Defense · Strategy · Indie · $14.99 96.4%4,817 reviews 40 Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc (2016) Anime · Visual Novel · Mystery · $19.99 96.0%38,027 reviews 41 From Glory To Goo (2024) Base-Building · Colony Sim · Tower Defense · $11.99 96.7%1,749 reviews 42 Timberborn (2026) City Builder · Voxel · Colony Sim · $34.99 96.0%40,851 reviews 43 Orbt XL (2017) Arcade · Difficult · Relaxing · $0.99 96.4%3,432 reviews 44 Abiotic Factor (2025) Survival · Online Co-Op · Open World Survival Craft · $34.99 95.8%57,844 reviews 45 The Forest (2018) Open World Survival Craft · Survival · Open World · $19.99 95.5%679,552 reviews 46 Mindustry (2019) Base-Building · Resource Management · Tower Defense · $9.99 95.7%27,700 reviews 47 S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat (2010) Atmospheric · Open World · Post-apocalyptic · $19.99 95.7%31,386 reviews 48 Kenshi (2018) Open World · Sandbox · RPG · $29.99 95.6%115,293 reviews 49 FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S: HELP WANTED (2019) Horror · VR · Singleplayer · $29.99 95.7%13,099 reviews 50 KUNKUN Defender (2024) Horror · Psychological Horror · Survival Horror · $2.99 96.7%1,020 reviews