Ranking by genre

The best survival games.

37 games compete in this selection. RimWorld tops it with 1,827 points: the ranking comes from player votes alone, and moves with every duel settled.

  1. 1 RimWorld 2018 · Survival 1,827
  2. 2 Subnautica 2018 · Survival 1,668
  3. 3 This War of Mine 2014 · Survival 1,655
  4. 4 Rust 2018 · Survival 1,616
  5. 5 Don't Starve 2013 · Survival 1,613
  6. 6 DayZ 2018 · Survival 1,607
  7. 7 Raft 2022 · Survival 1,588
  8. 8 State of Decay 2013 · Survival 1,577
  9. 9 I Am Alive 2012 · Survival 1,547
  10. 10 Subnautica: Below Zero 2021 · Survival 1,513
  11. 11 Astroneer 2019 · Survival 1,512
  12. 12 Scum 2025 · Survival 1,509
  13. 13 Stranded Deep 2015 · Survival 1,502
  14. 14 Conan Exiles 2018 · Survival 1,496
  15. 15 Project Zomboid 2013 · Survival 1,493
  16. 16 The Flame in the Flood 2016 · Survival 1,489
  17. 17 The Long Dark 2017 · Survival 1,480
  18. 18 7 Days to Die 2024 · Survival 1,474
  19. 19 Vintage Story 2018 · Survival 1,470
  20. 20 How to Survive 2013 · Survival 1,459
  21. 21 Aven Colony 2017 · Survival 1,444
  22. 22 The Alters 2025 · Survival 1,433
  23. 23 How to Survive 2 2016 · Survival 1,427
  24. 24 Wartales 2023 · Survival 1,419
  25. 25 Last Day on Earth: Survival 2017 · Survival 1,414
  26. 26 60 Seconds! 2015 · Survival 1,414
  27. 27 Abiotic Factor 2025 · Survival 1,412
  28. 28 Planet Crafter 2024 · Survival 1,410
  29. 29 State of Decay 2 2018 · Survival 1,397
  30. 30 Ark: Survival Evolved 2017 · Survival 1,391
  31. 31 Outward 2019 · Survival 1,388
  32. 32 Breathedge 2018 · Survival 1,386
  33. 33 Sheltered 2016 · Survival 1,383
  34. 34 Surviving Mars 2018 · Survival 1,374
  35. 35 Ark: Survival Ascended 2023 · Survival 1,374
  36. 36 Tokyo Jungle 2012 · Survival 1,372
  37. 37 60 Seconds! Reatomized 2019 · Survival 1,361

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