Ranking by genre

The best survival games.

37 games compete in this selection. RimWorld tops it with 1,838 points: the ranking comes from player votes alone, and moves with every duel settled.

  1. 1 RimWorld 2018 · Survival 1,838
  2. 2 Subnautica 2018 · Survival 1,812
  3. 3 This War of Mine 2014 · Survival 1,702
  4. 4 Rust 2018 · Survival 1,675
  5. 5 Don't Starve 2013 · Survival 1,666
  6. 6 7 Days to Die 2024 · Survival 1,602
  7. 7 State of Decay 2013 · Survival 1,566
  8. 8 The Flame in the Flood 2016 · Survival 1,556
  9. 9 Conan Exiles 2018 · Survival 1,553
  10. 10 Astroneer 2019 · Survival 1,548
  11. 11 The Alters 2025 · Survival 1,543
  12. 12 Raft 2022 · Survival 1,529
  13. 13 Subnautica: Below Zero 2021 · Survival 1,529
  14. 14 State of Decay 2 2018 · Survival 1,521
  15. 15 60 Seconds! 2015 · Survival 1,520
  16. 16 I Am Alive 2012 · Survival 1,514
  17. 17 DayZ 2018 · Survival 1,510
  18. 18 Scum 2025 · Survival 1,501
  19. 19 Planet Crafter 2024 · Survival 1,483
  20. 20 Ark: Survival Evolved 2017 · Survival 1,474
  21. 21 Outward 2019 · Survival 1,473
  22. 22 Project Zomboid 2013 · Survival 1,469
  23. 23 Ark: Survival Ascended 2023 · Survival 1,468
  24. 24 Breathedge 2018 · Survival 1,458
  25. 25 The Long Dark 2017 · Survival 1,452
  26. 26 60 Seconds! Reatomized 2019 · Survival 1,440
  27. 27 Vintage Story 2018 · Survival 1,436
  28. 28 Tokyo Jungle 2012 · Survival 1,426
  29. 29 Surviving Mars 2018 · Survival 1,415
  30. 30 How to Survive 2013 · Survival 1,412
  31. 31 Wartales 2023 · Survival 1,406
  32. 32 Stranded Deep 2015 · Survival 1,404
  33. 33 Last Day on Earth: Survival 2017 · Survival 1,399
  34. 34 How to Survive 2 2016 · Survival 1,397
  35. 35 Sheltered 2016 · Survival 1,394
  36. 36 Abiotic Factor 2025 · Survival 1,392
  37. 37 Aven Colony 2017 · Survival 1,373

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In detail

The best survival games, what this ranking says

RimWorld leads this selection with 1,838 ELO points, ahead of Subnautica and This War of Mine. The 37 games competing in it have played 5,980 duels.

This selection in figures
Games competing in this selection 37
Duels played by those games 5,980
Game in the lead RimWorld (2018)
Score of the leading game, in ELO points 1,838
Point gap between 1st and 10th 290
Best represented decade 2010s
Last reading November 3, 2026

What moved this week

The ranking changes with every duel settled. Over the past seven days, the score of 37 games in this selection moved.

What moved this week
Game Points gained in 7 days ELO score
Ark: Survival Evolved +61 1,474
60 Seconds! +57 1,520
Subnautica: Below Zero +56 1,529

The most contested match-ups

These pairs of games have faced each other more than any others in this selection.

The most contested match-ups
Wins Against Duels played Win rate
State of Decay 2 Project Zomboid 4 75%
Raft Outward 3 100%
Subnautica How to Survive 2 3 100%

How this ranking is established

No jury, no press score, no sales figures: two games face off, players vote, and every vote updates an ELO score. This page is a view of the world ranking, never a standing kept apart.

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FAQ

What players ask

What is the best survival game?

According to community votes, the best survival game is RimWorld, with 1,838 ELO points in the world ranking. It stands ahead of Subnautica and This War of Mine, and its place is replayed with every duel.

How many survival games are ranked?

37 games of this selection take part in the duels, and they have played 5,980 of them so far. The full site catalogue is much wider: only games kept for their fame enter the running.

Which survival game is climbing right now?

Ark: Survival Evolved is the strongest climb in this selection over the past seven days, with 61 ELO points gained. Over the same period, the score of 37 games in the selection moved.

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