The following is a representative list of games classified in the survival genre.
Legend
List
Year Title Developer Platform Notes 1982 Survival Island Starpath ATR26 1985 The Oregon Trail (1985 video game) MECC APPIIE, DOS, WIN3X, MAC, WIN Wilderness: A Survival Adventure Titan Computer Products DOS, PCJR, MAC 1986 Sapiens (video game) Didier Guillion, Olivier Guillion CPC, ATRST, DOS, TH1, MAC, WIN, OSX 1992 The Lost Tribe Lawrence Productions DOS Educational strategy. UnReal World Enormous Elk WIN 1993 Burntime Max Design DOS, AMI SOSKurt Kalata, SOS / Septentrion (プテントリオン) - Super NES (1993), Hardcore Gaming 101 Human Entertainment SNES 1994 Robinson's Requiem Silmarils WIN, ATRST, AMI 1996 Corpse Party Kenix Soft PC-9801 Deus Silmarils DOS, WIN Sequel to Robinson's Requiem.Tail of the Sun Artdink PS1 1999 Schiffbruch Dirk Plate WIN Game info,Dev page for Schiffbruch aka. Shipwreck. Survival Kids Konami GBC 2000 Survival Kids 2: Dasshutsu!! Futago Shima! Konami GBC 2001 Survival: The Ultimate Challenge Techland Sp. z o.o. WIN 2002 Disaster Report Irem PS2 2003 Stranded Unreal Software WIN Notrium Ville Mönkkönen WIN 2004 Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater Konami PS2 2005 Lost in Blue Konami DS Pathologic Ice-Pick Lodge WIN 2006 Raw Danger! Irem PS2 2007 Lost in Blue 2 Konami DS Lost in Blue 3 Konami DS The Sims 2: Castaway Electronic Arts DS, PS2, PSP, Wii, WMO Stranded II Unreal Software WIN 2008 Lost in Blue: Shipwrecked Konami Wii The Sims Castaway Stories Electronic Arts OSX, WIN 2009 Zettai Zetsumei Toshi 3: Kowareyuku Machi to Kanojo no Uta Irem PSP 2010 Luanti (Formally Minetest) Minetest team WIN, LIN 2011 Junk Jack Pixbits DROID, iOS, LIN, OSX, WIN, NX Minecraft Mojang DROID, iOS, LIN, OSX, WIN, PS3, PS4, PSV, WMO, WiiU, X360, XOne Terraria Re-Logic WIN, LIN, OSX 2012 I Am Alive Ubisoft Shanghai and Darkworks WIN, PS3, X360 Infestation: Survivor Stories Hammerpoint Interactive WIN Ex-The War Z. Delisted 2016. Rebooted as Infestation: The New Z (2016). Miasmata IonFX WIN 2013 7 Days to Die The Fun Pimps LIN, OSX, WIN, PS4, XOne, PS5, XSX/S In early access. Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead Kevin Granade, CleverRaven DROID, iOS, LIN, OSX, WIN Open source version. Has a 2023 commercial edition. Day One: Garry's Incident Wild Games Studio WIN Delisted soon after launch in 2013. Store page removed from Steam in early 2018. DayZ (mod) Dean Hall WIN Don't Starve Klei Entertainment LIN, OSX, WIN, WiiU, NX, PSV, PS3, PS4, XOne, iOS, DROID How to Survive EKO Software WIN, PS3, PS4, WiiU, X360, XOne Project ZomboidThe Indie StoneWIN, OSX, LINIn early access. Original alpha release in 2011. 2014 NEO Scavenger Blue Bottle Games WIN, OSX, LIN, iOS, ANDROID Nether Phosphor Games, Pure FPS WIN Survival horror. 2013 early access release. Delisted 2015. Rising World JIW-Games WIN, OSX, LIN Still in early access since 2014, circa 2024.Survivalist Bob the Game Development Bot X360, WIN Survival horror.This War of Mine 11 bit studios WIN, OSX, LIN, iOS, ANDROID, PS4, PS5 2015 Dyscourse Owlchemy Labs LIN, OSX, WIN Forsaken Isle Smoodlez WIN In early access. H1Z1: Just Survive Daybreak Game Company WIN Early access release only. Delisted in late 2018. Kingdom (video game) Thomas van den Berg and Marco Bancale WIN Life is Feudal: Your Own Bitbox WIN Novus Inceptio McMagic Productions WIN In early access. Planetbase Madruga Works WIN, OSX, XOne, PS4 City-builder. 2016 Force of Nature A.Y.std WIN No Man's Sky WIN, OSX, PS4, XOne, NX, PS5, XSX/S Has procedural space with countless planets. Scrap Mechanic Axolot Games WIN In early access. Starbound Chucklefish WIN The Flame in the Flood The Molasses Flood WIN, OSX, PS4, XOne, NX Wayward Unlok WIN, LIN, OSX In early access. 2017 Ark: Survival Evolved Studio Wildcard / Instinct Games iOS, LIN, OSX, WIN, PS4, XOne, NX, Stadia Darkwood Acid Wizard Studio WIN, OSX, LIN, XOne, PS4, NX, Stadia, XSX/S, PS5 Survival horror. Life is Feudal: Forest Village Bitbox WIN Survival town builder. The Culling Xaviant Games WIN Delisted in early 2019. The Long Dark Hinterland Studio LIN, OSX, WIN Unturned Smartly Dressed Games LIN, OSX, WIN, PS4, XOne, XSX/S 2018 Conan Exiles Funcom WIN, PS4, XOne, XSX/S Dead in Vinland CCCP WIN, OSX, LIN, NX Dead Maze Atelier 801 LIN, OSX, WIN Frostpunk 11 Bit Studios WIN, OSX, PS4, XOne City-builder. Z1 Battle Royale Daybreak Game Company WIN, PS4, XOne 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. Metal Gear Survive Konami WIN, PS4, XOne Has both "story" and multiplayer modes Miscreated Entrada Interactive WIN RimWorld Ludeon Studios LIN, OSX, WIN Rust Facepunch Studios WIN, PS4, XOne Salt Lavaboots Studios WIN Has sailing. SCUM Gamepires WIN, XOne, XSX/S In early access. Subnautica Unknown Worlds Entertainment OSX, WIN, NX, PS4, PS5, XOne, XSX/S Surviving Mars Haemimont Games WIN, OSX, LIN, PS4, XOne City-builder. TerraTech Payload Studios WIN, LIN, OSX, NX, XOne, PS4 Vehicular game. The Forest Endnight Games WIN, PS4 Survival horror. Vintage Story Anego Studios WIN, LIN, OSX Early access release in 2016. We Happy Few Compulsion Games LIN, OSX, WIN, PS4, XOne, XSX/S 2019 Astroneer System Era Softworks WIN, XOne, PS4, NX Early access release in 2016. Dawn of Man Madruga Works WIN, OSX, PS4, XOne City-builder. Flotsam Pajama Llama Games WIN Post-apocalyptic town builder. In early access. Green Hell Creepy Jar WIN, NX, PS4, XOne, XSX/S Nether: The Untold Chapter Fredaikis AB WIN Survival horror. Planet Nomads Craneballs Studio WIN, OSX, LIN The Wild Eight Eight Points LIN, OSX, WIN, PS4, XOne Vigor Bohemia Interactive NX, PS4, PS5, XOne, XSX/S, WIN Ylands Bohemia Interactive WIN, OSX, LIN, DROID, iOS 2020 CrossWorlds: Escape Another Reality WIN 2016 early access release. Empyrion - Galactic Survival Eleon Game Studios WIN Night of the Dead Jackto Studios WIN Tower defense mix. Survivalist: Invisible Strain Bob the Game Development Bot WIN Sequel to Survivalist (2014). In early access. 2021 Breathedge Redruins Softworks WIN, NX, PS4, PS5, XOne, XSX/S Chernobylite The Farm 51 WIN, XOne, PS4, XSX/S, PS5 Survival horror. Dice Legacy DESTINYbit WIN, NX, XOne, PS4, XSX/S, PS5 Roguelike city-builder with dice rolls. DYSMANTLE 10tons WIN, OSX, LIN, NX, XOne, PS4, XSX/S, PS5, DROID, iOS Post-apocalyptic, base building ARPG. Endzone: A World Apart Gentlymad Studios WIN, PS5, XSX/S Post-apocalyptic survival city-builder. Force of Nature 2: Ghost Keeper A.Y.std WIN Sequel to Force of Nature. Siege Survival: Gloria Victis Black Eye Games, Fish Tank Studio WIN Managerial survival. Surviving the Aftermath Iceflake Studios WIN, NX, PS4, XOne, XSX/S Sequel to Surviving Mars. Valheim Iron Gate Studio LIN, WIN, XOne, XSX/S In early access. Wanderlost (announced) Eli Segal WIN, XOne, PS4, NX 2022 25°N 71°W SE {} KS WIN Captain Bones: A Pirate's Journey World of Poly WIN Pirate sim. In early access. Card Survival: Tropical Island WinterSpring Games WIN, OSX, iOS Card game. Floodland Vile Monarch WIN Post-apocalyptic survival city-builder. Grounded Obsidian Entertainment WIN, XOne, XSX/S Keplerth TARO WIN Original 2018 early access name: Keplerth: Another World. Raft RedBeet WIN, OSX, LIN Salt 2: Shores of Gold Lavaboots Studios WIN Sequel to Salt (2018). In early access. Starsand Tunnel Vision Studio WIN, NX, XOne, PS4, XSX/S, PS5 Stranded Deep BEAM Team Games LIN, OSX, WIN, XOne, PS4, NX Has marine activities & gyro flying. 2023 Above Snakes Square Glade Games WIN Old West theme. *Console releases planned. Harmonic Depths Override WIN Animal sim. Life is Feudal: MMO Bitbox WIN 2023 relaunch on ltg.com after prior beta shut down. MMORPG. Osiris: New Dawn Fenix Fire Entertainment WIN Stranded: Alien Dawn Haemimont Games WIN, XOne, PS4, XSX/S, PS5 Survival colony sim. Sunkenland Vector3 Studio WIN Has underwater diving. In early access. Surviving The Abyss Rocket Flair Studios WIN Managerial survival. In early access. The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria Free Range Games WIN, XSX/S, PS5 Based on Middle-earth lore. Under A New Sun New Horizon Games WIN Stranded Deep clone. Has marine . In early access. 2024 Enshrouded Keen Games WIN, XSX/S, PS5 In early access. Frostpunk 2 11 Bit Studios WIN, PS5, XSX/S Sequel to Frostpunk. Infection Free Zone Jutsu Games WIN Survival city-builder. In early access. Nightingale Inflexion Games WIN In early access. Pacific Drive Ironwood Studios WIN, PS5 Has regular driving. Palworld Pocket Pair WIN, XOne, XSX/S In early access. Smalland: Survive the Wilds Merge Games WIN, XSX/S, PS5, Quest Similar to the FernGully animated films. Survival: Fountain of Youth Odinsoft Inc. WIN, XSX/S, PS5 Has sailing. Sons of the Forest Endnight Games WIN Sequel to The Forest. TerraTech Worlds Payload Studios WIN Sequel to TerraTech. In early access. The Planet Crafter Miju Games WIN 2022 early access. V Rising Stunlock Studios WIN, PS5 2025 Survivalist: Invisible Strain Bob the Game Development Bot WIN, XSX/S The Last Caretaker Channel37 WIN In early access. 2026 Casualties: Unknown Orsoniks WIN, LIN, OSX In demo.
References
External links Database of survival theme/topic at MobyGames Database of "Wilderness Survival" genre at MobyGames (With extra related groups)