Survival game recommendations

Hunger, cold, a base to build and night closing in: survival games turn resource management into constant tension. Here are the highest rated survival games — solo or co-op, the challenge is staying alive.

The 25 best survival games

1. 1

   The Last Of Us Remastered (2014)

   PlayStation — PS Store ↗

   95
2. 2

   The Last of Us Part II (2020)

   PlayStation — PS Store ↗

   93
3. 3

   Dwarf Fortress (2006)

   PC — Steam ↗

   93
4. 4

   The Walking Dead: Season 1 (2012)

   PlayStation · Nintendo · PC — PS Store ↗ · Nintendo ↗

   92
5. 5

   System Shock 2 (1999)

   PC — Steam ↗

   92
6. 6

   Resident Evil 4 (2023)

   PlayStation · PC — PS Store ↗ · Steam ↗

   92
7. 7

   Loddlenaut (2023)

   PC — Steam ↗

   92
8. 8

   Iron Snout (2016)

   PlayStation · PC

   92
9. 9

   Armored Head (2020)

   PC

   92
10. 10

    Sorry We're Closed (2024)

    PC

    92
11. 11

    Death Road to Canada (2016)

    PlayStation · Nintendo · PC — PS Store ↗ · Nintendo ↗

    91
12. 12

    Monster Prom 3: Monster Roadtrip (2022)

    PC — Steam ↗

    91
13. 13

    Creeper World 3: Arc Eternal (2014)

    PC

    91
14. 14

    Abiotic Factor (2025)

    PC

    91
15. 15

    Nova Lands: Emilia's Mission (2022)

    PC

    91
16. 16

    orbt xl (2017)

    PC

    91
17. 17

    Ding Dong XL (2018)

    Nintendo · PC

    91
18. 18

    Bit Blaster XL (2016)

    PC

    91
19. 19

    Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons (2013)

    PlayStation · Nintendo · PC — PS Store ↗ · Nintendo ↗

    90
20. 20

    1000xResist (2024)

    Nintendo · PC — Nintendo ↗ · Steam ↗

    90
21. 21

    Murder House (2020)

    PlayStation · Nintendo · PC — Steam ↗

    90
22. 22

    Nuclear Blaze (2021)

    PC — Steam ↗

    90
23. 23

    Megabonk (2025)

    PC

    90
24. 24

    Nightmare of Decay (2022)

    PC

    90
25. 25

    The Forest (2018)

    PlayStation · PC

    90

How this list was built: we start from a catalog of 20,827 PlayStation, Nintendo and PC games, then filter and sort by score — the critic score (Metacritic or IGDB) where it exists, the player score in the exceptions (hover a score to see its source). It is updated along with the catalog.