In a way, most games are about survival, but some focus on that need far more than other games. When looking at survival video games, many have taken it to the next level, requiring you to consider competing goals that you cannot effectively manage perfectly. With our list of survival games, you'll have a guide to the best survival games of all time and you'll be ready to play in the world's fastest growing genre!
Whether you're looking for classics like the Fallout series or S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl, there have been plenty of great survival games that put you in the position of one lone person, clinging desperate to life and doing whatever is necessary - including making tough decisions when dealing with innocent people who could get you killed.
Take a look at our list of best survivor games, and vote up the ones you like the best! Vote down the games about survival that aren't worth crossing the post-apocalyptic wasteland to play, and rerank to share your own take on the best survival games ever made.1
1,716520The Last of Us
20132
1,510408Fallout 3
20083
1,1083934
872589The Walking Dead
20125
1,087344Fallout 4
20156
898475Silent Hill
19997
1,115674Minecraft
20118
508264Resident Evil
19969
48433410
460284Resident Evil 4
200511
517434DayZ
201212
255150Resident Evil 2
199813
5824Dying Light
201414
436398State of Decay
201315
16211716
246291The Forest
201817
285243Fallout 2
199818
2411Raft
By yourself or with friends, your mission is to survive an epic oceanic adventure across
a perilous sea!19
12365Fallout
199720
282317Resident Evil 5
200921
261258The Evil Within
201422
5720Alien: Isolation
201423
508451Dark Souls
201124
1412Stranded Deep
25
341321Outlast
2013