Top 10 Survival Video Games

This is what Stranded deep should have been. This game is a breath of fresh air after all the crappy zombie survival games out there. I have always loved the sea and the water. All though I would never swim in this sea I can tell you that much. It has a simple (but good) crafting system and unlike most games like this it has variety with the whole alien sea ocean and you will meet new creatures constantly that will either kill you or you will kill them. If you like underwater survival then Subnautica is the way to go.

I usually don't like survival/exploration games, subnautica being an exception. I just love everything about this game; art style, story, lore, simple crafting system and base building. Also the fact that you can't craft lethal weapons makes subnautica unique.

A survival game that doesn't have zombies or lethal weapons. Has deep story and lore, pretty graphics, interesting and varying locations and creatures. One of the best games ever for me. And it's in early access.

You need time to understand this game. It's awesome.

This to me is what a survival game should be. Hunting, scavenging, protecting your house from the undead and most importantly... working together. That seems something that other survival games seem to miss. But what makes 7 days to die unique is that the zombies are different depending on the time period. Through the day the are slow walking shamblers but when night falls they turn into sprinting zombies. They also come in greater numbers during the night. It's this kind of change that makes you run to the quickest safe spot in the game. Of course you can put the zombies on never run if you are (you know) a coward.

I very much agree with the other positive comments for this game. This game is one of the only games that is most like a survival. I think ARK Survival Evolved (p.s. I love that game but I love this game even more) need more of a defending your base factor!

I've been playing this game lately, I am not disappointed. 7 Days to Die definitely is one of the best survival games of all time. If you're looking for a challenge, go for it.

I didn't expect this to be here, but I'm glad it is. It is a really good game.

3 survival games that are not surviving against zombies go originality. In the case of The long dark you are a survivor trapped in a post apocalyptic earth covered in snow and you must do everything you can to survive this harsh winter in this national park. Again the game has a nice art style that is called cell-shaded which (while not original) it makes the game look nicer then it really does. And there is a lot of stuff that you have to keep in mind here. You have to make sure you don't get cold from the snow, you have to keep your calories in check or else you might starve to death or you may die of being too tired there is a lot of stuff in this game which ultimately puts it at number 5 because I can't look after so much stuff I am no robot. Although that does show my intelligence level doesn't it.

This is one of the few survival games on steam that was released as an early access and wasnt littered with bugs and glitches. It's a very beautiful game overall, and the gameplay is some of the most realistic in gaming to date. You have to keep track of your hunger, warmth, thirst, exhaustion, etc. Once "Story Mode" for this game is released for this game in 2016, I can see it moving up a few spots on this list.

It's easy to say but hard to do. In don't starve your character (a scientist of some sort) has to survive in a forest or something by of course not starving. But this isn't gonna be easy as your hunger meter depletes rather fast and you need to find food somewhere. Luckily the forest is filled with fruit, trees and animals you can kill or harvest for later. Be careful of what you eat though cause a food may restore your hunger but it may also drive you into madness where imaginary monsters will attack you and possibly kill you. What I like about Don't starve is the art style. I have never seen anything like it in a while. That alone makes this survival game worth a try.

Simply the best

Probably the most original game on my list. This war of mine is about surviving in a war and it does this concept very realisticly. It is packed with outright depressing moments where the characters want to just kill themselves and you have to reason with them by talking to them and this does not always work if the characters are way to depressed. Other then painful suffering in this game you also have to collect supplies and materials in order to survive and sometimes this requires robing someone's house or killing their loved one who has done nothing to you but without killing him you can't take that one can of vegetables. This is what leads to the previously mentioned depression part of the game. It is really depressing and really awesome.

I like to think of Minecraft as more of a "build your own adventure" game. But I think it definitely deserves a spot on this list, but maybe around the 7 or 8 spot.

Fun if you're a kid. If you're looking for hardcore survival go somewhere else. The "hardcore" on Minecraft is just as easy as peaceful.

Minecraft is better because it has awesome mods you can add and everyone can play it because it is not violent. This is NUMBER 1!

This has to be at least around number 3 to five, this game is quite good.

Great survival game. Terrible developers.