#01DayZ
2018Simulation › Survival Sim
Survival · Open World · Crafting
Browse accepted games built around the survival structure, with roots, subgenres, and related discovery paths kept visible.
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#01Simulation › Survival Sim
Survival · Open World · Crafting
#02Shooter › First-Person Shooter
Survival · Open World · Crafting
#03Shooter › First-Person Shooter
Survival · Extraction
#04Survival
#05Adventure › Narrative Adventure
Survival · Sandbox · Shopkeeping
#06Action-Adventure › Survival Horror
Survival · Exploration · Mystery
#07Adventure › Narrative Adventure
Survival · Crafting · Exploration
#08Adventure › Narrative Adventure
Survival · Shopkeeping
#09Action-Adventure › Survival Horror
Survival
#10Simulation › Survival Sim
Survival · Sandbox · Crafting
#11Action-Adventure › Survival Horror
Survival · Exploration · Mystery
#12Simulation › Survival Sim
Open World · Survival · Base Building
#13Simulation › City/Settlement Builder
Survival · Community Building · Resource Management
#14Simulation › Job/Process Sim
Survival · Shopkeeping · Resource Management
#15Simulation › Survival Sim
Open World · Survival · Roguelike
#16Strategy › Colony Sim
Survival · Base Building · Resource Management
Why these games appear
Sustained resource, condition, and environmental pressure is a central progression structure.
Include when
The survival structure materially shapes repeatable play and progression.
Leave out when
Do not assign Survival when the evidence is incidental, cosmetic, or only present in marketing copy.