5 Survival games like Survival Games that you should try

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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentUpdated May 19, 2026How this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

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We filtered the 50 games similar to Survival Games down to the 5 that fit the “Survival” category. Palworld, Bloodsports.TV and Niffelheim top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Survival Games.

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The best survival games like Survival Games

5 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Survival Games. Each one has been evaluated across 10 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

#1PalworldClosest overall match

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPG

MultiplayerRangedMeleeEarly AccessCo-op

Steam👍 94%· 421KRAWG👍 69%· 142OC71· 22

Year 2024Dev PocketpairPlaytime ~22hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ If you enjoyed Survival Games, expect deep RPG systems, survival mechanics and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: sandbox freedom, third-person shooting and open world exploration, while skipping battle royale tension

Q. What is this game about? A. Palworld is a game about living a slow life with mysterious creatures "Pal" or throwing yourself into life-and-death battles with poachers. You can make Pals fight, breed, help with farming, or work in factories.

Where it drifts furthest from Survival Games: game mode.

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPG

MultiplayerPvPMeleeCo-opOnline

Steam👍 78%· 674MC69IGDB55· 1

Year 2015Dev FatsharkPlaytime ~4hOn PC

✓ If you enjoyed Survival Games, expect deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and survival mechanics

≠ Its own twist: action RPG combat, MOBA team gameplay and sports simulation, while skipping battle royale tension

Featured DLC About the GameTeam up Gladiators! New volunteers are incoming. Bloodsports.TV is a co-op top-down Hero Defense game. In this spin-off set in the world of Krater, take on waves of incoming enemies and bosses in this old school, fast-paced approach to strategic co-op games.

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPG

MultiplayerPvPMeleeCo-opSolo

Steam👍 71%· 2.3KRAWG👍 38%· 44IGDB74· 3OC65· 14

Year 2018Dev Ellada GamesPlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ If you enjoyed Survival Games, expect deep RPG systems, survival mechanics and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings action RPG combat, sandbox freedom and deep simulation, while skipping battle royale tension

Your avatar is a brave warrior who has fallen in battle. But instead of well-deserved peace in Asgard, his soul is trapped in the harsh world of Niffelheim.

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#4MORDHAUClosest on game mode

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreFirst-Person ARPG

MultiplayerPvPMeleeRangedCo-op

Steam👍 80%· 113KRAWG👍 80%· 267MC81OC82· 21

Year 2019Dev TriternionPlaytime ~7hOn PC

✓ Shared with Survival Games: deep RPG systems, survival mechanics and melee combat

≠ Where it differs: brings action RPG combat, fighting mechanics and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping adventure storytelling

MORDHAU is a medieval first & third person multiplayer slasher. Enter a hectic battlefield of up to 64 players as a mercenary in a fictional, but realistic world, where you will get to experience the brutal and satisfying melee combat that will have you always coming back for more.

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