Survival indie games
indielist tracks 185 indie survival games with the Steam user tag "Survival", together holding 10,940,900 reviews at an average of 86% positive. The most reviewed is Terraria with 1,248,313 reviews.
Tagged titles
185
Total reviews on Steam
10,940,900
Avg positive %
86%
Live data report
Open the live data report for the best survival indie games, ranked from the same catalog with methodology, review counts, and white-box sales estimate links.
Open Survival data reportRelated tags
Adventure (39) Open World (35) Sandbox (35) Action (29) Crafting (29) Simulation (27) Building (25) Open World Survival Craft (22) First-Person (21) Exploration (20)
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Terraria
2011 · Action
1,248,313 reviews · 97% positive
Open World Survival CraftSandboxSurvival2DMultiplayer
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Rust
2018 · Action
1,176,813 reviews · 87% positive
SurvivalCraftingMultiplayerOpen WorldOpen World Survival Craft
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ARK: Survival Evolved
2017 · Action
588,634 reviews · 83% positive
Open World Survival CraftSurvivalMultiplayerOpen WorldDinosaurs
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Valheim
2026 · Action
475,455 reviews · 93% positive
Open World Survival CraftSurvivalOnline Co-OpOpen WorldMultiplayer
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Palworld
2026 · Action
416,912 reviews · 95% positive
Open WorldSurvivalCreature CollectorMultiplayerOpen World Survival Craft
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Don't Starve Together
2016 · Action
377,774 reviews · 95% positive
SurvivalOpen World Survival CraftMultiplayerCo-opOpen World
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Project Zomboid
2013 · Indie
371,476 reviews · 94% positive
SurvivalZombiesOpen WorldMultiplayerOpen World Survival Craft
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Raft
2022 · Adventure
324,919 reviews · 93% positive
SurvivalMultiplayerOpen World Survival CraftCo-opCrafting
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Risk of Rain 2
2020 · Action
242,324 reviews · 94% positive
Third-Person ShooterAction RoguelikeMultiplayerCo-opAction
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Satisfactory
2024 · Adventure
236,780 reviews · 97% positive
Base-BuildingAutomationOpen WorldMultiplayerCrafting
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Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition
2009 · Strategy
141,936 reviews · 98% positive
Tower DefenseZombiesStrategySingleplayerCasual
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The Isle
2015 · Action
113,560 reviews · 80% positive
DinosaursSurvivalOpen WorldMultiplayerSimulation
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The Long Dark
2017 · Adventure
112,411 reviews · 89% positive
SurvivalOpen World Survival CraftOpen WorldExplorationAtmospheric
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Scrap Mechanic
2026 · Action
109,881 reviews · 92% positive
BuildingSandboxMultiplayerSurvivalOpen World
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ARK: Survival Ascended
2023 · Action
108,360 reviews · 60% positive
Early AccessSurvivalOpen WorldMultiplayerDinosaurs
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Outlast
2013 · Action
105,331 reviews · 96% positive
HorrorFirst-PersonSurvival HorrorAtmosphericPsychological Horror
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Subnautica: Below Zero
2021 · Adventure
99,725 reviews · 90% positive
Open World Survival CraftSurvivalUnderwaterSingleplayerOpen World
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SCUM
2025 · Action
98,968 reviews · 74% positive
SurvivalOpen World Survival CraftMultiplayerOpen WorldZombies
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Enshrouded
2026 · Action
97,514 reviews · 86% positive
Open WorldSurvivalBase-BuildingMultiplayerOnline Co-Op
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DEVOUR
2021 · Indie
68,934 reviews · 90% positive
HorrorOnline Co-OpMultiplayerSurvival HorrorSexual Content
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Plague Inc: Evolved
2016 · Casual
59,780 reviews · 94% positive
StrategySimulationOutbreak SimIndieSingleplayer
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Five Nights at Freddy's
2014 · Indie
53,952 reviews · 94% positive
HorrorSingleplayerSurvival HorrorRobotsPsychological Horror
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Core Keeper
2024 · Action
50,973 reviews · 93% positive
Pixel GraphicsOpen World Survival CraftOnline Co-OpSandboxSurvival
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The Long Drive
2019 · Action
50,581 reviews · 88% positive
DrivingOpen WorldMultiplayerSurvivalAutomobile Sim
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Stranded Deep
2022 · Adventure
43,876 reviews · 73% positive
Open World Survival CraftSurvivalMultiplayerOpen WorldCrafting
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Poppy Playtime
2021 · Action
38,489 reviews · 88% positive
HorrorFree to PlaySingleplayerPuzzleFirst-Person
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Forager
2019 · Action
35,606 reviews · 89% positive
Open World Survival CraftSurvivalPixel GraphicsCraftingIndie
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Who's Your Daddy?!
2016 · Action
25,862 reviews · 80% positive
FunnyMultiplayerFirst-PersonComedySimulation
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Necesse
2025 · Action
24,688 reviews · 93% positive
Open World Survival CraftMultiplayerOpen WorldSandboxPixel Graphics
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Five Nights at Freddy's 2
2014 · Indie
24,015 reviews · 94% positive
HorrorSingleplayerSurvival HorrorRobotsPsychological Horror
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Feed and Grow: Fish
2016 · Action
20,930 reviews · 78% positive
SimulationUnderwaterSurvivalMultiplayerEarly Access
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TerraTech
2018 · Action
20,654 reviews · 91% positive
BuildingSandboxOpen WorldOpen World Survival CraftMultiplayer
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The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
2023 · Action
19,864 reviews · 66% positive
HorrorMultiplayerSurvival HorrorGoreTeam-Based
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Soulmask
2026 · Adventure
18,568 reviews · 77% positive
Early AccessSurvivalOpen World Survival CraftMultiplayerHunting
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Craftopia
2020 · Action
18,413 reviews · 76% positive
Open WorldCraftingSurvivalMultiplayerOpen World Survival Craft
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No More Room in Hell 2
2026 · Action
17,654 reviews · 57% positive
Early AccessZombiesMultiplayerOnline Co-OpCo-op
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Tribes of Midgard
2021 · Action
17,513 reviews · 76% positive
Open World Survival CraftOnline Co-OpMultiplayerAction RPGPvE
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Going Medieval
2026 · Indie
17,125 reviews · 89% positive
RPGEarly AccessCity BuilderColony SimSingleplayer
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Five Nights at Freddy's 4
2015 · Action
15,587 reviews · 93% positive
HorrorSurvival HorrorSingleplayerFirst-PersonRobots
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Breathedge
2021 · Action
14,845 reviews · 81% positive
Open World Survival CraftSpaceSingleplayerSurvivalSandbox
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Yet Another Zombie Survivors
2026 · Action
14,666 reviews · 92% positive
Early AccessAction RoguelikeBullet HellIndieArcade
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ZERO Sievert
2024 · Action
14,535 reviews · 85% positive
Extraction ShooterSurvivalPost-apocalypticLooter ShooterTop-Down
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Mist Survival
2018 · Action
13,717 reviews · 76% positive
SurvivalZombiesOpen World Survival CraftOpen WorldSingleplayer
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Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide
2015 · Action
13,664 reviews · 80% positive
ActionOnline Co-OpCo-opDark FantasyFirst-Person
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Chernobylite Complete Edition
2021 · Action
12,614 reviews · 82% positive
Post-apocalypticSurvivalHorrorRPGSingleplayer
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Dungeon Defenders
2011 · Action
12,194 reviews · 93% positive
MultiplayerOnline Co-OpTower DefenseSingleplayerStrategy
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Caves of Qud
2024 · Adventure
12,006 reviews · 95% positive
Procedural GenerationTurn-Based CombatOpen WorldTurn-BasedTranshumanism
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Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location
2016 · Action
11,533 reviews · 90% positive
HorrorSurvival HorrorSingleplayerRobotsFirst-Person
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Granny
2018 · Adventure
11,233 reviews · 94% positive
HorrorSurvival HorrorMultiplayerFirst-PersonSingleplayer
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Captain of Industry
2022 · Indie
11,186 reviews · 90% positive
Base-BuildingAutomationResource ManagementManagementSimulation
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Stumble Guys
2021 · Action
11,002 reviews · 85% positive
Free to PlayBattle RoyaleMultiplayerRacingOnline Co-Op
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PANICORE
2024 · Action
10,810 reviews · 79% positive
HorrorOnline Co-OpMultiplayerPsychological HorrorFirst-Person
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Five Nights at Freddy's 3
2015 · Action
10,441 reviews · 90% positive
HorrorSingleplayerSurvival HorrorRobotsFirst-Person
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SULFUR
2024 · Action
10,321 reviews · 88% positive
Early AccessAction RoguelikeFPSDungeon CrawlerRogue-lite
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Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey
2020 · Action
9,883 reviews · 79% positive
Open World Survival CraftSurvivalOpen WorldExplorationSingleplayer
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Pathologic 2
2019 · Adventure
9,621 reviews · 92% positive
Story RichAtmosphericChoices MatterRPGDifficult
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WORLD OF HORROR
2023 · Indie
9,023 reviews · 90% positive
HorrorLovecraftianPixel GraphicsSurvival HorrorPsychological Horror
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Voidtrain
2025 · Action
8,815 reviews · 73% positive
Open World Survival CraftCo-opSurvivalMultiplayerBase-Building
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Hobo: Tough Life
2021 · Adventure
8,741 reviews · 84% positive
SurvivalOpen WorldMultiplayerBase-BuildingRPG
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Beasts of Bermuda
2018 · Adventure
8,474 reviews · 69% positive
DinosaursSimulationSurvivalMassively MultiplayerAdventure
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Colony Survival
2017 · Action
8,285 reviews · 92% positive
Colony SimSurvivalBase-BuildingBuildingMultiplayer
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Smalland: Survive the Wilds
2024 · Action
8,142 reviews · 82% positive
SurvivalMultiplayerOpen World Survival CraftBase-BuildingOnline Co-Op
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Slender: The Arrival
2013 · Action
7,953 reviews · 88% positive
HorrorSurvival HorrorFirst-PersonMultiplayerIndie
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Unturned
2017 · Action
7,487 reviews · 91% positive
Free to PlaySurvivalZombiesMultiplayerOpen World
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Among the Sleep - Enhanced Edition
2014 · Action
6,381 reviews · 89% positive
HorrorIndieAdventureAtmosphericFirst-Person
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Tattletail
2016 · Action
4,677 reviews · 95% positive
HorrorFirst-PersonSurvival HorrorSingleplayer1990's
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Niche - a genetics survival game
2017 · Indie
4,361 reviews · 86% positive
Turn-Based StrategyAdventurePuzzleSingleplayerNature
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Terminus: Zombie Survivors
2024 · Adventure
4,353 reviews · 94% positive
SurvivalZombiesRogue-likeOpen World Survival CraftTurn-Based Strategy
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I Am Future: Cozy Apocalypse Survival
2024 · Indie
4,043 reviews · 84% positive
CasualSingleplayerFarming SimRPGAgriculture
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Tinkerlands
2025 · Action
3,654 reviews · 86% positive
Open World Survival CraftOnline Co-OpSandboxSurvivalOpen World
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Ostranauts
2026 · Indie
3,214 reviews · 77% positive
Early AccessTop-DownCyberpunkOpen WorldSimulation
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Monster Prom 3: Monster Roadtrip
2022 · Casual
2,828 reviews · 97% positive
Visual NovelLGBTQ+Dating SimComedyMultiplayer
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Occupy Mars: The Game
2026 · Indie
2,735 reviews · 70% positive
Early AccessOpen World Survival CraftOpen WorldResource ManagementSandbox
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West Hunt
2023 · Casual
1,521 reviews · 83% positive
Social DeductionParty GameMultiplayerWesternStealth
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Dark Deception
2018 · Action
1,381 reviews · 88% positive
HorrorFree to PlayMultiplayerSingleplayerFirst-Person
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Infectonator 3: Apocalypse
2018 · Indie
1,271 reviews · 84% positive
Outbreak SimIndieZombiesStrategySimulation
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Plains of Pain
2023 · Action
1,021 reviews · 84% positive
Early AccessSurvivalMassively MultiplayerMultiplayerOpen World
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The Doors of Trithius
2021 · Indie
991 reviews · 94% positive
SimulationTraditional RoguelikeRogue-likeOpen WorldProcedural Generation
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All Quiet in the Trenches
2024 · Indie
926 reviews · 90% positive
SurvivalWarStrategyWorld War IChoices Matter
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Airborne Empire
2026 · Action
879 reviews · 87% positive
Early AccessColony SimStrategy RPGWargameSandbox
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Urge
2021 · Action
502 reviews · 90% positive
Open World Survival CraftAtmosphericSurvival HorrorBase-BuildingSandbox
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VALHALL: Harbinger
2020 · Action
363 reviews · 52% positive
Early AccessVikingsSurvivalOpen WorldBuilding
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Crab God
2024 · Adventure
281 reviews · 80% positive
SingleplayerRogue-likeStrategyUnderwaterSide Scroller
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Transformice
2015 · Free To Play
262 reviews · 88% positive
Free to PlayMultiplayerMassively MultiplayerFunny2D
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Out of Orbit
2023 · Action
176 reviews · 80% positive
Early AccessOpen World Survival CraftSpaceshipsExplorationSpace
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Frequently asked questions
- What are the best survival indie games?
- By Steam review count, indielist ranks 185 tracked survival indie games led by Terraria (1,248,313 reviews).
- How is the survival list built?
- This page uses SteamSpy user tags from tracked games, then ranks matching public games by Steam review count. It is not hand-picked.