Check out all 33 of our Survival Game Reviews, ranked from best to worst!
Is 7 Days to Die Worth Playing in 2026?
I have played and enjoyed 7 Days to Die for over a decade, but I must admit, some of the developers recent choices have left me feeling concerned.
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Is ARK: Survival Evolved Worth Playing in 2026?
ARK: Survival Evolved had its day, and while Its day may be over, very few survival games have ever had a day quite as magnificent.
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Is Soulmask Worth Playing?
When I originally reviewed Soulmask during Early Access, I felt it was one of the most interesting new survival games I had played in quite some time. It was already surprisingly polished,…
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Is ARK: Survival Evolved Worth Playing?
While official support for ARK: Survival Evolved is at its end, Wildcard's first foray into the survival genre still has plenty to offer, even as the launch of not one but two…
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Is ARK: Survival Ascended Worth Playing?
It has taken a few years, but ARK: Survival Ascended is finally on the verge of becoming a better game than ARK: Survival Evolved, and as someone who has been a fan…
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Is DayZ Worth Playing?
Despite being declared dead multiple times during its prolonged stay in early access, DayZ has proved its critics wrong by becoming the definitive zombie survival experience it always claimed to be.
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Is The Alters Worth Playing?
Despite being a new IP, The Alters feels like a high-quality remake of a 1990s PC adventure game in all the right, and a few of the wrong ways.
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Is LEGO Fortnite: Odyssey Worth Playing?
While LEGO Fortnite Odyssey is not as popular as it once was, ultimately, it is still one of the most popular survival games on the market, which is an achievement in and…
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Is Soulmask Worth Playing?
While Soulmask goes a long way towards revitalising the sandbox survival genre, it's still early days, and some of the developer's design choices are questionable, to say the least.
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Is Enshrouded Worth Playing?
Enshrouded is a lot of fun, but it's hardly what I would call a traditional survival game.
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Is Conan Exiles Worth Playing?
Conan Exiles manages to balance mature content with engaging gameplay in a way that most "adult-focused" titles have been unable to replicate.
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Is 7 Days to Die Worth Playing?
7 Days to Die feels like a game that will remain in alpha development forever, and honestly, after playing it for the better part of a decade, I am fine with that
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Is Rust Worth Playing?
Rust is one of the most influential titles in the history of PC gaming and Early Access, and while its hardcore gameplay and toxic community make it unsuitable for some, I fully…
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Is Myth of Empires Worth Playing?
Myth of Empires, at the time of its early access launch, was the most exciting new survival game in several years; however, in 2024, it is "just another survival game" in a…
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Is Scum Worth Playing?
After a promising start, a disastrous few years, and a return to glory, the world's most realistic survival game is about to leave early access, and for better or worse, the survival…
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Is Survive the Nights Worth Playing?
Survive the Nights is a decent zombie survival game in a market full of bigger, and ultimately better, titles.
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Is Deadside Worth Playing?
Despite four years of early access and multiple post-launch updates, Deadside is still little more than a worse version of better games.
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Is Night of the Dead Worth Playing?
Night of the Dead is an excellent attempt at making a "better survival game" that unfortunately falls just short of doing so.
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Is Winter Survival Worth Playing?
While Winter Survival is a decent game and improves the winter survival formula in a few important ways, it still comes up short compared to The Long Dark (2014), which is a…
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Is Sunkenland Worth Playing?
Sunkenland is a decent game with plenty of potential; however, the developers' insistence on doing things "their way" will be its downfall long before it leaves early access, if it manages to…
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Is Hurtworld Worth Playing?
While Hurtworld is not entirely dead, the vast majority of its small community has moved on, and with just 1 barely active community server online at the time of writing this review,…
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Is Deadside Worth Playing?
Deadside is a fun but ultimately unrewarding survival game that lacks the legs to compete with more popular titles in the genre, such as Rust and DayZ.
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Is Miscreated Worth Playing?
There is no reason to play Miscreated when so many better games exist in the same genre.
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Is Atlas Worth Playing?
Atlas could still become something special, but floundering on the rocks for almost four years has done little to assure the survival community of a positive outcome.
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Is Project Castaway Worth Playing?
Project Castaway is a game that no one was asking for, and as such, its poor sales and declining player base should surprise no one.
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Is Duckside Worth Playing?
Duckside is a less polished version of Deadside with bare-bones base building, worse visuals, horrifically bad gunplay and playable ducks.
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Is The Front Worth Playing?
Ten years ago, I would have been very excited to play The Front, yet in 2024, it's just too generic and uninspired to stand out in an already crowded genre.
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Is Mist Survival Worth Playing?
Mist Survival was a great game at launch, but now almost five years and major updates later, I just want it to cease development before it gets any worse.
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Is Dark and Light Worth Playing?
Dark and Light was a great idea in 2006 and a decent idea in 2017; however, in 2022, there is just too much competition in the genre for it ever to be…
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Early-Access-Review 1/10 Is Duckside Worth Playing in 2026?
Honestly, Duckside is just boring, and I think it is worse now than when I originally reviewed it. These are the type of games that need people to play with to make…
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Is Citadel: Forged with Fire Worth Playing?
Citadel: Forged with Fire is a decent game, but with so many better alternatives on the market, I cannot recommend it.
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Is Outlaws of the Old West Worth Playing?
Games should not be developed purely to "fill a gap" until a better title comes along, and Outlaws of the Old West and its spectacular spiral into obscurity is ample proof of…
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Over four years after entering early access, Deadside appears stuck in the past, while the rest of the genre has moved on to bigger and better things.
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