Survival Hidden Gems on Steam

Unlike generic lists, our game recommendations use a rigorous analysis of Steam user reviews to identify and feature only the best, community-validated survival games.

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Evil Tonight Silvia never runs from evil—she makes it her business. Eccentric yet warm-hearted, this seasoned modern exorcist has mastered the art of confronting the supernatural, turning haunted places into tangible nightmares. But on this fateful night, nothing goes as planned.

Price -75% 3.88€
Rating 8.2
Release 14 Oct 2021
The Alien Cube Worlds collide as your cursed inheritance throws you into the middle of a series of mysterious events. Discover terrifying secrets as you follow your uncle’s disappearance, and confront a terrible truth that will change your life forever in this cosmic horror first-person adventure.

Price -31% 13.90€
Rating 7.7
Release 14 Oct 2021
Increlution Survive the ever increasing pressure of time for as long as you can! A minimalistic incremental game about time management that takes inspiration from roguelite games, with a focus on meta-progression. Every generation has a better chance at survival, because previous lives influence its instincts

Price 3.99€
Rating 8.2
Release 13 Oct 2021
Project Nightmares Case 36: Henrietta Kedward Project Nightmares is a survival horror game with a procedural structure, creating unique scares every time you play. A machine will induce you into a dream state, throwing you into a living nightmare firsthand in order to discover the story of Henrietta Kedward, an old woman with a dark past.

Price 19.50€
Rating 7.2
Release 29 Sep 2021
Attack on Toys Relive Your Childhood Toys comes to life! Build your Army Toys, make battle scenario, watch the Toys battling each other, and customize your play with Attack on Toys Toy Box. Command your Army Toys to fight againts another toys strategically and keep them alive during battle!

Price 5.69€
Rating 8.8
Release 24 Sep 2021
You Must In the social network, the main character plays the quest "Hide and Seek", but this time the organizers decided to move the quest to the real world. They indicate the coordinates of the place where the quest item was hidden, the one who finds it first will receive a cash prize.

Price 1.99€
Rating 7.3
Release 03 Sep 2021
Dodge It! Do you have enough strength to be #1?

Price Free to play
Rating 8.5
Release 27 Aug 2021
Granny 3 You have to escape Granny and Grandpa...You have five days...

Price 7.79€
Rating 8.7
Release 22 Aug 2021
The Doors of Trithius The Doors of Trithius is an open-world RPG roguelike. Engage in tactical turn-based combat in a living world of warring factions, wandering behemoths, and ancient magic. Level your skills, cook, craft, and explore dungeons. Will you follow the story, or let adventure be your guide?

Price 14.99€
Rating 9.0
Release 15 Aug 2021
Dust to the End Nuclear war ended human civilization, but it could never uproot the evil within our hearts. Fight, trade, negotiate, raid– do whatever it takes to survive in the wasteland. You will have to be as clever as ruthless to thrive in a broken world, torn by war, cruelty, hunger and slavery.

Price -96% 0.40€
Rating 7.6
Release 11 Aug 2021
Vermillion - VR Painting It’s time to discover your inner artist! With Vermillion, you get a fully equipped oil painting studio in your home, without any of the mess. Ready for the unrivaled sense of accomplishment from creating your first painting?

Price -40% 11.99€
Rating 9.0
Release 26 Jul 2021
Metro Sim Hustle Take control of an underground commuter train and rise to the top in a bustling metropolis filled with cheap thrills, prime real estate, and a diverse community of unique characters.

Price -65% 3.49€
Rating 7.4
Release 24 Jul 2021
Legend of Homebody The simple game of a shut-in learning from home and earn money. (The game is purely fictional, do not try this out in reality. This is a somewhat serious and heavy game, so don't be fooled by appearances.)

Price -91% 0.56€
Rating 7.8
Release 08 Jul 2021
Vedelem: The Golden Horde Védelem: The Golden Horde is a medieval Real Time Strategy and Survival game set in the 13th century. Build, expand and defend your lands against the deadliest Mongolian invasion ever witnessed. They will seek to destroy your walls and salt your earth. Will you survive the Golden Horde?

Price Free to play
Rating 8.4
Release 22 Jun 2021
WTF Is Wrong With You? Have you ever wondered WTF Is Wrong With You? Well, so have we... Let's find out together, shall we?

Price 1.99€
Rating 8.6
Release 14 Jun 2021
Remains Remains - survival in outer space orbiting the planet. Explore the area. Find a way to restore oxygen. Create tools for your needs. Beware of the dangers of outer space. Build your shelter in orbit and try not to die!

Price 7.79€
Rating 7.3
Release 08 Jun 2021
BORIS RUSSIAN BEAR You play as a Russian soldier who is trying to defend the border of his homeland from foreign invaders.

Price 0.99€
Rating 8.1
Release 03 Jun 2021
The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain The Advisor Series is a player-driven narrative where your choices & decisions, both in the game, and out of the game, determine how future episodes unfold. Play the role of villain protagonist Magnus the Magician, as he wreaks havoc across the land, one well-placed fireball at a time!

Price 2.99€
Rating 9.0
Release 31 May 2021
The Wild at Heart Wield an ever-growing herd of quirky creatures to rebuild broken paths, battle perilous beasts, and solve peculiar puzzles in a rich, interconnected world. Join two young runaways as they unravel the mysteries of a lost realm in this nostalgic storybook fantasy!

Price -72% 7.00€
Rating 8.9
Release 19 May 2021
中年失业模拟器When a man lose his job You are a 35-years-old man who struggling in a huge city, the mortgage is pressing you to work day and night. Suddenly ,you got fired! Without income, you have to pay mortgage (15000 G /month) and raise 2 kids! How can you do that? Come on ! Earn money and save your family!

Price 6.59€
Rating 7.3
Release 14 May 2021
Insurmountable Confront various terrains as a lonely mountaineer and endure the countless dangers of climbing! Many tough decisions await you in a risky environment. Make your way up and down the mountain, overcoming insurmountable heights!

Price -97% 0.67€
Rating 7.6
Release 29 Apr 2021
First Feudal Become a real medieval feudal lord: start with a small village and build it up into an enormous impenetrable castle. You will have to repel enemy raids: hide behind thick walls, lure your enemies into strategically placed traps, and even lead your loyal peasants into battle.

Price -19% 14.99€
Rating 7.3
Release 08 Apr 2021
[Chilla's Art] The Caregiver | 終焉介護 The Caregiver | 終焉介護 is a psychological Japanese horror adventure game about a caregiver.

Price 4.99€
Rating 7.6
Release 02 Apr 2021
Alek - The Lost Kingdom Alek, the young man who will change Zarabon's World forever. In this adventure, you must rebuild the world of Zarabon in your image. Build villages and manage your production lines with the help of your villagers.

Price 16.79€
Rating 7.2
Release 26 Mar 2021
Cosmodread Cosmodread is a VR survival horror roguelike about escaping a dying spaceship filled with nightmares. Stranded in a hostile universe, you must explore, survive, and find your way back to the safety of Earth.

Price 12.49€
Rating 8.5
Release 25 Mar 2021
Wanted Raccoon WANTED RACCOON is a 3rd person raccoon simulator with a storyline and extensive research space. Steal food, ride a skateboard, be inconspicuous, fight with people, create equipment, upgrade skills, lead resistance and find a kidnapped family!

Price 16.49€
Rating 7.2
Release 19 Mar 2021
Dead Age 2: The Zombie Survival RPG The successful indie survival RPG "Dead Age" is back with a vengeance! No other game offers this mix of role-playing, rogue-like, fast-paced turn-based combat and survival all in one. Inspired by Darkest Dungeon, Fallout 1+2, This War of Mine and The Walking Dead.

Price 17.99€
Rating 7.4
Release 12 Mar 2021
Rem Survival Scavenge abandoned ruins, craft gear from scrap and salvaged materials, and fight the environment itself as hunger, exposure, and exhaustion push you to your limits. There are no second chances—only adaptation or death.

Price 15.79€
Rating 7.2
Release 05 Mar 2021
Enter The Backrooms An indie psychological horror experience about surviving infinity. Navigate an endless expanse of rooms, ascend through various levels, gather items and artifacts, avoid going insane, evade corrupted entities, and see just how deep the realm known as The Backrooms goes.

Price 9.69€
Rating 8.3
Release 12 Feb 2021
Undead Development How long would you survive in this unrealistic representation of the zombie apocalypse? Scavenge for supplies, find a base, and construct your defenses. Break down furniture and board up your home. Set bear traps, nail your axe to a gun, or find your own ways to fight off the undead. VR required.

Price 14.99€
Rating 7.3
Release 13 Jan 2021
Caravaneer 2 A post-apocalyptic trade simulation game with turn based isometric combats. The game features detailed economics simulation and a rich branching story where your choices actually matter.

Price 4.99€
Rating 8.8
Release 30 Dec 2020
Mutant Ops Mutant Ops is a low poly co-op shooter. Go in alone or with friends and survive endless waves of mutants and monsters.

Price 3.99€
Rating 7.4
Release 25 Dec 2020
Understanding, The Game 'Understanding, the game' it's a suspense/investigation horror indie game inspired in classic horror games! Full Game coming as soon we can! Help us grow the game!

Price Free to play
Rating 7.6
Release 23 Dec 2020
Hand Simulator: Horror Fear clouds the mind. Fear paralyzes the body. If your hands are shaking with fear, you will remain in this hell forever.

Price 2.99€
Rating 6.8
Release 22 Dec 2020
Don't Be Afraid Don't Be Afraid is an adventure horror game, that allows you to personate a boy, kidnapped by a psychopath. You have to survive, escape and find out how you were kidnapped. Exploring the gigantic, mysterious house of your torturer, you will soon reveal many secrets, hidden inside it’s walls…

Price -96% 0.42€
Rating 7.9
Release 17 Dec 2020
AOD: Art Of Defense AOD is a new gameplay in the traditional tower defence genre. You must protect your base from waves of approaching enemies. Build and improve your towers and units and destroy your enemies in any way you can. Don't be weak, destroy them all, show who's in charge!

Price Free to play
Rating 7.4
Release 01 Dec 2020

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