Free to Play Survival Games on Steam
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1. Once Human
Once Human is a multiplayer open-world survival game set in a strange, post-apocalyptic future. Unite with friends to fight monstrous enemies, uncover secret plots, compete for resources, and build your own territory. Once, you were merely human. Now, you have the power to remake the world. Once Human is a game developed and published by . Released on July 09th 2024 has received 150,219 reviews of which 114,196 were positive and 36,023 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.5 out of 10. The game has hit the top spot as the #1 most played survival game, thanks to its 14,468 peak concurrent players over the last day.
7.5
114,196
36,023
14,468
players
2. Unturned
You're a survivor in the zombie infested ruins of society, and must work with your friends and forge alliances to remain among the living. Unturned is a game developed and published by . Released on July 07th 2017 has received 555,368 reviews of which 506,516 were positive and 48,852 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.0 out of 10. While seeing 10,408 players online at once in the last 24 hours, this game is currently ranked #2 among survival games based on player count.
9.0
506,516
48,852
10,408
players
3. Fallout Shelter
Fallout Shelter puts you in control of a state-of-the-art underground Vault from Vault-Tec. Build the perfect Vault, keep your Dwellers happy, and protect them from the dangers of the Wasteland. Fallout Shelter is a game developed and published by . Released on March 29th 2017 has received 74,448 reviews of which 65,847 were positive and 8,601 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.7 out of 10. While seeing 1,001 players online at once in the last 24 hours, this game is currently ranked #3 among survival games based on player count.
8.7
65,847
8,601
1,001
players
4. Muck
Muck is a survival-roguelike. Collect resources, find items & build a base to survive for as long as you can. Muck is a game developed and published by . Released on June 05th 2021 has received 178,279 reviews of which 166,696 were positive and 11,583 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.2 out of 10. With 941 concurrent players in the last 24 hours, the game currently holds the #4 spot among the most played survival games.
9.2
166,696
11,583
941
players
5. Will To Live Online
Will To Live is a MMORPG-shooter whose action takes place in a severe post-apocalyptic world. Explore the world, engage in fights with mutants and other survivors, join the clans in the struggle for existence and prove your right to Live. Will To Live Online is a game developed and published by . Released on April 05th 2018 has received 17,577 reviews of which 12,263 were positive and 5,314 were negative resulting in a rating of 6.9 out of 10. With 542 concurrent players in the last 24 hours, the game currently holds the #5 spot among the most played survival games.
6.9
12,263
5,314
542
players
6. No More Room in Hell
The chances of you surviving this all out war of society and the undead are slim to none. Already, there are millions of the walking dead shambling about, searching for food to eat. There's no known cure. One bite can possibly end it all for you. However, you aren't alone in this nightmare. No More Room in Hell is a game developed and published by . Released on October 31st 2013 has received 74,253 reviews of which 66,753 were positive and 7,500 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.9 out of 10. With 473 concurrent players in the last 24 hours, the game currently holds the #6 spot among the most played survival games.
8.9
66,753
7,500
473
players
7. Fear Surrounds
Fear Surrounds is a horror-tinged take on the werewolf-style social subterfuge genre, where two evil spirits hide within a group of players and attempt to sabotage and murder them. Fear Surrounds is a game developed and published by . Released on October 19th 2021 has received 10,756 reviews of which 9,267 were positive and 1,489 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.4 out of 10. With 222 concurrent players in the last 24 hours, the game currently holds the #7 spot among the most played survival games.
8.4
9,267
1,489
222
players
8. Super Sus
Welcome to join the multiplayer social deduction game - Super Sus! Engage in intense gameplay with global players, as you strategize to safeguard your spaceship from the cunning Impostors determined to sabotage the mission and eliminate everyone aboard! Super Sus is a game developed and published by . Released on July 30th 2024 has received 1,687 reviews of which 1,170 were positive and 517 were negative resulting in a rating of 6.7 out of 10. With 191 concurrent players in the last 24 hours, the game currently holds the #8 spot among the most played survival games.
6.7
1,170
517
191
players
9. SCP: Containment Breach Multiplayer
Multiplayer survival horror game based on stories from the SCP Foundation. The game is about a facility containing anomalous entities known as SCPs. When a catastrophic containment breach occurs at one of the facilities, it is your main goal to escape the facility. Try to escape with your friends! SCP: Containment Breach Multiplayer is a game developed and published by . Released on October 25th 2021 has received 27,175 reviews of which 22,789 were positive and 4,386 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.2 out of 10. With 128 concurrent players in the last 24 hours, the game currently holds the #9 spot among the most played survival games.
8.2
22,789
4,386
128
players
10. CRSED: Cuisine Royale
CRSED: Cuisine Royale – is a brutal MMO last-man-standing shooter with realistic weaponry, elements of lethal mystic forces and incredible superpowers! CRSED: Cuisine Royale is a game developed and published by . Released on June 15th 2018 has received 38,590 reviews of which 30,411 were positive and 8,179 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.8 out of 10. The game currently holds the #10 spot among the most played survival games.
7.8
30,411
8,179
96
players
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