Survival Games reviews from Reddit

Summary

We analyzed 317 Reddit reviews across 28 subreddits and 48 posts to rank the best Survival Games brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/SurvivalGaming, r/PS5, r/Switch, r/gaming, r/XboxGamePass. Top-rated brands include Grounded (4.4/5), Valheim (4.5/5), The Long Dark (4.8/5).

Stats

Reviews317

Subreddits28

Posts48

Brands95

Products22

Top communities

r/SurvivalGaming84 r/PS538 r/Switch35 r/gaming32 r/XboxGamePass22

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Grounded

4.4

(16)

"Grounded (my top played game at the moment)..."

"Grounded."

"Grounded is actually really fun."

"Grounded is a very fun game."

"!!!!"

"Grounded - hands down."

"Grounded. Great group game with survival plus an overarching story line and missions."

"Also check out grounded"

"Grounded looks fun"

"Grounded"

Valheim

4.5

(15)

"Valheim is great!! Really love the vibes in the game and very rewarding progress in crafting."

"For me Valheim is the best."

"Valhiem."

"Valheim or Vintage Story"

"Valheim, outward and the forest"

"Valheim"

"2. Valheim"

"1: Valheim"

"Valheim Then Enshrouded."

"Valheim sure, but OP probably should lower the difficulty."

The Long Dark

4.8

(14)

"The long dark is my fav survival game of all time."

"The Long Dark I own on three different platforms."

"The long dark. Best one."

"The Long Dark, Subnautica, Raft, Green Hell"

"The Long Dark - survival mode with all DLC."

"5 episodes, great story, great game."

"Pacific Drive Don’t Starve Subnautica Grounded Medieval Dynasty"

"The Long dark is pretty good"

"The Long Dark. It may not be on Game Pass anymore but goddamn is it a great survival game."

"I'm surprised The long dark isn't mentioned more."

Ark: Survival Evolved

3.9

(16)

"You could try ark survival evolved however the new version has a new face called ark survival ascended."

"Ark survival evolved"

"I would personally recommend Ark, Craftopia, and Conan."

"I love Ark, and Stranded Deep."

"Arc survival evolved"

"Ark....botw......totk.....re village cloud....dead by daylight."

"Ark survival evolved"

"Ark Survival Evolved."

"Ark runs pretty good."

"Depends on what you like. Ark, Dayz, 7dtd, Scum, Rust are all good..."

7 Days to Die

4.5

(14)

"7 Days to Die has quests but they are more to progress you through the game..."

"Is the best IMO"

"7 days to die just released ps5 version this week."

"It is the updated pc version for console finally."

"It was so fun to play with a friend many years and years ago"

"7 Day to Die got a big update a few days ago."

"New 7 Days to Die just came out this week."

"7 Days to die, empyrion, Conan exiles, ark."

"My son enjoys building in Minecraft and I’ve always told him 7days is the closest to that building style."

"7 Days to Die"

Green Hell

4.1

(14)

"It's amazing"

"Green hell and 7 days to die"

"Green Hell is a straight survival game."

"Another one is Green hell since it's gonna get co-op soon."

"Green Hell from Creepy Jar."

"Is a good lost in the woods and make stuff to survive game."

"Green Hell, for sure."

"Green hell is on switch."

"Green Hell is a good Jungle survival simulator."

"Are two great games on switch"

Subnautica

5.0

(11)

"Is awesome."

"Get both subnautica games."

"Subnautica is one of my most played games on the switch."

"Subnautica is one of the greatest survival/exploration games ever made."

"Subnautica"

"It’s an underwater survival game."

"Subnautica is exploration/survival."

"Is the best one. Hands down."

"Easy."

Conan Exiles

4.1

(10)

"Is amazing."

"My favorite build style is Conan Exiles which is similar to arks."

"Conan Exiles is a sideways jump from Ark, also great and worth looking into."

"Conan Exiles runs great and hours of content."

"Honestly there's nothing out there that feels like connan exiles."

"Also Conan Exiles"

"Is probably the closest to Ark."

"Conan exiles is a really good one."

"Conan is very good"

"I find Conan Exiles to be alot of fun."

Enshrouded

4.1

(9)

"Yes. Came to say Enshrouded."

"If you have only 7 days and "that's it", I personally would play Enshrouded on some normal-to-relaxed settings."

"Icarus and enshrouded are both good games."

"Enshrouded"

"Enshrouded is like a survival meets breath of the wild and could be a nice way to ease yourself in."

"Enshrouded"

"Second for Enshrouded, but it is still in EA."

"Enshrouded for sure."

"Depends how much survival you want. Enshrouded is very good..."

#10

Rust

4.0

(8)

"You see….there is Rust and then there is everything else."

"Rust is a good one, beginner friendly and good community!"

"Rust is pretty fun"

"Rust is a nice chill game."

"Have you looked into rust?"

"RUST"

"If you’re on current generation, Rust"

"RUST but it can be toxic."

#11

The Forest

3.9

(8)

"The forest and sons of the forest are pretty great!"

"You could try the forest I know that one’s multiplayer."

"The forest is pretty fun."

"The forest"

"No mans sky is fun, 7 days to die. The forest(ps4 version) is fun too..."

"Are good ones too."

"4. The forest"

"The forest is great but doesn't run well on ps5."

#12

Don't Starve

4.4

(7)

"Don't Starve and Subnautica"

"Don't starve"

"Don't Starve might be up your alley."

"Don't Starve is lots of fun."

"You can try don’t starve."

"Are good ones too."

"Don’t Starve? It’s definitely a survival game."

#13

DayZ

4.4

(7)

"Day z is the best one"

"DayZ by far"

"DayZ blows everyone of these out of the water"

"DayZ runs excellent on the deck."

"DayZ?"

"Dayz is fun if you're into more realistic stuff."

"Not the most polished but certainly one that will give you memories for a long time!"

#14

Icarus

4.3

(6)

"Icarus is great!"

"Icarus, especially with the New Frontiers expansion"

"Icarus might be right up your alley."

"Icarus and enshrouded are both good games."

"Icarus"

#15

Pacific Drive

4.0

(6)

"If moody dark ambiance with interesting characters is a something you enjoy Pacific Drive is a good fit."

"I've really enjoyed pacific drive so far."

"The game and landscapes look hella beautiful, lighting wise. If you like games with rich lore that you can view through text records found throughout the game, its also worth checking it out."

"I would. I usually don't care for games with multiple meters rapidly depleting and flashing their lights at you. In this game, those meters decrease slowly and, *most importantly,* they're fun to refill."

"Pacific Drive has been an interesting one."

"Pacific Drive is very cool, as well as Subnautica."

#16

Vintage Story

4.8

(5)

"You're describing Vintage Story"

"Vintage story. Seriously"

"Vintage Story"

"Vintage Story, to continue the MC vibe"

"I can personally vouch for Vintage Story and Conan."

#17

Ubisoft

4.0

(6)

"Division 1 survival mode! It’s a game mode, maximum duration 2h15 per session!"

"Play Far Cry 2. That's a whole world of pain."

"Primal is pretty cool on Survivor mode (I kind of wish more Far Cry games had it)"

"Far cry primal & earth defense force iron rain"

"Far Cry: New Dawn."

"Far Cry Primal."

#18

Project Zomboid

4.4

(5)

"Project Zomboid"

"Even without mods it’s the deepest survival game."

"Project Zomboid with the mods 'Wolfs extraction quest' or 'Virus cure vaccine' as endgame goals."

"Project Zomboid runs really well and has lots of replayability."

"I started playing Project Zomboid."

#19

No Man's Sky

4.4

(5)

"I love No Man’s Sky, the updates have been amazing."

"I am enjoying NMS very much, but I also love Subnautica."

"No Man’s Sky"

"No man's sky if you like space. Subnautica if you like water. Conan Age of exile if you like multiple biomes. Enshrouded if you like building stuff and diff biomes."

"No man's sky and Grounded are the best games you can try out."

#20

Terraria

4.2

(5)

"I love terraria. Same concept of building a base and getting better gear. Kinda like 2d Minecraft (kinda) but combat is very fun with unique weapons and different enemies and bosses."

"Terraria"

"If youre into 2d, gotta try terraria. its also combat heavy so it can help ease you into the crafting elements."

"Terraria"

"Terraria. It's not what everyone else is recommending because they're recommending straight, to-the-teeth survival games."

#21

Return to Moria

4.0

(5)

"Return to Moria is really fun."

"If you like the middle earth fantasy world there’s a game called return to Moria. It’s a survival crafting game."

"Free on Epioc Game Store until Thursday : Return to Moria. Played with my GF since friday and we only yearn for one mor hour."

"Well… return to moria is free on epic this week."

"LoTR: Return to Moria is pretty fun with 3-4 friends."

#22

V Rising

5.0

(4)

"I am throwing yet another V Rising vote into the mix."

"V Rising is a fun survival / ARPG mix also Grounded for a honey I shrunk the kids survival game."

"V Rising if you like vampires and boss fights."

"V rising"

#23

Unknown Worlds Entertainment

4.8

(4)

"My favourite, Subnautica."

"Subnautica."

"Subnautica by far is the best survival game."

"Subnautica. This may be it."

#24

Don't Starve Together

4.5

(4)

"Don't starve together or the forest"

"I'm surprised no one has said Don't Starve Together."

"Don't Starve Together. You might rage quit a few times at first, but read the wiki and you'll be fine."

"3. Don't Starve together"

#25

Techland

4.0

3.7

3.0

(1)

"I really loved the few hours I spent with Abiotic. Stopped due to bullet sponge enemies and the weird perk/gear gating they put on guns."

#95

Dawn of Crafting

3.0

(1)

"For your first one? Dawn of Crafting for iOS"

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