Most played scary survival games
Hunger, cold and something moving in the dark shape these most played scary survival crafting picks. In Rust you gather scraps, raise walls and watch for other survivors, while Project Zomboid and DayZ leave you looting empty houses, cooking what you can and avoiding bites and strangers. You chop, mine, craft and fortify by day, then hold your breath and hold your shelter by night.
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Rust
Rust drops you naked on an island with a rock and a torch, and everything from bears to hunger to other survivors wants that to be your last night. For survival crafting games fans, it is gathering, crafting and base building with the stakes turned all the way up, where one good run home with full pockets can keep your heart pounding.
86% of 1,181,095 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 117,145$39.99Enshrouded
Enshrouded is a survival action RPG in the fallen kingdom of Embervale, where a corrupting fog called the Shroud eats the land. You hunt, farm, fish, mine, craft gear, and raise a settlement from a hut while fighting through forests, dunes, peaks and ruins, solo or in co-op with up to 16 players.
86% of 100,526 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 60,722$39.99DayZ
DayZ drops you with almost nothing into a post-apocalyptic sandbox shared with up to 60 strangers, and your only job is to stay alive. You loot, hunt, craft, cook, build and read your own hunger and health, with infected, wolves and other survivors in the way. For survival crafters, it is hunger and cold with real stakes.
78% of 390,996 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 55,036$49.99Project Zomboid
Project Zomboid drops you in quarantined Kentucky with a frying pan, a bad plan, and a horde that hears everything. Because you will die — one bite is enough. For survival crafting games fans, few ends feel this earned.
94% of 374,233 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 53,958$24.997 Days to Die
7 Days to Die is a zombie survival crafting game where you loot towns, craft gear, and build a fort before the horde comes. Scavenge by day, hold the walls by night, then do it better next time. Navezgane rewards survival crafters who like to tinker, fortify, and improvise.
86% of 281,098 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 25,523$44.99Don't Starve Together
Dropped into a strange wilderness with nothing, you gather twigs and stone, build tools and a campfire, and try not to starve before dark. Played solo or with friends, it is a harsh, funny survival loop where every small base feels earned.
94% of 378,717 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 17,069$14.99The Isle
The Isle is open-world survival where you are the wildlife: a dinosaur hatching small and vulnerable on a large island of forest, plains, mountains and swamps. You track scent, hunt or graze, drink, grow through life stages, and avoid 100+ other hungry players. No crafting or base building here, just eat, grow and survive.
80% of 114,526 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 20,403$19.99Once Human
Once Human drops you in a strange, polluted wilderness where dinner can hurt you as much as the monsters. You gather, craft, build a movable home, and tune about 100 guns while your Sanity decides how much health you get to keep. Weird, roomy, and built for survival crafters who like their base with a side of cosmic horror.
79% of 195,736 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 18,790FreeUnturned
You scavenge towns for supplies, hunt for food, craft gear and build a fortified base, then risk it all on runs for airdrops and deadzones. Best with friends, whether you team up against bandits or raid each other.
91% of 565,148 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 18,777FreeARK: Survival Evolved
You wake up naked and hungry on a dinosaur island, and hours later you are riding a raptor past your own wooden fort. ARK: Survival Evolved is a big, unruly survival crafting game about taming, building, farming and staying fed, best with friends and patience for grind.
83% of 589,559 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 16,759$14.99Sons Of The Forest
Sent to find a missing billionaire, you crash on a remote island full of cannibals and mutants. You chop wood, raise cabins and compounds, craft weapons and fires, and push through changing seasons with friends or alone.
88% of 289,680 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 12,613$29.99Dying Light
Dying Light is a first-person zombie survival game in the quarantined city of Harran. You roam rooftops and streets by parkour, scavenge for supplies, and craft melee weapons to survive the infected. By day you hunt and gather, by night you become the hunted. Worth playing for that tense loop of running, crafting and barely getting back alive.
95% of 382,005 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 11,546
