The Long Dark is a thoughtful exploration-survival game where you have crash-landed in the icy Canadian wilderness after a global disaster and must find a way to survive.

The Long Dark is a thoughtful exploration-survival game where you have crash-landed in the icy Canadian wilderness after a global disaster and must find a way to survive. Through exploring, crafting and fighting you must look after your body temperature, caloric intake, hunger, thirst and fatigue.

Palworld is a role-play game where you befriend and collect creatures in a vast open world.

Palworld is a role-play game where you befriend and collect creatures in a vast open world. It takes the Pokemon formula in an open-world survival (and gun-touting) direction.

Skyblock is a game played on Minecraft servers where you start on a bare island floating in the sky and must gather resources to thrive and reach other players.

Skyblock is a game played on Minecraft servers where you start on a bare island floating in the sky and must gather resources to thrive and reach other players. It's the Minecraft equivalent to being washed up on a desert island and is hugely popular.

Rooted is an open-world survival game where you eke out an existence in a post-apocalyptic America where nature has retaken the cities and villages.

Rooted is an open-world survival game where you eke out an existence in a post-apocalyptic America where nature has retaken the cities and villages. You construct a base, scavenge for resources, and infiltrate the territories of rival survivors and groups.

Far Cry 2 is a shooting game set in a fictional African country engulfed in civil war.

Far Cry 2 is a shooting game set in a fictional African country engulfed in civil war. You play a mercenary tasked with killing an antagonistic arms dealer.

Meet Your Maker is a traversal game where you try and get through bases filled with traps and hazards, the twist is that each of these has been made by other players.

Meet Your Maker is a traversal game where you try and get through bases filled with traps and hazards, the twist is that each of these has been made by other players. You run, jump, and grapple through these player-made labyrinths, defeating enemies and avoiding deadly traps.

Stormworks: Build and Rescue is an open-world adventure where you design, build and pilot your own air-sea rescue service.

Stormworks: Build and Rescue is an open-world adventure where you design, build and pilot your own air-sea rescue service. You create programmable vehicles using its block-building system and pilot them into dangerous situations to rescue stricken vessels or individuals.

Subnautica is an open-world adventure where you explore the ocean on an alien planet after crashlanding.

Subnautica is an open-world adventure where you explore the ocean on an alien planet after crashlanding. You collect resources and fight creatures to survive.

My Summer Car is a strategy game about doing up a broken-down car over one long summer.

My Summer Car is a strategy game about doing up a broken-down car over one long summer. It sounds simple, but the level of detail is the attraction here.

Don't Starve is an open-world survival game where it’s the environment and enemies, rather than other players, that you have to work with.

Don't Starve is an open-world survival game where it’s the environment and enemies, rather than other players, that you have to work with. You need to find and develop food, weapons and shelter to survive.

Book of Travels is a role-playing game.

Book of Travels is a role-playing game. It's an unusual online game that focuses on the small rather than the massive.

Black Skylands is an adventure game where you pilot an airship through a sprawling open world of floating islands.

Black Skylands is an adventure game where you pilot an airship through a sprawling open world of floating islands. You play Eva, who's ship has been destroyed and father killed.

Barotrauma is a cooperative space-submarine adventure set after humanity has fled to Jupiter's moon.

Barotrauma is a cooperative space-submarine adventure set after humanity has fled to Jupiter's moon. You work with other players to steer your submarine, work the ageing machinery, fight monsters and fix the endless leaks.

PowerWash Simulator is a puzzle game where you clean different objects and locations using a pressure washer.

PowerWash Simulator is a puzzle game where you clean different objects and locations using a pressure washer. It's designed to be soothing with sounds of high-pressure water and satisfyingly clean results as you blast away every speck of dirt and grime.

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre is an online stealth action based on the film of the same name.

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre is an online stealth action based on the film of the same name. In detailed arenas based on locations from the film, you play either the notorious Slaughter family hunting down victims, or an innocent trying to escape.

Minecraft is an open-world adventure where you collect, craft and construct structures and items.

Minecraft is an open-world adventure where you collect, craft and construct structures and items. Play involves exploring the world to find resources and good locations to build.

Ark: Survival Evolved is an adventure simulation game that offers hunting-and-harvesting gameplay in a primal setting.

Ark: Survival Evolved is an adventure simulation game that offers hunting-and-harvesting gameplay in a primal setting. Although not as polished or streamlined as a game like Horizon Zero Dawn, this is a more ambitiously open world where you can choose your own way to survive.

Satisfactory is a factory building set on a foreign planet.

Satisfactory is a factory building set on a foreign planet. Like the popular Tycoon and Factory games in Roblox, you start with humble beginnings, you harvest what you can by hand but steadily you build a sprawling empire of automated harvesting machines, conveyor belts, storage containers, and manufacturing machines.

Phasmophobia (Phasmophobia VR) is a horror survival game where you and your team investigate paranormal activity.

Phasmophobia (Phasmophobia VR) is a horror survival game where you and your team investigate paranormal activity. It focuses on creating a realistic world built to get your heart racing, through interactive ghost-hunting equipment and teamwork.

House Flipper is a simulation game where you renovate old broken houses to make money.

House Flipper is a simulation game where you renovate old broken houses to make money. It's a blend of money management, detailed interior design and repair right down to the electric circuitry.

Star Wars: Republic Commando is a shooting game set in the Star Wars universe, where you complete missions as part of an elite squad of Clones.

Star Wars: Republic Commando is a shooting game set in the Star Wars universe, where you complete missions as part of an elite squad of Clones. Still regarded as one of the best Star Wars games over 16 years after its initial release, its fast-paced action and deep array of weapons make it a fresh challenge for fans of the sci-fi genre and shooting games.

The Forest is a survival horror game where you are the only passenger to live after a plane crash.

The Forest is a survival horror game where you are the only passenger to live after a plane crash. You explore a mysterious forest to find food, shelter and safety but soon have to battle strange cannibalistic people.

Valheim is a Viking inspired strategy game for up to 10 players.

Valheim is a Viking inspired strategy game for up to 10 players. You build, survive, conquer, and explore the world.

Starbound is an action-adventure game from the developer of Terraria about the exploration of space.

Starbound is an action-adventure game from the developer of Terraria about the exploration of space. It's a world viewed from side-on, with simple visuals that enable it to offer complex systems and hundreds of items for players to discover their own adventures.

BeamNG is a super realistic vehicle simulator where individual car components rather than just the driving experience are modelled.

BeamNG is a super realistic vehicle simulator where individual car components rather than just the driving experience are modelled. Play involves selecting a car and a location and then exploring how the vehicle copes with different environments.

Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning is an adventure where you set out from the vibrant city of Rathir to rescue a world torn apart by a vicious war.

Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning is an adventure where you set out from the vibrant city of Rathir to rescue a world torn apart by a vicious war. Along with its huge scale, the game offers nuanced character development and a political system where you action affect the world.

Scavengers is a strategy survival game with an emphasis on team work and shooting.

Scavengers is a strategy survival game with an emphasis on team work and shooting. Squads of three compete to survive in open worlds with harsh environments, computer enemies and periodic missions.

Portal Knights is an adventure set in a Minecraft-like world, that focuses much more on role-play and characters.

Portal Knights is an adventure set in a Minecraft-like world, that focuses much more on role-play and characters. You still have the exploration and building elements, but also more story and monsters to take down.

Everdale is an online strategy game where you build a village.

Everdale is an online strategy game where you build a village. With the help of friends you develop a society that survives on the basis of savvy cooperation.

Bad Business on Roblox, is a first-person shooting game.

We Kill Monsters (in early development) is an adventure set in a land lost in a deep valley.

We Kill Monsters (in early development) is an adventure set in a land lost in a deep valley. You explore on foot through forests, mists and moors with the sole goal of reaching the bottom.

From Dust is a strategy game.

From Dust is a strategy game. You play as an all powerful God of a primitive people.

Call of Duty Mobile is a shooting game where up to 100 players compete on large battlefield maps.

Call of Duty Mobile is a shooting game where up to 100 players compete on large battlefield maps. To win, players shoot each other, ideally in the head, in a range of modes.

DayZis a post-apocalyptic open-world survival game.

DayZis a post-apocalyptic open-world survival game. The population are infected with an unknown virus and you play as one of the few who are immune.

Warrior Cats: Ultimate Edition is a role-play game based on the feline adventures in Erin Hunter's Warriors books.

Warrior Cats: Ultimate Edition is a role-play game based on the feline adventures in Erin Hunter's Warriors books. You create and customise your cat character to join one of the clans to play your part in the cat hierarchy and adventures.

Distrust is a survival game where you try to survive after a helicopter crash at an arctic base.

Distrust is a survival game where you try to survive after a helicopter crash at an arctic base. Inspired by The Thing film, this is a horror game that initially seems to be about surviving the wild, but soon descends into something darker and adrenaline pumping.

Star Wars: The Old Republic (SWTOR) is a role-playing game played with hundreds of other players online, as well as complete single-player narrative-based experiences.

Star Wars: The Old Republic (SWTOR) is a role-playing game played with hundreds of other players online, as well as complete single-player narrative-based experiences. It's set in the Star Wars galaxy thousands of years before the films.

Back 4 Blood is a multiplayer shooting game where a team of four players work together to survive zombie-infested areas.

Back 4 Blood is a multiplayer shooting game where a team of four players work together to survive zombie-infested areas. The game is the spiritual successor to Left 4 Dead, a highly popular zombie survival team game from 2008.

Dysmantle is a survival strategy game where you play a character emerging after the apocalypse.

Dysmantle is a survival strategy game where you play a character emerging after the apocalypse. The world is now inhabited with dangerous creatures and you only have your bare hands to survive.

New World is an online role-playing game where you colonise fictional land modelled after 1600s colonial America in the Atlantic Ocean.

New World is an online role-playing game where you colonise fictional land modelled after 1600s colonial America in the Atlantic Ocean. The world is persistent and accommodates 1000s of players to create a living breathing eco-system in MMO (Masively Multiplayer Online) style.

Aliens: Fireteam Elite is a cooperative shooting game set 23 years after the original films.

Aliens: Fireteam Elite is a cooperative shooting game set 23 years after the original films. Unlike the stealthy Alien: Isolation, Fireteam Elite draws on Aliens: Colonial Marines' breathless shooting and racing pulse.

Dying Light is a pair of role play survival games set in a zombie infested city.

Dying Light is a pair of role play survival games set in a zombie infested city. Following in the line of Dead Island and Call of Juarez, you explore a dynamic open city, scaling buildings and hunting for rescues.

Mortal Shell is a fighting role-playing video with difficult battles.

Mortal Shell is a fighting role-playing video with difficult battles. It invites you to explore and fight your way through a shattered world where the remains of humanity wither and rot.

Frostpunk is a city-building survival game set in an alternate 1886 with a devastating winter setting in.

Frostpunk is a city-building survival game set in an alternate 1886 with a devastating winter setting in. You are tasked with running a city by managing resources to ensure the city’s survival.

My Friendly Neighborhood is an adventure horror game where you investigate the strange set of a kid's TV show.

My Friendly Neighborhood is an adventure horror game where you investigate the strange set of a kid's TV show. Play involves traversing each of the different areas, solving puzzles and shooting the puppets that attack you.

Project Winter is a multiplayer survival game.

Project Winter is a multiplayer survival game. Up to 8 people work to survive the winter by gathering resources, repairing structures, and braving the wilderness dangers together.

Project Zomboid is a zombie-infested open-world strategy game.

Project Zomboid is a zombie-infested open-world strategy game. It's a survival game that's designed to be really hard.

Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora is an adventure in James Cameron's Avatar universe where you play a child caught between two worlds fighting to protect your planet from human colonists.

Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora is an adventure in James Cameron's Avatar universe where you play a child caught between two worlds fighting to protect your planet from human colonists. Play involves exploring the large open world, interacting with characters, creatures, and plants to defeat the invaders with guns, bows and arrows, and traps.

Icarus First Cohort is an adventure survival game where up to eight players work together to endure the wilderness.

Icarus First Cohort is an adventure survival game where up to eight players work together to endure the wilderness. Your task is to survive the brutal environment as you explore, harvest, craft and hunt.

Resident Evil 4 is a survival shooting game where you play U.S.

Resident Evil 4 is a survival shooting game where you play U.S. government special agent Leon S.

Breakwaters is an adventure set in an ever-changing oceanic world.

Breakwaters is an adventure set in an ever-changing oceanic world. Unlike other games, Breakwaters isn't satisfied with day-night and weather cycles, it stands out for the fluid mechanics of its water.

I Am Alive is an action adventure in a post apocalyptic future where an event has reduced cities to rubble.

I Am Alive is an action adventure in a post apocalyptic future where an event has reduced cities to rubble. You traverse the country to find your wife and child.

Conan Exiles is an online survival game, set in the lands of Conan the Barbarian.

Conan Exiles is an online survival game, set in the lands of Conan the Barbarian. Similar to games like Ark or Green Hell, you start with nothing and must use resources you find in the open-world sandbox.

Days Gone is a survival adventure game set in a post-pandemic Oregon.

Days Gone is a survival adventure game set in a post-pandemic Oregon. You roam an open world pulsing with life (and zombies).

Ashwalkers is an adventure survival game where you play a small group facing the aftermath of an apocalyptic volcano.

Ashwalkers is an adventure survival game where you play a small group facing the aftermath of an apocalyptic volcano. You journey through a wild landscape, encountering dangers and strangers.

Farworld Pioneers is a colony-building strategy game where you must adapt to extreme elements, grow self-sufficient communities and deal with aliens.

Farworld Pioneers is a colony-building strategy game where you must adapt to extreme elements, grow self-sufficient communities and deal with aliens. It's a game with simple visuals but surprisingly open play, as you collect resources, develop technology and craft a home-from-home on the new planet.

Helldivers 2 is a cooperative shooting game where you travel to other worlds and repel an alien invasion.

Helldivers 2 is a cooperative shooting game where you travel to other worlds and repel an alien invasion. You must use team tactics and communication to defeat hordes of insectoid enemies with guns, grenades and airstrikes.

V Rising is an survival adventure game about vampires.

V Rising is an survival adventure game about vampires. You wake as a weak vampire and must hunt for blood whilst evading the sun to slowly rebuild your castle.

Zero Sievert is a retro shooting and survival game where you scavenge a wasteland to find gear and supplies to stay alive in a hard devastated world.

Zero Sievert is a retro shooting and survival game where you scavenge a wasteland to find gear and supplies to stay alive in a hard devastated world. You play by stealthily exploring buildings and forests to find and modify weapons.

Dread Dawn is a shooting and survival game where you face hordes of zombies on your school's doorstep.

Dread Dawn is a shooting and survival game where you face hordes of zombies on your school's doorstep. Your goal is to survive as long as possible by finding tools and weapons, building defences, and killing lots of zombies.