The Best Survival Games for Nintendo Switch - Page 4

Update : Subnautica 2 added at rank #5.
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Miniland Adventure (2024)

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PC Windows Xbox Series X Xbox One Nintendo Switch

The world doesn't generate itself - you do it, shape the world as you wish! Start with nothing, and build dream houses for goblins and yourself while exploring, collecting resources, crafting, building, fighting, farming... and more!


  • crafting
  • survival
  • open-world
  • sandbox
  • base-building
  • pixel
  • building
  • farming
  • underground
  • collectathon
  • god-game
  • resource-management
  • inventory
  • relaxing
  • 2d

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Starsand (2021)

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Xbox Series X Xbox One Playstation 5 Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch PC Windows

In Starsand, you'll explore a vast and unforgiving desert, scavenging for resources, building a shelter, and hunting to survive. With dynamic weather and day/night changes, you'll have to plan and act wisely to uncover the secrets of an ancient civilization and make it back home. Can you survive in this harsh environment and make it out alive?

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What we like:
  • Good survival elements
  • Interesting premise
  • Nice desert atmosphere
  • Nice exploration aspects
  • Unique navigation system
What could be improved:
  • Limited content
  • Clunky gameplay
  • Unforgiving resource allocation
  • Bugs and glitches
  • Lack of save points

  • survival
  • crafting
  • open-world
  • base-building
  • resource-management
  • building
  • inventory
  • 3d
  • management
  • sandbox
  • aliens
  • sci-fi
  • atmospheric
  • realistic
  • first-person

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Lost Ruins (2021)

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Lost Ruins is a challenging and engaging Metroidvania game that offers a unique experience by focusing on inventory management rather than leveling up. With stunning graphics and sound effects, players navigate through the monster-filled dungeon as they retrieve their memories. The game offers different weapons, spells, and unique accessories that encourage experimentation and strategic tactics. With multiple endings and unlockables, Lost Ruins offers high replayability to players.


What we like:
  • Unique formula utilizing inventory
  • well-designed and rewarding exploration system
  • balanced equipment system
  • offers different game modes and endings
  • stunning graphics and sound effects
What could be improved:
  • Small map
  • checkpoint system can be frustrating
  • missable side-quests
  • jumping mechanics and aerial attacks can be imprecise
  • limited storyline compared to other metroidvanias

  • survival
  • boss
  • metroidvania
  • dungeon
  • anime
  • pixel
  • retro
  • platform
  • combat
  • inventory
  • exploration
  • 2d
  • dark
  • hack-and-slash
  • cute

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Takoyaki Party Survival (2022)

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PC Windows Nintendo Switch

You should consume a good balance of protein, carbohydrates, and fats to survive. The nutritional balance changes depending on the ingredients you put in your takoyaki. If you are overloaded with calories, you will be too full to eat, so please consume calories by squatting.

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  • collectathon
  • cooking
  • time-management
  • tabletop
  • survival
  • board-game
  • management
  • modern
  • physics
  • 3d
  • resource-management

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Oppidum (2025)

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Nintendo Switch Xbox Series X Xbox One Playstation 5 Playstation 4 Mac OS Linux PC Windows

Face the challenges of Oppidum, a survival adventure for 1-4 players with a unique story waiting to be unraveled. Build a camp, collect everything a fantastic land can offer, and use it to push forward through the island. A world hanging by a thread needs your help – will you answer the call?


  • crafting
  • survival
  • cooperative
  • open-world
  • resource-management
  • farming
  • character
  • story
  • adventure
  • simulation
  • customization
  • action-adventure
  • stylized
  • narrative
  • fantasy

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60 Seconds! (2015)

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Xbox 360 PC Windows Mac OS Nintendo Switch Android IOS iPhone Playstation 4

60 Seconds! is a dark comedy atomic adventure of scavenge and survival. Collect supplies and rescue your family before the nuke hits. Stay alive in your fallout shelter. Make difficult decisions, ration food and hunt mutant cockroaches. And maybe survive. Or not.


  • survival
  • post-apocalyptic
  • comedy
  • dark
  • humor
  • simulation
  • text
  • scavenging
  • funny

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My First Craft Survival (2025)

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Nintendo Switch PC Windows

When I woke up, I found myself on an uninhabited island. And I had nothing with me! Anyway, the first priority is to find food to avoid starvation. At night, mysterious creatures attack, so I need to craft equipment and build a base to defend myself! In the end, there's a boss waiting for me!

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  • crafting
  • survival
  • open-world
  • agriculture
  • resource-management
  • collectathon
  • management
  • inventory
  • stylized
  • action-adventure

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Delivery From the Pain (2018)

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IOS iPhone Android PC Windows Nintendo Switch Playstation 4

Survive the apocalypse in Delivery from the Pain. Unearth the truth behind a deadly vaccine while navigating a zombie-filled world. Make impactful choices, interact with diverse survivors, and explore a vast 3D map. Master weapons and a deep crafting system. Can you discover the secrets and escape? Embark on this thrilling adventure today.

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What we like:
  • Detailed 3D graphics
  • Engaging game mechanics
  • Effective learning system
  • Intelligent zombie AI
  • Multiple story endings
What could be improved:
  • Overwhelming micromanagement
  • Lack of audio polish
  • Unrefined game interactions

  • survival
  • zombies
  • game-player
  • zombie-ridden
  • conspiracy
  • survival-strategy
  • discovery
  • post-apocalyptic
  • strategy
  • food
  • survival-horror

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WW2: Bunker Simulator (2021)

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During WWII you are an American soldier who captured the german bunker in Normandy. You must defend it at all costs and survive this World War II. Complete missions, cook & shoot, search the bodies for medicines, ammo, and food to survive. WW2: Bunker Simulator is a mix of fps and simulator.

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  • world-war-2
  • wargame
  • resource-management
  • first-person
  • crafting
  • survival
  • shooter
  • historical
  • military
  • management
  • fps
  • 3d
  • war
  • realistic
  • simulation

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The Survivalists (2020)

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PC Windows IOS iPhone Nintendo Switch Xbox One Playstation 4

Explore a wild island inhabited by creatures, both mythical and dangerous. The Survivalists is a survival game that tests your resourcefulness, while giving you the freedom to craft weapons, build structures, complete quests, and uncover secrets. Team up with friends and use the help of trained monkeys to survive the island's challenges. With its captivating graphics and joyful storyline, it's a game you'll want to play again and again.

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What we like:
  • Cute graphics
  • Captivating gameplay
  • Fun multiplayer
  • Heartwarming story
  • Unique monkey mechanic
What could be improved:
  • Limited replay value
  • Complicated crafting
  • Sparse tutorial
  • Risk of griefers in public games

  • survival
  • crafting
  • sandbox
  • cooperative

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