The best PS4 survival games

46 survival games came out on PlayStation 4. These are the 34 best reviewed. Ranked by Metacritic score where a game has one, otherwise by its RAWG player rating; player ratings only count with at least 25 votes behind them.

  1. Frostpunk

    2019 · 11 Bit Studios · Metacritic 85

    In an ultimately frozen world, people develop steam-powered technology to oppose the overwhelming cold.

  2. Minecraft: PlayStation 4 Edition

    2014 · 4J Studios · Metacritic 83

    One of the most popular games of the 2010s, Minecraft allows you to rebuild the environment around you.

  3. Subnautica

    2018 · Unknown Worlds Entertainment · Metacritic 83

    Subnautica is a first-person game about survival in the deep sea. You control Ryley Robinson, a space traveler in the 22nd century, who crash-landed his…

  4. Don't Starve Together

    2017 · Klei Entertainment · Metacritic 83

    Don't Starve Together is surrealistic and grim survival game made up for six people simultaneously.

  5. This War of Mine: The Little Ones

    2016 · 11 Bit Studios · Metacritic 82

    This War of Mine is a game about civilians who are trying to survive during a military conflict. The game was inspired by the real-life Bosnian War.

  6. Grounded

    2024 · Obsidian Entertainment · Metacritic 82

    The world is a vast, beautiful, and dangerous place – especially when you have been shrunken to the size of an ant.

  7. Subnautica: Below Zero

    2021 · Unknown Worlds Entertainment · Metacritic 80

    Below Zero is an underwater adventure game set on an alien ocean world. It is a new chapter in the Subnautica universe, and is currently in development by…

  8. Don't Starve

    2014 · Klei Entertainment · Metacritic 79

    Don’t Starve is an adventure survival game set in a procedurally generated open world environment and made in a specific cartoon manner.

  9. Core Keeper

    2024 · Pugstorm · user score 79/100 from 87 ratings

    Drawn towards a mysterious relic, you are an explorer who awakens in an ancient cavern of creatures, resources and trinkets.

  10. Green Hell

    2021 · Creepy Jar · Metacritic 78

    GREEN HELL is an Open World Survival Simulator set in the uncharted unique setting of the Amazonian rainforest.

  11. The Long Dark

    2017 · Hinterland Studio · Metacritic 76

    The Long Dark is a game about surviving in the unforgiving conditions of frozen North Canadian taiga.

  12. Days Gone

    2019 · Bend Studio · Metacritic 74

    Days Gone is an open-world action-adventure game set in a harsh wilderness two years after a devastating global pandemic. Play as Deacon St.

  13. The Flame in the Flood

    2017 · The Molasses Flood · Metacritic 73

    The Flame in the Flood is a roguelike survival game developed by The Molasses Flood.

  14. Kona

    2017 · Parabole Studios · Metacritic 73

    Northern Canada, 1970. A strange blizzard ravages Atamipek Lake. Step into the shoes of a detective to explore the eerie village, investigate surreal…

  15. Chernobylite

    2021 · The Farm 51 · Metacritic 73

    Chernobylite is a new game from the creators of the critically-acclaimed Get Even. It's a science-fiction survival horror experience, mixing the free…

  16. The Survivalists

    2020 · Team17 · Metacritic 72

    A World of Adventure and Possibilities The island is alive! Your newfound home will change with day/night cycles as you explore and uncover its secrets.

  17. Atomfall

    2025 · Rebellion Developments · user score 72/100 from 29 ratings

    A survival-action game inspired by real-life events, Atomfall is set five years after the Windscale nuclear disaster in Northern England.Explore the…

  18. Ark: Survival Evolved

    2017 · Studio Wildcard · Metacritic 70

    As a man or woman stranded naked, freezing and starving on the shores of a mysterious island called ARK, you must hunt, harvest resources, craft items…

  19. Pathologic 2

    2020 · Ice-Pick Lodge · Metacritic 69

    Pathologic 2 is an open world survival horror game set in a town that’s being consumed by a deadly plague.

  20. Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey

    2019 · Panache Digital Games · Metacritic 69

    Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey is a third-person open world survival game where you Explore, Expand, and Evolve to advance your clan to the next…

  21. How to Survive 2

    2017 · Eko Software · Metacritic 69

    Special OfferSurvivalist, I’ve got a little something for you… Just a little surprise…I love surprises… Reminds me when I was kid in…oh, I’m getting…

  22. The Solus Project

    2017 · Teotl Studios · Metacritic 68

    Full game out nowLEFT EARLY ACCESS JUNE 7 2016 - The full adventure with all and final content is now out!

  23. Conan Exiles

    2018 · Funcom · Metacritic 67

    Now includes THE FROZEN NORTH expansion update Far to the north, a vast new land has been discovered.

  24. Rust

    2021 · Facepunch Studios · Metacritic 66

    To survive is the main task in the game Rust. It is necessary to survive in the area, which is now wholly wild but was recently inhabited.

  25. Overland

    2019 · Finji · user score 66/100 from 39 ratings

    Overland is squad-based survival strategy game with procedurally generated levels set in post-apocalyptic North America.

  26. Stranded Deep

    2020 · Beam Team Games · Metacritic 65

    Take the role of a plane crash survivor stranded somewhere in the Pacific Ocean. Experience terrifying encounters both above and below an endless…

  27. The Wild Eight

    2020 · HypeTrain Digital · user score 65/100 from 69 ratings

    The Wild Eight is in a constant state of improvement, and it is not yet complete. If you are not ready for rare bugs and wipes, we recommend waiting for…

  28. Windbound

    2020 · 5 Lives Studios · Metacritic 63

    The Forbidden Islands are Calling! Unlock their Secrets! Shipwrecked alone on an uncharted island, explore, adapt and navigate the land and perilous seas…

  29. Subterrain

    2017 · Pixellore · user score 62/100 from 37 ratings

    Localization mod supportPlease note that the localization is done by our passionate community.

  30. Impact Winter

    2018 · Bandai Namco Entertainment · Metacritic 62

    A game controller is recommended to play Impact Winter. "In 30 days, help is coming…" A mysterious radio transmission claims that help is inbound.

  31. Unturned

    2020 · Smartly Dressed Games · user score 55/100 from 1,124 ratings

    Unturned is a low-poly survival game providing single or multiplayer experience. The main action takes place on 6 different maps (Prince Edward Island…

  32. PixArk

    2019 · Snail Games · user score 50/100 from 27 ratings

    Welcome to PixARK, a vast, wild world filled with vicious dinosaurs, magical creatures and endless adventure!

  33. DayZ

    2019 · Bohemia Interactive · Metacritic 44

    What once used to be a mod for the Arma 3 became a standalone title with the same name.

  34. Left Alive

    2019 · Square Enix · Metacritic 38

    Left Alive is a spin-off installment of Front Mission franchise. Its events are set between Front Mission 5 and Front Mission Evolved.

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