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Viking in front of boss trophies
Valheim 1.0 review: One of the best survival games around is finally complete

By Christopher Livingston Published

Norse Star Your long journey is at an end, Viking.

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Norse Star
A Palworld player character standing in front of an enchanted elk pal walking in glowing blue water.
Palworld 1.0 review: A solid creature collector with a mild identity crisis

By Andrea Shearon Published

Pal Around A squirrel with a rifle is the least interesting thing about it.

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Pal Around
abiotic factor
Abiotic Factor review

By Morgan Park Published

FULL-LIFE Abiotic Factor is an instant survival classic, and one of the best games I've played in years.

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FULL-LIFE
Core Keeper
Core Keeper review: A sprawling survival game in a beautiful subterranean world

By Christopher Livingston Published

Dig it Minecraft meets Valheim in top-down survival crafting sandbox Core Keeper.

Dig it
Two vampires fighting side-by-side in V Rising.
V Rising review: An even better version of one of the best Early Access survival games

By Lewis Parker Published

NECKS LEVEL A confident 1.0 release for an action-RPG/survival game hybrid that was already excellent in Early Access.

NECKS LEVEL
A station wagon
Pacific Drive review: This survival game's quirky station wagon just became my favorite videogame vehicle

By Christopher Livingston Published

Fast & Curious Repair, improve, and pilot a quirky station wagon in survival game Pacific Drive.

Fast & Curious
Alan Wake with a glowing bullet hole in his forehead in Alan Wake 2.
Alan Wake 2 review: Remedy's boldest experiment yet is a beautiful storm of surreal storytelling and genuinely frightening survival horror

By Robin Valentine Published

NIGHT TERRORS Developer Remedy's personality shines through more boldly than ever in this wild barrage of creative storytelling and visual flair.

NIGHT TERRORS
A group of dwarves heading out on an expedition in The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria.
The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria review: Frustrating combat and frequent bugs undermine this dwarfy survival game

By Tom Sykes Published

AND MY PICKAXE Surviving in the long dark of Khazad-dûm is atmospheric and authentic, but too rough around the edges to be satisfying.

AND MY PICKAXE
Survival on alien planet
Stranded: Alien Dawn review: A survival colony builder that generates great stories of disaster and triumph

By Christopher Livingston Published

Crash & Learn Build and defend a colony on a hostile alien planet.

Crash & Learn
Signalis
Signalis review: One of the best survival horror games yet

By Dominic Tarason Published

Radiotherapy One of the best psychological sci-fi chillers in years.

Radiotherapy
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