Presenting The Escapist’s definitive list of the best survival games to play in 2026 across all platforms and genres.

If Hytale has you craving more survival-crafting games, these are the best Games to Play if You Love Hytale.

Dune: Awakening drops you on Arrakis with nothing, forcing you to build from scratch in a cooperative environment with friends. Project Zomboid requires you to fight zombies while managing your avatar ...

These survival games are the best to come back to and explore to your heart's content solo or with friends time and time again.

The Gold River Project is a single/multiplayer survival adventure where you and your friends become unwitting subjects in a dangerous experiment deep in the Pacific Northwest.