Survival games to play with friends

Explore above and below ground, then turn gathered resources into equipment and buildings.

Play loop Explore and mine → craft and build → fight and reach new areas

Consider it if Compare this for self-directed exploration and building projects you can share with friends.

Survivors move through a zombie outbreak together in a cooperative action FPS.

Play loop Find supplies → push through dangerous areas → support teammates and escape

Consider it if Consider it for coordinated forward progress and rescuing friends during combat.

Scavenge scrap from abandoned lunar facilities and sell it to your employer.

Play loop Explore facilities → retrieve and carry scrap → return and sell

Consider it if Compare this if your group wants shared scavenging tasks in a horror setting.

Explore a Viking-inspired afterlife while building bases and preparing for survival.

Play loop Explore and gather → craft equipment and shelter → fight and travel farther

Consider it if Consider it for a continuing group adventure that combines building and combat.

Survive together in an unfamiliar wilderness by securing food, resources and shelter.

Play loop Gather and explore → prepare food and camp → respond to threats

Consider it if Consider it if your group wants shared survival planning and consequential preparation.

Retrieve valuable physics-based objects while navigating a cooperative horror environment.

Play loop Explore → carefully move valuables → meet extraction goals

Consider it if Consider it if your group wants tense teamwork around carrying fragile objects.

Scavenge a zombie-filled region and build the everyday foundations needed to survive.

Play loop Search the area → secure supplies → prepare shelter and manage risks

Consider it if Consider it for a long-running group survival plan where mistakes can matter.