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2018 PC

A brutal multiplayer survival sandbox where you spawn with nothing, gather resources, build bases and fight other players to stay alive. Raids, betrayals and clan wars make every wipe unpredictable.

What defines Rust:

  • Open world
  • Challenging difficulty
  • Co-op or multiplayer
  • Dark, serious atmosphere

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2018 PC

  • Open world
  • Challenging difficulty
  • Co-op or multiplayer

An unforgiving online survival sandbox where you scavenge, build bases and fight mutants, harsh weather and other players in a post-apocalyptic wasteland.

H1Z1

Open world

H1Z1 is a zombie survival shooter in a large post-apocalyptic world where many players scavenge, form alliances and fight each other. It was later split into Just Survive and the battle royale spin-off King of the Kill.

PUBG: Battlegrounds

Open world

The battle royale pioneer: 100 players parachute onto a large map, scavenge weapons and fight to survive inside a shrinking zone. Grounded gunplay, vehicles and tactical positioning make every match tense.

Gray Zone Warfare

Open world

A realistic tactical first-person shooter on a quarantined Southeast Asian island where you take contracts from factions alone or with a squad. Punishing gunfights, gear management and looting keep the tension high.

DayZ

Open world

Unforgiving multiplayer survival across a vast zombie-infested countryside where hunger, sickness and above all other players are the real threat. Every encounter can turn into an alliance or a betrayal, and death means starting over from nothing.

Scum

Open world

Hardcore multiplayer survival on a huge prison island with deeply simulated metabolism, injuries and skills. You scavenge, craft and fight puppets, mechs and other players in a brutal reality-show setting.

7 Days to Die

Open world

A zombie survival sandbox built on crafting, looting, base building and skill progression, where every seventh night a massive horde tests your fortifications. Played solo or in co-op, it blends first-person shooting with tower-defense tension.

Vein

Open world

A post-apocalyptic survival sandbox where you scavenge supplies, search abandoned buildings and defend your base, solo or with friends. Still in active development.

Pioner

Dark, serious atmosphere

Pioner is an open-world first-person survival shooter set on an abandoned, Soviet-flavored post-apocalyptic island. It favors realism over health bars and levels, mixing PvE and PvP encounters in a dangerous, mysterious world.

Project Zomboid

Dark, serious atmosphere

An unforgiving zombie survival sandbox where you loot, build, craft and train skills until your inevitable death. Its deep simulation and highly customisable rules turn every run into a personal survival story, solo or with friends.

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