Survival Games
Survival games challenge you to stay alive against enemies or build a home with the supplies you find. Upgrade your weapons to hold off monster waves, or gather food and build shelter in the wild.
Choose from 40+ survival games on Poki and see how long you can last!
Most popular survival games
Fight to stay alive in the 5 most-played survival games on Poki.
- Vectaria.io - 4.2 ⭐
- EvoWorld io (FlyOrDie io) - 4.2 ⭐
- Dragon Simulator 3D - 4.4 ⭐
- Stick Rush - 4.3 ⭐
- Snake Vs Human - 4.5 ⭐
Choose how you want to survive
Build your way to safety
Gather supplies and turn them into a stronger home. These games let you prepare for danger or build what you need to escape.
| Game | What you build and prepare |
| Tribals.io | Gather materials, craft tools and build a base while finding food and water to stay alive. |
| Survival Island | Build shelter and improve your tools as you gather supplies for a ship to escape. |
| Zombit | Collect wood and coins to strengthen your base before zombies arrive at night. |
See how long you can last
Stay out of reach as enemies close in. In these games, you collect upgrades during the fight to help you survive longer.
| Game | What you survive |
| Lands of Blight | Move away from monster waves while your character attacks automatically. Choose new powers as you level up. |
| Limited Survive | Fight through enemy waves within a time limit and spend collected gold on upgrades. |
| Zombie Rush | Dodge approaching zombies while your hero fires automatically. Use gems to upgrade your hero’s powers. |
Survive alone or together
Play on your own, share a device with a friend or join other players online in .io games.
| Way to play | What you do | Recommended games |
| Solo | Gather supplies to escape an island, or fight your way through a forest. | Survival Island, Quivershot |
| Play together on one device | Share the controls to solve puzzles in 2 player games or help each other fight monsters. | Duo Survival, Super Kill-BOI 9000 |
| Online multiplayer | Share a world with other players. Work together or fight each other, depending on the game and mode. | Tribals.io, Vectaria.io |
Types of survival games
- Open-world survival: You choose where to go and gather supplies across a map. Tribals.io lets you build a base on an island, while Vectaria.io gives you blocky worlds where you choose whether to fight other players
- Survival simulation: Gather supplies to build shelter or find food to keep an animal family healthy. In Survival Builder, you give workers jobs to build houses. Fox Simulator 3D puts you in the wild, hunting for meat to feed your family.
- Action survival: Enemies keep coming, so staying alive means fighting back and keeping out of reach. In Quivershot, you aim your bow while avoiding attacks. In Lands of Blight, your character attacks automatically while you dodge monsters and choose upgrades.
- Puzzle and strategy survival: Solving puzzles or arranging your fighters keeps you alive. Use both characters to solve puzzles and open doors in the Duo Survival series. Zombie Merge has you combine matching warriors and choose their positions before they face the zombies.
Survival game themes
- Zombies: The undead chase you through ruined worlds or attack the home you’re defending. Zombie Dying: Survival Days sends you on missions to rescue people and shoot zombies. In Zombit, you defend your base against zombies through the night.
- Animals: Find food while avoiding creatures that want to eat you. Tiger Simulator 3D lets you hunt to feed your family. In EvoWorld io, you start as a tiny fly and grow into stronger creatures by eating the right food.
- Blocky worlds: These worlds use square blocks for their landscapes and characters. Mine materials and build structures in Vectaria.io, or fight monsters with a bow in Blocky Universe.
- Fantasy: Fight monsters with magical powers or play as a dragon. Dragon Simulator 3D lets you fly and breathe fire, while Elf Backpack lets you combine matching equipment to make stronger gear.
FAQ
Which survival games let you build a base?
Tribals.io, Vectaria.io and Zombit let you build bases or defenses.
Can you play survival games with a friend?
Yes. Share a device in Duo Survival, or play online together in Tribals.io and Vectaria.io.
Which survival games have an ending?
Survival Island lets you build a ship to escape. Duo Survival games have levels with exits to reach.
