
Survival Games
Survival games ask one question: can you make it through? Whether you are escaping a locked house or holding out until morning, the goal is to stay alive by staying calm, managing limited resources and learning how your pursuers behave. These titles overlap with horror, so expect tension and the occasional jump scare.
Stay Alive, Stay Quiet
The best survival games make every decision count. Opening a door, checking a camera or picking up an item all have consequences, and running out of time or power usually means starting over. Success comes from observing patterns and planning ahead rather than rushing.
Granny gives you five days to escape a house while a grandmother who hears every sound hunts you down, and Granny: Chapter Two raises the stakes with two pursuers and a new layout. In Five Nights at Freddy's 2, you guard a pizzeria through the night, watching cameras and outlasting animatronics without the protection of doors.
Sound is a key part of these games, so headphones help you hear approaching danger, and they keep the noise to yourself in shared spaces. If you are sensitive to sudden scares, you may want to play with the volume lower. Progress in these games is usually lost when you close the tab, so set aside enough time to finish a night or an escape attempt.
Note that these games contain frightening scenes; younger players may prefer the puzzle or arcade categories. The horror category lists every scary title in one place.


