The realistic ceiling for Survival games
Two honest views of what Survival games do on Steam: the whole market from a systematic sample, and the games gathered here. Kept separate on purpose.
The Survival games gathered on wishvane
Across the 490 Survival games compared here, a typical one runs ≈ 26k–67k copies (est.), with Terraria the biggest comparable game at ≈ 80.0M–130.0M. A small, self-selected sample, not the whole market.
- The Survival games gathered here span 2007 to 2026, a long track record.
- Across the Survival games gathered here the median price is $14.99, and the biggest charge more, around $20.
- PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS
- Terraria
- Rust
- Left 4 Dead 2
- Dead by Daylight
- ARK: Survival Evolved
- Among Us
- The Forest
- Unturned
- Don't Starve Together
- Valheim
- Dying Light
- DayZ
- Project Zomboid
- Palworld
- No Man's Sky
- 7 Days to Die
- Subnautica
- Raft
- Sons Of The Forest
- Resident Evil 4
- RimWorld
- Factorio
- Z1 Battle Royale
- Oxygen Not Included
- Fallout 76
- ASTRONEER
- Outlast
- Stumble Guys
- Frostpunk
- V Rising
- S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl
- Space Engineers
- SCUM
- Starbound
- The Long Dark
- Scrap Mechanic
- Brotato
- Conan Exiles Enhanced
- The Isle
- Days Gone
- My Summer Car
- Kenshi
- Don't Starve
- ARK: Survival Ascended
- Subnautica: Below Zero
- Enshrouded
- Green Hell
- Ring of Elysium
- This War of Mine
- Grounded
- Mad Max
- Barotrauma
- Fallout Shelter
- Friday the 13th: The Game
- Just Survive
- The Planet Crafter
- Eternal Return
- State of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition
- Killing Floor
and 430 more
Building a Survival game? This genre already ran your experiment. Add the games yours will be compared to and see what's realistic, before you spend months on it.