In recent years, the genre of survival games has been especially popular, in which players escape from zombies, survive on the island, in the conditions of the apocalypse, explore open worlds and try to stay alive by all available means. Often, such products remain in Early Access forever, but there are plenty of truly successful examples in the industry. Cybersport.ru offers a look at the top ten most successful games in the genre.
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Perhaps the most famous survival game. The user appears in the generated world without any means of survival and must create a comfortable life for himself from scratch. Survival in Minecraft is possible by harvesting wood, stones, crafting useful items, building your own home – and this is just the beginning of the journey. Ahead is the development of iron, steel casting, animal husbandry, farming and many other things, including trading with non-player characters. Traditionally, for the genre, you need to monitor hunger and health, but you should not expect wild hardcore: no poisoning or dangerous diseases, the need to treat fractures, and so on, there is no trace.
Today, Minecraft has grown into a full-fledged video game phenomenon: gamers create separate servers for playing political life in it, it hosts theatrical performances and lectures, and the series, in addition to the main game, includes several more, including the roguelike title Minecraft Dungeons. And yet, Minecraft is a survival and exploration game that shouldn’t be forgotten.
A classic of the genre and one of the first such games in history. The user takes on the role of the leader of a squad of settlers traveling from Independence, Missouri to Oregon in a covered van. The path is not short, and it is better to properly prepare for it: collect food, weapons and ammunition for the journey, buy warm clothes for everyone who travels, and do not forget to take a couple of strong oxen, which will pull the cart.
The Oregon Trail is a game used in American schools to demonstrate how people lived in the country in the 19th century. All the typical problems are in place: immigrants can die of hunger, cold, stray bullets, or a dozen diseases – from exhaustion to dysentery. Do not forget that oxen can die, and the player will literally be left alone with a dangerous nature. In general, life was extremely difficult for the Americans at that time – and the game diligently shows this. Today, The Oregon Trail is available in dozens of different versions – from the original text game for DOS to modern adaptations for mobile phones.
A planetary exploration department ship full of Robinsons crashes onto an unexplored planet, code-named Zarathustra. The Robinsons are special colonizers who are trained to survive in almost any conditions, but this particular fall seems to the hero not as simple as it seems at first glance. All the Robinsons on board had to explore exactly one world until the “retirement”, and in the strange jungle where they got, you can find the bodies of members of past expeditions.
Robinson’s Requiem is one of the most ruthless games in relation to the user. It is very, very easy to die ten minutes after the start from being poisoned by a random fruit or from the claw of an unknown creature. You need to monitor many parameters at once: the game will helpfully show the hero’s pulse, temperature, weight, amount of fluid and energy reserve, up to a detailed diagnosis of internal organs. And problems will come from all sides: for example, a slight fracture of a leg due to a fall from a height can give gangrene, and a chest computer, which analyzes the condition, can kindly advise this very limb to be amputated. Getting out of Zarathustra is a real test for the masters of survival.
The city is engulfed in civil war. Several people are crammed into the bombed-out house, who have to survive the hostilities and stay alive with minimal damage to themselves. During the day, they will have to solve pressing problems like food, patching up holes with holes and creating necessary items, such as beds or the simplest dishes, and at night they will not only have to defend themselves from looters and other unwanted guests, but also make forays for resources.
In addition to the fact that you need to monitor the health of all members of the group (and not only physical – nobody canceled depression and psychosis), players will have to deal with many moral dilemmas. Is it worth robbing an elderly couple’s wealthy home, or is it better to leave them alone? Should we help the person who is being tortured by the military, or take advantage of the situation and steal some ammunition from them? And some of the tenants may be dissatisfied with the actions of others and, for example, leave the house with part of the supplies.
The game diligently shows the truth of the phrase “war is hell”, and does it very convincingly.
In the near future, humanity began to colonize other planets. Among the pilgrims was the hero of the game, who, alas, crashed and was cut off from the rest of the team on an unexplored planet covered by the ocean. It will take a lot of effort to survive and return home.
One more parameter is added to the usual set of “hunger, thirst, health” in Subnautica – oxygen: most of the research takes place under water, and the air supply must be monitored especially carefully. The player can create various useful gadgets, buildings and small swimming devices, as well as interact with the local intelligent life. The ultimate goal of the user is to escape from the planet, but getting to this is not so easy.
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