Upcoming survival games in 2026
144 survival games are due in 2026, led by Blackfrost: The Long Dark 2, Ikuma: The Frozen Compass and Enginefall.
The 2026 release calendar lists 157 upcoming survival games, including Blackfrost: The Long Dark 2, Ikuma: The Frozen Compass, Into the Fire, Enginefall and Frostrail.
Games already popular on Steam come first, then the biggest productions and the rest by popularity. The list updates every day, and the calendar has every game by date.
2026
Open game pageBlackfrost: The Long Dark 2
PC Simulator ActionA year after the Aurora’s appearance & the world went dark, the people of Harmont & its vast wild environs struggle to survive the Quiet Apocalypse. Survive alone or with others against a host of new hazards & a fresh new survival sandbox from a pioneer of the genre. Live together. Die alone.
2026
Open game pageIkuma: The Frozen Compass
PC PS5 Series X|S Adventure IndieEmbark on a haunting journey into the cold in this narrative adventure - either alone or with a friend. IKUMA tells the story of Sam, a teenage boy who finds himself stranded in the Arctic with his dog. He must face not only its harsh environment, but also something lurking deeper in the shadows.
2026
Open game pageEnginefall
PC Linux Shooter SurvivalEnginefall is a player-driven crafting shooter set on colossal, post-apocalyptic megatrains. Start in the tail alone or with friends as you scavenge, craft, and build your way to First Class. Seize better gear car by car, and escape with high-value loot to upgrade your personal home on the rails.
Q4 2026
Open game pageFrostrail
PC Shooter AdventureThrough the frost, death follows the tracks. Dive into a ruthless open world survival FPS, solo or co-op. Explore, scavenge, craft and fight to endure a frozen, corrupted world. Operate and upgrade your steam-powered train through an unforgiving wasteland, where every choice is a matter of survival.
2026
Open game pageBreathedge 2
PC PS5 Series X|S Xbox One Role-playing (RPG) AdventureSent on a reckless mission, you find yourself in outer space filled with numerous dangers and things to explore. Build, craft, manage your crew, look after the chicken, and defeat the evil space corporation in this new breathtaking survival game.
$19.99 on Steam (US)
9 November 2026
Open game pageCasualties: Unknown
PC Horror SurvivalCasualties: Unknown is an unforgiving cave-exploration survival simulator. Your captors have tasked you with retrieving lost cargo on a foreign planet, explore its 5 layers and do your best to survive diverse hostile environments. You are just one of the thousands of test subjects sent to die.
2026
Open game pageSurviving Deponia
PC Role-playing (RPG) AdventureExplore, craft, build and fight your way through the harsh landscape of Deponia. Meet allies and make enemies while surviving the perils of the junk planet. It might be garbage - but it’s your garbage!
2026
Open game pagePsycho Dead
PC PS5 Shooter ActionA third-person survival horror game that you play as a girl with psychic power who tries to escape from a secret lab and is pursued by deadly stalkers.
26 November 2026
Open game pageAppulse
PC Shooter ActionDiscover pinball like never before with Appulse! The game is a roguelite shooter, where you protect a Galactic Federation ship! Upgrade your ball, your weapons and your ship to pushback waves of unwavering robots.
2026
Open game pageGummy Nightmares
PC Adventure IndieStep into the enigmatic world of Gummy Nightmares as a little boy who wakes up in a mysterious amusement park with no memory. Explore, solve puzzles, and uncover lost memories while evading sinister plushie robots. Use weapons, set traps, and find hideouts to survive and reveal the truth
2026
Open game pageStormforge
PC Adventure SurvivalStormforge is an open-world survival crafting game for up to 8 players. You are Stormforged, with the ability to brave and harness power from magical storms. Explore, fight, forage, craft, build, and defeat bosses in this epic, fantasy game. Survive the Storms and thrive!
2026
Open game pagePACS: Post Apocalypse Courier Service
PC Adventure SimulatorCan you build delivery vehicles to survive the post apocalypse? Go it alone or with up to 4 friends as you navigate treacherous environments, make deliveries, customise vehicles, scavenge for parts, and grow your delivery business!
2026
Open game pageDDoD
PC Role-playing (RPG) ShooterDDoD is a single-player and co-op tactical roguelite shooter set in the near future, deep inside an abandoned industrial zone. Explore, fight, and mutate your way to the source of a semi-sentient biological AI anomaly.
2026
Open game pageCrisisX
PC iOS Android Adventure ActionImmerse yourself into a realistic open world experience and find your way out in the ruins of a dying world. Survive the threats from the Infected, the living and most importantly, the wilderness. Fight or cooperate with others, and build your own territory. Build your own new post-apocalyptic world.
Free on Steam
2026
Open game pageRevelation of Decay
PC Adventure ActionZombies have taken over our homes! Pick up guns, organize a brave team, and fuck up those monsters! Farm land, scavenge a large apocalyptic world, and fight various of zombies! Modify your weapons, defeat scaring bosses, and finally uncover the truth behind the zombie outbreak and save our home!
2026
Open game pageDungeons Deep
PC Role-playing (RPG) ShooterPlunge into the Dungeons Deep! A dark-fantasy ARPG featuring vast underworlds full of horrifying monsters and ancient treasures. Liberate the old lands of Antioch for those who still remain.
Q4 2026
Open game pageExpedition: Into Darkness
PC SurvivalExpedition: Into Darkness is a medieval third-person cooperative dungeon crawler and extraction looter. Assemble weapons, customize gear, and join forces with up to four other allies. Survive the ruins—or lose everything you carr
2026
Open game pageWhere Dolls Hang
PC Adventure SimulatorWhere Dolls Hang is a survival psychological horror game where you investigate a place plagued by strange and unsettling events filled with hanging dolls. Explore dangerous locations, gather evidence, uncover hidden secrets, and use your boat to confront the unknown as you search for answers.
2026
Open game pageToo Deep To Quit
PC Mac Adventure SurvivalGrab your gear and your friends for a hilarious, golden-age co-op adventure! Dive into cursed temples, hunt for the ultimate treasure, and work together to stay alive. Beware of everything and everyone... after all, only the survivors get to split the gold!
2026
Open game pageRed Rust Pioneers
PC Adventure ActionYour story begins stranded in the unforgiving wilderness of the Wild West. Your one goal: to survive. Endure scorching days and freezing nights as you battle hunger, thirst, and the elements. Forage for food, hunt wildlife, and fish to stay alive. Scavenge the land to gather vital resources and craft the tools and weapons you’ll need to stand a chance in this brutal but breathtaking frontier. Can you master the elements and withstand blistering heat, violent rainstorms and freezing cold winters? Should you beat the odds and live, alone or with up to three friends, you’ll… find yourself in a gorgeous, rugged, vibrant land. Will you be able to not only survive, but thrive? Build and grow your camp your way with easy to use base building mechanics. Fish in the lakes and rivers, or hunt in the atmospheric woodlands and open prairies. Farm and harvest a variety of crops to establish a self-sufficient camp. Adventure high into the mountains to mine resources, and craft better weapons and tools. Explore a beautifully realized, open world, fictionalized Wild West frontier and become the first to discover the untamed wilderness of Red Rust Valley. If you can overcome the threat of extreme hunger, brutal weather conditions and lethal wildlife you may just live to appreciate it.
2026
Open game pageLife After End
PC Linux Shooter SurvivalLife After End is a harsh and cruel representative of the Survival Horror genre, where you have to survive in post-apocalyptic Siberia. Be prepared for harsh climatic conditions and realistic gameplay.
2026
Open game pageDigested
PC Adventure IndieDigested is an open-world horror survival game in which you must evade a giant snake intent on eating you alive. Utilize various tools and abilities to formulate an escape strategy, and use the map to navigate through unfamiliar terrain. Locate your extraction pod and don't get digested.
2026
Open game pageEggspedition
PC Shooter AdventureEnter the Eggspedition - a terrifying survival horror with dinosaurs! Play solo or team up with up to 4 players to explore unknown planets, abandoned facilities, complete missions, and make daring extractions. It’s inhabited by… dinosaurs. Furious, massive, and very much alive.
2026
Open game pageStar Life
PC Role-playing (RPG) SimulatorSandbox "Zero To Hero" RPG in futuristic setting. Game features deep economic gameplay with realistic economy and full freedom for a player. While on a planet, range of opportunities is wide, from being employed practically at any building (should there be a vacancy) to owning any non-government building, influencing economy directly. Entire planet economy is based on real buildings present in the game and therefore player can shape it to his liking (if player is rich enough). Player can also choose to be anyone - from local business owner, to criminal or politician (or as… it might often be - all at once). Skill development is only possible if player performs tasks which require those skills. Player can travel from planet to planet and own or rent any spaceship, mining, pirating or simply trading goods between planets. While game has no quests & restrictions, there is a main story present which implies that player need to achieve certain results and actions to meet win condition, which does not stop player from continuing game thereafter. Choose any path or all at once. Model employee, Business owner, Politician, Merchant, Pirate, Criminal, or just explore game as it feels.
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