That’s right, ladies and gentlemen, I’ll be presenting you a lengthy list of games that are based on F2P survival. Some of them will be old, some of them will be new, that game will be popular, the other one - not so much. Enough babbling, let’s get into our first game!

10. Fallout Shelter

The world was engulfed in flames, after a couple of countries couldn’t handle their differences in any other way than nuking each other to oblivion. Your job is to look after a group of survivors that took refugee in an underground shelter. Make sure they’re stacked up with food, water, make their existence as comfortable as possible and put smiles on their face. It’s a cool game with a crafting system and it’ll leave you with a sense of progression.

9. Unturned

This game is like… combining… Minecraft… with Roblox. Whether that’s your wildest dream or a nightmare, is totally up to you to decide. The world is surrounded by zombies and your job will be, of course, to survive, in this extremely hostile environment. You can drive vehicles, fly planes, get food, cut wood, and do all the things that you gotta do in order to survive!

8. Survarium

A game with a relatively friendly community of players and a long list of weaponry that you can arm yourself with - what more can you ask for? The game revolves around teamwork, your job is to avoid traps and anomalies and kill as many opponents as possible. 

A post-apocalyptic setting with gorgeous/grim graphics will fully immerse you in the world of Survarium. Try this game out!

7. Creativerse

This game is like Minecraft on crack - you create your world as you wish, discover new creatures and biomes, flourish by mining, fishing, crafting, farming, cooking, and building. You can play servers with thousands of active players, or with a bunch of your friends on a private server. The game offers a simple, but amazing adventure at the same time!

6. Unfortunate Spacemen

Why are you unfortunate? Maybe perhaps you’re stranded on some space station or a ship, surrounded by hostile aliens, imitating your deceased friends. The game is perfect if you want to develop Paranoia or Schizophrenia - you will question decisions made by your “friends” and slowly lose more trust as you progress in a match. The game is like Among Us, but IMO, better!

5. BRAIN / OUT

Do you like Soviet climates? Then this game is most definitely for you, it’s like Mario in a Soviet world setting. What’s the point of this game? Running around the map, looking for other players to kill, you’ll be awarded with money for each kill and use a long list of weaponry against your foes. A simple run ‘n’ shooter!

4. Black Forest

It’s not really a horror game, more like a “defend a village full of peasants from forest wild-life” sort of game. Build walls around your village, protect as many villagers as humanely possible. So what you’re waiting for? Your villagers are starving to death and having their feet chewed by a pack of wolves, shelter them and make sure they live at least a week - good luck!

3. No More Room in Hell

The Dead Will Walk the Earth. I remember playing this game when I was about 10, I was so bad at it, but still loved every second of it. I remember being with a group of survivors in some underground train station, suddenly we were surrounded by zombies and I of course was left alone to fight off at least 10 blood-thirsty zombies beating the crap out of me. After you die, your corpse becomes a zombie and it can have its revenge against your negligent teammates. Complete tasks and finish the map - pretty self-explanatory!

2. Fear Protocol: Codename Omega Starring Agent Jack Banger

Why would I put this game on a second spot? Because it’s awesome - it’s short and filled with weird and disturbing monsters that wanna eat you. Gore, awesome soundtrack and cool puzzles to solve is what this game has to offer. It’s ridiculous, but extremely fun and I’ve played it at least 500 times by now!

1. Alien Swarm: Reactive Drop

I REMEMBER THIS! I PLAYED IT ALL THE TIME - it’s that game where you are in a group of 4 players and you’re supposed to solve all the puzzles and shoot aliens coming from all directions. The game gets chaotic and difficult if your team fails to hold a perimeter or if you lose a teammate. You have a list of characters that you can play as and they all have their unique abilities. 

I completely adore this game and I recommend it to anyone who remembers the good old days when goddamn VALVE still used to release games!

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