Rank 01Survival games without PvP
- 12 picks
- No PvP
The closest matches, filtered
Ranked by imho.run's recommender and refreshed daily. Each game links to its page with reviews, price and Steam Deck status.
- Rank 01
Rank 02
Rank 03Why this: Matches Rust, ARK: Survival Evolved, and DayZ's vibe: Base-Building, Open World, Crafting
- Deck Verified
Rank 04 
7 Days to Die
Why this: Matches Rust, ARK: Survival Evolved, and DayZ's vibe: Survival, Zombies, Open World
Rank 05 
Green Hell
Why this: Matches Rust, ARK: Survival Evolved, and DayZ's vibe: Open World Survival Craft
Rank 06 
Dying Light
Why this: Also Open World Survival Craft, like Rust.
Rank 07 
No Man's Sky
Why this: Open-world space exploration sandbox with base-building.
Rank 08 
Terraria
Why this: 2D sandbox action-adventure with boss progression and crafting.
Rank 09 
Zombie Survival Game Online
Why this: Shares survival management and base building with Rust.
Rank 10 
Conan Exiles
Why this: Matches Rust, ARK: Survival Evolved, and DayZ's vibe: Survival, Open World, Nudity
Rank 11 
PolyZ
Why this: Multiplayer zombie survival with base-building and server resets.
Rank 12 
Project Zomboid
Why this: Isometric zombie survival sandbox with permadeath.
About this list
A lot of survival players want the gathering, the building and the hunger meter, not a server full of people waiting to raid them. The genre's biggest names on Steam are also its most PvP-heavy.
So we started from three of them (Rust, ARK and DayZ) and removed every game where PvP is the point. What's left is survival you can play alone, with friends, or on PvE servers. Some games here keep an optional PvP mode that's off unless you turn it on.
What the filter removes
No PvP removes games where PvP is the point: games whose top Steam tags include PvP, Competitive, Battle Royale, Hero Shooter or MOBA; multiplayer games with PvP and no single-player mode; PvP MMOs; and PvP games that sell in-app purchases. Games with an optional PvP mode alongside a single-player or co-op campaign stay on the list.