Top 20 NEW Survival Games of 2024

Looking for new survival game releases in 2024 for PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S and more? We've got you covered with these new games.
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0:00 Intro
0:19 Terminator Survivors
1:42 Abiotic Factor
2:53 Enshrouded
4:00 Ark 2
4:46 Rooted
6:09 Road to Vostok
7:07 Nightingale
8:11 State of Decay 3
9:01 Frostpunk 2
10:12 Once Human
11:07 V Rising
12:14 Aloft
13:34 The Alters
15:01 Light No Fire
16:08 Bellwright
16:57 Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days
18:20 Outward 2
19:09 Pacific Drive
20:36 Dune Awakening
21:31 Palworld
20- Terminator Survivors
Platform: PC - October 24, 2024
Release Date: PS5 XSX|S - 2024
19- Abiotic Factor
Platform: PC
Release Date: May 02, 2024
18- Enshrouded
Platform: PC
Release Date: January 24, 2024
17- Ark 2
Platform: PC XSX|S
Release Date: 2024
16- Rooted
Platform: PC
Release Date: TBA
15- Road to Vostok
Platform: PC
Release Date: 2024
14- Nightingale
Platform: PC
Release Date: February 20, 2024
13- State of Decay 3
Platform: PC XSX|S Xbox One
Release Date: TBA
12-Frostpunk 2
Platform: PC - July 25, 2024
Release Date: PS5 XSX|S - TBA
11- Once Human
Platform: PC
Release Date: September 2024
10- V Rising (1.0)
Platform: PC - May 08, 2024
Release Date: PS5 - 2024
9- Aloft
Platform: PC
Release Date: October 2024
8- The Alters
Platform: PC PS5 XSX|S
Release Date: September 2024
7- Light No Fire
Platform: PC
Release Date: TBA
6- Bellwright
Platform: PC
Release Date: April 23, 2024
5- Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days
Platform: PC
Release Date: TBA
4- Outward 2
Platform: PC
Release Date: TBA
3- Pacific Drive
Platform: PC PS5
Release Date: February 22, 2024
2- Dune Awakening
Platform: PC PS5 XSX|S
Release Date: TBA
1- Palworld
Platform: PC Xbox One XSX|S
Release Date: January 19, 2024 Early Access

[@TheGiggleMasterP]

Real life. Real life is the new survival game.

[@shadyxnk2040]

And man am I losing bad 🥲

[@TheGiggleMasterP]

@@shadyxnk2040 I spec'd all the wrong stats 😂

[@lukenester8157]

Its 0/10. Overwhelmingly negative. Do not recommend.

[@marcpoinson9300]

When someone unlocks new game plus please let me know 😭

[@CodingLabs]

Stay hydrated

[@poldetson6596]

I appreciate that all of your list-based content always includes an index so that I can skip over/to the parts that interest me. Very watcher-friendly.

[@thesponge836]

Much preferred to the top 10 style

[@michaelwesten4624]

yeah but then they waste time with blabering nonsense

[@seynpurrp]

fr

[@ussrtaxes8986]

Especially when your an Xbox player, you can skip through the majority of the video.

[@beatinbuzzers]

"Where every bullet matters..." Immediately cuts to a player just unloading a magazine into the fence. LOL

[@bl8388]

Fences are the worst!

[@HashBrownYT]

Love how the video just ends with Jake saying but.

[@M32Mirach]

They had an outro for the video written, recorded and edited and they were going to use it but

[@shewhosings586]

Yeahhh was just wondering what the heck happened to the sound of this video, did the usual editor go on holiday? 😅

[@TheFreshSoundsFlorida]

I was looking for this specific comment after it happened. Lol

[@HashBrownYT]

@@TheFreshSoundsFlorida I did the exact same thing, and when I didn't find one I made my own comment. Seems there were more folks who had the same thought than I realised lol.

[@thanhuy2583]

Just the usual gameranx lazyness with the bare minimum effort and research.

[@yuranashi]

Also, 7days to die is finally on 1.0, its great.

[@FlashDust]

5:03 I’m not falling for this again 😂the day before already got me

[@dylanpaoloni7531]

Fool me once 😅

[@ShadowProject01]

For reals! Smart man

[@AviusL]

Man, I miss the days when videos with this title contained games that actually had release dates for said year.

[@Boss_Fight_Wiki_muki_twitch]

Abiotic Factor has to be an homage to Half-Life, even the scientists look like them.

[@Seismo2077]

It absolutely is. There are even headcrabs

[@marcelocorreascherman9311]

Into the Dead reminds a lot the very good one This War of Mine, in a zombie setting. Cool.

[@bobzuruncle2214]

It is exactly like This war of mine...with zombies added in. The game looks like a copy/clone.

[@Seven-of-Nine]

​@@bobzuruncle2214 "This zombie is mine"

[@JScotty4Reel]

Robert Downey Jr as Kirk Lazarus as Sgt. Lincoln Osiris: “SURVIVE!”

[@solowingkiba7800]

Can't wait for the, "What do you mean You People? Update"

[@jspres86]

He's a dude playin' a dude disguised as ANOTHER dude. "What do you mean You People?" "What do YOU mean You People?"

[@TawJev]

The ones with multiplayer interactions are the most interesting. When you build a unique and fancy house, it's way better when you can show it to others.

[@puppysoda7062]

Someone needs others reassurance….must be American!

[@KatyIrick]

I'll look at your fancy house 😀

[@kingtnaughty189]

​@puppysoda7062 says tne one commenting you think only Americans are like that nah all people are like that kid

[@drewtheunspoken3988]

I'm not really a "survivor" fan but that Terminator one sounds intriguing if only because it makes so much sense. Dune looks cool too but my body can't handle the amount of water I would down just playing it.

[@slayerace5637]

Lets be honest here half the games mentioned will probably die even before release just the The Day Before failed one

[@TimSedai]

I literally have Pacific Drive paused as I watch this and am waiting less and less patiently for Project Zomboid's build 42 to drop lol

[@vectruhh3580]

The build 42 wait is killing me lol.

[@princek.d.8695]

Is that the NPC build?

[@TimSedai]

@@princek.d.8695 and wildlife and basements and smithing and.... lol

[@beatinbuzzers]

@@princek.d.8695 No, that’s a ways away still. But 42 has some pretty significant upgrades coming…

[@katt3531]

Forever Skies is a good survival game that I can't remember if you guys have covered. It gives a feeling of playing Raft, but you are flying in the skies in a blimp. You can expand, upgrade, build up, and out, all while the usual survival elements are in play. It also has a hardcore mode for those who want the "one life only" challenge.

[@DawnChatman]

Agreed, that's a fun one too.

[@user-bk1iz5pb5p]

I definitely enjoyed Forever Skies, if only for a short bit. There's simply not enough content right now, even for early access. I did absolutely everything I could, and then some, in 8-10 hours. It just needs more time to cook.

[@tacoguy-zn2mu]

Outward 2 lets go 🎉

[@jakeadair8713]

Send help. Can't. Stop. Playing. Palworld. Downloaded it for my daughter thinking it was a children's game. My wife thinks I'm a nut job now 🤣.

[@captainRogue41]

Palworld is awesome.

[@jakeadair8713]

Palworld is life.

[@bdodge5401]

"In the survival genre, there is always room for cool new ideas." Yeah, like not post-apocalyptic...again.

[@timschoneberg6022]

Im Just sick of nuclear Apocalypse or you are Just all alone now thats why i Like Frostpunk so much

[@Mmarcossith678-33uu]

V Rising is so underrated, I've been playing it non-stop. The game is absolutely brilliant, definitely a must play. I wish there were more vampire genre games. And I'm very excited for Frostpunk 2. 🤙

[@1IGG]

Whished Stunlock would support the much superior Battlerite.

[@RaphaSupreme]

Nah, it's severely overrated. A subjectively "decent" game made by the same company that forced everyone to buy into their f2p game and abandoned them (around 5 total).

[@gameranxTV]

👍

[@joaovithorborges]

"Sick and tired of chopping down trees", that's gold😂

[@brendandebraga2761]

Thank you for the content. It’s hard to keep track of what comes out when. Love your channel

[@BountyBoyz]

Well said

[@shadygamer8517]

So glad you mentioned V Rising. Its such a well put together game. So happy I was bored and tried it out.

[@NPChuman]

Oh yeah I just started lunch at work and this drops. BOOOOOOOOOYAAAAAA

[@BountyBoyz]

Nothing bettah!!!

[@Constellasian]

Enshrouded should give more character customization. Current options make all characters look like gnomes or dwarves. It's still early access, but I hope the devs will add this.

[@leviathanskye]

Enshrouded is phenomenal! 30 hours in, and no sign of the end yet. I definitely recommend it!

[@Seismo2077]

It`s about 80 hours long. And stays fun till the end

[@StaredownGames]

Can you play it solo?

[@i3l4ckskillzz79]

Did they fix the 60fps camera and animation?

[@Seismo2077]

@@StaredownGames Yes 🙂

[@rickardzachrisson8997]

Was it made by a blind person because the bloom is just 300% too strong. RIP OLED.

[@BountyBoyz]

Great Video! Great List as always! Thanks Jake 💪

[@huangjun_art]

There should be a reverse survival zombie game. One where you're the zombie and you have to survive by hunting any human you can find.

[@keithbishop4941]

Stubbs the zombie

[@ben-jerry-dover8363]

Holy crap an into the dead side scroller game! I remember playing a endless running into the dead game on my ipad as a kid

[@dextrimgaming]

.me too

[@JimSamable]

Waking up to new Skill Up and Gameranx videos - my favourite type of morning

[@gameranxTV]

👍

[@hubris7434]

It's so sad that now all post-apocalyptic survival games have to PROVE they aren't scams like The Day Before.

[@shaheenal-asadi]

Pacific Drive looks pretty cool, diggin the concept

[@unknownname3189]

I got it and love it.

[@elusive_mg_gaming]

​@@unknownname3189same, vibes from control and stalker

[@DrVenture45]

"Into the Dead" looks fun, and even though scrolling platformers aren't anything new I like the use of it in this title. I really appreciate the tireless efforts and extent of you guys.

[@bobzuruncle2214]

This Into the Dead is clone/copy of 'This war of Mine' a mobile app released nearly 10 years ago by 11 bit studios.

[@sola4393]

As the other comment, this style of play reminds me of "This war of Mine". Hopefully this has good gameplay/story, looking forward to this one.

[@ll1ain0]

When state of decay 3 drops I'm dancing

[@nicovandermerwe2747]

The flying island one. There was a game like that in the 2000s but I forgot the name

[@jeffstewart2083]

Skies of Arcadia? One of my favorites! Maybe a sequel or remake someday.

[@user-bk1iz5pb5p]

You talking Aloft? Needs WAAAAY more content, but I like the premise.

[@dark0450]

Gameranx team, guys I just wanted to say I noticed a lot of videos that you've been putting out (at least in the last period) are overlapping with topics (very similar topics, just with a different title), with games (a lot of games get mentioned constantly, and this is probably because of the topic repeat issue). Now, don't get me wrong, I love all your videos and I'm always watching them, so keep 'em coming. I just wanted to ask if you are planning to broaden your scope with different kinds of rankings. Maybe something like top gamers or top achievements, or maybe some deep dives into games, similar to "Before you buy"? I apologize if you already have those kinds of videos and I haven't seen them, I'm just going off from what I started noticing, since I watch almost every video that you put out. Cheers!

[@Geeler]

Definitely would be nice for them to check out games they didn't cover much. Maybe even old games

[@bloodwolfgaming9269]

Into the Dead gives me vibes of State of Decay but played out like This War of Mine.

[@kenyway9563]

I love that u put subtitles in ur videos 😀

[@joederp7512]

I love all the content you put out. You need to do a cross-platform games list video.

[@kasymleon]

I played Once Human a lot during Technical Test 2 and 3. And it looks and feels very promising. of course it needs some optimization and a good endgame, but for me it felt like the game achieved what The day before promised. Though with a fantasy/weird touch. Seeing bases of other players next to the road while riding your bike to the next objective was really cool

[@G_Doggy_Jr]

I love these lists. It would be nice if the name+platform banner displayed at the _end_ as well as the beginning of each game. Many times, I don't care about the game until _after_ I've seen some footage etc, by which point I've usually forgotten what it was called and which platforms it was going to.

[@LiLRotum]

Into the Dead looks a lot like This War of Mine!

[@PandaBearJelly]

The general consensus among the community is that ark 2 is never actually coming out. The ark leads seem to have thrown all their eggs in the Ark Ascended basket and Snail Games financial situation is looking one mistake away from going under.

[@kngdon]

into the dead kinda reminds me of this war of mine🔥

[@bobzuruncle2214]

Yup, agreed....just threw in zombies...

[@MultiAsdag]

Abiotic factor is SUCH a good game. Not since Subnautica did I play something an ENTIRE weekend without stopping. S Tier game..

[@MaleckinJinx]

haven’t been paying attention to the dev updates from Undead Labs have you? State of Decay 3 is coming along nicely. Currently they are looking at ways they can make zombie spawns more realistic by having more in the city or less in the country, and also making it so zombies don’t respawn once you’ve cleared an area.

[@wkeyser0024]

SoD3 is my most awaited game of the nearish future.

[@JonatanRaven]

Thx for actually naming the chapters!

[@heidisparklebottom]

Bellwright is slow paced, but super in-depth and satisfying for a casual playthrough

[@sola4393]

Idk about this one until they release the full game. Heard the dev. doesn't have good track record, a tendency of abandoning games.

[@BountyBoyz]

8:04 : totally looks like a badass ☂️ Mary Poppins game for 💃 That one clip! 😂 & I am here for it! Thanks again Jake!

[@aliyabdulrahman]

“ Western Rye “ falcon is another survival game I saw upcoming this year and it was even covered by gaming Bible, it caught my eyes because it was inspired of undead nightmare

[@rjhorne1993]

V Rising is really fun. It has a good progression system. Beat a boss, get an ability. It's simple but really rewarding. Plus the ability to move your base is really nice in a survival crafter.

[@RealTuckered]

Rooted looks eerily like the Day Before trailers, makes me nervous.

[@arissani1]

"captain of Industry" not a survival but a solid duggerstion to look into and get in to one of your list vids! dont sleep on it the depth in it will surprise you!

[@KatyIrick]

Nice video😮and i never finish these coutdowns. Only I've played is pal world and state of decay 2

[@JollyRogerProductions]

This war of mine being mentioned makes me so happy. That game is amazing.

[@HNeves-zk4js]

Great work 👏 Absolutely awesome game choice. Thanks. Excited for Dune Awakening & the alters

[@haniespanieldollis]

2:22 Exactly what I was thinking re: Half Life 1 aesthetics, they have the same haircut style (hair on sides but no hair on top) 😂

[@positivepotato6765]

Thank you for this list

[@Kingconn2414]

Glad I watched this, I had not even heard of Light No Fire, now I’m hyped

[@Hopuxx]

I bought Enshrouded on a whim thinking I'll get some hours in but now a lot.... well, now I'm 100+ hours in and I still have a massive to-do list left, it's so addictive!

[@Antdog319]

7 Days to Die 100% should have been on this list, especially since it's going to be leaving early access soon. Almost 4,000 hours in game, some questionable developer decisions along the way, but still one of my favorites.

[@SoggyFork]

Game is dogwater

[@TA8sometimes]

Been on the demo of road to Vostok and it’s pretty sweet.

[@rachellejanssen2655]

The thing with V rising is that it feels very passive when you play alone. It's like everything is waiting for you and nobody cares about whether you do or don't attack them. It's like every enemy is sitting in their camp or whatever thinking "oh, that's inconvenient"

[@jessesegrist5868]

The Planet Crafter is a Subnautica-like survival crafting game that just launched its 1.0 update in April. I just finished it (earlier this evening, in fact) and it was a great experience, especially if you love survival crafting games.

[@dangrossman8704]

Thanks for reminding me of that one. I forgot that it came out of Early Access. I'm playing the demo now!

[@joeyburg1785]

Before you mentioned "day before" on rooted. The first thing that popped into my head was a company was bringing back the day before ha

[@DawnChatman]

Soulmask & Pax Dei. I tried the demo of Soulmask, there is a Lot there to explore. It's like a cross between Conan Exiles & Ark (less the bugs). Pax Dei Alpha 2 was also a lot of fun but a heck of a slog for a solo player. (I still want to play more.)

[@CitizenNerd]

into ther dead gives me massive this war of mine vibes :D but im looking forward to try light no fire in december ? D:

[@EvilJ069]

The crators of ARK will never see another dime of my money

[@ayudear85]

I miss those classic like ocean survival games. There was this game i used to play on wii called lost in blue and you had to feed yourself and manage your thirst and energy but also take care of another character to

[@adamwest8711]

Stranded Alien Dawn is a little old now but well worth a look.

[@TorQueMoD]

Great video and all these games look exciting! That said, I think you meant Framed for the murder of a Prince, not Blackmailed :)

[@mohammadalloush8636]

Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days reminded me of This War of Mine

[@bobzuruncle2214]

agreed....like a full on copy/clone

[@rogueprince1341]

Im excited that 7 days is finally coming out of early access.

[@MacDelta]

Their road map is still 2 years from complete. Coming out of early access seems like a marketing gimmick to increase the price.

[@Joreel]

It's more that 7 Days has become a running joke in the gaming community because of its 8+ year Early Access. They had to do a full release if they didn't want to continue being a joke of a company.

[@Unknown_Genius]

@@Joreel A running joke outside of most of its community honestly. Pretty sure most saw that they kept it in early access because they didn't deem it up to their standards. If we look at it from how it evolved ever since it first released the early access tag could've disappeared a long time ago honestly.

[@SekiberiusWelkesh]

Outward 2 really came out of left field. Honestly one of the few games that truly deserved a sequel, so many good ideas bogged down by a lack of budget, the sequel looks like they finally have the resources they need to improve the game, improving on many of the ideas that didn't work so well in the first game as well.

[@BountyBoyz]

Eshrouded looks gnarly cool!

[@Seismo2077]

Its a blast with friends

[@BountyBoyz]

@@Seismo2077good to know!! Definitely going to try it! Thanks!

[@cactusjuice8277]

Great video dude

[@Reconstructorat]

Good picks, but I'm not sure how you missed "SoulMask", it has quite a large potential in automation, along the crafting path.

[@robertstimmel1100]

Valheim Ashlands will hold me over for a while. I may jump back into Enshrouded after Shadow of the Erdtree

[@juliusjanq]

Never heard of Frostpunk before. Completed the main story in one day. Cant wait for 2nd game :D

[@tannerwilson1704]

Into the Dead looks like This War of Mine, but with Zombies and a 2.5D art style

[@markg6573]

Into the dead: Our darkest days, looks like a 1:1 color reskin of This war of mine. I'm sure there will be differences, but it should be a hit. Good base game to draw from.

[@AJKrem]

Thanks for sharing enjoyed the video i'd only play one out of the 20.

[@gameranxTV]

👍

[@rookjklb]

With Terminator Survivors, I really hope they allow you to capture a T-100 and make it friendly. Just imagine, having your own Terminator to protect you.

[@fixedG]

Nacon fostered a lot of goodwill with RoboCop. I hope they knock it out with Terminator Survivors too.

[@HeavyMetalCowboy90]

I like survival horror like Dead Space and Resident Evil. I hate base building and having to eat or drink. I’d love something like Chernobylite but without the base building. I like the aesthetic, atmosphere, and stealth gameplay.

[@taylorbertrim7625]

Ensgrouded is fun because you can build off prestanding buildings that are made of the same materials used for building.

[@JohnnyVent]

Abiotic Factor sounds like an open world multiplayer survival RPG Half-Light-like and I love it.

[@timothyzentz]

Into The Dead kinda reminds me of Inside witch is one of my favorites ❤

[@bobzuruncle2214]

Into the Dead is clone/copy More like 'This war of Mine' a mobile app released nearly 10 years ago by 11 bit studios.

[@ulalagaming1145]

hi, when is your review of hades 2 and manor lords

[@VygintasKDG]

OMG! I love Outward - can't wait for Outward 2!

[@TheCasualSweat]

Absolutely digging Enshrouded! The game feels and looks so damn good. Highly recommended to anyone that’s on the fence about it! If it’s already this good, 1.0 is something to really be excited for.

[@JSUTrumpet]

I’m amazed at how much 7 days to die is never mentioned on this channel.

[@lorenzomorrow62]

truly one of the best coming out this year.

[@huangjun_art]

HEAR ME OUT: A survival game where you start out as a normal person, with a steady job, decent money, friends and family, in a giant open city that you can explore. But at night the city get attacked and destroyed by giant Kaiju battling each other. You have to survive the destruction and giant monsters shooting energy beams and stomping the ground, debris falling everywhere, cars exploding, ect. Until the sun comes up and the Kaiju return to the sea or mountains. That's when the city gets quarantined off, and during the day you have to gather whatever resources are left to survive, fight other people who are trying to survive, and find a safe place to live. You also have to find and use resources to fortify your shelter or bunker. Because every night another giant Kaiju battle starts. And the ultimate goal of the game is to find a way to escape the city. And the twist ending: When you finally escape, you find out the entire world is under non-stop attack and the one city where the Kaiju only come at night was probably the safest place in the world. BOOM!

[@titus4166]

I’m excited for Rooted. Looks interesting. V Rising is absolutely fun and the V community is really great! I’d start PvE to understand the mechanics. Into the Dead looks cool.

[@ShinobiDrip999]

For $29.99 i definitely wanna check out Pacific Drive. Unique games like that are exactly what I am always hungry for.

[@stageiiwappie950]

Vostok looks promising we need more quality single player games, love the tarkov vibe there. SoD3 will most likely be repetitive again. Aloft and into the dead look interesting too

[@espender88]

once human is an amazing game, i have been a alpha tester since starting of this. alot to do for getting all stuff fix up yet also but you all will love it when it gets out. it's something new for everyone :D

[@vtight4785]

Bellwright is amazing and the potential to grow is amazing

[@zahariucr]

You rock Gameranks!

[@BountyBoyz]

Like a big-hair girly dressed band from the 80’s!!! (That’s meant to be endearing 😂) 🤘🏻 Or like Led Zeppelin in their prime if you like 🪨 🎸

[@TheSwampDonkey]

Love these so I can add games to my Steam Wishlist

[@gameranxTV]

👍

[@RealJMAC]

Pacific drive was a great game. I played it to completion and I enjoyed it. The story left me wanting more and I would love a sequel/prequel

[@paulfitzpatrick8288]

I struggled to even get into it. Played for like 6 hours at launch. Just felt like I was sloggin along. Tried a few weeks later and felt the same. Glad others enjoy it though.

[@MMOPug]

For a video that was published just 6 days ago, I was certain I would find Soulmask on the list. The game is unbelievable and early release is set for June 18. I enjoyed the Open Beta (Demo) so much, that I am actually requesting time off from work to kick back a few days and just enjoy the game. I am due for a staycation anyways.