Surviving in games is often a key element. Some games, however, make it the main focus. With minimal resources and little light can you make it through to the morning? Can you prepare a shelter as the daylight dwindles in time for you to cope with the lurking creatures of the dark?
Whether this is as simple as closing the door to keep the zombies out in Minecraft or as complex as crafting food, clothing and medicine to cope with the freezing blackness of The Long Dark, these games are exhilarating as they pose a strategic puzzle with personal consequences.
Many of these games offer an open world in which to survive, which opens up more ways of preparing for and then making it through the nighttime. This, of course, leads to another day where you need to spend time and resources wisely while exploring your surroundings.
This list includes 134 games from the last 28 years, with 2,999 likes. They come from a range of different genres and play-styles and are all good games if you want to survive the night.