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Survival mode

Video game concept

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96
games
12
platforms

Includes separate survival mode where the player's goal is simply to survive as long as possible, often without any possibility to actually win.

Notable people involved: Ian Livingston, Laura Shigihara, Jochum Skoglund, Niklas Myrberg and Two Feathers

Ion Assault (Windows)
Ion Assault
WIN 2010-11-17
Sol Survivor (Windows)
Sol Survivor
WIN 2010-03-15
Dungeon Defenders: First Wave (Android)
Dungeon Defenders: First Wave
ANDR 2010-12-16
Dementium II (Nintendo DS)
Dementium II
NDS 2010-05-04
Mobile Suit Gundam Seed: Battle Assault (Game Boy Advance)
Mobile Suit Gundam Seed: Battle Assault
GBA 2004-08-10
Capsized (Windows)
Capsized
WIN 2011-04-29
Tekken Advance (Game Boy Advance)
Tekken Advance
GBA 2002-01-31
Buggos (Windows)
Buggos
WIN 2022-03-17
Dancing Sword - Senkou (Game Boy Advance)
Dancing Sword - Senkou
GBA 2003-03-28
Left 4 Dead (Windows)
Left 4 Dead
WIN 2008-11-17
Swarm Arena (Windows)
Swarm Arena
WIN 2010-08-19
Plants vs. Zombies (Windows)
Plants vs. Zombies
WIN 2009-05-06
See also: gauntlet mode (in case it has an actual end)
Scoring is generally based on for how long you survive, though these may contain additional scoring such as how many enemies you defeated (possibly using inverse scoring that fewer is better).

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Parent groups

Extra game modes, Endless mode

Child group

Multiplayer: Survival

Games by year

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The first Survival mode video game was released on June 1996.

Trendy Entertainment, Kalypso Media Digital, Origin8 Technologies and Devolver Digital published most of these games.

Platforms

Windows37
Linux23
GBA8
Mac OS X7
X3606
Android5
PS33
iOS3
Zeebo1
Nintendo DS1
PS21
Saturn1

Most common companies

Kalypso Media Digital8
Trendy Entertainment8
Origin8 Technologies5
Devolver Digital4
Microsoft Studios3
Blendo Games3
PopCap Games3
Team17 Software3
Dreamworlds2
Crackshell2
Big Sandwich Games2
Flying Wild Hog2
Lunarhell games2
IndiePub2
Valve2
EA Partners2
Arrowhead Game Studios2