Survival may be key, but for once you're doing it for someone else. Structures are mostly prefab, but that's not always a bad thing.

When it comes to the zombie survival genre, 7 Days takes the realism cake. The learning curve is steep but your hard work is rewarded. Fight!

Space Engineers from a Medieval perspective. Trade in your space stations for castles and defend yourself from the problems of the Dark Ages.

Everyone likes freebies, right? Zombie survival is a flooded genre but the simplistic take here makes the experience more enjoyable.

Dinosaurs. What more is there to say? There are many games with primitive starts, but this one takes that very seriously. Hop to it, caveman.

Basic Engineering skills are a plus and may not be for beginners. It can be a rough start but once you get into it everything becomes more fun.