{"id":29315,"date":"2019-03-17T12:57:54","date_gmt":"2019-03-17T19:57:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/offgridsurvival.com\/?p=29315"},"modified":"2026-02-10T23:50:33","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T07:50:33","slug":"survivavideogames","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/offgridsurvival.com\/survivavideogames\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Survival Video Games For Preppers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As a culture, we\u2019ve always been fascinated by the apocalypse that somehow always seems to be just around the corner. From survivalist shows like the Walking Dead to Post-Apocalyptic movies<\/a> and Dystopian novels<\/a> like the Hunger Games, there’s a never-ending stream of Apocalyptic content and entertainment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For survivalists, it’s not only entertaining, but it can open your mind to the real possibilities of what might happen during a long-term disaster or collapse situation. These stories play a pivotal role in society’s evolution, and can play in equally important role in your prepping evolution. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It should come as no surprise, then, that the\nSurvival Game genre has taken off in recent years as well. Some of the most\nsuccessful and popular indie hits are survival games, and AAA forays into the\ngenre have spawned global phenomenons like Fortnite, for better or worse. While\nthe survival genre has had its time in the spotlight – it seems like the\ncurrent fad is battle royale – for a while every studio was dropping a survival\ntitle. Staples of these games are intricate crafting mechanics, stats which\ntrack hunger, thirst, fatigue as well as an emphasis on shelter construction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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All of these strike the core of what actual survival is about, and while these games make concessions with realism since their primary purpose remains to be fun and entertaining, they\u2019re still an interesting and intimate look into post-apocalyptic scenarios. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Best Survival Games that can help Get you Thinking about Preparedness<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019ve collected a list of the best survival games you should try if you have an interest in prepping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rust<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Rust is one of the old guard, a game from the earlier years of the survival boom in\nthe gaming industry. Like most survival games, it was initially launched as an early access title, and the full release only happened a year ago,\nbut it and its community has been around far longer. Looking back at it, Rust\nmay seem stereotypical, but it\u2019s important to remember that this is the game\nthat created those stereotypes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Set in a vast\nopen world with various biomes and environments, you are given a singular objective – survive. The game features a deep\ncrafting system which has you creating the absolute simplest tool required to gather food, hunt game and set up a basic\nshelter and campfire. As you create more\nintricate tools, you can proceed to build more advanced equipment and shelters.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a multiplayer survival game, you share the ruined world of Rust with other players. Just like in a real-life scenario, you can\u2019t know in advance if these people want to team up for better chances of survival, or kill you for your stuff. Working together grants you safety, access to one another\u2019s supplies which might allow you to improve your shelters and equipment, but it also requires an element of trust. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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