Developed by the makers of Just Cause series, theHunter: Primal features a wide open Cretaceous environment populated by some of the most fearsome dinosaurs the world has ever seen, ranging from the Triceratops and the Velociraptor to the fearsome T-Rex.

Death isnt a big deal, continuing on your path just a reload away.

In recent years however, a new or some would say old philosophy has taken hold in a growing number of games.

Death in these games has consequences that cant be rectified with a simple quickload.

Players have to pay much closer attention to the game, have to put a lot of effort into their characters well being, and are not pampered in any way.

As such, these survival games are a lot harder, and usually less accessible and less appealing to a broad audience, however they have a steadily growing number of avid fans.

It is in and on itself a part of the trend towards harder games in general that for example spawned titles like Super Meat Boy.

To the days of Rogue, a game that birthed the roguelike genre.

This is in contrast to survival horror games, which consist mainly of running away from a deadly opponent that no amount of bravery or skill can hope to overcome.

With few resources to spare, you have to find and forage what you can and seek shelter, or risk death by exposure.

Even though theres no permadeath, youre still going to have to spend a lot of your time trying to survive and foraging materials to craft new weapons and utilities to ensure that you have the best gear available for every possible challenge.

Its an underwater world filled with peril and wonder, providing players with endless opportunities to discover beautiful new environments and forms of life.

Players can craft equipment, pilot futuristic submarines, terraform the terrain, and exploreall the while trying to survive.

Players can forge weapons and armor, construct massive castles, and participate in large-scale siege warfare against opposing groups of playersor armies.

Players may form guilds and attempt to conquer the medieval world.

Players take on the role of a random civilian who managed to survive the outbreak of the zombie apocalypse in London.

In it, your goal is to survive for as long as you can and make your way through the city.

Players have to tend to typical survival needs of hunger, thirst, and shelter while either cooperating or fending off other players.

Like Day-Z it is known for having one of the most bizarrely fickle communities in gaming, oscillating wildly between hostility and heart warming displays of humanity at any give moment.

Over time the player character, a man or woman stranded on a mysterious island, learns to fend for themselves as well as tame and ride these magnificent beasts.

You have to build, explore, and survive in this terrifying first-person horror simulator.

This hardcore post-apocalyptic survival game is incredibly addictive, and playing it makes for some strange and hilarious stories.

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