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The survival game genre continues to thrive with a variety of new and upcoming titles from both indie and AAA studios in 2024 and 2025. Many of these games offer unique twists on the core survival mechanics of scavenging, crafting, and base-building.

Here are some new and upcoming survival games:

Indie and AA Titles:

• Permafrost A post-apocalyptic survival game set in a frozen world, where players must scavenge, craft, and build shelters while battling environmental threats and hostile enemies. It supports both single-player and co-op gameplay for up to four players.
• Once Alive A story-driven first-person adventure set to release on November 18th, placing players in abandoned settlements to uncover mysterious disappearances. It offers a cinematic experience with exploration, mystery, and emotional storytelling.
• Endzone 2 This sequel to "Endzone: A World Apart" challenges players to rebuild civilization in a post-apocalyptic world, focusing on resource management and expanding settlements in dynamic environments.
• Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days Releasing on April 10, 2025, this title is a first-person survival shooter with co-op PVE and high-stakes PVPVE extraction gameplay.
• Light No Fire From the developers of No Man's Sky, this game blends RPG and survival sandbox elements, offering a vast, procedurally generated fantasy Earth with diverse biomes and multiplayer capabilities.
• Under a Rock An upcoming procedural open-world survival crafting game set in the early 19th century on a vibrant, uncharted island with oversized wildlife, Neanderthals, and mystical elements. It is being developed by the indie studio Nordic Trolls and is expected in 2025 for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S.
• Aloft This co-op sandbox survival game takes place in a world of floating islands, where players explore, craft, and battle corrupted creatures. It aims for a January 15, 2025 release.
• Terminator: Survivors Expected in 2025, this survival game tasks players with fighting Terminators.
• Rooted Slated for early access on PC via Steam and Epic Game Store, possibly by the end of 2025.
• Solarpunk This survival game focuses on gathering resources, building, farming, and exploring, while maintaining a self-sufficient ecosystem. It is slated for early access on PC in 2025, with console releases planned later.
• Stormforge An open-world survival crafting game for solo or up to eight-player co-op, set in the fantasy world of Srana, featuring a stylized art design and gameplay influenced by unpredictable magical storms. It's slated for early access in 2025 on PC.
• Lost Rift A first-person co-op survival adventure shooter that combines PvE base building with PvPvE expeditions, where players are stranded in the Bermuda Triangle.
• Breathedge 2 A sequel that continues the misadventures of the Man in a galactic disaster scenario, involving spaceship management and upgrades. It's slated for release in 2025 for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S.
• Outward 2 The sequel to the fantasy RPG with a unique magic system, though a release in 2025 is not expected.
• Blackfrost: The Long Dark 2 A co-op survival game with a cold, dark setting.

AAA and Major Studio Titles:

• Pathologic 3 The awaited sequel in the "Survival Order" series, delving deeper into philosophical themes within a plague-ridden town with enhanced graphics and gameplay. It is set to release in 2025 for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S.
• Metro Awakening A new title in the Metro series, though details on its survival elements are less clear, it's mentioned among upcoming survival games.
• Dune: Awakening An open-world survival MMO set in the Dune universe, combining desert survival, base-building, sandworms, and moisture management. It's expected in early 2025 for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S.
• Subnautica 2 This sequel will offer co-op multiplayer for up to four players and introduce a DNA modification mechanic for adapting to the environment. It is coming to PC and Xbox Series in early access in 2025 and will be available on Xbox Game Pass.
• Atomfall An alt-history survival action game set after a nuclear accident with a "very British take on Stalker" and elements of Fallout. It's scheduled for March 27, 2025, on PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S, PS4, and Xbox One.
• State of Decay 3 This continuation of the zombie survival series emphasizes community building and teamwork alongside survival.
• Jurassic Park: Survival A new survival game set in the Jurassic Park universe.
• ARK 2 The sequel to the dinosaur-themed survival game, featuring Vin Diesel. While previously expected earlier, it's now anticipated possibly in 2025 or 2026.
• Light No Fire Developed by Hello Games (No Man's Sky), this title blends RPG and survival sandbox elements on a vast, procedurally generated fantasy Earth.

While some games like "Grounded" and "Enshrouded" are often cited as close to AAA in terms of polish and scope, a true AAA survival crafting game has been somewhat elusive, though many exciting projects are in development.