[nissyack]

With the release of Valheim, I was looking to get into the survival game genre. I've never been much of a fan, as it seems like a lot of little details to worry about in terms of managing resources. I've also heard that Valheim can be quite grindy when played solo.

What would be a good survival game to play solo that isn't too grindy?

[barry420]

ive heard rust is a decent game but i havent personally played it. Dying light is an amazing game but im not sure it is the same type of survival game as you are reffering too.

[iloveincognito]

I mean if you haven't played it, Minecraft is obviously one of the best survival games to play.

[DennisArtart]

For survival glore, indies is the way to go. But you'll always have to dig through a lot to find the best ones if not using a specialized site.

Minecraft is indeed one of the best answers you'll get, as it offers accessible survival gameplay, while having a lot of possibilities to make it more difficult or, on the contrary, way easier to enjoy 5-6 other types of gameplay (exploration, building, redstone, farms, etc.). But... voxels aren't for everyone...^^

On the 2D landscape, Don't Starve isn't a classic for nothing. And The Survivalist seems to be a great new one in the genre (only played a few hours tho).

The Forest and 7 Days to Die are both classics with a horror twist. The Forest is still a bit buggy and I guess it will stay that way, and the horror is gruesome. 7 Days to Die is a more complex game but it's been in alpha for 8 years now. They are active, but they don't seem to stop and you won't have a definitive save in that situation.

One original proposition I could make is The Sims 2 : Casteway. A chill twist on the survival game with a decent gameplay loop and tech tree before a few endings, including Sims-needs and Sims-humor.

I'd suggest a few more but the problem with most of those is the same as Valheim : if there is a lot to do, there is a lot to grind. Subnautica, Raft and Grounded are more colorful and a bit less grindy for example, but it's always one limit or the other.

[Bigmanrex]

As mentioned above, I’d also recommend 7 days to die. But Rust is good too however you need friends to make it fun.

[JS567]

The Forest is fun and scary. With a few friends it can be really fun and quite hard.

[Holiday-Dragonfly-33]

a good survival game would be dont starve

[Ribo Snoggins]

Conan Exiles on a server with higher rates. Not grindy at all and a crazy amount of stuff to do

[mike 1]

Dayz Zombie survival