Best Build Survival Apps & Games

225+ iOS apps & games curated and reviewed

4.5 avg rating
20 free apps & games
Updated May 2026

If you already know Oxide, this is the deeper bench. 225+ build survival apps and games for iPhone, all reviewed and ranked by user rating, recency, and download trend as of May 2026.

Top Picks for Build Survival

Oxide: Survival Island Online#1

Oxide: Survival Island Online by HYPERHUG LTD

Multiplayer Simulator Day Game
Editor's Choice
🎮 Games
4.6😐(17K ratings)
FreeAdsIn-App Purchases
#37in Games
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Embark on a hardcore multiplayer survival adventure on a brutal island. Gather resources, craft tools and weapons, build bases, and team up with friends to outlast threats from the environment and other players. Explore diverse biomes and conquer the wild in this open-world simulator.

What We Love

  • 🚀 Great mobile version of Rust
  • 👍 Decent building system
  • 💡 Potential for a good survival game

Room to Improve

  • 🐛 Frequent server issues and disconnects
  • 🔒 Lack of effective anti-cheat system
  • 🔍 Lack of content and features compared to PC Rust
Frozen City#2

Frozen City by Century Games Pte. Ltd.

Strong Contender
🎮 Games
4.8😞(48K ratings)
FreeAdsIn-App Purchases
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Lead survivors in a post-apocalyptic frozen world. Gather resources, manage your citizens' health and happiness, and rebuild society. Explore the wilderness to uncover the past and expand your settlement.

What We Love

  • 🚀 Fast progression in early cities
  • 🎨 Beautiful graphics and art style
  • 📺 Enjoyable side events and mini-games
  • 🔍 Engaging resource management and city-building

Room to Improve

  • 🔒 Heroes locked behind paywall in later cities
  • ⏱️ Extremely slow progress without heroes
  • 💰 Predatory monetization model
Survival Island: EVO Adventure#3

Survival Island: EVO Adventure by Gemjam llc

Wilderness survivor simulator
Worth Considering
🎮 Games
4.0😐(8.5K ratings)
FreeAdsIn-App Purchases
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Stranded on a wild island, you must find food, craft tools, and build shelter to survive. Explore the wilderness, craft essential items, and defend yourself against island fauna in this challenging survival simulator.

What We Love

  • 🚀 Excellent graphics
  • 👍 Fun gameplay
  • 🚀 Addictive and engaging

Room to Improve

  • 🐛 Glitches and bugs
  • 🔍 Lack of content and features
  • 🔍 Repetitive gameplay

More Build Survival apps to explore

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Let’s Survive - Survival games
Let’s Survive - Survival games
Let’s Survive - Survival games
Life after zombie apocalypse
Free

Survive a zombie apocalypse by fighting hordes of the undead, crafting weapons, and building a fortified base. Manage your character's health, hunger, and thirst while completing quests and joining factions to overcome challenges and ferocious bosses.

Offline survival gameplayZombie combatCrafting and base building
🎮 Games
(4.7K)
free with in-app purchases
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Survival City Builder
Survival City Builder
Survival City Builder
Survive in an abandoned town
Free

Lead a group of survivors in an apocalyptic world. Scavenge for resources, build and upgrade a shelter, and craft essential items to ensure your community's survival and eventual escape from a desolate city.

Resource collection and scavengingShelter construction and upgradesSurvivor management
🎮 Games
(12K)
free with in-app purchases
6
Town Survival: Zombie Games
Town Survival: Zombie Games
Town Survival: Zombie Games
Survive and build your town.
Free

Rebuild a town devastated by a zombie apocalypse. Manage survivors, produce goods, and form combat teams to explore and defend your settlement. Join alliances and compete with other players in this strategic survival simulation.

Town rebuilding and expansionSurvivor management (workers and warriors)Resource production and order fulfillment
🎮 Games
(1.5K)
free with in-app purchases
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Last Island of Survival
Last Island of Survival
Last Island of Survival
How would you survive?
Free

Survive a post-apocalyptic island filled with zombies and other players. Scavenge for resources, craft weapons, build shelters, and form alliances or go solo in this open-world multiplayer survival game.

Open-world zombie island explorationResource scavenging and craftingBase building and defense
🎮 Games
(12K)
free with in-app purchases
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Whiteout Survival
Whiteout Survival
Whiteout Survival
Hang out in the Whiteout!
Free

Lead survivors in a frozen world after a blizzard. Rebuild your town, gather resources, and team up with heroes. Enjoy idle gameplay, quick mini-games, and strategic hero combinations. Join alliances to grow stronger together.

Rebuild and restore your townIdle gameplay for constant rewardsTap and play mini-games
🎮 Games
(438K)
free with in-app purchases
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Dawn of Zombies: Survival Game
Dawn of Zombies: Survival Game
Dawn of Zombies: Survival Game
Craft & survive in open world!
Free

Survive a post-nuclear apocalypse in a harsh open world. Battle zombies, cultists, and environmental hazards while crafting gear, building bases, and completing quests. Team up with friends in multiplayer to face the ultimate survival challenge.

Open-world survival craftingBattle zombies, cultists, and banditsBuild and upgrade bases
🎮 Games
(17K)
free with in-app purchases
10
Once Human
Once Human
Once Human
INTO THE UNKNOWN
Free

Embark on a multiplayer survival adventure in a post-apocalyptic world overrun by an alien substance. Team up with friends to battle monstrous creatures, build a sanctuary, and uncover the truth behind the world's collapse. Harness supernatural powers to fight, rebuild, or dominate.

Multiplayer open-world survivalPost-apocalyptic settingBase building and customization
🎮 Games
(15K)
free with in-app purchases
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Raft® Survival: Multiplayer
Raft® Survival: Multiplayer
Raft® Survival: Multiplayer
Survive with friends online
Free

Build and expand your dream raft with friends in this multiplayer survival game. Gather resources, craft tools and weapons, and manage hunger and thirst to stay alive. Team up with up to 10 players to explore the ocean and help each other survive.

Multiplayer raft buildingCrafting and resource gatheringSurvival mechanics (hunger, thirst, health)
🎮 Games
(33K)
free with in-app purchases
12
Dino Tycoon - 3D Building Game
Dino Tycoon - 3D Building Game
Dino Tycoon - 3D Building Game
Create the best Dino island!
Free

Explore an island to discover and resurrect dinosaurs by digging up fossils and extracting DNA. Build habitats, feed your creatures, and enhance your park to attract visitors and earn money. Become the ultimate park tycoon by managing resources and expanding your dinosaur sanctuary.

Explore island for dinosaursDig fossils and extract DNAResurrect dinosaurs
🎮 Games
(37K)
free with in-app purchases
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Ocean Is Home: Survival Island
Ocean Is Home: Survival Island
Ocean Is Home: Survival Island
Build.. survive.. and craft!
Free

Experience life as a castaway on a deserted island. You must find food, build shelter, and craft essential items to survive. Explore the vast island, hunt, fish, and develop your skills to overcome the challenges of isolation.

Explore a huge islandBuild your own houseCraft items and weapons
🎮 Games
(3.4K)
free with in-app purchases
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Isle Builder: Click to Survive
Isle Builder: Click to Survive
Isle Builder: Click to Survive
Mine, craft & build a shelter!
Free

Stranded on a desert island, you must master mining, crafting, and building to survive. Explore, gather resources, and construct a shelter to find your way home. This survival simulator offers a challenging and engaging experience.

Mining resourcesCrafting tools and weaponsBuilding shelters
🎮 Games
(8.2K)
free with in-app purchases
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Survivor Island-Idle Game
Survivor Island-Idle Game
Survivor Island-Idle Game
Build the island and survive!
Free

Build and manage an island settlement to keep survivors alive. Craft tools, gather resources, and defend your territory from dangers. Repair a ship to escape the island.

Island building and resource managementCrafting primitive toolsRescuing and assigning survivors to work
🎮 Games
(5.2K)
free with in-app purchases
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Idle Jungle: Survival Builder
Idle Jungle: Survival Builder
Idle Jungle: Survival Builder
Build your own jungle paradise
Free

Build a jungle paradise on a deserted island in this idle simulation game. Tap to earn resources, manage workers, and construct primitive bamboo houses to survive the heat and unlock new features. Become the ultimate island survivor by optimizing your building process.

Idle simulation gameplayTap to earn coins and diamondsAssign workers to tasks
🎮 Games
(1.6K)
free with in-app purchases
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Live or Die: Zombie Survival
Live or Die: Zombie Survival
Live or Die: Zombie Survival
Open World Action RPG Offline
Free

Survive a zombie apocalypse in an open-world RPG. Train your character, craft weapons and armor, build and upgrade your shelter, and scavenge for resources to stay alive against hordes of the undead and mutated creatures.

Open world explorationCharacter evolution and trainingCrafting weapons and armor
🎮 Games
(2K)
free with in-app purchases
18
Puzzles & Survival
Puzzles & Survival
Puzzles & Survival
Transformers Collab Finale
Free

Lead survivors in a post-apocalyptic world overrun by zombies. Combine match-3 puzzle mechanics with strategic base building and hero recruitment to defend your sanctuary and humanity's future.

Match-3 puzzle combatZombie apocalypse survivalBase building and sanctuary development
🎮 Games
(58K)
free with in-app purchases
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LOST in BLUE
LOST in BLUE
LOST in BLUE
Island Survival MMORPG Game
Free

Survive a plane crash on a mysterious island by gathering resources, crafting tools, and building shelter. Battle diverse environments and enemies, and choose to cooperate or compete with other players in this immersive survival MMORPG.

Multiplayer survivalCharacter development and upgradesExplore diverse island environments
🎮 Games
(9.1K)
free with in-app purchases
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Survival & Craft: Multiplayer
Survival & Craft: Multiplayer
Survival & Craft: Multiplayer
Multiplayer games with friends
Free

Survive a plane crash at sea by building and expanding your raft. Gather resources, craft essential items, and manage your health to stay alive against hunger, thirst, and a persistent shark.

Build and expand your raftManage health, hunger, and thirstCraft tools and items
🎮 Games
(29K)
free with in-app purchases