Top 13 Epic Survival Fanfics
Ranked by AO3 kudos. Each fic is tagged with survival and falls in the over 100,000 words range.
Locked In Digital
by RogueDruid (Icarius51)
A day goes bad to worse for 14 year old Izuku Midoriya, as he wakes up trapped in a computer simulation with nine different Horror games. The only objective given by the madman who locked him in? Beat all nine games, or be deleted. A year later, a very different Izuku shows up at the Gates of UA to
Their Captive Prize - ('The Hunted' Chronicles - Book 1)
by WeaverOfWords (Fantasy_elf)
It was supposed to be a program run by the government. A testing of survival skills in a high danger level 1 quarantined zone, with a reward at the end for each willing participant. Only they had lied and not everything is as it seems.Charlotte:I hadn’t signed up for this. In fact, I’m not even supp
DEADICATION
by Doodlejoops
Zombies. Fucking zombies. Eighteen months ago, the dead started walking and overnight the world as Izuku knew it became more violent, much bloodier, and a hell of a lot smellier. After losing his group, and almost his life in the process, he finds himself face to face with a set of wild red eyes tha
HAIKYUU PROMPTS (REUPLOADED/CLOSED)
by Virus138
YAAAAAAA 100 CHAPTERS DONE WHOOP WHOOP!!!! Keep a look out for Haikyuu Prompt part 2 my loves ;)And check out my original work!! <3
Can't hold me down ('cause you know I'm a fighter)
by euphoricdysphoria
Taehyung felt like vomiting as the alpha crouched down in front of him, his big, intimidatingly muscular body still towering over him. He lifted his slender fingers to grip the omega’s chin and force him to look into those dark eyes that were emphasized by black paint smeared around his eye area.The
Gem of the Eddy
by beetlebee
"The fall of Uzushio collapsed our economy, our protections. You might think I'm being rosy, but they really cared about us. And they knew how to party. You know they had a seal that could swap body parts? Wildest night of my life,” the boatman’s eyes go distant for a long moment, “...but you kids a
Sha Ka Ree
by ThereBeWhalesHere
The year is 2258. Jim Kirk is a Lieutenant on the U.S.S. Farragut, Spock the science officer of the U.S.S. Enterprise. When the ships come together for a priority landing party, these two strangers find themselves fighting against the odds for a chance at life in an alien world, and the only way the
The Prancing Stag (ASOIAF SI)
by Knight_Vigilant_Koren
A Renly Baratheon SI that tries to be truly realistic. As Lord Paramount of the Stormlands can I keep my head attached? Is going for the throne a good idea? And WTF am I going to do about the White Walkers?
Nothing Beside Remains
by ladyhearts
Namjoon's the only one awake when the very last TV channel cuts out and goes to static, and he's glad. It's easier to wake up to find something gone than to have to watch it go, and the others have already had enough of fear and dread and uncertainty. He turns the television off and sits in the dark
Missing and Presumed Dead
by LadyVader23
Three months after ESB, Luke Skywalker is still reeling from the revelation of his parentage. When he finally cracks and tells Leia, she comes up with a plot to get Darth Vader off his back: stage his death. However, neither of them know that Darth Vader actually cares for his son, so the news ends
The Hunt
by Caeseria
While working on a delicate mission to protect Konoha, Hunter-nin Iruka has to collaborate with Inu, an ANBU captain he finds both dangerous and intriguing. For the sake of both Konoha and the mission, Iruka must protect his identity at all costs, even when he’d prefer not to.
JACK AND SAM IN CAPTIVITY
by TuruaSam
Set after Jack is promoted to General but rejoins SG1 to attend an important Harvest Festival. (Set after E15 S8)Jack and Sam are captured when they try to save their Allies from being taken by Slave Traders.'The Master' is aroused by Sam's golden haired beauty as well as her military skills. After
Revolution Cataclysm
by JimmyVanechko78
Revolution Cataclysm is set in a alternate cold war world where the US has split up due to communist revolutions. The story takes place in Chicago of 1978. Jimmy a war veteran alongside his friend Richard must survive a communist revolution in the city.
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About Survival
Stripped of comfort and backup, characters endure: wilderness, apocalypse, shipwreck, siege. Survival fic is about what people become when staying alive is the whole agenda — and who they choose to keep alive with them.
Crisis is a character X-ray; readers love seeing politeness burn away until only loyalty, ingenuity, and need remain.
Common scenarios: Two crash survivors rationing supplies and learning each other's worst habits in a shared shelter, or a found family crossing a ruined country one scavenged meal at a time.
About This List
This list of 13epic Survival fanfics spans 2,810,722 total words. Kudos range from 1 on the newest entries to 29,242 on the most established. 54% are marked complete — check the status flag before committing to a longfic. The most common rating is Explicit (9 of 13 fics).
Recurring tags across this list: Survival · Psychological Horror · Survival Horror · Character Death · Alpha/Beta/Omega Dynamics.
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