Metal Gear Survive is a survival action-adventure game with tower defense elements, set in an alternate universe following the events of Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes. Players navigate a hostile, distorted environment filled with zombie-like creatures called Wanderers, focusing on crafting, resource management, and base defenses. As a spin-off of the Metal Gear series, it departs from the franchise's traditional stealth mechanics to emphasize cooperative multiplayer and single-player survival gameplay.