- #1 Death from Unknown: Survival
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: OU Vessent Inc
Windows
Once a beautiful island, now a deadly trap. You will have to use all your available gear, along with your building skills to survive the deadly night of this place. You can try to survive alone or team up with friends.
Why similar: Survival 43.6%, Open World 26.7%, Violent 13.8%, Multiplayer 8.5%, Adventure 7.4%
- #2 Einar
78% matchMixed61% of 1,431 reviews2017
Dev: DreamPunks
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 13%
The player takes on the role of Einar, who is on a quest to kill the inhabitants of a Norse fishing village who are infected by a mysterious material. Use different weapons such as the bow, hammer and axe to clear the village of the monsters.
Why similar: Survival 38%, Open World 24.5%, Multiplayer 16.8%, Violent 9.8%, Action 5.4%
- #3 TRAPPED
73% matchMostly Negative36% of 459 reviews2025
Dev: Cheap Fun GamesPub: Forthright Indie Games Division
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Something has gone terribly wrong in TRAPPED Alaska. Except for you, and a handful of survivors, the whole town has been emptied. Everywhere, what should be water has been replaced by a black semi-sentient sludge that seems to change everything it touches. And it’s rising...
Why similar: Open World 29.1%, Survival 27%, Violent 14.7%, Multiplayer 10.3%, Adventure 8.1%
- #4 The Way of Life Free Edition
74% matchMostly Positive74% of 6,195 reviews2016
Dev: CyberCoconut
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18 minMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 14%
The Way of Life makes the player relive the same life's experiences from the point of view of three characters of different ages: an adult, an old man and a child.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 39.8%, Multiplayer 16.5%, Open World 15.5%, Survival 13.8%, Simulation 5.2%
- #5 Maui
75% matchMixed54% of 413 reviews2016
Dev: Kokua Games
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 26%
Maui is a free action-adventure game based on Hawaiian mythology. The game features an innovative "stat grid" that lets you switch stats on the fly to face any situation.
Why similar: Survival 41.8%, Multiplayer 24.1%, Open World 18%, Adventure 8.7%, Action 4.6%
- #6 BREATHE
75% matchMixed49% of 366 reviews2018
Dev: dotBunny
Windows · Mac
Median: 24 minMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 34%
Descend beneath the waves and explore treasure-filled waters! Scour a mysterious island for secret treasure, and unearth long-hidden secrets.
Why similar: Survival 47.4%, Multiplayer 27.1%, Simulation 9.6%, Adventure 8.1%, Open World 7.7%
- #7 Eidolon
75% matchMixed61% of 437 reviews2014
Dev: Kevin MaxonPub: Ice Water Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 24 minMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 33%
Narrative exploration game located in a massive, post-human Western Washington. Navigate an open world that has been reclaimed by nature. Use journals, letters, zines, and other documents to learn the interconnected stories of the people who lived here once.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 32%, Survival 30.8%, Open World 29.5%, Adventure 4.9%, Indie 2.7%
- #8 Better Late Than DEAD
72% matchMostly Negative28% of 909 reviews2016
Dev: Odin Game StudioPub: Excalibur Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 30 minMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 34%
Awaking on an island with no memory, you have just one memento of the life you led before… A child's photograph. Who is this? You must search the island for useful tools that will aid in your escape. As time passes and hopes of survival hang by a thread, you realise that this island is not as it seems.
Why similar: Survival 42.9%, Open World 26.7%, Multiplayer 15.6%, Realistic 4.3%, Adventure 3.8%
- #9 Just Us
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: eelDev
Windows
After global warming drowns most of the planet, only fragments of land remain above the rising seas. Among them lies a lonely island—once part of Sweden. Here, a couple struggles to survive the new world, searching for warmth, food, and meaning in the cold remnants of humanity.
Why similar: Survival 43.6%, Open World 25.7%, Multiplayer 16.6%, Adventure 7.4%, Action 4%
- #10 Barren Roads
71% matchMostly Negative39% of 76 reviews2015
Dev: Forcequitapplicatons
Windows · Mac
Nuclear weapons have the left the world barren and scorched the earth. Survival has never been harder for mankind. Resources are scarce as life has left this world. You are forced to constantly move and scavenge the next area for resources. Rivers are dry. Many of wanderers never survived the icy nights as the moon crosses the sky.
Why similar: Survival 41.1%, Open World 30.7%, Multiplayer 12.3%, Adventure 9%, Action 6.8%
- #11 异星漂流
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LUNGFISH CULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY DALIAN CO.LTD.
Windows
Survive Europa’s frozen world. Explore icy islands and mysterious seas, gather resources, build bases, and craft gear and vehicles. Battle alien creatures and hostile players for resources while executing risky extractions. Uncover the secrets hidden beneath the ice—alone or with friends.
Why similar: Survival 45.6%, Open World 34.3%, Multiplayer 13.7%, Action 6.5%
- #12 Demesne
70% matchMixed50% of 66 reviews2016
Dev: Demesnegame
Windows
The main objective of the game is to survive in the taiga.
Why similar: Survival 42.5%, Open World 28.8%, Simulation 14.3%, Adventure 8.5%, Indie 5.9%
- #13 Project Explore
69% matchMixed67% of 242 reviews2017
Dev: Fern Nigro
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 66%
A 2D sandbox survival game designed for creators, players, and everyone else.
Why similar: Survival 53.7%, Open World 18.2%, Simulation 9.6%, Adventure 8.6%, Action 5.3%
- #14 Survival Classic
68% matchMixed65% of 347 reviews2021
Dev: TB Games
Windows
Try to survive the harsh realities of the cold Siberian countryside. Live long and always remember, man is man's enemy. You can trust no one but it is almost impossible to survive on your own. Choose your path and go to finish. Firefights, transport, crafting and survival.
Why similar: Survival 23.1%, Open World 19.3%, Walking Simulator 14.3%, FPS 12.9%, Multiplayer 10.5%
- #15 Age of Survival
67% matchVery Negative12% of 245 reviews2025
Dev: Silky Sullivan
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Age of Survival is survival simulation crafting game from Silky Sullivan. Your player has been stranded on an island not far off of the coast of Africa where you will encounter many creatures, and players alike.
Why similar: Survival 40.1%, Open World 23%, Multiplayer 14.8%, Realistic 6.7%, Simulation 6.6%
- #16 Creatures Inc
68% matchMixed54% of 162 reviews2019
Dev: Little Beavers Games
Windows
Creatures Inc is an open world survival experience where taming creatures is the key to survival. Explore a hostile world solo or in 2 player online co-op, make impactful choices, upgrade your character, and turn deadly creatures into powerful allies.
Why similar: Survival 39.4%, Open World 20.7%, Violent 16.4%, Simulation 9.4%, Action 5.5%
- #17 Down To One
68% matchMostly Negative40% of 2,146 reviews2016
Dev: Gadget GamesPub: My Way Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
42 Players Start. Only 1 will survive.Down to One is a competitive survival shooter in a large, interactive, open-world environment. Start out with nothing, and use anything you can find in the environment to survive, and eliminate other competitors over the course of a brutal round.
Why similar: Survival 35.3%, Open World 27.5%, Multiplayer 18.3%, FPS 12.7%, Action 6.3%
- #18 Far Cry® 2
67% matchMostly Positive76% of 18,072 reviews2008
Dev: Ubisoft MontrealPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 15.3 hrs≥1hr: 68%
You are a gun for hire, trapped in a war-torn African state, stricken with malaria and forced to make deals with corrupt warlords on both sides of the conflict in order to make this country your home. You must identify and exploit your enemies' weaknesses, neutralizing their superior numbers and firepower with surprise, subversion,...
Why similar: Open World 40.6%, FPS 24.4%, Multiplayer 11.6%, Survival 10.8%, Realistic 5.8%
- #19 Diamond Island
65% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: LIDO GAMES
Windows
Dive into the thrilling world of our First Person Shooter Game, where survival is your only mission. Navigate through intense environments as you hunt for hidden diamonds, each one a step closer to victory
Why similar: Survival 41.2%, Open World 29.3%, FPS 17.8%, Adventure 6.7%, Action 4.9%
- #20 Next Day: Survival
66% matchMixed62% of 10,257 reviews2018
Dev: SOFF GamesPub: Last Level
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 21.5 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Next Day is a multi-player SURVIVAL game with elements of RPG, in an imaginary country in Eastern Europe. Carry out an array of tasks, learn skills, and develop your character. Have shootouts with opponents and earn a reputation.
Why similar: Survival 44.3%, Open World 31.4%, Multiplayer 18.5%, Action 1.9%, Adventure 1.8%
- #21 Z1 Battle Royale
65% matchMixed56% of 203,316 reviews2018
Dev: Daybreak Game Company
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 78.8 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Z1 Battle Royale is a Free to Play, fast-paced, action arcade, competitive Battle Royale. Staying true to its "King of the Kill" roots, the game has been revamped and restored to the classic feel, look, and gameplay everyone fell in love with. Play solo, duos, or fives and be the last ones standing.
Why similar: Survival 42.5%, Open World 20%, Multiplayer 14.6%, FPS 10.1%, Walking Simulator 5.1%
- #22 Uebergame
66% matchMixed54% of 474 reviews2015
Dev: Duion
Windows · Linux
Median: 18 minMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 27%
A truly free and open source multiplayer shooter, no strings attached. Have casual deathmatch matches on various scenarios. Build your own levels with the ingame editor and assets that come with the game, or just play around and use it as a sandbox.
Why similar: Open World 28.6%, Multiplayer 25.6%, FPS 18.8%, Survival 16.3%, Action 7.1%
- #23 Genesis Online
67% matchMostly Negative32% of 1,886 reviews2015
Dev: Shumkov Dmitriy
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 20%
Genesis Online! First Person Multiplayer Adventure game in an editable procedural cubic world.
Why similar: Survival 42%, Open World 26.7%, Multiplayer 24.2%, Action 3.6%, Adventure 3.6%
- #24 Will To Live Online
64% matchMixed69% of 18,143 reviews2018
Dev: AlphaSoft LLC
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 35.0 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Will To Live is a MMORPG-shooter whose action takes place in a severe post-apocalyptic world. Explore the world, engage in fights with mutants and other survivors, join the clans in the struggle for existence and prove your right to Live.
Why similar: Survival 41.4%, Open World 25.5%, Multiplayer 17.9%, FPS 9.6%, Violent 3.6%
- #25 Stranger's Worlds
64% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Azwar AzamPub: Extra Shot Studio
Windows
Stranded in an anomalous planet containing various environments from other worlds that have collided. Utilize what different worlds can offer within, such as magic and technology. Gather, craft, survive and explore with up to 4 players throughout the journey.
Why similar: Survival 33.8%, Open World 32.4%, Multiplayer 10.6%, Violent 8.7%, Adventure 7.5%
- #26 Infestation: The New Z
65% matchMixed54% of 33,896 reviews2016
Dev: Fredaikis ABPub: OP Productions LLC
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 28.0 hrs≥1hr: 59%
The New Z is a FREE TO PLAY multi-game mode experience. SURVIVE with friends and gather loot, stash and trade. Go into wars against other groups in a massive OPEN WORLD or face them 5 v 5 in COMPETITIVE.
Why similar: Survival 33.6%, Open World 25.7%, Multiplayer 17.9%, FPS 9.3%, Walking Simulator 5.6%
- #27 Ka Mate
64% matchMixed40% of 35 reviews2021
Dev: 2645Interactive
Windows
An adventurous TV presenter goes to New Zealand. He want to find this place to investigate the story of Maori & Haka Dance. The adventurous who encounters with unexpected events will have to struggle for life against wildlife.
Why similar: Survival 43.3%, Open World 32.9%, Adventure 10.5%, Action 7.3%, Indie 5.9%
- #28 Sunrise: survival
65% matchMixed48% of 526 reviews2017
Dev: Fedorov Ilya & Andrew Konovalov
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 34.7 hrs≥1hr: 47%
"Sunrise" - an online shooter with elements of survival from the first person. Your task is to survive in the harsh conditions of the post-apocalyptic world. Explore new regions, team up with other players in groups, survive with them and create your own rules of survival!
Why similar: Survival 42.5%, Multiplayer 16.1%, Open World 14.5%, FPS 9.5%, Adventure 6.8%
- #29 Unsolved Stories
65% matchMixed45% of 28 reviews2018
Dev: MadHoundGames
Windows
Welcome to Unsolved Stories which adorns the open world games with next generation graphics. Chicago is an exciting and fascinating city with its absolute beauty, history and great locations. The very first part, prepared for Unsolved Stories presents the whole glory of Chicago to you.
Why similar: Open World 24.5%, Walking Simulator 17.1%, FPS 15%, Survival 11.4%, Multiplayer 9.9%
- #30 Open Country
64% matchMostly Negative37% of 404 reviews2021
Dev: FUN LabsPub: 505 Games
Windows
Ok Scout, it's time to show us what you’re made of-break free from your city life and live like a real outdoorsman. The wilderness isn’t for the faint of heart, but if you work hard, learn how to use the environment and be one with nature, you too can become a Master Outdoorsman.
Why similar: Survival 27.9%, Open World 26%, Walking Simulator 14.7%, Multiplayer 12.3%, Adventure 11.1%
- #31 Hurtworld
63% matchMostly Positive76% of 31,099 reviews2019
Dev: Bankroll Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 63.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Hurtworld is a hardcore multiplayer survival FPS with a focus on competitive gunplay and strategic map control. Built for hardcore gamers, Hurtworld aims to punish.
Why similar: Survival 37.3%, Open World 23.7%, FPS 17.4%, Multiplayer 15.6%, Adventure 2.4%
- #32 The Last One
65% matchMostly Negative35% of 132 reviews2018
Dev: Phoenix Interactive Studio
Windows
Once a prosperous city Istanbul is fallen. Prepare your gear, defeat zombie hordes and reclaim your hometown. Uncover hidden story behind the disaster and learn what controls the zombies. Select your side between military and rebels and fight for the control of the city.
Why similar: Survival 38.4%, Multiplayer 19.8%, FPS 13.3%, Open World 12.8%, Realistic 5.7%
- #33 Rust
61% matchVery Positive87% of 1,342,143 reviews2018
Dev: Facepunch Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 52.0 hrsMean: 416.4 hrs≥1hr: 96%
The only aim in Rust is to survive. Everything wants you to die - the island’s wildlife, other inhabitants, the environment, and other survivors. Do whatever it takes to last another night.
Why similar: Survival 45.4%, Open World 24.2%, Multiplayer 17.3%, FPS 6.8%, Adventure 2.6%
- #34 Tropical Escape
63% matchMostly Negative29% of 31 reviews2018
Dev: Stefan Stankovic
Windows
Experience what is like to be on stranded islands where only your decisions can keep you in life. Try to find more survivors as you explore tropical islands and always be ready for a rescue by ship or a plane.
Why similar: Open World 29.2%, Survival 22.2%, Violent 22.1%, Realistic 9.7%, Adventure 8.1%
- #35 ROGUE PROTOCOL
61% matchNo user reviews
Dev: TeamMATTO
Windows · Mac
Immerse yourself in the gigantic world filled with mysteries, violence and tension. Fight against mutants and armed forces, explore, join operations, do jobs, earn credits, buy, trade, upgrade and plan to escape from the rogue planet and its protocol!
Why similar: Survival 29.2%, Open World 27.5%, Walking Simulator 21.1%, Simulation 7.2%, Adventure 6.1%
- #36 The Dome
63% matchMostly Negative33% of 33 reviews2017
Dev: Route 66 Games
Windows
“The Dome” is an online open world robotics game with RPG and survival elements. The game features a variety of attack skills, a very exciting multiplayer driving experience, and large-scale robot combat.
Why similar: Survival 41.2%, Open World 34%, Multiplayer 24.7%
- #37 Tornado Chaser
59% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2026
Dev: maxdev
Windows
Tornado Chaser is a fast-paced multiplayer game where you risk everything to get up close and personal with deadly twisters Drive through violent storms, launch data probes into the heart of tornadoes, and sell the data to fund better gear, faster trucks, and harder drinks.
Why similar: Survival 30.9%, Open World 28.3%, Multiplayer 22.5%, Simulation 7.7%, Adventure 4.7%
- #38 Share
62% matchMostly Positive71% of 355 reviews2016
Dev: HFM Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
In the backyard of the civilization, left by destiny without any hope, you'll find this house on the hill. It will become your shelter and give you everything you need. But then, the owners of the hill will come. And you will pay for this shelter.
Why similar: Survival 26.1%, Open World 22.2%, Multiplayer 18.3%, FPS 15.6%, Realistic 5.7%
- #39 Axion
63% matchMostly Negative32% of 116 reviews2015
Dev: Droog71
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Axion is an open world first/third person shooter with rpg and survival elements. The game is single player or multiplayer with LAN and online capability. Features include a large open world, character development and storyline in both single and multiplayer.
Why similar: Survival 31.8%, Open World 19.7%, Multiplayer 18%, FPS 16.2%, Action 8.1%
- #40 Miasmata
61% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,225 reviews2012
Dev: IonFxPub: IonFX Studios
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 39%
Miasmata is a first-person survival/adventure game, developed from the ground-up by brothers Joe and Bob Johnson. You play as Robert Hughes, a plague-stricken scientist on a journey to discover a cure. Your adventure begins on the shores of a remote and mysterious island.
Why similar: Survival 51.8%, Open World 21.2%, Walking Simulator 15.1%, Adventure 6.2%, Indie 3.4%
- #41 Glöd
60% matchNo user reviews
Dev: gamebaconstudios
Windows · Mac
A hardcore survival game set in the brutal wilderness of Sweden. Scavenge, craft, and endure harsh weather to survive in an unforgiving landscape where every decision matters.
Why similar: Survival 25.8%, Walking Simulator 19.7%, Open World 18.6%, FPS 13.9%, Realistic 9.8%
- #42 Master of Jewelry
60% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kroyan Games
Windows
Master Of Jewelry is a unique open-world jewelry simulation game with survival elements. Explore Diamond City, take your first order, and repair a gold chain in your workshop.
Why similar: Survival 30.3%, Open World 25.2%, Walking Simulator 19%, Simulation 10.1%, Realistic 9.3%
- #43 Death Toll
61% matchMostly Positive72% of 317 reviews2018
Dev: DigitalDNA Games
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 42%
Death Toll is a multiplayer, open world first person survival shooter with a unique game mode that focuses on team play. Players are dropped into the world with nothing but their cunning, their will to survive, and the game's single goal: Escape the Island.
Why similar: Survival 27.8%, Open World 24.4%, Multiplayer 18.9%, FPS 13.9%, Action 8.5%
- #44 BLACKFROST: The Long Dark 2
60% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hinterland Studio Inc.
Windows
A year after the Aurora’s appearance & the world went dark, the people of Harmont & its vast wild environs struggle to survive the Quiet Apocalypse. Survive alone or with others against a host of new hazards & a fresh new survival sandbox from a pioneer of the genre. Live together. Die alone.
Why similar: Survival 43.5%, Open World 30.1%, Multiplayer 16.2%, Simulation 5.5%, Action 3.4%
- #45 Pursuer
61% matchMixed58% of 12 reviews2019
Dev: AntonyStiv
Windows
You are a pursuer, and your job is to catch a criminal who has more than 20 victims.
Why similar: Survival 28.2%, Open World 24.8%, Violent 14.6%, Adventure 14.5%, Action 10.1%
- #46 Valnir Rok Survival RPG
62% matchMixed44% of 980 reviews2017
Dev: encurio
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 42%
Valnir Rok is a multiplayer survival roleplaying game in a Viking setting with quests by bestselling author Giles Kristian. Explore a huge open world, craft items, cook meals, build houses and found clan cities. Raid other clans or place bounties. Pray to the gods and survive.
Why similar: Survival 33.7%, Open World 31.2%, Multiplayer 15.7%, Realistic 6.1%, Violent 5.6%
- #47 Countrified
60% matchMixed57% of 111 reviews2021
Dev: Avelar Studios
Windows
Countrified is an online Survival simulator focused on player interaction. Hunt, build, control regions, survive, kill, die and more in our world!
Why similar: Survival 39.5%, Multiplayer 28.6%, Simulation 11.9%, Adventure 9.5%, Action 5.9%
- #48 ROCK
61% matchMixed40% of 15 reviews2016
Dev: Ragnar
Windows
World ROCK is a Survival open game With a large craft building And the struggle for survival!waiting for you day A night cycle,Hunting animals,Furnace of smelting,and Zombie-Monsters"!
Why similar: Survival 32.3%, Open World 28.3%, Simulation 11.5%, Action 10.1%, Adventure 10%
- #49 Escape: Sierra Leone
61% matchMixed55% of 47 reviews2016
Dev: Reborn Games Inc.
Windows
Escape: Sierra Leone is a single-player exploration-based survival first-person game. With a strong focus on complete freedom, realism, interacting with a vibrant world, and no forced objectives or quests.
Why similar: Survival 31.8%, Open World 25.9%, Simulation 16.8%, Adventure 14.5%, Realistic 10.9%