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  1. #1 Demesne
    96% matchMixed50% of 66 reviews2016
    Dev: Demesnegame
    Windows

    The main objective of the game is to survive in the taiga.

    Why similar: Simulation 36.1%, Survival 34.8%, Adventure 15.4%, Indie 13.7%

  2. #2 Storm VR
    96% matchMostly Positive75% of 108 reviews2017
    Dev: TeamStormVR
    Windows
    Median: 24 minMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 35%

    Storm is an atmospheric survival game. This is the first, short introduction to a series of episodes of Storm. You wake up in an intense snowstorm. As you look around for ways to get out of the biting cold, to somehow find shelter, your body gets colder, your hands freeze up, and the storm intensifies.

    Why similar: Simulation 51.1%, Adventure 29.6%, Indie 19.4%

  3. #3 Short Snow | Cold Survival Game
    95% matchMixed54% of 168 reviews2025
    Dev: MubDev
    Windows

    A realistic open-world survival experience. After a harrowing plane crash, you find yourself stranded in the wilderness. Battling freezing temperatures and hunger, you face an unknown virus that slowly paralyzes muscles, leaving its victims motionless and at the mercy of the unforgiving cold.

    Why similar: Survival 51.4%, Simulation 25%, Adventure 16.7%, Indie 7%

  4. #4 Winter Survival
    94% matchMixed63% of 776 reviews2025
    Dev: DRAGO entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 56%

    Winter Survival is a story-driven survival game where trauma turns reality into a reflection of your breaking mind. Battle cold, hunger, hallucinations, and adapt to the wilderness as it adapts to you.

    Why similar: Survival 73.5%, Adventure 26.5%

  5. #5 Northern Lights
    94% matchMixed67% of 296 reviews2020
    Dev: MadGoat Studio
    Windows

    Northern Lights is an open world survival simulation set in the extreme conditions of the arctic tundra. Clinging to life, you must use real-life survival techniques to gather resources, craft, and hunt while tending to your health and sanity. Can you survive your way out of the mysterious island?

    Why similar: Survival 61.2%, Simulation 36.2%, Indie 2.6%

  6. #6 21 Days
    93% matchVery Positive79% of 68 reviews2017
    Dev: Hardtalk Studio
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 96%

    21 Days is a simulation adventure game in which you experience the life of a Syrian refugee. Though you escaped the war in Syria, your family still has a hard journey ahead of them. Over 21 days, you must manage money, time, hunger and mental status. For yourself, and for the hope of saving your family.

    Why similar: Simulation 53.4%, Adventure 27.2%, Indie 19.4%

  7. #7 Short Life
    91% matchMostly Positive72% of 197 reviews2018
    Dev: gametornado
    Windows

    Choose your hero and get to the finish without losing your head :) Avoid obstacles and try to complete the levels with all your body parts.

    Why similar: Simulation 51.9%, Adventure 26.7%, Indie 21.3%

  8. #8 Nightfall: Escape
    91% matchMostly Negative38% of 60 reviews2016
    Dev: ZeenohPub: Zeenoh Inc.
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 97%

    Nightfall: Escape puts you in the shoes of a field journalist who is on a mission to investigate the mysterious disappearances in a remote area. Explore the place, search for leads and use your wits to survive the hidden terrors of the cursed place. Tread carefully, for curiosity may come at a price.

    Why similar: Survival 32.5%, Simulation 32.4%, Adventure 19.3%, Indie 15.7%

  9. #9 Wild Wolf
    90% matchMixed46% of 150 reviews2022
    Dev: Altai Game Studio
    Windows
    Median: 6 minMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 10%

    Wild Wolf is a survival-based game about a wolf's life struggle. You have to face the hunter by carrying the responsibility of the wolf.

    Why similar: Simulation 43.3%, Adventure 23.4%, Survival 17.6%, Indie 15.7%

  10. #10 FROSTBITE: Deadly Climate
    89% matchVery Positive86% of 528 reviews2018
    Dev: Alex Olinkiewicz
    Windows

    Survive the arctic research base simply known as Base 75, or die from the freezing cold or by the horrors that lurk within the halls?

    Why similar: Survival 50.9%, Adventure 31.3%, Indie 17.9%

  11. #11 Frost Survival VR
    88% matchVery Positive89% of 174 reviews2025
    Dev: Wenkly Studio Sp. z o.o.
    Windows

    Sandbox Survival in VR. Face a frozen wilderness solo or in co-op - build a shelter, craft tools, hunt for food, and manage your resources to endure harsh conditions. Strategize your moves against unpredictable weather and lurking dangers. And remember to keep yourself safe and sane!

    Why similar: Survival 54.3%, Simulation 34.3%, Adventure 11.4%

  12. #12 Erzurum
    89% matchMixed41% of 5,049 reviews2021
    Dev: Proximity Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    Erzurum is a winter survival game which you will struggle against freezing temperatures, the wild nature, hunger and thirst.

    Why similar: Survival 80%, Adventure 20%

  13. #13 The Long Dark
    84% matchVery Positive89% of 123,417 reviews2017
    Dev: Hinterland Studio Inc.
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 47.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    THE LONG DARK is a thoughtful, exploration-survival experience that challenges solo players to think for themselves as they explore an expansive frozen wilderness in the aftermath of a geomagnetic disaster. There are no zombies -- only you, the cold, and all the threats Mother Nature can muster.

    Why similar: Survival 71.8%, Simulation 12.8%, Adventure 11.3%, Indie 4.1%

  14. #14 The Bonfire: Forsaken Lands
    86% matchMostly Positive77% of 221 reviews2018
    Dev: Xigma Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 96%

    Build, discover, craft and survive.Build your settlement in a snowy encampment, survive monster attacks and manage resources to uncover the secrets of the ancients.

    Why similar: Simulation 42.8%, Survival 39.7%, Indie 17.5%

  15. #15 Arctic alive
    87% matchMixed56% of 90 reviews2016
    Dev: TortPub: Conglomerate 5
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    Arctic alive - a simulator with elements of survival horror. The action takes place in Siberia on the research station "Arctic". There was something in what is necessary to understand the player. The world is open for exploration.

    Why similar: Simulation 38.9%, Survival 32.5%, Adventure 16.6%, Indie 11.9%

  16. #16 The Day Of Survival
    86% matchMixed44% of 99 reviews2024
    Dev: xHARDHeMPuS
    Windows

    The Day Of Survival Immerse yourself in a post-apocalyptic world where every decision is crucial. "The Day Of Survival" is a thrilling survival game that challenges players to explore a harsh, unforgiving landscape filled with zombies and enemy soldiers.

    Why similar: Survival 60%, Adventure 35.1%, Indie 4.9%

  17. #17 Winter Survivor Protocol
    83% matchMixed69% of 189 reviews2026
    Dev: RECAST
    Windows

    Survive a zombie apocalypse: scavenge supplies, craft weapons, build a camp, repair your vehicle, and uncover its secrets amid unknown dangers. Switch between 1st and 3rd person views. Solo-developed. Multiplayer coming after testing. Hope you enjoy!

    Why similar: Simulation 37.2%, Adventure 33.7%, Survival 22.6%, Indie 6.6%

  18. #18 The Pale Beyond
    82% matchVery Positive89% of 2,234 reviews2023
    Dev: Saltstone StudiosPub: Fellow Traveller
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 63%

    You didn’t ask to lead this expedition, but here you are. Stuck in the ice, Captain missing, miles from civilisation. Someone has to take charge. Manage your meagre resources, balance safety and morale, make the hard calls, and head in the only direction you can - through The Pale Beyond.

    Why similar: Survival 49.7%, Simulation 32.4%, Adventure 17.9%

  19. #19 Drive 4 Survival
    84% matchMixed65% of 304 reviews2020
    Dev: M3M Games
    Windows
    Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 54%

    Drive 4 Survival is a struggle for survival mostly in the frozen wilderness, where you have to rely only on yourself and your car. Try to survive!

    Why similar: Survival 100%

  20. #20 Caveman Alive
    85% matchMostly Negative38% of 109 reviews2017
    Dev: Dwarven potion brewPub: Sacred Grab Games
    Windows
    Median: 54 minMean: 30.6 hrs≥1hr: 49%

    Caveman Alive - is a very simple platformer with elements of survival. Imagine that you were the last of your tribe. Everywhere are many enemies, thirsty for your death, and the main problem is hunger.

    Why similar: Simulation 49.8%, Adventure 30.1%, Indie 20.1%

  21. #21 TheSilentSnowfall
    82% matchMostly Positive75% of 67 reviews2024
    Dev: TrueGames
    Windows

    The Silent Snowfall is a first-person horror game.Embark on a dark Christmas journey where the silence of a winter night hides blood-chilling secrets.

    Why similar: Adventure 76.8%, Indie 23.2%

  22. #22 Near Death
    81% matchVery Positive91% of 1,069 reviews2016
    Dev: Orthogonal Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 74%

    Stranded at an abandoned Antarctic research base with no hope of rescue, you must battle a deadly blizzard in a desperate fight to find your way home.

    Why similar: Survival 47%, Simulation 25.7%, Adventure 15.6%, Indie 11.8%

  23. #23 Chornobyl Liquidators
    78% matchMixed48% of 705 reviews2024
    Dev: Live Motion GamesPub: Frozen Way
    Windows
    Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 54%

    Chornobyl Liquidators is not a fantastic tale of exploring the Zone. It's a story about real people facing a real threat — the CNPP disaster. Invisible radiation, KGB, difficult moral choices... Do you have enough courage and strength to take on this challenge?

    Why similar: Survival 48.1%, Simulation 33.3%, Adventure 18.6%

  24. #24 Survival Driver
    81% matchMixed49% of 115 reviews2017
    Dev: Tero LunkkaPub: HaDe Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    Minor indie motorvehicle game, where only target is to pass different tracks, under limited time. Game contains 2 different bikes and 2 cars. So drive or die

    Why similar: Indie 100%

  25. #25 Endless Winter
    80% matchMostly Positive73% of 86 reviews2017
    Dev: DarkSun Studio
    Windows
    Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%

    Endless Winter is a slightly difficult clearance game. Players control the cars passing through varied terrains and mechanisms, and breaking through the obstacles setting up by robots. Our story happens in a cold future world which experienced the war between humans and artificial intelligence. You can explore the wasteland as a courier.

    Why similar: Adventure 59.2%, Indie 40.8%

  26. #26 Indie Dev Simulator
    79% matchMixed64% of 92 reviews2020
    Dev: Egor MagurinPub: Indovers Studio
    Windows · Mac

    In this game, you're playing as game developer and encounter typical problems like eating and sleeping. You need to correctly allocate your time for human needs, hobbies and work, to live another day as indie developer.

    Why similar: Simulation 74.2%, Indie 25.8%

  27. #27 Turnfall
    76% matchVery Positive94% of 105 reviews2025
    Dev: Koleapin Studio
    Windows

    Every step could be your last.

    Why similar: Adventure 81.6%, Indie 18.4%

  28. #28 BORIS THE ROCKET 🚀
    78% matchVery Positive98% of 97 reviews2020
    Dev: toR Studio
    Windows

    As a moustached soviet nuclear missile operator, you’re the last frontier of your motherland’s defense. Survive a freezing Siberian winter, untangle nasty bear intrigues and adapt to always changing environment in this cold war simulator.

    Why similar: Survival 58.2%, Simulation 41.8%

  29. #29 OESE
    79% matchVery Positive84% of 89 reviews2016
    Dev: Alec SmithPub: Milo Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    OESE - The space survival game about decisions and consequences.

    Why similar: Simulation 39.5%, Survival 37%, Indie 23.6%

  30. #30 Alaskan Road Truckers
    75% matchMixed62% of 3,262 reviews2023
    Dev: Road Studio S.A.Pub: Green Man Gaming Publishing
    Windows
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%

    Brave the challenging conditions of Alaskan life in the definitive trucker simulator. Be the master of your own destiny as you take jobs, transport cargo and experience a sense of freedom on foot and in your cab.

    Why similar: Survival 44.1%, Simulation 29.6%, Adventure 16.5%, Indie 9.8%

  31. #31 Arctic Shift: Fuel Station
    75% matchMixed49% of 82 reviews2026
    Dev: Wildbyte
    Windows

    Operate a remote fuel station deep in the Arctic. Manage customers, supplies and vital systems while surviving brutal weather, wildlife and isolation.

    Why similar: Survival 57.1%, Simulation 42.9%

  32. #32 The Black Ice
    73% matchVery Positive82% of 181 reviews2025
    Dev: RED CRAB GAMESPub: Antelus Games
    Windows

    A survival horror game where every breath could be your last. Explore a sinister Antarctic complex, unravel its mysteries, and try to survive before the darkness consumes you.

    Why similar: Survival 71.4%, Adventure 28.6%

  33. #33 Unveil
    77% matchVery Positive81% of 59 reviews2016
    Dev: Particle Studios
    Windows

    Experience Survival in it's purest form. Unveil delivers a rich recreation of Nature with a deep simulation of Weather, Body, Flora & Fauna, Fire and more.

    Why similar: Survival 48.4%, Simulation 40.4%, Indie 11.2%

  34. #34 Inaccessible world
    77% matchMostly Negative35% of 70 reviews2018
    Dev: ARGamesPub: Metal Fox
    Windows
    Median: 12 minMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 38%

    One week in the year, all comers are allowed to test themselves on the most dangerous hunting in the world.

    Why similar: Simulation 41.5%, Survival 23.7%, Adventure 23.6%, Indie 11.2%

  35. #35 城市生存计划 / City Survival Project
    76% matchMixed69% of 58 reviews2019
    Dev: HAN GUANG
    Windows · Mac

    The player will play as someone trying to make it in the big city. Within 90 days, the game abstracts the difficulties, pressures, and choices in the form of continuous decision making. This decision-making game is based on a combination of talented and professional pathways, there are over dozens of career paths to advance and over 50...

    Why similar: Simulation 71.8%, Indie 28.2%

  36. #36 ANGST: A TALE OF SURVIVAL
    71% matchVery Positive87% of 229 reviews2025
    Dev: Cherrypick GamesPub: Games Operators
    Windows

    Explore a frozen, mysterious land in this top-down survival adventure. Gather resources, craft tools, and fight to stay alive as you uncover a story of memory and redemption. Try to escape The Hollow.

    Why similar: Survival 72.2%, Adventure 27.8%

  37. #37 Self-Isolation
    73% matchVery Positive86% of 491 reviews2020
    Dev: Dymchick1
    Windows

    This game is a simulation of self-isolation. You need to support your family, not to lose your job and finally not to go crazy.

    Why similar: Simulation 47.9%, Adventure 29.7%, Indie 22.4%

  38. #38 Arctic Anxiety
    74% matchMixed55% of 290 reviews2020
    Dev: Arctic Studio
    Windows

    Survival simulator in extreme conditions. The game takes place in the Arctic ocean. The pilot of a cargo plane makes a hard landing on the water. To survive, the player will have to search for a cargo washed up on the shore.

    Why similar: Survival 50.9%, Simulation 33.2%, Adventure 16%

  39. #39 Silent Nights
    73% matchMostly Positive73% of 217 reviews2023
    Dev: JustTomcuk
    Windows

    Silent Nights - A short horror game with realistic graphics, touching storyline and scary moments.

    Why similar: Simulation 66.9%, Adventure 33.1%

  40. #40 Viking Frontiers: Prologue
    71% matchMostly Positive77% of 494 reviews2025
    Dev: BLUM EntertainmentPub: GameHunters
    Windows

    Survival of your people - that's the only thing that matters. Become the leader of a newly founded Viking settlement and lead it to safety and glory. Gather, build, craft, hunt, raid and follow your Gods to endure hardships of nature and save your clan from violent destruction.

    Why similar: Simulation 42.7%, Survival 32%, Adventure 25.3%

  41. #41 Help Will Come Tomorrow
    72% matchVery Positive80% of 941 reviews2020
    Dev: Arclight CreationsPub: Klabater
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    In an uninhabitable Siberian wilderness, in a wake of October Revolution, a group of passengers survives the mysterious catastrophe of Trans-Siberian railway train. They must endure in a harsh ice-clad climate until rescue arrives. Facing many dangers, their own weaknesses and, their own prejudice.

    Why similar: Survival 48%, Simulation 33%, Adventure 19%

  42. #42 Make it indie!
    74% matchMixed46% of 1,281 reviews2015
    Dev: Sometimes You
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 78%

    Claw your way through the abyss of the mind and survive the horrors that stalk you as you attempt to survive seven days as... an Indie Developer.

    Why similar: Indie 54.9%, Simulation 28.7%, Adventure 16.4%

  43. #43 Silent North
    72% matchMostly Negative34% of 110 reviews2025
    Dev: Combat Waffle StudiosPub: combat waffle studios
    Windows

    Silent North thrusts you into the Swiss Alps, battling the elements, Infected, and other players. Fight solo or team up, scavenging gear and essentials. Intense PVPVE action ensures constant danger. Adapt, be resilient, and survive in this unpredictable, ever-changing landscape

    Why similar: Survival 47.4%, Simulation 27.8%, Adventure 24.8%

  44. #44 Nitroglycerine!
    69% matchVery Positive87% of 151 reviews2025
    Dev: Avoidance
    Windows

    A challenging arcade simulator of transporting dangerous cargo on heavy trucks along a complex and unpredictable route. A short but extendable adventure.

    Why similar: Simulation 68.3%, Adventure 31.7%

  45. #45 Eggoria
    70% matchMixed68% of 62 reviews2019
    Dev: Digdog Studio
    Windows

    Unlimited world size&Migration. Digdog Studio's new Building/Survival Game, manage mysterious eggs, survive in an unlimited world, run away from darkness, build, research, craft, rest, prey, build your own tribe or even a town. Finally beat the darkness or live with it. Very Hardcore

    Why similar: Simulation 51.2%, Adventure 27.7%, Indie 21.1%

  46. #46 Survival Camp
    70% matchMixed45% of 216 reviews2019
    Dev: Skeleton Star Game
    Windows

    The story takes place on Halloween night, when people are wearing masks to revel, the mysterious virus spreads quietly, and the virus engulfed the world instantly. The world is no longer safe. You need to build a camp and survive. Good luck. . .

    Why similar: Simulation 43.7%, Adventure 25.1%, Indie 17.4%, Survival 13.8%

  47. #47 pyramida
    67% matchVery Positive84% of 757 reviews2020
    Dev: Sokpop Collective
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 62%

    A village builder / survival game. Expand your village by day and fight monsters at night. Learn how to survive, and try to prevent your imminent demise . . .

    Why similar: Survival 68.3%, Indie 31.7%

  48. #48 Before the Dawn: SENARA Prologue
    66% matchMixed69% of 326 reviews2024
    Dev: Influsion Inc.
    Windows

    You must attempt a life-or-death escape from the SENARA — a 6,000-ton vessel meticulously recreated from a real-world ship. This first-person survival horror prologue tells the story of a different survivor, set before the events of "SENARA: The Sacrament".

    Why similar: Survival 100%

  49. #49 Undead Shadows
    71% matchMostly Negative29% of 63 reviews2015
    Dev: Ignition Games Inc.
    Windows
    Median: 18 minMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 32%

    Undead Shadows is a fast paced action zombie shooter that keeps players on their toes and tests their survival instinct. You are a survivor in the harsh post apocalyptic world looking for any means of survival against never ending waves of zombies from sun up to sun down – and even worse in between.

    Why similar: Indie 100%

  50. #50 Shadow of Fear
    67% matchMixed66% of 61 reviews2023
    Dev: 抖音-小六热游
    Windows

    In 'Shadow of Fear', your only purpose is to solve puzzles and then escape; You can also continue to survive, whether you can survive until the end depends on yourself

    Why similar: Survival 50.9%, Adventure 36.8%, Indie 12.3%

  51. #51 SnowBot
    64% matchVery Positive89% of 206 reviews2026
    Dev: inoutofit
    Windows

    Silence, cold, solitude… What lies ahead? A small atmospheric adventure about a robot lost in a frozen wasteland.

    Why similar: Adventure 61.3%, Indie 38.7%

  52. #52 Heat Guardian
    69% matchMostly Positive70% of 141 reviews2018
    Dev: DENYS RUDYI GAMES
    Windows
    Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 75%

    Hardcore top-down shooter in a world of eternal winter. Traverse frozen post-Soviet ruins in search of humanity’s last refuge. Brutal mutants, scarce ammo, and merciless nature will push your skills to the limit. No safe places — only relentless combat for survival.

    Why similar: Survival 70%, Indie 30%

  53. #53 Find Out
    69% matchMixed58% of 161 reviews2016
    Dev: Vorobiov VadymPub: Bitlock Studio
    Windows
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 94%

    Find Out - this is an adventure game in which you will have to escape from an unknown location, surrounded by a large maze.

    Why similar: Simulation 38%, Indie 37.7%, Adventure 24.3%

  54. #54 Vilset
    68% matchMostly Negative37% of 70 reviews2021
    Dev: Another Reality
    Windows

    Vilset is a strategic simulator based on the principle of survival of people, who turned out to be beyond the limits of their civilization.

    Why similar: Survival 56.2%, Simulation 36.6%, Indie 7.3%

  55. #55 Before The Night
    65% matchVery Positive94% of 496 reviews2022
    Dev: Uneducated Game Studio
    Windows

    Before The Night is a horror action adventure game based on a macabre twist to a fable. Survive in the tiny, cute animal village! Your animal friends will literally turn rabid at night! Uncover the secrets of the world where animals keep human pets. Join the cute pet human "Lisa" on her adventure!

    Why similar: Adventure 100%

  56. #56 Nightwatch: Closer
    65% matchVery Positive86% of 63 reviews2024
    Dev: Studio Quokkariki
    Windows

    "Nightwatch : Closer" is a first-person horror game whose goal is to hold out for 10 minutes by preventing unknown anomalies in a small post. In a dark, narrow post, you have to hold out until the shift worker comes, keeping out the anomalies by yourself.

    Why similar: Adventure 71.2%, Indie 28.8%

  57. #57 BlackShadows
    70% matchVery Negative16% of 170 reviews2015
    Dev: IceGames Studios
    Windows
    Median: 12 minMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 17%

    BlackShadows is a survival horror game where you'll assume the role of a young scientist who is fighting against her worst nightmare... You'll have to escape from a strange and creepy place in order to survive. You think it's easy? Be careful : Black Shadows are never friendly!

    Why similar: Adventure 57.4%, Indie 42.6%

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