- #1 Liquidators
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,231 reviews2020
Dev: Gray Unit
Windows
Chernobyl, USSR, 1986. Three nuclear plant workers go on a daring mission to prevent a radioactive fallout that would affect half of Europe. Every moment is permanent, and all is at stake.
Why similar: Cold War 29.6% ★, 1980s 14.7%, Historical 13.5%, Survival 8.2%, Multiple Endings 7.1%
- #2 Chernobylite Complete Edition
96% matchVery Positive82% of 15,629 reviews2021
Dev: The Farm 51
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Chernobylite is a science-fiction survival horror RPG. Set in the hyper-realistic, 3D-scanned wasteland of Chernobyl’s Exclusion Zone, explore a non-linear storyline in your search to uncover the truth of your tortured past.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 27.6%, Survival 19.7%, Atmospheric 8.1%, First-Person 8%, Action-Adventure 7.9%
- #3 S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl
96% matchVery Positive80% of 141,394 reviews2024
Dev: GSC Game WorldPub: GSC Game World (worldwide)
Windows
Median: 32.5 hrsMean: 64.9 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Enter the Chornobyl Anomalous Zone — a vast open world where anomalies, mutants, and rivals stand in your way. Explore, scavenge, and try to survive in this brutal and dangerous land. Evolving with every update, now overhauled and crowned with UPDATE 2.0.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 25.9%, Survival 18%, Immersive Sim 8.2%, Atmospheric 7.6%, Multiple Endings 7.2%
- #4 Contraband Police
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 25,829 reviews2023
Dev: Crazy RocksPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 17.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Take over the duties of a border guard inspector in a communist country of the 80's. Smuggling, corruption and forgery are the order of the day here. Be vigilant and earn the respect of your superiors.
Why similar: 1980s 23.9%, Immersive Sim 12.6%, Multiple Endings 12.2%, Survival 11.4%, First-Person 8.1%
- #5 Atomfall
94% matchMostly Positive77% of 5,914 reviews2025
Dev: Rebellion
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A nuclear disaster has left an area of Britain in tatters. Atomfall, a new survival-action game, will see you explore, scavenge, craft, barter and fight your way through beautifully recreated scenery in search of answers.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 29.6%, Survival 13.5%, Action-Adventure 8.9%, First-Person 8.4%, Immersive Sim 8.1%
- #6 Chernobyl: Simulator
92% matchVery Positive92% of 84 reviews2026
Dev: Rikarin Studio
Windows · Mac
Chernobyl Simulator puts you in the control room of the most infamous nuclear power plant in history. Step into the shoes of a reactor operator, where every switch, gauge, and decision matters. Experience the pressure, responsibility, and unforgiving complexity of Soviet-era nuclear operations.
Why similar: 1980s 26.9%, Historical 26.7%, Immersive Sim 18.2%, Choices Matter 9%, Simulation 8.6%
- #7 Chernobyl: Origins
93% matchVery Positive86% of 83 reviews2023
Dev: Nelset
Windows · Linux
"Chernobyl: Origins" - is a quest game with psychological horror elements. You have to solve a lot of puzzles to find out the terrible secret of the catastrophe at the nuclear power plant. The game will take you to 1986, to the Chernobyl nuclear power plant.
Why similar: 1980s 30%, Survival 17.3%, Historical 16.8%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Atmospheric 8.1%
- #8 Bright Lights of Svetlov
91% matchVery Positive93% of 1,415 reviews2021
Dev: Vladimir Cholokyan
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Bright Lights of Svetlov is a short, story-focused first person quest about a Soviet family facing harsh trials. Set in a fictional provincial town, it carefuly recreates the atmosphere and vibe of mid 1980s.
Why similar: 1980s 32.6%, Immersive Sim 11.7%, First-Person 9.1%, Atmospheric 9%, Exploration 7.5%
- #9 S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chornobyl - Enhanced Edition
91% matchMixed63% of 8,753 reviews2025
Dev: GSC Game World
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 55%
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chornobyl, the first chapter of the Legends of the Zone Trilogy, which started it all.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 18.5%, Immersive Sim 15.8%, Survival 9.9%, Exploration 8.9%, RPG 8.5%
- #10 S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Prypiat - Enhanced Edition
90% matchMixed63% of 4,193 reviews2025
Dev: GSC Game World
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 53%
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Prypiat follows the story of special service agent Major Degtyarev as he investigates the fate of a lost expedition.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 18.2%, Immersive Sim 16.5%, Survival 9.6%, Exploration 8.9%, RPG 8.7%
- #11 Quarantine Zone: The Last Check
89% matchVery Positive82% of 13,388 reviews2026
Dev: Brigada GamesPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Command the checkpoint in a collapsing city. Screen survivors, manage scarce resources, and hold back the undead. Every choice matters and one mistake could unleash the plague beyond your walls.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 26.6%, Choices Matter 15%, Immersive Sim 14.3%, Emotional 10.5%, Simulation 9.6%
- #12 Chernobyl Trap
89% matchMostly Positive75% of 118 reviews2022
Dev: ZERO5GAMES
Windows · Linux
You are survived pilot of fallen helicopter. Your mission is simple: go to evacuation point. But can you do it and not die?
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 26.1%, Action-Adventure 21.6%, Adventure 16.2%, Action 12.8%, First-Person 11.8%
- #13 Living Cell
86% matchVery Positive96% of 263 reviews2023
Dev: Blazing Planet Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
You are the liquidator survived the samosbor in block G-326 of the endless Gigakhrushchyovka. You have to find out what happened in this block, evacuate the residents and find a way out for yourself. But is everything as simple as it seems at first glance?
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 32.1%, Survival 22.2%, Atmospheric 10.3%, Story Rich 9.5%, Exploration 9%
- #14 CHERNOBYL: The Untold Story
88% matchMostly Positive71% of 289 reviews2019
Dev: Mehsoft
Windows
1986. Chernobyl disaster. The story that you will see in the game resembles a delusional dream of a man exhausted by radiation. But whether it is nonsense or the nightmarish reality of the Soviet era – you decide.
Why similar: Multiple Endings 44.3%, Atmospheric 26.7%, Action 20.9%, Singleplayer 8.1%
- #15 MOLE
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,905 reviews2026
Dev: Off Black CreationsPub: Oro Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Pilot the MOLE, a monstrous post-war drilling machine built to descend deep below the Slavic soil. Fix failing systems, follow voices of the dead, and pray you can survive whatever is sharing your coffin. Will the vessel or your mind break first?
Why similar: 1980s 24.8%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Emotional 13.3%, Simulation 9.7%, Action-Adventure 8.3%
- #16 S.W.A.N.: Chernobyl Unexplored
87% matchMixed68% of 74 reviews2021
Dev: VolframePub: Art Games Studio S.A.
Windows
S.W.A.N.: Chernobyl Unexplored is a science fiction FPS puzzle horror game, which takes place a few months after the Chernobyl Nuclear Plant disaster. Experience a tale about an unexplored area within the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone - The S.W.A.N. Institute.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.4%, First-Person 14.2%, Story Rich 14.2%, Exploration 13.7%, Action-Adventure 13.4%
- #17 Restless Grounds
85% matchVery Positive87% of 164 reviews2024
Dev: Zirael
Windows
Forgotten Polish town, Incident at a soviet military base and hellish monsters... This is a horror investigation story... Will you stop the relentless fight, or give into it?
Why similar: Cold War 45.3% ★, 1980s 16.2%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, Action-Adventure 8.9%, Exploration 7.4%
- #18 Z.O.N.A Project X VR
84% matchMostly Positive78% of 315 reviews2023
Dev: AGaming+
Windows
Z.O.N.A Project X - thrilling single-player VR shooter. Explore Chornobyl's exclusion zone, a hazardous apocalyptic world filled with anomalies. Survive using your weapons, scavenge for resources, and save humanity from doom.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 25.8%, Immersive Sim 20.5%, Survival 13.1%, Exploration 9.2%, Story Rich 7.4%
- #19 Plague: London 1665
83% matchVery Positive91% of 69 reviews2024
Dev: WASD Games
Windows · Mac
Plague: London 1665 is an RPG with pixel art graphics set in 1665's during the Bubonic Plague outbreak in overcrowded and polluted London. As a body collector, graveyard keeper, and family provider, avoid the disease while clearing the streets. Will you survive the outbreak or become another victim?
Why similar: Historical 26.2%, Action-Adventure 13.9%, Choices Matter 12.7%, RPG 12.1%, Multiple Endings 10.6%
- #20 1953 - KGB Unleashed
86% matchMixed58% of 653 reviews2013
Pub: United Independent Entertainment
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 1.7 hrs≥1hr: 36%
Developed by Phantomery Interactive, 1953 – KGB Unleashed is a tense and atmospheric First Person Adventure set deep within the bowels of a Soviet bunker during the Cold War. Players must uncover the dark and horrifc secrets buried within, fighting their own paranoia along the way as well as the possibility of all-too-real terrors within...
Why similar: Cold War 52.6% ★, Historical 19.3%, First-Person 8.7%, Atmospheric 7%, Adventure 7%
- #21 Martial Law
82% matchVery Positive92% of 3,858 reviews2021
Dev: FIXER
Windows · Mac · Linux
Martial Law is a game about difficulties that came with Communism in Poland. The story is shown from the perspective of a man who is abandoned because of his low social status. He tries his best to be there for his daughter despite the difficulties.
Why similar: Cold War 29% ★, 1980s 17.7%, Choices Matter 12.4%, Multiple Endings 12.4%, Story Rich 6.3%
- #22 No, I'm not a Voenkom
82% matchMixed46% of 119 reviews2025
Dev: Pine Games
Windows
You're an ordinary factory worker, whiling away your dreary life in a nondescript small town. You had a stable job, your own apartment, mortgaged at just 89% interest, and everything was going well, until one gloomy evening, an uninvited guest knocked on your door...
Why similar: Choices Matter 16.2%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, RPG 11.4%, Simulation 10.6%, Multiple Endings 10.6%
- #23 Save the Reactor
81% matchVery Positive95% of 142 reviews2022
Dev: Hypnohead
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 75%
What if you happened to be in a control room of a nuclear reactor and something went wrong? Save the Reactor gives you the opportunity to fully experience these emotions! This simulator is great for those who like to challenge themselves and aren't afraid of difficulties!
Why similar: Multiple Endings 34.3%, Survival 26%, Simulation 24.2%, Atmospheric 14%, Singleplayer 1.5%
- #24 Emerald Flower
78% matchVery Positive97% of 72 reviews2026
Dev: Trash Men Studios
Windows · Mac
A miraculous fuel, or a parasitic plague that spells the end of humanity? In a civilization collapsed by global war, fight for survival against the brain-controlling Emerald Flower, feral armies, and ruthless factions, each driven by their own desperate ideologies.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 14.1%, RPG 12.4%, Action-Adventure 12%, Emotional 12%, Survival 10.7%
- #25 Chernobylite 2: Exclusion Zone
79% matchMixed65% of 766 reviews2025
Dev: The Farm 51
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Explore the mysterious, beautiful, yet dark world of the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone in this post-apocalyptic action-RPG. Make your mark on this world, through your character development, choices and playstyle. But remember – everything has a price and consequences.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 23.8%, Choices Matter 20.6%, RPG 9.3%, Story Rich 8.6%, Exploration 8.3%
- #26 BORIS THE ROCKET 🚀
80% 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: Cold War 58% ★, Survival 16.9%, Simulation 7.9%, Exploration 7.3%, First-Person 7.2%
- #27 Ukraine War Stories
78% matchVery Positive87% of 1,083 reviews2022
Dev: Starni Games
Windows
Ukraine War Stories is a set of visual novels about the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Set in the early months of the war, it tells the stories of civilians trapped on Russian-occupied territory. All stories are based on real events and eyewitness accounts.
Why similar: Historical 26.8%, Multiple Endings 13.7%, Choices Matter 13.6%, Emotional 12.8%, RPG 8.1%
- #28 Brutalism22
79% matchMixed64% of 70 reviews2023
Dev: Marginal act
Windows
This is a retro horror game about the war in Ukraine and brutalist architecture in Eastern Europe
Why similar: Multiple Endings 18.7%, Action-Adventure 16.7%, Exploration 14.5%, First-Person 12.9%, Story Rich 11.9%
- #29 Affliction
81% matchMixed50% of 125 reviews2018
Dev: Corrosive Studios LLC
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Affliction is a survival horror shooter designed to engage players with a thrilling storyline, surreal environments, merciless foes, a chilling atmosphere, and an unforgettable gameplay experience. Players must explore, scavenge, and fight in order to survive and live to tell the tale.
Why similar: Cold War 41.3% ★, Post-apocalyptic 16.3%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, Survival 7.9%, First-Person 6.6%
- #30 Below, Rusted Gods
75% matchVery Positive88% of 381 reviews2026
Dev: FromSouthGames
Windows
You are the lifeline supporting an expedition into the unknown. Keep both yourself and your squad alive by interpreting instrument readings, explore the facilities, and uncover something ancient and eager to be born.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.3%, Multiple Endings 15.8%, Choices Matter 14.5%, Action-Adventure 10.8%, Exploration 9.2%
- #31 Nucleares
76% matchVery Positive84% of 1,171 reviews2023
Dev: Iván Marcelo PrettiPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 26.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Nuclear Reactor Simulator: Take Control. Prevent Disaster. Power the World.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 41.7%, Simulation 21.9%, First-Person 21.2%, Action 8.8%, Singleplayer 6.4%
- #32 Help Will Come Tomorrow
77% matchMostly Positive80% of 944 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: Historical 23.5%, Survival 17%, Immersive Sim 13.4%, Choices Matter 12%, Story Rich 7.7%
- #33 Survive In Russia
77% matchMixed65% of 57 reviews2020
Dev: Alexander Sablin
Windows · Mac
Survive in Russia is a survival quest in Russia. You will be available a selection of characters. Each of them presents survival mode and story mode. Only on your choice will depend on the life of the character.
Why similar: Multiple Endings 21.6%, Choices Matter 19.5%, Survival 19.4%, Story Rich 12.2%, RPG 10.2%
- #34 Japan Stigmatized Property -日本事故物件監視協会-
74% matchMostly Positive74% of 382 reviews2025
Dev: 日本事故物件監視協会
Windows · Mac
Can you endure until morning Monitor Japan's stigmatized properties and report any paranormal activity If you miss a report or make repeated mistakes——
Why similar: Immersive Sim 34.4%, Psychological Horror 29.5%, Story Rich 13.5%, Atmospheric 10.7%, Simulation 9.8%
- #35 Frozen Shelter
74% matchMostly Positive72% of 50 reviews2023
Dev: Aktamia
Windows
Frozen Shelter is an indie first-person walking simulator game made in realistic 3D graphics. As a location, the player will be presented with a bunker built during the Cold War of the USSR. The fascinating atmosphere of loneliness will put pressure on the player throughout the game.
Why similar: 1980s 29.1%, Post-apocalyptic 21.5%, Survival 18.2%, First-Person 8.3%, Story Rich 7.7%
- #36 Summer of '58
72% matchVery Positive89% of 4,953 reviews2021
Dev: EMIKA_GAMES
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
In the summer of 2008. The main character, at the request of followers, goes to Russia to explore the abandoned camp "Yunost". Locals say that this place is inhabited by restless souls. This will need to be checked.
Why similar: Historical 25.8%, Psychological Horror 23%, Atmospheric 12.9%, First-Person 11.3%, Exploration 8.9%
- #37 Survive the Blackout
75% matchMixed65% of 88 reviews2020
Dev: Baby Bison Games
Windows
Survive the Blackout is a narrative survival game set in a dark post-apocalyptic world. Choose Your Own Adventure gameplay, squad-level management, exploration, scavenging, and difficult moral choices. A modern-day tribute to The Oregon Trail.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 32%, Survival 21.4%, Choices Matter 12.8%, Simulation 10.7%, Atmospheric 7.1%
- #38 In Fear I Trust
76% matchMixed49% of 61 reviews2016
Dev: Black Wing FoundationPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 46%
In Fear I Trust is a critically acclaimed first-person horror adventure. Explore eerie locations, solve puzzles and unravel the dark truth behind a secret soviet experiment in this story-driven psychological thriller.
Why similar: Cold War 35.6% ★, 1980s 18.5%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Atmospheric 6.7%, Story Rich 6.6%
- #39 Day Zero
71% matchVery Positive82% of 50 reviews2025
Dev: Imdie Studios
Windows
Can you survive a zombie apocalypse? Day Zero is a text-based survival game where choices determine fate and ethical and moral decisions matter. Every choice shapes the story. Are you ready to test your limits in a zombie apocalypse?
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 22.1%, Survival 16.6%, Emotional 13%, Choices Matter 12.6%, Multiple Endings 12%
- #40 Attentat 1942
73% matchVery Positive93% of 508 reviews2017
Dev: Charles Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Attentat 1942 is a historically-accurate adventure about World War 2. Face moral dilemmas and existential struggles as you uncover the troubled past of your family.
Why similar: Historical 36.5%, Emotional 19.9%, Multiple Endings 15.5%, Story Rich 11%, Atmospheric 10.2%
- #41 Sapper - Defuse The Bomb Simulator
73% matchMixed42% of 93 reviews2023
Dev: Live Motion GamesPub: WIG Publishing
Windows
Learn the ins and outs of one of the world's most dangerous professions. Searching, lockpicking, hacking, disarming, operating under pressure. Welcome to the typical day of Sapper. Courage is forged in the sounds of ticking bombs and the feeling of cold sweat on your back.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 25%, First-Person 20.5%, Simulation 19.6%, Atmospheric 17.9%, Adventure 10.8%
- #42 Sovietpunk: Chapter one
73% matchMixed69% of 192 reviews2021
Dev: Hot Chill
Windows
Sovietpunk is a cyberpunk story set in the setting of the Soviet Union after a global nuclear war. You have to guide the main character through the gloomy tunnels, in which the struggle for life is in full swing.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 45.8%, Story Rich 16.5%, Atmospheric 15.8%, RPG 6.9%, Adventure 6.6%
- #43 Overtime Anomaly
70% matchVery Positive85% of 78 reviews2025
Dev: BiteMe Games
Windows
You're working overtime again in your dead-end job, whilst your boss is on vacation. However, strange things are happening throughout the office. Complete your daily work tasks, explore your office, report any anomalies you may find, and you may just find yourself getting a promotion...
Why similar: 1980s 26%, Immersive Sim 17.5%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Choices Matter 8.9%, Atmospheric 7.9%
- #44 Self-Isolation
71% 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: Choices Matter 21%, Atmospheric 20.9%, Multiple Endings 18%, Simulation 17.5%, Adventure 11.3%
- #45 Twenty-second: Stories of Underground Kharkiv
69% matchVery Positive89% of 81 reviews2024
Dev: Brenntkopf DevelopmentPub: Brenntkopf Publishing
Windows
The Twenty-Second: Stories of Underground Kharkiv is a quest and a visual novel that will tell you in the first person about the events of 2022 in the Kharkiv metro.
Why similar: Emotional 25.4%, Historical 20.1%, RPG 17.2%, First-Person 16.9%, Atmospheric 14.7%
- #46 Farmer's Father: Save the Innocence
71% matchMixed43% of 247 reviews2024
Dev: FreeMind S.A.
Windows
War breeds heroes you've never heard of. You are the ordinary person holding a huge burden of protecting what's most precious and innocent. Fight with hunger, wounds, cold, disease, and enemy cruelty. Defend your family and survive the war!
Why similar: Immersive Sim 23.2%, Survival 15.5%, Choices Matter 13.5%, First-Person 10.8%, Exploration 10.5%
- #47 Undying Symphony
69% matchVery Positive85% of 194 reviews2024
Dev: Siberian Koala
Windows
«Undying Symphony» tells a story about challenges that Leningrad people faced during the Siege and shows us one of the most tragic episodes of Leningrad history
Why similar: Historical 39.5%, Multiple Endings 19.1%, Story Rich 11.7%, Atmospheric 9.7%, Choices Matter 6.4%
- #48 Z.O.N.A: Origin
67% matchVery Positive83% of 589 reviews2025
Dev: AGaming+
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Z.O.N.A: Origin is an immersive adventure in a harsh post-apocalyptic world. Dive into a captivating story, explore a stunning open world, avoid dangerous anomalies, and hunt for powerful artifacts. Every choice you make can be decisive in this unpredictable world.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 34.2%, Survival 12.9%, Exploration 12.1%, Story Rich 10.5%, RPG 9.9%
- #49 Stay Still 2
70% matchMixed50% of 58 reviews2023
Dev: Tarba Paul CornelPub: Galactic Crows
Windows
Welcome to Stay Still 2, a spine-chilling first-person survival horror game. Based of the Vietnamese culture, this game unfolds as a daring experiment in which survival seems nearly impossible. Engage in a story gameplay, where puzzles are your key to progress, while surviving various threats.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 24.1%, Psychological Horror 17.6%, Multiple Endings 15.2%, First-Person 11.1%, Survival 10.2%
- #50 Medieval Fantasy Survival Simulator 2: Gladiator Edition
69% matchVery Positive95% of 74 reviews2022
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
You're gonna get yourself killed in there... There's beasts, warriors, and much, much worse in the coliseum... Do you really think you've got what it takes to survive? Or do you think you're cut out for much more than that... There's only one way to find out, and time is of the essence!
Why similar: Multiple Endings 18.2%, Choices Matter 17.5%, Survival 15.2%, Immersive Sim 14.8%, Historical 14.7%
- #51 Kriophobia
67% matchVery Positive88% of 90 reviews2025
Dev: Fira SoftPub: indie.io
Windows · Mac
Trapped in the depths of a frozen Soviet bunker, geophysicist Anna must survive deadly cold, horrifying abominations, and the trauma of a buried past. A third-person survival horror blending psychological storytelling with hand-drawn static cameras.
Why similar: Cold War 43.1% ★, 1980s 13.7%, Psychological Horror 11%, Multiple Endings 9.2%, Exploration 6.3%
- #52 KURSK
72% matchMixed48% of 495 reviews2018
Dev: Jujubee S.A.Pub: Salient Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 78%
KURSK is the first ever adventure and documentary video game inspired by real events. You assume the role of a spy who finds way on the Russian nuclear submarine K-141 Kursk. While trying to complete your mission, you become witness to the dramatic events which shook the world at that time.
Why similar: Historical 46.2%, Simulation 18.3%, Adventure 13.6%, Atmospheric 9.6%, Action 8.4%
- #53 Mr. Prepper
68% matchMostly Positive80% of 5,479 reviews2021
Dev: Rejected GamesPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 11.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Mr. Prepper is about being prepared. You know something is wrong. The risk of a nuclear war is in the air and you need to get ready for what's coming.
Why similar: Survival 40.2%, Simulation 16.7%, RPG 9.9%, Exploration 9.9%, Atmospheric 8.5%
- #54 This War of Mine
68% matchVery Positive94% of 97,826 reviews2014
Dev: 11 bit studios
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 16.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
In This War Of Mine you do not play as an elite soldier, rather a group of civilians trying to survive in a besieged city; struggling with lack of food, medicine and constant danger from snipers and hostile scavengers. The game provides an experience of war seen from an entirely new angle.
Why similar: Survival 38.7%, Post-apocalyptic 15.9%, Choices Matter 11.7%, Emotional 10.7%, Atmospheric 8.5%
- #55 Death Below
70% matchMixed54% of 82 reviews2022
Dev: Soft
Windows
Death Below - is a third-person action adventure with elements of survival horror. The plot of the game is based on the legend of the Soviet experiment of the 1940s.You will plunge into a dark world, and begin an exciting investigation, fighting on your way with thousands of distraught people
Why similar: Survival 37%, Action-Adventure 26.9%, Action 11.4%, Adventure 8.5%, Atmospheric 7.2%
- #56 MATRESHKA
65% matchVery Positive84% of 122 reviews2026
Dev: Megame LLC
Windows
MATRESHKA is a first-person psychological horror experience, you need find a way to escape from a maze of old soviet building. If you die...
Why similar: 1980s 26.5%, Psychological Horror 17.7%, Emotional 17.1%, Atmospheric 9%, Exploration 8.6%
- #57 Stygian: Outer Gods
66% matchVery Positive82% of 693 reviews2025
Dev: Misterial GamesPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Dive into a hostile world that challenges your very existence, in this survival horror game with RPG elements. Unravel a thousand-year-old mystery, risk your sanity and face the Outer Gods with your skills. Every bullet and every decision counts now, are you up to the task?
Why similar: Choices Matter 15.6%, Survival 14.7%, Immersive Sim 14.3%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Action-Adventure 9.2%
- #58 The Caribou Trail
64% matchVery Positive91% of 681 reviews2026
Dev: Unreliable Narrators
Windows
The WWI story where your goal isn’t to kill, but to survive. In the still trenches, three soldiers learn the harsh truth of war: reckless missions, digging trenches, collecting dog tags and ghostly whispers in the dark. Home before the leaves fall, they thought.
Why similar: Historical 28%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Action-Adventure 10.6%, Emotional 9%, First-Person 8.4%
- #59 S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky - Enhanced Edition
66% matchMixed57% of 3,526 reviews2025
Dev: GSC Game World
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 14.9 hrs≥1hr: 60%
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky is the prequel chapter of the Legends of the Zone Trilogy. With the ability to directly influence the balance of power through Faction Wars, step into the boots of Scar — a seasoned mercenary, able to somehow survive deadly Emissions.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 17.9%, Immersive Sim 16.4%, Survival 9.5%, Exploration 8.9%, RPG 8.9%