Games Like Die Young

Sent to find a missing billionaire on a remote island, you find yourself in a cannibal-infested hellscape. Craft, build, and struggle to survive, alone or with friends, in this terrifying new open-world survival horror simulator.

Why similar: Survival 19.9%, Open World 19.6%, Survival Horror 16.8%, Crafting 11.5%, Horror 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers a high-fidelity survival experience on a mysterious island with intense combat and exploration mechanics.

As the lone survivor of a passenger jet crash, you find yourself in a mysterious forest battling to stay alive against a society of cannibalistic mutants. Build, explore, survive in this terrifying first person survival horror simulator.

Why similar: Survival 21.2%, Open World 17.8%, Crafting 11.9%, Survival Horror 11%, Horror 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: As the predecessor to the island-survival genre, it perfectly captures the feeling of being stranded and hunted in a hostile wilderness.

Survival: Fountain of Youth is a challenging single-player open-world adventure game set on the Caribbean islands. Survive as a shipwrecked 16th-century explorer, craft tools and shelter, and uncover the secrets of both an ancient civilization and your own fate.

Why similar: Survival 18.9%, Crafting 17.1%, Open World 16%, Realistic 11.3%, First-Person 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: Set in a beautiful archipelago, this game emphasizes exploration and survival in a historical, island-based setting.

First-person action survival game set in a post-apocalyptic open world overrun by flesh-hungry zombies. Roam a city devastated by a mysterious virus epidemic. Scavenge for supplies, craft weapons, and face hordes of the infected.

Why similar: Parkour 23.8%, Survival Horror 16.3%, Open World 13.6%, Gore 12.9%, Survival 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: It features the most fluid first-person parkour movement, which is a core pillar of the Die Young gameplay loop.

Stranded on the Rook Islands as Jason Brody, fight your way through a lawless tropical open world using a powerful arsenal to save your friends and escape the madness of this acclaimed visceral FPS.

Why similar: Open World 46.7%, First-Person 10.3%, Survival 10.1%, Action 8.4%, Adventure 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: The tropical island setting and the narrative of a survivor fighting back against a dangerous local force mirror the core themes of Die Young.

Plunge into the open-world survival simulation set in the extreme conditions of the uncharted Amazon jungle. Use real-life survival techniques to craft, hunt, fight, and gather resources, set a makeshift shelter, or raise a fortress. Survive alone or team up with your friends and challenge the jungle together.

Why similar: Survival 24.9%, Open World 17.4%, Crafting 15.1%, Survival Horror 9.7%, Realistic 6%

Why You'll Like It: This title provides a hardcore, first-person survival experience that emphasizes environmental hazards and resource management.

Take the role of a plane crash survivor stranded somewhere in the Pacific Ocean. Come face to face with some of the most life threatening scenarios that will result in a different experience each time you play. Scavenge. Discover. Survive.

Why similar: Survival 27.3%, Open World 21.5%, Crafting 18.1%, Realistic 8.2%, First-Person 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses heavily on the isolation of being trapped on a remote island, requiring constant crafting and survival ingenuity.

DESOLATE is a first person horror survival experience. Form a research team with up to 4 players and explore an open world filled with mysteries and unsolved questions, or do it all on your own.

Why similar: Open World 24.8%, Survival 23.6%, Horror 14%, Gore 13.2%, First-Person 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: This first-person survival game focuses on exploring a dangerous, isolated environment filled with mystery and threats.

Descend into the depths of an alien underwater world filled with wonder and peril. Craft equipment, pilot submarines and out-smart wildlife to explore lush coral reefs, volcanoes, cave systems, and more - all while trying to survive.

Why similar: Survival 19.6%, Open World 18.8%, Crafting 14.1%, Horror 12.3%, Survival Horror 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the feeling of being stranded in a beautiful but deadly environment where exploration is the key to survival.

Explore, fight, and survive as an awakened sleeper, in a fallen utopian city ravaged by a horrific disease. With an array of hi-tech weapons, highly immersive UI, full-body awareness, and much more, P.A.M.E.L.A. delivers an intense and unforgiving survival experience.

Why similar: Survival 20%, Open World 19.2%, Survival Horror 17.6%, Horror 10.7%, First-Person 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a first-person survival experience in a high-tech, dangerous environment that requires agility and resourcefulness.

A deadly virus is spreading across Los Angeles, turning its inhabitants into zombies. Bitten, infected, but more than just immune, uncover the truth behind the outbreak and discover who - or what - you are. Survive, evolve and become the ultimate Zombie Slayer.

Why similar: Gore 29.7%, Crafting 18.5%, Horror 14.9%, First-Person 14.2%, Action-Adventure 12%

Why You'll Like It: The vibrant island setting and visceral first-person combat provide a similar aesthetic and action-oriented experience.

The Solus Project is a single player exploration adventure with survival elements. The adventure is set on a mysterious planet and is the spiritual successor to The Ball - 2010 PC Gamer Action/Adventure Game Of The Year...

Why similar: Survival 24.9%, Survival Horror 16.8%, Open World 8.6%, Exploration 8.5%, First-Person 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: This first-person survival game excels at creating an atmospheric, lonely experience while exploring a mysterious and dangerous world.

Survive on a remote Island, where a mysterious Outbreak awakens bloodthirsty monsters at night. Craft, build and defend your base in the brutal world of Outbreak Island, an open-world sandbox survival horror game.

Why similar: Survival 20.3%, Open World 15.5%, Crafting 15%, Horror 13.7%, Exploration 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: This title directly captures the island-survival aesthetic with a focus on investigation and environmental hazards.

Die Young: Prologue narrates events that occurred a few hours before the main story of Die Young. You play as Nehir, a field agent on a mission to kill Brother No.1. The mission failed and now you have only one desperate attempt to reach the extraction point.

Why similar: Adventure 38.8%, Action 37.4%, Indie 23.8%

Why You'll Like It: As the official prequel, it provides essential narrative context and maintains the exact gameplay feel of the main title.

Witch Hunt is a challenging horror themed hunting game that takes place in the 18th century. Main focus of the game is on exploration, non-linearity, and atmosphere.

Why similar: Survival Horror 19%, Open World 16.2%, Survival 14.7%, Horror 11.7%, Gore 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a tense, atmospheric first-person survival experience with a strong focus on exploration and hunting.

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 29.2%, Open World 22.2%, Crafting 10.6%, First-Person 7.9%, Exploration 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: While set in the cold, it is the gold standard for atmospheric, first-person survival where every decision matters.

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 17.3%, Survival Horror 15%, Open World 14.1%, First-Person 11.5%, Action-Adventure 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: This game captures the feeling of being isolated in a hostile environment where the elements are your primary enemy.

7 Days to Die is an open-world game that is a unique combination of first-person shooter, survival horror, tower defense, and role-playing games. Play the definitive zombie survival sandbox RPG that came first. Navezgane awaits!

Why similar: Survival 36%, Open World 28.8%, Horror 12.5%, Exploration 9.3%, Simulation 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: This game blends open-world survival with intense first-person action and base-building mechanics.

MyIsland is a relaxed and beautiful survival game,You will drift and survive on the tropical islands, hunt and travel, build houses and development farming, and create your own warm homeland.

Why similar: Survival 28.9%, Open World 24.2%, Crafting 18.9%, Sexual Content 13.1%, Simulation 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a sandbox survival experience on a remote island with a focus on building and resource gathering.

The world is a vast, beautiful and dangerous place – especially when you have been shrunk to the size of an ant. Can you thrive alongside the hordes of giant insects, fighting to survive the perils of the backyard?

Why similar: Survival 33.5%, Crafting 19.5%, Open World 19.3%, Horror 9.1%, Exploration 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: It combines first-person survival and exploration with a unique world that rewards curiosity and movement.

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 35.6%, Open World 24.9%, Crafting 23.6%, First-Person 6.5%, Adventure 3.4%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a brutal, open-world survival experience where players must navigate a hostile environment to stay alive.

Praey for the Gods is a boss climbing open world adventure game where you play a lone hero sent to the edge of a dying frozen land to explore and solve the secrets of a never ending winter. Grapple, glide and grab hold of massive beasts as you fight to survive and return the world to proper order.

Why similar: Open World 20.6%, 3D Platformer 19.9%, Survival 15.8%, Action-Adventure 11.2%, Exploration 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: The focus on climbing, agility, and massive scale makes it a great match for players who enjoyed the movement in Die Young.

The Ritual on Weylyn Island is a First-Person Survival Horror Story set on a remote island in the Pacific Northwest. Inspired by classic horror movies, The Ritual on Weylyn Island is a weapons-free, story-driven action adventure game.

Why similar: Horror 30.3%, Adventure 27.8%, Action 25.6%, Indie 16.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the mystery and horror of being trapped on an island, mirroring the narrative tension of the seed game.

A brutal exploration and survival game for 1-10 players, set in a procedurally-generated purgatory inspired by viking culture. Battle, build, and conquer your way to a saga worthy of Odin’s patronage!

Why similar: Open World 29.3%, Survival 27.7%, Crafting 21.5%, Exploration 8.7%, Adventure 4.5%

Why You'll Like It: It emphasizes exploration and survival in a vast, atmospheric world that feels both beautiful and threatening.

Lead the revolution in this first-person open world guerrilla shooter. Fight with improvised weapons, travel however you can, and build your rebel network to take down Castillo's regime.

Why similar: Open World 27.8%, Crafting 16.3%, Realistic 10.3%, Action-Adventure 10.2%, First-Person 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: The expansive island setting and focus on guerrilla-style action provide a similar sense of scale and adventure.

The Forbidden Islands are Calling, Unlock their Secrets. Shipwrecked on an island, explore, adapt and navigate the land and perilous seas to stay alive.

Why similar: Survival 31.1%, Crafting 24.9%, Adventure 17.2%, Open World 10.6%, Indie 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: It features a beautiful, island-hopping survival experience that focuses on crafting and exploration.

12 March 1938, Renée, 16, was ripped out of her world, her only fault was that of not knowing her place in the world.

Why similar: Horror 21.7%, Exploration 16.5%, Open World 16%, Atmospheric 10.7%, Story Rich 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: This game shares the intense, narrative-driven first-person exploration style found in the more grounded moments of Die Young.

In a city where information is heavily monitored, couriers called Runners transport sensitive data. In this seemingly utopian paradise, a crime has been committed, & you are being hunted. You are a Runner called Faith and this innovative first-person action-adventure is your story.

Why similar: Parkour 46.2%, 3D Platformer 13.2%, Action-Adventure 12%, First-Person 9.9%, Exploration 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: While lacking survival elements, it is the definitive first-person parkour game if you enjoyed the movement in Die Young.

Don't Be Afraid is an adventure horror game, that allows you to personate a boy, kidnapped by a psychopath. You have to survive, escape and find out how you were kidnapped. Exploring the gigantic, mysterious house of your torturer, you will soon reveal many secrets, hidden inside it’s walls…

Why similar: Gore 15%, Survival Horror 14.8%, Survival 12.9%, Horror 9.6%, Realistic 8.8%

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: Open World 17.1%, Survival 15.6%, Crafting 11%, Survival Horror 10.9%, First-Person 7.5%

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 31.3%, Open World 25.6%, Crafting 20%, Realistic 5.6%, First-Person 5.4%

DreadOut is a third person supernatural horror game where you play as Linda, a high school student trapped in an old abandoned town. Equipped with her trusty smart-phone, she will battle against terrifying encounters and solve mysterious puzzles which will ultimately determine her fate.

Why similar: Horror 46.1%, Survival Horror 21.9%, Adventure 9%, Survival 8.8%, Indie 5.7%

As Anling’s zombie infection sets in, her days are numbered. The struggle to survive is made ever more paramount as she must ensure her son Cody stays alive. She must teach him how to survive in this new world at any cost…

Why similar: Survival 23.4%, Crafting 19.9%, Open World 18.8%, Horror 12.6%, Story Rich 11.4%

At Home is an indie horror where strangers come to your house and kidnap you and then you find yourself in a forest in a locked hut. Your task now is to escape.

Why similar: Survival Horror 15.5%, Survival 13.1%, Adventure 11.5%, Horror 11.5%, Realistic 11.2%

Carol is down on her luck, hitchhiking across the country. She arrives at a small roadside motel but there's something strange about the owner. As the secrets unravel, she finds herself entangled in a long, DEADLY NIGHT! Can she escape from hellish nightmare or will she die trying?

Why similar: Gore 20.7%, Survival Horror 17.3%, Survival 15.2%, Horror 12.3%, First-Person 10.9%

The Island - "Island") - a computer game with an open world and a first-person view in the genre of survival.

Why similar: Open World 26.5%, Survival 24.7%, Crafting 21%, First-Person 10%, Simulation 6.4%

Immerse yourself in a survival game created by Miyuki, a girl with a split personality. Will you be able to escape, or will you choose a different path?

Why similar: Survival Horror 29.1%, First-Person 14.6%, Horror 11.6%, Realistic 10.8%, Exploration 9.3%

Game is about little lost girl, who tries to find right path to visit her grandmother

Why similar: Realistic 18.3%, Action-Adventure 15.7%, Exploration 13%, Adventure 9.8%, Action 9.8%

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: Gore 32%, Survival 16.6%, Horror 16%, First-Person 12.5%, Simulation 10.2%

Seized by criminals, the island designated for your research needs your help. Join Yatziri and the Wazhari tribe to liberate their hostages, explore hidden secrets, craft essential items and weapons, and strategically use fire and water in challenging puzzles and life-or-death battles for survival.

Why similar: Open World 17.6%, Survival 14.1%, Crafting 13.4%, Realistic 10.5%, Action-Adventure 9.6%

Stay alive fighting with the bandits and zombies. Hunt animals, build houses.

Why similar: Simulation 16.5%, Survival 14.7%, Survival Horror 13.6%, Adventure 11.3%, Crafting 10.9%

After a life threatening accident, a young girl is thrown into a surreal world that may not be as beautiful as it seems.

Why similar: Simulation 18.7%, Adventure 15.6%, Gore 12.8%, Action 12.4%, Survival Horror 12%

Wounded is a first-person survival horror game, bringing you the old-school indie horror vibe through a detailed and eerie environment.

Why similar: Survival Horror 19.3%, Gore 17.9%, Survival 15%, Horror 13.7%, First-Person 10.3%

Escape Dead Island is a Survival-Mystery adventure that lets players delve into the Dead Island universe and unravel the origins of the zombie outbreak.

Why similar: Gore 28.2%, Survival 21.3%, Open World 19.9%, Horror 9.7%, Adventure 7.3%

Get pulled into the nightmares of reality as you play as an abducted girl from the ger district of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Uncover a secret organization that deals in human trafficking and other horrendous activities. Try to escape from the scariest place on earth!

Why similar: Gore 46.2%, Horror 14.4%, Adventure 9.3%, Story Rich 6%, Atmospheric 5.8%

In this survival horror, you're surrounded by sea and a towering gate ahead. Walk into the maze, hunt, gather, and run to survive, alone or with friends. Remember: You're not the only one starving...

Why similar: Survival 20.8%, Crafting 14.6%, Horror 11.2%, Realistic 10.2%, Survival Horror 9.3%

You wake up on a cold floor in an unknown house, missing a kidney, and realize you’ve been kidnapped. Your one goal is to escape at any cost. Choose where to go, where to hide, and how to build your path to freedom. Every decision brings you one step closer to escape.

Why similar: Realistic 17.6%, Horror 16.4%, First-Person 15.2%, Action-Adventure 13.4%, Exploration 11.8%

This is a TPS game. Shooting, fighting, dress-up, puzzle solving, and more. In the future, a special germ causes humans to be constantly infected and mutated. The protagonist, Jodi, is a brave journalist who goes on her way to find the legendary antidote and is in danger.

Why similar: Sexual Content 40.8%, Realistic 16.3%, Horror 15.4%, Exploration 10.7%, Action 8.9%

𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘺 𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘦𝘵. 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘺 𝘩𝘪𝘥𝘥𝘦𝘯. 𝘞𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘱𝘴. 𝘐𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘰𝘯'𝘵, 𝘙𝘶𝘯. Play as Abigail in her quest to find her grandmother in a cursed forest. Use your spellcasting abilities to hide from various dangers. Will you survive the night?

Why similar: Gore 19.9%, Survival Horror 19.6%, Horror 14.5%, Survival 13.1%, Realistic 7.8%

In the gripping world of VORAX survival takes on a new terrifying dimension. As you step into this Open World Survival Horror game brace yourself for a journey where every moment is a battle for survival. Every choice, every move, every breath could be your last. Are you ready to face the unknown?

Why similar: Open World 13.1%, Survival Horror 12.9%, Gore 12.4%, Crafting 11.7%, Survival 10.9%

Open the doors between your everyday reality and a dark unholy world to unveil the mystery of the disappearance of your child. Explore both worlds to find clues, solve puzzles, decide whether you infiltrate or fight brutal enemies and stand up to an aberrant establishment.

Why similar: Gore 22.4%, Survival 13.9%, Realistic 13.4%, First-Person 12%, Horror 11.7%

In Windscape you play as a young girl living on your parents’ farm, set in a lovely world made up of floating islands in the sky. As you discover the world you learn that something has gone terribly wrong - islands are breaking apart and falling from the sky!

Why similar: First-Person 30.2%, Adventure 28.9%, Action 25.3%, Indie 15.6%

This survival game is packed with features including crafting, exploring, building, excavation, farming, fishing, capturing creatures, torture, battle, and a story with many forks along the way. The objective is to escape the island, but is that really your only choice?

Why similar: Sexual Content 34.1%, Gore 23.4%, Open World 16.5%, Survival 13.8%, Crafting 7%

UAYEB: The Dry Land - Episode 1 is a solo story driven adventure / survival / puzzle game, on the path of the Mayan civilization, placed in an open world with the immersive First Person view.

Why similar: Crafting 20.5%, Survival 19.3%, Open World 13.7%, Action-Adventure 11%, First-Person 9.7%

You’re a castaway stranded in the middle of nowhere. Storm is gone, the worst certainly not. Look for food and resources, craft gear, make shelters. These are the basics, you need much more to stay alive on this cut-off-the-world, yet not desert island. Build & burn, sail & explore, be Out of Reach!

Why similar: Survival 28.9%, Open World 26.9%, Crafting 21.3%, First-Person 5.4%, Exploration 5.3%