- #1 The Forest
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 676,820 reviews2018
Dev: Endnight Games Ltd
Windows
Median: 13.1 hrsMean: 37.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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 17.7%, Crafting 12%, Survival Horror 11%, Horror 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the terrifying experience of being stranded on an island and having to survive against hostile inhabitants.
- #2 Dying Light
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 490,342 reviews2015
Dev: Techland
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 21.5 hrsMean: 61.1 hrs≥1hr: 95%
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 13.5%, Gore 12.9%, Survival 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: Features the same core focus on first-person parkour-based traversal combined with intense survival combat.
- #3 Sons Of The Forest
96% matchVery Positive88% of 312,586 reviews2024
Dev: Endnight Games LtdPub: Newnight
Windows
Median: 14.9 hrsMean: 32.1 hrs≥1hr: 94%
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 19.8%, Open World 19.4%, Survival Horror 16.8%, Crafting 11.6%, Horror 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: Expands on the island survival formula with improved mechanics, deeper exploration, and a more immersive open world.
- #4 Dead Island Definitive Edition
95% matchVery Positive82% of 27,843 reviews2016
Dev: TechlandPub: Deep Silver
Windows · Linux
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 15.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Welcome to the zombie apocalypse experience of a lifetime – and now more beautiful than ever. Caught in the midst of an epic zombie outbreak on the tropical island of Banoi, your only thought is: Survive!
Why similar: Open World 23.7%, Survival 19%, Gore 16.9%, Crafting 8.7%, Survival Horror 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a similar tropical island setting filled with danger and a focus on melee-based survival action.
- #5 Stranded Deep
94% matchMostly Positive74% of 47,623 reviews2022
Dev: Beam Team GamesPub: Beam Team Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 21.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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 21.3%, Crafting 18.2%, Realistic 8.2%, First-Person 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses heavily on the isolation of being shipwrecked on an island and the necessity of crafting to survive.
- #6 Green Hell
94% matchVery Positive85% of 99,313 reviews2019
Dev: Creepy Jar
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 18.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 17.3%, Crafting 15.2%, Survival Horror 9.7%, Realistic 6%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a brutal, realistic survival experience in a dense, unforgiving wilderness that mirrors the tension of the seed game.
- #7 Far Cry 3
93% matchVery Positive88% of 130,764 reviews2012
Dev: Ubisoft Montreal, Massive Entertainment, and Ubisoft ShanghaiPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 14.3 hrsMean: 28.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Discover the dark secrets of a lawless island ruled by violence and take the fight to the enemy as you try to escape. You’ll need more than luck to escape alive!
Why similar: Open World 46.6%, First-Person 10.4%, Survival 10.1%, Action 8.4%, Adventure 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: Features an iconic tropical island setting with open-world exploration and action-packed survival elements.
- #8 Survival: Fountain of Youth
92% matchVery Positive85% of 4,411 reviews2024
Dev: Odinsoft Inc.Pub: Twin Sails Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 18.6 hrs≥1hr: 75%
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 17.2%, Open World 15.9%, Realistic 11.2%, First-Person 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A survival game set on a Caribbean island that focuses on exploration and uncovering the secrets of the land.
- #9 Near Death
91% matchVery Positive91% of 1,065 reviews2016
Dev: Orthogonal Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 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 17.3%, Survival Horror 15%, Open World 14%, First-Person 11.5%, Action-Adventure 8%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on first-person survival and exploration in an atmospheric, isolated setting.
- #10 The Long Dark
90% matchVery Positive89% of 122,628 reviews2017
Dev: Hinterland Studio Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 47.0 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 29.3%, Open World 22%, Crafting 10.7%, First-Person 8%, Exploration 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: Emphasizes the struggle for survival in a harsh, isolated environment where every decision matters.
- #11 DESOLATE
91% matchMixed66% of 8,055 reviews2019
Dev: NeargaPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 24.7%, Survival 23.6%, Horror 14%, Gore 13.1%, First-Person 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a first-person survival experience in a hostile, open-world environment filled with supernatural threats.
- #12 Subnautica
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 375,391 reviews2018
Dev: Unknown Worlds Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 13.3 hrsMean: 39.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 18.7%, Crafting 14.2%, Horror 12.3%, Survival Horror 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: Delivers a masterful sense of exploration and survival on a mysterious, isolated alien world.
- #13 7 Days to Die
88% matchVery Positive87% of 402,373 reviews2024
Dev: The Fun PimpsPub: The Fun Pimps Entertainment LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 17.0 hrsMean: 109.1 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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 28.6%, Horror 12.6%, Exploration 9.4%, Simulation 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: Combines open-world survival, crafting, and base-building with a constant threat of danger.
- #14 Die Young: Prologue
89% matchMostly Positive78% of 431 reviews2019
Dev: IndieGala
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 52%
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 38.6%, Action 37.2%, Indie 24.2%
Why You'll Like It: Serves as the direct narrative prequel to the seed game, offering a shorter, focused experience.
- #15 ARK: Survival Evolved
86% matchVery Positive83% of 771,652 reviews2017
Dev: Studio Wildcard
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.2 hrsMean: 201.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Stranded on the shores of a mysterious island, you must learn to survive. Use your cunning to kill or tame the primeval creatures roaming the land, and encounter other players to survive, dominate... and escape!
Why similar: Survival 31.8%, Open World 28.3%, Crafting 21.3%, First-Person 7.3%, Adventure 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: Places you on a mysterious island where you must master the environment to survive against overwhelming odds.
- #16 The Town of Light
87% matchMostly Positive79% of 2,792 reviews2016
Dev: LKA
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 15.9%, Atmospheric 10.8%, Story Rich 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological exploration game that shares the intense, narrative-driven atmosphere of the seed game.
- #17 Witch Hunt
86% matchVery Positive88% of 2,429 reviews2018
Dev: Gua
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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 16.1%, Survival 14.7%, Horror 11.7%, Gore 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on atmospheric survival-horror and exploration in a dark, isolated setting.
- #18 Grounded
83% matchVery Positive90% of 94,772 reviews2022
Dev: Obsidian EntertainmentPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 12.3 hrsMean: 41.5 hrs≥1hr: 94%
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 33.6%, Crafting 19.7%, Open World 19.1%, Horror 9.1%, Exploration 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: Features a strong emphasis on exploration and survival mechanics within a unique, dangerous environment.
- #19 Don't Be Afraid
84% matchVery Positive83% of 980 reviews2020
Dev: Limo GamesPub: Eneida Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 14.9%, Survival Horror 14.8%, Survival 12.9%, Horror 9.6%, First-Person 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person survival-horror game that emphasizes exploration and escaping a dangerous situation.
- #20 P.A.M.E.L.A.®
85% matchMixed59% of 924 reviews2020
Dev: NVYVE® Studios
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 56%
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 19.1%, Survival Horror 17.6%, Horror 10.7%, First-Person 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person survival game set in a mysterious, high-tech environment that requires constant vigilance.
- #21 Remothered: Tormented Fathers
84% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,732 reviews2018
Dev: Stormind Games
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Remothered: Tormented Fathers is the pure and realistic survival horror videogame
Why similar: Survival Horror 23.8%, Gore 21.7%, Horror 21.7%, Action 6.9%, Sexual Content 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the intense psychological horror and cat-and-mouse gameplay involving a female protagonist.
- #22 My Island
82% matchMixed66% of 1,723 reviews2024
Dev: SnowBaby Games
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 47%
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 28.6%, Open World 24%, Crafting 19%, Sexual Content 13.4%, Simulation 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on open-world survival and crafting on a tropical island setting.
- #23 Age of Survival
82% matchVery Negative12% of 245 reviews2025
Dev: Silky Sullivan
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 6.8 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 24.2%, Open World 18.1%, Crafting 15%, Survival Horror 8.8%, Simulation 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A survival simulation that places you on an island where you must manage resources to stay alive.
- #24 Valheim
79% matchVery Positive94% of 536,933 reviews2021
Dev: Iron Gate ABPub: Coffee Stain Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 25.9 hrsMean: 77.4 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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 29.1%, Survival 27.7%, Crafting 21.6%, Exploration 8.7%, Adventure 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: Combines exploration and survival in a procedurally generated world that rewards curiosity and preparation.
- #25 DreadOut
81% matchMostly Positive77% of 5,686 reviews2014
Dev: Digital Happiness
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 8.9%, Survival 8.9%, Indie 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: Features a female protagonist navigating a terrifying, supernatural environment with a focus on survival.
- #26 ICARUS
78% matchMostly Positive75% of 64,831 reviews2021
Dev: RocketWerkz
Windows
Median: 10.2 hrsMean: 46.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
ICARUS is a solo or multiplayer PvE survival game. Explore a savage wilderness in the aftermath of terraforming gone wrong. Complete narrative quests as either Open World operations or Individual Missions. Explore, build, craft and hunt while seeking your fortune and prospecting for exotic matter.
Why similar: Survival 27.5%, Open World 21.8%, Crafting 20.7%, Realistic 9.3%, First-Person 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A session-based survival game that emphasizes exploration and resource management in a dangerous environment.
- #27 Escape Dead Island
81% matchMixed61% of 1,718 reviews2014
Dev: FatsharkPub: Deep Silver
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 21.4%, Open World 19.8%, Horror 9.8%, Adventure 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: A spin-off that focuses on the mystery and survival aspects of being trapped on a zombie-infested island.
- #28 The Ritual on Weylyn Island
79% matchMixed65% of 71 reviews2015
Dev: zemaGamez
Windows · Mac
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 30.4%, Adventure 27.6%, Action 25.5%, Indie 16.5%
Why You'll Like It: Features a dark, island-based survival narrative that mirrors the mystery of the seed game.
- #29 Short Snow | Cold Survival Game
76% matchMixed53% of 159 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: Open World 17%, Survival 15.6%, Crafting 11.1%, Survival Horror 10.9%, First-Person 7.5%
- #30 Deadly Night
74% matchMostly Positive76% of 291 reviews2022
Dev: Cubyte GamesPub: Torture Star Video
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 72%
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 20.6%, Survival Horror 17.3%, Survival 15.2%, Horror 12.3%, First-Person 11%
- #31 Better Late Than DEAD
78% matchMostly Negative28% of 910 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 31.3%, Open World 25.5%, Crafting 20.1%, Realistic 5.6%, First-Person 5.5%
- #32 At Home
77% matchMostly Negative21% of 58 reviews2019
Dev: BisquitPlay
Windows
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 13.2%, Horror 11.5%, Adventure 11.4%, Realistic 11.2%
- #33 Praey for the Gods
73% matchVery Positive81% of 3,118 reviews2021
Dev: No Matter Studios
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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 20.5%, 3D Platformer 19.9%, Survival 15.8%, Action-Adventure 11.2%, Exploration 9.1%
- #34 Outbreak Island
71% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,017 reviews2025
Dev: Tiny Magicians
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 75%
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 15.4%, Crafting 15.1%, Horror 13.6%, Exploration 9.1%
- #35 The Island
75% matchMixed46% of 103 reviews2021
Dev: Ibis Games
Windows
The Island - "Island") - a computer game with an open world and a first-person view in the genre of survival.
Why similar: Open World 26.3%, Survival 24.7%, Crafting 21.1%, First-Person 10%, Simulation 6.4%
- #36 Nightfall: Escape
76% 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: Gore 31.8%, Survival 16.7%, Horror 16%, First-Person 12.6%, Simulation 10.3%
- #37 Iridio
69% matchVery Positive88% of 109 reviews2026
Dev: KR Games
Windows
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 17.5%, Survival 14.2%, Crafting 13.5%, Realistic 10.5%, Action-Adventure 9.5%
- #38 Not in Heaven
73% matchMixed54% of 76 reviews2019
Dev: Ricardo Pratas
Windows
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 18.9%, Adventure 15.5%, Gore 12.7%, Action 12.3%, Survival Horror 12%
- #39 Wounded - The Beginning
72% matchMostly Positive73% of 292 reviews2019
Dev: Workbench Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 54%
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 17.8%, Survival 15%, Horror 13.7%, First-Person 10.4%
- #40 Fragile
72% matchMixed65% of 430 reviews2020
Dev: Beer Night Studio
Windows
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 46.1%, Horror 14.4%, Adventure 9.2%, Story Rich 6%, Atmospheric 5.8%
- #41 Girl Amazon Survival
74% matchMixed43% of 246 reviews2016
Dev: Kobra Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Stay alive fighting with the bandits and zombies. Hunt animals, build houses.
Why similar: Simulation 16.7%, Survival 14.7%, Survival Horror 13.5%, Adventure 11.2%, Crafting 11%
- #42 The Killing Antidote
67% matchVery Positive89% of 7,571 reviews2024
Dev: MetalStar Studio
Windows
Median: 10.1 hrsMean: 22.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 40.1%, Realistic 16.6%, Horror 15.6%, Exploration 10.9%, Action 8.9%
- #43 MAZEBOUND: Hunt, Gather, Run!
67% matchVery Positive83% of 520 reviews2026
Dev: Absam Studios
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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 20.7%, Crafting 14.8%, Horror 11.3%, Realistic 10%, Survival Horror 9.3%
- #44 Veneficium
70% matchMostly Positive73% of 442 reviews2021
Dev: Quarter Moon GamesPub: UQAT - Création et nouveaux médias
Windows
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 19.8%, Survival Horror 19.6%, Horror 14.5%, Survival 13.1%, Realistic 7.8%
- #45 Windscape
71% matchMixed60% of 349 reviews2019
Dev: Magic Sandbox
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 41%
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 30.5%, Adventure 28.7%, Action 25.1%, Indie 15.7%
- #46 Out of Reach
71% matchMixed57% of 3,049 reviews2018
Dev: Space Boat Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 26.7%, Crafting 21.5%, First-Person 5.4%, Exploration 5.3%
- #47 Vorax
69% matchMixed61% of 136 reviews2024
Dev: IndieGala
Windows
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%, Survival Horror 12.9%, Gore 12.3%, Crafting 11.8%, Survival 11%
- #48 Unholy
69% matchMixed63% of 231 reviews2023
Dev: Duality GamesPub: 505 Pulse
Windows
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 22.3%, Survival 13.9%, Realistic 13.3%, First-Person 12.1%, Horror 11.7%
- #49 Island Notes
66% matchVery Positive82% of 836 reviews2025
Dev: KangBaoGame
Windows
Shipwrecked on a mysterious island, choose self-preservation or alliances. Master base-building, farming, fishing, romance and pet taming in this morally-charged survival simulator that blends strategy with human drama. Forge bonds, conquer nature, and evolve your humanity.
Why similar: Open World 48.2%, Sexual Content 21.2%, First-Person 17.2%, Adventure 12.7%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #50 Windbound
70% matchMixed59% of 1,169 reviews2020
Dev: 5 Lives StudiosPub: Deep Silver
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 62%
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 31.2%, Crafting 25%, Adventure 17%, Open World 10.5%, Indie 8.6%
- #51 House of Empty Names
66% matchVery Positive87% of 86 reviews2026
Dev: Sordar Studios
Windows
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 17.5%, Horror 16.4%, First-Person 15.2%, Action-Adventure 13.3%, Exploration 11.9%
- #52 SCUM
64% matchMostly Positive74% of 125,269 reviews2025
Dev: Gamepires
Windows
Median: 11.9 hrsMean: 103.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Welcome to SCUM, a ruthless open-world survival game where deep character customization defines the prisoner you become. Loot, craft, hunt, build, and fight to outlast a hostile island where every choice can change your fate. Stay alive. Stay dangerous. Become harder to kill.
Why similar: Open World 23.3%, Survival 20.4%, Gore 19.7%, Crafting 17%, Realistic 12.5%
- #53 Mad Island
65% matchVery Positive92% of 4,496 reviews2024
Dev: EmadePlus
Windows
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 22.3 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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 33.8%, Gore 23.3%, Open World 16.4%, Survival 13.9%, Crafting 7.3%
- #54 UAYEB: The Dry Land
70% matchMixed63% of 86 reviews2018
Dev: ICA GAMES
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
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 20.7%, Survival 19.3%, Open World 13.6%, Action-Adventure 11%, First-Person 9.8%
- #55 The Dead Thread
65% matchMostly Positive70% of 87 reviews2026
Dev: JSK Games
Windows
Survive a 3rd-person horror world facing relentless bosses and alluring undead. Manage your inventory, make every bullet count, craft and repair clothes, which can mean the difference between survival and death. Sometimes, hiding from towering enemies may be your only chance when brute force fails.
Why similar: Survival Horror 29.2%, Gore 20.2%, Sexual Content 10.2%, Action-Adventure 9.5%, Action 8.8%
- #56 HORROR TALES: The Wine
67% matchMostly Positive78% of 481 reviews2021
Dev: Carlos Coronado
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Explore a post-pandemic fictional Mediterranean island and confront your fears! Immerse yourself in a seemingly abandoned city and struggle to find a precious Banydebosc red wine bottle to cure your loved ones. But be aware; your Nemesis is hunting you. Indie Jumpscares included! :D
Why similar: Survival Horror 19.6%, Gore 14.9%, Horror 11.7%, First-Person 10.1%, Realistic 9.5%