Games Like Far Cry® Primal

Fight to liberate a war-torn Himalayan region in this open world FPS. Wield a deadly arsenal, dominate land and sky with gyrocopters and war elephants, and take on enemy territory solo or in co-op.

Why similar: Open World 31.3%, Hunting 21.7% ★, Survival 8.2%, FPS 8.2%, Stealth 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: It delivers the closest overall match to Primal's open-world outpost-clearing, wildlife threats, crafting, and chaotic sandbox combat, just with guns and a Himalayan setting.

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 32.6%, Hunting 23.4% ★, FPS 10%, Stealth 7.6%, Survival 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: Its open-world hunting, crafting upgrades, hostile wildlife, and freeform first-person combat make it one of the clearest gameplay relatives to Primal.

Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora™ is a third and first-person action-adventure game set in the Western Frontier. Reconnect with your lost heritage and discover what it means to be Na'vi.

Why similar: Open World 49.6%, First-Person 10.2%, Adventure 7.8%, Action 7.8%, Exploration 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: This is the nearest modern equivalent to Primal's first-person Ubisoft-style exploration, bow-focused combat, gathering, crafting, and living wilderness.

Fight a fanatical cult in this open world FPS. Engage in intense combat, free hostile territory, recruit loyal followers and animal allies, and liberate Hope County solo or in full 2-player co-op.

Why similar: Hunting 29.6% ★, Open World 23.3%, Survival 13%, Stealth 8.3%, FPS 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: It keeps the same open-ended Far Cry structure of scouting, hunting, crafting, and ambushing enemies across a dangerous natural landscape.

Dive into a transformed vibrant post-apocalyptic Hope County, Montana, 17 years after a global nuclear catastrophe. Lead the fight against the Highwaymen, as they seek to take over the last remaining resources.

Why similar: Open World 45%, FPS 13%, Survival 8.4%, First-Person 8.1%, Stealth 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: Its scavenging-heavy spin on the Far Cry formula adds more survival flavor and improvised combat that lines up well with Primal's scrappier feel.

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 39.4%, Crafting 13.2%, FPS 11.6%, First-Person 8.6%, Action 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: While more explosive and modern, it still offers the familiar Far Cry loop of wilderness exploration, hunting, crafting, and clearing enemy territory.

Survive your evolution in Neogene Africa starting 10 million years ago. Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey is a third-person open world survival game where you Explore, Expand, and Evolve to advance your clan to the next generation in the exciting new adventure from Panache Digital Games.

Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 33.8% ★, Open World 22.7%, Survival 18.8%, Crafting 9%, Exploration 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: If Primal's prehistoric fantasy was the main draw, this is one of the best Steam games for survival, evolution, and constant animal danger in an ancient world.

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: Open World Survival Craft 39.2% ★, Survival 22.6%, Open World 16.8%, Crafting 8.3%, First-Person 3.1%

Why You'll Like It: It leans harder into survival, but its first-person jungle exploration, crafting, hunting, and tense encounters with nature echo Primal's harsh wilderness side.

You are a gun for hire, trapped in a war-torn African state, stricken with malaria and forced to make deals with corrupt warlords on both sides of the conflict in order to make this country your home. You must identify and exploit your enemies' weaknesses, neutralizing their superior numbers and firepower with surprise, subversion,...

Why similar: Open World 45.6%, FPS 15.7%, Survival 8.6%, First-Person 6.8%, Stealth 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: This older entry captures the series' harsher, more survival-minded side with open-world traversal, dynamic combat, and a rougher atmosphere.

Experience the frontier as a chief of a Native American tribe and resist the onset of the settlers. Explore the vast world full of hostile humans and animals while defining your narrative through the decisions you make.

Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 32.5% ★, Open World 20.3%, Survival 18.8%, Stealth 11.3%, Crafting 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: Its open-world tribal resistance theme, crafting, stealth, hunting, and hostile frontier atmosphere make it a strong tonal and mechanical match.

Explore Ancient Egypt in this action-adventure game. Battle powerful enemies, unveil conspiracies, and discover the origin story of the Assassin’s Brotherhood.

Why similar: Open World 56.5%, Stealth 16.7%, Action 6.4%, Adventure 5.4%, Exploration 3.7%

Why You'll Like It: Its ancient-world open exploration, bow use, hunting, crafting, and immersion in a pre-modern landscape make it a great fit for Primal fans.

Experience Aloy’s legendary quest to unravel the mysteries of a future Earth ruled by Machines. Use devastating tactical attacks against your prey and explore a majestic open world in this award-winning action RPG!

Why similar: Open World 46.1%, Hunting 23.9% ★, Adventure 6.4%, Action 5%, Stealth 4.7%

Why You'll Like It: The tribal setting, emphasis on tracking and taking down powerful beasts, and crafting-driven combat give it a very Primal-like fantasy despite the sci-fi twist.

Discover an atmospheric hunting game like no other in this realistic, stunning open world – regularly updated in collaboration with the community. Immerse yourself in the single player campaign, or share the ultimate hunting experience with friends.

Why similar: Hunting 47.1% ★, Open World 21%, Survival 11.4%, Stealth 7.4%, FPS 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: It drops most of the action-adventure structure, but few games match Primal's satisfaction of tracking prey through a beautiful, living wilderness.

A tropical paradise seethes with hidden evil in Far Cry®, a cunningly detailed action shooter that pushes the boundaries of combat to shocking new levels. Freelance mariner Jack Carver is cursing the day he ever came to this island.

Why similar: Open World 29%, FPS 24.2%, Stealth 12.3%, First-Person 9.6%, Action 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: The original still shares the series' sandbox FPS DNA, large natural spaces, and unpredictable encounters even if it lacks Primal's crafting focus.

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: Open World Survival Craft 40.1% ★, Survival 22.2%, Open World 19.8%, Crafting 7.6%, First-Person 3.5%

Why You'll Like It: Its first-person survival, crafting, hunting, primitive weapons, and constant pressure from the environment make it a natural recommendation for Primal's savage side.

Hunt, survive, build and lead in the harsh Middle Ages: Create your own Medieval Dynasty and ensure its long-lasting prosperity or die trying! Play alone or team up with friends to enjoy the ultimate medieval experience.

Why similar: Open World 31.1%, Survival 26.8%, Crafting 22.8%, First-Person 7.6%, Adventure 3.9%

Why You'll Like It: This is a slower, more peaceful take on first-person wilderness life centered on hunting, crafting, resource gathering, and thriving in a historical world.

Story-driven open-world RPG that immerses you in an epic adventure in the Holy Roman Empire. Avenge your parents' death as you battle invading forces, go on game-changing quests, and make influential choices. Explore castles, forests, villages and other realistic settings in medieval Bohemia!

Why similar: Open World 62.5%, First-Person 12.4%, Adventure 6%, RPG 5.2%, Action 4.5%

Why You'll Like It: It swaps prehistory for medieval realism but offers first-person immersion, hunting, a grounded world, and a strong sense of surviving in a dangerous landscape.

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: Open World Survival Craft 40% ★, Survival 21.6%, Open World 20.6%, Crafting 8.7%, First-Person 3.2%

Why You'll Like It: Its open-world survival, crafting, and constant danger from huge beasts make it a good fit if Primal's creature-focused wilderness was your favorite element.

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: Open World Survival Craft 35.9% ★, Survival 22.6%, Open World 19.3%, Crafting 10.2%, First-Person 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: Its first-person survival loop of gathering, crafting, hunting, and pushing deeper into a hostile wilderness strongly overlaps with Primal's moment-to-moment appeal.

Don the Ancient Mask. Wield the power of gods. Possess any of your tribespeople, recruit followers, and build a thriving automated civilization. Survive, expand, and forge your own legacy across a vast ancient open world — together with friends.

Why similar: Hunting 30.6% ★, Open World Survival Craft 20.7% ★, Open World 17.6%, Survival 14.7%, Crafting 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: The tribal setting, primitive gear, taming and survival systems, and focus on thriving in a dangerous natural world feel very adjacent to Primal.

Welcome to a new world! In Monster Hunter: World, the latest installment in the series, you can enjoy the ultimate hunting experience, using everything at your disposal to hunt monsters in a new world teeming with surprises and excitement.

Why similar: Open World 58.7%, Action 12.9%, Adventure 6.8%, Exploration 5.8%, Action RPG 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: If your favorite part of Primal was stalking, fighting, and harvesting massive creatures, this is one of the best pure hunting-and-crafting games on Steam.

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: Open World 35.4%, Survival 33.8%, Crafting 11.9%, First-Person 6.5%, Exploration 3.8%

Why You'll Like It: It expands on The Forest formula with more polished first-person survival, crafting, and brutal melee combat using improvised and primitive tools.

Lead your elite team of Ghosts in this tactical third-person shooter. Explore a massive open world, infiltrate and destroy the deadly Santa Blanca cartel, and save Bolivia and its people.

Why similar: Open World 47%, Stealth 15%, Survival 10.2%, FPS 6.4%, Shooter 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: Its huge open world, player-driven assaults, scouting, and roaming through hostile terrain give off a similar Ubisoft sandbox rhythm.

Arthur Morgan and the Van der Linde Gang are outlaws on the run. With federal agents and bounty hunters massing on their heels, the gang must rob, steal, and fight their way across the rugged heartland in order to survive.

Why similar: Open World 63.5%, Adventure 7.2%, Action 6.7%, FPS 5.4%, First-Person 5%

Why You'll Like It: Though slower and third-person, it nails open-world wilderness immersion, hunting, crafting, and the feeling of living off a dangerous frontier.

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: Open World Survival Craft 34.4% ★, Survival 20.4%, Open World 18.3%, Crafting 11.1%, First-Person 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: This first-person survival game emphasizes crafting, exploration, and living off the land in a grounded way that should appeal to Primal's survival fans.

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: Open World Survival Craft 39.1% ★, Survival 23.6%, Open World 19%, Crafting 5.2%, First-Person 4.2%

Why You'll Like It: It is much more methodical and survival-heavy, but its lonely exploration, resource management, and struggle against nature align with Primal's harsher moments.

Nightingale is an open world survival crafting game, where you’ll adventure across the mysterious and dangerous Fae Realms. As a daring Realmwalker, you’ll defeat monstrous enemies, survive hostile environments, and build elaborate estates in a visually stunning Gaslamp Fantasy world.

Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 32.8% ★, Open World 21.3%, Survival 18.5%, Crafting 9.9%, First-Person 4.7%

Why You'll Like It: Its first-person exploration, gathering, crafting, and survival in dangerous wild realms make it a worthwhile pick if you want more wilderness-focused progression.

As Lara Croft races to save the world from a Maya apocalypse, she must become the Tomb Raider she is destined to be.

Why similar: Open World 36.1%, Survival 18%, Stealth 14.5%, Adventure 10.5%, Action 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: Its dense jungle setting, hunting and crafting elements, stealth, and primal atmosphere make it one of the closer third-person alternatives.

Rise of the Tomb Raider: 20 Year Celebration includes the base game and Season Pass featuring all-new content. Explore Croft Manor in the new “Blood Ties” story, then defend it against a zombie invasion in “Lara’s Nightmare”.

Why similar: Open World 32.8%, Survival 21.8%, Stealth 10.8%, Adventure 10.5%, Action 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: It mixes wilderness survival touches, bow combat, crafting, and exploration in a way that overlaps nicely with Primal's adventure side.

Far Cry® 3: Blood Dragon is THE Kick-Ass Cyber Shooter.Welcome to an 80’s vision of the future. The year is 2007 and you are Sargent Rex Colt, a Mark IV Cyber Commando. Your mission: get the girl, kill the baddies, and save the world.

Why similar: Open World 43.8%, FPS 22.3%, Stealth 9.4%, Action 7.6%, First-Person 4.7%

Experience fierce open world survival gameplay as you attempt to stay alive on an unforgiving island inhabited by dinosaurs! Hunt. Grow. Survive.

Why similar: Hunting 38.1% ★, Open World 28.8%, Survival 26.9%, Adventure 2.6%, Action 2.2%

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: Open World Survival Craft 40.3% ★, Survival 21.9%, Open World 18.3%, Crafting 8.8%, First-Person 4%

Stone Rage is a prehistoric, open-world survival game. Play as a Cro-Magnon or Neanderthal and shape-shift into beasts as you secure your place in a harsh landscape of dangerous animals, scarce resources, and unforgiving climates. Make friends and enemies. Build. Fight. Survive.

Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 36.4% ★, Open World 24.4%, Survival 21%, Crafting 5.1%, Adventure 3.9%

Conan Exiles Enhanced is an open world survival game set in the mythical lands of Hyboria, now fully upgraded to Unreal Engine 5 with stunning visuals and improved performance. SURVIVE, BUILD, and DOMINATE alone or with friends in a world brimming with adventure!

Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 29.8% ★, Open World 26.4%, Survival 25.4%, Crafting 9.8%, Adventure 1.9%

Your fight for survival begins on the frozen shores of Tarvhas, where bitter cold and vicious creatures conspire to defeat the unprepared. Uncover the land’s dark history as you and fellow explorers traverse an unforgiving and hostile world to tame the Savage Lands.

Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 35.9% ★, Survival 18.4%, Open World 18.3%, Crafting 7.8%, FPS 4.7%

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: Open World Survival Craft 35.3% ★, Open World 20.4%, Survival 20.1%, Crafting 8.7%, First-Person 4.6%

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: Hunting 25.1% ★, Open World Survival Craft 24.9% ★, Open World 17.4%, Survival 14.2%, Crafting 7.1%

Immerse yourself in a survival FPS adventure. Stranded on a dangerous island, face mercenaries, dinosaurs, and a vibrant yet hostile ecosystem. Explore breathtaking environments and survive the onslaught of intense, fast-paced encounters.

Why similar: Survival 29.4%, Stealth 15.3%, FPS 13.2%, First-Person 10.7%, Exploration 6.8%

Enter a world of mystery, danger, ancient dinosaurs, mythical beasts, and cubes! Work by yourself or with a tribe of others to gather materials, craft useful items, tame wild creatures, and build huge bases to survive in PixARK!

Why similar: Open World 35.5%, Survival 34.9%, Crafting 10.3%, Adventure 6%, FPS 5.4%

ARK is reimagined from the ground-up into the next-generation of video game technology with Unreal Engine 5! Form a tribe, tame & breed hundreds of unique dinosaurs and primeval creatures, explore, craft, build, and fight your way to the top of the food-chain. Your new world awaits!

Why similar: Open World 38.7%, Survival 35.1%, Crafting 14.4%, Adventure 4.4%, Action 4%

Dive into intense dinosaur hunting adventures with your friends. Complete hunting contracts for Preton Corporation. Gather rewards, improve your equipment and become a master hunter. Are you the hunter or the hunted?

Why similar: Hunting 40.7% ★, Open World 21.1%, Stealth 10.2%, FPS 8.1%, First-Person 5.8%

Place yourself at the heart of the Jurassic franchise and build your own Jurassic World. Bioengineer dinosaurs that think, feel and react intelligently to the world around them and face threats posed by espionage, breakouts and devastating tropical storms in an uncertain world where life always finds a way.

Why similar: Open World 47.5%, Survival 22.9%, Singleplayer 9.4%, Action 5.8%, Atmospheric 5.5%

A survival open-world game, where you can gather resources, Hunt, Craft tools and armor, Tame Animals, Ride Animals, Build, and defend your base from creatures, and other players.

Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 32.9% ★, Open World 19.1%, Survival 16.7%, Crafting 10.3%, First-Person 6.1%

Mesorift Survival is a classic survival game with PvP and PvE elements, set in a tropical open world with three islands. Gather resources, build a base, craft weapons, and survive.

Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 30.9% ★, Open World 22.9%, Survival 18.2%, FPS 7.8%, First-Person 6.2%

BECOME THE BEAST. SURVIVE THE NIGHT. A terrifying new chapter in the Dying Light universe begins. As Kyle Crane, explore the vast and unpredictable wilderness, uncover a deadly evolution of the infected, and learn to control the beastly powers awakening inside you.

Why similar: Open World 54.2%, First-Person 16.7%, Action 8.3%, Exploration 7.2%, Adventure 4.2%

INMATE: Survival is an open world survival game, where you play the role of a prisoner sentenced to stay on a 4*4 km Island with many types of enemies both humans and animals.

Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 24.6% ★, Hunting 22% ★, Open World 16.1%, Survival 13.3%, Crafting 8.1%

In this action-adventure game, set sail for Ancient Greece to alter its fate. Fight in visceral battles on land and sea, shape your destiny from outcast to legend, and uncover secrets of your past.

Why similar: Open World 62.8%, Stealth 13%, Exploration 7%, Action 5.7%, Adventure 5%

A savage online shooter, where players do battle as man or beast in class-based deathmatches and a frantic escape mode. Unleash your inner dinosaur!

Why similar: Open World 27.6%, Survival 19.3%, FPS 19.2%, Action 11.8%, First-Person 9.7%

Survive, hunt and prey in the deadly jungles and swamps in distinctly new and thrilling first person gameplay.

Why similar: Hunting 24.7% ★, FPS 18.3%, Survival 13.9%, Stealth 12.3%, Action 9.7%

Master ancient tech to hunt down giant beasts. WILD HEARTS™ is a twist on the hunting genre where technology gives you a fighting chance against giant nature-infused beasts. Hunt alone or with friends.

Why similar: Hunting 68.3% ★, Crafting 8.4%, Action 6.7%, Adventure 5.8%, Exploration 5.3%

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

Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 26.7% ★, Hunting 25.3% ★, Open World 17.1%, Survival 15%, Crafting 7.7%

SAS is an Open World Multiplayer PVP and CO-OP Survival Game. Set in a vast environment that features Building, Crafting, Taming, Riding, Flying and Exploring Wildlife, Dinos and Dragons as well as Horrific Creatures and Instances with the ability to Morph into Spirit Animals.

Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 32.8% ★, Open World 23.9%, Survival 19.9%, Crafting 11.5%, First-Person 5.8%

Ghost Recon Breakpoint is a tactical third-person shooter set in a vast open world. You must survive, adapt, and fight a rogue spec ops faction, using stealth, strategy, and high-tech gear in solo or co-op.

Why similar: Open World 52.9%, Stealth 18%, Shooter 6.4%, FPS 6%, Action 6%

Experience a thrilling action RPG set on the supernatural island of Aeternum. Forge your destiny on an adventure filled with danger and opportunity.

Why similar: Open World 53.5%, Open World Survival Craft 19.4% ★, Crafting 9.6%, Adventure 6.1%, Action 5.4%