Games Like Near Death

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 32.2%, Open World 15.3%, Exploration 9.3%, First-Person 9.2%, Atmospheric 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: This is the definitive cold-weather survival game that perfectly captures the isolation and environmental danger found in Near Death.

Northern Canada, 1970. A strange blizzard ravages Atamipek Lake. Step into the shoes of a detective to explore the eerie village, investigate surreal events, and battle the elements to survive. Kona is a chilly interactive tale you won't soon forget.

Why similar: Survival 21%, Walking Simulator 16.9%, Open World 12.5%, First-Person 11.9%, Atmospheric 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: Set in a snowy, isolated Canadian town, this game emphasizes exploration and atmospheric mystery in a freezing climate.

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 29.6%, Open World 17.8%, Exploration 13.2%, Survival Horror 11.4%, First-Person 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: While underwater, it mirrors the intense isolation and resource-management survival loop of being stranded in a hostile environment.

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 26.9%, Survival Horror 15.1%, Walking Simulator 11.2%, Exploration 10.8%, First-Person 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: It features a harsh, alien environment where managing weather conditions and survival resources is key to exploration.

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

Why similar: Snow 40% ★, Survival 20.1%, Dark 9.9%, Atmospheric 8.2%, Exploration 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: This narrative-driven survival game focuses on an Antarctic expedition gone wrong, capturing the same thematic dread of being trapped in the ice.

Survive in outer space! Together with your immortal chicken, discover the truth behind your sudden spaceship crash. Craft tools, pilot vehicles, and even control space stations to survive and explore the wreckage.

Why similar: Survival 29.1%, First-Person 15.8%, Open World 12.2%, Atmospheric 12.2%, Exploration 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a similar 'stranded in a hostile environment' loop, requiring players to manage oxygen and resources while exploring a dangerous, isolated space.

Survival, horror at the sunless depths of the Pacific Ocean: Stranded on the seafloor with low light and few tools, an industrial diver takes desperate steps to surface before his oxygen — and sanity — give out.

Why similar: Survival Horror 25.6%, First-Person 19%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, Atmospheric 13.4%, Walking Simulator 12.2%

Why You'll Like It: This survival-horror game captures the claustrophobia and resource-management tension of being stranded in a deadly environment.

Fade to Silence is a single-player and co-op survival adventure set in a post-apocalyptic world that is frozen in an eternal winter. Snow and ice have shaped a merciless landscape. Nature is corrupted. Monstrous creatures out of an Eldritch horror dream roam the frozen wasteland.

Why similar: Survival 40.8%, Snow 24.5% ★, Open World 18.4%, Survival Horror 11.2%, Singleplayer 2.1%

Why You'll Like It: This survival game is set in a post-apocalyptic frozen wasteland where the cold is a constant, lethal enemy.

Kidnapped for no clear reason to a dazzling yet mysterious island on the Mediterranean Sea, a young girl has to find a way to escape. Armed with only her wits, agility, and the will to stay alive, she must make her getaway or Die Young.

Why similar: Survival 17.3%, Survival Horror 14.9%, Open World 13.9%, First-Person 11.6%, Exploration 8%

Why You'll Like It: It combines first-person exploration with a desperate need to survive in a dangerous, isolated setting.

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

Why similar: Survival 20.9%, Open World 14.4%, Survival Horror 14.1%, First-Person 12.2%, Exploration 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: A direct take on the cold-survival genre that emphasizes the struggle against freezing temperatures and hunger.

The Moon has gone dark, cutting off Earth’s last source of energy. As a lone astronaut, you’ll explore abandoned lunar bases, solve intricate puzzles, and navigate stunning zero-gravity environments. Operate advanced vehicles, uncover hidden truths, and survive in this gripping sci-fi thriller.

Why similar: Adventure 16.1%, Atmospheric 14.2%, Walking Simulator 13.4%, Indie 11.1%, Action 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a high-stakes, atmospheric experience centered on isolation and survival in a desolate, non-Earth environment.

Firewatch is a single-player first-person mystery set in the Wyoming wilderness, where your only emotional lifeline is the person on the other end of a handheld radio.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 35.9%, Atmospheric 15.3%, First-Person 14.1%, Exploration 11.2%, Open World 11%

Why You'll Like It: While less focused on survival, it excels at building a sense of isolation and atmospheric tension through its first-person exploration.

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

Why similar: Snow 26.3% ★, Survival 16.1%, Walking Simulator 15.2%, Open World 11.4%, Exploration 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: This open-world survival game focuses specifically on the challenges of staying alive in a harsh, snowy arctic landscape.

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: Soundtrack 24.2% ★, Female Protagonist 14.3%, Survival 13.1%, Open World 10.7%, Action-Adventure 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: Set in a frozen, desolate world, this game features a female protagonist fighting for survival against massive odds.

From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent comes SOMA, a sci-fi horror game set below the waves of the Atlantic ocean. Struggle to survive a hostile world that will make you question your very existence.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.1%, Survival Horror 16.2%, Dark 12.8%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, First-Person 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: This game delivers a masterclass in atmospheric, first-person isolation and environmental storytelling.

Through the Woods is a third-person Norse horror adventure set in a forest on the western shores of Norway that tells the story of a mother and her missing son.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.4%, Female Protagonist 12.6%, Survival Horror 10.3%, Survival 10%, Atmospheric 8%

Why You'll Like It: A third-person atmospheric adventure that leans heavily into the dread of being alone in a dark, unforgiving wilderness.

Reach a summit never climbed before in this survival-climber from the creators of Furi and Haven. Climb anywhere and plan your route carefully, managing pitons and resources to survive unforgiving Mount Kami. Discover what Aava is willing to sacrifice to achieve the ascent of a lifetime.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 15.9%, Survival 14.9%, Difficult 12%, Exploration 9.3%, Open World 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the atmospheric and physical challenges of exploration in a harsh, mountainous environment.

It's Clara's last day on the island where she grew up. She needs to complete preparations, visit her favorite places, and say her goodbyes before leaving on a journey she may not return from.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 38.6%, Female Protagonist 17.6%, First-Person 15%, Atmospheric 12.5%, Adventure 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: A short, atmospheric walking simulator that captures the feeling of exploration in a remote and quiet world.

Join Norah, a woman plagued by a mysterious illness, in her search for her missing husband in this adventure puzzle game set on a lush island paradise. Immerse yourself in stunning visuals and unlock forbidden secrets in a moving tale of mystery and love.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 23.5%, Walking Simulator 21%, First-Person 18.2%, Atmospheric 11.8%, Exploration 11%

Why You'll Like It: It features a strong female protagonist and an emphasis on atmospheric exploration in a remote, mysterious location.

Uncover the chilling secrets beneath the Antarctic ice in this survival horror FPS. Shoot unimaginable creatures, solve cryptic puzzles, and fight for your life in the frozen wastelands.​

Why similar: Soundtrack 17.8% ★, Dark 13.6%, First-Person 11.4%, Survival 11%, Action-Adventure 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: Directly inspired by the Antarctic setting, this game focuses on horror and survival in a frozen research facility.

An award-winning narrative thriller about a blind woman’s journey to uncover the truth about the mansion from her nightmares, or else become one of its victims.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 32.9%, Female Protagonist 23%, Atmospheric 12.5%, First-Person 11.8%, Adventure 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: Features a female protagonist and a unique first-person perspective that emphasizes atmosphere and tension.

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

Why similar: Survival 40.5%, Simulation 26%, Adventure 11.8%, Action 11.6%, Indie 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: A survival-focused title that places the player in the middle of an arctic environment with limited resources.

The protagonist gets into a car accident and is forced to take shelter from the cold in an abandoned house, waiting for warmer temperatures, where it will soon turn out that he is not alone at all..

Why similar: Survival Horror 17.5%, Survival 14.9%, Walking Simulator 13%, Dark 12.8%, Psychological Horror 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: A survival-horror game that utilizes a freezing, isolated setting to heighten the player's sense of vulnerability.

Left Alone plunges you into a first-person psychological horror journey, where darkness and memories intertwine. As secrets emerge from shadows, use your wits to solve puzzles and explore haunting, forgotten locations. Every step echoes with the past; can you face the truths that await?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.4%, Survival 13.2%, First-Person 11.4%, Survival Horror 11.3%, Exploration 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person exploration game that focuses on puzzle-solving and atmosphere in an abandoned, isolated setting.

Uncover the mysteries of Whitehaven Orphanage in this first-person psychological horror game. Explore the place, collect clues and put the pieces together to find out what happened years ago as you delve deep into your mind.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.5%, Survival Horror 15.8%, Survival 13.7%, Dark 12%, First-Person 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: This psychological horror game uses a first-person perspective to build tension in an isolated, dark environment.

Husk is a purebred FPP horror inspired by the most classical representatives of the genre. Discover Shivercliff - a daunting town where you uncover the ominous and tantalizing plot. Face the worst nightmares, solve mysteries and survive the devouring darkness in order to find your family.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.5%, First-Person 10.2%, Survival Horror 10.1%, Survival 9.4%, Psychological Horror 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person horror game that relies on atmospheric storytelling and a sense of being lost in an unfriendly place.

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

Why similar: Survival 17.9%, Walking Simulator 14.1%, Open World 12.1%, Survival Horror 10.3%, First-Person 8.9%

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

Why similar: Snow 40% ★, Survival 13%, Survival Horror 12.1%, Open World 9.6%, Action-Adventure 8.1%

Dive into a world of despair in the world of Underwater. Take the role of an unknown inmate entering the a deep sea prison where mutants roam and barely any traces of human life remain. You will have to use all your ingenuity to escape and avoid becoming the meal of the hideous denizens.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.8%, Survival Horror 18.7%, First-Person 11.4%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Atmospheric 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the atmospheric tension of being trapped in a dangerous, isolated environment.

Deep Sorrow is a horror/adventure game which leads you to a bunker and makes you feel desperate to get out.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.8%, Survival 14.2%, Survival Horror 12.8%, Dark 10.7%, First-Person 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: A short, first-person atmospheric adventure that emphasizes the feeling of being alone in a dark, mysterious world.

Never Again - Horror/first-person Quest. The main essence of the game is research locations and puzzles, plunging in the dramatic story of a little girl suffering from asthma.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.4%, Survival Horror 16.2%, Female Protagonist 13.5%, Dark 10%, Psychological Horror 9.9%

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

Why similar: Snow 44.9% ★, Dark 14%, Survival 11.8%, Psychological Horror 9.7%, Action-Adventure 7.6%

You awake, trapped in an abandoned hospital. Your only source of light is your phone. You hit a dead-end and must turn around, but behind you lurks an eerie presence and strange noises... Experience Daylight, a procedurally generated psychological thriller for your PC.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.5%, First-Person 17.4%, Female Protagonist 15.6%, Survival 15.3%, Survival Horror 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person horror game with a female protagonist that focuses on navigating a procedurally generated, isolated environment.

You will have to survive the cold New Year's Eve, look for food in the trash in the world where no one cares about you. This is an adventure where you have to survive Christmas, a holiday that has never been so cold before...

Why similar: Snow 36% ★, Walking Simulator 15.1%, Survival 12.4%, Exploration 7.1%, Dark 7.1%

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: Soundtrack 24.5% ★, Walking Simulator 14.4%, Female Protagonist 11.6%, Dark 9.1%, Survival 8.9%

Christmas Eve, a delivery driver turns onto Holly Ridge & becomes trapped inside a decaying house of death. Reality fractures as something hunts her through rooms that shouldn’t exist. Survive the night, uncover the truth behind the house, & escape the snowy nightmare, if escape is even possible.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 36.6%, Simulation 18.2%, First-Person 16.2%, Exploration 14.7%, Psychological Horror 9%

Investigator is a first-person exploration game with horror elements, where the events take place in a world of extreme weather cataclysms.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 40.5%, Atmospheric 17.5%, Simulation 12.3%, Adventure 11.2%, Indie 8.7%

You are a veteran, in a post World War 3 apocalyptic world. Starving and alone, you fight to keep your sanity in the hell that this world has decayed into. In a desperate attempt to find food, you stumble your way into an abandoned prison, but you find out it is not as abandoned as you believed...

Why similar: Survival Horror 15.8%, Survival 14.8%, Walking Simulator 12.7%, Dark 10.8%, First-Person 10.8%

Bushside Rangers® is a first-person survival horror game that forces you to use your wits as you navigate through the dark, dreary depths of an abandoned nature park.

Why similar: Survival Horror 20.9%, Female Protagonist 17.6%, First-Person 13.4%, Action-Adventure 11.1%, Exploration 10.9%

You're trapped in a small six-room hotel. The only way to escape is to observe your surroundings and follow the family's rules.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.5%, Survival Horror 11.6%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, First-Person 11.3%, Female Protagonist 11.1%

A tech-noir survival horror short story, set in the urban decay of a long abandoned British city. Solve environmental puzzles, manage limited resources and fight for a way to escape beyond the wall.

Why similar: Survival Horror 24.1%, Female Protagonist 16.9%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Action-Adventure 12.9%, Exploration 11.2%

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

Why similar: Survival Horror 27.8%, Survival 24.5%, First-Person 9.8%, Adventure 8.5%, Psychological Horror 7.6%

Project 13: Taxidermy Trails, a Walking Simulator set in a mesmerizing Taxidermy Museum. In this immersive experience, you assume the role of an kidnapped Probant forced to find a way to escape. Complete all 13 Walks to get out of this Nightmare.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.9%, First-Person 17.4%, Atmospheric 17%, Simulation 16.4%, Action 11.2%

Explore and experience this horror story, as you embark on an ghostly adventure unlike anything you have played before. Come face-to-face with terror itself as you look for your missing sister.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.1%, Simulation 19.5%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Adventure 11.8%, Action 11.1%

In this game, you play as Alice, an girl trapped in a twisted, ever-changing world. Survive a frozen orphanage filled with lurking horrors, eerie classical music, and unsolved mysteries. Scavenge, evade monsters, and uncover the truth. But can you face the brutal reality—or remain trapped forever?

Why similar: Survival Horror 26.2%, Female Protagonist 22.1%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, Exploration 11.1%, Atmospheric 11%

Get ready to explore a movie studio that vanished into thin air, only to find yourself trapped in a twisted, alternate dimension where creatures lurk in the shadows, waiting to ensure you never see the light of day again...

Why similar: Soundtrack 26.8% ★, Survival Horror 12.8%, Survival 12.7%, Dark 9%, First-Person 8.2%

Experience an immersive and horrifying episodic single-player survival horror nightmare. Trapped alone in a desolate manor and hunted by monstrous foes, you will need to scrounge for supplies, manage your resources, solve puzzles and battle the undead to survive.

Why similar: Survival Horror 25.4%, Difficult 22.9%, Female Protagonist 19.8%, Action-Adventure 14.1%, Exploration 13.7%

Dread Meridian is an original VR survival horror inspired by Lovecraft's "At the Mountains of Madness", set in Oglanbyen’s frozen wasteland. As Daniela, you search for your twin while facing betrayal and mutated researchers.

Why similar: Survival Horror 15.6%, Female Protagonist 15.1%, Dark 14.6%, Survival 13.7%, Psychological Horror 11%

ADR1FT is the story of an astronaut who wakes up floating silently in space amongst the debris of destroyed space station…the only survivor of a catastrophic event, left with no memory, a critically damaged EVA suit leaking oxygen and no way home.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.2%, Survival 20.3%, First-Person 15.6%, Atmospheric 9.2%, Adventure 8%

You are alone. Except for the zombies! But there are guns and some ammo. You can fight, but there is No Way Out of this city infested with hideous creatures that will chase you to the end!

Why similar: Open World 33.6%, Adventure 23.6%, Action 23.4%, Indie 19.5%

CRUSH DEPTH is first-person sci-fi horror game set at the bottom of the ocean. A salvage operation that would set you up for life goes sideways when you realize you're not alone down there. You'll solve puzzles and run from danger as you uncover the mysterious fate of Eclipse Station.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 22.6%, First-Person 17.1%, Action-Adventure 16.3%, Exploration 16.2%, Atmospheric 9.4%

Expedition Zero — survival horror set in the anomaly zone of the northern forest. Face the dreadful forest monster and find a way to defeat it. Reveal the secrets of the lost expedition and your mysterious enemy. It’s either hunt or be hunted.

Why similar: Survival 20.3%, Survival Horror 14.8%, First-Person 11.8%, Action-Adventure 11.4%, Open World 10.6%

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

Why similar: Survival 36.8%, Open World 22.9%, First-Person 17.6%, Simulation 12.8%, Adventure 6.5%

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: Survival Horror 28.6%, Female Protagonist 21.9%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, Exploration 15.4%, Atmospheric 13%

In 2015, three scientists at the Antarctic research station "Zarya" drilled into the ice to a depth of 2 kilometers and took samples for study... It seems that what they found was not at all what they were looking for...

Why similar: Snow 25.5% ★, Walking Simulator 16.6%, Survival Horror 15%, Psychological Horror 8.9%, First-Person 7.8%

You left. Now they’re dead. Ambrosia Sky: Act One is an immersive sim about exploring an asteroid colony devastated by an unknown contamination. Survive and harvest strains of hostile alien fungi, explore treacherous environments, and find meaning and beauty in so much death—the first of two acts.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.1%, Female Protagonist 16.1%, First-Person 12.6%, Action-Adventure 11.6%, Exploration 10.9%

Are you ready to embark on a spine-chilling adventure? Step into the shoes of the protagonist and experience the terror of being "Buried Alive" in a crypt. Your mission is clear: Escape the confines of your coffin, find the key to unlock the door, and unveil the dark secrets that lie within.

Why similar: Survival Horror 23.1%, Survival 17.7%, First-Person 10.2%, Dark 9.3%, Exploration 9%

Play as a clothing store worker who is just finishing up her shift and preparing to go home. However, as you make your way towards the exit, the power suddenly goes out, leaving you trapped inside the store.

Why similar: Dark 15.6%, Action-Adventure 15.1%, First-Person 14.4%, Exploration 13.3%, Female Protagonist 13%