Games Like PIONER

STALCRAFT: X is the largest open-world online game in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone. Explore the world full of mutants and anomalies alone or with friends — unforgettable emotions guaranteed.

Why similar: MMORPG 25.1% ★, Looter Shooter 20.2% ★, Massively Multiplayer 12%, FPS 11.2%, Shooter 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly captures the MMO-FPS hybrid experience with its distinct Eastern European anomaly-zone aesthetic.

Discover the vast Chornobyl Exclusion Zone full of dangerous enemies, deadly anomalies and powerful artifacts. Unveil your own epic story as you make your way to the Heart of Chornobyl. Make your choices wisely, as they will determine your fate in the end.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 20.3%, Open World 17.6%, FPS 16%, Survival 13.1%, Shooter 8%

Why You'll Like It: It is the definitive atmospheric post-apocalyptic FPS that serves as the primary inspiration for the world and tone of PIONER.

Once Human is a multiplayer open-world survival game set in a strange, post-apocalyptic future. Unite with friends to fight monstrous enemies, uncover secret plots, compete for resources, and build your own territory. Once, you were merely human. Now, you have the power to remake the world.

Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 19%, Post-apocalyptic 16.6%, Open World 11.9%, Survival 11.7%, MMORPG 9.9% ★

Why You'll Like It: A modern survival MMO that features supernatural elements and deep crafting systems in a grim, post-apocalyptic open world.

An Open World Survival Shooter blending hardcore PVP and PVE action. Secure precious loot in safe zones or build your own fortress in the wild. With intense gunfights, stunning visuals, and performance smooth enough for any system, the challenge awaits!

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 14.4%, Survival 11.4%, FPS 11.2%, Looter Shooter 10.1% ★, Open World 10%

Why You'll Like It: A hardcore open-world survival shooter that prioritizes realistic gunplay and tactical PvP encounters.

Will To Live is a MMORPG-shooter whose action takes place in a severe post-apocalyptic world. Explore the world, engage in fights with mutants and other survivors, join the clans in the struggle for existence and prove your right to Live.

Why similar: Survival 16.4%, Post-apocalyptic 16.3%, MMORPG 12.9% ★, Open World 12.4%, Massively Multiplayer 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: A gritty, post-apocalyptic MMORPG that emphasizes survival, exploration, and tactical combat in a hostile wasteland.

Flee the shattered ruins of the Moscow Metro and embark on an epic, continent-spanning journey across the post-apocalyptic Russian wilderness. Explore vast, non-linear levels, lose yourself in an immersive, sandbox survival experience, and follow a thrilling story-line that spans an entire year in the greatest Metro adventure yet.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 27.4%, FPS 18.5%, Open World 16.1%, Survival 11.3%, Shooter 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a highly atmospheric, narrative-driven post-apocalyptic experience with intense survival and combat mechanics.

How long can you survive a post-apocalyptic world? A land overrun with an infected "zombie" population, where you compete with other survivors for limited resources. Will you team up with strangers and stay strong together? Or play as a lone wolf to avoid betrayal? This is DayZ – this is your story.

Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 16.4%, Survival 14.5%, Post-apocalyptic 14.3%, FPS 10.8%, Open World 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: The quintessential hardcore survival experience that emphasizes the tension of exploration and player interaction in a ruined world.

Bethesda Game Studios welcome you to Fallout 76. Twenty-five years after the bombs fall, you and your fellow Vault Dwellers emerge into post-nuclear America. Explore a vast wasteland in this open-world multiplayer addition to the Fallout story.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 21.4%, MMORPG 19% ★, Open World 16.7%, Survival 11%, Multiplayer 10%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a massive, persistent post-apocalyptic world focused on survival, exploration, and cooperative multiplayer gameplay.

Enter a high-stakes PvE-first open-world tactical shooter set on a quarantined Southeast Asian island torn apart by faction warfare. Deploy as an elite operator, fight solo or with your squad to carry out missions, earn reputation, and explore the truth behind the Event igniting the conflict.

Why similar: Military 15.4%, FPS 14.9%, Massively Multiplayer 14.3%, Open World 12.3%, Shooter 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on tactical realism and high-stakes extraction gameplay in a dangerous, open-world environment.

Traverse punishing environments, looting, crafting and evading the constant threats to your life. The unprecedented levels of character customization and progression are your ultimate tools for survival.

Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 23.5%, Open World 14.2%, Survival 13.2%, Crafting 12.9%, FPS 12.2%

Why You'll Like It: Features deep survival mechanics and realistic ballistics in a large-scale open world that mirrors the grit of PIONER.

Road to Vostok is a hardcore single-player survival game set in a post-apocalyptic border zone between Finland and Russia. Survive, loot, plan and prepare to cross the border into Vostok, a permadeath zone where one mistake can end it all.

Why similar: Looter Shooter 27.2% ★, Post-apocalyptic 16.2%, Survival 15.3%, FPS 15.2%, Realistic 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: A hardcore survival FPS that focuses on realistic mechanics and the tension of navigating a border zone between two nations.

Hunt: Showdown 1896 is the brutally rewarding extraction shooter. Track twisted monsters and overcome ruthless PvP. Take bounties in corrupted backwaters lost to history. With a team, you might survive. Die with nothing or get out with everything.

Why similar: FPS 23.1%, Open World 20.6%, PvP 18.3%, Multiplayer 13.3%, Shooter 12.8%

Why You'll Like It: Delivers unparalleled tension through its PvPvE extraction gameplay and dark, atmospheric world-building.

Nomadic Survival MMO. Build wooden walking machines to travel to new lands. Create clans and fight for territory. Resources deplete fast, so take your sword and scavenge, pirate, and trade to stay alive.

Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 26.1%, Survival 14%, Open World 13.1%, Crafting 10.7%, MMORPG 8.8% ★

Why You'll Like It: A nomadic survival MMO that challenges players to survive in a harsh, ever-changing world.

Outlive the apocalypse! Dive into intense Encounters and extract the most valuable spoils the Outlands have to offer! Loot, shoot, and build to become the absolute Outlander and explore the landscape of a post-war Norway in Vigor, a free-to-play looter shooter.

Why similar: Looter Shooter 30.3% ★, Post-apocalyptic 14.6%, FPS 11%, Military 10.1%, PvP 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: An extraction-based shooter set in a post-apocalyptic Norway that emphasizes scavenging and survival.

Dive into Project L33T PROLOGUE, a hardcore first-person extraction shooter. Choose way to play - PVE or PVP modes, confront AI foes and rival players, engage in high-stakes battles for precious loot, and risk it all in this hostile environment. Die and lose all of your gear and loot.

Why similar: Looter Shooter 25.3% ★, FPS 11%, Cinematic 9.1%, Military 8.6%, Crafting 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical looter-shooter that emphasizes high-stakes combat and gear progression in a hostile environment.

Fargone is an RPG-based survival game with a strong focus on creating a living, breathing world through dynamic events, and NPC interactions. Set in a fictional land known only as The Barrens, you must survive by any means, whether that be alone or by allying yourself with a faction.

Why similar: Looter Shooter 30.2% ★, Post-apocalyptic 13.6%, FPS 12.8%, Crafting 12.4%, Survival 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: A looter-shooter that blends sandbox exploration with survival elements in a post-collapse setting.

Step into Nave, a vast fantasy sandbox world with a player-driven economy, persistent housing, and deep crafting systems. Engage in first-person, full-loot PvP combat with other players and perilous foes. Build, explore, and conquer in an unforgiving world. The land is yours—who will you become?

Why similar: MMORPG 31.9% ★, Massively Multiplayer 13.1%, Open World 11.8%, Crafting 10.4%, PvP 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: A hardcore sandbox MMORPG that offers a persistent, dangerous world where survival is a constant struggle.

Stay Out - is a MMORPG with shooter elements, based on spirit of “stalking” - an urban exploration, searching and exploring mysterious, abandoned and forgotten by humanity pieces of our planet.

Why similar: MMORPG 26.8% ★, Post-apocalyptic 15.3%, Open World 11.1%, Survival 10%, PvP 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: An MMO survival game that features a harsh, anomaly-filled world reminiscent of the Stalker series.

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 23.9%, Crafting 18.7%, Open World 15.6%, Multiplayer 10.3%, PvP 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a brutal, persistent multiplayer survival experience with complex crafting and base-building mechanics.

Action-focused, open world survival shooter, PvPvE against fellow mercenaries and lethal XOIDS. Raid for resources alone or with team-mates, build and defend your base, stash your gear and survive against the odds. You are the hunters. You are the hunted. And the robots never sleep…

Why similar: Looter Shooter 17.4% ★, Post-apocalyptic 12.3%, Massively Multiplayer 12.2%, Crafting 11.2%, Survival 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced open-world survival game that focuses on PvP combat and scavenging for high-tier loot.

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 25.8%, Post-apocalyptic 23.5%, Open World 19.3%, FPS 16.2%, Multiplayer 12.3%

Why You'll Like It: Combines post-apocalyptic survival with extensive crafting and base-building in a fully destructible world.

Action. Chaos. Power. Anarchy: Wolf Laws is a dynamic first-person shooter with elements of RPG, survival, and strategic management. Capture territories, upgrade your production, and run your business in a world of total lawlessness.

Why similar: Looter Shooter 19.5% ★, Post-apocalyptic 11.4%, Crafting 11.1%, Survival 9.7%, FPS 9%

Why You'll Like It: A survival-focused multiplayer game that highlights realistic mechanics and crafting in a post-collapse society.

Miscreated is a multiplayer online hardcore survival game set in a post-apocalyptic future. You will need to survive against mutants, players, and even mother nature herself.

Why similar: Survival 20.4%, Open World 17%, Post-apocalyptic 15%, Massively Multiplayer 13.5%, Crafting 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: An open-world survival game that captures the feeling of scavenging through a ruined, atmospheric landscape.

OPG: Clan Wars — a multiplayer action game with survival elements. Arena shooter, open world, crafting, and resource battles — fight, evolve, and survive alone or with your team.

Why similar: MMORPG 16.1% ★, Massively Multiplayer 11.6%, Post-apocalyptic 9.8%, Crafting 8.8%, FPS 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical, open-world survival game that focuses on clan-based PvP and realistic combat mechanics.

Hardcore open-world survival where preparation is everything. Scavenge, craft, fortify during the day. When night falls, the infected hunt in numbers. Play solo or with friends in a brutal post-apocalyptic sandbox where survival is earned through smart decisions. How many Nights will you survive?

Why similar: Looter Shooter 22.5% ★, Post-apocalyptic 14.4%, Massively Multiplayer 14.3%, FPS 9.7%, Survival 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on realistic survival and base defense against hordes of enemies in a post-apocalyptic setting.

GRIM is an Exclusive VR Multiplayer Survival game where you must immerse yourself, stranded on a secluded part of Earth. Survival is not just a choice but a grueling battle against nature and other players. Gather resources, craft, and build your base, all to stay alive.

Why similar: Looter Shooter 18.9% ★, Crafting 13.4%, Post-apocalyptic 12.6%, Survival 12%, Open World 11%

Why You'll Like It: A multiplayer survival game that emphasizes crafting and exploration in a vast, dangerous open world.

Anomaly Zone is an open world MMORPG and a post-apocalyptic shooter. Be a scientist, a soldier, a hunter or an engineer. Explore anomalous territories, search for artifacts, fight mutants and other players. Participate in mass PvP and PvE battles. The Zone is waiting!

Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 34.7%, Survival 15%, Post-apocalyptic 13.8%, Open World 10.9%, RPG 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: A massively multiplayer survival game set in a dangerous zone filled with anomalies and hostile factions.

Escape from Tarkov is the original extraction FPS where every raid is a gamble with death. Prep your raid, bleed, endure and fight through ruthless PMC players and Scavs, gain tactical advantage and cling to your loot — only extraction decides if you live or lose it all.

Why similar: Looter Shooter 22.9% ★, Massively Multiplayer 15.1%, Military 11.5%, FPS 10%, Survival 8.4%

Gloria Victis is an MMORPG with an emphasis on realism, set in a low-fantasy medieval open world. Enjoy MMO with skill-based non-target combat, open PVP with territory control, deep crafting system and player-driven economy – all that served with beautiful graphics and an immersive atmosphere.

Why similar: MMORPG 29.6% ★, Massively Multiplayer 18.5%, Open World 11.8%, Crafting 7.6%, PvP 7%

Next Day is a multi-player SURVIVAL game with elements of RPG, in an imaginary country in Eastern Europe. Carry out an array of tasks, learn skills, and develop your character. Have shootouts with opponents and earn a reputation.

Why similar: Survival 19.8%, Post-apocalyptic 18.5%, Open World 17.2%, Crafting 10%, Multiplayer 9.3%

Lost Rift is a first person survival adventure shooter that blends cooperative base building with multiplayer PvE or PvP extraction expeditions. Journey solo or in teams of up to 5 players across a vast archipelago, craft gear, build bases, defeat raiders, and become legendary.

Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 20.3%, Crafting 16.1%, FPS 14.2%, Survival 13.1%, PvP 11.8%

Dune: Awakening is an Open World Survival RPG where you can fully immerse yourself in the epic world of Dune. Alone or with friends, explore a vast open world Arrakis, survive the sandworms, build a home, craft an ornithopter, and unravel the mystery of the missing Fremen.

Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 23.2%, Crafting 16.1%, Open World 14.8%, Survival 13.9%, PvP 12.9%

Explore, adapt, and survive in Undawn, a free-to-play open-world survival RPG for mobile and PC developed by LightSpeed Studios and published by Level Infinite. Embark on an adventure with other survivors four years after a worldwide disaster where hordes of infected roam a shattered world.

Why similar: MMORPG 22.1% ★, Massively Multiplayer 16.8%, Post-apocalyptic 12.6%, Open World 10.8%, Survival 9.5%

DARKEST DAYS is a zombie shooting RPG set in a post-apocalyptic world devastated by a sudden zombie outbreak. Explore a dark yet captivating open world, build a sanctuary with fellow survivors, grow stronger, and fight for survival.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 19.4%, Open World 17%, Survival 14.2%, Multiplayer 10.4%, Crafting 10%

"Sunrise" - an online shooter with elements of survival from the first person. Your task is to survive in the harsh conditions of the post-apocalyptic world. Explore new regions, team up with other players in groups, survive with them and create your own rules of survival!

Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 19.3%, Survival 17.6%, Post-apocalyptic 13.7%, FPS 8.1%, Open World 7.7%

Marauders is a tactical first-person multiplayer looter shooter set in a sci-fi universe. As a space pirate, work solo, or in a squad with up to 3 other players to navigate a hostile battleground, hunt for loot, craft new weapons and gear, and salvage what you’ll need to survive.

Why similar: Looter Shooter 35% ★, FPS 12.7%, PvP 10.6%, Military 10%, Open World 9.1%

Everwind is a novel take on RPG and Sandbox Survival genre in First-Person-Perspective. Embark on the adventure with your friends - Build a base on a flying island-ship, gather resources, craft, loot, and fight while you rise above the clouds to uncover the mysteries of this world!

Why similar: Crafting 23.4%, Open World 21.3%, Survival 19.5%, PvP 13.4%, Multiplayer 13%

Survive a brutal open world alone or with friends. Explore a procedural wasteland scorched by chaos. Build and defend your base, trade for what you need, complete deadly quests, and fight to claim faction outposts before someone else does.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 22.3%, Crafting 16.7%, Open World 15.1%, Survival 14.2%, PvP 12.4%

Zombie Survival Game Online is an open-world, post-apocalyptic, looter shooter. Craft, quest, explore, build, and fight for survival. Parkour up a mountainside, ramp a truck over a horde, and grab a gasmask to explore the sewers. Can you survive? Doubtful.

Why similar: Looter Shooter 29.3% ★, Post-apocalyptic 13.9%, Crafting 12.1%, FPS 11.1%, Survival 10.2%

In the vastness of space, you are a lone robot desperately trying to survive. Build, explore, and fight for your life as you face deadly threats in the asteroid belt. This hardcore game shows no mercy—dangers lurk at every step, ready to destroy you at any moment.

Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 21.5%, Crafting 16.1%, Survival 13.8%, Open World 13.3%, FPS 13.1%

Welcome to a vast, social sandbox MMO inspired by the legends of the medieval era. Here, myths are real, ghosts exist, and magic is unquestioned. Join thousands of players as you explore the land, build your home, forge your reputation, and craft your own stories. What world will you make?

Why similar: MMORPG 29.3% ★, Crafting 13.3%, Open World 11.8%, Cinematic 11.5%, PvP 10%

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: Looter Shooter 19.4% ★, Open World 14%, FPS 13.9%, Survival 12.6%, PvP 10.3%

A free-to-play action MMORPG featuring solo adventure, co-op battles, and intense online PvP in a vast multiplayer world. Strengthen your character through RPG progression, collect powerful gear, and carve out your own path through war and exploration.

Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 30.3%, MMORPG 26.5% ★, Open World 9.3%, PvP 9.1%, RPG 8.8%

Open-world survival sandbox with base-building, crafting, farming and multiplayer. Explore a dangerous island, fight, build and stay alive.

Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 19.1%, Post-apocalyptic 11.5%, Crafting 11.5%, FPS 11.5%, Survival 10.8%

MISERY is a 1–10 player co-op survival game set in a nuclear disaster zone. Here, every day is a struggle: search radioactive ruins for resources, build your bunker, craft weapons, and explore a weird, procedurally-generated world with your friends. Beware of anomalies, monsters, and armed bandits.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 24.3%, Survival 17.5%, Crafting 16.6%, Open World 15.7%, Multiplayer 10.9%

Embark on a PvE survival adventure in the Age of Piracy. Fight on land and sea, solo or with friends. Build, craft and explore vast open world filled with dark secrets. Master soulslite combat and take on challenging bosses, command your ship and plunder unspoken treasures!

Why similar: Crafting 27%, Massively Multiplayer 22.6%, Survival 21.9%, Open World 15.7%, PvP 10.7%

Silent North thrusts you into the Swiss Alps, battling the elements, Infected, and other players. Fight solo or team up, scavenging gear and essentials. Intense PVPVE action ensures constant danger. Adapt, be resilient, and survive in this unpredictable, ever-changing landscape

Why similar: FPS 18%, Looter Shooter 17.2% ★, Survival 13.9%, Shooter 12.5%, PvP 11.1%

Join the "Firefly" task force and unveil the sinister plot behind the exclusion zone in the world of Lost Light. You could either scavenge for supplies or go out with guns blazing and plunder. Survive the brutal domain where danger lurks in every corner!

Why similar: Looter Shooter 28.6% ★, Survival 11.8%, Massively Multiplayer 11.4%, Shooter 10.5%, FPS 9.4%

Ghosts of Tabor is VRs only FPS PVP and PVE survival game where you will use your wits, skills and resources to survive. Inspired by games such as Escape from Tarkov and DayZ, featuring different scenarios from scavenging to looting and crafting. Will you survive long enough to make it out alive?

Why similar: Looter Shooter 40.8% ★, Military 14.9%, Shooter 11.6%, Crafting 11.2%, PvP 8%

Deuterium Wars is a rapid 2D shooter. Create your own aircraft and plunge into heated battle with other players. What awaits you: an extensive role-playing system, craft, trading, and much more on a single server for all platforms.

Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 30.8%, Multiplayer 10.3%, Crafting 10%, Post-apocalyptic 9.9%, Open World 7.3%

Scavenge abandoned ruins, craft gear from scrap and salvaged materials, and fight the environment itself as hunger, exposure, and exhaustion push you to your limits. There are no second chances—only adaptation or death.

Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 19.2%, Crafting 19.1%, Open World 16.3%, Survival 16%, FPS 9.9%

A hardcore tactical shooter with horror elements. Battle Machines and Mutants, and build your legacy on a deadly post-apocalyptic Cyberpunk Island. Explore dangerous zones, craft powerful gear, and shape your Cyberware build. Uncover secrets and fight to survive in a brutal, immersive world!

Why similar: Looter Shooter 22.6% ★, Post-apocalyptic 17.4%, FPS 13.1%, Open World 12.9%, Survival 9.6%