- #1 CHERNOBYL: The Secrets of Pripyat
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Baker Game Forge
Windows
Step into the shadows of the Exclusion Zone as a war correspondent. Document its secrets, survive deadly anomalies, and navigate faction conflicts. Create stashes, preserve vital data, and uncover the truth in a world filled with mutants, danger, and harsh survival challenges.
Why similar: CRPG 22.2%, FPS 14.1%, Open World 11.3%, Shooter 9.9%, Survival 9.5%
- #2 Max Madness
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rodrigo BanzatoPub: TBA
Windows
Enter the world of Max Madness, a post-apocalyptic survival game with RPG and action elements. Navigate a treacherous open world, ravaged by nuclear devastation, where tension and terror lurk around every corner. Forge alliances, confront chaos, and make choices that shape your destiny.
Why similar: Open World 13.9%, FPS 12.7%, Survival 11.9%, Post-apocalyptic 10.8%, Action RPG 9.2%
- #3 ASKET
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Arhaika
Windows
Go to the vicinity of the “dead city”. A mystical place, full of strange anomalies, wild creatures, rare artifacts and ascetics!
Why similar: Survival 15.5%, FPS 15.3%, Open World 14%, Post-apocalyptic 10%, Shooter 9.3%
- #4 Bean Stalker
94% matchVery Positive88% of 253 reviews2022
Dev: VR Storm Studio
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Bean Stalker is a climbing action-adventure game. As a Stalker, you need to craft, loot and fight endless hordes of enemies to finally defeat the greatest one: the spirit of the tree. All of this in a procedurally generated environment with a touch of steampunk style.
Why similar: Steampunk 28% ★, Crafting 14.7%, FPS 13.1%, Survival 10.9%, Shooter 7.9%
- #5 Atomfall
93% matchMostly Positive78% of 4,854 reviews2025
Dev: Rebellion
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A nuclear disaster has left an area of Britain in tatters. Atomfall, a new survival-action game, will see you explore, scavenge, craft, barter and fight your way through beautifully recreated scenery in search of answers.
Why similar: Open World 16.9%, FPS 15.3%, Action RPG 13.9%, Survival 13.7%, Post-apocalyptic 11.2%
- #6 Volcanoids
92% matchVery Positive83% of 9,214 reviews2019
Dev: Volcanoid
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 15.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
A base-building open-world survival shooter that replaces your typical base with a giant drill. Alone or with friends, explore an island plagued by eruptions, upgrade your drill, and fight robots to uncover what's been hiding beneath the surface.
Why similar: Steampunk 32.8% ★, Survival 13.6%, Crafting 13.3%, Open World 10.4%, Shooter 7.9%
- #7 ENDGAME: Survival
91% matchMixed45% of 40 reviews2023
Dev: AGames
Windows
Big group of people will be dropped into a deserted island where they will have to survive.
Why similar: Survival 19.1%, Crafting 17.8%, FPS 12.7%, Shooter 11.9%, Action RPG 10.5%
- #8 Fallout 4
91% matchVery Positive81% of 422,529 reviews2015
Dev: Bethesda Game StudiosPub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 37.3 hrsMean: 117.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%
From Bethesda Game Studios, the award-winning creators of Starfield and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, comes Fallout 4. A landmark in open-world RPG design and winner of over 200 ‘Best Of’ honors, including the DICE and BAFTA Game of the Year.
Why similar: Open World 20.5%, Post-apocalyptic 14.2%, FPS 9.4%, Exploration 9.1%, Shooter 8.4%
- #9 Diamond Island
90% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: LIDO GAMES
Windows
Dive into the thrilling world of our First Person Shooter Game, where survival is your only mission. Navigate through intense environments as you hunt for hidden diamonds, each one a step closer to victory
Why similar: Survival 27.1%, FPS 19.3%, Open World 17%, Shooter 15.3%, Action 6.5%
- #10 S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl
89% matchMostly Positive80% of 130,480 reviews2024
Dev: GSC Game WorldPub: GSC Game World (worldwide)
Windows
Median: 28.7 hrsMean: 53.9 hrs≥1hr: 95%
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: Survival 18.3%, FPS 17.9%, Open World 17.6%, Post-apocalyptic 11.4%, Shooter 9.1%
- #11 Hero's Story
88% matchMostly Positive70% of 10 reviews2024
Dev: Silentplaygames
Windows
Fight monsters, look for treasures and defeat powerful bosses in this blend of first-person action and RPG! Save Teandria - an ancient kingdom on the verge of collapse, or let it be destroyed. This is your story!
Why similar: CRPG 27.9%, FPS 14.4%, Action RPG 13.5%, Open World 8.2%, Dark Fantasy 6.8%
- #12 Atomic Heart 2
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mundfish
Windows
The Atomic Heart sequel brings you back to the retrofuturistic universe, full of new characters and dangers. The game immerses you in events on a global scale and raises the bar for what an open-world action RPG can do.
Why similar: CRPG 27.3%, FPS 13.8%, Action RPG 13.4%, Shooter 10.8%, Exploration 7.5%
- #13 Trail of Singularity
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: WEB3 Studios
Windows
In 2207, Earth vanished. As a Hyper Station engineer, explore abandoned spaceships, face android guardians, craft tools, and mend your ship to find the last station in a 3000-light-year radius. Survival is key in this post-cataclysmic space odyssey.
Why similar: Survival 25.5%, Crafting 23.8%, Open World 17.3%, Exploration 10.7%, Action RPG 8.6%
- #14 BioShock® 2
85% matchVery Positive89% of 14,795 reviews2010
Dev: 2K MarinPub: 2K
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 16.1 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Set approximately 10 years after the events of the original BioShock, the halls of Rapture once again echo with sins of the past. Along the Atlantic coastline, a monster has been snatching little girls and bringing them back to the undersea city of Rapture.
Why similar: Steampunk 34.7% ★, FPS 29.3%, Shooter 8.9%, Atmospheric 7.5%, Action 5.9%
- #15 Vaporum
84% matchVery Positive85% of 1,042 reviews2017
Dev: Fatbot Games, s. r. o.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Vaporum is a grid-based dungeon crawler RPG in an original steampunk setting, inspired by old-school classics of the genre. Stranded in the middle of an ocean, in front of a gigantic tower, the hero has to find out what the place is, what happened there, and most importantly, who he is.
Why similar: Steampunk 36.8% ★, CRPG 25.5%, Action RPG 10.3%, Dark Fantasy 6.8%, Exploration 5.4%
- #16 Survival Boat Simulator - Lost at Sea
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DEZVOLT GAMES
Windows
Welcome to "Survival Raft Simulator - Lost at Sea" – an exciting survival game! Stranded in the ocean on a makeshift raft, your goal is to transform it into a thriving haven. Your survival depends on creativity and resourcefulness.
Why similar: CRPG 32.5%, Survival 13.6%, Crafting 12.4%, Exploration 8.7%, Post-apocalyptic 6.4%
- #17 ATOM RPG 2
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: AtomTeam
Windows · Mac · Linux
ATOM RPG 2 is a story-heavy tactical CRPG set in a world where the Cold War turned hot. Your choices not only shape a resurrecting civilisation, but may also prevent a new apocalypse looming on the horizon.
Why similar: CRPG 38%, Survival 14.1%, Open World 12.4%, Crafting 10.3%, Post-apocalyptic 10.3%
- #18 Broken World Restored
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: HTF Games Studio
Windows
Play as a military officer tasked with rebuilding civilization by establishing a fortified settlement and recruiting survivors. Explore ruined towns and uncover the truth behind the outbreak.
Why similar: Survival 17%, FPS 14.4%, Action RPG 12.8%, Open World 12.4%, Crafting 8.7%
- #19 Iridio
81% matchVery Positive91% of 109 reviews2025
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: FPS 16.5%, Survival 14.2%, Crafting 13.1%, Open World 11.9%, Shooter 10.9%
- #20 Discoverer
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: GEOMETRIC BYTES
Windows
Discoverer is a game of exploration and discovery. You must locate new lands while searching for the Land of Energy and attempts to save the destiny of the world.
Why similar: CRPG 37.2%, Action RPG 18.1%, Crafting 11.9%, Action 8.8%, RPG 6.8%
- #21 Dune Mechanic : Survive The Steampunk Era
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Heaven BrotherhoodPub: TheGamesFortress
Windows
Create weapons of your dreams from gunpowder pistols to grenade launchers. Craft cartridges by mixing powder ingredients. Melt ore, blow glass, study chemistry, and make explosives. Cut, mine, dig, shoot, build, research, design, craft, explore and more in the Dune deserts!
Why similar: Steampunk 33.5% ★, Survival 14.5%, FPS 14%, Crafting 13.3%, Open World 8.2%
- #22 Howling Dusk
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sly Cat Games
Windows
Howling Dusk is a single-player first-person survival game set in a large open-world island wilderness environment where the player must maintain vitals such as hunger and thirst while avoiding attacks by predators, extreme weather, and disease.
Why similar: Action RPG 21.3%, FPS 16.6%, Crafting 12.9%, Exploration 10.6%, Survival 10.3%
- #23 Dead Man´s Diary
80% matchMixed45% of 84 reviews2022
Dev: TML-Studios
Windows
It's a fictitious post-apocalyptic world, 15 years after the catastrophe, you have to leave your shelter and explore a world devoid of human life. On your own, you must find a way to survive.
Why similar: FPS 21%, Shooter 13.5%, Exploration 11.8%, Post-apocalyptic 10.8%, Crafting 10.3%
- #24 Deathtouch
78% match8 user reviews75% of 8 reviews2025
Dev: RichoPOV
Windows
DEATHTOUCH is an open-world horror game where exploration leads to hidden secrets—and lurking nightmares. Uncover mysterious locations, navigate eerie environments, and survive terrifying encounters in a world that feels truly alive.
Why similar: Survival 27.1%, Open World 16.3%, Post-apocalyptic 11.6%, Exploration 11.1%, Crafting 9.3%
- #25 Project 9
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Amann Games
Windows
Project 9 is a first person shooter in which you'll have to survive in an post-apocalyptic open world. Do you have what it takes to survive in this world? Then dive into the world of Project 9.
Why similar: FPS 18.3%, Open World 14.4%, Survival 14.3%, Post-apocalyptic 12.7%, Shooter 8.9%
- #26 Parasitic Descent
76% matchMostly Positive75% of 12 reviews2024
Dev: Rogue Terrain Studios
Windows
In a world ravaged by a catastrophic event, humanity teeters on the brink of extinction. In "Parasitic Descent," you step into the boots of a lone survivor navigating the haunting remnants of a once-thriving civilization.
Why similar: Survival 24.3%, Crafting 17.4%, Post-apocalyptic 13.1%, FPS 11.7%, Shooter 9.2%
- #27 Diesel Skies
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: HeadFall
Windows
Build and customize your cars, scavenge for scraps and fuel and fight raiders for survival in a vast post-apocalyptic open world filled with danger.
Why similar: FPS 18.3%, Shooter 11.6%, Open World 11.5%, Crafting 11.5%, Survival 10.9%
- #28 UAYEB: The Dry Land
77% 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 17.9%, Survival 17.3%, FPS 16.9%, Post-apocalyptic 10.2%, Open World 8.3%
- #29 The Trial: Incipit
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 21CD
Windows
The Trial: Incipit is a story-driven adventure mixed with action and puzzles. Meet quirky characters, fight intense and engaging battles and discover the terrific secrets of the kingdom and it's heroes!
Why similar: Steampunk 33.7% ★, CRPG 32.7%, Action RPG 13.1%, Exploration 9%, RPG 4.4%
- #30 Ancient Shadows Awakening
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Petr Najman
Windows
Ancient Shadows Awakening is a dark 3D dungeon RPG where you explore ancient ruins, battle terrifying creatures, and uncover the secrets of the deep.
Why similar: Survival 15.1%, FPS 14.6%, Action RPG 14.3%, Crafting 13.3%, Dark Fantasy 10.2%
- #31 Survive and Revenge
75% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2022
Dev: HW72
Windows
Survive and Revenge is an action and survival game set in a post-apocalyptic world. Driven by revenge, forced to explore and loot to advance and find out what happened to you.
Why similar: Survival 19.8%, Open World 14.3%, FPS 14.3%, Post-apocalyptic 11.6%, Shooter 10.2%
- #32 Bunker 9
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mantle Games
Windows
Upgrade and enhance your bunker, scavenge for resources, and battle hordes of zombies in a vast open world. Team up with friends in co-op, find food and weapons, and uncover the secrets of survival.
Why similar: Survival 16.8%, Crafting 16%, Open World 13.4%, FPS 13.3%, Post-apocalyptic 10.4%
- #33 Pathogen: Code Omega
73% matchMostly Positive75% of 12 reviews2024
Dev: Pandemic Forge
Windows
Survive on an island overrun by zombies, destroy infected nests with molotovs to collect samples, and signal for rescue before it’s too late.
Why similar: Survival 24%, FPS 16.2%, Post-apocalyptic 13.1%, Exploration 9.9%, Crafting 9.9%
- #34 Erzurum
74% matchMixed40% of 4,947 reviews2021
Dev: Proximity Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Erzurum is a winter survival game which you will struggle against freezing temperatures, the wild nature, hunger and thirst.
Why similar: Survival 20.9%, Crafting 17.9%, Open World 13.6%, FPS 11.7%, Post-apocalyptic 10.2%
- #35 Metro Exodus
71% matchVery Positive90% of 129,434 reviews2020
Dev: 4A GamesPub: Deep Silver
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.8 hrsMean: 26.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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: FPS 19.4%, Open World 15.1%, Survival 14.9%, Post-apocalyptic 14.5%, Shooter 8.9%
- #36 Deadly Flare
72% matchMixed55% of 141 reviews2023
Dev: Green Grass Games
Windows
A solar flare has struck and every living soul is turning into a rotting and aggressive ghoul.
Why similar: Survival 18%, Crafting 15.9%, FPS 13.1%, Open World 11.3%, Action RPG 10.2%
- #37 Dune Mechanic : Survive The Steampunk Era Prologue
71% matchMixed56% of 32 reviews2024
Dev: Heaven BrotherhoodPub: TheGamesFortress
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 1.6 hrs≥1hr: 24%
Create weapons of your dreams from gunpowder pistols to grenade launchers. Craft cartridges by mixing powder ingredients. Melt ore, blow glass, study chemistry, and make explosives. Cut, mine, dig, shoot, build, research, design, craft, explore and more in the Dune deserts!
Why similar: Steampunk 31.1% ★, FPS 14.5%, Survival 13%, Shooter 10.8%, Exploration 8.2%
- #38 Fabula Mortis
73% matchMixed41% of 103 reviews2014
Dev: Deadghost Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Fabula Mortis is a first person shooter based on steampunk and old fairy tales.
Why similar: Steampunk 53.1% ★, FPS 21.3%, Action 9%, Shooter 8.7%, First-Person 4.3%
- #39 BioShock™
71% matchVery Positive94% of 31,721 reviews2007
Dev: 2K BostonPub: 2K
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 67%
BioShock is a shooter unlike any you've ever played, loaded with weapons and tactics never seen. You'll have a complete arsenal at your disposal from simple revolvers to grenade launchers and chemical throwers, but you'll also be forced to genetically modify your DNA to create an even more deadly weapon: you.
Why similar: Steampunk 40.2% ★, FPS 25.9%, Atmospheric 9%, Shooter 8%, Action 5.1%
- #40 Loya
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Joyen
Windows
Command walking fortresses to battle giant monsters in this open world survival rpg! Play alone or bring your friends to explore, farm, fight, build and craft to unravel the mysteries of Loya!
Why similar: Steampunk 40.3% ★, Survival 15.8%, Open World 13.2%, Crafting 13.1%, Exploration 7.4%
- #41 Nuke Land
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ShazamicGame
Windows
Nuke Land is a post-apocalyptic land that survived a nuclear war. The open world and freedom of action are all in your hands! Rob the Scrooge or become a caravan driver. Save "Rusty" or take over the gang. Explore, travel, take risks, eventually open a casino in Bordelo.
Why similar: CRPG 23.8%, Crafting 14.6%, Survival 12.1%, Open World 11.5%, Post-apocalyptic 9.3%
- #42 Luxcustos
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: builddark studios
Windows
Luxcustos is a team-based Multiplayer First-Person-Shooter with CTF mechanics.
Why similar: Steampunk 51.2% ★, FPS 23.1%, Shooter 13.7%, First-Person 7.2%, Action 4.8%
- #43 Remoteness
69% matchMixed56% of 111 reviews2022
Dev: KR Games
Windows
New York, 2034: you wake up after what seemed to be a terrible nightmare, while it is not. The district has been evacuated and isolated overnight by the army, after an electrical meteor shower hit the Earth. Fight, explore, survive, and try to escape from this hell!
Why similar: FPS 15.9%, Survival 15.7%, Shooter 12.1%, Open World 12%, Exploration 10.1%
- #44 Lonelyland VR
70% match9 user reviews67% of 9 reviews2016
Dev: Catbox
Windows
It’s a sandbox survival game, now you can play without VR device. Aliens manipulated plants on the earth and destroyed our civilization. In order to survive, you have to collect, build, hunt or fight. In this game you’ll have a special post-apocalyptic survival experience in a class of its own.
Why similar: Survival 25%, Crafting 18%, FPS 13.8%, Open World 11.3%, Difficult 10.8%
- #45 Guns of Icarus Online
68% matchVery Positive90% of 14,674 reviews2012
Dev: Muse Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Assemble your crew, take to the skies in the premier PvP airship combat game. Guns of Icarus Online is all about flying massive airships, shooting big turret weapons, and working as a team for supremacy of the skies. Everyone as one, victory or death, together.
Why similar: Steampunk 94.6% ★, FPS 2%, Action 1.4%, Shooter 0.9%, First-Person 0.6%
- #46 SLOMI
68% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2023
Dev: Bright Futur
Windows
You are casual pilot of cargo plane, that transporting wheat grain from point A to point B, your job is routine. And once *BOOM* your plane crashed, you landed at mistery land that you need to explore and main thing Survive! Become a truly colonizer and try to escape it, good luck lost soul.
Why similar: Survival 18.7%, FPS 16.1%, Open World 13.1%, Action 13%, Adventure 10%
- #47 Deadly Threat
69% matchMixed42% of 38 reviews2021
Dev: Robbie HoganPub: Enoops
Windows
Deadly Threat is an action-adventure game with RPG and first-person shooter (FPS) elements. You have to control the hero and explore mysterious locations in the dungeon.
Why similar: Action RPG 19.7%, FPS 16.7%, Shooter 14%, Action 9.5%, Exploration 9.1%
- #48 Gengu Survival
67% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: Gengu Games
Windows
Survive on an open-world island with unlockable abilities that help you on your journey in Gengu Survival. Craft new items as you level up and build your own base wherever you want. But be aware, there is something strange on this island...
Why similar: Survival 22.7%, FPS 14.9%, Crafting 11.9%, Shooter 9.4%, Exploration 9.3%
- #49 Quarantine Town
68% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2023
Dev: Desert Interactive
Windows
Survive against relentless zombie hordes in an immersive post-apocalyptic world. Battle through waves, explore treacherous environments, and make split-second decisions to stay alive. Can you endure the nightmare and outlast the undead? It's a test of strategy, skill, and nerves.
Why similar: FPS 23.7%, Action RPG 17.2%, Exploration 14.2%, Shooter 14%, Survival 11.1%
- #50 Hermit
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Krabworks Game Studios Inc.
Windows
Hermit is a Hardcore Third-Person Open-World Fantasy RPG set in a rich and dynamic world. Explore with your Donkey at your side as you navigate dungeons, cast spells, brew potions, hunt monsters, and traverse a vast medieval landscape while uncovering the terrible secrets of the Order of Hermits.
Why similar: Survival 18.3%, Crafting 15.7%, Open World 14.5%, Difficult 12.2%, Action RPG 8.5%
- #51 Red Frost
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DRAGO entertainment
Windows · Mac
A story-driven, first person perspective, post-apocalyptic survival adventure set in the rough winter climates of last century’s Russia.
Why similar: Survival 19.4%, Crafting 16.5%, Open World 13%, Post-apocalyptic 9.9%, Exploration 7.8%
- #52 The Man of Iron: Shadows of Haensburg
66% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ArthurAndGames
Windows
Step into the boots of a guard in the dark megapolis of Haensburg. Master first-person combat and exploration in a striking 2D-in-3D stylized world. Caught between powerful factions, your decisions will shape the city's fate. Will you uphold the law or survive the shadows?
Why similar: CRPG 28.2%, Action RPG 13.6%, Dark Fantasy 12.4%, RPG 10.2%, Open World 10.2%
- #53 Outback
67% matchMixed63% of 60 reviews2018
Dev: Wafflesoft
Windows
Tasmania is a harsh environment and to make things worse, the world is ending. Do you have what it takes to survive?
Why similar: Survival 16.8%, Open World 13.2%, Difficult 12.9%, Crafting 12.2%, FPS 9.9%