- #1 NearEscape
97% matchMixed47% of 15 reviews2022
Dev: ElMaHeGames
Windows
It is an adventure game that searches for lost memories in the destroyed city.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 25.9%, Adventure 24.8%, Open World 18.5%, Indie 16.3%, Survival 14.4%
- #2 Disturbing Forest
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Panteon StudioPub: SIG Publishing
Windows
Disturbing Forest is a first-person adventure game set in a picturesque fantasy world filled with danger. Fight monsters, solve original puzzles, and get carried away by the rapid flow of the story that you co-create through numerous in-game choices.
Why similar: Adventure 42.1%, Indie 28.5%, Open World 23.1%, Simulation 6.3%
- #3 Demesne
96% matchMixed50% of 66 reviews2016
Dev: Demesnegame
Windows
The main objective of the game is to survive in the taiga.
Why similar: Survival 25.8%, Open World 25.6%, Adventure 18.2%, Indie 15.9%, Simulation 14.5%
- #4 Deathtouch
92% 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: Post-apocalyptic 29.1%, Open World 25.1%, Survival 25.1%, Adventure 20.7%
- #5 Z-End
96% matchMixed57% of 53 reviews2017
Dev: Smart Tale GamesPub: Plug In Digital
Windows
Z-End is a multiple choice narrative game. During the zombie apocalypse, you'll encounter the mysterious Faye while searching for new members.What secrets is she hiding? Will she join you? Will you be able to overcome the danger of this world?
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 48%, Adventure 32.1%, Indie 19.9%
- #6 Winter Survivor Protocol
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: RECAST
Windows
Play as a survivor in a zombie apocalypse. Scavenge supplies, craft weapons, repair your vehicle, and survive unknown horrors. Uncover dark secrets in this solo-developed game. Multiplayer mode coming after testing. Enjoy!
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 32%, Open World 24.2%, Adventure 22.3%, Simulation 8.8%, Survival 8.1%
- #7 Bunker Survival
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: GIPub: TBA
Windows
People, forced to hide underground due to negative human activities and climate change. In this shattered world, bunkers are the only safe places to stay for more than a few hours. Will you survive?
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 44.6%, Survival 23.3%, Adventure 21.1%, Simulation 6.1%, Indie 4.8%
- #8 Ruction: The Golden Tablet
94% match9 user reviews44% of 9 reviews2017
Dev: Scott RicheyPub: Ruction Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Ruction is an open world adventure game where you embark on a journey through a jungle environment looking for clues that lead to your lost brother, and along the way discover the mystery of the golden tablet.
Why similar: Adventure 42.7%, Indie 28.9%, Open World 28.3%
- #9 Lost Shipwreck
94% matchMixed56% of 41 reviews2017
Dev: Blueplant Entertainment
Windows
You wrecked on a deserted island, alone and desperate to survive, you will have to get food, water and build your shelter. Explore the island, its surroundings, protect yourself from wild animals, make weapons, build your home and stay alive in the nature.
Why similar: Adventure 25.9%, Survival 20.7%, Open World 19.9%, Indie 17.5%, Simulation 16%
- #10 The Legend of Cesar
91% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2020
Dev: Felipe Oliveira Cardozo
Windows
A super fun game made by just one person, your goal is to kill as many zombies as you can and try to survive in the forest that surrounds you.
Why similar: Adventure 33.4%, Open World 24.3%, Indie 23.3%, Survival 19%
- #11 Project Explore
89% matchMixed67% of 242 reviews2017
Dev: Fern Nigro
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 66%
A 2D sandbox survival game designed for creators, players, and everyone else.
Why similar: Survival 36.5%, Adventure 20.5%, Open World 18.2%, Indie 13.9%, Simulation 10.9%
- #12 Deadzone Aeon
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Vadenyxt
Windows
Deadzone Aeon is a multiplayer survival-driven fantasy open world with story elements. Mixed within the classic online survival genre, delve into a PVPVE story where deception runs deep and every step draws you closer to the forgotten truths that shaped existence itself.
Why similar: Open World 29.9%, Post-apocalyptic 28.7%, Survival 20.9%, Adventure 17%, Indie 3.4%
- #13 Solitude - Escape of Head
88% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2018
Dev: Threear.Vision
Windows
It’s an adventure of young Emilie, who went to the world created by her little brother to save him. Emilie’s youngest brother, has locked himself in his mind after the accident...
Why similar: Adventure 38.1%, Open World 36.1%, Indie 25.8%
- #14 Don't Go into the Woods
87% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2019
Dev: Clecota Games
Windows
A 10 year old boy, lost in the woods, must rescue his sister and find his way home. Explore, survive, and craft tools to help navigate the woods, help the local creatures, and find a way to escape the woods before you lose your mind.
Why similar: Adventure 49%, Survival 27.8%, Indie 23.2%
- #15 Ka Mate
86% matchMixed40% of 35 reviews2021
Dev: 2645Interactive
Windows
An adventurous TV presenter goes to New Zealand. He want to find this place to investigate the story of Maori & Haka Dance. The adventurous who encounters with unexpected events will have to struggle for life against wildlife.
Why similar: Open World 31%, Survival 27.9%, Adventure 24%, Indie 17.1%
- #16 Brine
89% matchMostly Negative26% of 383 reviews2016
Dev: BrineTeam
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 15%
Stranded at an Island, the Vessel is broked, do whatever it takes to survive.
Why similar: Adventure 42%, Survival 31.5%, Indie 26.6%
- #17 Wild Wolf
84% matchMixed46% of 150 reviews2022
Dev: Altai Game Studio
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 11%
Wild Wolf is a survival-based game about a wolf's life struggle. You have to face the hunter by carrying the responsibility of the wolf.
Why similar: Open World 28.6%, Adventure 25.9%, Indie 17%, Simulation 16.3%, Survival 12.2%
- #18 Death from Unknown: Survival
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: OU Vessent Inc
Windows
Once a beautiful island, now a deadly trap. You will have to use all your available gear, along with your building skills to survive the deadly night of this place. You can try to survive alone or team up with friends.
Why similar: Survival 40.1%, Open World 35.9%, Adventure 24.1%
- #19 ROCK
86% matchMixed40% of 15 reviews2016
Dev: Ragnar
Windows
World ROCK is a Survival open game With a large craft building And the struggle for survival!waiting for you day A night cycle,Hunting animals,Furnace of smelting,and Zombie-Monsters"!
Why similar: Open World 25.5%, Adventure 21.6%, Indie 21.3%, Survival 19.8%, Simulation 11.8%
- #20 Red Frost
77% 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: Post-apocalyptic 26.3%, Open World 21.2%, Survival 19%, Adventure 17.2%, Simulation 10.3%
- #21 The Last Market
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Burhan Yıldırım
Windows
The Last Market is an open-world game set in a post-apocalyptic world where you run your own market in a safe zone for survivors. Fight zombies, collect sellable items, and grow your market by selling them.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 30%, Open World 21.8%, Adventure 18.3%, Survival 13%, Simulation 10.5%
- #22 SECTOR 40: The Soviet Legacy
82% match9 user reviews22% of 9 reviews2020
Dev: Fifteen Feet
Windows
SECTOR 40 is a fictional discovery game with a slightly sinister atmosphere. Have an adventure in the darkness of Siberia and discover the heritage of the Soviet Union in its sad fate.
Why similar: Adventure 49.4%, Indie 33.4%, Post-apocalyptic 17.2%
- #23 Jurassic Survival
83% matchMostly Negative29% of 42 reviews2016
Dev: Technical Entertainment
Windows
Jurassic Survival is an open-world survival game where players must cohabit with roaming dinosaurs.
Why similar: Adventure 35.9%, Survival 23.6%, Indie 21.5%, Simulation 19%
- #24 Next Day: Survival
80% matchMixed62% of 10,257 reviews2018
Dev: SOFF GamesPub: Last Level
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 21.6 hrs≥1hr: 68%
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: Open World 31.4%, Post-apocalyptic 30.6%, Survival 30.2%, Adventure 4.2%, Indie 1.9%
- #25 Dustbowl
82% matchMostly Positive77% of 123 reviews2015
Dev: The Pompous Pixel
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A post-apocalyptic adventure game set in a world where the player must search for food, water and essential supplies to survive. Discover a world filled with colourful NPCs, quests and secrets.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 44.6%, Adventure 24.1%, Indie 16.3%, Survival 15%
- #26 Before Nightfall
81% matchMixed61% of 93 reviews2018
Dev: Pickle Drugs
Windows
It’s a small survival game, in which you will be tested for speed and prudence. Challenge the deadly cold
Why similar: Survival 32.6%, Adventure 29.7%, Indie 19.3%, Simulation 18.5%
- #27 Atomfall
67% 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: Post-apocalyptic 34.4%, Open World 31.9%, Adventure 18.2%, Survival 15.5%
- #28 The Withering
79% matchMixed49% of 369 reviews2019
Dev: CM Softworks
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Have you ever thought or imagined how our world would look like after an apocalyptic event? What would we do if some of us were to survive? What world would we live in and what challenges would we face? What would you do?
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 28.5%, Survival 20.1%, Open World 17.8%, Adventure 15.7%, Indie 9.4%
- #29 finland corruption simulator
73% matchPositive98% of 40 reviews2023
Dev: noobius
Windows
experience boring life in simulator game and this will just is it finland corruption simulator and then you can just play it nothing intresting so do what ever you want in game what you will can so basically nothing
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 38.1%, Open World 26.5%, Simulation 14.8%, Indie 12.9%, Adventure 7.6%
- #30 Project Down
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Affection Games
Windows
"Project Down" is a 4-player co-op survival game. Uncover mysteries behind Hex Corporation by exploring the map and be cautious, as your mission area has become highly dangerous post-experiments.
Why similar: Adventure 26.9%, Post-apocalyptic 23%, Indie 18.2%, Open World 17.9%, Survival 13.9%
- #31 Inaccessible world
79% matchMostly Negative35% of 70 reviews2018
Dev: ARGamesPub: Metal Fox
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 38%
One week in the year, all comers are allowed to test themselves on the most dangerous hunting in the world.
Why similar: Adventure 37.1%, Survival 23.4%, Simulation 22.2%, Indie 17.3%
- #32 Pursuer
78% matchMixed58% of 12 reviews2019
Dev: AntonyStiv
Windows
You are a pursuer, and your job is to catch a criminal who has more than 20 victims.
Why similar: Adventure 34.1%, Open World 24.1%, Indie 23.1%, Survival 18.7%
- #33 DNA
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Fogrim Studio
Windows
DNA is a top down shooter mixing: combat, survival and exploration in an apocalyptic open world with pixel art and minimalist design.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 25.1%, Adventure 24.1%, Open World 19.4%, Indie 16.3%, Survival 15.1%
- #34 Last Wood
73% matchMixed67% of 583 reviews2022
Dev: JustUsGameLab
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 66%
In Last Wood, it is an oceanic world after the Fall. You will guide several survivors in the ocean from pieces of rafts, survive, build rafts, defense the threats, explore the unknown world, even have their offsprings, and find the truth of the world.
Why similar: Survival 30.8%, Adventure 30.5%, Indie 19.4%, Simulation 19.3%
- #35 TRAPPED
66% matchMostly Negative36% of 459 reviews2025
Dev: Cheap Fun GamesPub: Forthright Indie Games Division
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Something has gone terribly wrong in TRAPPED Alaska. Except for you, and a handful of survivors, the whole town has been emptied. Everywhere, what should be water has been replaced by a black semi-sentient sludge that seems to change everything it touches. And it’s rising...
Why similar: Open World 36.3%, Adventure 24.3%, Survival 23%, Indie 16.4%
- #36 Eidolon
78% matchMixed61% of 437 reviews2014
Dev: Kevin MaxonPub: Ice Water Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 24 minMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 33%
Narrative exploration game located in a massive, post-human Western Washington. Navigate an open world that has been reclaimed by nature. Use journals, letters, zines, and other documents to learn the interconnected stories of the people who lived here once.
Why similar: Open World 34.9%, Survival 24.9%, Post-apocalyptic 16.5%, Adventure 14.1%, Indie 9.5%
- #37 Sunrise: survival
76% matchMixed48% of 526 reviews2017
Dev: Fedorov Ilya & Andrew Konovalov
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 34.3 hrs≥1hr: 46%
"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: Survival 30.1%, Post-apocalyptic 25.4%, Adventure 17%, Open World 15%, Indie 9.9%
- #38 Loco Limbo
63% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Yummy Games
Windows
Hello, I'm Loco Limbo, waking up on an island after some crazy military experiments. Now, I can detach my own limbs and control 'em like puppets.Can I make it off this crazy island in one piece?
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 35.4%, Survival 24.3%, Open World 23%, Adventure 16.1%, Indie 1.2%
- #39 No Way Out
75% matchMixed45% of 139 reviews2018
Dev: Rafael FariasPub: Fiassink Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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: Adventure 38.7%, Open World 35%, Indie 26.2%
- #40 Escape: Sierra Leone
76% matchMixed55% of 47 reviews2016
Dev: Reborn Games Inc.
Windows
Escape: Sierra Leone is a single-player exploration-based survival first-person game. With a strong focus on complete freedom, realism, interacting with a vibrant world, and no forced objectives or quests.
Why similar: Adventure 34.4%, Open World 25.4%, Survival 21.3%, Simulation 18.8%
- #41 Saturnine
74% match4 user reviews25% of 4 reviews2018
Dev: Dominik MichalkePub: 70:30
Windows · Mac
Saturnine - a horror survival adventure. In Saturnine you will explore abandoned villages and the woods of Nearna. But beware: Nightfall comes closer and something mystifying and evil is awaiting you in the shadows of the darkness!
Why similar: Adventure 45.9%, Indie 31.1%, Survival 23%
- #42 The Dark Way
65% match5 user reviews40% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: Abdualziz alotaibi
Windows
The Dark Way is a single-player, action-adventure horror game. After He Lost in mysterious village you need to keep alive before Red Night!
Why similar: Open World 37.6%, Survival 27.9%, Adventure 20.9%, Indie 13.6%
- #43 Survival Simulator 生存模拟器
70% matchMixed58% of 24 reviews2021
Dev: Yuyi StudioPub: East2West Games
Windows
Struggle to survive on a perilous and unknown planet. Environment, climate and creatures are threats all the time, but also may be your powerful boosts. Survival Simulator - How you survive on the last day?
Why similar: Open World 40.4%, Survival 27.7%, Adventure 25.1%, Indie 6.9%
- #44 Chaos
65% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: Ellipses Studios
Windows
The life that we knew has changed, The Chaos took control of the streets. Experience a post-apocalyptic world where your survival skills are crucial.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 47.1%, Survival 25%, Adventure 22.4%, Indie 5.5%
- #45 Jungle Z
73% matchMixed55% of 11 reviews2019
Dev: Rising Win Tech. CO., LTD
Windows
Jungle Z is a doomsday survival game
Why similar: Adventure 39.1%, Post-apocalyptic 36.7%, Survival 24.2%
- #46 Nucvivor
71% matchMixed46% of 26 reviews2019
Dev: Team & Target Game Studios
Windows
Are you ready for a post-apocalyptic adventure? Nucvivor is one of the greatest independent games that has you fight to survive. You will feel Death breathing down the back of your neck as you fight against deadly incendiary radiation, hunger, thirst, cold and poisonous weather.
Why similar: Adventure 26%, Survival 21.4%, Open World 18.9%, Indie 18.2%, Simulation 15.5%
- #47 The Lighthouse | VR Escape Room
60% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Shadow Knights Studio
Windows
You find yourself trapped in a room inside Wescott Manor, which has been abandoned for years. Use The Lighthouse light to guide your way out. Get out before the evil lurking on the other side of the door gets you.
Why similar: Adventure 60.7%, Indie 39.3%
- #48 Infinite World: Randomize everything
72% matchMixed44% of 54 reviews2018
Dev: VikPub: VicX Studio
Windows
A PM was involved in a bug and putted into an infinite procedural world
Why similar: Open World 31.2%, Adventure 26.5%, Survival 24.3%, Indie 18%
- #49 星球之间/Between Planets
70% matchMostly Positive71% of 99 reviews2019
Dev: 宇镇(个人)
Windows
You were attacked on the way back to the mission. When you wake up, you will find that the escape cabin has fallen onto a planet. You need to survive on the planet and find the truth of the matter.
Why similar: Adventure 44.7%, Indie 29.3%, Survival 26%
- #50 Psycho Wolf
68% matchMixed64% of 22 reviews2020
Dev: HYDRAGONPub: Ultimate Games S.A.
Windows
Psycho wolf is an indie stealth game, which draws inspiration for its unique graphic style from the first 3D games of mid 90's. Gameplay itself is the evolution of the best mechanics encountered in modern games.
Why similar: Adventure 35.5%, Indie 24%, Open World 19.3%, Survival 15%, Simulation 6.3%
- #51 To Azimuth
58% matchNo user reviews
Dev: [bracket]gamesPub: Digital Uppercut Productions
Windows · Mac
A surreal adventure game set against the humid haze of 1970s Alabama, To Azimuth follows Nate and Susannah Windham's search for their missing brother in two interweaving stories that explore mental health, war, and the paranormal.
Why similar: Adventure 60.7%, Indie 39.3%
- #52 Splitmind
58% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rendal StudioPub: Plug In Digital
Windows
You are Kaplan, an amnesic shadow awakening in Mnemosyn, « the land of memories ». Will you solve the mysteries of your mind ?
Why similar: Adventure 60.7%, Indie 39.3%
- #53 Fallout 4
68% 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: Post-apocalyptic 43%, Open World 38.1%, Adventure 10%, Survival 8.9%
- #54 Untamed: Life Of A Cougar
72% matchMixed60% of 137 reviews2015
Dev: OCCA StudiosPub: Strategy First
Windows
Experience the life of a mountain lion in the brutal wild, Fight and maintain your territory, find a mate and raise cubs of your own which will grow into adults as your parenting skills are put to the test. Hunt prey, both big and small as you level up to become an effective and lethal hunter.
Why similar: Open World 29.8%, Survival 22.3%, Adventure 16.6%, Simulation 15.9%, Indie 15.4%
- #55 AR-K: END GAME
57% matchNo user reviews
Dev: GATO STUDIO
Windows · Mac · Linux
AR-K: END GAME is the final episode in the classic point and click saga of AR-K. Help Alicia Van Volish to escape from District 8 and discover the source of the mysterious Golden Sphere through a great story...
Why similar: Adventure 60.6%, Indie 39.4%