Games Like The Forever Winter

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: Extraction Shooter 58.2% ★, Gun Customization 15.8%, PvE 9.8%, Tactical 8%, Shooter 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on realistic, tactical PvE extraction in a dangerous, open-world environment.

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: Extraction Shooter 42.8% ★, Looter Shooter 22.3% ★, Gun Customization 14.6%, PvE 8.2%, Tactical 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: The definitive extraction shooter experience that provides the deep, punishing looting and tactical gunplay found in the seed game.

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: Extraction Shooter 58.9% ★, Looter Shooter 30.5% ★, Shooter 5.3%, Tactical 4.2%, Action 1.1%

Why You'll Like It: A gritty, industrial-themed extraction shooter that emphasizes scavenging in hostile, war-torn environments.

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 59.5%, Shooter 18.2%, Sci-fi 10%, Choices Matter 8.9%, Action 3.4%

Why You'll Like It: Offers an unparalleled post-apocalyptic atmosphere and tense survival mechanics that mirror the bleak world of The Forever Winter.

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: Extraction Shooter 55% ★, Team-Based 11%, Difficult 8.7%, Tactical 7.2%, Horror 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: Combines high-stakes extraction gameplay with a thick, horror-infused atmosphere that keeps players constantly on edge.

Now with over 600,000 copies sold, ZERO Sievert is a tense top-down extraction shooter that challenges you to scavenge a procedurally-generated wasteland, loot gear, and explore what’s left of a devastated world. When the odds are stacked against you, you’ll need to do more than just survive...

Why similar: Extraction Shooter 56.2% ★, Looter Shooter 24% ★, Post-apocalyptic 13.9%, Shooter 4.7%, Action 1.2%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down extraction shooter that excels at capturing the post-apocalyptic survival and looting loop in a difficult, unforgiving world.

IRR is a tactical PvE Co-Op extract shooter set in a de-stabilized and immersive modern-day Vietnam. As a PMC for a mysterious organization, deal with 3 factions that stand to gain from the chaos. Engage in ruthless combat, plan your deployment, and explore the world as your journey unfolds.

Why similar: Extraction Shooter 45% ★, Looter Shooter 17.9% ★, Gun Customization 13.6%, PvE 8.7%, Tactical 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical, PvE-focused extraction shooter that emphasizes realism and squad-based survival.

The Galaxy’s Last Line of Offence. Enlist in the Helldivers and join the fight for freedom across a hostile galaxy in a fast, frantic, and ferocious third-person shooter.

Why similar: Extraction Shooter 43.2% ★, Third-Person Shooter 18%, PvE 11.6%, Shooter 6.2%, Co-op 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: Captures the chaotic, large-scale war machine aesthetic and intense PvE combat against overwhelming odds.

Generation Zero is a stealth-action shooter where you wage guerilla warfare against lethal mechanical enemies. Explore a vast open world map inspired by the Swedish Cold War era, take part in the resistance alone or with up to three friends in seamless co-op.

Why similar: Mechs 25.4% ★, Post-apocalyptic 22.7%, PvE 14%, Horror 9.7%, Co-op 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: Features a post-apocalyptic setting where players must scavenge and fight against massive, hostile machines.

GTFO is a hardcore cooperative horror shooter that throws you from gripping suspense to explosive action in a heartbeat. Stealth, strategy, and teamwork are necessary to survive in your deadly, underground prison. Work together or die together.

Why similar: Difficult 20.3%, Horror 14.9%, Co-op 12.7%, Team-Based 12.2%, Shooter 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: A hardcore, tactical co-op shooter that emphasizes horror and survival against overwhelming, terrifying threats.

A new action game based on the concept of the ARMORED CORE series that uses the knowledge gained from FromSoftware's recent action game development.

Why similar: Mechs 39.8% ★, Post-apocalyptic 18.4%, Difficult 11.7%, Character Customization 10.6%, Third Person 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: Perfectly captures the scale of massive war machines and the feeling of being a small pilot in a world dominated by giants.

Witchfire is a first-person dark fantasy RPG shooter in which you play as a wicked sinner turned witch hunter on his final mission to reach salvation.

Why similar: Extraction Shooter 70.7% ★, PvE 10.6%, Shooter 7.7%, Horror 5.2%, Character Customization 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: A dark-fantasy extraction shooter that blends roguelite elements with challenging, high-stakes combat.

Tactical extraction shooter meets immersive survival horror. Play as rival mercenaries fighting for loot, or as alien monsters hunting humans from the shadows. Solo or with friends, experience this unique dark take on asymmetrical PvPvE multiplayer.

Why similar: Extraction Shooter 56.5% ★, Gun Customization 12.7%, PvE 10.7%, Tactical 7.3%, Horror 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: Blends survival-horror with extraction mechanics to create a tense, asymmetric experience.

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 62.6%, Horror 18.1%, Shooter 14.9%, Action 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: Delivers a haunting, post-apocalyptic journey through ruined landscapes that share the same oppressive tone as the seed game.

No More Room in Hell 2 is an intense 8 player zombie shooter. Overcome the endless undead. Avoid infection. Survive hell together.

Why similar: Looter Shooter 41.8% ★, Co-op 15.1%, Horror 13.7%, PvE 13.1%, Shooter 12.5%

Why You'll Like It: A co-op survival horror game that forces players to scavenge and work together to survive in a decaying world.

SCP: 5K is a co-op or singleplayer tactical horror FPS project that puts players in the midst of a conspiracy where the SCP Foundation has turned on humanity. Enjoy Early Access as we continue to work towards a completed full release of the project!

Why similar: Gun Customization 36.2%, Co-op 17.7%, Horror 14.9%, Tactical 14.8%, Shooter 13.4%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical, co-op horror shooter that emphasizes atmosphere and methodical, squad-based gameplay.

ARC Raiders is a multiplayer extraction adventure, set in a lethal future earth, ravaged by a mysterious mechanized threat known as ARC.

Why similar: Extraction Shooter 54.1% ★, Third-Person Shooter 13.4%, Post-apocalyptic 10.2%, PvE 9%, Shooter 4.1%

Why You'll Like It: A third-person extraction shooter that pits players against massive, automated threats in a post-apocalyptic 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: Extraction Shooter 31.4% ★, Looter Shooter 29.5% ★, Third-Person Shooter 14.2%, Post-apocalyptic 14.1%, Shooter 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses heavily on the survival and scavenging aspects of the extraction genre in a harsh, post-war environment.

Aliens: Fireteam Elite is a cooperative third-person survival game set in the iconic Alien Universe. Battle through hordes of different types of Xenomorph, customize your character and gear, and level-up as you try to contain this ever-growing threat.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 27%, Co-op 12.5%, Shooter 11.7%, Horror 11.5%, Character Customization 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: Delivers intense, co-op PvE action against overwhelming alien swarms in a dark, industrial setting.

PIONER drops players into a vast, grim world, where survival hinges on exploration, crafting, and smart resource management. As an MMO FPS, it offers both PvE missions and intense PvP zones, with unique crafting mechanics, hundreds of weapons and a deep story to explore.

Why similar: Looter Shooter 54.3% ★, Post-apocalyptic 31.2%, Shooter 11.8%, Action 2.6%

Why You'll Like It: An open-world, post-apocalyptic survival game that features intense combat and extraction-style exploration.

Cargo Hunters is a single-player extraction shooter where you control a humanoid robot scavenging the remains of humanity on an abandoned, dystopian Earth.

Why similar: Extraction Shooter 39.4% ★, Third-Person Shooter 11.6%, Gun Customization 11.3%, Post-apocalyptic 10.8%, Dystopian 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: A third-person extraction shooter that leans into the post-apocalyptic scavenging loop and survival mechanics.

SYNTHETIK 2 is a unrelenting tactical-shooter rogue-lite. Play alone or with friends. Loot powerful tech. Experience the next level in gun-play. Upgrade your androids to rival the machine gods!

Why similar: Gun Customization 33.1%, PvE 18.4%, Character Customization 13%, Shooter 12.8%, Tactical 11%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, tactical shooter that features deep weapon customization and a punishing, high-stakes combat loop.

C.A.S.T is a third-person PvE extraction shooter playable solo or in co-op. Select your character and loadout to battle enemy hordes, evade anomalies, and complete objectives across handcrafted maps with dynamic procedural elements.

Why similar: Extraction Shooter 43.6% ★, Third-Person Shooter 15%, Gun Customization 14%, PvE 9.5%, Horror 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: A third-person, PvE-focused tactical shooter that emphasizes squad cooperation in dangerous, anomalous zones.

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 35.9% ★, Extraction Shooter 26.7% ★, Dystopian 14.1%, Shooter 7.9%, PvE 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: A VR-based extraction shooter that brings the looting and survival mechanics into a highly immersive, intense space.

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 28.9% ★, Extraction Shooter 18.2% ★, Post-apocalyptic 17.1%, Gun Customization 15.7%, PvE 9.2%

Mecha action shooter, plunging the player into an apocalyptic war. Engage in epic battles with endless hordes of monsters in your powerful customizable mechs.

Why similar: Mechs 34.7% ★, Post-apocalyptic 17.3%, Shooter 8.1%, Third Person 7.7%, Third-Person Shooter 7%

Why You'll Like It: Features tactical mech combat in a military, post-apocalyptic setting that mirrors the industrial grit of the seed game.

From legendary game creator Hideo Kojima comes a genre-defying experience, now expanded in this definitive DIRECTOR’S CUT. As Sam Bridges, your mission is to deliver hope to humanity by connecting the last survivors of a decimated America. Can you reunite the shattered world, one step at a time?

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 43.5%, Third-Person Shooter 15.1%, Third Person 14.9%, Horror 12.7%, Sci-fi 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a unique, atmospheric post-apocalyptic experience centered on traversal and survival in a ruined world.

Stand and fight for humanity. This arcade shooter takes place in the year 2022, as the Earth Defense Force fends off an all-out attack by unknown life forms. Become an EDF soldier, battle against endless hordes of immense enemies, and restore peace to the earth.

Why similar: Mechs 29.3% ★, Third-Person Shooter 28%, Co-op 10.4%, Shooter 9.3%, Sci-fi 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the scale of massive, overwhelming threats and the chaotic, large-scale warfare against them.

Scavenge the lost colony of Tau Ceti IV as a bio-cybernetic Runner in a PvPvE survival extraction FPS from the creators of Halo and Destiny.

Why similar: Extraction Shooter 69.5% ★, Gun Customization 8.5%, PvE 6.8%, Shooter 6.1%, Sci-fi 5.3%

A PVP tactical FPS about PLANNING & EXECUTION. Sound strategy and good teamwork are essential for victory because new PROCEDURALLY-GENERATED MAPS are delivered every week. You'll face a new tactical challenge every round.

Why similar: Team-Based 35.3%, Tactical 24.1%, Character Customization 20.9%, Shooter 19.7%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical, team-based shooter that emphasizes planning and execution, providing a similar level of difficulty and coordination.

Fight, scavenge, and extract in The Midnight Walkers, a hardcore FPS game with deadly zombies, dangerous players, and valuable loot. Craft weapons, armor, and consumables; trade items; and maintain your hideout. Escape Liberty Grand Center mega complex, and thrive...or die and lose everything.

Why similar: Extraction Shooter 53.7% ★, Post-apocalyptic 13%, PvE 9.9%, Team-Based 9.2%, Horror 6.9%

Granvir is a 3rd person action roguelite mech-builder with co-op multiplayer. Scavenge the battlefield for parts to replace and upgrade your Granvir and weaponry. PIlot your Granvir and manage your campaign between battles to find the best equipment and stay supplied while fighting a guerilla war.

Why similar: Looter Shooter 33.2% ★, Mechs 26% ★, Third-Person Shooter 20.6%, Third Person 8.8%, Shooter 5.9%

Explore a hostile, living world: Uncover forgotten horrors, both man-made and supernatural, as you hunt for powerful weapons and exotic artifacts.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 34.1%, Horror 23.2%, Shooter 21.6%, Sci-fi 16.7%, Action 4.4%

Deadline Escape is a Low Poly Extraction Looter Shooter that throws you into a Post-Apocalyptic World. Scavenge for valuable resources, face deadly enemies and fight for your survival as the clock ticks down toward the deadline.

Why similar: Looter Shooter 38% ★, Extraction Shooter 36.1% ★, Post-apocalyptic 21.4%, Shooter 2.6%, PvE 1.5%

Take back the city of Tertium from hordes of bloodthirsty foes in this intense and brutal action shooter. Warhammer 40,000: Darktide is the new co-op focused experience from the award-winning team behind the Vermintide series. As Tertium falls, Rejects Will Rise.

Why similar: PvE 27.9%, Horror 18.2%, Co-op 17.3%, Character Customization 17.1%, Shooter 15.6%

Return to the world of high-octane mech combat in Hawken Reborn. Construct your ultimate war machine and shoot your way through hordes of enemies to uncover the mysteries of Ilall in this brand-new Free-to-Play PVE mech game.

Why similar: Looter Shooter 29.6% ★, Mechs 24.7% ★, Post-apocalyptic 12.8%, PvE 11.7%, Shooter 7.9%

A co-op horror game where you team up with friends to hunt anomalies and collect rare loot. Customize your loadouts, your looks, and get to work!

Why similar: Looter Shooter 36.1% ★, Post-apocalyptic 20.8%, PvE 14.2%, Horror 10.3%, Character Customization 9.1%

Starship Troopers: Extermination is a 16-player co-op FPS that puts you on the far-off frontlines of an all-out battle against the Bugs! Squad up, grab your rifle, and do your part as an elite Deep Space Vanguard Trooper to take back planets from the Arachnid threat!

Why similar: PvE 33.9%, Co-op 21.4%, Shooter 20%, Sci-fi 19%, Action 5.7%

CONVRGENCE is an atmospheric VR extraction shooter set in the procedurally generated, ever-changing Chernokamensk Anomaly Zone. Scavenge loot, fight bandits and hunt for mystical artifacts — all with your loyal dog companion by your side. But extract before nightfall, or face what lurks in the dark.

Why similar: Extraction Shooter 54.6% ★, Post-apocalyptic 17%, Gun Customization 14%, Horror 6.8%, Shooter 6.8%

Ripout is an online Co-Op horror FPS that will have players fight their way through procedurally generated derelict ships filled with mutants capable of reconfiguring their alien bodies. Survive with your trusty Pet Gun companion, collect loot, and customize your character to fit your playstyle.

Why similar: PvE 28%, Horror 23%, Shooter 18.5%, Sci-fi 14.4%, Character Customization 11.9%

SULFUR is a modern old-school action-adventure: Outsmart enemies, find treasure, improve weapons, harness powers. Delve deeper, find answers, make it end.

Why similar: Extraction Shooter 57.9% ★, Gun Customization 22.3%, Difficult 12.6%, Shooter 7.3%

Jump Space (formerly Jump Ship) is a mission based co-op PvE for 1-4 players, where you are the crew of a spaceship. Transition seamlessly from crewing the ship to on-foot exploration and space walks. Explore, upgrade, and survive intense encounters in deep space together.

Why similar: PvE 38.6%, Co-op 26.2%, Sci-fi 16.4%, Shooter 14.4%, Action 4.4%

Atomic Exile is a top down post-apocalyptic extraction shooter set in the desert wastelands of near future America. You will visit enclaves, explore devastated ruins and encounter NPCs such as other survivors, raiders, mutated beasts and rogue machines.

Why similar: Extraction Shooter 45.8% ★, Looter Shooter 22.6% ★, Post-apocalyptic 13.3%, Gun Customization 12.4%, Shooter 4.9%

In this PvPvE extraction shooter, players, aided by an AI partner known as a Magus, must survive against xenomorphic creatures and other players in the hunt for resources.

Why similar: Extraction Shooter 36.9% ★, Looter Shooter 19.4% ★, Mechs 13.1% ★, Third-Person Shooter 9.1%, PvE 6.9%

Venture forth as part of a specialized team of fellow players tasked with retrieving classified materials, evading the black goo virus, and the nightmarish entities it has spawned. With time running out before the US government initiates a devastating nuclear strike to contain the spreading menace.

Why similar: Horror 33.1%, Co-op 25.1%, PvE 24.6%, Sci-fi 13.9%, Action 3.3%

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 37.6%, PvE 21.2%, Horror 16.6%, Co-op 13.4%, Shooter 11.3%

Cut through fungal aliens in this hyper-customizable, mission based looter shooter. Hundreds of hand-crafted upgrades, 4-player co-op, and a little roach man. What’s not to love?

Why similar: Looter Shooter 49.1% ★, PvE 20.5%, Shooter 12.9%, Co-op 9.8%, Action 4.7%

Team up, gear up, and make it out alive in this 2D co-op extraction shooter.

Why similar: Extraction Shooter 41.4% ★, Looter Shooter 29.6% ★, Gun Customization 15.5%, Shooter 7.4%, Post-apocalyptic 3.8%

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: Extraction Shooter 49.5% ★, Looter Shooter 22.4% ★, Gun Customization 9.2%, Shooter 6.4%, Third-Person Shooter 5.7%

Knights Within is a hack&slash horde shooter with roguelite elements. Design custom loadouts, navigate procedurally generated levels and utilize random power-ups. Either solo or with friends, can you survive endless waves of enemies to ensure humanity's survival?

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 22.2%, Gun Customization 18.6%, Post-apocalyptic 17.6%, Difficult 13.5%, PvE 12.7%

Take on a role of a hardened PMC fighter in a dark turn-based cyberpunk RPG. Engage in unforgiving combat, manage your ship and pile up the bodies of your clones to unravel the dark mystery behind threat to all life.

Why similar: Extraction Shooter 60% ★, Dystopian 16.7%, Difficult 10.3%, Tactical 7.6%, Sci-fi 5.4%

The year is 3015. The battlefields are dominated by war machines known as BattleMechs. Level entire cities and decimate the enemy in your BattleMech. Follow a quest for glory and revenge. Manage an expanding mercenary company. Fight alongside your friends with a four-player PvE co-op.

Why similar: Mechs 53.3% ★, PvE 14.9%, Shooter 14.2%, Co-op 14%, Action 3.6%

Six Days in Fallujah is an intensely realistic first-person tactical shooter based on true stories from one of this century’s toughest urban battles.

Why similar: Team-Based 22.4%, Tactical 18.3%, PvE 18%, Co-op 14.5%, Shooter 13.8%

Granvir: Zero Front is a 3rd person action roguelite mech-builder with co-op multiplayer. Experience the prelude to Granvir as the resistance response to the Millennium Company invasion. Pilot your Granvir, manage your campaign between battles to find the best equipment, and stay in the fight.

Why similar: Looter Shooter 26.3% ★, Mechs 19.5% ★, Third-Person Shooter 16.1%, PvE 8.8%, Third Person 6.8%

It’s 2091 and megacorp Horzine has produced the ultimate army: an obedient horde of bioengineered monsters called zeds. Now, join the rebel group Nightfall in this co-op action/horror FPS that puts you and your teammates in a battle for the future of humanity.

Why similar: PvE 27.2%, Co-op 17.1%, Shooter 16.1%, Horror 15.3%, Character Customization 11.6%

Dustland is a reimagined take on the survival genre. A world where expeditions, looting, and battles are just the tip of the iceberg, hiding secrets and mysteries of a fallen region in its depths.

Why similar: Looter Shooter 35.7% ★, Third-Person Shooter 20.1%, Post-apocalyptic 17.9%, Gun Customization 14.5%, Difficult 11.8%