Games Like The Forever Winter

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 43% ★, Looter Shooter 22.2% ★, Gun Customization 14.5% ★, PvE 8.3%, 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.

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 58.6% ★, Gun Customization 15.8% ★, PvE 9.6%, Tactical 8%, Shooter 6.4%

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

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 59.3% ★, Looter Shooter 30.2% ★, Shooter 5.2%, 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 59.2%, Shooter 18.1%, Sci-fi 10.1%, Choices Matter 9.2%, 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 a new era of the addictively unforgiving extraction shooter. In corrupted backwaters lost to history, fight back alone – or with friends – against timeless evil. Twisted monsters and other ruthless Hunters stand between you and your Bounty. Risk everything as Hunt consumes you

Why similar: Extraction Shooter 55.4% ★, Team-Based 11.1%, Difficult 8.6%, Tactical 7.2%, Horror 6%

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 500,000 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 56.6% ★, Looter Shooter 23.8% ★, Post-apocalyptic 13.8%, Shooter 4.6%, 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 45.3% ★, Looter Shooter 17.7% ★, Gun Customization 13.5% ★, PvE 8.7%, Tactical 5.2%

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 43.4% ★, Third-Person Shooter 18%, PvE 11.7%, Shooter 6.1%, 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 25.2% ★, Post-apocalyptic 22.5%, PvE 14.2%, Horror 9.7%, Co-op 9.6%

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 20.1%, Horror 14.8%, Co-op 12.8%, Team-Based 12.3%, Shooter 11.6%

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 39.5% ★, Post-apocalyptic 18.4%, Difficult 11.7%, Character Customization 10.8%, Third Person 9.8%

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.

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 56.8% ★, Gun Customization 12.6% ★, PvE 10.7%, Tactical 7.2%, Horror 6.1%

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

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 7.6%, Horror 5.1%, Character Customization 4.9%

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

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 62.7%, Horror 18.1%, Shooter 14.8%, 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.

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 31.2% ★, Looter Shooter 29.5% ★, Third-Person Shooter 14.4%, Post-apocalyptic 14.2%, Shooter 5.4%

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

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 36.3% ★, Co-op 17.7%, Tactical 14.9%, Horror 14.9%, Shooter 13.3%

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 13.3%, Post-apocalyptic 10.2%, PvE 9%, Shooter 4%

Why You'll Like It: A third-person extraction shooter that pits players against massive, automated threats in a post-apocalyptic world.

No More Room in Hell 2 is a terrifying 8 player co-op action horror experience. Find your friends in the dark and survive - in a dynamic, endlessly replayable zombie apocalypse.

Why similar: Looter Shooter 41.7% ★, Co-op 15.2%, Horror 13.7%, PvE 13.2%, 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.

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 26.9%, Co-op 12.5%, Shooter 11.6%, Horror 11.4%, Character Customization 10.6%

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 54.5% ★, Post-apocalyptic 31.2%, Shooter 11.7%, 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 the single player extraction shooter where you control a humanoid robot scavenging the remains of humanity on an abandoned, dystopian Earth.

Why similar: Extraction Shooter 44.7% ★, Third-Person Shooter 12.4%, Post-apocalyptic 11.2%, Gun Customization 9.9% ★, Dystopian 6.1%

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

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 43.9% ★, Third-Person Shooter 14.9%, Gun Customization 13.9% ★, PvE 9.5%, Horror 5.5%

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

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 18.6%, Character Customization 13%, Shooter 12.7%, Tactical 11%

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

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 35.7% ★, Extraction Shooter 26.7% ★, Dystopian 14.3%, 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.

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 8.6% ★, PvE 6.5%, Shooter 6.1%, Sci-fi 5.3%

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 34.5% ★, Post-apocalyptic 17.3%, Shooter 8%, Third Person 7.7%, Third-Person Shooter 6.9%

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 43.4%, Third-Person Shooter 15.3%, Third Person 15%, Horror 12.5%, Sci-fi 10.5%

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 29.4% ★, Third-Person Shooter 28.1%, Co-op 10.4%, Shooter 9.2%, 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.

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 35.5%, Tactical 24.1%, Character Customization 21.1%, Shooter 19.4%

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

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%, Horror 23.3%, Shooter 21.5%, Sci-fi 16.8%, Action 4.4%

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 54.1% ★, Post-apocalyptic 12.8%, PvE 9.9%, Team-Based 9.2%, Horror 6.8%

MISERY is a 1–5 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 37.1%, PvE 21.9%, Horror 16.1%, Co-op 13.7%, Shooter 11.2%

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 33.4% ★, Mechs 25.6% ★, Third-Person Shooter 20.8%, Third Person 8.8%, Shooter 5.9%

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 57.2% ★, Gun Customization 22.6% ★, Difficult 12.9%, Shooter 7.3%

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 39% ★, Extraction Shooter 34.9% ★, Post-apocalyptic 21.8%, Shooter 2.6%, PvE 1.4%

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: Team-Based 23%, PvE 20.6%, Horror 15.9%, Co-op 12.8%, Character Customization 12.6%

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 55.2% ★, Post-apocalyptic 16.7%, Gun Customization 14% ★, Horror 6.7%, Shooter 6.6%

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 29.7% ★, Mechs 24.5% ★, Post-apocalyptic 12.7%, PvE 11.9%, Shooter 7.8%

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 39.4%, Co-op 26.9%, Sci-fi 16%, Shooter 13.4%, Action 4.3%

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% ★, Post-apocalyptic 20.7%, PvE 14.4%, Horror 10.2%, Character Customization 9.2%

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 34.1%, Co-op 21.4%, Shooter 19.8%, Sci-fi 19%, Action 5.7%

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 37.2% ★, Looter Shooter 19.3% ★, Mechs 13% ★, Third-Person Shooter 9.1%, PvE 7%

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 22.5%, PvE 18.3%, Tactical 18.1%, Co-op 14.5%, Shooter 13.6%

Deadzone: Rogue is a roguelite FPS set in space. Blast through swarms of hostile machines, combine powerful augments and elements to forge your build, and grow stronger with each run — solo or in co-op.

Why similar: Looter Shooter 37.9% ★, Post-apocalyptic 20.1%, PvE 15.6%, Horror 9.3%, Shooter 8.3%

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

Why similar: Extraction Shooter 41.9% ★, Looter Shooter 29.6% ★, Gun Customization 15.2% ★, Shooter 7.3%, Post-apocalyptic 3.6%

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 46.3% ★, Looter Shooter 22.2% ★, Post-apocalyptic 13.1%, Gun Customization 12.4% ★, Shooter 4.8%

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 52.9% ★, PvE 15.1%, Co-op 14.2%, Shooter 14.1%, Action 3.6%

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 49.9% ★, PvE 19.6%, Shooter 14.4%, Co-op 11%, Action 5.2%

Into the Radius 2 is an immersive VR survival shooter, set in a realm of surreal landscapes and deadly entities known as Pechorsk Anomaly. Arm yourself with realistic weapons and venture deeper into the mysteries that lie within, either solo or with a friend by your side.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 32.3%, Gun Customization 30.6% ★, Co-op 19.8%, Shooter 13.2%, Action 4.2%

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 49.9% ★, Looter Shooter 22.1% ★, Gun Customization 9.2% ★, Shooter 6.3%, Third-Person Shooter 5.7%

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 28.3%, Horror 22.8%, Shooter 18.3%, Sci-fi 14.4%, Character Customization 12.1%

Into the Radius is a single-player survival shooter in VR. Explore the Pechorsk zone filled with surreal landscapes and dangerous anomalies. Defend yourself with realistic firearms, recover strange artifacts, scavenge for loot, and uncover the mysteries of this unforgiving dystopian environment.

Why similar: Extraction Shooter 53.6% ★, Gun Customization 15.5% ★, Post-apocalyptic 11.1%, PvE 9.5%, Horror 5.6%

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 18.7% ★, Post-apocalyptic 17.5%, Difficult 13.5%, PvE 12.8%

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 32.5%, Co-op 25.3%, PvE 24.9%, Sci-fi 14%, Action 3.2%

Take on a role of a hardened PMC fighter in a dark turn-based extraction 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 71% ★, Difficult 13.1%, Tactical 9.1%, Sci-fi 6.8%

Contain is a Tactical Co-Op FPS game. Form your squad of four players to fight against the anomalies. Try to "Contain" them where the line between ordinary and extraordinary is blurred.

Why similar: Gun Customization 26.6% ★, PvE 17.9%, Team-Based 14%, Shooter 10.9%, Character Customization 10.6%