Games Like Tornado: Research and Rescue

Storm Chasing Simulator

Why similar: Science 28.2%, Destruction 19.1%, Nature 16.4%, Open World 13.9%, Simulation 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: This is the definitive storm chasing simulator that focuses on the same high-stakes weather tracking and vehicle navigation as the seed game.

Be one of those intrepid storm chasers in this online multiplayer video game. Your goal is to shoot the best twisters pictures without dying because of powerful winds and flying debris. Feel the challenge of correctly forecasting and intercepting storms with the optimal vantage points before other players.

Why similar: Driving 24.7%, Simulation 23.2%, Destruction 23%, Action 11.5%, Physics 10%

Why You'll Like It: It directly mirrors the storm-chasing profession, tasking players with tracking severe weather events in a realistic open-world environment.

A dynamic soft-body physics vehicle simulator capable of doing just about anything.

Why similar: Destruction 30.7%, Driving 29.9%, Physics 13.5%, Open World 12.8%, Simulation 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: Its unparalleled soft-body physics engine provides the most realistic vehicle damage and environmental interaction available on Steam.

Join a world where you design, create and pilot your own air sea rescue service. Release your inner hero as you battle fierce storms out at sea to rescue those in need.

Why similar: Open World 45.3%, Physics 37.4%, First-Person 17.3%

Why You'll Like It: A deep engineering simulation that focuses on building rescue vehicles to handle complex weather and maritime emergencies.

Face the supernatural dangers of the Olympic Exclusion Zone with a car as your only lifeline in this driving survival adventure! Scavenge resources, load up your trusty station wagon, and drive like hell to make it through alive.

Why similar: Driving 59.7%, First-Person 11%, Simulation 8.9%, Atmospheric 7.5%, Action 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: This driving survival game features anomalous weather and environmental hazards that require careful vehicle maintenance and navigation.

Get ready for the next-generation off-road experience! Drive powerful vehicles and overcome extreme open environments to complete dozens of challenging missions solo or with up to 3 friends!

Why similar: Driving 34.8%, Open World 16.5%, Nature 13.4%, Simulation 11%, Physics 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for off-road physics, offering challenging terrain and heavy vehicle management that feels essential for storm chasing.

Embark on scientific expeditions with this new off-road adventure game. Lead research missions as you drive a variety of all-terrain vehicles, using high-tech tools and managing your camp and crew to ensure your success in the wild.

Why similar: Science 25.9%, Driving 25%, Nature 19.8%, Open World 12.4%, Physics 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on scientific exploration and vehicle traversal through difficult, nature-heavy environments.

Prepare the perfect heist in a fully destructible, simulated voxel world. Tear down walls with vehicles or use explosives to create your own shortcuts. Shape the environment to your advantage in the most creative ways you can imagine. Play solo or with up to 12 players in multiplayer.

Why similar: Destruction 42.8%, Driving 22.4%, Physics 16.3%, First-Person 6.5%, Simulation 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a voxel-based destruction engine that allows for satisfying, physics-driven environmental manipulation.

Pure Rock Crawling is a physics based off-road simulator. Featuring soft body tires, suspension customization that affects your handling, true to life drivetrain simulation and visual addons. Explore a variety of trails in free roam with multiple challenges.

Why similar: Driving 34.2%, Physics 16.2%, Nature 15.3%, Open World 12.6%, Simulation 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a highly technical driving experience that focuses on tire physics and terrain navigation, perfect for off-road enthusiasts.

Brave the challenging conditions of Alaskan life in the definitive trucker simulator. Be the master of your own destiny as you take jobs, transport cargo and experience a sense of freedom on foot and in your cab.

Why similar: Driving 43.5%, Open World 23.3%, Simulation 10.5%, First-Person 9.4%, Atmospheric 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: Combines long-haul driving with survival mechanics and harsh weather conditions in a realistic, open-world setting.

Crash through walls and tear down buildings in Instruments of Destruction, a vehicle-action game featuring advanced physics-based demolition. Pilot 130+ unique vehicles across scores of challenge-packed missions or design your own contraptions and wreck highly-interactive sandbox worlds.

Why similar: Destruction 39.2%, Driving 28%, Physics 16.5%, Simulation 8.4%, Action 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: Features advanced physics-based destruction that allows players to build custom machines to demolish structures.

Pilot a remotely operated submarine and explore the oceans! Defy the darkness and crushing pressure of the deeps as you chart unknown regions and study new species of ocean life.

Why similar: Science 38.8%, Nature 15.1%, Open World 13.7%, Physics 11%, Simulation 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: Shares the scientific data-gathering and exploration loop, though it trades tornadoes for deep-sea mysteries.

Play solo or in up to 10-player multiplayer co-op! Flashing Lights is an open world police, firefighting and EMS simulator game with plenty of opportunity for role-play or more relaxed fun with friends. Become the law or save lives! Discover leagues of player-created mods!

Why similar: Driving 28.9%, Destruction 27.3%, Open World 13.6%, Physics 12.2%, Simulation 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a similar emergency-response gameplay loop where players must navigate to incident sites to perform duties.

Take control of a Soviet locomotive and embark on a dangerous journey along the world's longest railway line. Face mafia rivals, bandits, wild animals, constant breakdowns, severe frosts, hunger, and... a hangover. How far will you get before your supplies run out?

Why similar: Driving 29.3%, Open World 14.8%, 1990's 13.2%, Physics 11.1%, Resource Management 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: Combines train driving with survival and maintenance mechanics in a harsh, unforgiving climate.

Work your way to a service empire. Get your hands dirty in a highly realistic simulation game that pays major attention to details. Pay a visit to a new Auction house and buy cars in various conditions. Expand your range of services by investing in a new work space and equipment.

Why similar: Driving 46.6%, Simulation 23.2%, Open World 12.7%, First-Person 8.4%, 3D 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: Essential for players who enjoy the vehicle customization and maintenance aspects of the seed game.

Wreckfest is a demolition derby themed racing game with soft-body damage modeling, sophisticated driving dynamics and in-depth vehicle upgrading, featuring both demolition derbies and more traditional track races. It’s all about fun, breakneck racing and over-the-top crashes.

Why similar: Destruction 46.4%, Driving 27.6%, Physics 12.7%, Simulation 7.9%, Action 3.1%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on high-impact vehicle physics and destruction, providing a more arcade-leaning but still physics-heavy experience.

Equipped with cutting-edge salvaging tech, carve & slice spaceships to recover valuable materials. Upgrade your gear to take on more lucrative contracts and pay your billion credits debt to LYNX Corp!

Why similar: Destruction 47.4%, Physics 23.1%, Simulation 13.6%, First-Person 8.3%, Open World 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: A work-based simulation that relies heavily on physics and careful environmental interaction to complete tasks.

Your quintessential construction simulator is here. Take a dodgy loan, restore a property, move in the locals, attend to their grievances, then celebrate with a pint in this fully-simulated, open-world 1980's Britain.

Why similar: Destruction 27.3%, Driving 22%, Open World 13.6%, Physics 11.4%, Simulation 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: Features a unique physics-based world with a focus on building and maintenance in a gritty, atmospheric setting.

Travel across Europe as king of the road, a trucker who delivers important cargo across impressive distances! With dozens of cities to explore, your endurance, skill and speed will all be pushed to their limits.

Why similar: Driving 51%, Open World 26.8%, Simulation 13.2%, Atmospheric 7.7%, Adventure 1.2%

Why You'll Like It: The definitive long-distance driving simulator that captures the meditative and technical aspects of operating heavy vehicles.

Construction Simulator has returned – larger and more impressive than ever! Fulfil your ambition to become a successful construction entrepreneur by establishing your business from scratch, assisted by your mentor Hape.

Why similar: Driving 38.6%, Open World 23.9%, Simulation 16.7%, Physics 14.2%, First-Person 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a realistic look at operating heavy machinery, which shares the technical driving appeal of the seed game.

Used Cars Simulator - trade used or stolen cars, fix and customize them, drive around, and explore the open world! Grow your business, complete quests, and have fun with a physics-based sandbox!

Why similar: Driving 44.4%, Open World 22.1%, Physics 17.4%, Simulation 10.9%, Action 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the acquisition and repair of vehicles, providing a grounded look at vehicle ownership.

Create your farm and let the good times grow! Harvest crops, tend to animals, manage productions, and take on seasonal challenges.

Why similar: Nature 30.5%, Open World 27.8%, Simulation 21.3%, First-Person 13.9%, 3D 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a deep simulation of nature-based work and vehicle management in a large, open-world environment.

Take over the duties of a border guard inspector in a communist country of the 80's. Smuggling, corruption and forgery are the order of the day here. Be vigilant and earn the respect of your superiors.

Why similar: Destruction 27.6%, Open World 25.8%, Physics 13.2%, Simulation 12.4%, First-Person 11.3%

Why You'll Like It: A job-based simulation that requires driving and attention to detail in a tense, atmospheric setting.

THE LONG DARK is a thoughtful, exploration-survival experience that challenges solo players to think for themselves as they explore an expansive frozen wilderness in the aftermath of a geomagnetic disaster. There are no zombies -- only you, the cold, and all the threats Mother Nature can muster.

Why similar: Open World 53.7%, First-Person 17%, Atmospheric 12.3%, Simulation 10.1%, Adventure 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: A premier survival game that emphasizes the danger of extreme weather and the necessity of careful exploration.

Trapped in a doomed city, you and up to 7 friends must scavenge parts, fix your van, and escape the brutal tornado that approaches. A first-person co-op survival game with escalating disasters and total environmental destruction.

Why similar: Destruction 34.5%, Physics 20.5%, Nature 15.4%, First-Person 8.4%, 1990's 7%

Firewatch is a single-player first-person mystery set in the Wyoming wilderness, where your only emotional lifeline is the person on the other end of a handheld radio.

Why similar: Open World 33.9%, First-Person 23%, Atmospheric 20%, Thriller 13.2%, Adventure 10%

Why You'll Like It: Captures the atmosphere of being a lone professional in a vast, nature-filled environment, focusing on observation and reporting.

Buy an abandoned gas station and restore it to its full glory. Renovate, upgrade and expand upon the offered services to keep up with your clients demands.

Why similar: Driving 29%, Open World 16.8%, Simulation 16.5%, Destruction 16.1%, Physics 13.2%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a management-focused experience that involves vehicle interaction and maintenance in a remote location.

Coordinate your team of first responders in the anniversary edition of EMERGENCY! Featuring 10 remastered classic EMERGENCY missions and three full campaigns, EMERGENCY 20 is the complete package for both experienced and new rescue commanders!

Why similar: Simulation 53.6%, Tactical 27.8%, Action 11.8%, Adventure 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on disaster management and coordinating emergency vehicles to handle large-scale crises.

Random generated open world semi-post apocalyptic survival car driving game.

Why similar: Driving 49.5%, Open World 26.4%, Simulation 10.4%, First-Person 10.4%, Adventure 3.4%

A challenging arcade simulator of transporting dangerous cargo on heavy trucks along a complex and unpredictable route. A short but extendable adventure.

Why similar: Driving 31.7%, Thriller 15.4%, Physics 15.1%, Simulation 10.1%, First-Person 7.1%

Fly near-future aircraft with immersive physics across dynamic battlefields, facing land, air, and sea threats. Wage war against AI or rival pilots using an array of advanced weaponry, including tactical and strategic nuclear weapons capable of annihilating anything in your path.

Why similar: Physics 37.9%, Simulation 21.7%, First-Person 20.2%, Action 10.9%, 3D 9.3%

An asteroid is hurtling toward the planet! Sneak, scavenge and blast your way through an immersive prehistoric world filled with Humans, Dinosaurs, Droids and Mother Nature’s fury!

Why similar: Action 61.6%, Adventure 38.4%

You. Your car. And world under the sand.

Why similar: Driving 41.8%, Physics 19.6%, Open World 17.7%, First-Person 9.2%, Simulation 8%

Explore, survive, and push the boundaries of the horizon in a vast, procedurally generated world. Customize your vehicle, face unpredictable events, gather resources, and embark on a unique adventure, alone or with up to 4 players.

Why similar: Driving 45.8%, Open World 23.8%, Simulation 11.4%, First-Person 11%, Action 4.5%

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: Open World 44.7%, First-Person 26.9%, Atmospheric 14.5%, Action 8.4%, Adventure 5.4%

Hurricane is a 3rd person multiplayer survival game in open fantasy world.

Why similar: Open World 41.7%, RPG 26.3%, Action 18.8%, Adventure 13.3%

Investigator is a first-person exploration game with horror elements, where the events take place in a world of extreme weather cataclysms.

Why similar: Simulation 40.4%, Atmospheric 26.2%, Adventure 18.9%, First-Person 14.4%

You're being chased... clearly; For what reason? none; Escape into the vast 400km² world, using over 30 customizable vehicles, while blasting guns and music... It's a difficult feat, but maybe you can succeed.

Why similar: Driving 40.9%, Open World 25.8%, Action 10.7%, Physics 9.4%, First-Person 7.3%

GearStorm - Armored Survival is a story-driven, open-world sci-fi survival adventure. Discover what led to the Phage, a deadly virus apocalypse and our escape to a alien world. Explore a vast alien planet, build your base, create your colony, acquire vehicles, weapons, and supplies to defend it.

Why similar: Open World 30.1%, Simulation 26.9%, RPG 19.8%, Action 15.1%, Adventure 8.1%

Responding is an upcoming open-world Emergency Services simulator sandbox that offers a realistic and in-depth Police, Fire, and EMS experience that is set in a fictional version of New York State.

Why similar: Driving 37.9%, Open World 20.9%, Tactical 14%, Simulation 10.4%, First-Person 9.4%

Build, repair, refuel and drive a dilapidated old car on a grand journey through the territories of the former Eastern bloc. Explore Germany, CSFR, Hungary, Yugoslavia and Bulgaria

Why similar: Driving 48.1%, Open World 18.9%, Simulation 11.3%, First-Person 10.6%, Resource Management 5%

EmergeNYC is a simulation of New York City's Emergency Services. Drive over 30 different Emergency Vehicles with up to 32 of your friends through busy City Streets with blazing sirens and air horns. Take the role of a firefighter, medic, or police officer and ride with your friends to emergencies

Why similar: Driving 38.8%, Open World 24.8%, Simulation 14.7%, RPG 7%, First-Person 6.7%

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 38.9%, Action RPG 22.3%, First-Person 15.2%, Action 10.9%, Adventure 6.7%

Drive massive trains and build your career in a vast open railway network. For both PC and VR.

Why similar: Driving 34.9%, Open World 18.4%, Physics 15.1%, Simulation 12%, Resource Management 9.3%

FPS/mecha hybrid europolice sim with emphasis on interacting with NPCs and different gameplay systems.

Why similar: Tactical 30.7%, Open World 24.1%, First-Person 15.6%, RPG 9.6%, Simulation 7.4%

Step into the shoes of a researcher in the depths of the antarctic and uncover the mysteries behind Project Hailstorm.

Why similar: First-Person 45.4%, Atmospheric 23.3%, 3D 21.4%, Adventure 9.9%

Pilot deadly helicopter gunships, battle enemy forces and complete dangerous missions within a thrilling desert warzone!

Why similar: 1990's 42.4%, Simulation 35.6%, Action 13.6%, 3D 8.4%

Dinosaur Fossil Hunter is a story telling simulator where you play as a paleontologist, exploring different lands and searching for dinosaur fossils. The Prologue tells a story about a young Paleontology enthusiast and his passionate pursuit of success and self-determination.

Why similar: Science 32.5%, Driving 23.7%, Nature 16.8%, Simulation 10%, First-Person 8.4%

I Want to Believe is a first-person action game with elements of detective work, simulation, stealth, freedom of action, and driving.

Why similar: Driving 28.9%, 1990's 25.9%, Simulation 13.3%, First-Person 9%, Atmospheric 7.3%

Force of Nature is a Sandbox game that combines Action, Adventure, RPG, Strategy and Management genres

Why similar: Open World 54.7%, Simulation 19.7%, RPG 12.1%, Action 7.3%, Adventure 6.3%

Dive into a thrilling survival adventure where an unknown liquid takes control of your life. Extract Serum to stay alive, battle dangerous creatures, solve puzzles, and uncover clues about past events.

Why similar: Nature 37.9%, Open World 26.2%, First-Person 13.2%, RPG 10.4%, Adventure 6.2%

Obtain, maintain and tune your "OHV" car. Build your own buggy. Build your own garage. Race to win trophies. Work to earn money. A Open world game set in Poland in the 90s.

Why similar: Driving 44%, Open World 18.1%, Simulation 14%, 1990's 13%, First-Person 6.9%

⚗️ Project Cobalt is a survival action game set on a hostile island 🌴. Scavenge containers, mine resources, craft tools, hunt animals, and endure storms as you fight hunger, disease, and exhaustion all while uncovering the dark truth behind a failed experiment.

Why similar: Open World 33.6%, Resource Management 22.2%, First-Person 15%, Simulation 12.2%, 3D 6.8%

Nuclear Reactor Simulator: Take Control. Prevent Disaster. Power the World.

Why similar: Science 49.7%, Simulation 13.9%, Resource Management 13.2%, First-Person 12.3%, Action 5.6%

Onwards to the past! Learn the real power of science! Help the professor and his loyal companion deal with hordes of dinosaurs.

Why similar: Simulation 31.4%, RPG 22.5%, Open World 19.1%, Action 16.9%, Adventure 10%

Be part of a professional fire department and prepare for your operations. Complete training courses and drills during your 24-hour shifts to qualify for roles from attack crew member to engineer across various emergency vehicles.

Why similar: Driving 38.7%, Simulation 16.2%, Physics 16.1%, Tactical 12.9%, Atmospheric 6.8%

Fight, build, explore, survive, while the dynamic player-caused hazardous fog is slowly changing the rules of the world around you.

Why similar: Open World 41.8%, First-Person 18.2%, Atmospheric 15.1%, Simulation 14.5%, Action 10.3%