- #1 The Dark Way
97% 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: Survival 29.4%, Open World 23.3%, Horror 14.8%, Adventure 9.2%, Action 9.1%
- #2 Barren Roads
96% matchMostly Negative39% of 76 reviews2015
Dev: Forcequitapplicatons
Windows · Mac
Nuclear weapons have the left the world barren and scorched the earth. Survival has never been harder for mankind. Resources are scarce as life has left this world. You are forced to constantly move and scavenge the next area for resources. Rivers are dry. Many of wanderers never survived the icy nights as the moon crosses the sky.
Why similar: Survival 37.1%, Open World 23.8%, RPG 15.3%, Adventure 12%, Action 11.8%
- #3 DESOLATE
96% matchMixed66% of 8,063 reviews2019
Dev: NeargaPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
DESOLATE is a first person horror survival experience. Form a research team with up to 4 players and explore an open world filled with mysteries and unsolved questions, or do it all on your own.
Why similar: Survival 37.9%, Open World 26.1%, Horror 19.7%, Adventure 5.2%, Action 4.3%
- #4 Mia's Hunt
95% matchMostly Positive76% of 41 reviews2024
Dev: Synax
Windows
In Mia's Hunt, you plunge headfirst into the heart of darkness, a dense, zombie-infested world where survival is a moment-to-moment struggle. As the 21-year-old Mia, your every step could mean the difference between life and death.
Why similar: Survival 27.7%, Horror 18.1%, Atmospheric 15%, Adventure 14.3%, Open World 13.5%
- #5 P.A.M.E.L.A.®
94% matchMixed59% of 924 reviews2020
Dev: NVYVE® Studios
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Explore, fight, and survive as an awakened sleeper, in a fallen utopian city ravaged by a horrific disease. With an array of hi-tech weapons, highly immersive UI, full-body awareness, and much more, P.A.M.E.L.A. delivers an intense and unforgiving survival experience.
Why similar: Survival 31.9%, Open World 20%, Horror 15%, Atmospheric 7.8%, Survival Horror 7.3%
- #6 Rise of Ages
93% matchMixed44% of 218 reviews2019
Dev: Anguis Game StudioPub: 99Gamers Digital
Windows
Rise of Ages is a sandbox game, allowing you to explore, build, found cities, make wars and evolve technologies to reach the highest level of a civilization and then travel to other planets! The game begins in prehistory and will advance ages, one by one, as the player evolves.
Why similar: Survival 34%, Open World 23.9%, RPG 14.1%, Action 10.6%, Adventure 10.4%
- #7 The Forsaken Ruins
92% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2020
Dev: Self-Made Games
Windows
The Forsaken Ruins is a first-person atmospheric horror game. As prisoner of Ever-Bleed Keep, your chance to escape has come. Delve deep into the ruins and try to survive long enough to unravel its dark history and your true identity.
Why similar: Horror 26.2%, Survival 23.9%, Atmospheric 21.1%, Adventure 11.1%, Action 9%
- #8 Infinite World: Randomize everything
91% matchMixed44% of 55 reviews2018
Dev: VikPub: VicX Studio
Windows
A PM was involved in a bug and putted into an infinite procedural world
Why similar: Survival 30%, Open World 22.6%, RPG 16.7%, Adventure 13.7%, Action 11.8%
- #9 Jiguland
91% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2020
Dev: Jiguman
Windows
Jiguland is an open world roguelike rpg taking place in a twisted setting of medieval modern life. Use clever tactics and creative strategy to survive this unforgiving place.
Why similar: Survival 30%, Roguelike 20.4%, Open World 17.9%, RPG 13.1%, Perma Death 9.1%
- #10 Of Mist and Shadows
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Promethean Interactive
Windows · Linux
Cast powerful magic by actually writing the magical words in the right syntax, as you explore the Plane of Shadows in this complex and intriguing roguelike.
Why similar: Isometric 17.4%, Traditional Roguelike 15.5% ★, Turn-Based Combat 15.3%, Roguelike 14.1%, Survival 11.3%
- #11 Living the Nightmare
89% matchPositive95% of 20 reviews2020
Dev: Reanimate Games
Windows
Living the Nightmare is a fast-paced, turn-based, Horror Roguelike about a Slasher who just met his end. Be the Faceless, a Killer slain by a would-be victim and cast into a dark, purgatorial realm. There may be a way out... but there's a lot of monsters to turn inside out first.
Why similar: Survival 15.5%, Isometric 13.3%, Open World 13%, Roguelike 12.7%, Horror 11.8%
- #12 Lethe - Episode One
89% matchVery Positive85% of 407 reviews2016
Dev: KoukouStudiosPub: Faber Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Lethe is a first person adventure with survival horror elements. Explore an atmospheric and frightening world and uncover the dark secrets of your origins.
Why similar: Survival 29.3%, Horror 22%, Adventure 15.8%, Action 13.6%, Atmospheric 13.5%
- #13 Pursuer
88% 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: Survival 24.1%, Adventure 18.3%, Open World 18.2%, Action 16.6%, Horror 15.8%
- #14 Survival Night
87% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2021
Dev: Fliper Games
Windows
Survival game where you explore and build. Survive nature's events like acid rain, meteor crashes, zombie eclipses and more. Unlock new maps and characters with special abilities.
Why similar: Survival 51.9%, Adventure 16.9%, Action 16.8%, 2D 8.1%, Singleplayer 3.7%
- #15 Game Of The Dead
86% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2022
Dev: Nathan Prince
Windows
In Game Of The Dead, a post-apocalyptic twin-stick auto-battler, fight to survive against waves of zombies. Use your skills and strategy to collect cards, build your base, and defeat the undead. Can you outlast the night and emerge victorious? Play now and find out!
Why similar: Isometric 24.2%, Roguelike 19.5%, Survival 17.8%, Horror 9.7%, RPG 9.4%
- #16 SKYHILL
84% matchMostly Positive78% of 5,747 reviews2015
Dev: MandragoraPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
World War III is over, the world's infested with mutants and your supplies are running out. Fight your way down this damned hotel, from your penthouse on top to the first floor. Craft weapons, search for food and reach the exit. Otherwise you'll be torn apart, starve to death or maybe both...
Why similar: Survival 36.8%, Roguelike 18.5%, Turn-Based Combat 9.7%, Adventure 7.6%, Horror 6.1%
- #17 MaskuLand Survival
83% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: DR_Godot_Dev
Windows
You are Masku, an explorer who crash-landed in an unknown world carrying a rare cure for your son! To breathe you need special Masks, each one grants you a unique ability! Repair your balloon and get supplies, fight you way back home! His life depends on you! You need to SURVIVE!
Why similar: Survival 30.8%, Open World 19.5%, Horror 13.6%, RPG 10%, Survival Horror 7.4%
- #18 Deathtouch
81% 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 36.2%, Open World 21.3%, Adventure 12.5%, Atmospheric 9%, Action 8.7%
- #19 Veritex
82% matchMostly Negative38% of 159 reviews2018
Dev: Veritex Studios LLC
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Veritex is a multiplayer survival game. The goal is to survive versus the wilderness around you, build bases, and fend off other players that can murder you and take your loot.
Why similar: Survival 51%, RPG 16.8%, Adventure 13.2%, Action 12.9%, Indie 6.1%
- #20 Mirklurk: Every Step Matters
80% matchVery Positive94% of 78 reviews2026
Dev: Edym Pixels
Windows
You've been exiled to The Mirk - an unforgiving swampland where every step could be your last. You must constantly make choices: what paths to take, which tree to shelter under, what beasts to engage or avoid, what items to bring into the darkness of dungeons, and what treasures to leave behind.
Why similar: Survival 23.5%, Turn-Based Combat 22.7%, Roguelike 18.1%, Open World 14.8%, RPG 8.4%
- #21 Project Explore
82% matchMixed67% of 242 reviews2017
Dev: Fern Nigro
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 66%
A 2D sandbox survival game designed for creators, players, and everyone else.
Why similar: Survival 52.5%, Open World 15.4%, Adventure 12.3%, Action 9.9%, 2D 5.1%
- #22 Duder
81% matchMostly Negative32% of 41 reviews2018
Dev: HorrorC
Windows
Median: 0 minMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 7%
Duder is a new horror with the familiar game concept, an unusual ending and full immersion in an atmosphere of fear in which you have to explore the dense forest and escape from the terrible creature that will haunt you everywhere.
Why similar: Survival 34.9%, Horror 21%, Adventure 15.2%, Atmospheric 13.6%, Survival Horror 9.1%
- #23 Meatstone
79% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Iron Choir Games
Windows
Meatstone is a turn-based tactical RPG. As a mercenary in a wasteland with alien colonizers, you must cross the unknown surface, gather resources for your base, and augment your gears and flesh. Learn the truth of the past, and salvage what remains of a world that may already be beyond saving.
Why similar: Roguelike 27.7%, Survival 25.9%, RPG 19.3%, Atmospheric 14.3%, Adventure 4.7%
- #24 Isekai Revitalizer
78% matchVery Positive86% of 59 reviews2025
Dev: OrcsoftPub: Kagura Games
Windows
Gonzo Tanemaki lies in a hospital bed in a small island surrounded by his children who have come to say their last goodbyes.
Why similar: Survival 32.2%, Turn-Based Combat 28.9%, RPG 18.8%, Adventure 16.9%, Singleplayer 3.2%
- #25 Eidolons: Netherflame
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Alexander KamenPub: Wyrmring
Windows · Mac · Linux
Eidolons: Netherflame is a story-rich turn-based RPG wrapped in roguelike loop that grows more chaotic with each run. Weave together six heroes and use them to shapeshift in a dance with death and defeat Eidolon Lords to escape their psychic maze before it claims you.
Why similar: RPG 23.2%, Roguelike 22.5%, Turn-Based Combat 20.8%, Adventure 17%, Atmospheric 9.7%
- #26 Einar
78% matchMixed61% of 1,431 reviews2017
Dev: DreamPunks
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 13%
The player takes on the role of Einar, who is on a quest to kill the inhabitants of a Norse fishing village who are infected by a mysterious material. Use different weapons such as the bow, hammer and axe to clear the village of the monsters.
Why similar: Survival 43%, Open World 23.9%, Action 11.8%, Adventure 6.1%, Third Person 3.7%
- #27 Little Stronger
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mstudio
Windows
Little Stronger is a chill top-down pixel action RPG where you collect resources, craft better gear, and level up step by step. Explore colorful areas and challenge increasingly powerful bosses as you grow stronger with every fight.
Why similar: Survival 41.1%, Open World 29.5%, 2D 10.2%, Adventure 5%, RPG 4.7%
- #28 Ka Mate
77% 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: Survival 40.3%, Open World 26.4%, Adventure 14.5%, Action 13.1%, Indie 5.8%
- #29 Lumen survive the dark
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: David ChuksPub: Ascension Africa
Windows
Lumen: Survive the Dark is a dark, atmospheric action roguelike where you fight relentless enemies, survive deadly encounters, and push deeper into the unknown. Master combat, adapt to chaos, and endure a world that grows more hostile every run.
Why similar: Isometric 29.5%, Survival 17.2%, Action 13.2%, Horror 11.3%, Atmospheric 10.1%
- #30 SEARCH PARTY: Director's Cut
76% matchVery Positive91% of 136 reviews2021
Dev: games by lumPub: Torture Star Video
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Claire's 8-year-old brother is missing. While looking for him during a search party, she finds herself completely lost and alone in the woods. She eventually spots a strange house in the distance... could Daniel be inside?
Why similar: Survival 28.4%, Horror 25.2%, Isometric 22.8%, Action 7.6%, Adventure 7.3%
- #31 Miasmata
75% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,237 reviews2012
Dev: IonFxPub: IonFX Studios
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 39%
Miasmata is a first-person survival/adventure game, developed from the ground-up by brothers Joe and Bob Johnson. You play as Robert Hughes, a plague-stricken scientist on a journey to discover a cure. Your adventure begins on the shores of a remote and mysterious island.
Why similar: Survival 47.1%, Open World 16.6%, Atmospheric 10%, Horror 8.5%, Adventure 8.3%
- #32 Exiled Kingdoms
74% matchVery Positive90% of 1,139 reviews2018
Dev: 4 Dimension Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 19.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Roam freely through a huge open world full with dangers, ancient secrets and adventure. An old-school action-RPG with a challenging environment, tough choices and a unique setting. Explore, fight, make friends and enemies... and above all, Roleplay!
Why similar: Isometric 24.9%, Open World 24.6%, RPG 20.3%, Adventure 12.1%, Action 8%
- #33 Woodlands
75% matchMostly Negative29% of 295 reviews2017
Dev: Acuze Interactives
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 25%
Survive. Build shelter. Build a fire. Scavenge and kill for materials. Craft. Eat and drink. Do what you need to do to survive.
Why similar: Survival 40%, Horror 16.1%, Adventure 14.4%, Action 13%, Indie 8.3%
- #34 Ruined King: A League of Legends Story™
71% matchVery Positive89% of 11,324 reviews2021
Dev: Airship SyndicatePub: Riot Forge
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 17.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Rise Against Ruin - Unite a party of League of Legends Champions, explore Bilgewater and set sail for the Shadow Isles to uncover the secrets of the deadly Black Mist in this immersive turn-based RPG.
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 35.7%, Isometric 21.4%, RPG 15.5%, Adventure 9.7%, Horror 8.7%
- #35 Alone in the Dark (2008)
74% matchMixed40% of 1,505 reviews2013
Dev: Eden GamesPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 39%
The game that started the popular survival horror genre returns better than ever! Players control Edward Carnby, the main character from the original Alone in the Dark, on a thrilling journey through a dark and terrifying re-creation of New York's Central Park where Carnby must discover the truth behind a dark conspiracy.
Why similar: Horror 26.6%, Survival 14.2%, Adventure 12.9%, Open World 12%, Action 11.2%
- #36 Heat Guardian
73% matchMostly Positive70% of 141 reviews2018
Dev: DENYS RUDYI GAMES
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Hardcore top-down shooter in a world of eternal winter. Traverse frozen post-Soviet ruins in search of humanity’s last refuge. Brutal mutants, scarce ammo, and merciless nature will push your skills to the limit. No safe places — only relentless combat for survival.
Why similar: Survival 51%, Atmospheric 21.9%, Action 19%, Indie 8.1%
- #37 Dose Response
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Try Jumping
Windows · Linux
Dose Response is a roguelike game where you play an addict. Avoid the dangers threatening your mind and body while desperately looking for the next fix.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 20.7% ★, Roguelike 18.7%, Turn-Based Combat 16.4%, Open World 14.3%, Perma Death 11.5%
- #38 Night of the oldbrand
71% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Chrome Crimson
Windows
Night of the oldbrand is a roguelike horror game, set in a haunted old house. By day, explore its corridors, scavenge for scarce ammunition, and manage your fragile sanity to prepare for the horrors ahead. By night, engage in combat in darkness fending off the relentless assault of the cult.
Why similar: Survival 29.2%, Horror 22.7%, Roguelike 19.4%, Action 13.1%, Perma Death 10.6%
- #39 Frozen State
73% matchMixed64% of 549 reviews2016
Dev: Flox StudiosPub: Flox Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 42%
Frozen State is a brutal, survival game set in a world embraced by the man-made ice age meant to protect mankind from pestilent hybrids. Bitter cold and numbing fear are the constant companions in the journey through the retro-futuristic Frozen State world.
Why similar: Survival 35%, Isometric 14.8%, Horror 13.7%, Open World 13%, RPG 8.2%
- #40 Ghostship Aftermath
72% matchMostly Negative39% of 108 reviews2014
Dev: MadAboutGamesStudios
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Ghostship Aftermath takes survival horror to a new level with random events and multiple story-lines. Your survival skills will be put to the test on a huge open-world military spacecraft with limited light and oxygen as you struggle to discover what happened, and fight to stay alive!
Why similar: Survival 38.4%, Horror 33.7%, Action 10.9%, Adventure 10.8%, Indie 6.1%
- #41 AsHes
69% matchMixed61% of 247 reviews2024
Dev: Yanmo Games
Windows
This horror game inspired by Chinese folklore offers an enthralling journey through the depths of the Underworld. As you delve deeper, you'll unravel hidden secrets veiled in the darkness.
Why similar: Survival 28.6%, Open World 24.7%, Horror 18.9%, Atmospheric 7.6%, Adventure 6.3%
- #42 BROTHER WAKE UP
70% matchMixed53% of 19 reviews2020
Dev: SVSdGAMEs
Windows
Help your little brother get rid of the "Clockmaker's" curse.
Why similar: Survival 32.2%, Horror 21.1%, Atmospheric 11.1%, Perma Death 10.5%, Survival Horror 10.3%
- #43 Axion
71% matchMostly Negative32% of 116 reviews2015
Dev: Droog71
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Axion is an open world first/third person shooter with rpg and survival elements. The game is single player or multiplayer with LAN and online capability. Features include a large open world, character development and storyline in both single and multiplayer.
Why similar: Survival 30.1%, RPG 20.7%, Open World 16%, Action 14.7%, Atmospheric 9.8%
- #44 10 Years After
70% matchVery Negative11% of 129 reviews2015
Dev: Rock Paper Games
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 22%
“10 Years After” Is a survival based horror (Open World) Single Player Adventure ..........After the government rolled out a injection to the general public to stem the violence and quell the human emotion's things were going well ….....
Why similar: Survival 51%, Adventure 19.9%, Action 17.3%, Indie 7%, Singleplayer 4.9%
- #45 Long Night
70% matchMixed45% of 85 reviews2014
Dev: Trickster Face
Windows
In this third person survival horror, play as David, a teenage boy during a summer night, who will have to escape his unconscious fears, taking many forms. In the same time, he will have to save his friends from their own scary projections.
Why similar: Horror 40.6%, Survival 23.3%, Adventure 16.9%, Action 12.5%, Indie 6.7%
- #46 Death from Unknown: Survival
68% 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 56.2%, Open World 29.6%, Adventure 14.1%
- #47 NianNian's Nightmare
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: PlayerGuo
Windows
A side-scrolling survival-builder merging modern industry and martial arts. Explore a spore-ravaged world: gather resources, build shelters, develop tech to craft guns and mechs, or master melee combat. Farm, tame creatures, and battle terrifying mutants to survive.
Why similar: Survival 55.3%, RPG 16.8%, Adventure 10.5%, Action 8.6%, Indie 4.8%
- #48 Deadly Night - No Escape
68% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2020
Dev: SilverDam™
Windows
Find your way out of the most horrifying forest in this eventful story, packed with adventures and the ultimate horror that you never faced before.
Why similar: Survival 17.2%, RPG 14.5%, Adventure 13.1%, Horror 12.2%, Action 11.8%
- #49 Bigfoot Forest
67% matchMostly Positive76% of 187 reviews2021
Dev: Kiddy
Windows
Bigfoot Forest - a first-person indie horror game. While traveling in your car, you run out of gas and find yourself far away from any civilized locations at night, with only woods and a small town nearby.
Why similar: Survival 29.1%, Horror 17.5%, Adventure 13.9%, Action 11.7%, Open World 9.3%
- #50 Void Stealer Bodycam Horror
67% matchMostly Positive75% of 12 reviews2024
Dev: Maksim Lakomskii IE
Windows
Survive the hostile wilderness of the Cluster in a ferocious bodycam trip to find the source of a mysterious Delta radiation. Use its power to turn yourself into the deadliest hunter and knock the shit out of the most horrifying beings of the multiverse.
Why similar: Survival 20%, Open World 18.1%, Horror 17.2%, Atmospheric 9.9%, Perma Death 9.5%
- #51 Eternal Levels
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Iohiko ColinaPub: CatBunny Studio
Windows
Explore and survive in this 2D game set in the urban legend of the “backrooms,” with a wealth of objects, entities, levels, and sublevels at your disposal. Will you be able to survive and escape, or will you be trapped forever in this new reality?
Why similar: Survival 43.6%, Turn-Based Combat 17.2%, RPG 14.7%, Adventure 13.1%, 2D 6.9%
- #52 Ruins
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: kijimad
Linux
A turn-based roguelike about risk and retreat. Descend into frozen ruins as a scavenger, mine crystals, fight monsters, and manage your body heat. Every floor deeper means better loot — but one wrong call and you lose everything. Choose your class, grow your skills, and decide when to turn back.
Why similar: Roguelike 32.5%, Survival 23.5%, Turn-Based Combat 19.5%, RPG 15.5%, 2D 7.3%
- #53 The Doors of Trithius
66% matchVery Positive94% of 979 reviews2021
Dev: Jake Donkersgoed
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 78%
The Doors of Trithius is an open-world RPG roguelike. Engage in tactical turn-based combat in a living world of warring factions, wandering behemoths, and ancient magic. Level your skills, cook, craft, and explore dungeons. Will you follow the story, or let adventure be your guide?
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 19.5% ★, Roguelike 18.9%, Survival 18.9%, Open World 18%, Turn-Based Combat 13.5%