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We filtered the 21 games similar to Oxygen Not Included down to the 4 that fit the “Xbox” category. Fallout Shelter, Forager and Surviving Mars top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Oxygen Not Included.

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GenreStrategySubgenreColony Sim
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HardcoreSoloMultiplayer
Year 2017Dev Klei Entertainment

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Within the “Xbox” category, the closest game to Oxygen Not Included is Fallout Shelter — scoring 83/100 on our similarity scale. Forager and Surviving Mars follow close behind.

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The best games like Oxygen Not Included on Xbox

4 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Oxygen Not Included. Each one has been evaluated across 16 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

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Fallout Shelter

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Fallout Shelter
Closest overall match
StrategyColony Sim
SoloMultiplayerSandbox WorldSci-FiBase BuildingManagementCrafting2D
Year 2015Dev Bethesda Game Studios · Bethesda SoftworksOn PS4 · Android · PC

If Oxygen Not Included worked for you because of a sandbox world, a sci-fi setting and single-player focus, the same is here. To that it adds base building and 2D presentation. They part company on tone and setting: this one brings a casual, approachable feel and post-apocalyptic world.

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Forager

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Forager
Closest on world
StrategyColony Sim
SoloMultiplayerOpen WorldSandbox WorldCraftingExplorationBase BuildingManagement2D
Year 2019Dev Hop Frog · Humble BundleOn PS4 · Linux · Android

What brings it close to Oxygen Not Included is open world exploration, single-player focus and crafting mechanics, and the two track each other on genre, game mode and world. To that it adds 2D presentation. They part company on tone and setting: this one brings cozy, relaxing feel and fantasy world.

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Surviving Mars

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Surviving Mars
Closest on setting
StrategyColony Sim
SoloSandbox WorldOpen WorldSpaceSci-FiBase BuildingManagementExploration
Year 2018Dev Haemimont Games · Paradox InteractiveOn PS4 · Linux · PC

If Oxygen Not Included worked for you because of a sandbox world, a space setting and single-player focus, the same is here. Both also lean on base building. The distance is in visuals — its own ground is an isometric view.

Genre100Setting100World100Progression90Game mode87Visuals0
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Jurassic World Evolution 2

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Jurassic World Evolution 2
StrategyColony Sim
SoloMultiplayerSandbox WorldOpen WorldSci-FiManagementBase BuildingExploration
Year 2021Dev Frontier DevelopmentsOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

If Oxygen Not Included worked for you because of a sandbox world, a sci-fi setting and single-player focus, the same is here. Both also lean on resource management. The distance is in tone and visuals — its own ground is dark, oppressive atmosphere and an isometric view.

Released 4 years after Oxygen Not Included.

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