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Race The Sun is hard to replace: few games combine survival mechanics, punishing difficulty and procedural generation in quite the same way. The NextGameLike team compared Race The Sun against over 6,700 titles across 16 gameplay attributes and found 41 genuine alternatives — not generic genre suggestions. Elden Ring Nightreign, The Flame in the Flood and Dying Light: The Beast lead the list, with Elden Ring Nightreign reaching a 76/100 similarity score. Every game here is ranked by how closely it replicates what makes Race The Sun special.

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GenreSurvivalSubgenreCo-op PvE Survival
Tags
HardcoreNarrativeSoloMultiplayer
Year 2013Dev FlippFly

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The closest game to Race The Sun is Elden Ring Nightreign — scoring 76/100 on our similarity scale. The Flame in the Flood and Dying Light: The Beast follow close behind.

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Top games similar to Race The Sun

41 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Race The Sun. 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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Elden Ring Nightreign

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Elden Ring Nightreign
Closest overall match
SurvivalCo-op PvE Survival
Co-opSoloMultiplayerMeleeHardcoreDarkNarrativeProceduralThird Person3D
Year 2025Dev FromSoftware · Bandai Namco EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

The thread back to Race The Sun runs through punishing difficulty, procedural generation and melee combat. To that it adds multiplayer gameplay and a third-person camera. They part company on setting: this one brings fantasy world.

Released 12 years after Race The Sun.

Genre100Combat100Visuals83World80Tone79Game mode73
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The Flame in the Flood

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The Flame in the Flood
Closest on setting
SurvivalCo-op PvE Survival
SoloMeleeNarrativeProceduralPost-ApocalypticThird Person
Year 2016Dev The Molasses FloodOn PS4 · PC · Mac

It shares the essentials of what Race The Sun does: strong narrative focus, procedural generation and melee combat. Both also lean on post-apocalyptic world and single-player focus. The distance is in tone and game mode — its own ground is adventure storytelling and crafting mechanics.

Released 3 years after Race The Sun.

Genre100Combat100Setting100World100Visuals41Game mode35
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Dying Light: The Beast

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Dying Light: The Beast
Closest on game mode
SurvivalCo-op PvE Survival
SoloMultiplayerCo-opDarkPost-ApocalypticFirst Person
Year 2025Dev TechlandOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

It comes from the same genre as Race The Sun and shares dark, oppressive atmosphere, post-apocalyptic world and single-player focus. The common ground extends to a first-person view. Where the two diverge is tone and visuals: deep RPG systems and horror setting.

Released 12 years after Race The Sun.

Genre100Game mode100Setting74Visuals42Tone29
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flOw

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flOw
SurvivalCo-op PvE Survival
SoloMultiplayerCo-opIsometric
Year 2006Dev ThatGameCompanyOn PlayStation 3 · PS4

Held in common with Race The Sun: single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals: an isometric view.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals0
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Silent Hill 2

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Silent Hill 2
SurvivalCo-op PvE Survival
SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkThird Person
Year 2001Dev Team Silent · Konami

Shelved next to Race The Sun for good reason: strong narrative focus, melee combat and single-player focus. The common ground extends to a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is setting and game mode: horror setting.

It predates Race The Sun by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Tone49Visuals41Game mode34Setting0
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Domestic Dog

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Domestic Dog
SurvivalCo-op PvE Survival
SoloNarrativeProceduralCasualCozy
Year 2015Dev Sean DavyPlaytime ~4hOn PC

The genre is the same as Race The Sun’s, and with it strong narrative focus, procedural generation and single-player focus. They part company on visuals and tone: this one brings a casual, approachable feel and pixel art.

Genre100World71Game mode34Tone18Visuals0
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ARMORED HEAD

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ARMORED HEAD
SurvivalCo-op PvE Survival
SoloMeleeHardcoreNarrativeFirst Person
Year 2020Dev Egor RezenovPlaytime ~2hOn PC

On paper it is what Race The Sun is — punishing difficulty, melee combat and single-player focus — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. Both also lean on a first-person view. The distance is in setting and game mode — its own ground is ranged combat and a sci-fi setting.

Released 7 years after Race The Sun.

Genre100Tone64Combat49Visuals42Game mode31Setting0
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Diamo XL

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Diamo XL
SurvivalCo-op PvE Survival
SoloMeleeHardcoreCasual2D
Year 2017Dev Nickervision StudiosPlaytime ~3hOn PC · iOS · Apple Macintosh

The genre is the same as Race The Sun’s, and with it punishing difficulty, melee combat and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals and game mode: a casual, approachable feel and 2D presentation.

Released 4 years after Race The Sun.

Genre100Combat100Tone41Game mode35Visuals0
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FTL: Faster Than Light

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FTL: Faster Than Light
SurvivalCo-op PvE Survival
SoloHardcoreProceduralTacticalSpace
Year 2012Dev Subset GamesPlaytime ~6hOn PC · iOS · Apple Macintosh

Genre puts it alongside Race The Sun, and so does punishing difficulty, procedural generation and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is combat and setting: tactical combat and a space setting.

Genre100World100Tone42Game mode35Combat0Setting0
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Deliver Us the Moon

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Deliver Us the Moon
SurvivalCo-op PvE Survival
SoloMeleeNarrativeFirst PersonThird Person
Year 2019Dev KeokeN Interactive · Wired ProductionsOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

Same family as Race The Sun: strong narrative focus, melee combat and single-player focus. To that it adds a first-person view. They part company on setting and tone: this one brings a sci-fi setting.

Released 6 years after Race The Sun.

Genre100Combat100Visuals69Game mode35Tone26Setting0
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Silent Hill 3

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Silent Hill 3
SurvivalCo-op PvE Survival
SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkThird Person
Year 2003Dev Team Silent · KonamiOn PC

The genre is the same as Race The Sun’s, and with it strong narrative focus, melee combat and single-player focus. Both also lean on a third-person camera. The distance is in setting and game mode — its own ground is stealth mechanics and horror setting.

It predates Race The Sun by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Tone49Combat47Visuals41Game mode34Setting0
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Raft

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Raft
SurvivalCo-op PvE Survival
MultiplayerSoloCo-opFirst PersonThird Person
Year 2022Dev Redbeet Interactive · Axolot GamesPlaytime ~8hOn PC

The thread back to Race The Sun runs through multiplayer gameplay and a first-person view. They part company on world: this one brings open world exploration.

Released 9 years after Race The Sun.

Genre100Game mode87Visuals70World0
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Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly

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Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly
SurvivalCo-op PvE Survival
SoloDarkFirst PersonThird PersonHorror
Year 2003Dev TecmoOn PlayStation 3

Genre puts it alongside Race The Sun, and so does dark, oppressive atmosphere, single-player focus and a first-person view. The distance is in setting and tone — its own ground is horror setting.

It predates Race The Sun by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Visuals69Game mode34Tone29Setting0
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Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare

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Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare
SurvivalCo-op PvE Survival
SoloNarrativeDarkThird PersonHorror
Year 2001Dev Darkworks · InfogramesOn PlayStation 3

The genre is the same as Race The Sun’s, and with it strong narrative focus, single-player focus and a third-person camera. They part company on setting and game mode: this one brings horror setting.

It predates Race The Sun by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Tone49Visuals41Game mode34Setting0
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Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem

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Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem
SurvivalCo-op PvE Survival
SoloDarkThird PersonHorror
Year 2002Dev Silicon Knights · Nintendo

The genre is the same as Race The Sun’s, and with it dark, oppressive atmosphere, single-player focus and a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is setting and tone: horror setting.

It predates Race The Sun by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Visuals41Game mode34Tone29Setting0

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