16 Survival games like Ring of Elysium that you should try

What brings it close to Ring of Elysium is dark, oppressive atmosphere, open world exploration and ranged combat, and the two track each other on genre, tone and world. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and multiplayer gameplay. The distance is in visuals — its own ground is a third-person camera.

What brings it close to Ring of Elysium is dark, oppressive atmosphere, open world exploration and ranged combat, and the two track each other on genre, tone and world. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and co-op play. The distance is in visuals — its own ground is a third-person camera.

It shares the essentials of what Ring of Elysium does: dark, oppressive atmosphere, open world exploration and ranged combat. To that it adds free-to-play access and multiplayer gameplay. They part company on visuals: this one brings a third-person camera.

Shelved next to Ring of Elysium for good reason: ranged combat, multiplayer gameplay and a first-person view. To that it adds free-to-play access. They part company on tone and visuals: this one brings competitive edge and a third-person camera.

If Ring of Elysium worked for you because of dark, oppressive atmosphere, open world exploration and tactical combat, the same is here. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and co-op play. The distance is in visuals and world — its own ground is strong narrative focus and a sandbox world.

With Ring of Elysium it shares tactical combat, multiplayer gameplay and a first-person view. Both also lean on free-to-play access. The distance is in progression — its own ground is crafting mechanics.

On paper it is what Ring of Elysium is — dark, oppressive atmosphere, open world exploration and melee combat — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. The common ground extends to an early-access release and multiplayer gameplay. Where the two diverge is progression and tone: competitive edge and crafting mechanics.

With Ring of Elysium it shares melee combat, multiplayer gameplay and an early-access release. The distance is in combat — its own ground is first-person shooting and post-apocalyptic world.

It comes from the same genre as Ring of Elysium and shares exploration and discovery, open world exploration, and single-player focus. Both also lean on free-to-play access and a first-person view. The distance is in tone and visuals — its own ground is strong narrative focus and a sandbox world.

The thread back to Ring of Elysium runs through single-player focus. The distance is in visuals — its own ground is a third-person camera.

Genre puts it alongside Ring of Elysium, and so does melee combat, single-player focus and free-to-play access. The distance is in tone and world — its own ground is cozy, relaxing feel and procedural generation.

The thread back to Ring of Elysium runs through shooting mechanics, dark, oppressive atmosphere and melee combat. The common ground extends to co-op play and a first-person view. Where the two diverge is progression and visuals: first-person shooting and skill tree progression.

What carries over from Ring of Elysium is shooting mechanics, open world exploration and melee combat. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and multiplayer gameplay. They part company on progression and world: this one brings first-person shooting and a sandbox world.

Its point of contact with Ring of Elysium is shooting mechanics, open world exploration and ranged combat. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and co-op play. They part company on genre: this one brings first-person shooting.

It meets Ring of Elysium on shooting mechanics, dark, oppressive atmosphere and ranged combat. The common ground extends to a first-person view and co-op play. Where the two diverge is progression and genre: first-person shooting and skill tree progression.