14 Co-op games like Sons Of The Forest that you should try

Matches like this one are rare: it meets Sons Of The Forest on genre, combat and setting. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and a first-person view. They part company on tone: this one brings online features.

On paper it is what Sons Of The Forest is — dark, oppressive atmosphere, open world exploration and horror setting — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and an early-access release. The distance is in visuals and progression — its own ground is resource management and an isometric view.

What brings it close to Sons Of The Forest is dark, oppressive atmosphere, open world exploration and melee combat, and the two track each other on genre, game mode and tone. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and co-op play. The distance is in visuals and progression — its own ground is stealth mechanics and a third-person camera.

Held in common with Sons Of The Forest: dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting. The common ground extends to multiplayer gameplay. Where the two diverge is visuals: a third-person camera.

What brings it close to Sons Of The Forest is dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting, and the two track each other on genre, combat and tone. Both also lean on single-player focus. The distance is in visuals — its own ground is a third-person camera.

If Sons Of The Forest worked for you because of dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting, the same is here. The common ground extends to single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals: a third-person camera.

On paper it is what Sons Of The Forest is — strong narrative focus, melee combat and horror setting — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. The common ground extends to single-player focus and crafting mechanics. Where the two diverge is visuals and progression: ranged combat and a sci-fi setting.

Genre puts it alongside Sons Of The Forest, and so does strong narrative focus, horror setting and single-player focus. They part company on visuals and setting: this one brings a mythological setting and a third-person camera.

On paper it is what Sons Of The Forest is — dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. To that it adds an early-access release and multiplayer gameplay. They part company on world and progression: this one brings procedural generation and a sci-fi setting.

It shares the essentials of what Sons Of The Forest does: survival mechanics, dark, oppressive atmosphere and a sandbox world. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is genre and progression: resource management.

Held in common with Sons Of The Forest: survival mechanics, dark, oppressive atmosphere and a sandbox world. To that it adds horror setting and multiplayer gameplay. They part company on visuals and genre: this one brings an isometric view.

Held in common with Sons Of The Forest: survival mechanics, open world exploration and multiplayer gameplay. Both also lean on base building and a first-person view. The distance is in genre — its own ground is online features and a third-person camera.

The thread back to Sons Of The Forest runs through survival mechanics, dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting. To that it adds single-player focus and a first-person view. They part company on genre: this one brings deep RPG systems.

Genre puts it alongside Sons Of The Forest, and so does dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting. The common ground extends to single-player focus. Where the two diverge is world and visuals: linear, story-driven structure and a sci-fi setting.