6 Games like Sons Of The Forest on PS5 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.

What brings it close to Sons Of The Forest is strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat, and the two track each other on genre, combat and world. The common ground extends to base building and a first-person view. Where the two diverge is tone and game mode: 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.

What brings it close to Sons Of The Forest is strong narrative focus, melee combat and horror setting, and the two track each other on genre, combat and tone. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. They part company on visuals and progression: this one brings a third-person camera.

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.

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.