7 Sandbox 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 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.

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. Both also lean on base building and a first-person view. The distance is in tone and game mode — its own ground is 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.