8 Simulation 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.

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 a first-person view and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is game mode: puzzle design and punishing difficulty.

With Sons Of The Forest it shares dark, oppressive atmosphere, horror setting and single-player focus. To that it adds a first-person view. They part company on game mode: this one brings puzzle design and punishing difficulty.

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.