Similar Survival Games
Every one of the 27 Survival Games we have a similar-games list for, sorted by subgenre. Find the one you played, open its list and you get the games that play most like it, ranked, with the reason for each. The obscure ones are here too — that is the point.
Similar Co-op Survival Games
14 games
Don't Starve Together2016
Games like Don't Starve Together
This War of Mine: War Child Charity2016
Games like This War of Mine: War Child Charity
FTL: Faster Than Light2012
Games like FTL: Faster Than Light
The Long Dark2014
Games like The Long Dark
Valheim2021
Games like Valheim
Race The Sun2013
Games like Race The Sun
Raft2022
Games like Raft
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater2004
Games like Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
Silent Hill 22001
Games like Silent Hill 2
Bit Blaster XL2016
Games like Bit Blaster XL
Influent Language Learning Game2024
Games like Influent Language Learning Game
Jurassic Park: The Game2011
Games like Jurassic Park: The Game
Russian Fishing 42018
Games like Russian Fishing 4
Staxel2019
Games like Staxel
Similar Survival Horror Games
8 games
Subnautica2018
Games like Subnautica
Dead Space 22011
Games like Dead Space 2
RESIDENT EVIL 2 / BIOHAZARD RE:2 Deluxe Edition2019
Games like RESIDENT EVIL 2 / BIOHAZARD RE:2 Deluxe Edition
Resident Evil 22019
Games like Resident Evil 2
Project Zomboid2013
Games like Project Zomboid
Barotrauma2023
Games like Barotrauma
Obscure2004
Games like Obscure
Sons Of The Forest2024
Games like Sons Of The Forest
Similar Open-World PvP Survival Games
5 games
Rankings of the best Survival Games, by subgenre
Not all Survival Games play alike, and sometimes you know exactly which flavour you are after. Each subgenre has its own ranking of the best in that style — open the one that sounds like you and skip sifting through the rest.
Just want the best Survival Games?
If you would rather not go through all 27, there is the short version: the 20 Survival Games rated highest by players and critics, in order, with a line on why each one is there. It is where anyone new to the genre should start.
🏆 The 20 Best Survival Games (2026)