12 Survival games like The Culling that you should try

Its point of contact with The Culling is ranged combat, multiplayer gameplay and crafting mechanics. To that it adds a first-person view and free-to-play access. They part company on progression: this one brings loot and gear systems.

Genre puts it alongside The Culling, and so does dark, oppressive atmosphere, open world exploration and ranged combat. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and co-op play. They part company on tone and progression: this one brings adventure storytelling and post-apocalyptic world.

It comes from the same genre as The Culling and shares dark, oppressive atmosphere, open world exploration and ranged combat. To that it adds free-to-play access and multiplayer gameplay. They part company on tone and progression: this one brings adventure storytelling and post-apocalyptic world.

Shelved next to The Culling for good reason: dark, oppressive atmosphere, open world exploration and ranged combat. The common ground extends to a first-person view and free-to-play access. Where the two diverge is tone and progression: adventure storytelling and online features.

Its point of contact with The Culling is competitive edge, ranged combat and multiplayer gameplay. Both also lean on a first-person view and free-to-play access. The distance is in tone — its own ground is adventure storytelling and tactical combat.

Same family as The Culling: dark, oppressive atmosphere, open world exploration and ranged combat. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and multiplayer gameplay. Where the two diverge is progression and world: a sandbox world.

Its point of contact with The Culling is melee combat, multiplayer gameplay and an early-access release. Where the two diverge is combat: post-apocalyptic world and online features.

On paper it is what The Culling is — dark, oppressive atmosphere, open world exploration and ranged combat — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. The common ground extends to an early-access release and multiplayer gameplay. Where the two diverge is progression and tone: third-person shooting and tactical combat.

On paper it is what The Culling is — strong narrative focus, open world exploration and multiplayer gameplay — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and a first-person view. They part company on tone and progression: this one brings a sandbox world.

Held in common with The Culling: multiplayer gameplay. The distance is in visuals — its own ground is a third-person camera.

Same family as The Culling: competitive edge, melee combat and multiplayer gameplay. Both also lean on free-to-play access. The distance is in world and visuals — its own ground is cozy, relaxing feel and procedural generation.

It meets The Culling on shooting mechanics, open world exploration and melee combat. Both also lean on multiplayer gameplay and crafting mechanics. The distance is in world and genre — its own ground is adventure storytelling and a sandbox world.