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Games like ARK: Survival of the Fittest

Games like ARK: Survival of the Fittest

Games like ARK: Survival of the Fittest

Looking for games like ARK: Survival of the Fittest? Here are top open world role playing shooter recommendations, selected from player-similarity data — start with The Culling, Darwin Project or Argo.

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  1. 56%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    56% User Score Based on 10,727 reviews

    Battle Royale is back! In a remote island paradise, 16 contestants have 25 minutes to explore, scavenge items, craft weapons, build traps, hunt and kill each other. Only one will be crowned the winner, do you have the guts to survive? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Culling.

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  2. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    81% User Score Based on 9,789 reviews
    Critic Score 68%Based on 8 reviews

    The Darwin Project takes place in a dystopian post-apocalyptic landscape in the Northern Canadian Rockies. As preparation for an impending Ice Age, a new project, half science experiment half live-entertainment, is launched. It's called "The Darwin Project" and it challenges participants to survive the cold and fight to the death in a treacherous arena. The Darwin Project offers a competitive mult… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Darwin Project.

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    49%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    49% User Score Based on 4,196 reviews

    Argo is a hardcore tactical first-person shooter, in which you fight across unrestricted terrain, and where a single bullet is all it takes. Master your craft to rank up and become (in)famous on the battlefield. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Argo.

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  4. 59%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, monetization
    59% User Score Based on 15,123 reviews

    Counter-Strike Nexon is a Free to Play MMOFPS offering competitive PvP and PvE action including content from the original Counter-Strike and all new game modes, map creation function, weapons, and hordes of Zombies! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Counter-Strike Nexon.

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  5. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    68% User Score Based on 3,939 reviews

    Create your own voxel based world with the PixARK Dev Kit! Integrated with the Steam workshop for distribution, bring your modifications to life with our Dev Kit! PixARK is a mix of creature taming with elements of magic and firearms combat. We've also left some surprises in there for the ARK franchise enthusiast! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to PixARK.

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  6. 55%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    50% User Score Based on 56,970 reviews
    Critic Score 73%Based on 2 reviews

    Z1: Battle Royale is a fast-paced, competitive battle royale shooter. Parachute in and search for weapons, ammo, vehicles and supplies to stay alive. As toxic gas compresses the map, develop a winning strategy and prepare for the final showdown. Z1: Battle Royale is available for free on Windows PC and PlayStation 4. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Z1 Battle Royale.

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  7. 46%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability
    46% User Score Based on 10,810 reviews

    Infestation: The New Z is an official re-work of the game Infestation: Survivor Stories, created by new independent developers. Group up with friends and play the best Zombie/PvP MMO experience featuring a wide selection of game modes. Best of all? Its free-to-play! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Infestation: The New Z.

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  8. 41%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability
    41% User Score Based on 4,076 reviews

    Survive against the odds in a giant sandbox MMO world featuring lush forests, dry desert plains, peaceful meadows and the eerie zombies that inhabit the world. Scavenge for guns, supplies, survival items and crafting materials in various zones including cities, farms, military bases, abandoned outposts, forgotten rest stops and hundreds of small encampments left behind by survivors before you. B… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Romero's Aftermath.

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  9. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    81% User Score Based on 239,208 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 17 reviews

    Combining the base game with 3 massive Expansion Packs, ARK: Survival Evolved Explorer's Edition is a ultimate way to get even more dinosaur action! The Explorer's Edition gives you access to the mega hit ARK: Survival Evolved as well as the Scorched Earth, Aberration, and Extinction Expansion Packs, adding nearly 900 hours of gameplay! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ark: Survival Evolved.

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  10. 62%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    62% User Score Based on 4,772 reviews

    Scavengers is your strategic survival battleground. Enter a free-to-play action shooter where squads of three compete to survive and dominate in a hybrid of sandbox-style PVE and class-based PVP. Choose from a roster of adaptive Explorers, arm yourself with a combination of unique abilities and weapons, and conquer the challenges of a hostile wasteland. Outthink and outfight enemy players and the … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Scavengers.

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  11. 59%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    59% User Score Based on 5,329 reviews

    Rediscovery of action shooting! We present to you GunZ 2: the Second Duel. GunZ 2 is an online action shooting game. GunZ 2 provides a whole new user experience that players have never seen from other games. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to GunZ 2: The Second Duel.

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    45%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    45% User Score Based on 1,811 reviews

    New Frontier is a pvp free-to-play online survival game set in an alternate reality wild west world. Work with your friends, Build your base, Fight hellish monsters and forge alliances with other players to conquer the land. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to New Frontier.

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  15. 58%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    58% User Score Based on 69,147 reviews

    ARK: Survival Ascended includes access to all of ARK’s worlds, including Scorched Earth, Aberration, Extinction, ARK Genesis Part 1, ARK Genesis Part 2, and more. The Island is released now, with the subsequent expansion worlds to be added at no additional cost on a regular basis. Respawn into a new dinosaur survival experience beyond your wildest dreams… as ARK is reimagined from the ground-up in… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ARK: Survival Ascended.

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    73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    76% User Score Based on 7,161 reviews
    Critic Score 68%Based on 5 reviews

    Five of you. Five of them. Face off in a battle where everything you build, destroy, construct or shoot has a devastating impact on the entire game. Build defences using a crazy range of block types and work together in this FPS where no game is EVER the same. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Block N Load.

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  17. 56%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    56% User Score Based on 6,437 reviews

    Last Man Standing is an adrenaline fueled non-stop shoot out where players must outwit, outgun and outplay opponents to ultimately be crowned the Last Man Standing in a massive dynamic warzone. Players are thrown into the battlefield with up to 100 other players fighting each other and searching the environment for weaponry and attachments to enhance your tactical style and get the edge in competi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Last Man Standing.

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    69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    69% User Score Based on 3,319 reviews

    A new FPS from Fresh and LazarBeam. Take on 13 other players in fast-paced arena combat. Level up to unlock upgradeable weapons and perks. Customise your Gladiator with unique builds for every playstyle. Delete your enemies. Climb the leaderboard. Take on the world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to World Boss.

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    63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    63% User Score Based on 9,516 reviews

    Hurtworld is a hardcore multiplayer survival FPS with a focus on deep survival progression that doesn't become trivial once you establish some basic needs. Built for hardcore gamers, Hurtworld aims to punish. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hurtworld.

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  20. 52%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    52% User Score Based on 5,524 reviews

    Dark and Light is a vast sandbox RPG set in a world dominated by powerful elemental forces. Find your way in a meticulously crafted world, featuring breathtaking landscapes, a wide variety of mythical creatures, and limitless possibility to craft, build, and unlock over 100 abilities. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dark and Light.

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    55%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story
    55% User Score Based on 1,817 reviews

    Nomad is a sandbox survival game. Hunt, craft, kill and survive! Find food, drink, weapons, ammo and medical supplies - or craft them! Build a base to protect yourself but also remember to protect the base from raiding players. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nomad.

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    38%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story
    38% User Score Based on 10,143 reviews

    Nether is a fast-paced survival game that forces you to make quick life-saving decisions in an unforgiving environment. In this post-apocalyptic urban world, death is waiting around every corner, at the top of high-rise buildings, and in the grasp of powerful teleporting creatures known as 'Nethers'. These creatures and the other players are real challenges to overcome, requiring tactical gameplay… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nether.

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  23. 61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    70% User Score Based on 2,818 reviews
    Critic Score 50%Based on 7 reviews

    A sandbox game based on Ark: Survival Evolved developed by Snail Games (licensed by Studio Wildcard). Enter a world of mystery, danger, ancient dinosaurs, mythical beasts, and cubes! Work by yourself or with a tribe of others to gather materials, craft useful items, tame wild creatures, and build huge bases to survive in PixARK! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to PixArk.

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  24. 53%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    53% User Score Based on 7,427 reviews

    Survarium is a post apocalyptic Free to play FPS game, currently in steam early access. In its current state, Survarium offers three playable competitive gamemodes in a FPS style. With interesting map design, character progression and balanced pay to win methods, Survarium is proving to be a hit. The Survarium development team is also releasing an open world gamemode which just like Dayz, requires… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Survarium.

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    40%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, optimization
    40% User Score Based on 1,115 reviews

    42 Players Start. Only 1 will survive. Down to One is a competitive survival shooter in a large, interactive, open-world environment. Start out with nothing, and use anything you can find in the environment to survive, and eliminate other competitors over the course of a brutal round. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Down To One.

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    47%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    47% User Score Based on 1,851 reviews

    Welcome to America. Survive the wilderness, establish yourself, meet someone special, raise a family, and dominate. Gain power as President, deliver justice as Sheriff, fight for your tribe as Chief, or show some southern hospitality as Governor. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Heat.

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    61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story
    61% User Score Based on 1,774 reviews

    Beached is a completely free to play experience, where your only goal is to SURVIVE. You must take on these challenges on by defending your base, scavenging various POI's (point of interests) around the map. Fight off animals, other players... and a strange force that lays in the sea... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BEACHED.

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    45%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, graphics
    45% User Score Based on 1,880 reviews

    Powerful nations are dispatching mercenaries to secure Q-On at contaminated sites, off limits to most men. Swarming around the sites like a flock of crows, they begin their own battles. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to CROWZ.

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    58%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability
    58% User Score Based on 6,521 reviews

    Free to play shooter about the confrontation of two irreconcilable sides, represented by the government military housings and the armed hirelings. Try your hand at virtual battles with off-scale dynamics and hurricane gameplay in the spirit of the classical shooters. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to WARMODE.

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  30. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, monetization
    82% User Score Based on 127,445 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 12 reviews

    Join 50 million players in Paladins, the free-to-play fantasy team-based shooter sensation. Wield guns and magic as a legendary Champion of the Realm, customizing your core set of abilities to play exactly how you want to play. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Paladins.

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  31. 64%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    84% User Score Based on 9,299 reviews
    Critic Score 44%Based on 10 reviews

    A class-based online multiplayer shooter unlike any other, Primal Carnage: Extinction features fast-paced human versus dinosaur combat! Will you hunt down human prey as a variety of legendary prehistoric creatures? Or join the mercenary team and make these bloodthirsty beasts extinct for the second time? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Primal Carnage: Extinction.

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  32. 56%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, monetization
    56% User Score Based on 37,392 reviews

    In Just Survive, you’ll have to be cutthroat, resourceful, and alert to protect yourself from zombies, beasts, and the deadliest threat of all – your fellow humans. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Just Survive.

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  33. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, monetization
    74% User Score Based on 29,068 reviews

    Includes: Intel Glider Escape an astonishing disaster in Ring of Elysium, a battle royale shooter developed by Tencent Games. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ring of Elysium.

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  34. 35%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    35% User Score Based on 1,808 reviews

    The Skies is a unique combination of post-apocalyptic MMORPG and FPS with a non-linear storyline, in which you follow your own path or join other players to conquer the wasteland. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Skies.

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    58%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    58% User Score Based on 12,224 reviews

    KurtzPel: Bringer of Chaos is a 2v2 fighting game being developed by KOG Studios, the makers of Elsword. The game has a character creator with a lot of customization options to design your fighter. There are currently 4 classes that each have 3 skills and a finisher attack. A character can have 2 classes and is able to switch between them in a battle. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to KurtzPel.

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  36. Welcome to the world of DayZ, hit by a new and presently unknown infection which has wiped out most of the world's population. You are one of the few that have survived and now you must search this new wasteland in order to fight for your life against what is left of the indigenous population now infected with the disease. Go solo, team up with friends or take on the world, as you choose your path… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DayZ.

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    71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, story
    71% User Score Based on 25,453 reviews

    Black Squad is Free to Play first-person-shooter military game, with Battleye support, dedicated servers, great shooting mechanics and amazing netcode. You can experience 10 different modes from classic to massive multi-play modes. And unlock new weapons and characters with currency given to the player after each match. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Black Squad.

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  38. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, monetization
    73% User Score Based on 24,203 reviews
    Critic Score 78%Based on 1 reviews

    Join 20+ million players and experience a new kind of battle royale in Realm Royale Reforged! Choose your class, forge deadly weapons, and master powerful abilities to be the last champion standing. Mount up alone or with a team to explore a fantasy world while outrunning the deadly fog. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Realm Royale Reforged.

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    46%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    46% User Score Based on 5,449 reviews

    GRAV is a sand box experience where you explore a multitude of planets, hunt strange alien creatures, build and defend outposts, craft weapons and armor, and attempt to survive against other players in a hostile environment. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Grav.

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  40. 60%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, grinding
    62% User Score Based on 29,410 reviews
    Critic Score 54%Based on 2 reviews

    Join a five soldier team and take the fight to Blackwood across the globe. Your team will have to master each class's special abilities in order to come out victorious. Missions and location are renewed on a daily basis and can be played on each difficulty: Regular, Skilled, or Hardcore. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Warface: Clutch.

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  41. 67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, stability
    67% User Score Based on 21,407 reviews

    Play Evolve for free with Evolve Stage 2! Evolve Stage 2 is a next-generation free multiplayer shooter featuring addictive 4v1 gameplay. One player-controlled monster must evade and outsmart a team of four uniquely skilled hunters. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Evolve Stage 2.

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  42. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story
    78% User Score Based on 23,041 reviews

    ORION: Prelude' is an indie Sci-Fi shooter (FPS/TPS) that seamlessly blends together incredible visuals and addictive combat. It puts you and your friends together into intense, cinematic battles using some of the most incredible weaponry and amazing vehicles in which you must work or compete against one another to accomplish mission objectives, explore giant worlds and survive the devastating Din… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ORION: Prelude.

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  43. 53%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    53% User Score Based on 1,337 reviews

    Shadow Arena Early Access has ended.​ A heartfelt thank you to all the players​ who walked with us on this journey.​ If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shadow Arena.

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  44. 67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, grinding
    67% User Score Based on 2,953 reviews

    "Battlerite's action-packed gameplay returns in Battlerite Royale! Take on the fight alone or team up with a friend to prove your mettle. Prepare for battle, and fight to survive as the Death Vortex closes in." If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Battlerite Royale.

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    48%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    48% User Score Based on 39,210 reviews

    ATLAS: The ultimate survival MMO of unprecedented scale with 40,000+ simultaneous players in the same world. Join an endless adventure of piracy & sailing, exploration & combat, roleplaying & progression, settlement & civilization-building, in one of the largest game worlds ever! Explore, Build, Conquer! A massively multiplayer first-and-third-person fantasy pirate adventure. ATLAS will host up t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ATLAS.

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  46. 47%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    47% User Score Based on 2,086 reviews

    Nine to Five is a tactical first-person shooter where smart teamwork triumphs over brute force and reflexes. In the game’s near-future world, it’s the corporations that rule, and being a mercenary for them is just another job. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nine to Five.

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  48. 36%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    36% User Score Based on 628 reviews

    The Fifth Day is a post-apocalyptic survival game set in the time after mankind's extinction to the machines that it created. Your role, as one of these machines, is to survive in the hostile world left behind by man. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Fifth Day.

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  49. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    80% User Score Based on 4,349 reviews

    Gigantic is a visually-stunning evolution in team action gaming, where freedom of movement, play-style choice, and towering Guardians makes 5x5 competition more accessible and fun than ever. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gigantic.

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  50. 59%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    59% User Score Based on 2,474 reviews

    In Pandemic Express, a group of human players try to outrun the infected. Zombies need to infect all human players, who are trying to escape on a train. Think Zombie Mod set in a large open world with vehicles. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pandemic Express: Zombie Escape.

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