Games like Before the First Fire

44%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, music

57% User Score Based on 28 reviews

Intro A group of primitive humans finally left the cave and gathered enough courage to face the brutal Jurassic world. It's time for the hunter to become the hunted. Teeth will be met with a club, and skin will be slashed with stone and pierced with arrows. Men's clash with dinosaurs for the land's supremacy is inevitable.Description Jurassic Clans sets in a world where dinosaurs co-exist with pri… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Jurassic Clans.

ABOUT THIS GAMEReturn to where true survival began. Set 2.4 million years ago, Primal Survival takes you deep into the dawn of humanity. Step into the bare footprints of Homo habilis or Homo erectus, and experience a world where survival isn't optional—it's instinct. Unlike modern survival games, this is not about fictional crafting with sci-fi gadgets. Primal Survival is about realistic, primiti… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Primal Survival.

25%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability

25% User Score Based on 96 reviews

Survive in the wild nature by playing as an animal or as a human. Play as an animal and survive by your own or build a herb to stay protected. Have babies and protect them from predators. Play as a human and craft items, build a house, customize your character and more. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wilderness.

61%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding

61% User Score Based on 1,190 reviews

Ancient Cities is a survival and strategy city builder game, based on ancient times. Starting in the Mesolithic era, you will have to guide your people through generations, discovering and improving technologies, managing resources and population, facing threats from raiders and Mother Nature herself. And, ultimately, building the most fantastic city of antiquity through the ages in a fully simula… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ancient Cities.

Sent into the past to preserve video game history, an alien must hide beneath the appearance of a Proppy, survive among the Proppys, and recover consoles and games scattered across a world fractured by time and dimensions. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Proppy.

Play Mistwood, the ultimate cozy farming simulator and village life RPG. Master open-world farming, harvest crops, collect eggs, cook, fish, and build your dream remote farm in this relaxing indie game. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Final Verdict: Mistwood.

Frostward is a deep survival management colony simulator where every villager matters and every winter is a test. Featuring Day 1 Steam Workshop integration, this cozy but tense experience tasks you with guiding a small group of settlers through a harsh, procedurally generated wilderness. Expand your borders, establish complex supply chains, and battle the elements as you transform a struggling … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Frostward.

Step into the strange, yet nostalgic world of MonCraft 199X— a retro-inspired sandbox adventure. The game is set in an alternate reality where the "Y2Katastrophe" destroyed civilization. You'll explore vast nature, abandoned cities, underground facilities, and bizarre landmarks swallowed by corruption, mystery, and monsters. Forage supplies, craft tools, build shelters, tame creatures, … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MonCraft 199X.

Build and lead a settlement in a ruthless dark fantasy world. Command companions, explore shifting open world lands, and navigate rival settlements - trading, allying, or waging war. Walk the path of light or corruption as you endure relentless seasons and ancient horrors. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Impurity.

Live on Kickstarter WISHLIST About the GameYou are the only human stranded on a planet-sized junkyard where the universe dumps its discarded machines. Robots survive here on scrap and recycled energy. They do not trust humans. To stay alive, you must hide in plain sight behind a mechanical helmet and build a life among them. But survival is only the beginning. Play Solo or in Co-opSilic… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Silicone Heart.

** Scavenger T.O.M is in development. Wishlist and follow to stay updated—thank you for your support! The Surface is Dead, But Survival ContinuesAfter a nuclear apocalypse, civilization has collapsed. The surface, now filled with deadly radiation, appears devoid of life. Humanity has retreated into underground bunkers, and the fight for survival has begun. You Are One of the Survivors You’ve e… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Scavenger T.O.M.

Deadly Infestation is a survival game in a procedural world infested with Zombies. Explore a totally destructible world and, of course, always have a good weapon to fight the animals and the infected. Collect resources to survive:With such resources found in nature, it is possible to feed, create weapons, tools, refined items, buildings and objects such as the work table, for example. Water is ess… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Deadly Infestation.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

94% User Score Based on 70 reviews

Roadmap About the GameAncient worldIt all starts in 10,000 B.C. You will have to go through a difficult path of human development - from the Paleolithic to the Iron Age. The game features a massive technology tree, the progression of which will change your play style from time to time, forcing you to adapt to new conditions. Meanwhile, your settlement will grow, becoming larger and more techno… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Humanica.

53%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

74% User Score Based on 23 reviews

A survival craft game with RTS elements. Build a base, become the leader of a tribe → village → city → state. Conquer neighboring settlements and become king. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lugal: Bronze Age Survival Game.

11%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization

18% User Score Based on 11 reviews

Kingdoms Rise and Fall An engrossing real-time strategy game with grand strategy elements that embarks players on an epic journey through various historical eras and beyond. This sprawling game offers an in-depth experience that spans various historical eras, from the distant past to the far future. In Kingdoms Rise and Fall there are: Over 200 military units operating on t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kingdoms Rise and Fall.

56%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:stability, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

56% User Score Based on 55 reviews

A deadly virus plagues the city in Null County and the residents now roam the streets as flesh-eating zombies. Tactically loot the massive open world and build a self-sustaining zombie-killing fortress. Will you be able to survive the apocalypse or will you become one of the undead? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dead Unending.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

94% User Score Based on 1,806 reviews

UnReal World is a unique combination of roguelike roleplaying game and survival simulation set in the Far North long, long ago. Throughout the years, UnReal World has been praised for its depth, realism, atmosphere and immersion. The game is completely open-ended and you decide whether you wish to lead a life of a fisherman, a hermit searching for the peace, a brave adventurer, a rough hunter, a t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to UnReal World.

The Earth is exhausted and at war. As one of the first volunteer colonists, your mission was simple: land on Alia Domus and help prepare humanity's new home. But the plan failed. The war in the Metropolis cut off the supply shipments, support ceased, and you find yourself completely isolated, bare-handed, on an unknown planet. To survive and make this world thrive, you will have to rewrite the his… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Alia Domus.

A cozy colony-building sandbox you can step inside. Shape the land, build homes and grow food for little creatures with lives of their own. Plan from above, then switch to first person to explore your settlement and the world beyond. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Luminids.

Explore a procedurally generated planet filled with resources to harvest, alone or with friends - with a variety of biomes and creatures to discover. Encounter structures containing potentially rare items, from materials to craft new items, to a brand new piece of armour, or maybe even something to lure evil towards you? Build your base across a walkable seamless planet surface to protect yours… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Planeturem.

Space Kitten: An Easy Survival Game Welcome to Space Kitten: An Easy Survival Game, where adorable meets challenging in an immersive space survival adventure. Despite its charming, child-friendly aesthetic, this game will put your crafting skills to the test with a procedurally generated survival experience focused on resource management and farming. Join our intrepid Space Kitten as you v… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Space Kitten: An Easy Survival Game.

44%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability

73% User Score Based on 11 reviews

Primage – a unique blend of survival, RPG, and strategic managementExplore a procedurally generated world set in the Stone Age. Develop your settlement, craft tools, fight for survival, and shape your character in a world full of challenges.Game World– Infinite, procedurally generated terrain with diverse biomes: forests, swamps, deserts, mountains, caves, and water areas – Dynamic day and night… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Primage.

Introduction Connection: Currently you can connect via Steam or LAN. Combat: Including melee weapons, long-range weapons, staff summons, and other weapons. Currently, it contains 30 common monsters and 5 bosses. Planting: Plant various crops. Currently there are more than 10 plants that can be planted. Exploration: Currently includes villages, forests, dungeons, ocean… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fakeway.

Faun Town is a relaxing automation-building puzzle game. After crash-landing on a mysterious island and losing your memory, you must use the island's resources to build automated production lines and repair your ship. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Faun Town.

65%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

65% User Score Based on 57 reviews

The Aztecs — a mighty Mesoamerican civilization that thrived for over three centuries, ruling vast territories and forging one of the most awe-inspiring societies in human history. A people of vision and strength, steeped in rich traditions, powerful deities, and sacred rituals. You are Tlatoani, a divine Aztec leader, born to shape the destiny of your people. Construct and develop the majestic ci… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Aztecs The Last Sun.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

91% User Score Based on 305 reviews

Card Survival: Fantasy Forest is a card-based deep survival simulator and the next installment in the Card Survival Series. Experience what life would be like in the primordial forests of old. Carve out a home in a world teeming with beasts, spirits and monsters - where humans have yet to find their place. Key Features: Simple but deep System: A deep and detailed survival simulator in a v… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Card Survival: Fantasy Forest.

81%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

85% User Score Based on 14,003 reviews

Critic Score 76%Based on 45 reviews

Includes 3 extra missions - play as the almighty mammoth. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Far Cry Primal.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story

95% User Score Based on 92 reviews

The evil goddess seeks to devour and remake the world… and you are what stands in her way. Fight and kill, expand your skill tree, craft and build, and lead the world’s people to victory in Din’s Champion, a multiplayer fantasy action-RPG where every choice matters, and the choices are endless. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Din's Champion.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:replayability

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

84% User Score Based on 50 reviews

Discover a unique blend of Colony Sim and Tactical RPG. Recruit and train your heroes, build your outpost, explore dungeons and engage in turn-based strategic battles to protect and expand your domain. Shape your stories by managing moods, relationships, ambitions and more! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Edge Islands.

69%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

69% User Score Based on 105 reviews

Polylithic is a third-person crafting survival game set in the Paleolithic/Neolithic era with a dash of sci-fi plot and bursting with colors and beautiful low-poly graphics. Become your tribe’s new leader. Start slowly by gathering resources, crafting items, unlocking technology, discovering the world, and building bases to eventually grow your tribe and command the settlement Gather, craft, and h… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Polylithic.

77%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

77% User Score Based on 57 reviews

In next Life is a crafting, survival, and civilization building game, where collaboration with other players gives you very real advantages (it is possible to play alone, but it will be harder to survive). Your technology level starts at stone age level, and then it's up to you and your village members to invent and craft tools and technologies such as fire, baskets, spears, ..., in order to survi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to In Next Life.

67%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

67% User Score Based on 296 reviews

TFM: The First Men is a strategy simulation enriched with character-driven base building, party-based exploration, and tactical real-time with pause combat. Inspired by the creation stories, Knights and Merchants, and Rimworld. Build your settlement with the help of various paths and crafts. Use countless traits, items, and skills to make the first men in your image. Raise and train children and … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to TFM: The First Men.

80%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

80% User Score Based on 3,339 reviews

A multiplayer survival game of parenting and civilization building by Jason Rohrer. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to One Hour One Life.

73%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

80% User Score Based on 9,154 reviews

Critic Score 67%Based on 43 reviews

Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey is a third-person open world survival game where you explore, expand and evolve to advance your clan to the next generation. You relive the early story of mankind, but humanity is only one idea away from evolution or extinction. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey.

57%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability

57% User Score Based on 68 reviews

A sci-fi base building survival game, featuring weather system, resource management, human needs, gunplay, agriculture, wave attacks, intelligent AI and more. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gaia.

83%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

83% User Score Based on 2,435 reviews

Evolve your primitive hunter gatherers through thousands of years of technological advancement. Feed, protect and grow your tribe, build towns and industry, and advance through the ages in this first person civilization builder for PC. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sapiens.

64%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

64% User Score Based on 322 reviews

Take the role of a god who guides humanity by issuing commandments. The game is centered on surviving and expressing yourself by creating a religion you find compelling. Start writing and lead your people into the future! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Crest.

49%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics

82% User Score Based on 11 reviews

Revive civilization and save it from mysterious darkness. Story-oriented colony simulator with elvish flavor and indirect control. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Elven City Simulator.

On No One's Island, you have only one goal: survival. Everything and everyone on the island wants to kill you. The island's wildlife, its other inhabitants, nature, the other survivors... Do whatever it takes to survive one more night. No One's Island is coming soon. It's constantly expanding with constant content updates and monthly patches. These patches include balance fixes, AI and graphics e… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to No One's Island.

27%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding

43% User Score Based on 14 reviews

In the early 1920s an extraordinary reunion of scientists took place to speack about DNA modifications and the urge to test their knowledge. In 1947 they secretly finished the installations in place they named '' the ISLE''. At first DNA testing where on plants and animals. In late 1952 they brought humans specimens and tested on them. Mid 1963, some hyperintelligence test begun on a tribe. We don… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to the ISLE survival.

Gather. Build a ship. Bet your life. The first campfire of the Stone Age. The first pour of molten iron. The day the machine starts breathing for you. The night the electric light kills the dark. Every era hands you a better ship — and a better chance of ever seeing the mainland again. Island Escape is a single-player 3D survival crafting game. In 1907 your merchant ship goes down in the sou… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Island Escape.

24%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding

40% User Score Based on 10 reviews

Icetwine is an immersive Ice Age builder where every drag-and-drop matters. Combine simple materials to craft advanced tools, machines, and structures that will help you create a thriving village amidst a frozen wilderness. Experiment with basic resources like wood, stone, and iron to discover new items. For instance, merging a log of wood with a cluster of rocks might yield a Primitive Axe, kick… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Icetwine.

Survive, build, recruit, and evolve through entire ages of technology, solo or in co-op for up to 6 players. Rise from primitive tools to advanced industry, break into space, and explore your first playable galaxy in Early Access, then expand toward a far larger space experience on the road to 1.0. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Epokborn: From Stone to the Stars.

A Cozy Survival Adventure Hidden Behind the FogWelcome to Quiet Grove, a peaceful yet mysterious forest where every path hides a secret. After a plane crash, you wake up alone in the middle of an endless woodland shrouded in fog. There are no signs of civilization, no obvious way home, and only a strange glowing firefly to guide your steps. Explore the forest at your own pace, gather resources, … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Quiet Grove: Lost in the Fog.

About This GameHelp building a cozy island... but not everything is as it seems.Grow a charming decora-inspired village by placing resources, guiding hardworking settlers, and expanding your town through three unique eras. Watch your villagers automatically gather materials, unlock permanent upgrades. What begins as a relaxing incremental city builder slowly reveals a darker mystery hidden beneat… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Blooming Faith.

ABOUT THIS GAMEShape your own destiny and conquer a world beyond the elements! The City Of Akhetaten delivers an adrenaline-fueled experience where high-stakes top-down combat meets the ultimate creative freedom of sandbox base-building. In these unforgiving lands, a sharp blade won't be enough to survive. You must make tactical decisions, fortify your sanctuary, and step through mysterious porta… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The City Of Akhetaten.

Build by day. Defend by night.Welcome to a medieval fantasy world where your strategic skills determine whether your settlement thrives or burns. In this unique blend of RTS, Tycoon, and Tower Defense, you are the architect, mayor, and commander of a growing village. Your goals are simple: build a prosperous community, optimize production chains, and survive the horrors that emerge from the dark. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Routes and Forges.

Village 51 is a Farm manager RPG where peace and danger grow side by side. Build your farm, explore the land, and defend your home from the threats lurking beyond your fields. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Village 51.

Aetheria is a survival crafting game where you explore islands in a vast ocean, gather resources, build bases and physics-driven vehicles, catch fish, slay monsters and unlock recipes in a procedurally generated voxel world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Aetheria.

Your people are the power, and the problem. Land on an unknown planet and build a thriving colony in this sci-fi sim. Humanity’s last hope, rests in a pristine, yet perilous world. Will your COLONY survive, or will their conflicts BREAK it apart? In an age when Earth lies broken — torn apart by endless wars over dwindling resources and consumed by an unstoppable climate collapse — humanity face… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Colony Break.