Games like Beyond Despair

"Desolate" is a horror open-world game that offers both single-player and multiplayer/co-op modes. As a "Volunteer" exploring Granichny Island, players will encounter various threats and supernatural anomalies while uncovering the island's dark past. Despite some bugs and grinding, the game boasts impressive visuals, music, and a unique, emotional atmosphere.

"Fade to Silence" is a survival adventure game set in a post-apocalyptic, frozen wasteland. As the leader Ash, you must explore the harsh environment to gather resources and establish a refuge for survival. Beware of Eldritch monsters, the unforgiving winter, and the deadliest threat of all: blizzards. With limited resources, simple tasks require expeditions to scavenge for materials in this unforgiving world.

Survive, exploring a vast island where everything is interactive and covered with zombies. - Build and upgrade bases using materials obtained by cutting down trees, mining up stones and collecting artifacts. - Get food through hunting and farming, cook and eat. - Build fortresses and traps to guide zombie movements to defend the flocking zombie waves. - Collect various items, weapons and costumes …

"P.A.M.E.L.A. is a single-player, open-world horror game set in the decaying utopian city of Eden. As a Sleeper, scavenge for resources, build and upgrade equipment, and navigate relationships with various factions to survive. Experience a dense atmosphere, stunning graphics, and a good plot, but be prepared for numerous bugs, grinding, and subpar optimization."

Surv1v3 is a horror shooter game built for VR, offering single and multiplayer options for up to 4 players. The game features a gripping story set in a post-apocalyptic world overrun by the V1V3 virus, with a focus on realistic survival gameplay. Despite its stunning visuals, the game suffers from optimization issues and bugs, but its dense atmosphere and blend of humor make for a unique zombie survival experience.

"No One Survived" is a co-op horror game where players must work together to escape a nightmarish world filled with grotesque creatures. With permadeath and limited resources, each decision could mean the difference between survival and a gruesome end. Can you and your team make it out alive?

"Savage Lands" is a fantasy survival game with open-world exploration and a deep, brutal environment. Players can choose to survive solo or in co-op mode with up to 2 players. The game features a gritty atmosphere, tough enemies, and the need for constant resource gathering and crafting. However, it also has numerous bugs, requires a lot of grinding, and has been criticized for its intrusive ads. Despite this, it offers a highly emotional and immersive experience.

In Outbreak Island, you uncover dark secrets on a mysterious island linked to your missing father while surviving against zombies and hostile survivors. Scavenge resources, craft weapons, and fortify your shelter to endure nightly threats from reanimated creatures. Restore your father's farm to create a safe haven amid the island’s dangers.

VEIN is a post-apocalyptic survival multiplayer sandbox where you navigate a world overrun by hostile zombies and hostile bandits. Gather resources, explore abandoned areas, defend your base, and rebuild society alongside friends in a dynamic environment with realistic AI that senses your presence. Changing seasons and random events continually challenge your survival.

DREADZONE is an action-packed game set in a quarantined wasteland plagued by a devastating virus that turns humans into mutants. Players must survive by scavenging, crafting, and battling threats in a dense, atmospheric world, either solo or cooperatively. Despite its fabulous mechanics and stunning visuals, the game is known to be full of bugs.