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Looking for games like DawnWander? Here are top open world shooter recommendations with a post-apocalyptic focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Afterinfection, Next Day: Survival or Survive the Nights.

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  1. 58%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story
    58% User Score Based on 289 reviews

    What is AfterinfectionAfterInfection combines core elements of classic survival games to create the perfect immersive survival experience for all players. Spawn with nothing and make your way across a large island scavenging for supplies, weapons, and building materials. Pick your fights against other survivors or zombies you encounter then progress in the game to building your own shelter and rai… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Afterinfection.

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  2. 59%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability
    59% User Score Based on 6,207 reviews

    Next Day is a multi-player Survival game with elements of RPG, in an imaginary country in Eastern Europe. Carry out an array of tasks, learn skills, and develop your character. Have shootouts with opponents and earn a reputation. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Next Day: Survival.

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  3. 64%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story
    64% User Score Based on 3,423 reviews

    Unique FPS multiplayer survival game focusing on teamwork, fortification, creativity and strategy. Secure a structure or roam free, the choice is yours. Test your survival skills against the dead and see how many nights you can survive! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Survive the Nights.

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  4. 28%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    28% User Score Based on 462 reviews

    Awaking on an island with no memory, you have just one memento of the life you led before… A child's photograph. Who is this? You must search the island for useful tools that will aid in your escape. As time passes and hopes of survival hang by a thread, you realise that this island is not as it seems. Explore an open sandbox environment which, depending on your intention, could have or could not… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Better Late Than Dead.

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  5. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    94% User Score Based on 8,811 reviews

    MAIN FEATURES Dozens of hours of slow-paced suspenseful survival. An unforgiving dystopian environment of the Pechorsk Anomaly Zone. Diverse natural, industrial and urban locations with vast exploration potential. Navigate with your realistic map, plan your route, climb over obstacles, scout out shelters, uncover loot caches, and try not to get killed. Realistic handling of various classic… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Into the Radius VR.

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  6. 64%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story
    64% User Score Based on 23,198 reviews

    Miscreated is a multiplayer online hardcore survival game set in a post-apocalyptic future. You will need to survive against mutants, players, and even mother nature herself. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Miscreated.

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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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  8. 19%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, graphics
    19% User Score Based on 617 reviews

    A rogue-lite that aims to quench the community’s thirst for a title that properly balances survival mechanics with fulfilling gameplay. Dead Matter is a true sandbox survival horror. Players will fight to survive in a zombie-packed, post-apocalyptic world that fosters whichever play-style fits you best. Settle down and defend your home from outside threats with an expansive crafting and barricadi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dead Matter.

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  9. 58%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization
    58% User Score Based on 548 reviews

    Frozen State is a game about the adversities faced whilst existing and surviving in a dying Siberian city, Duga 40. The experimental city has been infested by an extraterrestrial parasite that has obliterated the native population. Once infected, the parasite causes its victims to become vicious alien hybrids… However, the grotesquely disfigured creatures are not the only menace that threatens t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Frozen State.

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    39%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    39% User Score Based on 317 reviews

    Embark on an immersive journey in post-apocalyptic Stillwater Bay, where narrative-driven gameplay unfolds through interactions with engaging NPCs and missions. Gear up for a challenge, where you'll navigate through intense encounters that promise an adrenaline-fueled experience, requiring a perfect blend of skill and strategy. Get ready for each encounter to put you on the edge of your seat. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lifeless.

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  11. 59%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    59% User Score Based on 64 reviews

    The Glade is a beautiful open world survival set on a stylized island but be warned the island is not as it seems. loot, scavenge, build a base and fight of evil creatures to stay alive in this world.OPEN WORLD* Explore a beautiful open world set on 2 large picturesque Islands. BUILD A HOME* Build a place to come home to after a long day of looting and slaying evil. CRAFTING* Craft tools, weap… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Glade.

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    76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    76% User Score Based on 7,478 reviews

    MIST SURVIVAL is a Single-player, survival stealth sandbox game Players will experience the Apocalypse stimulation in the form of virus pandemic, the players have to deal with it to survive through the difficulties such as finding shelter and food, threats from the environment and climate: wild animals, bandits, infected, and dense mist that can happen at any time. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mist Survival.

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    61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    61% User Score Based on 481 reviews

    DREADZONEThe year is 2030, and humanity is on the brink of collapse. A devastating virus, Zeno-29, has swept across the globe, transforming the infected into horrifying mutants and leaving society in ruins. To contain the outbreak, governments have created thousands of isolated zones—quarantined wastelands where the infected are sent to live out their final days. You are one of the infected. Sent… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DREADZONE.

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  14. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    82% User Score Based on 722 reviews

    Convrgence is an immersive single-player VR shooter with survival and horror elements. Explore the Chernokamensk exclusion zone: scavenge for loot, fight bandits and hunt for mystical artifacts. However be sure to return to base before duskfall, for when night arrives the hunter becomes the hunted. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to CONVRGENCE.

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  15. 53%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, graphics
    53% User Score Based on 446 reviews

    Badiya is an infinite procedural survival and exploration game set in the Arabian desert (Think Lawrence of Arabia). Explore, Hunt, Craft, Loot, Cook, Ride, Trade, Fight and most importantly Survive to live another day! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Badiya: Desert Survival.

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  16. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, atmosphere
    74% User Score Based on 208 reviews

    Play as journalist who arrived to unknown island to reveal all the mysteries and find information about secret government experiments. Explore beautiful and dangerous open world. Try to survive, fight enemies, craft new objects and complete quests to reveal what happened. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Withstand: Survival.

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  17. 57%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    57% User Score Based on 95 reviews

    Run your own creature hunting company, catch creatures to tame them, once they are trained, your beasts can fight with you on your next contracts. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Creatures Inc.

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  18. 53%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    53% User Score Based on 4,408 reviews

    Savage Lands is a challenging Indie based fantasy survival sandbox experience that takes players on an adventure across a world ravaged by years of war between man and Dragon kind. Players must conquer an ominous and vast open world where every decision counts: craft/loot powerful weapons and armor, explore hostile landscapes and dark dungeons, fight fiendish creatures, gather resources, and build… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Savage Lands.

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  21. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    73% User Score Based on 55 reviews

    A hardcore shooter with unforgiving mechanics and deep atmopshere. Every step could be your last. Set in the fictional Nemansk Region in southeast of Russia, your task is to find information about a meteorite and a missing science team. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dark Skies: The Nemansk Incident.

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    65%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    65% User Score Based on 826 reviews

    The zombie apocalypse is a tough situation to overcome, even if it takes place in a cute pixelated universe! Try to defend your home and save people from the hordes of zombies in this new crafting survival game. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Zelter.

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    54%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, monetization
    54% User Score Based on 533 reviews

    EXFIL delivers a distilled, authentic tactical experience where every match challenges your decision-making, teamwork and situational awareness. Built for players who value realism, EXFIL strips away grinding, magical perks and ‘gear fear’ to focus on pure tactical combat at infantry level. The Early Access release includes four intense extraction game modes: • Classic Extraction: Compet… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to EXFIL.

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  24. 46%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, stability
    46% User Score Based on 1,402 reviews

    Days of War is a fast paced WW2 shooter with 32 player infantry combat in a high fidelity environment. Days of War makes a return to the classic WW2 shooter with the latest industry technology. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Days of War.

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  25. 53%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    53% User Score Based on 5,736 reviews

    nterstellar Marines resurrects the old school tactical FPS, offering a unique blend of co-op, role-playing and nonlinear gameplay. Set in a believable future, you take on the role as an elite soldier handpicked to join Project IM, a top secret military program being assembled to protect mankind from all dangers outside our solar system. Interstellar Marines is inspired by Half-Life, System Shock … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Interstellar Marines.

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  26. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, music
    80% User Score Based on 258 reviews

    MAIN FEATURES ■ Raid System. Explore the most dangerous corners of the Zone — from the "Secret Tunnels" to the "Military Town" with the Soviet radar station "Duga", towering on the horizon. ■ Relentless dystopia of the Chornobyl Zone - expect dozens of hours of unhurried and tense survival in this bleak world. ■ Engaging and unpredictable storyline. The fate of the … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Z.O.N.A Project X VR.

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  27. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability
    77% User Score Based on 1,518 reviews

    You are a hunter world reknowned for slaying supernatural beasts. Your next contract is to hunt down a wendigo plaguing a section of woods in north america. Gather resources, set traps, prepare your equipment, use your hunters instincts and take down the beast, before it hunts you. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Folklore Hunter.

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  28. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    81% User Score Based on 1,348 reviews

    Forget what you have played so far, Surv1v3 is a unique realistic zombie survival fps game expressly designed for VR that will let you test your survival skills. Play the thrilling story in single mode or coop with your friends (up to 4 players) and survive the apocalypse! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SURV1V3.

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  29. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    68% User Score Based on 170 reviews

    Frigore is a simple classic first-person indie survival horror game, made entirely by one person. Simple gameplay, beautiful graphics and a cold and chilling atmosphere. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Frigore.

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  30. 59%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    59% User Score Based on 234 reviews

    World War II: Fight in enemy territory, take care of every single bullet, medicine, tuna can in this exciting RPG adventure with a solid plot and totally innovative mechanics! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Front Too Far: Normandy.

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  32. 56%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    56% User Score Based on 239 reviews

    The island of Eden-Nadir, has fallen to a vicious mind-consuming fungal parasite. Fight through the ashes of humanity to track down the truth behind the infection as one of four playable survivors before the outbreak spreads throughout the world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Jaws of Extinction.

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    50%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    50% User Score Based on 206 reviews

    Outbreak is a coop first-person shooter with survival elements that turns into a base/tower-defense game during the night in a persistent open world. Capture land, defeat factions and end the mutant threat. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to TRAPPED.

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    64%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    64% User Score Based on 160 reviews

    Mankind has fallen. Infiltrate heavily fortified robot outposts using your tactical sniper rifle in this VR exclusive. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Nest.

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  35. 63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    63% User Score Based on 180 reviews

    Drive 4 Survival is a struggle for survival in the frozen wilderness, where you only need to rely on yourself and your car. Try to survive and find the last remnants of the unfrozen world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Drive 4 Survival.

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    68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    68% User Score Based on 138 reviews

    EARLY ACCESS NOTIFICATIONThis game is still highly in development, if you want to have the full experience it's better to wait until full release. We hope you will give us feedback during development to help us improve the game. You can also join us at Discord for feedback at In END STATE you manage an international mercenary company hired to track down a network of terrorists in a war-torn cou… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to End State.

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  37. 62%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    62% User Score Based on 274 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 3 reviews

    Dive into the ultimate winter survival experience and see if you can survive long enough for rescue to arrive. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Winter Survival.

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  38. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    77% User Score Based on 431 reviews

    Roadmap About the GameSECRETS OF THE MYSTERIOUS ISLAND A cryptic message from your missing father leads you to a remote island shrouded in dark secrets. Once the site of secret experiments, the island is now haunted each night by a strange, mystical beam that reactivates abandoned electronics and awakens monstrous creatures. What really happened here? And what part did your father play in it a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Outbreak Island.

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  40. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    86% User Score Based on 8,074 reviews

    Zero Sievert is a tense top-down shooter that challenges you to scavenge a procedurally-generated wasteland, loot gear, and explore what’s left of a devastated world. When the odds are stacked against you, you’ll need to do more than just survive... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ZERO Sievert.

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    74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    74% User Score Based on 164 reviews

    As a traveler without a name, you find yourself stranded in a ghost town on the frontier. Everyone is gone, including the hired hand and the horses supposed to carry you over the mountain. But the howling in the distance means that you won't be alone for soon. Better check your iron, partner, for it's the only thing between you and monsters that lurk everywhere in the Cursed West. Hauntsville … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hauntsville.

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  42. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization
    75% User Score Based on 5,242 reviews

    RECENTLY ADDED - JULY 2025 Patch 1.2.0.0 aims to increase both content and quality on all fronts. Both maps Quarry and Bunker have received substantial changes. Quarry and your FANG Safehouse have been entirely overhauled, now featuring twice the playable size with major POIs redesigned from the ground up for authenticity and realism. NEW Points of Interest 7 additional POIs added with … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Incursion Red River.

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  43. 57%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    57% User Score Based on 424 reviews

    GAME EDITIONS Visit to see the detailed Premium and Founder Editions item list *** Please note that Premium and Founder expansion packs are not refundable About the GameThis is your story of survival, trust, and renown in the wild and unforgiving world of 1899 America. Embrace the challenge, make your choices, and see where your twisted path leads. Survival in the wild is a true test of s… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Twisted Path to Renown.

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  44. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, character development
    72% User Score Based on 128 reviews

    An Action RPG at its core, I Shall Remain combines role-playing elements with survival and strategic aspects, and creates a blend never before seen. Through complex, real-time character progression and RPG system, over a hundred abilities to learn and upgrade, dozens of weapons and enhancers, thousands of Infected, over twenty mutations, tens of NPCs and teammates, within a twenty-plus hour long s… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to I Shall Remain.

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  45. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    77% User Score Based on 3,005 reviews
    Critic Score 61%Based on 8 reviews

    Sir, You Are Being Hunted is a procedurally-generated British horror in which tweed-wearing robots hunt you for sport. Roam the landscape, scavenge for food, hide breathlessly in the undergrowth, flee in terror, and even fight back with stolen weapons. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sir, You Are Being Hunted.

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    70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, graphics
    70% User Score Based on 455 reviews

    Fargone is an RPG-based survival game with a strong focus on creating a living, breathing world through dynamic events, and NPC interactions. Set in a fictional land known only as The Barrens, you must survive by any means, whether that be alone or by allying yourself with a faction. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fargone.

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  47. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    84% User Score Based on 4,664 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 1 reviews

    The co-op survival FPS and spiritual successor to the award-winning occult horror, Maid of Sker. Play solo or up to 4 players to survive the supernatural onslaught of the Quiet Ones. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sker Ritual.

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    78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    78% User Score Based on 4,351 reviews

    DeadPoly is a polygon zombie survival looter shooter with base building and crafting. Your only goal is survival, everything else is optional. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DeadPoly.

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  49. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    75% User Score Based on 216 reviews

    Northern Lights is a first-person survival experience in which you step into the shoes of a ranger, sent on a Siberian island to investigate the disappearance of the crew in charge with a secret facility, whose contact with homeland was lost due to abnormal weather conditions. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Northern Lights.

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    63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    63% User Score Based on 245 reviews

    Road to Eden is a third-person multiplayer survival coop game, set within the post-apocalyptic ruins of a world destroyed by an alien invasion. You wake up at the side of the road with no memory and must team up with other survivors to make the long and dangerous journey to Eden. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Road to Eden.

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