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About: This is a simple short 2D pixel-art platformer with a premise that fall damage now exists and in game it is explained by your character having glass-like fragile knees. Your goal is to get out of the cave you are in by traversing a number of levels you find. Each level was hand created and holds a special feature about it. What is that feature? Is it shortcuts, punishing routes or misdirect… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Broken Knees.

70%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

75% User Score Based on 44,756 reviews

Critic Score 64%Based on 9 reviews

Take the role of a plane crash survivor stranded somewhere in the Pacific Ocean. Come face to face with some of the most life threatening scenarios that will result in a different experience each time you play. Scavenge. Discover. Survive. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stranded Deep.

76%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

76% User Score Based on 3,259 reviews

Critic Score 76%Based on 32 reviews

A rogue-lite river journey through the backwaters of a forgotten post-societal America. Forage, craft, evade predators. Travel by foot and by raft down a procedurally-generated river as you scrounge for resources, craft tools, remedy afflictions, evade the vicious wildlife, and most importantly, stay ahead of the coming rains. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Flame in the Flood.

71%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story

71% User Score Based on 425 reviews

You're on your own in the most advanced and complex survival game to date. Discover the cluster based endless world and face the most challenging weather system taken from the real Pacific! Master the realistic sailing and navigate using triangulation and a Sextant. Protect your fire. Fight for your life. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Escape The Pacific.

63%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music

63% User Score Based on 145 reviews

A block building open-world survival game for the Wii U. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cube Life: Island Survival.

My Entry for the Triple Trijam 2020! What is the Triple Trijam? The Triple Trijam is a variation of the Trijam, a weekly gamejam where you try to make a game from scratch to a theme in just 3 hours! In the Triple Trijam you first do the same, make a game in 3 hours. But then you spend another 3 hours to imporve your game and then another final 3 hours to make the final build. And you get three the… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Snakebomb.

77%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

77% User Score Based on 121 reviews

CAUTION: THIS GAME IS A SLOW-PACED BUILDING/EXPLORING GAME, PLEASE THINK TWICE BEFORE PURCHASING. You've accidentally traveled to another universe and landed on an island. The landscape is magnificent, and the resources here are so vast. You want to find a way back but have to put in a lot of work. Get the stuff you need, build the tools, catch some fish, cut the trees, and mine the ground. Just… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Novastella Island.

22%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music

33% User Score Based on 18 reviews

The day starts as always. You choose what's the most important and go fishing. You have no idea how dangerous and incredibile will be your journey. You have only yourself and you have got to survive on an open sea. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to WAyE.

62%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

70% User Score Based on 40 reviews

You are a lead scientist working for the SCP foundation on a super-secret project SCP-2432. Something goes terribly wrong and the ship you are on containing the SCP explodes, and you wake up on a distant island surrounded by a vivid environment. Get ready to survive, fight for your life and finally escape the horrors of the island. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Three Days.

55%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

55% User Score Based on 320 reviews

Survivors, Adventurers, Explorers! Prepare for the journey of your life and experience one of the world’s most mysterious regions! The Bermuda Triangle is notorious for the vanishing of countless ships and airplanes. Will you survive long enough to reveal it’s secret? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bermuda: Lost Survival.

Directive 399WH is a… we’re not sure exactly. You are woken by your ship’s AI as there is an anomaly causing time loops aboard ship. The AI has a plan and he has chosen you….. for some reason?The game is kind of a Puzzle/Exploration/Narrative game…. Just play it for a bit and tell us what we have made. Please… we’d love to know  If it feels like two different games jammed together at a certain p… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Directive 399WH.

Description You wake up and find yourself trapped in a room inside a ruined structure.  The ceiling is closing, and you have no way to climb out.  You're a slime after all, how can you climb.  Once the ceiling has closed in, it will fall, squishing you like it has done to so may before.  You're only hope is to find some way to stop the ceiling from completely closing in on you.  Are you only goin… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Echo.

The web version (on the top of this page) seems to have some performance problems. It is recommended to download the game instead (very lightweight) ! CONTROLS: Joypads supported. Warning: If you use a controller (Nintendo Switch in particular) other than Xbox or PS4, buttons may not be the same as below! - Movements: A/Q and D (Left Stick for controllers) or left/right arrow keys. - Attack: … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Coconut Survival.

  The Game  Join this wacky caravan  of cultist sorcerers in a desperate attempt to convince an eldritch horror to NOT devour their world! The Doomsday Cult: Summit Penance is a jam game meant to be placed in the same world as another jam game of mine: "The Doomsday Cult". It's a 2D side-scroller platformer that requires you to perform sacrifices along the way to progress. Run, knock enemies out, … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Doomsday Cult: Summit Penance.

79%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story

81% User Score Based on 2,217 reviews

Critic Score 74%Based on 4 reviews

Solarpunk is a survival game set in a technically advanced world of floating islands! Alone or together with your friends, construct buildings, grow food, create gadgets and guide your airship to new islands hidden in the sky! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Solarpunk.

Take the role of an enslaved barbarian that has lost his tribe due to attack by the empire. Purchased by an infamous villainess, a high noble of the empire, you're forced to submit to her due to a magic ring binding you to her. On an oversea journey, the ship gets attacked and the villainess falls into the ocean. You dive in to save her, and in the process, remove the ring binding you to her. Fre… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Villainess Trainer.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

92% User Score Based on 64 reviews

In Oceaneers, a survival-crafting colony simulation game, you manage a group of stranded survivors in a flooded world where sci-fi meets palm trees. With sinking islands, and scarce resources, you’ll need to grow an island colony, recruit new survivors and protect them from dangers on both land and sea! SURVIVE ON FLOATING ISLANDSThe ocean is scattered with floating islands powered by Float-… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Oceaneers.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, monetization

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability

86% User Score Based on 996 reviews

Live off the land and salvaged wreckage until you get rescued. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stranded Without A Phone.

77%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story

77% User Score Based on 108 reviews

Latest Major Update About the GameAfter surviving a helicopter crash, your main goal is to return home. Stranded on remote islands, you must endure as a castaway - gathering resources to find food, build shelter, craft essential tools, uncover the islands’ mysteries both on land and underwater, and fight to chart your way back to safety. In these islands and waters, you can’t do groceri… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Away From Life.

68%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization

68% User Score Based on 1,087 reviews

Survive, Build, Craft, Hunt, and Explore the pacific ocean solo, or with friends in this early access survival experience. Each island has its own unique resources with no two islands being the same. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Project Castaway.

63%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

62% User Score Based on 1,168 reviews

Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

The Forbidden Islands are Calling, Unlock their Secrets. Shipwrecked on an island, explore, adapt and navigate the land and perilous seas to stay alive. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Windbound.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability

93% User Score Based on 1,122 reviews

MewnBase is a cute, 2D exploration/survival game. You land on an uncharted world only to realize you didn't bring any snacks and forgot half your luggage. But hey, at least you brought this workbench thing. You'll need to collect resources in order to construct a make-shift base. Craft a variety of different base modules, from airlocks to rain-water collectors in order to make your new home on thi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MewnBase.

This game was initially submitted to Craftpix jam 2025-2 jam with the theme "Cute but dangerous". I fixed and tweaked it afterwards for the Game Off 2025 jam with the theme "waves". Both jams overlapped and the game versions submitted to each jam were fully developed within the jam period. Spoilers There are two sections of the game after you go through the "Prologue" you will enable the secon… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Last Turtle.

Neon Space Ball is a fast-paced, physics-based platformer set in a neon-lit futuristic world. Guide your ball through rotating platforms, avoid deadly obstacles, and navigate challenging levels to reach the goal. With intuitive controls, vibrant visuals, and exciting level mechanics, the game offers a mix of strategy, precision, and reflex-based gameplay. The game features a unique life system … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Neon Space Ball.

You got stranded on an island in the middle of your ocean voyage with nothing in Hand. With no one coming to save you, your only chance of survival is to craft a raft and escape. But beware, you are losing calories fast. You must gather resources, build tools, and manage your hunger to survive and make your way off the island. First Restore the Storage with supplies it demands, then open Adva… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stranded Shores.

Created for the Winter N64 Style Graphics Jam. Source code here I tried my best to emulated a point and click game with pre-rendered backgrounds. Of course, everything is real time 3D and the illusion can be brake during cinematic, but for a first experience, I think It's OK-ish.  My main goal was to learn 3D for this game, so I keep it simple and stupid. I ended up oversimplified the game because… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mr. Mister vs The winter.

Made for the GDevelop 3D Game Jam. [CONTROLS] WASD to Move / Mouse 1 (Left Click) to Attack (in limited areas, arrow keys may work as well) [ACCESSIBILITY] If you're struggling with the game and want an Easy Mode, head into the Options Menu on the Title Screen and then spell out "love" to get 64HP! [ABOUT THE GAME] In Treasure Quest 3D: Gold Voyage you'll be playing as a pirate on a hunt for ri… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Treasure Quest 3D: Golden Voyage.

82%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story

88% User Score Based on 101 reviews

Critic Score 71%Based on 5 reviews

All aboard! Collector’s Cove is a cozy farming adventure on the high seas. Sail with your animal companion to uncharted waters, cultivate your floating farm, and discover new islands, crops and fish on your quest to become a Named Collector. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Collector's Cove.

55%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

80% User Score Based on 20 reviews

Welcome to the thrilling world of Surviving Skeleton Island, an epic low-poly 3D survival game  in a vast open world boasting over 12 stunning biomes, each with their own plants, animals, enemies and hidden secrets.  Brace yourself for a one-of-a-kind hardcore survival experience that blends the best elements from all our favorite games: Survival, RPG, Rogue, Action, Hunting, Fishing, and Atmosphe… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Surviving Skeleton Island.

62%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

62% User Score Based on 332 reviews

Eidolon is a game about exploring a mysterious landscape and uncovering the stories of the people who lived there once before. It is a game about history, curiosity, interconnectedness, and the slow and inevitable beauty of life. You will be dropped into the dreary and mystical Western Washington circa 2400 c.e. with little to guide your way. Awaiting you is a vast landscape filled with wildlife,… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Eidolon.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

85% User Score Based on 2,252 reviews

Discover Survival: Fountain of Youth - Captain's Edition on the official PlayStation website. Check out the unique gameplay features for this open-world survival game for PS5, as well as trailers, screenshots and more. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Survival: Fountain of Youth.

68%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, character development

68% User Score Based on 416 reviews

DEAD IN BERMUDA is a survival management game with RPG and adventure elements, in which you lead a team of 8 survivors from a plane crash on a strange island. Assign your survivors to tasks, gain experience and develop your survival skills, research and craft new items for the camp, explore the island for resources and solve the mysteries behind an ancient atlantean prophecy.Key Features Manage th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dead In Bermuda.

20%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics

31% User Score Based on 16 reviews

Experience what is like to be on stranded islands where only your decisions can keep you in life. Try to find more survivors as you explore tropical islands and always be ready for a rescue by ship or a plane. If you want to see tomorrow you need to grow vegetables and hunt animals with trap, collect fruits and stay away from dangerous animals and poisonous plants. Your primary goal is to escape f… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tropical Escape.

10%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay

10% User Score Based on 114 reviews

Age of Survival is survival simulation crafting game from Seattletek. Your player has been stranded on an island not far off of the coast of Africa where you will encounter creatures like boar, elephant, lions, hippos, crocs, rhinos, and tons of sea life. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Age of Survival.

66%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story

66% User Score Based on 1,026 reviews

My Island is a relaxed and beautiful survival game, You will drift on the vast ocean and start a lonely journey. Planting crops and trees, craft weapons, building houses,hunting and cooking. A grand open worldWe created a huge open world, Each island has different landscapes. There are hundreds of beautiful and unique islands in the map Powerful character customization systemYou can choose the … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to My Island.

52%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, atmosphere

71% User Score Based on 24 reviews

Devil's Island is an FPS with elements of survival, maintained in a horror atmosphere with post-apocalyptic themes in a world that has already ended. This is a game whose history combines what has long been forgotten with what may yet come. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Devil's Island.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

94% User Score Based on 228,886 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 3 reviews

Raft throws you and your friends into an epic oceanic adventure! Alone or together, players battle to survive a perilous voyage across a vast sea! Gather debris, scavenge reefs and build your own floating home, but be wary of the man-eating sharks! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Raft.

53%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, gameplay

75% User Score Based on 12 reviews

Critic Score 67%Based on 2 reviews

Dune Sea is a side-scrolling platform adventure game that lets you fly like a bird. In Dune Sea you will guide a migrating bird that got separated from its flock due to a catastrophic event, which somehow transformed a fertile area into a hostile and desolate wasteland. In order to survive you would need to fly across beautiful landscapes of strange and foreign land, while collecting items and av… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dune Sea.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

88% User Score Based on 296 reviews

Eat everything in the ocean! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tasty Blue.

70%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

70% User Score Based on 162 reviews

Deep Despair is a Minecraft-style survival sandbox. Travel, collect resources, craft items, dig, build, grow crops and survive. Freedom of action is limited only by your imagination! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Deep Despair.

71%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

67% User Score Based on 2,766 reviews

Critic Score 90%Based on 1 reviews

This is your little wood cabin. Located in the heart of a lush forest, the cabin is expandable: build new rooms and unlock additional game mechanics, including food cooking, plant growing, and tool crafting. # EXPLORE Explore a living, colorful world, ranging from dense forests to dark caves. # BUILD Your cabin grows with you: build new rooms to unlock additional game mechanics, including cook… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Among Trees.

68%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

68% User Score Based on 207 reviews

ScrewUp is a survival game where the player has to survive on a deserted island that nobody knows it’s name. There are many things that wait to be explored. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ScrewUp.

75%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, story

75% User Score Based on 60 reviews

Rogue Islands is a fast-paced, first-person shooter with magic & monsters set in a procedural fantasy wilderness. Explore forests, deserts, caves and mountains. Gain in power as you eradicate a demonic horde and inch closer to the Lords of Torment. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rogue Islands.

As the sole engineer on a space ship with a angsty captain, your hands are normally pretty full. But now aliens are attacking the ship and turning off vital systems. Can you survive the onslaught while also keeping your job!?!? Helpful hints If you are running into a lot of trouble, make sure that your difficulty is set to what you would prefer. The default is 6.5, but it can range from 1.0-10.0,… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Contact Range.

Alone or with friends, your mission is to survive the dangers of space. Build a space station strong enough to defend against enemy attacks. You start your journey stranded in space, where you were blasted off your space shuttle moments before. You are on your own but luckily equipped with an energy laser that allows you to gather much-needed resources to build a sustainable space station. Wi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Beyond Hope.

PLAY IN FULLSCREEN OR YOUR MOUSE WON'T BE TRACKED IF IT MOVES OFF OF THE WINDOWCraig Killbane is back! He has been abducted by the sinister Waste Wizard for destroying his Trash Star. Craig needs to survive the Wizard's arena by facing off against waves of Trash Bots. Only then will he be able to fight the Waste Wizard directly and escape from the arena! As Craig, you'll fight against waves of ene… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nuclear Arms 6: Waste Wizard's Tricks.

Hello there! This is my first videogame! It's a Simple level of a 2D platformer video game made in Construct 3 Free version, which is a program that compiles logic based events. All the assets used in the project are royalty free, modified or purchased, except for the Playable character Bunny (Concept, puppet, animation, icons, etc.) I've designed myself. I also wanted to make the Parallax backgro… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bunny Quest.

Ludum dare 42 submission. Intro The galaxy is collapsing. A giant, nightmarish black hole is slowly growing, consuming everything in its path. And on this path is our own solar system. You are an highly advanced A.I operating the Ark, the first faster-than-light colony ship, fitted with hundreds of millions of cryogenic pods to carry humans through the depths of space. Yet, it is not enough to ca… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mother Ship.

31%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization

47% User Score Based on 17 reviews

In Raft Survival 3D and raft adventure games you can imagine that you are only one person who survived after catastrophic crash in ocean. You are alone on this small raft wandering in the ocean & crafting ocean game. There are no signs of earth nearby in raft and shark games. You can see that you are only survivor of ship crash, now you need to struggle for your life to survive in survival raf… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Island Raft Survival 2021: Ocean Escape.

68%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, monetization

68% User Score Based on 1,060 reviews

Craft & Fight: Epic Ocean Survival Simulator. Will You Survive? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Survival Island: Craft & Build.