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80%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

86% User Score Based on 3,010 reviews

Critic Score 50%Based on 1 reviews

Shelter is a survival video game developed by Might and Delight for Windows and Mac. It was released on 28 August 2013 after being accepted through Steam Greenlight. In the game players control a mother badger who must protect and feed her cubs while travelling from their burrow to a new one. During the journey the cubs must be fed and are in danger from threats such as birds of prey and wildfire… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shelter.

76%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music

76% User Score Based on 221 reviews

This game is a venture into an alternative timeline in which graphics and sensible game design were never invented. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Door in the Woods.

The Demon's Exorcism is a first-person psychological horror game. Experience the story of a family trapped in a haunting curse. Immerse yourself in the chilling narrative as you exorcise the demon and break the curse. EnvironmentEnter a mansion where chilling events took place. Explore dimly lit hallways and discover the stories hidden in each abandoned room, each space echoing with the memories o… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Demon's Exorcism.

97%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, monetization

97% User Score Based on 69 reviews

Game Description Emerald Dreams: Sanity - Platformer Quest is an exciting 2.5D platformer and adventure Metroidvania that takes you on a journey through mysterious worlds filled with puzzles to solve and treacherous monsters to defeat. The game offers a rich story set in a dark fantasy universe where every decision you make can lead to one of multiple endings (Multiple Endings).Key Features • M… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Emerald Dreams: Sanity - Platformer Quest.

58%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

58% User Score Based on 55 reviews

Survive the Blackout is a narrative survival game set in a dark post-apocalyptic world. Choose your adventure-type gameplay, squad-level management, exploration and scavenging, difficult moral choices. What are you willing to sacrifice to survive? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Survive the Blackout.

62%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

62% User Score Based on 332 reviews

Narrative exploration game located in a massive, post-human Western Washington. Navigate an open world that has been reclaimed by nature. Use journals, letters, zines, and other documents to learn the interconnected stories of the people who lived here once. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Eidolon.

68%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

77% User Score Based on 2,867 reviews

Critic Score 60%Based on 11 reviews

Survive a post-apocalyptic world with indie smash-hit, Sheltered. Now on mobile! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sheltered.

73%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

81% User Score Based on 3,902 reviews

Critic Score 54%Based on 4 reviews

As Ted, a responsible citizen and a family man, you are faced with a slight disturbance to your happy, suburban lifestyle. THE NUCLEAR APOCALYPSE.With only 60 seconds left to impact, guide Ted in a mad, intense and action packed dash through his house in search of his family and useful supplies. Everything will be against you - time, your very own furniture, the house that's different every ti… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 60 Seconds!.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

95% User Score Based on 1,793 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 2 reviews

Will a mother fox manage to keep its little cubs alive? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Endling: Extinction is Forever.

80%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, optimization

80% User Score Based on 2,592 reviews

Hobo: Tough Life is a city survival RPG. You play as a homeless and your main goal is to survive. To do this you will have to deal with hunger, hostile environment, human unconcern and with forthcoming winter. Play with friends or with other players online and do whatever it takes to survive. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hobo: Tough Life.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

94% User Score Based on 10,983 reviews

Darkwood is a unforgiving survival horror with a procedurally generated, open world. By blending RPG, roguelike and adventure elements together with a challenging difficulty, Darkwood aims to please players craving for a deep and rewarding experience. The fear of unknown is powerful. Your senses will be deceived by Darkwood's surreal terrors. No answer will be given to you for free, yet somewhere… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Darkwood.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

91% User Score Based on 760 reviews

Paws is a standalone, single player, adventure, platformer set in the world of Shelter 2 with loss and friendship as its central themes. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Paws.

HumanitZ is an isometric sandbox survival game set in an open world ravaged by a zombie apocalypse. Survive alone or with friends by exploring, crafting, building, and fighting. The past is immutable, but the future is worth fighting for. A zombie outbreak has devastated civilization. Hordes of zeeks have clawed their way to the top, becoming the world's top predator. Ordinary humans are now an… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to HumanitZ.

You are a young Plant Spirit who is trying to save his ancestral Valley. It is dying from an unknown source of infection, with bugs becoming more dangerous and plants no longer growing. What happened and who will help you fight back? Start the adventure and find out the answers. The path lays from the safe and familiar garden to the farthest corner of the Valley, where the source of the pois… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Green Revival.

Take part in heart-stopping first-person action with waves of ravenous zombies. Use your weapons wisely, keep your ammo count at bay, and stay focused—all decisions are literally matters of life and death. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Resident Fear 2.

After a devastating outbreak destroys a quiet southern town, lead a small group of survivors sheltering in an abandoned bunker. Build your refuge, manage relationships and morale, and make difficult choices that determine who lives and who dies. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to From The Bunker.

30%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization

44% User Score Based on 18 reviews

Chaos and devastation devoured the last sparkles of life. Surviving is the main task. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ashes.

Since the very moment the first mechanical mind became aware of itself,  it craved love. No one truly understand why the heart made of copper and wires started beating, but it did. Even after we were gone. And these are their stories. [RETURN Machine.Love( )]  is a robot-romance anthology, containing 3 different stories. Each story were written, drawn, and made by humans, for humans. 1. E… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to RETURN Machine.Love().

Not fully human. Not fully infected. A failed experiment left you in between — hunted by the infected, feared by the living. Explore a dark, evolving forest where: Dynamic day & night cycle Seasonal changes Dangerous wildlife Unpredictable weather Nothing is safe. React to sound Hunt in groups Different awareness levels They don’t just chase you. They adapt. Base building s… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Crow Forest: New World.

52%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay

78% User Score Based on 18 reviews

The Devil’s Strait is no place for the faint of heart, but there’s something inside that’s worth everything. You are Thomas Sencher, a simple man with a simple goal: to find your wife, Ruth, who has been missing for 10 years.  You ventured into the Devil’s Strait armed with nothing but your devotion to Ruth, an old boat, and a harpoon gun. With the captain guiding you, your search begins. Experi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shrouded Depths.

52%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability

78% User Score Based on 18 reviews

You’re home alone… but are you really alone? Step into the unsettling world of a teenager left to fend for themselves in a quiet suburban home. With your parents out of town, you expect a peaceful night, but what begins as mundane chores quickly spirals into a harrowing fight for survival. Key Features: Immersive Storytelling: Experience a suspenseful narrative that unfolds in real-time, keepi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stalked in Solitude.

98%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:story

98% User Score Based on 53 reviews

Venture into a hauntingly liminal forest in Mycelium: The Silent Contract, as a unwilling contractor for a mysterious corporation. Your handler demands results as per your signed contract: harvest the specimens and extract. In this co-op/single-player extraction game death is just the beginning and nothing is as it seems. Fans of the Backrooms, SCP, and Alan Wake universes will feel right at... ho… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mycelium: The Silent Contract.

33%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

55% User Score Based on 11 reviews

[h2]Welcome to the Otherworld[/h2] "Estrella Frontier" is an open-world survival and construction game that combines survival, action-adventure, and building elements within a Japanese-style otherworldly backdrop. In this journey, you will take on the role of exiled Princess Lizelotte, wandering through a border region spanning over 100km^2. Explore every corner of the map freely, discover new tre… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Isekai Frontier.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, humor

89% User Score Based on 56 reviews

Welcome to Good Soup, a deliciously terrifying indie horror game where your simple craving for soup takes a sinister turn. Inspired by the popular Itch.io game "Egg Fried Rice," Good Soup blends everyday mundanity with spine-chilling horror, delivering a uniquely unsettling experience that will leave you hungry for more. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Good Soup.

46%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

75% User Score Based on 12 reviews

Whispering Death: Prologue draws you into a twisted world built from the remnants of your past. Solve puzzles, search for answers, and stay alert - She’s always watching, and one wrong decision can end everything. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Whispering Death.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere

84% User Score Based on 97 reviews

Brave a savage, unforgiving procedurally generated world where extreme weather and the nightmares of the dark will hunt you down. Alone or in co-op, survive, build, and explore to turn a cursed hellscape into your sanctuary of light. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Whisper of the Swallows.

80%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

91% User Score Based on 1,665 reviews

Critic Score 69%Based on 15 reviews

Survive the wilderness to restore your childhood home in this cozy crafting sim If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Winter Burrow.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics

96% User Score Based on 56 reviews

Watch your back in the small peaceful town of Crystalpine Grove! This once criminal-free town is being haunted by numerous murders of young women. They believe it's the signature work of the... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Rainman.

61%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, stability

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics

77% User Score Based on 30 reviews

In 1992, following a series of mysterious deaths caused by wild animals, as well as strange sightings of cryptids in the sparsely populated and underdeveloped Amazon region of Acre, a special operations brigade from the Brazilian Military Police was sent to the area to gather intelligence. However, the situation took an unexpected turn for the soldiers, who soon found themselves cornered in the mi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Acre Crisis.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

95% User Score Based on 291,882 reviews

Critic Score 90%Based on 11 reviews

A collaborative exploration and survival game for 1-10 players, set in a procedurally generated afterlife inspired by Viking culture. Battle, build, and conquer your way to a saga worthy of Odin’s patronage! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Valheim.

70%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability

70% User Score Based on 412 reviews

Critic Score 70%Based on 2 reviews

Family Man is a first-person story-led RPG that asks the question: When pushed to the limits of your own morality, how far would you go for the sake of your family? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Family Man.

82%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

82% User Score Based on 5,348 reviews

A totalitarian State controls every aspect of private and social life. Laws are oppressive. Surveillance is total. Privacy is dead. You are a State-installed manager of an apartment house. The State requires you to spy on your tenants, and report any illegal or subversive activity. However, you can also choose to keep the information to yourself, or use it to blackmail the residents, resulting in … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Beholder.

70%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

70% User Score Based on 50 reviews

In Aphotic Descent, you play as a diver whose submarine crashed at the bottom of the ocean. With no other option for survival, you must make your way to a nearby underwater research facility facing terrifying creatures, all while descending deeper and deeper... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Aphotic Descent.

74%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, monetization

74% User Score Based on 116 reviews

Hunt monsters, horde loot, and craft weapons and armor to survive in a vast procedurally generated action RPG world full of extreme danger and wonderful surprises. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Adventure Craft.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

85% User Score Based on 2,448 reviews

The game follows the life of a mother lynx, starting as a pregnant animal, giving birth and continuing in to a journey of parenthood where nurturing her cubs is paramount for survival. Shelter 2 includes more elaborate gameplay features than its predecessor, such as stamina, different types of movements, jumps and a variety of prey to kill. Besides hunting there are several maternal and hunting fe… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shelter 2.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, stability

94% User Score Based on 126 reviews

Grandpa has gone mad! collect the cheese and give them to Reeze so he can feed his mouse to get the hell out of the house! This is a horror fps game that puts you in the shoes of a random guy that has no name, who wakes up in your grandpa's house. He has gone made and you have to move around the house to collect the cheese, and give them to your step brother Rezee to get the key to open the fron… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Grandpa's Cheese.

45%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, atmosphere

50% User Score Based on 135 reviews

Critic Score 20%Based on 1 reviews

Dinocide is a classic NES inspired old-school single-player platformer in a prehistoric fantasy world. Dinocide tries to capture the drive and fun of that era and recreate it in a modern way! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dinocide.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, graphics

91% User Score Based on 168 reviews

Exciting Adventure About the Joys of Working at an Amazin' Fulfillment Center! Short, social commentary game that is 100% free, no micro-transactions. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fulfillment.

78%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, stability

78% User Score Based on 370 reviews

Razenroth is an action shooter with a dark atmosphere, enriched with the elements of roguelike and RPG. All the levels, weather conditions, distribution and quantity of key elements are generated randomly. Thanks to this fact, a single game is different each time. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Razenroth.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding

93% User Score Based on 165 reviews

THE DEVIL HAUNTS ME is a survival game about gathering resources, discovering secrets, and avoiding the horror that lurks deep within the woods. Cut down trees, hunt deer, and gather water. You need all three of these resources to survive each day. Explore as you wish, and discover secrets in the woods which just might help you survive. But be careful, there's something else in these woods... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to THE DEVIL HAUNTS ME.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

96% User Score Based on 502 reviews

Golden Krone Hotel is a gothic horror roguelike. Fight vampires with sunlight or become a vampire yourself and sneak in the shadows. Combines classic turn-based combat with dynamic lighting, an innovative potion system, and fast paced gameplay. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Golden Krone Hotel.

65%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

80% User Score Based on 30 reviews

Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

Lost in time and space and fighting for survival, it is up to you to save the crew of a World War I submarine in Tales from the Void, a squad-based, atmospheric real time tactics game. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tales from the Void.

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.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding

94% User Score Based on 135 reviews

Critic Score 37%Based on 1 reviews

Path Out is is an autobiographical adventure game that allows the players to replay the journey of Abdullah Karam, a young Syrian artist that escaped the civil war in 2014. Camouflaged as a... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Path Out.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

93% User Score Based on 44,941 reviews

Critic Score 84%Based on 36 reviews

THE CITY MUST SURVIVE If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Frostpunk.

70%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

70% User Score Based on 174 reviews

3DRPG is a voxelized old-school RPG where you explore a Randomly Generated world filled with random dungeons, towns and people! Every character in the game is recruitable. Hunt for prey or go fishing for food. Search for treasure in dungeons and fight monsters on the way! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 3DRPG.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

93% User Score Based on 18,695 reviews

Critic Score 81%Based on 27 reviews

Control your survivors and manage your shelter. Craft weapons and items. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to This War of Mine.

77%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

77% User Score Based on 222 reviews

A comedic point-and-click adventure where a hungover antique dealer must solve his own robbery in Paris, dragging himself and his friends into a wildly idiotic journey! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Demetrios: The Big Cynical Adventure.

81%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, music

81% User Score Based on 2,587 reviews

It's one year after the collapse of civilization and self-centered hedge fund manager Joe Wheeler emerges from his specially constructed bunker in search of food. This is a huge open-world RPG where you have the freedom to play how you want - but your choices have consequences. Your aim is to find other survivors, gain their respect, and build a community. You'll scavenge for supplies, trade, plan… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Survivalist.

58%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

64% User Score Based on 395 reviews

Critic Score 52%Based on 25 reviews

Those Who Remain is a psychological thriller that takes place in Dormont, a small town in the US. Dormont appears to be a regular and typical American town at first glance. However, it is cursed... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Those Who Remain.