Games like The Long Dark
Looking for games like The Long Dark? Here are top open world shooter recommendations, selected from player-similarity data — start with Green Hell, The Wild Eight or Subsistence.
1 View Game81%Game Brain Scorestory, gameplaygrinding, stability86% User Score 30,199 reviewsCritic Score 90%4 reviews"Green Hell is an open-world survival simulation set in the Amazonian rainforest, where you must fend for yourself with no outside help. Using real survival techniques, players build shelters, craft tools, and hunt for food, while facing threats from wildlife, illnesses, and traps. The game also simulates the psychological effects of isolation, adding an extra layer of challenge to this intense wilderness experience."
View Game2 View Game71%Game Brain Scorestory, gameplaystability, grinding71% User Score 1,680 reviewsCritic Score 70%1 reviewsIn "The Wild Eight," eight plane crash survivors must work together to stay alive in a harsh Alaskan wilderness, fraught with danger and hidden secrets. Gather resources, craft tools, and evade deadly creatures while uncovering the mystery behind the crash. Play solo or with up to seven other players for a challenging and immersive experience.
View Game3 View Game70%Game Brain Scoregameplay, graphicsgrinding, story70% User Score 7,408 reviews"Subsistence is a challenging, open-world survival game with dynamic seasons and weather. Build and defend your base, gather resources, and develop technology while contending with AI hunters and the elements. Engage in resource gathering, farming, and animal husbandry for sustenance. Co-op and single-player options available. Current features include crafting, AI base building, weapon upgrades, and more."
View Game4 View Game87%Game Brain Scorestory, gameplaystability, optimization87% User Score 1,344 reviewsArid is a gritty, exploration-survival experience that challenges players in surviving the most arid place in the world. By using your skills and adaptation, you must face the loneliness, the extreme temperatures, and mysteries of the Atacama Desert.
View Game5 View Game67%Game Brain Scoregraphics, gameplaystory, grinding67% User Score 2,766 reviewsCritic Score 70%1 reviewsAmong Trees is a first-person survival adventure game set in a vibrant, ever-changing forest. Gather resources, craft tools, and build a shelter to withstand the dangerous wildlife and harsh seasons. Uncover the mysteries of the forest as you explore and interact with its ecosystem, but be careful, as your actions may have lasting consequences.
View Game6 View Game73%Game Brain Scoregameplay, storygrinding, stability73% User Score 1,530 reviews"Arctico is an open-world, 2-player co-op game featuring base building, exploration, and collection of resources. Customize your base and equipment, and take care of plants and experiments to upgrade. Discover the island's locations and secrets, and enjoy the exceptional atmosphere, music, and visuals, but be prepared for bugs and grinding."
View Game7 View Game67%Game Brain Scoregraphics, gameplaystory, optimization89% User Score 87,861 reviewsCritic Score 36%7 reviews"7 Days to Die" is a multiplayer action game set in a post-apocalyptic world overrun by the undead. It combines elements of first-person shooter, survival horror, tower defense, and role-playing games. Explore open-world environments, craft and repair weapons, build and customize fortresses, and cooperate or compete with other players in various game modes. Despite some bugs, the game offers a unique and immersive experience in a fully destructible world.
View Game8 View Game78%Game Brain Scorestory, gameplayoptimization, grinding75% User Score 39,742 reviewsCritic Score 90%2 reviews"ICARUS is a PvE survival game with mission-based and open world modes for up to eight players. Prospectors drop to a harsh, Earth-like planet to explore, harvest, craft, and hunt. Brace for a brutal world with toxic atmosphere, dangerous wildlife, and deadly storms, demanding preparation and planning for survival."
View Game9 View Game86%Game Brain Scorestory, gameplaystability, grinding92% User Score 65,944 reviewsCritic Score 78%27 reviews"Grounded" is a Role Playing game where players are shrunken to the size of an ant and must survive in a suburban backyard ecosystem. Players can gather, craft, build bases, and battle both peaceful and hostile insects in a 2-4 player co-op or single-player mode. The game offers a unique blend of environmental and narrative-driven storytelling in a handcrafted sandbox world.
View Game10 View Game62%Game Brain Scorestory, gameplayoptimization, stability63% User Score 254 reviewsCritic Score 60%3 reviews"Winter Survival" is a first-person survival game set in the snowy Mount Washington State Park. After being separated from your group during a hike, you must fight against harsh winter conditions, hunger, thirst, wildlife, and your own mind to reach an abandoned ranger station for help. The game offers dynamic combat, stealth, base building, and a unique sanity system, with multiple game modes and difficulties for varied experiences. Explore snow-covered forests, mountains, and frozen lakes while grappling with treacherous terrain and dangerous wildlife.
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