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Games like Chernobylite Complete Edition

If Chernobylite Complete Edition is your kind of game, the closest matches are Pacific Drive, Metro Exodus and Chernobylite 2: Exclusion Zone — picked from the ranked list below. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

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Chernobylite Complete Edition is a first-person survival horror RPG developed by The Farm 51, set in a hyper-realistic recreation of the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone. Players navigate a non-linear narrative while scavenging, crafting equipment, and managing a base of operations. The game combines atmospheric exploration with survival mechanics and combat encounters. It launched in 2021 and is priced at $29.99, with playable status on Steam Deck. Reviewers highlight the immersive world-building and non-linear exploration, noting the challenging difficulty level. Players describe it as atmospheric and engaging for those who enjoy survival horror. It supports solo play only with a medium-length campaign, earning an 84% positive rating from over 5,000 Steam reviews.

About Chernobylite Complete Edition: Chernobylite is a science-fiction survival horror RPG. Set in the hyper-realistic, 3D-scanned wasteland of Chernobyl’s Exclusion Zone, explore a non-linear storyline in your search to uncover the truth of your tortured past.

2021ActionIndieAdventureSimulationRPG29.99 USDDeck PlayableMetacritic 75Windowsby The Farm 51
Chernobylite Complete Edition — Steam game cover

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  1. Pacific Drive

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Chernobylite Complete Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Chernobylite Complete Edition.

    Face the supernatural dangers of the Olympic Exclusion Zone with a car as your only lifeline in this driving survival adventure! Scavenge resources, load up your trusty station wagon, and drive like hell to make it through alive.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure9.89 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Metro Exodus

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Chernobylite Complete Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Chernobylite Complete Edition.

    Flee the shattered ruins of the Moscow Metro and embark on an epic, continent-spanning journey across the post-apocalyptic Russian wilderness. Explore vast, non-linear levels, lose yourself in an immersive, sandbox survival experience, and follow a thrilling story-line that spans an entire year in the greatest Metro adventure yet.

    2020Action29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Chernobylite 2: Exclusion Zone

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Chernobylite Complete Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Chernobylite Complete Edition.

    Explore the mysterious, beautiful, yet dark world of the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone in this post-apocalyptic action-RPG. Make your mark on this world, through your character development, choices and playstyle. But remember – everything has a price and consequences.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure39.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Subnautica: Below Zero

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Chernobylite Complete Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Chernobylite Complete Edition.

    Dive into a freezing underwater adventure on an alien planet. Below Zero is set two years after the original Subnautica. Return to Planet 4546B to uncover the truth behind a deadly cover-up. Survive by building habitats, crafting tools, & diving deeper into the world of Subnautica.

    2021IndieAdventure29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Breathedge

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Chernobylite Complete Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Chernobylite Complete Edition.

    Survive in outer space! Together with your immortal chicken, discover the truth behind your sudden spaceship crash. Craft tools, pilot vehicles, and even control space stations to survive and explore the wreckage.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. State of Decay

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Chernobylite Complete Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Simulation with Chernobylite Complete Edition.

    The end is here. Life as you knew it has gone to hell after the mother of all zombie outbreaks. Now you and the few scattered survivors must band together to survive and rebuild in a 3rd-person action game set in a dynamic open world.

    2013ActionSimulationRPGDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. The Riftbreaker

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Chernobylite Complete Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Chernobylite Complete Edition.

    The Riftbreaker is a solo or Co-op base-building, survival game with Action-RPG elements for up to 4 players. Hack & slash countless hordes of enemies. Build up your base, craft powerful weapons and research new inventions to survive.

    2021ActionStrategyIndie11.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Tunguska: The Visitation - Final Cut

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Chernobylite Complete Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Chernobylite Complete Edition.

    Tunguska: The Visitation is a single player top-down shooter RPG. Seek fortune as a Ghoul Hunter in an abandoned Soviet Exclusion Zone. Use your grit and ingenuity to survive deadly radiation, mysterious anomalies, and poisonous mutants. Go in guns-blazing, or stay in the shadows - your choice.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Chernobylite Complete Edition

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Chernobylite Complete Edition cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and RPG with Chernobylite Complete Edition.

    S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl tells a story about survival in the Zone – a very dangerous place, where you fear not only the radiation, anomalies and deadly creatures, but other S.T.A.L.K.E.R.s, who have their own goals and wishes.

    2007ActionRPG19.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. The Bureau: XCOM Declassified

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Chernobylite Complete Edition cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Chernobylite Complete Edition.

    The year is 1962 and the Cold War has the nation gripped by fear.  A top-secret government unit called The Bureau begins investigating a series of mysterious attacks by an enemy more powerful than communism.

    2013Action19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. The Forest

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Chernobylite Complete Edition cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Chernobylite Complete Edition.

    As the lone survivor of a passenger jet crash, you find yourself in a mysterious forest battling to stay alive against a society of cannibalistic mutants. Build, explore, survive in this terrifying first person survival horror simulator.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Metro 2033 Redux

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Chernobylite Complete Edition cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Chernobylite Complete Edition.

    In 2013 the world was devastated by an apocalyptic event, annihilating almost all mankind and turning the Earth's surface into a poisonous wasteland. A handful of survivors took refuge in the depths of the Moscow underground, and human civilization entered a new Dark Age. The year is 2033.

    2014Action19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. RimWorld

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Chernobylite Complete Edition cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Simulation with Chernobylite Complete Edition.

    A sci-fi colony sim driven by an intelligent AI storyteller. Generates stories by simulating psychology, ecology, gunplay, melee combat, climate, biomes, diplomacy, interpersonal relationships, art, medicine, trade, and more.

    2018StrategyIndieSimulation34.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Resident Evil

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Chernobylite Complete Edition cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Chernobylite Complete Edition.

    The game that defined the survival-horror genre is back! Check out the remastered HD version of Resident Evil.

    2015ActionAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Tom Clancy’s The Division™

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Chernobylite Complete Edition cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Chernobylite Complete Edition.

    A tactical open world third-person shooter set in New York after a deadly pandemic. Team up or go solo to restore order against deadly factions, secure loot, and conquer high-risk endgame challenges.

    2016ActionAdventureRPG29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Minecraft: Story Mode - A Telltale Games Series

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Chernobylite Complete Edition cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Chernobylite Complete Edition.

    Episode 1 is now FREE - for a limited time! In Minecraft: Story Mode, playing as either a male or female hero named 'Jesse,' you’ll embark on a perilous adventure across the Overworld, through the Nether, to the End, and beyond.

    2015AdventureDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Chernobylite Complete Edition at current Steam store prices.

  1. Terraria

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Chernobylite Complete Edition on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Chernobylite Complete Edition.

    Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!

    2011ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~83% under Chernobylite Complete Edition on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Chernobylite Complete Edition.

    Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Stardew Valley

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Chernobylite Complete Edition on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Chernobylite Complete Edition.

    You've inherited your grandfather's old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home?

    2016IndieSimulationRPG14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Lethal Company

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Chernobylite Complete Edition on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Chernobylite Complete Edition.

    A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Left 4 Dead 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Chernobylite Complete Edition on Steam right now. Shares Action with Chernobylite Complete Edition.

    Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.

    2009Action9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Hollow Knight

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Chernobylite Complete Edition on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Chernobylite Complete Edition.

    Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.

    2017ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. People Playground

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Chernobylite Complete Edition on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Chernobylite Complete Edition.

    Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.

    2019ActionIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Portal 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Chernobylite Complete Edition on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Chernobylite Complete Edition.

    The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!

    2011ActionAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Chernobylite Complete Edition.

    The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Chernobylite Complete Edition.

    Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Chernobylite Complete Edition.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Chernobylite Complete Edition.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Chernobylite Complete Edition.

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Chernobylite Complete Edition.

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Chernobylite Complete Edition.

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. NGU IDLE

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Chernobylite Complete Edition.

    NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!

    2019IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from The Farm 51

Other recommendable Steam games by The Farm 51, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Painkiller Hell & Damnation

    WHY THIS

    Another title from The Farm 51, the studio behind Chernobylite Complete Edition. Shares Action with Chernobylite Complete Edition.

    Evil has returned! Demonic powers are manifesting themselves as a myriad of dark creatures, fighting over the fates of imprisoned souls caught in Purgatory.

    2012Action19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. NecroVision

    WHY THIS

    Another title from The Farm 51, the studio behind Chernobylite Complete Edition. Shares Action with Chernobylite Complete Edition.

    War is Hell. NecroVision is a first-person shooter that takes gamers across the frantic battlegrounds of World War I and into a dark underworld of vampires, demons and dark magic.

    2009Action4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Deadfall Adventures

    WHY THIS

    Another title from The Farm 51, the studio behind Chernobylite Complete Edition. Shares Action and Adventure with Chernobylite Complete Edition.

    Deadfall Adventures is an action-driven first-person shooter, spiced up with elements from action-adventure games. Become an adventurer, hunt for treasures, explore unknown regions of the world and rescue the damsel in distress from the clutches of enemies, both earthly and not-so-earthly.

    2013ActionAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. GET EVEN

    WHY THIS

    Another title from The Farm 51, the studio behind Chernobylite Complete Edition. Shares Action and Indie with Chernobylite Complete Edition.

    Take a deep breath... Try to remember: a girl, a chair, a bomb. Just keep... calm. Follow the voice into the depths of you memory. Relax... and search for the darkest memories in the deepest recesses of your mind. Can you find her? The clock is ticking... And this is just a part of the treatment.

    2017ActionIndie29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Chernobylite 2: Exclusion Zone

    WHY THIS

    Another title from The Farm 51, the studio behind Chernobylite Complete Edition. Shares Action and Indie with Chernobylite Complete Edition.

    Explore the mysterious, beautiful, yet dark world of the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone in this post-apocalyptic action-RPG. Make your mark on this world, through your character development, choices and playstyle. But remember – everything has a price and consequences.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure39.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. NecroVisioN: Lost Company

    WHY THIS

    Another title from The Farm 51, the studio behind Chernobylite Complete Edition. Shares Action with Chernobylite Complete Edition.

    NecroVisioN: Lost Company is the prequel to original horror FPS shooter, taking place before the NecroVisioN story begins. It contains a bunch of unique levels, characters, weapons and gameplay elements as well as new main hero that presents the original game story from opposite perspective.

    2010Action6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. Subnautica: Below Zero

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Chernobylite Complete Edition.

    Dive into a freezing underwater adventure on an alien planet. Below Zero is set two years after the original Subnautica. Return to Planet 4546B to uncover the truth behind a deadly cover-up. Survive by building habitats, crafting tools, & diving deeper into the world of Subnautica.

    2021IndieAdventure29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. State of Decay

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Simulation with Chernobylite Complete Edition.

    The end is here. Life as you knew it has gone to hell after the mother of all zombie outbreaks. Now you and the few scattered survivors must band together to survive and rebuild in a 3rd-person action game set in a dynamic open world.

    2013ActionSimulationRPGDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Tunguska: The Visitation - Final Cut

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Chernobylite Complete Edition.

    Tunguska: The Visitation is a single player top-down shooter RPG. Seek fortune as a Ghoul Hunter in an abandoned Soviet Exclusion Zone. Use your grit and ingenuity to survive deadly radiation, mysterious anomalies, and poisonous mutants. Go in guns-blazing, or stay in the shadows - your choice.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Chernobylite Complete Edition

Does Chernobylite Complete Edition run on Steam Deck?
Chernobylite Complete Edition is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does Chernobylite Complete Edition cost?
Chernobylite Complete Edition is listed on Steam at 29.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Chernobylite Complete Edition?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Chernobylite Complete Edition are Pacific Drive, Metro Exodus, Chernobylite 2: Exclusion Zone.
Who developed Chernobylite Complete Edition?
Chernobylite Complete Edition was developed by The Farm 51.

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