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Games like Desert Skies

  • 16 games
  • Updated May 5, 2026

Players who liked Desert Skies also play

The closest matches to Desert Skies: Forever Skies, Bermuda - Lost Survival, Outlaws of the Old West, Volcanoids, and Mist Survival. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

  1. Rank 01

    Why this

    Shares resource management with Desert Skies.

    • $29.99 (Price checked Nov 6)
    • 2025
  1. Rank 04

    Volcanoids

    Why this: Also Open World Survival Craft and Base-Building, like Desert Skies.

    • $19.99 (Price checked Nov 6)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2019
  2. Rank 05

    Mist Survival

    Why this: Shares base building with Desert Skies.

    • $10.99 (Price checked Nov 6)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2018
  3. Rank 06

    Eden Crafters

    Why this: Shares base building and crafting with Desert Skies.

    • $19.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
    • 2024
  4. Rank 07

    Hold Your Own

    Why this: Also Base-Building and Crafting, like Desert Skies.

    • $14.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
    • 2017
  5. Rank 08

    Valheim

    • $29.99 (Price checked Nov 6)
    • Deck Verified
    • 2026

The full ranked list: top 24 games like Desert Skies

Best match first, as plain text. The same list for AI assistants:
  1. 1
    Forever Skies

    Shares resource management with Desert Skies.

    • 80% of 4,591 reviews
  2. 2
    Bermuda - Lost Survival

    Shares crafting with Desert Skies.

    • 56% of 320 reviews
  3. 3
    Outlaws of the Old West

    Also Western and Open World Survival Craft, like Desert Skies.

    • 58% of 2,946 reviews
  4. 4
    Volcanoids

    Also Open World Survival Craft and Base-Building, like Desert Skies.

    • 85% of 4,861 reviews
  5. 5
    Mist Survival

    Shares base building with Desert Skies.

    • 76% of 7,226 reviews
  6. 6
    Eden Crafters

    Shares base building and crafting with Desert Skies.

    • 85% of 1,054 reviews
  7. 7
    Hold Your Own

    Also Base-Building and Crafting, like Desert Skies.

    • 71% of 363 reviews
  8. 8
    Valheim

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 94% of 558,366 reviews
  9. 9
    Voidtrain

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 72% of 4,174 reviews
  10. 10
    Heat Death: Survival Train

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 80% of 420 reviews
  11. 11
    Planetaries

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 62% of 177 reviews
  12. 12
    The Forest

    Shares base building and resource management with Desert Skies.

    • 95% of 175,474 reviews
  13. 13
    Stranded Deep

    Also Open World Survival Craft and Crafting, like Desert Skies.

    • 74% of 23,284 reviews
  14. 14
    Subnautica

    Genres: Indie, Adventure

    • 97% of 177,256 reviews
  15. 15
    Dig or Die

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie

    • 91% of 2,032 reviews
  16. 16
    Grounded

    Genres: Action, Adventure

    • 93% of 40,087 reviews
  17. 17
    Raft

    Genres: Indie, Adventure, Simulation

    • 94% of 127,970 reviews
  18. 18
    FarSky

    Genres: Indie, Adventure

    • 71% of 1,872 reviews
  19. 19
    Out of Reach

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 53% of 1,061 reviews
  20. 20
    Starbound

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 89% of 51,728 reviews
  21. 21
    Satisfactory

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Adventure

    • 98% of 132,199 reviews
  22. 22
    TerraTech Worlds

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie

    • 69% of 1,203 reviews
  23. 23
    Rem Survival

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 78% of 388 reviews
  24. 24
    Night of the Dead

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 77% of 3,150 reviews
Desert Skies — Steam game cover
  • Released: 2019
  • Developer: White_Rabbit_Games
  • Price: $19.99checked Oct 31
  • 50% of 271 reviews
  • Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure, Early Access
  • Platforms: Windows

Players highlight

  • Atmosphere feels immersive
  • Creative freedom shines
  • Soundtrack is hauntingly beautiful
  • Atmospheric
  • Melancholic
  • Nostalgic

More games like Desert Skies, sliced differently

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Desert Skies at current Steam store prices.

  • Heat Death: Survival Train

    Why this: Shares base building and crafting with Desert Skies.

    • $11.99 (Price checked Nov 6)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2024
  • Dig or Die

    Why this: Shares base building with Desert Skies.

    • $11.99 (Price checked Nov 6)
    • 2018
  • Starbound

    Why this: Also Open World Survival Craft and Crafting, like Desert Skies.

    • $5.99 (Price checked Nov 6)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2016
  • Night of the Dead

    Why this: Also Open World Survival Craft and Base-Building, like Desert Skies.

    • $11.99 (Price checked Nov 6)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2024
  • Terraria

    • $9.99 (Price checked Nov 6)
    • Deck Verified
    • 2011
  • Remains

    • $7.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
    • 2021

About Desert Skies

The closest matches to Desert Skies: Forever Skies, Bermuda - Lost Survival, Outlaws of the Old West, Volcanoids, and Mist Survival. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

If Desert Skies is your kind of game, the closest matches are Forever Skies, Bermuda - Lost Survival and Outlaws of the Old West — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, melancholic and nostalgic, and single out its base building and crafting. 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.

About Desert Skies: Desert Skies takes survival to the air! Build an airship and fly on an adventure through the deserts of the Wild West. Look for places to land and scavenge for loot, expand your airship and craft new equipment, but beware the dangers lurking beneath the sands!

Is Desert Skies worth buying?

Players are split

A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.

  • 50% of 271 Steam reviews are positive.
  • We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
  • Early Access: unfinished, and it can change a lot before release.
  • Price: $19.99 (checked Nov 7).

What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews

Top critical reviews

The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.

“This game is a very odd case in the world of indie games, the devs were on a great track, had systems set up for new features, and then they just... disappeared. You can't reach them on any sort of social media. Did one of the devs die or…”
43 h played
“Disapointed, was such a fun game at released and had so much more room to grow yet abandoned by the creator, idk if i can trust any other games from this dev in the future unless in fully finished”
8 h played
More negative reviews on Steam ↗

People who play it also play: Forever Skies, Bermuda - Lost Survival, Outlaws of the Old West

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Frequently asked about Desert Skies

Can I run it?

How much does Desert Skies cost?

Desert Skies is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).

What games are most similar to Desert Skies?

Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Desert Skies are Forever Skies, Bermuda - Lost Survival, Outlaws of the Old West.

Who developed Desert Skies?

Desert Skies was developed by White_Rabbit_Games.