Rank 01Why this
Also Sailing and Open World Survival Craft, like Arctic Anxiety.
- $14.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
- 2018
Games like Arctic Anxiety
- 8 games
- Updated May 5, 2026
Players who liked Arctic Anxiety also play
The closest matches to Arctic Anxiety: Escape The Pacific, Winter Survival, Subsistence, Bermuda - Lost Survival, and Hold Your Own. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
- Rank 01
Rank 02Why this
Also Open World Survival Craft and Base-Building, like Arctic Anxiety.
- $18.99 (Price checked Nov 3)
- 2025
Rank 03- $13.99 (Price checked Nov 5)
- Deck Playable
- 2016
Rank 04 
Bermuda - Lost Survival
Why this: Shares raft building with Arctic Anxiety.
Rank 05 
Hold Your Own
Why this: Also Base-Building and Loot, like Arctic Anxiety.
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Retreat To Enen
Why this: Also Fishing and Base-Building, like Arctic Anxiety.
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The full ranked list: top 24 games like Arctic Anxiety
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- 1Escape The Pacific
Also Sailing and Open World Survival Craft, like Arctic Anxiety.
- 69% of 442 reviews
- 2Winter Survival
Also Open World Survival Craft and Base-Building, like Arctic Anxiety.
- 64% of 220 reviews
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- Released: 2020
- Developer: Arctic Studio
- Price: $2.99checked Oct 31
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 54% of 193 reviews
- Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Early Access
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Atmosphere and chill music shine
- Exploration across multiple islands
- Polar bears are instant death
- Atmospheric
- Challenging
- Stressful
About Arctic Anxiety
The closest matches to Arctic Anxiety: Escape The Pacific, Winter Survival, Subsistence, Bermuda - Lost Survival, and Hold Your Own. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Arctic Anxiety is your kind of game, the closest matches are Escape The Pacific, Winter Survival and Subsistence — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, challenging and stressful, and single out its base construction and bear avoidance. 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 Arctic Anxiety: Survival simulator in extreme conditions. The game takes place in the Arctic ocean. The pilot of a cargo plane makes a hard landing on the water. To survive, the player will have to search for a cargo washed up on the shore.
Is Arctic Anxiety worth buying?
Players are split
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 54% of 193 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: $2.99 (checked Nov 7).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 15 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 9 h before their negative review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Atmosphere and chill music shine
- Exploration across multiple islands
- Polar bears are instant death
- Raft building is essential
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“This game had great potential but unfortunately at the time of this writing (May 2024) the game hasn't been updated since 2021. Save your money, don't bother. There is zero replay-ability at the current stage of the game.”
“I have been trying to like this game as it has loads of potential but dying and getting it autosaved is just a load of garbage. Also remap the keys for goodnes sake and give us more than one save so at least we can go back and rethink the…”
People who play it also play: Escape The Pacific, Winter Survival, Subsistence
Frequently asked about Arctic Anxiety
Can I run it?
Does Arctic Anxiety run on Steam Deck?
Arctic Anxiety 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 Arctic Anxiety cost?
Arctic Anxiety is listed on Steam at 2.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Arctic Anxiety?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Arctic Anxiety are Escape The Pacific, Winter Survival, Subsistence.
Who developed Arctic Anxiety?
Arctic Anxiety was developed by Arctic Studio.