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Games like Animalia Survival

If Animalia Survival is your kind of game, the closest matches are Shattered: Wasteland Dominion, The Undergrowth and Day of Dragons — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its community driven content, cosmetic customization options and dark. 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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Animalia Survival is a challenging multiplayer survival simulation set in an African savannah ecosystem where players live as their chosen animal, whether predator or prey. Released in 2021 by High Brazil Studio at 19.99 USD, the game offers animal management mechanics within a realistic open world environment, supporting online cooperative play designed for short bursts of gameplay. Players can select from carnivores, herbivores, or omnivores including lions, elephants, and gazelles. Reviewers note the experience carries dark and stressful tones, while the community-driven content and cosmetic customization options provide ongoing engagement. The title runs at a medium length and carries a 64% positive rating from 1911 Steam reviews. The game is marked as playable on Steam Deck.

About Animalia Survival: Live as your favourite african animal, choose between being a carnivore, herbivore or omnivore, predator or prey. In this multiplayer ecosystem, with a realistic open world, choose to become a lion, a elephant or even a swift gazelle! But remember, the savannahs law is to survive at any cost!

2021ActionStrategyIndieAdventureSimulationMassively Multiplayer19.99 USDDeck PlayableWindowsby High Brazil Studio
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Steam players who put hours into Animalia Survival also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Shattered: Wasteland Dominion

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Animalia Survival fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Animalia Survival.

    In the year 2079, the United States crumbled under the weight of climate catastrophe, resource wars, and political collapse. Once a beacon of prosperity, it has now become a desolate wasteland where survival is the only law.

    2023ActionStrategyIndie19.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. The Undergrowth

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Animalia Survival fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Animalia Survival.

    The Undergrowth is an online multiplayer survival experience where you begin life as a tiny, vulnerable creature in a massive ecosystem filled with danger, opportunity, and other players. Hunt, scavenge, grow, evolve, and carve your place in a brutal world where survival is earned, not given.

    ActionStrategyIndieSteam ↗
  3. Day of Dragons

    WHY THIS

    Shares a stressful mood with Animalia Survival.

    Third-strongest match for Animalia Survival fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Animalia Survival.

    Day of Dragons is an online creature survival game set in a large, beautiful, sandbox open world with multiple biomes and distinct creatures. Rule the world as one of several dragon species, or play as an elemental.

    2019IndieSimulationMassively Multiplayer19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. The Isle

    WHY THIS

    Shares a stressful mood with Animalia Survival.

    Ranked #4 for Animalia Survival fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Animalia Survival.

    Experience fierce open world survival gameplay as you attempt to stay alive on an unforgiving island inhabited by dinosaurs! Hunt. Grow. Survive.

    2015ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Avaroth Online

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Animalia Survival fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Animalia Survival.

    Avaroth Online is an open-world MMORPG with PvP combat, character progression, and exploration across lands inspired by Argentina. Gather resources, build, and face enemies and players alike in a hostile, persistent world.

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  6. ArcheAge Chronicles

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Animalia Survival fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Animalia Survival.

    Explore Auroria, a vast and vibrant world brimming with rich lore and thrilling action. ArcheAge Chronicles delivers an immersive experience that will capture players' hearts, whether they are newcomers to the setting or seasoned adventurers.

    2026ActionAdventureMassively MultiplayerSteam ↗
  7. Grace Online

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Animalia Survival fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Animalia Survival.

    Grace Online is a 3D fantasy MMORPG featuring an immersive experience that allows the players to forge their own paths through exploration and discovery.

    2023ActionStrategyIndie1.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Sanctuary Island

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Animalia Survival fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Animalia Survival.

    Turn into a Dinosaur of your choice in this survial sandbox game and find out the truth hidden in Sanctuary Island. Or role play with your friends and other players in a vivid landscape full of flora and fauna.

    2022IndieSimulationRPG19.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Terraria

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Animalia Survival on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Animalia Survival.

    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 ~75% under Animalia Survival on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Animalia Survival.

    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. Lethal Company

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Animalia Survival on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Animalia Survival.

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

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

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Animalia Survival on Steam right now. Shares Action with Animalia Survival.

    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 ↗
  5. People Playground

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Animalia Survival on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Animalia Survival.

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

    2019ActionIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Portal 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Animalia Survival on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Animalia Survival.

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

    2011ActionAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Fallout: New Vegas

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Animalia Survival on Steam right now. Shares Action with Animalia Survival.

    Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!

    2010ActionRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Undertale

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Animalia Survival on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Animalia Survival.

    UNDERTALE! The RPG game where you don't have to destroy anyone.

    2015IndieRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. 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 Animalia Survival.

    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 ↗
  3. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Animalia Survival.

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Animalia Survival.

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Counter-Strike:Global Offensive

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Animalia Survival.

    Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).

    2012ActionFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

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

    The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. UNBEATABLE [white label]

    WHY THIS

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

    A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. 93, Kuindzhi

    WHY THIS

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

    Kuindzhi, 93 is an atmospheric first-person narrative vignette about an 18-year-old boy from Donbas. The story takes us to March 2022, when the world changed forever — into a space where the past, fears, and doubts find their voice.

    2026IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Animalia Survival

Does Animalia Survival run on Steam Deck?
Animalia Survival 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 Animalia Survival cost?
Animalia Survival is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Animalia Survival have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Animalia Survival supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, PvP).
What games are most similar to Animalia Survival?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Animalia Survival are Shattered: Wasteland Dominion, The Undergrowth, Day of Dragons.
Who developed Animalia Survival?
Animalia Survival was developed by High Brazil Studio.

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