Games like Winter Survival
If Winter Survival is your kind of game, the closest matches are Far Cry® Primal, Soulmask and Badiya: Desert Survival — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, challenging and stressful. 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.
Get personalized picks →About Winter Survival: Winter Survival is a story-driven survival game where trauma turns reality into a reflection of your breaking mind. Battle cold, hunger, hallucinations, and adapt to the wilderness as it adapts to you.
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Far Cry® Primal
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Winter Survival.
Top pick for Winter Survival fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Winter Survival.
The award-winning Far Cry franchise returns with its innovative open world gameplay, bringing together massive beasts, breathtaking environments, and unpredictable savage encounters. Welcome to the Stone Age, a time of danger and adventure.
Soulmask
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Winter Survival.
Second-strongest match for Winter Survival fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Winter Survival.
Don the Ancient Mask. Wield the power of gods. Possess any of your tribespeople, recruit followers, and build a thriving automated civilization. Survive, expand, and forge your own legacy across a vast ancient open world — together with friends.
Badiya: Desert Survival
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Winter Survival.
Third-strongest match for Winter Survival fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Winter Survival.
Badiya is a Sandbox Survival RPG set in the WWI era desert lands. Badiya challenges you to brave the sands, take part in wars, ply the spice routes, or hunt for treasure as you strive to fulfill your ambitions.
Eden Island
WHY THIS
Shares day night cycle and an atmospheric mood with Winter Survival.
Ranked #4 for Winter Survival fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Winter Survival.
Eden Island is a beautiful survival game. As a survivor, you will explore and survive on a realistic tropical island, craft weapons against beasts, farm and hunt, build your own home.
Night of the Dead
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Winter Survival.
Ranked #5 for Winter Survival fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Winter Survival.
'Night of the Dead' is an open-world game that combines elements of exploration, tower defense, survival, and crafting. Traverse a world dominated by zombies while collecting various resources and powerful equipment. Build a fortress to survive the hordes of zombies that swarm every night!
Subnautica: Below Zero
WHY THIS
Shares resource scarcity and an atmospheric mood with Winter Survival.
Ranked #6 for Winter Survival fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Winter Survival.
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.
Desert Skies
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Winter Survival.
Ranked #7 for Winter Survival fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Winter Survival.
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!
Mist Survival
WHY THIS
Shares a stressful mood with Winter Survival.
Ranked #8 for Winter Survival fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Winter Survival.
MIST SURVIVAL is a Single-player, survival stealth sandbox game Players will experience the Apocalypse stimulation in the form of virus pandemic, the players have to deal with it to survive through the difficulties such as finding shelter and food, threats from the environment and climate: wild animals, bandits, infected, and dense mist t
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The Long Dark
WHY THIS
Shares resource scarcity and an atmospheric mood with Winter Survival.
Reviewers of Winter Survival cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Winter Survival.
THE LONG DARK is a thoughtful, exploration-survival experience that challenges solo players to think for themselves as they explore an expansive frozen wilderness in the aftermath of a geomagnetic disaster. There are no zombies -- only you, the cold, and all the threats Mother Nature can muster.
Valheim
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Winter Survival.
Reviewers of Winter Survival cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Winter Survival.
A brutal exploration and survival game for 1-10 players, set in a procedurally-generated purgatory inspired by viking culture. Battle, build, and conquer your way to a saga worthy of Odin’s patronage!
Green Hell
WHY THIS
Shares a stressful mood with Winter Survival.
Reviewers of Winter Survival cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Winter Survival.
Plunge into the open-world survival simulation set in the extreme conditions of the uncharted Amazon jungle. Use real-life survival techniques to craft, hunt, fight, and gather resources, set a makeshift shelter, or raise a fortress. Survive alone or team up with your friends and challenge the jungle together.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Winter Survival at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~74% under Winter Survival on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Winter 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.
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~47% under Winter Survival on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Winter Survival.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Left 4 Dead 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~47% under Winter Survival on Steam right now. Shares Action with Winter 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.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~47% under Winter Survival on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Winter Survival.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Fallout: New Vegas
WHY THIS
Priced ~47% under Winter Survival on Steam right now. Shares Action with Winter Survival.
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
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 Winter Survival.
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.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Winter Survival.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Winter Survival.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
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 Winter 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.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Winter Survival.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
The Expendabros
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Winter Survival.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
UNBEATABLE [white label]
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Winter Survival.
A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.
Star Fetchers
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Winter Survival.
The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories
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More from DRAGO entertainment
Other recommendable Steam games by DRAGO entertainment, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Gas Station Simulator
WHY THIS
Shares resource scarcity with Winter Survival.
Another title from DRAGO entertainment, the studio behind Winter Survival. Shares Indie and Simulation with Winter Survival.
Buy an abandoned gas station and restore it to its full glory. Renovate, upgrade and expand upon the offered services to keep up with your clients demands.
Food Truck Simulator
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Winter Survival.
Another title from DRAGO entertainment, the studio behind Winter Survival. Shares Indie and Simulation with Winter Survival.
Renovate, equip and restore the shine of the food truck that belonged to your father. Create recipes, cook the food and serve customers across an entire city. Customize and upgrade your food truck to reach more customers and expand your menu.
Treasure Hunter Simulator
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Winter Survival.
Another title from DRAGO entertainment, the studio behind Winter Survival. Shares Indie and Simulation with Winter Survival.
Dive into the exciting world of finding long forgotten treasures. Grab your metal detector and set off to explore the countryside. What today looks like a peaceful meadow might have been the scene of a fierce battle in the past, hiding now the valuable artefacts. Ready to dig in the past?
Otherland MMO
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Winter Survival.
Another title from DRAGO entertainment, the studio behind Winter Survival. Shares Indie with Winter Survival.
The fascinating multiverse of Tad Williams’ critically acclaimed Otherland novels transformed into a full scale MMORPG with a new storyline. New game worlds and improvements, better performance and a revamped UI, Otherland: Next is the next step in the game’s evolution.
Airport Contraband
WHY THIS
Another title from DRAGO entertainment, the studio behind Winter Survival. Shares Indie and Simulation with Winter Survival.
Take over the duties of a customs officer in this roguelike-simulation game where every suitcase could be a risk. Inspect documents, question passengers, scan luggage, and seize illegal goods as you try to maintain control at Caldora Airport. Will you uphold the law or profit from contraband?
Gas Station Simulator: Prologue - Early Days
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Winter Survival.
Another title from DRAGO entertainment, the studio behind Winter Survival. Shares Simulation with Winter Survival.
The "Early Days" prologue to Gas Station Simulator where you buy an abandoned gas station in the middle of nowhere, fix it up and start running it.
Winter Survival: Prologue
WHY THIS
Shares resource scarcity and an atmospheric mood with Winter Survival.
Another title from DRAGO entertainment, the studio behind Winter Survival. Shares Action and Adventure with Winter Survival.
Experience survival in harsh winter conditions and our sanity system and see what happened before the events in Winter Survival take place.
Airport Contraband: Prologue
WHY THIS
Another title from DRAGO entertainment, the studio behind Winter Survival. Shares Indie and Simulation with Winter Survival.
Experience the Caldora Airport from a slightly different angle with more emphasis on the rogue-like nature of the game and new gameplay elements.
Frequently asked about Winter Survival
- Does Winter Survival work on Steam Deck?
- Winter Survival is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
- How much does Winter Survival cost?
- Winter Survival is listed on Steam at 18.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Winter Survival?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Winter Survival are Far Cry® Primal, Soulmask, Badiya: Desert Survival.
- Who developed Winter Survival?
- Winter Survival was developed by DRAGO entertainment and published by DRAGO entertainment, HeartBeat Games.
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