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Games like Outbreak Island

  • 13 games
  • Updated Nov 7, 2026

Players who liked Outbreak Island also play

The closest matches to Outbreak Island: Lost Rift, No One Survived, Outbreak Island: Pendulum, Windrose, and PIONER. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

  1. Rank 01

    Why this

    Shares base management and resource gathering with Outbreak Island.

    • $24.99 (Price checked Nov 7)
    • 2025
  2. Rank 02

    Why this

    Shares crafting with Outbreak Island.

    • $16.99 (Price checked Nov 7)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2025
  1. Rank 04

    Windrose

    Why this: Shares resource gathering and crafting with Outbreak Island.

    • $29.99 (Price checked Nov 7)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2026
  2. Rank 05

    PIONER

    Why this: Also Post-apocalyptic and Crafting, like Outbreak Island.

    • $29.99 (Price checked Nov 7)
    • 2025
  3. Rank 06

    Pacific Drive

    Why this: Also Driving and Post-apocalyptic, like Outbreak Island.

    • $9.89 (Price checked Nov 7)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2024
  4. Rank 07

    VEIN

    Why this: Also Base Building and Post-apocalyptic, like Outbreak Island.

    • $19.99 (Price checked Nov 7)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2025
  5. Rank 08

    Zombie Graveyard Simulator

    Why this: Shares base management with Outbreak Island.

    • $7.19 (Price checked Nov 7)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2025

The full ranked list: top 24 games like Outbreak Island

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

    Shares base management and resource gathering with Outbreak Island.

    • 74% of 583 reviews
  2. 2
    No One Survived

    Shares crafting with Outbreak Island.

    • 65% of 2,271 reviews
  3. 3
    Outbreak Island: Pendulum

    Genres: Action, Adventure, Simulation

    • 59% of 250 reviews
  4. 4
    Windrose

    Shares resource gathering and crafting with Outbreak Island.

    • 89% of 19,600 reviews
  5. 5
    PIONER

    Also Post-apocalyptic and Crafting, like Outbreak Island.

    • 71% of 1,152 reviews
  6. 6
    Pacific Drive

    Also Driving and Post-apocalyptic, like Outbreak Island.

    • 83% of 13,492 reviews
  7. 7
    VEIN

    Also Base Building and Post-apocalyptic, like Outbreak Island.

    • 90% of 6,877 reviews
  8. 8
    Zombie Graveyard Simulator

    Shares base management with Outbreak Island.

    • 87% of 273 reviews
  9. 9
    Drive Beyond Horizons

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 76% of 6,521 reviews
  10. 10
    How to Survive

    Shares day night cycle with Outbreak Island.

    • 77% of 4,613 reviews
  11. 11
    Tinkerlands

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie

    • 89% of 727 reviews
  12. 12
    Hold Your Own

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 71% of 363 reviews
  13. 13
    The Last Caretaker

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 85% of 6,646 reviews
  14. 14
    Start Over

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 63% of 235 reviews
  15. 15
    Dead District: Survival

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 55% of 106 reviews
  16. 16
    The Infected

    Same immersive mood as Outbreak Island.

    • 84% of 3,654 reviews
  17. 17
    Anarchy: Wolf's law

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie

    • 83% of 297 reviews
  18. 18
    Nighthold: Number 1

    Also Base Building and Crafting, like Outbreak Island.

    • 68% of 112 reviews
  19. 19
    The Forest

    Same atmospheric mood as Outbreak Island.

    • 95% of 175,474 reviews
  20. 20
    DREADZONE

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 62% of 507 reviews
  21. 21
    Taora : Survival

    Genres: Action, Adventure, Simulation

    • 61% of 93 reviews
  22. 22
    Zompiercer

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 84% of 973 reviews
  23. 23
    Project Zomboid

    Genres: Indie, Simulation, RPG

    • 94% of 147,516 reviews
  24. 24
    The Walking Trade

    Genres: Indie, Simulation

    • 88% of 740 reviews
Outbreak Island — Steam game cover
  • Released: 2025
  • Developer: Tiny Magicians
  • Price: $14.99checked Nov 7
  • Steam Deck: Deck Playable
  • 78% of 381 reviews
  • Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, RPG, Early Access
  • Platforms: Windows

Players highlight

  • Base upgrades streamline survival
  • Daytime preparation matters more than combat
  • Fishing is overpowered and satisfying
  • Atmospheric
  • Chill
  • Immersive

More games like Outbreak Island, sliced differently

Cheaper alternatives

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

  • The Walking Trade

    Why this: Shares crafting with Outbreak Island.

    • $6.95 (Price checked Nov 7)
    • Deck Verified
    • 2026
  • ANGST: A TALE OF SURVIVAL

    Why this: Shares day night cycle and resource gathering with Outbreak Island.

    • $7.99 (Price checked Nov 7)
    • Deck Verified
    • 2025
  • The Highrise

    Why this: Shares base management and crafting with Outbreak Island.

    • $7.99 (Price checked Nov 7)
    • 2023
  • Sheltered

    Why this: Also Post-apocalyptic and Crafting, like Outbreak Island.

    • $4.49 (Price checked Nov 7)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2016
    • Trending
    373 new reviews this week

    ZED ZONE

    • $7.19 (Price checked Nov 6)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2026

About Outbreak Island

The closest matches to Outbreak Island: Lost Rift, No One Survived, Outbreak Island: Pendulum, Windrose, and PIONER. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

If Outbreak Island is your kind of game, the closest matches are Lost Rift, No One Survived and Outbreak Island: Pendulum — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, chill and immersive, and single out its base management 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 Outbreak Island: Survive on a remote Island, where a mysterious Outbreak awakens bloodthirsty monsters at night. Craft, build and defend your base in the brutal world of Outbreak Island, an open-world sandbox survival horror game.

Is Outbreak Island worth buying?

  • 78% of 381 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: $14.99 (checked Nov 8).
  • People who recommend it had played a median of 13 h when they wrote their review.
  • Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.

What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews

Top critical reviews

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

“Give it a few more years if it lasts that long and maybe it will be fleshed out enough to enjoy. In it's current state it needs a lot of work and with a tiny dev team updates take ages.”
2 h played
More negative reviews on Steam ↗

People who play it also play: Lost Rift, No One Survived, Outbreak Island: Pendulum

How this verdict works →

Frequently asked about Outbreak Island

Can I run it?

Does Outbreak Island run on Steam Deck?

Outbreak Island 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 Outbreak Island cost?

Outbreak Island is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).

What games are most similar to Outbreak Island?

Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Outbreak Island are Lost Rift, No One Survived, Outbreak Island: Pendulum.

Who developed Outbreak Island?

Outbreak Island was developed by Tiny Magicians and published by Tiny Magicians, HypeTrain Digital.