Rank 01Why this
Shares crafting with Pacific Drive.
- $19.99 (Price checked Nov 3)
- Deck Verified
- 2017
Games like Pacific Drive
- 27 games
- Updated Nov 2, 2026
Players who liked Pacific Drive also play
The closest matches to Pacific Drive: The Long Dark, Drive Beyond Horizons, Subnautica, Chernobylite Complete Edition, and Project Zomboid. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
- Rank 01
Rank 02Why this
Shares crafting and procedural generation with Pacific Drive.
- $24.99 (Price checked Nov 2)
- Deck Playable
- 2025
Rank 03Why this
Also Base-Building and Crafting, like Pacific Drive.
- $29.99 (Price checked Nov 2)
- Deck Verified
- 2018
Rank 04 
Chernobylite Complete Edition
Why this: Also Base-Building and Post-apocalyptic, like Pacific Drive.
Rank 05 
Project Zomboid
Why this: Also Post-apocalyptic and Survival Horror, like Pacific Drive.
Rank 06 
The Long Drive
Why this: Also Driving and Post-apocalyptic, like Pacific Drive.
Rank 07 
Sons Of The Forest
Why this: Also Base-Building and Survival Horror, like Pacific Drive.
Rank 08 
Last Hope Bunker: Zombie Survival
Why this: Shares scavenging and crafting with Pacific Drive.
The full ranked list: top 24 games like Pacific Drive
Best match first, as plain text. The same list for AI assistants:
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Shares crafting and procedural generation with Pacific Drive.
- 76% of 6,521 reviews
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- 4Chernobylite Complete Edition
Also Base-Building and Post-apocalyptic, like Pacific Drive.
- 84% of 5,393 reviews
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- 8Last Hope Bunker: Zombie Survival
Shares scavenging and crafting with Pacific Drive.
- 77% of 86 reviews
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- Released: 2024
- Developer: Ironwood Studios
- Price: $9.89−67%checked Nov 2
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 83% of 13,492 reviews
- Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Racing
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Atmospheric horror
- Car is your best friend
- Car upgrade system
- Atmospheric
- Eerie
- Immersive
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Outer Wilds
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Pacific Drive.
Star Trucker
Why this: Shares procedural generation with Pacific Drive.
Mad Max
Why this: Also Driving and Post-apocalyptic, like Pacific Drive.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Pacific Drive at current Steam store prices.
Generation Zero®
Why this: Shares scavenging and crafting with Pacific Drive.
The Highrise
Why this: Also Post-apocalyptic and Survival Horror, like Pacific Drive.
Don't Starve Together
Why this: Shares procedural generation with Pacific Drive.
Green Hell
Why this: Also Base-Building and Crafting, like Pacific Drive.
This War of Mine
Why this: Also Base-Building and Post-apocalyptic, like Pacific Drive.
Welcome to ParadiZe
Why this: Shares weather survival and crafting with Pacific Drive.
Survivalist
Why this: Shares scavenging with Pacific Drive.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
The Long Dark
Why this: Shares crafting with Pacific Drive.
Subnautica
Why this: Also Base-Building and Crafting, like Pacific Drive.
Project Zomboid
Why this: Shares crafting and procedural generation with Pacific Drive.
About Pacific Drive
The closest matches to Pacific Drive: The Long Dark, Drive Beyond Horizons, Subnautica, Chernobylite Complete Edition, and Project Zomboid. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Pacific Drive is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Long Dark, Drive Beyond Horizons and Subnautica — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, eerie and immersive, and single out its anomaly navigating and car upgrades. 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.
Pacific Drive is a survival driving game set in the mysterious Olympic Exclusion Zone where players navigate a supernatural realm in their customizable station wagon. Released in 2024, the title blends elements from multiple genres including action, adventure, simulation, and racing. Core mechanics include anomaly-navigating, car-upgrade systems, crafting, garage management, procedural generation, and a radio-narrative structure that delivers story beats. Players describe the experience as atmospheric, eerie, immersive, stressful, and tense, finding hooks in the atmospheric horror elements, the bond formed with their vehicle, and the roguelite progression loop. The game is playable on Steam Deck and costs $9.89 USD. According to Steam reviews, it holds an 83% positive rating from over 13,000 reviews, with a long, challenging solo campaign that Ironwood Studios developed and Kepler Interactive published.
About Pacific Drive: Face the supernatural dangers of the Olympic Exclusion Zone with a car as your only lifeline in this driving survival adventure! Scavenge resources, load up your trusty station wagon, and drive like hell to make it through alive.
Is Pacific Drive worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 83% of 13,492 Steam reviews are positive.
- Last 30 days: 79% positive across 226 new reviews, in line with its all-time score.
- On sale: 67% off, now $9.89 (checked Nov 8).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 27 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 4 h before their negative review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Atmospheric horror
- Car is your best friend
- Car upgrade system
- Radio narrative
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“Not for actual adults who have responsibilities- you can't save it and can only play when you have a long stretch of time. Premise is fun but in reality it's a literal grind. It's one of those games where you play it for a while, climb the…”
“This game is a glorified chore simulator. It's unbelievable how much potential it couldve had if it simplified the car upkeep mechanics and focused on the driving suspense/horror, as opposed to flooding us with needless exposition and…”
People who play it also play: The Long Dark, Drive Beyond Horizons, Subnautica
Frequently asked about Pacific Drive
Can I run it?
Does Pacific Drive run on Steam Deck?
Pacific Drive 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 Pacific Drive cost?
Pacific Drive is listed on Steam at 9.89 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Pacific Drive?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Pacific Drive are The Long Dark, Drive Beyond Horizons, Subnautica.
Who developed Pacific Drive?
Pacific Drive was developed by Ironwood Studios and published by Kepler Interactive.