Rank 01Games like Dysterra
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- Updated May 5, 2026
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The closest matches to Dysterra: The Front, XERA: Survival, Night of the Dead, Deadside, and Rust. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Also Open World Survival Craft and Base-Building, like Dysterra.
- $11.99 (Price checked Nov 8)
- Deck Playable
- 2024
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Rust
Why this: Also Open World Survival Craft and Crafting, like Dysterra.
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Lost Rift
Why this: Shares weapon customization and base building with Dysterra.
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Also Open World Survival Craft and Base-Building, like Dysterra.
- 77% of 3,150 reviews
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- 24Crestfallen: Medieval Survival
Shares server wipes and base building with Dysterra.
- 61% of 368 reviews
- Released: 2025
- Developer: Reality MagiQ
- Price: Free to play
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 58% of 308 reviews
- Genres: Action, Adventure, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Base repair system at core
- Craftable abilities using batteries
- Devs responsive to community feedback
- Challenging
- Dark
- Intense
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ARK Park
Why this: Same challenging mood as Dysterra.
MEMORIES OF MARS
Why this: Shares base building with Dysterra.
ATLAS
Why this: Shares faction politics and base building with Dysterra.
Once Human
Why this: Also Open World Survival Craft and Post-apocalyptic, like Dysterra.
About Dysterra
The closest matches to Dysterra: The Front, XERA: Survival, Night of the Dead, Deadside, and Rust. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Dysterra is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Front, XERA: Survival and Night of the Dead — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as challenging, dark and intense, and single out its base building and craftable abilities. 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 Dysterra: On a future post-apocalyptic Earth, build, craft, and loot other players’ bases to survive long enough to board the rocket and escape the dangerous robots and mercenaries that inhabit Ararat Island. Manipulate the weather and use earthquakes to change when the server wipe occurs in DYSTERRA!
Is Dysterra worth buying?
Players are split
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 58% of 308 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Free to play.
- People who recommend it had played a median of 13 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 13 h before their negative review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Base repair system at core
- Craftable abilities using batteries
- Devs responsive to community feedback
- Futuristic survival meets rust with cool game mechanics
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“This game has one cheater group, but since the pop of regular server is about 20 souls whereas half of the people will leave the game sooner or later because of hacker isssues, you end up clashing with that hacker group whether you like or…”
“I want to love this game, but I can't. statisticly speaking, only 20% of players want PvP and only a quarter of that group want hardcore PvP (always online risk of losing everything from being raided and being forced to log in to keep…”
People who play it also play: The Front, XERA: Survival, Night of the Dead
Frequently asked about Dysterra
Can I run it?
Does Dysterra run on Steam Deck?
Dysterra is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
Is Dysterra free to play?
Yes — Dysterra is a free-to-play title on Steam. You can install and play it without buying anything, though some games include optional in-app purchases.
Does Dysterra have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Dysterra supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, Online Co-op).
What games are most similar to Dysterra?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Dysterra are The Front, XERA: Survival, Night of the Dead.
Who developed Dysterra?
Dysterra was developed by Reality MagiQ.