Rank 01Why this
Also Open World Survival Craft and Underwater, like Project Castaway.
- $19.99 (Price checked Nov 4)
- Deck Playable
- 2022
Games like Project Castaway
- 16 games
- Updated May 5, 2026
Players who liked Project Castaway also play
The closest matches to Project Castaway: Stranded Deep, Survival: Fountain of Youth, Green Hell, Raft, and Sunkenland. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
- Rank 01
Rank 02Why this
Also Open World Survival Craft and Base-Building, like Project Castaway.
- $9.79 (Price checked Nov 5)
- Deck Playable
- 2024
Rank 03- $2.49 (Price checked Nov 4)
- Deck Verified
- 2019
Rank 04 
Raft
Why this: Shares procedural generation with Project Castaway.
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The Infected
Why this: Shares survival mechanics with Project Castaway.
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Sons Of The Forest
Why this: Also Base-Building and Crafting, like Project Castaway.
The full ranked list: top 24 games like Project Castaway
Best match first, as plain text. The same list for AI assistants:
- 1Stranded Deep
Also Open World Survival Craft and Underwater, like Project Castaway.
- 74% of 23,284 reviews
- 2Survival: Fountain of Youth
Also Open World Survival Craft and Base-Building, like Project Castaway.
- 84% of 1,747 reviews
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- Released: 2026
- Developer: Mardonpol Inc.
- Price: $19.99checked Oct 31
- 68% of 1,023 reviews
- Genres: Action, Adventure, RPG, Casual
- Platforms: Windows, Linux
Players highlight
- Ability to customize conditions like sunburn and cold
- New map layouts and searches in each game
- Challenging
- Immersive
- Crafting progression
- Difficulty settings
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Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Project Castaway at current Steam store prices.
ARK: Survival Evolved
Why this: Also Open World Survival Craft and Base-Building, like Project Castaway.
Dig or Die
Why this: Shares procedural generation with Project Castaway.
Terraria
Why this: Also Open World Survival Craft and Crafting, like Project Castaway.
The Riftbreaker
Why this: Also Base-Building and Crafting, like Project Castaway.
About Project Castaway
The closest matches to Project Castaway: Stranded Deep, Survival: Fountain of Youth, Green Hell, Raft, and Sunkenland. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Project Castaway is your kind of game, the closest matches are Stranded Deep, Survival: Fountain of Youth and Green Hell — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as challenging and immersive, and single out its crafting progression and difficulty settings. 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.
Project Castaway is an open-world survival crafting game set in the Pacific Ocean where players take on the role of a stranded castaway fighting for survival. The game features crafting progression, survival mechanics, difficulty settings, and procedural generation that creates new map layouts and island configurations with each playthrough. Players can customize survival conditions such as sunburn and cold exposure. The title offers online cooperative multiplayer and has received a 68% positive rating from 1023 Steam reviews. Priced at $10.99 USD, Project Castaway is not currently supported on Steam Deck.
About Project Castaway: Project Castaway is a survival crafting title set in the Pacific Ocean. Live the life of a stranded castaway, with only yourself - and the island's inhabitants - for company! Sail the ocean, hunt, explore unique islands and gather resources as you fight for survival.
Is Project Castaway worth buying?
Players are split
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 68% of 1,023 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $19.99 (checked Nov 7).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 25 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 12 h before their negative review.
- Not supported on Steam Deck.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Ability to customize conditions like sunburn and cold
- New map layouts and searches in each game
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“Finished the game after 22 hour grinding hours. This game is by far not finished. It is very unpolished. The UI is not great, inventory management is a pain, building and moving mechanics are not consistent. Many graphical bugs still…”
“co-op is broken no quest tab at all. No way to progress in the game/story unless you just randomly search every inch of everything to find all the missing blueprints. You cant collet any notes either that allows you to progress. The…”
People who play it also play: Stranded Deep, Survival: Fountain of Youth, Green Hell
Frequently asked about Project Castaway
Can I run it?
Does Project Castaway work on Steam Deck?
Project Castaway is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
How much does Project Castaway cost?
Project Castaway is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Project Castaway have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Project Castaway supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op).
What games are most similar to Project Castaway?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Project Castaway are Stranded Deep, Survival: Fountain of Youth, Green Hell.
Who developed Project Castaway?
Project Castaway was developed by Mardonpol Inc..