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Games like Undawn

  • 8 games
  • Updated May 4, 2026

Players who liked Undawn also play

The closest matches to Undawn: XERA: Survival, Once Human, Wild Terra 2: New Lands, Dead Frontier 2, and Dead Maze. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

  1. Rank 06

    PIONER

    • $29.99 (Price checked Nov 4)
    • 2025
  2. Rank 07

    HumanitZ

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

    • $19.99 (Price checked Nov 4)
    • 2026
  3. Rank 08

    Deadside

    Why this: Also Third-Person Shooter and Post-apocalyptic, like Undawn.

    • $24.99 (Price checked Nov 4)
    • 2024

The full ranked list: top 24 games like Undawn

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

    Shares base building with Undawn.

    • 64% of 2,413 reviews
  2. 2
    Once Human

    Same atmospheric mood as Undawn.

    • 79% of 82,062 reviews
  3. 3
    Wild Terra 2: New Lands

    Genres: Action, Indie, Massively Multiplayer

    • 62% of 428 reviews
  4. 4
    Dead Frontier 2

    Genres: Action, Indie, Massively Multiplayer

    • 70% of 10,974 reviews
  5. 5
    Dead Maze

    Genres: Action, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play

    • 68% of 1,371 reviews
  6. 6
    PIONER

    Genres: Action, Massively Multiplayer, RPG

    • 71% of 1,152 reviews
  7. 7
    HumanitZ

    Also Post-apocalyptic and Crafting, like Undawn.

    • 73% of 3,908 reviews
  8. 8
    Deadside

    Also Third-Person Shooter and Post-apocalyptic, like Undawn.

    • 76% of 15,911 reviews
  9. 9
    Project Zomboid

    Genres: Indie, Simulation, RPG

    • 94% of 147,516 reviews
  10. 10
    DeadPoly

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 79% of 3,869 reviews
  11. 11
    Miscreated

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie

    • 64% of 11,535 reviews
  12. 12
    Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues

    Genres: Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG

    • 52% of 2,323 reviews
  13. 13
    Dead District: Survival

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 55% of 106 reviews
  14. 14
    Wurm Online

    Genres: Indie, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer

    • 62% of 1,790 reviews
  15. 15
    ArcheAge

    Genres: Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play

    • 50% of 658 reviews
  16. 16
    DayZ

    Genres: Action, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer

    • 74% of 175,514 reviews
  17. 17
    Plains of Pain

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 84% of 423 reviews
  18. 18
    Afterinfection

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie

    • 57% of 261 reviews
  19. 19
    Will To Live Online

    Genres: Action, Indie, Massively Multiplayer

    • 66% of 4,003 reviews
  20. 20
    Fallen Earth Classic

    Genres: Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play

    • 60% of 4,657 reviews
  21. 21
    Out of Reach

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 53% of 1,061 reviews
  22. 22
    Just Survive

    Genres: Action, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer

    • 56% of 31,770 reviews
  23. 23
    Black Desert

    Shares pvp battles with Undawn.

    • 72% of 35,523 reviews
  24. 24
    Heartwood Online

    Same chill mood as Undawn.

    • 63% of 1,765 reviews
Undawn — Steam game cover
  • Released: 2023
  • Developer: Lightspeed Studios
  • Price: Free to play
  • 52% of 2,452 reviews
  • Genres: Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play
  • Platforms: Windows

Players highlight

  • Build and decorate homes freely
  • Choose between pvp or peaceful island life
  • Flexible playstyle freedom
  • Atmospheric
  • Chill
  • Contemplative

About Undawn

The closest matches to Undawn: XERA: Survival, Once Human, Wild Terra 2: New Lands, Dead Frontier 2, and Dead Maze. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

If Undawn is your kind of game, the closest matches are XERA: Survival, Once Human and Wild Terra 2: New Lands — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, chill and contemplative, and single out its base building and guild management. 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.

Undawn is a free-to-play open-world survival RPG released in 2023 by LightSpeed Studios and published by Level Infinite. Set in a post-apocalyptic world four years after a global disaster, it supports MMO co-op alongside base-building, survival-crafting, procedural island generation, guild management, PvP battles, and time-limited events. Players describe the experience as atmospheric and immersive, with reviewers highlighting flexible playstyle freedom, the ability to build and decorate homes freely, and the choice between engaging in PvP or pursuing a more peaceful island life with relaxing gardening and landscaping. The game has received 52% positive reviews from 2452 Steam users.

About Undawn: Explore, adapt, and survive in Undawn, a free-to-play open-world survival RPG for mobile and PC developed by LightSpeed Studios and published by Level Infinite. Embark on an adventure with other survivors four years after a worldwide disaster where hordes of infected roam a shattered world.

Is Undawn worth buying?

Players are split

A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.

  • 52% of 2,452 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 14 h when they wrote their review.
  • Critics had played a median of 65 h before turning negative, so complaints are about the long run, not the first hours.
  • Not supported on Steam Deck.

What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews

Top critical reviews

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

“The game is fully pay to win now. They dont do anything to separate the really high rated players from lower rating but same level ones. so if you are level 145 but 70k rating you'd still have to fight a level 145 but 120k rating player. I…”
1500 h played
“extremely p2w game and p2w guys bully the f2p ones. u have no chance to beat a p2w guy. also they don't let f2p guys join their guilds and so you get no rewards. f2p guilds are in bottom and get no rewards. andf pvp isn't about aim if you…”
2453 h played
More negative reviews on Steam ↗

People who play it also play: XERA: Survival, Once Human, Wild Terra 2: New Lands

How this verdict works →

Mobile version

Undawn is also on Google Play and App Store. What the store pages declare:

  • No ads declared on Google Play (checked 2026-11-08, source)
  • Google Play: In-app purchases ($0.29 - $99.99 per item) (checked 2026-11-08, source)
  • App Store in-app purchases: (checked 2026-11-08, source)
  • App Store privacy label: Data Used to Track You (checked 2026-11-08, source)
  • No ad SDK found in the Android app (Exodus Privacy scan) (checked 2026-11-06, source)

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Frequently asked about Undawn

Can I run it?

Does Undawn work on Steam Deck?

Undawn is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.

Is Undawn free to play?

Yes — Undawn 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 Undawn have multiplayer or co-op?

Yes — Undawn supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online PvP).

What games are most similar to Undawn?

Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Undawn are XERA: Survival, Once Human, Wild Terra 2: New Lands.

Who developed Undawn?

Undawn was developed by Lightspeed Studios and published by Level Infinite.