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Games like Sunkenland

If Sunkenland is your kind of game, the closest matches are Raft, Valheim and Green Hell — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, challenging and contemplative. 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.

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About Sunkenland: Get ready for a Waterworld-themed survival game with modular base building, sunken city scavenging, crafting, base defense, and invasions of NPC clans for resources and territory. Ready for the water apocalypse?

2023ActionIndieEarly Access19.99 USDDeck PlayableWindowsby Vector3 Studio
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Players who liked Sunkenland also play

Steam players who put hours into Sunkenland also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Raft

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Sunkenland.

    Top pick for Sunkenland fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Sunkenland.

    Raft™ throws you and your friends into an epic oceanic adventure! Alone or together, players battle to survive a perilous voyage across a vast sea! Gather debris, scavenge reefs and build your own floating home, but be wary of the man-eating sharks!

    2022IndieAdventureSimulation19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Valheim

    WHY THIS

    Shares base building and an atmospheric mood with Sunkenland.

    Second-strongest match for Sunkenland fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Sunkenland.

    A brutal exploration and survival game for 1-10 players, set in a procedurally-generated purgatory inspired by viking culture. Battle, build, and conquer your way to a saga worthy of Odin’s patronage!

    2021ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Green Hell

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Sunkenland fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Sunkenland.

    Plunge into the open-world survival simulation set in the extreme conditions of the uncharted Amazon jungle. Use real-life survival techniques to craft, hunt, fight, and gather resources, set a makeshift shelter, or raise a fortress. Survive alone or team up with your friends and challenge the jungle together.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. 7 Days to Die

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Sunkenland.

    Ranked #4 for Sunkenland fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Sunkenland.

    7 Days to Die is an open-world game that is a unique combination of first-person shooter, survival horror, tower defense, and role-playing games. Play the definitive zombie survival sandbox RPG that came first. Navezgane awaits!

    2024ActionStrategyIndie44.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Voidtrain

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Sunkenland.

    Ranked #5 for Sunkenland fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Sunkenland.

    Become a crew member of an Interdimensional Express Train! Discover a new world full of mysterious creatures, enemies and places. Upgrade and customize your train, gather new materials and build better weapons. Play solo or online сo-op with up to 4 people.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Grounded

    WHY THIS

    Shares base building and an atmospheric mood with Sunkenland.

    Ranked #6 for Sunkenland fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Sunkenland.

    The world is a vast, beautiful and dangerous place – especially when you have been shrunk to the size of an ant. Can you thrive alongside the hordes of giant insects, fighting to survive the perils of the backyard?

    2022ActionAdventure39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Stranded Deep

    WHY THIS

    Shares base building and an atmospheric mood with Sunkenland.

    Ranked #7 for Sunkenland fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Sunkenland.

    Take the role of a plane crash survivor stranded somewhere in the Pacific Ocean. Come face to face with some of the most life threatening scenarios that will result in a different experience each time you play. Scavenge. Discover. Survive.

    2022IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Palworld

    WHY THIS

    Shares base building and a challenging mood with Sunkenland.

    Ranked #8 for Sunkenland fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Sunkenland.

    Fight, farm, build and work alongside mysterious creatures called "Pals" in this completely new multiplayer, open world survival and crafting game!

    2024ActionIndieAdventure29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Sunkenland

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. Raft

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Sunkenland.

    Reviewers of Sunkenland cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Sunkenland.

    Raft™ throws you and your friends into an epic oceanic adventure! Alone or together, players battle to survive a perilous voyage across a vast sea! Gather debris, scavenge reefs and build your own floating home, but be wary of the man-eating sharks!

    2022IndieAdventureSimulation19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Subnautica

    WHY THIS

    Shares base building and an atmospheric mood with Sunkenland.

    Reviewers of Sunkenland cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Sunkenland.

    Descend into the depths of an alien underwater world filled with wonder and peril. Craft equipment, pilot submarines and out-smart wildlife to explore lush coral reefs, volcanoes, cave systems, and more - all while trying to survive.

    2018IndieAdventure29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Valheim

    WHY THIS

    Shares base building and an atmospheric mood with Sunkenland.

    Reviewers of Sunkenland cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Sunkenland.

    A brutal exploration and survival game for 1-10 players, set in a procedurally-generated purgatory inspired by viking culture. Battle, build, and conquer your way to a saga worthy of Odin’s patronage!

    2021ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Rust

    WHY THIS

    Shares base building with Sunkenland.

    Reviewers of Sunkenland cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Sunkenland.

    The only aim in Rust is to survive. Everything wants you to die - the island’s wildlife, other inhabitants, the environment, and other survivors. Do whatever it takes to last another night.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. The Forest

    WHY THIS

    Shares base building and an atmospheric mood with Sunkenland.

    Reviewers of Sunkenland cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Sunkenland.

    As the lone survivor of a passenger jet crash, you find yourself in a mysterious forest battling to stay alive against a society of cannibalistic mutants. Build, explore, survive in this terrifying first person survival horror simulator.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Stranded Deep

    WHY THIS

    Shares base building and an atmospheric mood with Sunkenland.

    Reviewers of Sunkenland cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Sunkenland.

    Take the role of a plane crash survivor stranded somewhere in the Pacific Ocean. Come face to face with some of the most life threatening scenarios that will result in a different experience each time you play. Scavenge. Discover. Survive.

    2022IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Minecraft: Story Mode - A Telltale Games Series

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Sunkenland cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    Episode 1 is now FREE - for a limited time! In Minecraft: Story Mode, playing as either a male or female hero named 'Jesse,' you’ll embark on a perilous adventure across the Overworld, through the Nether, to the End, and beyond.

    2015AdventureDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. UBOAT

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Sunkenland.

    Reviewers of Sunkenland cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Sunkenland.

    UBOAT is a simulator of a submarine from WWII era. It is a survival sandbox with crew management mechanics while its primary theme is life of German sailors. The boat is their home, but it can become their grave at any time.

    2024ActionStrategyIndie29.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Terraria

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Sunkenland on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Sunkenland.

    Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!

    2011ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Sunkenland on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Sunkenland.

    Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Lethal Company

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Sunkenland on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Sunkenland.

    A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Left 4 Dead 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Sunkenland on Steam right now. Shares Action with Sunkenland.

    Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.

    2009Action9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. People Playground

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Sunkenland on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Sunkenland.

    Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.

    2019ActionIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Portal 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Sunkenland on Steam right now. Shares Action with Sunkenland.

    The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!

    2011ActionAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Fallout: New Vegas

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Sunkenland on Steam right now. Shares Action with Sunkenland.

    Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!

    2010ActionRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Undertale

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Sunkenland on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Sunkenland.

    UNDERTALE! The RPG game where you don't have to destroy anyone.

    2015IndieRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Sunkenland.

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Sunkenland.

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Sunkenland.

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Counter-Strike:Global Offensive

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Sunkenland.

    Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).

    2012ActionFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Sunkenland.

    The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. UNBEATABLE [white label]

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Sunkenland.

    A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. The Lab

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Welcome to The Lab, a compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more. Still not sold? It’s free!

    2016Free To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  8. 93, Kuindzhi

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Sunkenland.

    Kuindzhi, 93 is an atmospheric first-person narrative vignette about an 18-year-old boy from Donbas. The story takes us to March 2022, when the world changed forever — into a space where the past, fears, and doubts find their voice.

    2026IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. Valheim

    WHY THIS

    Shares base building and an atmospheric mood with Sunkenland.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Sunkenland.

    A brutal exploration and survival game for 1-10 players, set in a procedurally-generated purgatory inspired by viking culture. Battle, build, and conquer your way to a saga worthy of Odin’s patronage!

    2021ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Green Hell

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Sunkenland.

    Plunge into the open-world survival simulation set in the extreme conditions of the uncharted Amazon jungle. Use real-life survival techniques to craft, hunt, fight, and gather resources, set a makeshift shelter, or raise a fortress. Survive alone or team up with your friends and challenge the jungle together.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. 7 Days to Die

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Sunkenland.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Sunkenland.

    7 Days to Die is an open-world game that is a unique combination of first-person shooter, survival horror, tower defense, and role-playing games. Play the definitive zombie survival sandbox RPG that came first. Navezgane awaits!

    2024ActionStrategyIndie44.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Grounded

    WHY THIS

    Shares base building and an atmospheric mood with Sunkenland.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Sunkenland.

    The world is a vast, beautiful and dangerous place – especially when you have been shrunk to the size of an ant. Can you thrive alongside the hordes of giant insects, fighting to survive the perils of the backyard?

    2022ActionAdventure39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Palworld

    WHY THIS

    Shares base building and a challenging mood with Sunkenland.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Sunkenland.

    Fight, farm, build and work alongside mysterious creatures called "Pals" in this completely new multiplayer, open world survival and crafting game!

    2024ActionIndieAdventure29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Sunkenland

Does Sunkenland run on Steam Deck?
Sunkenland 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 Sunkenland cost?
Sunkenland is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Sunkenland have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Sunkenland supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op).
What games are most similar to Sunkenland?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Sunkenland are Raft, Valheim, Green Hell.
Who developed Sunkenland?
Sunkenland was developed by Vector3 Studio.

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Sunkenland.

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