Games like Plains of Pain
If Plains of Pain is your kind of game, the closest matches are Soviet Survival, DeadPoly and V Rising — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its haunting post apocalyptic atmosphere, atmospheric and bleak. 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.
Get personalized picks →About Plains of Pain: Survive a brutal open world alone or with friends. Explore a procedural wasteland scorched by chaos. Build and defend your base, trade for what you need, complete deadly quests, and fight to claim faction outposts before someone else does.
Players who liked Plains of Pain also play
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Soviet Survival
WHY THIS
Shares crafting, inventory management and an atmospheric mood with Plains of Pain.
Top pick for Plains of Pain fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Plains of Pain.
Soviet Survival is an isometric, open-world survival game where you must find your place in the ruined Soviet Union.
DeadPoly
WHY THIS
Shares crafting and inventory management with Plains of Pain.
Second-strongest match for Plains of Pain fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Plains of Pain.
DeadPoly is a polygon arcade zombie survival looter shooter with base building, crafting, scavenging, leveling, questing, and more, but your only goal is survival, everything else is optional.
V Rising
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Plains of Pain.
Third-strongest match for Plains of Pain fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Plains of Pain.
Awaken as a Vampire. Hunt for blood in nearby settlements to regain your strength and evade the scorching sun to survive. Raise your castle and thrive in an ever-changing, open world full of mystery. Gain allies online and conquer the land of the living.
ARK: Survival Ascended
WHY THIS
Shares crafting and an atmospheric mood with Plains of Pain.
Ranked #4 for Plains of Pain fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Plains of Pain.
ARK is reimagined from the ground-up into the next-generation of video game technology with Unreal Engine 5! Form a tribe, tame & breed hundreds of unique dinosaurs and primeval creatures, explore, craft, build, and fight your way to the top of the food-chain. Your new world awaits!
VEIN
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Plains of Pain.
Ranked #5 for Plains of Pain fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Simulation with Plains of Pain.
VEIN is a post-apocalyptic survival multiplayer sandbox game. Gather supplies to survive, explore abandoned buildings, defend your home, and rebuild society, whether alone or with friends.
Will To Live Online
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Plains of Pain.
Ranked #6 for Plains of Pain fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Plains of Pain.
Will To Live is a MMORPG-shooter whose action takes place in a severe post-apocalyptic world. Explore the world, engage in fights with mutants and other survivors, join the clans in the struggle for existence and prove your right to Live.
HumanitZ
WHY THIS
Shares crafting and an immersive mood with Plains of Pain.
Ranked #7 for Plains of Pain fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Plains of Pain.
HumanitZ is an isometric, open-world sandbox survival game set in a world ended by a zombie outbreak. Survive alone or with friends by scavenging, crafting, building, and fighting to last as long as ‘humanly’ possible. You can’t change the past, but you can fight for the future of humanity.
Next Day: Survival
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Plains of Pain fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Plains of Pain.
Next Day is a multi-player SURVIVAL game with elements of RPG, in an imaginary country in Eastern Europe. Carry out an array of tasks, learn skills, and develop your character. Have shootouts with opponents and earn a reputation.
Reviewers mention these as similar to Plains of Pain
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Mad Max
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Plains of Pain cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Plains of Pain.
Play as Mad Max, a reluctant hero and survivor who wants nothing more than to leave the madness behind and find solace.
SCUM
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Plains of Pain cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Plains of Pain.
Traverse punishing environments, looting, crafting and evading the constant threats to your life. The unprecedented levels of character customization and progression are your ultimate tools for survival.
7 Days to Die
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Plains of Pain.
Reviewers of Plains of Pain cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Plains of Pain.
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!
Rust
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Plains of Pain.
Reviewers of Plains of Pain cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Plains of Pain.
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.
Fallout: New Vegas
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Plains of Pain.
Reviewers of Plains of Pain cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and RPG with Plains of Pain.
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
Valorborn
WHY THIS
Shares crafting, inventory management and an atmospheric mood with Plains of Pain.
Reviewers of Plains of Pain cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Plains of Pain.
Dive into a living medieval fantasy sandbox RPG where the world moves with or without you and factions rise and fall. Become a thief, hunter, or sellsword, survive alone or with a party, and shape your story in a fully enterable world where every building, cave, and road hides opportunity or danger.
Kenshi
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Plains of Pain.
Reviewers of Plains of Pain cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Plains of Pain.
A free-roaming squad based RPG. Focusing on open-ended sandbox gameplay features rather than a linear story. Be a trader, a thief, a rebel, a warlord, an adventurer, a farmer, a slave, or just food for the cannibals. Train your men up from puny victims to master warriors.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Plains of Pain at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Plains of Pain on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Plains of Pain.
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.
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Plains of Pain on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Plains of Pain.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Left 4 Dead 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Plains of Pain on Steam right now. Shares Action with Plains of Pain.
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.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Plains of Pain on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Plains of Pain.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Fallout: New Vegas
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Plains of Pain.
Priced ~50% under Plains of Pain on Steam right now. Shares Action and RPG with Plains of Pain.
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
STRAFTAT
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Plains of Pain.
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.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Plains of Pain.
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.).
The Expendabros
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Plains of Pain.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
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!
I MAED A GAM3 W1TH Z0MB1ES 1N IT!!!1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Plains of Pain.
A top down twin stick zombie slaying shooter that you are sure to play again and again!
The Riftbreaker: Prologue
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Plains of Pain.
The Riftbreaker: Prologue allows you to experience the events taking place before the story campaign of the main game. Explore an entirely new world. Gather resources. Build up a base. Defend yourself from thousands of alien creatures.
Shape of Dreams: Prologue
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Plains of Pain.
《Shape of Dreams: Prologue》is a unique game that blends action roguelite with MOBA-style gameplay. Edit your character's Memories to create your own champion. Face all challenges alone or play with friends in up to 4-player co-op.
SCP – Containment Breach
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Plains of Pain.
A procedural first-person horror adventure. You are on your own after something goes terribly wrong in this top-secret containment facility. Collect items to aid in your escape and try to uncover the truth, as horror lurks behind every door. Can you make it out alive?
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Frequently asked about Plains of Pain
- Does Plains of Pain run on Steam Deck?
- Plains of Pain 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 Plains of Pain cost?
- Plains of Pain is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Plains of Pain have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Plains of Pain supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, Online Co-op).
- What games are most similar to Plains of Pain?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Plains of Pain are Soviet Survival, DeadPoly, V Rising.
- Who developed Plains of Pain?
- Plains of Pain was developed by Cobra Byte Digital.
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 Plains of Pain.
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