Games like The Front
If The Front is your kind of game, the closest matches are Night of the Dead, XERA: Survival and Soulmask — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, challenging and dark. 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 →The Front is a 2025 open-world survival shooter available for $19.99. Developed and published by Samar Studio, this multiplayer action-simulation indie title combines base-building and crafting mechanics with faction-politics and exploration-based-progression systems. Players engage in large-scale territory control, customizing loadouts while navigating military-themed extraction-shooter gameplay across multiple biomes. Defense mechanics and vehicle crafting add tactical depth to the loot-based experience. The game does not currently support Steam Deck. Reviewers highlight deep systems for base-building and vehicle customization as major hooks, while players describe the experience as atmospheric, immersive, intense, and dark. Currently holding 68% positive from 3716 Steam reviews.
About The Front: The Front is a survival open-world crafting sandbox game. You are a resistance fighter sent back in time to stop the rise of a tyrannical empire. Collect resources, craft tech, build shelters, and fight monsters to accomplish your mission.
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Night of the Dead
WHY THIS
Shares base building and an atmospheric mood with The Front.
Top pick for The Front fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Front.
'Night of the Dead' is an open-world game that combines elements of exploration, tower defense, survival, and crafting. Traverse a world dominated by zombies while collecting various resources and powerful equipment. Build a fortress to survive the hordes of zombies that swarm every night!
XERA: Survival
WHY THIS
Shares base building and an atmospheric mood with The Front.
Second-strongest match for The Front fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Front.
Action-focused, open world survival shooter, PvPvE against fellow mercenaries and lethal XOIDS. Raid for resources alone or with team-mates, build and defend your base, stash your gear and survive against the odds. You are the hunters. You are the hunted. And the robots never sleep…
Soulmask
WHY THIS
Shares resource gathering, base building, open world and an atmospheric mood with The Front.
Third-strongest match for The Front fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Front.
Don the Ancient Mask. Wield the power of gods. Possess any of your tribespeople, recruit followers, and build a thriving automated civilization. Survive, expand, and forge your own legacy across a vast ancient open world — together with friends.
Myth of Empires
WHY THIS
Shares resource gathering, crafting and a stressful mood with The Front.
Ranked #4 for The Front fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
Myth of Empires is a multiplayer war sandbox game featuring a high degree of freedom and multiple civilizations. Players must survive, craft, create, and lead troops in their quest to conquer PVE or PVP territory and build their own empire. Xizhou Civilization Pack is now officially released!
Deadside
WHY THIS
Shares open world exploration and a dark mood with The Front.
Ranked #5 for The Front fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Front.
An Open World Survival Shooter blending hardcore PVP and PVE action. Secure precious loot in safe zones or build your own fortress in the wild. With intense gunfights, stunning visuals, and performance smooth enough for any system, the challenge awaits!
Rust
WHY THIS
Shares base building and a stressful mood with The Front.
Ranked #6 for The Front fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Front.
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.
Dig or Die
WHY THIS
Shares base building and an immersive mood with The Front.
Ranked #7 for The Front fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Front.
Crash land on a hostile planet where you'll have to build the strongest defenses if you wish to live to escape from it. But be warned... this planet is merciless. Build strong, and smart; else physics may flood or destroy your only hopes of survival.
ARK: Survival Ascended
WHY THIS
Shares survival mode, vehicle customization, open world and an atmospheric mood with The Front.
Ranked #8 for The Front fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Front.
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!
Reviewers mention these as similar to The Front
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BATTLETECH
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with The Front.
Reviewers of The Front cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with The Front.
Take command of your own mercenary outfit of 'Mechs and the MechWarriors that pilot them, struggling to stay afloat as you find yourself drawn into a brutal interstellar civil war.
FRONT MISSION 3: Remake
WHY THIS
Shares weapon customization, military and an atmospheric mood with The Front.
Reviewers of The Front cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with The Front.
The Tactical RPG classic returns! FRONT MISSION 3: Remake is the third chapter in the iconic series beloved by fans worldwide.
Phantom Brigade
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with The Front.
Reviewers of The Front cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Front.
Phantom Brigade 2.0 is a cinematic, tactical mech strategy game with a revolutionary timeline-based command system. See the future, predict enemy actions, and plot your counterattack on the timeline! Recruit and level up your squad of rebels to retake war-torn Fyrland from the Kaskad occupation.
Rust
WHY THIS
Shares base building and a stressful mood with The Front.
Reviewers of The Front cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with The Front.
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.
Minecraft: Story Mode - A Telltale Games Series
WHY THIS
Reviewers of The Front 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.
World war zombie
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Reviewers of The Front cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with The Front.
[/img]WorldWArZombie - another zombie game but with several maps and several fun and devastating accessories, only for real gamers
Subsistence
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Front.
Reviewers of The Front cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with The Front.
Subsistence is a sandbox, first person, solo or co-op, PvE open-world survival game. Struggle through changing seasons to build a base, develop technology and gear-up in the hostile environment. Defend yourself from wildlife, the elements and AI hunters (who also build bases in the world).
Mecha Tactics
WHY THIS
Reviewers of The Front cross-mention this title as a similar play.
Build mechas, command your squad members to victory and conquest.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below The Front at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under The Front on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Front.
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 The Front on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with The Front.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Left 4 Dead 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under The Front on Steam right now. Shares Action with The Front.
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 The Front on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with The Front.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Fallout: New Vegas
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under The Front on Steam right now. Shares Action with The Front.
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with The Front.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Front.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with The Front.
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 The Front.
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!
Landfall Archives
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with The Front.
Break into the Landfall Archives to steal and play previously unreleased games, demos, interactive slide shows, and even an unreleased version of Totally Accurate Battle Simulator from 2017!
SuchArt: Creative Space
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with The Front.
Paint on any surfaces with numerous tools in Creative Space — a free sandbox version of SuchArt: Genius Artist Simulator. Create masterpieces, complete commissions, and decorate your studio in the most advanced artist sim!
Crime Scene Cleaner: Prologue
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Simulation with The Front.
When there’s a call, you are the man to clean up after your client’s dirty job. Siding with the mafia is a dangerous game, but they pay well, and you need money, right? So take your mop and better remove those bloodstains quickly before the police come.
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Frequently asked about The Front
- Does The Front work on Steam Deck?
- The Front is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
- How much does The Front cost?
- The Front is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does The Front have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — The Front supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, Online Co-op).
- What games are most similar to The Front?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Front are Night of the Dead, XERA: Survival, Soulmask.
- Who developed The Front?
- The Front was developed by Samar Studio.
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