Games like Frozen State
If Frozen State is your kind of game, the closest matches are Herd is Coming, Subterrain and The Forest — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, bleak and challenging. 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 Frozen State: Frozen State is a brutal, survival game set in a world embraced by the man-made ice age meant to protect mankind from pestilent hybrids. Bitter cold and numbing fear are the constant companions in the journey through the retro-futuristic Frozen State world.
Players who liked Frozen State also play
Steam players who put hours into Frozen State 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.
Herd is Coming
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Frozen State.
Top pick for Frozen State fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Frozen State.
"Herd is Coming" is a survival RPG set in a post apocalyptic world filled with zombies. It's the story of Mike who's survived for 10 years since the outbreak.
Subterrain
WHY THIS
Shares resource scarcity and an atmospheric mood with Frozen State.
Second-strongest match for Frozen State fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Frozen State.
Uncompromising Sci-Fi survival on Mars! Manage the entire colony single-handed! Craft, Research, Explore and Fight against evolving mutants. Vast open world and randomly generated levels to explore! Can you survive long enough to escape the horror?
The Forest
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Frozen State.
Third-strongest match for Frozen State fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Frozen State.
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.
Dying Light
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Frozen State.
Ranked #4 for Frozen State fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Frozen State.
First-person action survival game set in a post-apocalyptic open world overrun by flesh-hungry zombies. Roam a city devastated by a mysterious virus epidemic. Scavenge for supplies, craft weapons, and face hordes of the infected.
LifeZ - Survival
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Frozen State.
Ranked #5 for Frozen State fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Frozen State.
LifeZ - Survival is a third-person sandbox-survival game. Build your hideout, search for water and food, mine resources and fight against zombies and finally find ways to contact the outside world and leave Catastrophie Area.
Terminus: Zombie Survivors
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Frozen State fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Frozen State.
Terminus: Zombie Survivors is a 2D turn-based survival roguelike set during a zombie apocalypse. Each journey is unique, and every decision can mean the difference between life and death. Can you brave hunger, cold, and the undead in order to reach the Terminus and find salvation?
How to Survive 2
WHY THIS
Shares procedural generation and a challenging mood with Frozen State.
Ranked #7 for Frozen State fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Frozen State.
Dead or Alive? Make up your mind, stranger. We don’t like that undead business here in Louisiana…Survive solo or with friends as you look to fulfill your basic needs of food, water and shelter, crafting your own tools and weapons while you secure your camp and face flesh hungry zombies.
Darkwood
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Frozen State.
Ranked #8 for Frozen State fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Frozen State.
Darkwood - a new perspective on survival horror. Scavenge and explore a rich, ever-changing free-roam world by day, then hunker down in your hideout and pray for the morning light.
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Project Zomboid
WHY THIS
Shares skill based progression, crafting and a tense mood with Frozen State.
Reviewers of Frozen State cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and RPG with Frozen State.
Project Zomboid is the ultimate in zombie survival. Alone or in MP: you loot, build, craft, fight, farm and fish in a struggle to survive. A hardcore RPG skillset, a vast map, massively customisable sandbox and a cute tutorial raccoon await the unwary. So how will you die? All it takes is a bite..
The Long Dark
WHY THIS
Shares resource scarcity, crafting and an atmospheric mood with Frozen State.
Reviewers of Frozen State cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Frozen State.
THE LONG DARK is a thoughtful, exploration-survival experience that challenges solo players to think for themselves as they explore an expansive frozen wilderness in the aftermath of a geomagnetic disaster. There are no zombies -- only you, the cold, and all the threats Mother Nature can muster.
Stalker
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Frozen State cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and RPG with Frozen State.
The background story of "Stalker" is that a teenager encounters various events on the road following a young girl. The teenager(player) can selectively interact and give repairs / help due to these events. How you will lead to different ending. The game was developed during the Global Game Jam 2020.
Darkwood
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Frozen State.
Reviewers of Frozen State cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and RPG with Frozen State.
Darkwood - a new perspective on survival horror. Scavenge and explore a rich, ever-changing free-roam world by day, then hunker down in your hideout and pray for the morning light.
7 Days to Die
WHY THIS
Shares skill based progression and an atmospheric mood with Frozen State.
Reviewers of Frozen State cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Frozen State.
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!
DayZ
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Frozen State.
Reviewers of Frozen State cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Frozen State.
How long can you survive a post-apocalyptic world? A land overrun with an infected "zombie" population, where you compete with other survivors for limited resources. Will you team up with strangers and stay strong together? Or play as a lone wolf to avoid betrayal? This is DayZ – this is your story.
State of Decay
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Frozen State cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and RPG with Frozen State.
The end is here. Life as you knew it has gone to hell after the mother of all zombie outbreaks. Now you and the few scattered survivors must band together to survive and rebuild in a 3rd-person action game set in a dynamic open world.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Frozen State at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~58% under Frozen State on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Frozen State.
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.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~58% under Frozen State on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Frozen State.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
R.E.P.O.
WHY THIS
Priced ~42% under Frozen State on Steam right now. Shares Action with Frozen State.
An online co-op horror game with up to 6 players. Locate valuable, fully physics-based objects and handle them with care as you retrieve and extract to satisfy your creator's desires.
Titanfall® 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~63% under Frozen State on Steam right now. Shares Action with Frozen State.
Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.
Slay the Spire
WHY THIS
Priced ~48% under Frozen State on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Frozen State.
We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~58% under Frozen State on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Frozen State.
An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.
WEBFISHING
WHY THIS
Priced ~58% under Frozen State on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Frozen State.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~92% under Frozen State on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Frozen State.
Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Frozen State.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Frozen State.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Frozen State.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
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 Frozen State.
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.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Frozen State.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
NGU IDLE
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Frozen State.
NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with Frozen State.
A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.
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Head-to-head comparisons
More from Flox Studios
Other recommendable Steam games by Flox Studios, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Life in Bunker
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Frozen State.
Another title from Flox Studios, the studio behind Frozen State.
You've been elected as the new Bunker Warden! Now you must take control over a group of fellow bunker residents and try to make them last until the surface becomes habitable.
Mist Hunter
WHY THIS
Another title from Flox Studios, the studio behind Frozen State. Shares Action with Frozen State.
Mist Hunter - is a blistering fast rogue-like arena shooter. A deadly magic poison runs through your veins, there is no cure and your heart will stop beating in 90 seconds. Fight your enemies, get the highest score and collect antidote to keep going.
Wandering Trails: A Hiking Game
WHY THIS
Another title from Flox Studios, the studio behind Frozen State. Shares Action with Frozen State.
Wandering Trails is a peaceful experience of venturing for a hike in the great outdoors. There are no goals, enemies, jump scares or achievements. There is only you, nature and your trusty old camera.
Everlords
WHY THIS
Another title from Flox Studios, the studio behind Frozen State. Shares Indie with Frozen State.
Everlords is a strategy game where you shape the battlefield itself. Craft terrain to position vital resources, and fortify your base as you battle to reclaim and restore a fractured world. Every choice you make becomes the foundation of either your triumph—or your downfall.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Dying Light
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Frozen State.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and RPG with Frozen State.
First-person action survival game set in a post-apocalyptic open world overrun by flesh-hungry zombies. Roam a city devastated by a mysterious virus epidemic. Scavenge for supplies, craft weapons, and face hordes of the infected.
Terminus: Zombie Survivors
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with Frozen State.
Terminus: Zombie Survivors is a 2D turn-based survival roguelike set during a zombie apocalypse. Each journey is unique, and every decision can mean the difference between life and death. Can you brave hunger, cold, and the undead in order to reach the Terminus and find salvation?
Darkwood
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Frozen State.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and RPG with Frozen State.
Darkwood - a new perspective on survival horror. Scavenge and explore a rich, ever-changing free-roam world by day, then hunker down in your hideout and pray for the morning light.
Frequently asked about Frozen State
- Does Frozen State run on Steam Deck?
- Frozen State 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 Frozen State cost?
- Frozen State is listed on Steam at 11.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Frozen State?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Frozen State are Herd is Coming, Subterrain, The Forest.
- Who developed Frozen State?
- Frozen State was developed by Flox Studios and published by Flox Studios .
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