Rank 01Why this
Shares resource scarcity with Frozen State.
- $16.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
- Deck Playable
- 2016
Games like Frozen State
- 22 games
- Updated May 4, 2026
Players who liked Frozen State also play
The closest matches to Frozen State: Subterrain, The Long Dark, Don't Starve, Project Zomboid, and The Wild Eight. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
- Rank 01
Rank 02Why this
Shares resource scarcity and crafting with Frozen State.
- $19.99 (Price checked Nov 5)
- Deck Verified
- 2017
Rank 03Why this
Shares resource scarcity and procedural generation with Frozen State.
- $2.49 (Price checked Nov 5)
- Deck Playable
- 2013
Rank 04 
Project Zomboid
Why this: Shares skill based progression and crafting with Frozen State.
Rank 05 
The Wild Eight
Why this: Shares fast travel and crafting with Frozen State.
Rank 06 
Darkwood
Why this: Also Survival Horror and Crafting, like Frozen State.
Rank 07 
How to Survive
Why this: Also Open World Survival Craft and Zombies, like Frozen State.
Rank 08 
Dead State: Reanimated
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Frozen State.
The full ranked list: top 24 games like Frozen State
Best match first, as plain text. The same list for AI assistants:
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- 3Don't Starve
Shares resource scarcity and procedural generation with Frozen State.
- 96% of 32,871 reviews
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- 11Tunguska: The Visitation - Final Cut
Shares survival horror and procedural generation with Frozen State.
- 91% of 876 reviews
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- 14The Forest
Also Open World Survival Craft and Survival Horror, like Frozen State.
- 95% of 175,474 reviews
- 15Heat Death: Survival Train
Also Open World Survival Craft and Crafting, like Frozen State.
- 80% of 420 reviews
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- Released: 2016
- Developer: Flox Studios
- Price: $3.59−70%checked Oct 31
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 58% of 271 reviews
- Genres: Action, Indie, RPG
- Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Players highlight
- Harsh survival mechanics reward patience and caution
- Minimal hand holding forces players to adapt quickly
- Procedural generation ensures no two playthroughs are alike
- Atmospheric
- Bleak
- Challenging
More games like Frozen State, sliced differently
Reviewers mention these as similar to Frozen State
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.
7 Days to Die
Why this: Shares skill based progression with Frozen State.
DayZ
Why this: Also Zombies and Survival Horror, like Frozen State.
Free alternatives
Free games the recommender matches to Frozen State, limited to titles with at least 500 Steam reviews and 80% positive.
Unturned
Why this: Also Zombies and Crafting, like Frozen State.
Walking Zombie 2
Why this: Also Open World Survival Craft and Zombies, like Frozen State.
No More Room in Hell
Why this: Shares resource scarcity with Frozen State.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
The Long Dark
Why this: Shares resource scarcity and crafting with Frozen State.
Project Zomboid
Why this: Shares skill based progression and crafting with Frozen State.
Darkwood
Why this: Also Survival Horror and Crafting, like Frozen State.
How to Survive
Why this: Also Open World Survival Craft and Zombies, like Frozen State.
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: Same challenging mood as Frozen State.
About Frozen State
The closest matches to Frozen State: Subterrain, The Long Dark, Don't Starve, Project Zomboid, and The Wild Eight. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Frozen State is your kind of game, the closest matches are Subterrain, The Long Dark and Don't Starve — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, bleak and challenging, and single out its crafting and fast travel. 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.
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.
Is Frozen State worth buying?
Players are split
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 58% of 271 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $11.99 (checked Nov 7).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 19 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 4 h before their negative review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Harsh survival mechanics reward patience and caution
- Minimal hand holding forces players to adapt quickly
- Procedural generation ensures no two playthroughs are alike
- Stark isolated atmosphere amplifies tension
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“The game was pretty much abandoned after the dev made some changes with the intention of making more changes then went on to another project. Don't buy it.”
“Do not buy this no matter if it is sale or not. The game is ... there is nothing much you can do actually. It is ... just save your time and buy different game. After the experience with the game, I would not accept it, even if somebody…”
People who play it also play: Subterrain, The Long Dark, Don't Starve
Frequently asked about Frozen State
Can I run it?
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 3.59 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 Subterrain, The Long Dark, Don't Starve.
Who developed Frozen State?
Frozen State was developed by Flox Studios and published by Flox Studios .