Choose Unturned
Choose Unturned if you want an Indie, Free To Play, and Casual game with Multi-player, Online PvP, and Online Co-op. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. 220,437 Steam reviews back the pick.
Unturned vs Survive The Forest
Unturned and Survive The Forest both land in Action, Adventure on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Action, Adventure on Steam. Unturned (2017) is 5 years older than Survive The Forest (2022). Unturned is free; Survive The Forest is paid (9.99 USD). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Survive The Forest
Choose Survive The Forest if it's the newer release (2022) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Survive The Forest launched in 2022.
Both Unturned and Survive The Forest sit in Action and Adventure on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Unturned |  Survive The Forest | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2022 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, Free To Play, Casual | Action, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | 9.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 90.8% positive (220,437 reviews) | 1 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, LAN Co-op | Single-player only |
| Developers | Smartly Dressed Games | PhantomCore Studio |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Adventure on Steam.
- Unturned (2017) is 5 years older than Survive The Forest (2022).
- Unturned is free; Survive The Forest is paid (9.99 USD).
- Unturned has co-op; Survive The Forest does not.
- Unturned is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Survive The Forest has no Deck rating yet.
Unturned vs Survive The Forest — FAQ
- Should I play Unturned or Survive The Forest first?
- If you want chronology, Unturned (2017) came out before Survive The Forest (2022). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Unturned and Survive The Forest similar?
- They overlap on Action, Adventure on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Does Survive The Forest have multiplayer like Unturned?
- No. Unturned supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Online Co-op, LAN Co-op), while Survive The Forest is listed as single-player only.
- Is Unturned free?
- Yes — Unturned is a free-to-play Steam title. Survive The Forest is paid (9.99 USD).
- Does Unturned run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Unturned is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Survive The Forest doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.