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Games like CHERNOBYL: The Secrets of Pripyat

If CHERNOBYL: The Secrets of Pripyat is your kind of game, the closest matches are Afterlight Survival, Iridio and Deadly Flare — picked from the ranked list below. 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.

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About CHERNOBYL: The Secrets of Pripyat: Step into the shadows of the Exclusion Zone as a war correspondent. Document its secrets, survive deadly anomalies, and navigate faction conflicts. Create stashes, preserve vital data, and uncover the truth in a world filled with mutants, danger, and harsh survival challenges.

ActionIndieAdventureRPGWindowsby Baker Game Forge
CHERNOBYL: The Secrets of Pripyat — Steam game cover

Players who liked CHERNOBYL: The Secrets of Pripyat also play

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  1. Afterlight Survival

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for CHERNOBYL: The Secrets of Pripyat fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with CHERNOBYL: The Secrets of Pripyat.

    Afterlight Survival is an open-world sandbox survival horror game combining base-building, crafting, and tower defense. Hunt for supplies by day. Build your defenses and outlast the horde when night falls, solo or co-op. The virus was planned. You're the loose end.

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  2. Iridio

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for CHERNOBYL: The Secrets of Pripyat fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with CHERNOBYL: The Secrets of Pripyat.

    Seized by criminals, the island designated for your research needs your help. Join Yatziri and the Wazhari tribe to liberate their hostages, explore hidden secrets, craft essential items and weapons, and strategically use fire and water in challenging puzzles and life-or-death battles for survival.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Deadly Flare

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for CHERNOBYL: The Secrets of Pripyat fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with CHERNOBYL: The Secrets of Pripyat.

    A solar flare has struck and every living soul is turning into a rotting and aggressive ghoul.

    2023ActionAdventureSimulation13.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Survival Nation

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for CHERNOBYL: The Secrets of Pripyat fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with CHERNOBYL: The Secrets of Pripyat.

    An open-world online RPG, survival game designed for VR. In this game, you will kill hundreds of zombies, acquire weapons, learn new skills, craft, explore the world, complete quests, and fight for survival. Choose from three modes: Solo, PVE, and PVP. Will you join a Survival Nation?

    2023ActionIndieAdventure29.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Nomad

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for CHERNOBYL: The Secrets of Pripyat fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with CHERNOBYL: The Secrets of Pripyat.

    Try and survive in the world of Nomad. Build a base and protect it from raiding players. Scavenge food, weapons and medical supplies across the island. Team up with others and make a base. Make your mark on the world of Nomad.

    2015ActionIndieAdventureFreeSteam ↗
  6. Shadows of Kurgansk

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for CHERNOBYL: The Secrets of Pripyat fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with CHERNOBYL: The Secrets of Pripyat.

    “Shadows of Kurgansk” is an adventure game, where you need to survive in an area full of danger and mystery. Your goal is to stay alive and find the way out, fighting monsters and completing story driven missions. Fight zombies, build asylums, find your way back home!

    2016ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Fallen Earth Classic

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for CHERNOBYL: The Secrets of Pripyat fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with CHERNOBYL: The Secrets of Pripyat.

    Fallen Earth Classic is a free-to-play massively multiplayer online role-playing game developed by Reloaded Productions and operated by Little Orbit. The game takes place in a post-apocalyptic wasteland located around the American Grand Canyon.

    2012Massively MultiplayerRPGFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  8. Rust

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for CHERNOBYL: The Secrets of Pripyat fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with CHERNOBYL: The Secrets of Pripyat.

    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.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with CHERNOBYL: The Secrets of Pripyat.

    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.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with CHERNOBYL: The Secrets of Pripyat.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with CHERNOBYL: The Secrets of Pripyat.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. 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 CHERNOBYL: The Secrets of Pripyat.

    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.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with CHERNOBYL: The Secrets of Pripyat.

    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.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with CHERNOBYL: The Secrets of Pripyat.

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Counter-Strike:Global Offensive

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with CHERNOBYL: The Secrets of Pripyat.

    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.).

    2012ActionFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with CHERNOBYL: The Secrets of Pripyat.

    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.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about CHERNOBYL: The Secrets of Pripyat

What games are most similar to CHERNOBYL: The Secrets of Pripyat?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside CHERNOBYL: The Secrets of Pripyat are Afterlight Survival, Iridio, Deadly Flare.
Who developed CHERNOBYL: The Secrets of Pripyat?
CHERNOBYL: The Secrets of Pripyat was developed by Baker Game Forge.

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