Games like Project Cobalt
If Project Cobalt is your kind of game, the closest matches are Terafall: Survival, Satisfactory and The Forest — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its challenging, dark and punishing. 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 Project Cobalt: ⚗️ Project Cobalt is a survival action game set on a hostile island 🌴. Scavenge containers, mine resources, craft tools, hunt animals, and endure storms as you fight hunger, disease, and exhaustion all while uncovering the dark truth behind a failed experiment.
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Steam players who put hours into Project Cobalt 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.
Terafall: Survival
WHY THIS
Shares base building, resource management and a stressful mood with Project Cobalt.
Top pick for Project Cobalt fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Project Cobalt.
Terafall is a procedurally generated, open-world sandbox RPG all about exploring a new world to save your own dying planet from extinction, with a strong focus on non-linearity and character progression.
Satisfactory
WHY THIS
Shares base building and a challenging mood with Project Cobalt.
Second-strongest match for Project Cobalt fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Project Cobalt.
Satisfactory is a first-person open-world factory building game with a dash of exploration and combat. Play alone or with friends, explore an alien planet, create multi-story factories, and enter conveyor belt heaven!
The Forest
WHY THIS
Shares base building, resource management and a tense mood with Project Cobalt.
Third-strongest match for Project Cobalt fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Project Cobalt.
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.
Ars Notoria
WHY THIS
Shares base building and a challenging mood with Project Cobalt.
Ranked #4 for Project Cobalt fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Project Cobalt.
Ars Notoria is an open-world survival crafting game set in a rich fantasy world. Learn six distinct schools of magic, gather resources, build your base, expand your influence, and stand against the ever-shifting threat of the Enthralled. You are the one destined to change the kingdom.
Saleblazers
WHY THIS
Shares inventory management and a challenging mood with Project Cobalt.
Ranked #5 for Project Cobalt fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Project Cobalt.
Fight. Sell. Survive. Live off the land, build your perfect shop, and defend against nightly horrors in this open world survival shop simulator for 1-8 players.
Whisper of the Swallows
WHY THIS
Shares permadeath, survival management, survival and a punishing mood with Project Cobalt.
Ranked #6 for Project Cobalt fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Project Cobalt.
Brave a savage, unforgiving procedurally generated world where extreme weather and the nightmares of the dark will hunt you down. Alone or in co-op, survive, build, and explore to turn a cursed hellscape into your sanctuary of light.
Urge
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Project Cobalt fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Project Cobalt.
Fight, build, explore, survive, while the dynamic player-caused hazardous fog is slowly changing the rules of the world around you.
Nowhere: Mysterious Artifacts
WHY THIS
Shares survival management and a tense mood with Project Cobalt.
Ranked #8 for Project Cobalt fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Project Cobalt.
Nowhere: Mysterious Artifacts is a Multiplayer Survival Horror game for up to 4 players. Set in the Middle of the Unknown, you can craft, build, explore and discover secrets in the exciting first chapter from EFNSOFT.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Project Cobalt at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~55% under Project Cobalt on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Project Cobalt.
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 ~55% under Project Cobalt on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Project Cobalt.
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!
Titanfall® 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~59% under Project Cobalt on Steam right now. Shares Action with Project Cobalt.
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 ~43% under Project Cobalt on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Project Cobalt.
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 ~55% under Project Cobalt on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Project Cobalt.
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 ~55% under Project Cobalt on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Project Cobalt.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~91% under Project Cobalt on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Project Cobalt.
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?
Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition
WHY THIS
Priced ~55% under Project Cobalt on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Project Cobalt.
Zombies are invading your home, and the only defense is your arsenal of plants! Armed with an alien nursery-worth of zombie-zapping plants like peashooters and cherry bombs, you'll need to think fast and plant faster to stop dozens of types of zombies dead in their tracks.
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 Project Cobalt.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Project Cobalt.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
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 Project Cobalt.
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 Project Cobalt.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
The Expendabros
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Project Cobalt.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
UNBEATABLE [white label]
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Project Cobalt.
A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.
Magic Archery
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Project Cobalt.
Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.
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!
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More from OxygenStudio
Other recommendable Steam games by OxygenStudio, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Ground Parkour : First Mission
WHY THIS
Another title from OxygenStudio, the studio behind Project Cobalt. Shares Action and Strategy with Project Cobalt.
Ground parkour: First Mission, in short, you compete with yourself to reach the highest point on the track with different characters and different abilities in a construction site in the city. Each character has different abilities and you progress on this track full of obstacles. Enjoy!
Don't Leave
WHY THIS
Another title from OxygenStudio, the studio behind Project Cobalt. Shares Action and Strategy with Project Cobalt.
Welcome to a mysterious adventure where justice and the supernatural intertwine! Judge Harlan, in his old country cottage, faces a mysterious presence after his mother's sudden departure. Explore justice's limits in this extraordinary tale!
Sinister Hospital
WHY THIS
Another title from OxygenStudio, the studio behind Project Cobalt. Shares Action and Strategy with Project Cobalt.
In the dark forests of Duskwood town, an abandoned hospital rises ominously. Despite its closure years ago, "Sinister Hospital" harbors terrifying secrets. The player enters to follow the trail of a group of lost children from the town. There lies a dark journey and quest for justice: Judge Harlan.
Satan Moans
WHY THIS
Another title from OxygenStudio, the studio behind Project Cobalt. Shares Action and Strategy with Project Cobalt.
Are you ready for an adrenaline-fueled adventure with "Satan Moans"? In this horror-packed game, you'll explore the supernatural events surrounding a teenager returning home in the dead of night. Are you ready to dive into a suspenseful universe?
Grouls
WHY THIS
Another title from OxygenStudio, the studio behind Project Cobalt. Shares Action and Strategy with Project Cobalt.
Uncover the chilling secrets of an abandoned house as Denis. Collect body parts, solve puzzles, and escape terrifying entities. Your choices shape your fate. Can you survive the nightmare?
Night Market Simulator
WHY THIS
Another title from OxygenStudio, the studio behind Project Cobalt. Shares Strategy and Indie with Project Cobalt.
Start your market from scratch, choose and price your own products. Every sale leads to new licenses, bigger spaces, and exciting new opportunities. Take full control of your warehouse layout, manage your staff wisely, and lay the foundation for your very own market empire!
Submeris
WHY THIS
Another title from OxygenStudio, the studio behind Project Cobalt. Shares Action and Strategy with Project Cobalt.
Submeris is an underwater mining adventure set beneath a mysterious island. Dig, upgrade your gear, survive dangerous depths, and uncover the legendary treasure hidden far below the ocean floor!
Sweet Toys Simulator
WHY THIS
Another title from OxygenStudio, the studio behind Project Cobalt. Shares Strategy and Indie with Project Cobalt.
Start your sweet store from scratch!. Pick and price your own toys and candies. Unlock new licenses with every sale, expand your shop, hire staff, and build the most colorful toy & candy empire ever! Manage shelves, set prices, and make your customers smile! 🧸🍭🎉
Frequently asked about Project Cobalt
- Does Project Cobalt run on Steam Deck?
- Project Cobalt 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 Project Cobalt cost?
- Project Cobalt is listed on Steam at 10.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Project Cobalt?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Project Cobalt are Terafall: Survival, Satisfactory, The Forest.
- Who developed Project Cobalt?
- Project Cobalt was developed by OxygenStudio.
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