Rank 01Why this
Shares resource scarcity and permadeath with Project Cobalt.
- $14.99 (Price checked Nov 6)
- Deck Verified
- 2016
Games like Project Cobalt
- 24 games
- Updated Sep 11, 2026
Players who liked Project Cobalt also play
The closest matches to Project Cobalt: Don't Starve Together, Rust, The Forest, Whisper of the Swallows, and Dig or Die. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Rank 03Why this
Shares base building and resource management with Project Cobalt.
- $19.99 (Price checked Nov 5)
- Deck Playable
- 2018
Rank 04 
Whisper of the Swallows
Why this: Shares survival management and permadeath with Project Cobalt.
Rank 05 
Dig or Die
Why this: Shares crafting system and base building with Project Cobalt.
Rank 06 
PolyZ
Why this: Shares crafting system and survival management with Project Cobalt.
Rank 07 
Zombie Survival Game Online
Why this: Also Open World Survival Craft and Crafting, like Project Cobalt.
Rank 08 
The full ranked list: top 24 games like Project Cobalt
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- 1Don't Starve Together
Shares resource scarcity and permadeath with Project Cobalt.
- 96% of 80,691 reviews
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- 4Whisper of the Swallows
Shares survival management and permadeath with Project Cobalt.
- 87% of 78 reviews
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- 7Zombie Survival Game Online
Also Open World Survival Craft and Crafting, like Project Cobalt.
- 70% of 173 reviews
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- 12The Long Dark
Shares temperature management and resource scarcity with Project Cobalt.
- 88% of 40,071 reviews
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- 18Nighthold: Number 1
Shares equipment upgrades and survival management with Project Cobalt.
- 68% of 112 reviews
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- 24Vortex: The Gateway
Shares resource scarcity and crafting system with Project Cobalt.
- 54% of 102 reviews
- Released: 2026
- Developer: OxygenStudio
- Price: $10.99checked Oct 31
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 74% of 58 reviews
- Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, RPG
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Active developer responsiveness to community feedback
- Developers actively iterate based on player feedback
- Early game survival is brutally unforgiving
- Challenging
- Dark
- Punishing
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Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Project Cobalt at current Steam store prices.
Vortex: The Gateway
Why this: Shares resource scarcity and crafting system with Project Cobalt.
Green Hell
Why this: Also Open World Survival Craft and Crafting, like Project Cobalt.
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Frostpunk
Why this: Shares resource management with Project Cobalt.
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Dying Light
Why this: Shares weapon crafting with Project Cobalt.
Starbound
Why this: Shares base building with Project Cobalt.
Taora : Survival
Why this: Shares resource scarcity and base building with Project Cobalt.
ANGST: A TALE OF SURVIVAL
Why this: Shares temperature management and resource scarcity with Project Cobalt.
Sheltered
Why this: Shares base building and resource management with Project Cobalt.
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About Project Cobalt
The closest matches to Project Cobalt: Don't Starve Together, Rust, The Forest, Whisper of the Swallows, and Dig or Die. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Project Cobalt is your kind of game, the closest matches are Don't Starve Together, Rust and The Forest — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as challenging, dark and punishing, and single out its base building and crafting repair costs. 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 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.
Is Project Cobalt worth buying?
Mostly recommended
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 74% of 58 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $10.99 (checked Nov 7).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 8 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 3 h before their negative review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Active developer responsiveness to community feedback
- Developers actively iterate based on player feedback
- Early game survival is brutally unforgiving
- Environmental hazards punish every misstep
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“The game has potential but wow, even after the dev updated the game to fix durability on tools/weapons, it still is a drag and items break after a few hits. Oh and don't think that resources are abundant because you will be dead wrong and…”
“This game is rough. I would not recommend. Horrible experience. I understand this is Early Access, but the bugs are horrible. The progress is a very long grind. Tools and Weapons break down so fast. The dying and no loot on re-spawn is a…”
People who play it also play: Don't Starve Together, Rust, The Forest
Frequently asked about Project Cobalt
Can I run it?
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 Don't Starve Together, Rust, The Forest.
Who developed Project Cobalt?
Project Cobalt was developed by OxygenStudio.