Games like CHKN
If CHKN is your kind of game, the closest matches are TerraTech, Osiris: New Dawn and Project Zomboid — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its great multiplayer support, limitless creature creativity and atmospheric. 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 →CHKN is a free-to-play open-world survival sandbox released in 2016 by Katapult, featuring a distinctive creature-building system where players assemble creations from animal parts. The game blends survival mechanics with creative freedom in an open-world setting, supported by online multiplayer cooperation. Reviewers describe the experience as atmospheric and whimsical, with players highlighting the limitless creativity possible in designing unique creatures. The sandbox supports cooperative play, allowing survivors to explore and build together. Described by its community as charming in its own way, the game offers a chill medium-length session suitable for sit-down play. CHKN runs Playable on Steam Deck and holds an 80% positive rating from over 1,300 Steam reviews.
About CHKN: Behold, the miracle of life… packed into cubes! Create fantastic creatures in an open-world sandbox game like no other. Explore, craft, and survive—all with the help of your very own creations.
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TerraTech
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with CHKN.
Top pick for CHKN fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with CHKN.
TerraTech is an open-world, sandbox adventure game, where you design and build your own creations through a mix of crafting, combat and discovery. Design vehicles from a huge library of blocks. Scavenge, craft and buy new parts to survive and become the ultimate planetary prospector.
Osiris: New Dawn
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with CHKN.
Second-strongest match for CHKN fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with CHKN.
Osiris: New Dawn is an unforgiving near future space survival game with a cinematic feel and elements of horror. Play as a Mission Specialist in single or multiplayer to build your planetary base, pilotable vehicles, and controllable drones as you explore a dangerous solar system far from Earth.
Project Zomboid
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for CHKN fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Early Access with CHKN.
Project Zomboid is the ultimate in zombie survival. Alone or in MP: you loot, build, craft, fight, farm and fish in a struggle to survive. A hardcore RPG skillset, a vast map, massively customisable sandbox and a cute tutorial raccoon await the unwary. So how will you die? All it takes is a bite..
Wayward
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with CHKN.
Ranked #4 for CHKN fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with CHKN.
You awake to discover yourself no longer in the company of good men or a fine seafaring vessel. Treasure... you remember something about treasure. Wayward is a challenging turn-based, top-down, wilderness survival roguelike. Explore, build, and most importantly survive in these unforgiving lands.
Satisfactory
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for CHKN fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with CHKN.
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!
Palworld
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for CHKN fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with CHKN.
Fight, farm, build and work alongside mysterious creatures called "Pals" in this completely new multiplayer, open world survival and crafting game!
Reign Of Kings
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for CHKN fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with CHKN.
Struggle to survive in a harsh medieval world. Hunt wildlife, mine resources, build structures, and craft weapons and armor in order to protect yourself. You may form a guild, bring war to all opposition, and try to seize the throne and become king!
Rust
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for CHKN fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with CHKN.
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.
Reviewers mention these as similar to CHKN
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The Forest
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with CHKN.
Reviewers of CHKN cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with CHKN.
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.
Rust
WHY THIS
Reviewers of CHKN cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with CHKN.
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.
Minecraft: Story Mode - A Telltale Games Series
WHY THIS
Reviewers of CHKN cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with CHKN.
Episode 1 is now FREE - for a limited time! In Minecraft: Story Mode, playing as either a male or female hero named 'Jesse,' you’ll embark on a perilous adventure across the Overworld, through the Nether, to the End, and beyond.
Slime Rancher
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with CHKN.
Reviewers of CHKN cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with CHKN.
Slime Rancher is the tale of Beatrix LeBeau, a plucky, young rancher who sets out for a life a thousand light years away from Earth on the ‘Far, Far Range’ where she tries her hand at making a living wrangling slimes.
Monster Rancher 1 & 2 DX
WHY THIS
Reviewers of CHKN cross-mention this title as a similar play.
The legendary monster training duology, “Monster Rancher” and “Monster Rancher 2”, is back!
Croak Crusader: Spawn of the Spore Spectre
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with CHKN.
Reviewers of CHKN cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with CHKN.
Embark on an odyssey into the unknown! Behold the tale of Toadman, an enigmatic being born from alien tech and the mysteries of Radiant Verde. Witness his perilous quest through treacherous jungles to confront Captain Croak in an epic showdown! Welcome to "Spawn of the Spore Spectre"!
Head-to-head comparisons
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Project Zomboid
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Early Access with CHKN.
Project Zomboid is the ultimate in zombie survival. Alone or in MP: you loot, build, craft, fight, farm and fish in a struggle to survive. A hardcore RPG skillset, a vast map, massively customisable sandbox and a cute tutorial raccoon await the unwary. So how will you die? All it takes is a bite..
Satisfactory
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with CHKN.
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!
Palworld
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with CHKN.
Fight, farm, build and work alongside mysterious creatures called "Pals" in this completely new multiplayer, open world survival and crafting game!
Frequently asked about CHKN
- Does CHKN run on Steam Deck?
- CHKN is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- Is CHKN free to play?
- Yes — CHKN is a free-to-play title on Steam. You can install and play it without buying anything, though some games include optional in-app purchases.
- Does CHKN have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — CHKN supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, Online Co-op).
- What games are most similar to CHKN?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside CHKN are TerraTech, Osiris: New Dawn, Project Zomboid.
- Who developed CHKN?
- CHKN was developed by Katapult.
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