Games like theHunter: Call of the Wild™
If theHunter: Call of the Wild™ is your kind of game, the closest matches are Way of the Hunter, Call of the Wild: The Angler™ and Open Hunting XL — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its deep animal behavior simulation, atmospheric and contemplative. 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 →theHunter: Call of the Wild is a hunting simulation released in 2017 that places players in expansive open-world environments where they track and observe wildlife across diverse landscapes. The game emphasizes realistic animal behavior simulation, with creatures responding dynamically to weather conditions and player presence. Players progress through mission-driven hunting experiences and can unlock additional maps through DLC expansions. A trophy lodge system provides long-term progression rewards. The title supports multiplayer co-op, allowing friends to share hunting expeditions together. Reviewers and players describe the atmosphere as contemplative and immersive, with the living, reactive world creating opportunities to craft personal wilderness stories. The game holds a 90% positive rating based on over 61,000 Steam reviews and is currently priced at $19.99 USD.
About theHunter: Call of the Wild™: Discover an atmospheric hunting game like no other in this realistic, stunning open world – regularly updated in collaboration with the community. Immerse yourself in the single player campaign, or share the ultimate hunting experience with friends.
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Steam players who put hours into theHunter: Call of the Wild™ 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.
Way of the Hunter
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with theHunter: Call of the Wild™.
Top pick for theHunter: Call of the Wild™ fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports and Adventure with theHunter: Call of the Wild™.
Become the new owner of a hunting lodge nestled among gorgeous habitats and rich animal populations. Explore vast open world environments and hunt with a premium selection of firearms. Enjoy the perfect hunt on your own or with friends in co-op.
Call of the Wild: The Angler™
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with theHunter: Call of the Wild™.
Second-strongest match for theHunter: Call of the Wild™ fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports and Adventure with theHunter: Call of the Wild™.
The Angler is an open world fishing game that can be played solo or with friends. Discover and catch a wide variety of unique fish species, from common to rare, on your journey to become a master angler.
Open Hunting XL
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for theHunter: Call of the Wild™ fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports and Simulation with theHunter: Call of the Wild™.
Open Hunting XL is a hunting simulator with an emphasis on player freedom. Quickly spot animals using your drone or sneak and spot with binoculars depending on the difficulty you select. Hunt in several locations and level up to unlock mechanics seen in no other hunting game.
Open Fishing XL
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with theHunter: Call of the Wild™.
Ranked #4 for theHunter: Call of the Wild™ fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports and Simulation with theHunter: Call of the Wild™.
Open Fishing XL is an open world fishing game focused on creating a relaxing experience. Fill out a book with 115 fish species, buy rods, items, boats and more, explore the large map, identify cute insects, draw your own map, and enjoy fishing without worries with intuitive fishing mechanics.
Pro Deer Hunting 2
WHY THIS
Shares a relaxing mood with theHunter: Call of the Wild™.
Ranked #5 for theHunter: Call of the Wild™ fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports and Adventure with theHunter: Call of the Wild™.
Pro Deer Hunting 2 continues the great tradition of realistic deer hunting simulations! Major graphics enhancements, inclusion of the muzzle loading rifle and climbing tree stand are just a few of the new features. Keep the tradition alive and become the next Pro Deer Hunter 2!
theHunter Classic
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with theHunter: Call of the Wild™.
Ranked #6 for theHunter: Call of the Wild™ fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports and Adventure with theHunter: Call of the Wild™.
The most realistic hunting experience awaits. Explore 12 reserves and hunt 45 unique species, ranging from waterfowl to big game. Over 100 weapons from state-of-the art rifles to bows. Customize your load-out with stands, blinds and dogs. Play alone or in multiplayer with up to 7 friends.
Hunting Simulator
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with theHunter: Call of the Wild™.
Ranked #7 for theHunter: Call of the Wild™ fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports and Adventure with theHunter: Call of the Wild™.
Live the adventure of the hunt, from Alberta to Texas, France, Colorado or Scotland. Play single or multiplayer, choose your hunting gear and firearms of choice, including Browning® and Winchester® models, and master tracking 37 different animal species each with realistic behaviours.
Far Cry® 5
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with theHunter: Call of the Wild™.
Ranked #8 for theHunter: Call of the Wild™ fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with theHunter: Call of the Wild™.
Discover the open world of Hope County, Montana, besieged by a fanatical doomsday cult. Dive into the action solo or two-player co-op in the story campaign, use a vast arsenal of weapons and allies, and free Hope County from Joseph Seed and his cult.
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theHunter Classic
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with theHunter: Call of the Wild™.
Reviewers of theHunter: Call of the Wild™ cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Sports and Adventure with theHunter: Call of the Wild™.
The most realistic hunting experience awaits. Explore 12 reserves and hunt 45 unique species, ranging from waterfowl to big game. Over 100 weapons from state-of-the art rifles to bows. Customize your load-out with stands, blinds and dogs. Play alone or in multiplayer with up to 7 friends.
The Long Dark
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with theHunter: Call of the Wild™.
Reviewers of theHunter: Call of the Wild™ cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure and Simulation with theHunter: Call of the Wild™.
THE LONG DARK is a thoughtful, exploration-survival experience that challenges solo players to think for themselves as they explore an expansive frozen wilderness in the aftermath of a geomagnetic disaster. There are no zombies -- only you, the cold, and all the threats Mother Nature can muster.
Minecraft: Story Mode - A Telltale Games Series
WHY THIS
Reviewers of theHunter: Call of the Wild™ cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with theHunter: Call of the Wild™.
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.
Red Dead Redemption 2
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with theHunter: Call of the Wild™.
Reviewers of theHunter: Call of the Wild™ cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with theHunter: Call of the Wild™.
Arthur Morgan and the Van der Linde Gang are outlaws on the run. With federal agents and bounty hunters massing on their heels, the gang must rob, steal, and fight their way across the rugged heartland in order to survive.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below theHunter: Call of the Wild™ at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under theHunter: Call of the Wild™ on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with theHunter: Call of the Wild™.
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.
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under theHunter: Call of the Wild™ on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with theHunter: Call of the Wild™.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under theHunter: Call of the Wild™ on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with theHunter: Call of the Wild™.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
PEAK
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under theHunter: Call of the Wild™ on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with theHunter: Call of the Wild™.
PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?
Kerbal Space Program
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under theHunter: Call of the Wild™ on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with theHunter: Call of the Wild™.
In Kerbal Space Program, take charge of the space program for the alien race known as the Kerbals. You have access to an array of parts to assemble fully-functional spacecraft that flies (or doesn’t) based on realistic aerodynamic and orbital physics.
Inscryption
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under theHunter: Call of the Wild™ on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with theHunter: Call of the Wild™.
Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with theHunter: Call of the Wild™.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
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.).
The Expendabros
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with theHunter: Call of the Wild™.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
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!
93, Kuindzhi
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with theHunter: Call of the Wild™.
Kuindzhi, 93 is an atmospheric first-person narrative vignette about an 18-year-old boy from Donbas. The story takes us to March 2022, when the world changed forever — into a space where the past, fears, and doubts find their voice.
DORONKO WANKO
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with theHunter: Call of the Wild™.
『DORONKO WANKO』 is a DORONKO Action Game. In this game, You can become a cute, innocent Pomeranian, make your master's home messy and dirty. "Will the master be angry with me?" Don't worry. Because you are a sweet doggie.
Landfall Archives
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with theHunter: Call of the Wild™.
Break into the Landfall Archives to steal and play previously unreleased games, demos, interactive slide shows, and even an unreleased version of Totally Accurate Battle Simulator from 2017!
SuchArt: Creative Space
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure and Simulation with theHunter: Call of the Wild™.
Paint on any surfaces with numerous tools in Creative Space — a free sandbox version of SuchArt: Genius Artist Simulator. Create masterpieces, complete commissions, and decorate your studio in the most advanced artist sim!
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Other recommendable Steam games by Expansive Worlds, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Call of the Wild: The Angler™
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with theHunter: Call of the Wild™.
Another title from Expansive Worlds, the studio behind theHunter: Call of the Wild™. Shares Sports and Adventure with theHunter: Call of the Wild™.
The Angler is an open world fishing game that can be played solo or with friends. Discover and catch a wide variety of unique fish species, from common to rare, on your journey to become a master angler.
theHunter: Primal
WHY THIS
Another title from Expansive Worlds, the studio behind theHunter: Call of the Wild™. Shares Adventure and Simulation with theHunter: Call of the Wild™.
Hunt - Explore - SurviveThe most realistic prehistoric survival game ever created. Featuring a huge Cretaceous environment populated by horrifying dinosaur all-stars, such as T-Rex, Triceratops, Utahraptor, Velociraptor and Quetzalcoatlus.
theHunter Classic
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with theHunter: Call of the Wild™.
Another title from Expansive Worlds, the studio behind theHunter: Call of the Wild™. Shares Sports and Adventure with theHunter: Call of the Wild™.
The most realistic hunting experience awaits. Explore 12 reserves and hunt 45 unique species, ranging from waterfowl to big game. Over 100 weapons from state-of-the art rifles to bows. Customize your load-out with stands, blinds and dogs. Play alone or in multiplayer with up to 7 friends.
Frequently asked about theHunter: Call of the Wild™
- Does theHunter: Call of the Wild™ work on Steam Deck?
- theHunter: Call of the Wild™ is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
- How much does theHunter: Call of the Wild™ cost?
- theHunter: Call of the Wild™ is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does theHunter: Call of the Wild™ have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — theHunter: Call of the Wild™ supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op).
- What games are most similar to theHunter: Call of the Wild™?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside theHunter: Call of the Wild™ are Way of the Hunter, Call of the Wild: The Angler™, Open Hunting XL.
- Who developed theHunter: Call of the Wild™?
- theHunter: Call of the Wild™ was developed by Expansive Worlds and published by Avalanche Studios.
imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on theHunter: Call of the Wild™.
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