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Games like Next Day: Survival

  • 16 games
  • Updated May 4, 2026

Players who liked Next Day: Survival also play

The closest matches to Next Day: Survival: Miscreated, DayZ, Deadside, S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl, and Will To Live Online. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

  1. Rank 01

    Why this

    Also Post-apocalyptic and Crafting, like Next Day: Survival.

    • $29.99 (Price checked Oct 20)
    • 2018
  2. Rank 02

    Why this

    Same stressful mood as Next Day: Survival.

    • $49.99 (Price checked Oct 19)
    • 2018
  1. Rank 06

    SCUM

    • $17.99 (Price checked Oct 19)
    • 2025
  2. Rank 07

    7 Days to Die

    • $44.99 (Price checked Oct 19)
    • Deck Verified
    • 2024
  3. Rank 08

    Contagion

    • $9.99 (Price checked Oct 19)
    • Deck Verified
    • 2013

The full ranked list: top 24 games like Next Day: Survival

Best match first, as plain text. The same list for AI assistants:
  1. 1
    Miscreated

    Also Post-apocalyptic and Crafting, like Next Day: Survival.

    • 64% of 11,535 reviews
  2. 2
    DayZ

    Same stressful mood as Next Day: Survival.

    • 74% of 175,514 reviews
  3. 3
    Deadside

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 76% of 15,911 reviews
  4. 4
    S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl

    Same unsettling mood as Next Day: Survival.

    • 94% of 15,019 reviews
  5. 5
    Will To Live Online

    Genres: Action, Indie, Massively Multiplayer

    • 66% of 4,003 reviews
  6. 6
    SCUM

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 74% of 37,396 reviews
  7. 7
    7 Days to Die

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie

    • 85% of 124,117 reviews
  8. 8
    Contagion

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 73% of 5,535 reviews
  9. 9
    Don't Starve Together

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie

    • 96% of 80,691 reviews
  10. 10
    NEO Scavenger

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, RPG

    • 89% of 3,651 reviews
  11. 11
    Survarium

    Same tense mood as Next Day: Survival.

    • 53% of 7,419 reviews
  12. 12
    Hurtworld

    Genres: Action, Adventure, Simulation

    • 63% of 4,703 reviews
  13. 13
    Survive the Nights

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 68% of 2,064 reviews
  14. 14
    How to Survive 2

    Genres: Action, Adventure, RPG

    • 66% of 1,936 reviews
  15. 15
    Conan Exiles

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Adventure

    • 80% of 37,574 reviews
  16. 16
    Tom Clancy’s The Division™

    Genres: Action, Adventure, RPG

    • 73% of 27,236 reviews
  17. 17
    Just Survive

    Genres: Action, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer

    • 56% of 31,770 reviews
  18. 18
    Project Zomboid

    Genres: Indie, Simulation, RPG

    • 94% of 147,516 reviews
  19. 19
    XERA: Survival

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie

    • 64% of 2,413 reviews
  20. 20
    Stay Out

    Genres: Action, Indie, Massively Multiplayer

    • 60% of 7,970 reviews
  21. 21
    Rust

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 87% of 519,643 reviews
  22. 22
    Night of the Dead

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 77% of 3,150 reviews
  23. 23
    Zombie Survival Game Online

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie

    • 70% of 173 reviews
  24. 24
    PolyZ

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 56% of 68 reviews
Next Day: Survival — Steam game cover
  • Released: 2018
  • Developer: SOFF Games
  • Price: $9.99checked Oct 20
  • Steam Deck: Deck Playable
  • 58% of 3,094 reviews
  • Genres: Action, Indie, RPG
  • Platforms: Windows

Players highlight

  • Community driven chaos
  • High risk loot runs
  • Ironic hidden gem status
  • Nostalgic
  • Stressful
  • Tense

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Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Next Day: Survival at current Steam store prices.

  • PolyZ

    Why this: Also Post-apocalyptic and Crafting, like Next Day: Survival.

    • $3.99 (Price checked Oct 17)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2024
  • Survivalist

    Why this: Same stressful mood as Next Day: Survival.

    • $4.99 (Price checked Oct 20)
    • Deck Verified
    • 2015
  • Darkwood

    Why this: Same unsettling mood as Next Day: Survival.

    • $1.99 (Price checked Oct 20)
    • Deck Verified
    • 2017
  • CastleMiner Z

    Why this: Same nostalgic mood as Next Day: Survival.

    • $5.99 (Price checked Oct 20)
    • 2014
  • Deadburg

    • $3.99 (Price checked Oct 17)
    • 2022
  • Green Hell

    • $2.79 (Price checked Oct 19)
    • Deck Verified
    • 2019

About Next Day: Survival

The closest matches to Next Day: Survival: Miscreated, DayZ, Deadside, S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl, and Will To Live Online. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

If Next Day: Survival is your kind of game, the closest matches are Miscreated, DayZ and Deadside — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as nostalgic, stressful and tense, and single out its base building optional and loot hoarding. 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.

Next Day: Survival is a multiplayer open-world survival RPG set in an imaginary Eastern European country, developed by SOFF Games and published by Last Level. Released in 2018 at a price of $9.99, the game tasks players with completing various missions, developing their character through skill-grinding, and engaging in player-versus-player combat while scavenging and hoarding loot. The experience combines optional base-building with post-apocalyptic crafting mechanics and supports both singleplayer and online cooperative play. Players describe the atmosphere as tense and stressful, with unpredictable animal encounters adding to the unsettling mood, while reviewers note that the game has cultivated a reputation as an ironic hidden gem among its community despite its rough edges. The title runs at a long difficulty curve designed for extended sit-down sessions and is marked as playable on Steam Deck.

About Next Day: Survival: Next Day is a multi-player SURVIVAL game with elements of RPG, in an imaginary country in Eastern Europe. Carry out an array of tasks, learn skills, and develop your character. Have shootouts with opponents and earn a reputation.

Is Next Day: Survival worth buying?

Players are split

A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.

  • 58% of 3,094 Steam reviews are positive.
  • We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
  • Price: $9.99 (checked Oct 20).
  • People who recommend it had played a median of 47 h when they wrote their review.
  • Critics had played a median of 14 h before their negative review.
  • Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.

What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews

Top critical reviews

The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.

“I really can't say what the developers are trying to do here, everything feels like a mess. Edit: Did a bit of research, the devs basically took the early access money and ran.”
3 h played
More negative reviews on Steam ↗

People who play it also play: Miscreated, DayZ, Deadside

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Frequently asked about Next Day: Survival

Can I run it?

Does Next Day: Survival run on Steam Deck?

Next Day: Survival 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 Next Day: Survival cost?

Next Day: Survival is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).

Does Next Day: Survival have multiplayer or co-op?

Yes — Next Day: Survival supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, PvP).

What games are most similar to Next Day: Survival?

Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Next Day: Survival are Miscreated, DayZ, Deadside.

Who developed Next Day: Survival?

Next Day: Survival was developed by SOFF Games and published by Last Level.