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Shares biome exploration and base building with Force of Nature.
- $15.99 (Price checked Nov 7)
- Deck Playable
- 2021
Games like Force of Nature
- 21 games
- Updated Oct 23, 2026
Players who liked Force of Nature also play
The closest matches to Force of Nature: Force of Nature 2: Ghost Keeper, Valheim, Kenshi, How to Survive 2, and Satisfactory. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Core Keeper
Why this: Also Open World Survival Craft and Crafting, like Force of Nature.
The full ranked list: top 24 games like Force of Nature
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Shares biome exploration and base building with Force of Nature.
- 74% of 634 reviews
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Also Open World Survival Craft and Base-Building, like Force of Nature.
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- Released: 2016
- Developer: A.Y.std
- Price: $7.99checked Nov 11
- 67% of 1,462 reviews
- Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, RPG
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Base building is deep and strategic
- Grind feels rewarding despite being punishing
- Old school charm with modern survival mechanics
- Challenging
- Contemplative
- Punishing
More games like Force of Nature, sliced differently
Reviewers mention these as similar to Force of Nature
Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.
The Forest
Why this: Shares base building with Force of Nature.
Rust
Why this: Also Open World Survival Craft and Crafting, like Force of Nature.
Raft
Why this: Also Open World Survival Craft and Base-Building, like Force of Nature.
Free alternatives
Free games the recommender matches to Force of Nature, limited to titles with at least 500 Steam reviews and 80% positive.
Muck
Why this: Also Crafting and Building, like Force of Nature.
CHKN
Why this: Also Open World Survival Craft and Crafting, like Force of Nature.
Fallout Shelter
Why this: Also Base-Building and Crafting, like Force of Nature.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Valheim
Why this: Shares biome exploration and base building with Force of Nature.
Satisfactory
Why this: Shares base building with Force of Nature.
Core Keeper
Why this: Also Open World Survival Craft and Crafting, like Force of Nature.
About Force of Nature
The closest matches to Force of Nature: Force of Nature 2: Ghost Keeper, Valheim, Kenshi, How to Survive 2, and Satisfactory. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Force of Nature is your kind of game, the closest matches are Force of Nature 2: Ghost Keeper, Valheim and Kenshi — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as challenging, contemplative and punishing, and single out its base building and biome exploration. 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.
Force of Nature is a survival crafting game released in 2016 by A.Y.std, currently priced at $7.99. Players explore a single island featuring distinct biomes, constructing bases and gathering resources through crafting systems that reviewers describe as deep and strategic. The game incorporates inventory micromanagement and objective-based progression, with a shard-based advancement system that creates a clear sense of advancement. Players highlight the old-school charm that blends with modern survival mechanics, noting the grind loops feel rewarding despite their punishing nature. Multiplayer cooperation is available online, and reviewers characterize the overall experience as both challenging and contemplative. The title holds a 67% positive rating from over 1400 Steam reviews.
About Force of Nature: Force of Nature is a Sandbox game that combines Action, Adventure, RPG, Strategy and Management genres
Is Force of Nature worth buying?
Players are split
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 67% of 1,462 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $7.99 (checked Nov 12).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 50 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 15 h before their negative review.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Base building is deep and strategic
- Grind feels rewarding despite being punishing
- Old school charm with modern survival mechanics
- Shard based progression creates clear sense of advancement
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“If you like standing around waiting for stamina to recharge for more than 70% of your play time, this is your game.”
“Feels like playing someone's compounded half-baked ideas. The lack of polish in the inventory and crafting system would've been tolerable to play through but everything else just feels so slow.”
People who play it also play: Force of Nature 2: Ghost Keeper, Valheim, Kenshi
Frequently asked about Force of Nature
Can I run it?
How much does Force of Nature cost?
Force of Nature is listed on Steam at 7.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Force of Nature have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Force of Nature supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op).
What games are most similar to Force of Nature?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Force of Nature are Force of Nature 2: Ghost Keeper, Valheim, Kenshi.
Who developed Force of Nature?
Force of Nature was developed by A.Y.std.