Games like XERA: Survival
If XERA: Survival is your kind of game, the closest matches are Deadside, Out of Reach and Miscreated — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, immersive and stressful. 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 →XERA: Survival is a post-apocalyptic open-world survival game developed by Spotted Kiwi Interactive, released in 2021 and available as a free-to-play title. Players engage in base-building, crafting, and resource gathering within a loot-driven economy that supports seasonal progression across servers. The game emphasizes survival mechanics including a survival-rating system and server-hopping, allowing players to farm loot across different servers before transporting it. Set in a world overrun by hostile robots, the experience blends cooperative multiplayer gameplay with competitive PvP raiding elements. Reviewers note the atmospheric presentation and immersive sound design create tense, stressful moments during play. The simple yet deep base-building systems and regular seasonal updates keep the content feeling fresh, according to players. Currently holding a 64% positive rating from over 2,400 Steam reviews, the game runs at a playable level on Steam Deck.
About XERA: Survival: Action-focused, open world survival shooter, PvPvE against fellow mercenaries and lethal XOIDS. Raid for resources alone or with team-mates, build and defend your base, stash your gear and survive against the odds. You are the hunters. You are the hunted. And the robots never sleep…
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Deadside
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with XERA: Survival.
Top pick for XERA: Survival fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with XERA: Survival.
An Open World Survival Shooter blending hardcore PVP and PVE action. Secure precious loot in safe zones or build your own fortress in the wild. With intense gunfights, stunning visuals, and performance smooth enough for any system, the challenge awaits!
Out of Reach
WHY THIS
Shares base building and an immersive mood with XERA: Survival.
Second-strongest match for XERA: Survival fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with XERA: Survival.
You’re a castaway stranded in the middle of nowhere. Storm is gone, the worst certainly not. Look for food and resources, craft gear, make shelters. These are the basics, you need much more to stay alive on this cut-off-the-world, yet not desert island. Build & burn, sail & explore, be Out of Reach!
Miscreated
WHY THIS
Shares base building and an atmospheric mood with XERA: Survival.
Third-strongest match for XERA: Survival fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with XERA: Survival.
Miscreated is a multiplayer online hardcore survival game set in a post-apocalyptic future. You will need to survive against mutants, players, and even mother nature herself.
Will To Live Online
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Ranked #4 for XERA: Survival fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with XERA: Survival.
Will To Live is a MMORPG-shooter whose action takes place in a severe post-apocalyptic world. Explore the world, engage in fights with mutants and other survivors, join the clans in the struggle for existence and prove your right to Live.
SCUM
WHY THIS
Shares base building and a stressful mood with XERA: Survival.
Ranked #5 for XERA: Survival fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with XERA: Survival.
Traverse punishing environments, looting, crafting and evading the constant threats to your life. The unprecedented levels of character customization and progression are your ultimate tools for survival.
7 Days to Die
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with XERA: Survival.
Ranked #6 for XERA: Survival fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with XERA: Survival.
7 Days to Die is an open-world game that is a unique combination of first-person shooter, survival horror, tower defense, and role-playing games. Play the definitive zombie survival sandbox RPG that came first. Navezgane awaits!
ARK: Survival Evolved
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with XERA: Survival.
Ranked #7 for XERA: Survival fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with XERA: Survival.
Stranded on the shores of a mysterious island, you must learn to survive. Use your cunning to kill or tame the primeval creatures roaming the land, and encounter other players to survive, dominate... and escape!
The Front
WHY THIS
Shares base building and an atmospheric mood with XERA: Survival.
Ranked #8 for XERA: Survival fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with XERA: Survival.
The Front is a survival open-world crafting sandbox game. You are a resistance fighter sent back in time to stop the rise of a tyrannical empire. Collect resources, craft tech, build shelters, and fight monsters to accomplish your mission.
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Rust
WHY THIS
Shares base building and a stressful mood with XERA: Survival.
Reviewers of XERA: Survival cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with XERA: Survival.
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.
Project Zomboid
WHY THIS
Shares a stressful mood with XERA: Survival.
Reviewers of XERA: Survival cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Simulation with XERA: Survival.
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..
DayZ
WHY THIS
Shares base building and an atmospheric mood with XERA: Survival.
Reviewers of XERA: Survival cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with XERA: Survival.
How long can you survive a post-apocalyptic world? A land overrun with an infected "zombie" population, where you compete with other survivors for limited resources. Will you team up with strangers and stay strong together? Or play as a lone wolf to avoid betrayal? This is DayZ – this is your story.
The Forest
WHY THIS
Shares base building and an atmospheric mood with XERA: Survival.
Reviewers of XERA: Survival cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with XERA: Survival.
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.
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with XERA: Survival.
Reviewers of XERA: Survival cross-mention this title as a similar play.
You are Geralt of Rivia, mercenary monster slayer. Before you stands a war-torn, monster-infested continent you can explore at will. Your current contract? Tracking down Ciri — the Child of Prophecy, a living weapon that can alter the shape of the world.
Just Survive
WHY THIS
Shares base building with XERA: Survival.
Reviewers of XERA: Survival cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with XERA: Survival.
Just Survive is a post-apocalyptic survival game that immerses you in a world where humanity is fighting to take back control from the zombie hordes.
Minecraft: Story Mode - A Telltale Games Series
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Reviewers of XERA: Survival cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with XERA: Survival.
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.
SCUM
WHY THIS
Shares base building and a stressful mood with XERA: Survival.
Reviewers of XERA: Survival cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with XERA: Survival.
Traverse punishing environments, looting, crafting and evading the constant threats to your life. The unprecedented levels of character customization and progression are your ultimate tools for survival.
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Frequently asked about XERA: Survival
- Does XERA: Survival run on Steam Deck?
- XERA: 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.
- Is XERA: Survival free to play?
- Yes — XERA: Survival 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 XERA: Survival have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — XERA: Survival supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online PvP).
- What games are most similar to XERA: Survival?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside XERA: Survival are Deadside, Out of Reach, Miscreated.
- Who developed XERA: Survival?
- XERA: Survival was developed by Spotted Kiwi Interactive.
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