Rank 01Games like XERA: Survival
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- Updated May 4, 2026
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The closest matches to XERA: Survival: Deadside, SCUM, The Front, Miscreated, and 7 Days to Die. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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- Released: 2021
- Developer: Spotted Kiwi Interactive
- Price: Free to play
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 64% of 2,413 reviews
- Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Creepy atmospherics and sound design
- Farming loot on dead servers then transporting it
- Free to play with cheap cosmetics
- Atmospheric
- Immersive
- Stressful
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Why this: Also Open World Survival Craft and Post-apocalyptic, like XERA: Survival.
The Forest
Why this: Shares base building with XERA: Survival.
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Why this: Same stressful mood as XERA: Survival.
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Why this: Same atmospheric mood as XERA: Survival.
About XERA: Survival
The closest matches to XERA: Survival: Deadside, SCUM, The Front, Miscreated, and 7 Days to Die. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If XERA: Survival is your kind of game, the closest matches are Deadside, SCUM and The Front — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, immersive and stressful, and single out its base building and looting economy. 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.
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…
Is XERA: Survival worth buying?
Players are split
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 64% of 2,413 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Free to play.
- People who recommend it had played a median of 34 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 26 h before turning negative, so complaints are about the long run, not the first hours.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Creepy atmospherics and sound design
- Farming loot on dead servers then transporting it
- Free to play with cheap cosmetics
- Seasonal updates keep content fresh
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“This game is dead. SteamCharts has their average players over 30 days as 33 players. THIRTY THREE. I have been playing this game for four years off and on and it used to be fun but the Devs stopped caring a long time ago. They haven't…”
“The devs ban players they don't like, they ban players without a proper review, they allow players to exploit the game, they don't focus on the cheaters, they basically banned everyone...so no-one plays. They even went as far as to put the…”
Frequently asked about XERA: Survival
Can I run it?
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, SCUM, The Front.
Who developed XERA: Survival?
XERA: Survival was developed by Spotted Kiwi Interactive.