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Games like Surviving the Aftermath

  • 23 games
  • Updated Sep 29, 2026

Players who liked Surviving the Aftermath also play

The closest matches to Surviving the Aftermath: Endzone - A World Apart, Surviving Mars, Frostpunk, Against the Storm, and Judgment: Apocalypse Survival Simulation. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

  1. Rank 01

    Why this

    Shares resource management with Surviving the Aftermath.

    • $24.99 (Price checked Nov 5)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2021
  2. Rank 02

    Why this

    Also Colony Sim and Base-Building, like Surviving the Aftermath.

    • 2018
  3. Rank 03
    • Trending
    • 203 new reviews this week
    • $2.99 (Price checked Nov 5)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2018
  1. Rank 06

    RimWorld

    • $34.99 (Price checked Nov 4)
    • Deck Verified
    • 2018

The full ranked list: top 24 games like Surviving the Aftermath

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  1. 1
    Endzone - A World Apart

    Shares resource management with Surviving the Aftermath.

    • 76% of 3,338 reviews
  2. 2
    Surviving Mars

    Also Colony Sim and Base-Building, like Surviving the Aftermath.

    • 79% of 10,552 reviews
  3. 3
    Frostpunk

    Genres: Strategy, Simulation

    • 93% of 38,272 reviews
  4. 4
    Against the Storm

    Genres: Strategy, Simulation

    • 95% of 18,297 reviews
  5. 5
    Judgment: Apocalypse Survival Simulation

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation

    • 81% of 1,098 reviews
  6. 6
    RimWorld

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation

    • 98% of 116,236 reviews
  7. 7
    Settlement Survival

    Genres: Strategy, Simulation

    • 85% of 2,987 reviews
  8. 8
    Infection Free Zone

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie

    • 85% of 6,678 reviews
  9. 9
    Rebuild 3: Gangs of Deadsville

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation

    • 86% of 1,194 reviews
  10. 10
    Stranded: Alien Dawn

    Genres: Strategy, Simulation

    • 83% of 5,404 reviews
  11. 11
    Space Haven

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation

    • 86% of 5,252 reviews
  12. 12
    Sheltered 2

    Shares faction politics and resource management with Surviving the Aftermath.

    • 51% of 724 reviews
  13. 13
    Cataclismo

    Also Base-Building and City Builder, like Surviving the Aftermath.

    • 89% of 2,177 reviews
  14. 14
    They Are Billions

    Genres: Strategy

    • 80% of 18,746 reviews
  15. 15
    New Cycle

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation

    • 84% of 1,301 reviews
  16. 16
    Aven Colony

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation

    • 73% of 1,201 reviews
  17. 17
    Planetbase

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation

    • 77% of 5,622 reviews
  18. 18
    Dwarf Fortress

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation

    • 95% of 23,734 reviews
  19. 19
    Surviving the Abyss

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation

    • 64% of 832 reviews
  20. 20
    Floodland

    Also Colony Sim and City Builder, like Surviving the Aftermath.

    • 54% of 456 reviews
  21. 21
    The Last Haven

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation

    • 59% of 559 reviews
  22. 22
    Farthest Frontier

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation

    • 87% of 10,450 reviews
  23. 23
    Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic

    Genres: Strategy, Simulation

    • 90% of 8,217 reviews
  24. 24
    After the Collapse

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation

    • 79% of 153 reviews
Surviving the Aftermath — Steam game cover
  • Released: 2021
  • Developer: Iceflake Studios
  • Price: $29.99checked Nov 5
  • Steam Deck: Deck Playable
  • 72% of 1,821 reviews
  • Genres: Strategy, Simulation
  • Platforms: Windows

Players highlight

  • Difficulty scales to your playstyle
  • Faction politics add depth
  • Post apocalyptic aesthetic with green highlights
  • Atmospheric
  • Challenging
  • Contemplative

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About Surviving the Aftermath

The closest matches to Surviving the Aftermath: Endzone - A World Apart, Surviving Mars, Frostpunk, Against the Storm, and Judgment: Apocalypse Survival Simulation. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

If Surviving the Aftermath is your kind of game, the closest matches are Endzone - A World Apart, Surviving Mars and Frostpunk — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, challenging and contemplative, and single out its difficulty customization and event driven progression. 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.

Surviving the Aftermath is a post-apocalyptic colony-building strategy game developed by Iceflake Studios and published by Paradox Interactive, released in 2021. Players manage resources and survivors while establishing settlements in a devastated world, assigning specialists to various roles and navigating faction politics that influence the colony's development. The game features event-driven progression where random encounters shape each playthrough, and difficulty can be customized to match different playstyles. Players describe the experience as atmospheric and contemplative, with faction dynamics and unique specialist assignments providing strategic depth. The post-apocalyptic setting incorporates green visual highlights across the wasteland, and reviewers note that randomized events contribute to the game's replayability. The game is playable on Steam Deck and currently costs $8.99 on Steam, with an overall review score of 72% positive based on 1821 reviews.

About Surviving the Aftermath: Survive and thrive in a post-apocalyptic future — resources are scarce, but opportunity calls! Build the ultimate disaster proof colony, protect your colonists, and restore civilization to a devastated world.

Is Surviving the Aftermath worth buying?

  • 72% of 1,821 Steam reviews are positive.
  • We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
  • Price: $29.99 (checked Nov 9).
  • People who recommend it had played a median of 54 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 can't in good faith recommend this game. Got it solely based off the fact that Surviving Mars was a hit success for me and this was a similar genre of game, even from the same publisher. However, what you get from this game is a…”
15 h played
“Scam. Do not buy anything from this dev. They will never update or expand the game unless they can re-sell it for full price.”
139 h played
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People who play it also play: Endzone - A World Apart, Surviving Mars, Frostpunk

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Frequently asked about Surviving the Aftermath

Can I run it?

Does Surviving the Aftermath run on Steam Deck?

Surviving the Aftermath 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 Surviving the Aftermath cost?

Surviving the Aftermath is listed on Steam at 29.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).

What games are most similar to Surviving the Aftermath?

Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Surviving the Aftermath are Endzone - A World Apart, Surviving Mars, Frostpunk.

Who developed Surviving the Aftermath?

Surviving the Aftermath was developed by Iceflake Studios and published by Paradox Interactive.