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Games like Fade to Silence

  • 22 games
  • Updated Oct 23, 2026

Players who liked Fade to Silence also play

The closest matches to Fade to Silence: Osiris: New Dawn, How to Survive 2, Night of the Dead, METAL GEAR SURVIVE, and Don't Starve Together. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

  1. Rank 01

    Why this

    Also Open World Survival Craft and Base-Building, like Fade to Silence.

    • Deck Playable
    • 2023
  1. Rank 05

    Don't Starve Together

    Why this: Shares permadeath with Fade to Silence.

    • $5.09 (Price checked Nov 4)
    • Deck Verified
    • 2016
  2. Rank 06

    Whisper of the Swallows

    Why this: Also Open World Survival Craft and Survival Horror, like Fade to Silence.

    • $19.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2026
  3. Rank 07

    The Forest

    • $19.99 (Price checked Nov 4)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2018
  4. Rank 08

    The Long Dark

    Why this: Shares temperature management with Fade to Silence.

    • $19.99 (Price checked Nov 4)
    • Deck Verified
    • 2017

The full ranked list: top 24 games like Fade to Silence

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

    Also Open World Survival Craft and Base-Building, like Fade to Silence.

    • 51% of 8,119 reviews
  2. 2
    How to Survive 2

    Genres: Action, Adventure, RPG

    • 66% of 1,936 reviews
  3. 3
    Night of the Dead

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 77% of 3,150 reviews
  4. 4
    METAL GEAR SURVIVE

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Adventure

    • 65% of 2,236 reviews
  5. 5
    Don't Starve Together

    Shares permadeath with Fade to Silence.

    • 96% of 80,691 reviews
  6. 6
    Whisper of the Swallows

    Also Open World Survival Craft and Survival Horror, like Fade to Silence.

    • 87% of 78 reviews
  7. 7
    The Forest

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 95% of 175,474 reviews
  8. 8
    The Long Dark

    Shares temperature management with Fade to Silence.

    • 88% of 40,071 reviews
  9. 9
    Mist Survival

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 76% of 7,226 reviews
  10. 10
    Darkwood

    Also Lovecraftian and Survival Horror, like Fade to Silence.

    • 94% of 9,910 reviews
  11. 11
    Forever Skies

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 80% of 4,591 reviews
  12. 12
    Green Hell

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 86% of 25,819 reviews
  13. 13
    The Forever Winter

    Shares stamina system and permadeath with Fade to Silence.

    • 70% of 15,319 reviews
  14. 14
    Chernobylite Complete Edition

    Also Base-Building and Survival Horror, like Fade to Silence.

    • 84% of 5,393 reviews
  15. 15
    Nightingale

    Genres: Action, Adventure, RPG

    • 71% of 10,344 reviews
  16. 16
    Descending The Woods

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 59% of 51 reviews
  17. 17
    Voidtrain

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 72% of 4,174 reviews
  18. 18
    Frostpunk

    Same atmospheric mood as Fade to Silence.

    • 93% of 38,272 reviews
  19. 19
    Frozen State

    Genres: Action, Indie, RPG

    • 58% of 271 reviews
  20. 20
    DESOLATE

    Also Survival Horror and Crafting, like Fade to Silence.

    • 67% of 2,248 reviews
  21. 21
    This War of Mine

    Also Base-Building and Crafting, like Fade to Silence.

    • 92% of 22,855 reviews
  22. 22
    Valheim

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 94% of 558,366 reviews
  23. 23
    The Front

    Genres: Action, Indie, Simulation

    • 68% of 3,716 reviews
  24. 24
    Heat Death: Survival Train

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 80% of 420 reviews
Fade to Silence — Steam game cover
  • Released: 2019
  • Developer: Black Forest Games
  • Price: $7.49−75%checked Oct 30
  • Steam Deck: Deck Playable
  • 64% of 522 reviews
  • Genres: RPG
  • Metacritic 57
  • Platforms: Windows

Players highlight

  • Lovecraftian atmosphere is immersive and oppressive
  • Permadeath variant adds brutal stakes
  • Resource scarcity forces constant exploration
  • Atmospheric
  • Bleak
  • Dark

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About Fade to Silence

The closest matches to Fade to Silence: Osiris: New Dawn, How to Survive 2, Night of the Dead, METAL GEAR SURVIVE, and Don't Starve Together. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

If Fade to Silence is your kind of game, the closest matches are Osiris: New Dawn, How to Survive 2 and Night of the Dead — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, bleak and dark, and single out its finite backpack and permadeath. 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.

About Fade to Silence: Fade to Silence is a single-player and co-op survival adventure set in a post-apocalyptic world that is frozen in an eternal winter. Snow and ice have shaped a merciless landscape. Nature is corrupted. Monstrous creatures out of an Eldritch horror dream roam the frozen wasteland.

Is Fade to Silence 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 522 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 6).
  • People who recommend it had played a median of 23 h when they wrote their review.
  • Critics had played a median of 5 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.

“Abandonware. Great concept that wasn't remotely realized. A damned shame really. If its like 5$ might be worth. Combat is clunky and repetitive.”
2 h played
“I wanted to love the game but well the game is just meh combat trash . movement feels bad . controls kinda painfull at first to get used to it world looks nice frosty ice cold no emotions dead inside frozen to the bones Story just ignore…”
34 h played
More negative reviews on Steam ↗

People who play it also play: Osiris: New Dawn, How to Survive 2, Night of the Dead

How this verdict works →

Frequently asked about Fade to Silence

Can I run it?

Does Fade to Silence run on Steam Deck?

Fade to Silence 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 Fade to Silence cost?

Fade to Silence is listed on Steam at 7.49 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).

Does Fade to Silence have multiplayer or co-op?

Yes — Fade to Silence supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op).

What games are most similar to Fade to Silence?

Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Fade to Silence are Osiris: New Dawn, How to Survive 2, Night of the Dead.

Who developed Fade to Silence?

Fade to Silence was developed by Black Forest Games and published by THQ Nordic.