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Games like Project Winter

  • 21 games
  • Updated May 4, 2026

Players who liked Project Winter also play

The closest matches to Project Winter: Dread Hunger, First Class Trouble, Among Us, The Walking Dead: Betrayal, and Town of Salem 2. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

  1. Rank 01

    Why this

    Shares social deception and team coordination with Project Winter.

    • 2022
  1. Rank 05

    Town of Salem 2

    Why this: Shares hidden objectives and team coordination with Project Winter.

    • Free
    • Deck Playable
    • 2023
  2. Rank 06

    LOCKDOWN Protocol

    Why this: Also Social Deduction and Team-Based, like Project Winter.

    • $9.99 (Price checked Nov 4)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2025
  3. Rank 07

    Deceive Inc.

    • $19.99 (Price checked Nov 5)
    • Deck Verified
    • 2023
  4. Rank 08

    Don't Starve Together

    Why this: Same stressful mood as Project Winter.

    • $5.09 (Price checked Nov 5)
    • Deck Verified
    • 2016

The full ranked list: top 24 games like Project Winter

Best match first, as plain text. The same list for AI assistants:
  1. 1
    Dread Hunger

    Shares social deception and team coordination with Project Winter.

    • 72% of 2,285 reviews
  2. 2
    First Class Trouble

    Same tense mood as Project Winter.

    • 78% of 1,825 reviews
  3. 3
    Among Us

    Genres: Casual

    • 92% of 371,902 reviews
  4. 4
    The Walking Dead: Betrayal

    Genres: Casual, Early Access

    • 52% of 61 reviews
  5. 5
    Town of Salem 2

    Shares hidden objectives and team coordination with Project Winter.

    • 71% of 7,817 reviews
  6. 6
    LOCKDOWN Protocol

    Also Social Deduction and Team-Based, like Project Winter.

    • 83% of 9,033 reviews
  7. 7
    Deceive Inc.

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie

    • 85% of 3,682 reviews
  8. 8
    Don't Starve Together

    Same stressful mood as Project Winter.

    • 96% of 80,691 reviews
  9. 9
    Scam Line

    Shares social deception with Project Winter.

    • 81% of 161 reviews
  10. 10
    Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders

    Genres: Sports, Indie, Racing

    • 93% of 515 reviews
  11. 11
    Deceit

    Genres: Action, Indie, Free To Play

    • 68% of 729 reviews
  12. 12
    Unfortunate Spacemen

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie

    • 86% of 6,202 reviews
  13. 13
    ARC Raiders

    Genres: Action

    • 85% of 187,754 reviews
  14. 14
    In Silence

    Genres: Action

    • 73% of 4,744 reviews
  15. 15
    West Hunt

    Genres: Indie, Casual

    • 80% of 563 reviews
  16. 16
    Stowaway

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie

    • 75% of 256 reviews
  17. 17
    Rust

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 87% of 519,643 reviews
  18. 18
    DUBIUM

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie

    • 69% of 51 reviews
  19. 19
    Eville

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie

    • 65% of 147 reviews
  20. 20
    Deducto 2

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation

    • 85% of 151 reviews
  21. 21
    Pretend

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Massively Multiplayer

    • 58% of 1,094 reviews
  22. 22
    Enemy On Board

    Genres: Action, Indie, Free To Play

    • 70% of 1,280 reviews
  23. 23
    Barotrauma

    Shares team coordination with Project Winter.

    • 95% of 27,564 reviews
  24. 24
    Darwin Project

    Genres: Action, Indie, Free To Play

    • 81% of 9,816 reviews
Project Winter — Steam game cover
  • Released: 2019
  • Developer: Other Ocean Interactive
  • Price: $9.99checked Nov 5
  • Steam Deck: Deck Verified
  • 87% of 4,737 reviews
  • Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Casual
  • Platforms: Windows

Players highlight

  • Immersive sound design
  • Stressful
  • Tense
  • Hidden objectives
  • Role based strategy
  • Social deception

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About Project Winter

The closest matches to Project Winter: Dread Hunger, First Class Trouble, Among Us, The Walking Dead: Betrayal, and Town of Salem 2. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

If Project Winter is your kind of game, the closest matches are Dread Hunger, First Class Trouble and Among Us — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as stressful and tense, and single out its hidden objectives and role based strategy. 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.

Project Winter is an 8-player social deduction and survival game developed by Other Ocean Interactive, released in 2019 at $9.99. The game combines hidden objectives, role-based strategy, and survival challenges where players must coordinate as a team while navigating deception. Set in a harsh winter environment, players work together to complete tasks and reach extraction, but traitors hidden among them create constant uncertainty. Reviewers highlight the immersive sound design and note that tactical positioning matters when suspicion and paranoia mount. The game is verified for Steam Deck, supports online co-op, and has earned an 87% positive rating from over 4,700 Steam reviews. Players describe the experience as stressful and tense, with the challenging difficulty and medium-length sessions lending themselves to focused sit-down play.

About Project Winter: Project Winter 2.0: Cabin Fever is an 8-player survival and social deception game where teamwork is vital, but betrayal is inevitable. Face the wilderness, uncover traitors, and survive paranoia in this streamlined yet chaotic multiplayer experience.

Is Project Winter worth buying?

  • 87% of 4,737 Steam reviews are positive.
  • We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
  • Price: $9.99 (checked Nov 8).
  • People who recommend it had played a median of 15 h when they wrote their review.
  • Critics had played a median of 4 h before their negative review.
  • Steam Deck Verified.

What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews

Top critical reviews

The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.

“There is a pretty gamebreaking cheat that allows the cheater to join lobbies that are locked behind a code. We were playing with 7 people, and someone kept joining and spamming their mic, preventing us from starting the game :x And yes…”
2 h played
“Red5 (otherocean community manager who picked a 14 yr old to be their discords mod) still likes em young, and still bans you if you talk about it.”
0 h played
More negative reviews on Steam ↗

People who play it also play: Dread Hunger, First Class Trouble, Among Us

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Frequently asked about Project Winter

Can I run it?

Is Project Winter verified for Steam Deck?

Yes — Project Winter is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.

How much does Project Winter cost?

Project Winter is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).

Does Project Winter have multiplayer or co-op?

Yes — Project Winter supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online PvP).

What games are most similar to Project Winter?

Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Project Winter are Dread Hunger, First Class Trouble, Among Us.

Who developed Project Winter?

Project Winter was developed by Other Ocean Interactive and published by Other Ocean Group.