# Games like ICARUS

> The closest matches to ICARUS: Subnautica, Valheim, Satisfactory, Rust, and 7 Days to Die. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Subnautica](https://imho.run/games/264710/subnautica) — Shares base building with ICARUS. 177,256 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/264710/)
2. [Valheim](https://imho.run/games/892970/valheim) — Shares base building and procedural generation with ICARUS. 558,366 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/892970/)
3. [Satisfactory](https://imho.run/games/526870/satisfactory) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Base-Building, like ICARUS. 132,199 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/526870/)
4. [Rust](https://imho.run/games/252490/rust) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Crafting, like ICARUS. 519,643 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/252490/)
5. [7 Days to Die](https://imho.run/games/251570/7-days-to-die) — A frequent pick in ICARUS players' libraries, and another Action. 124,117 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/251570/)
6. [ARK: Survival Evolved](https://imho.run/games/346110/ark-survival-evolved) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Base-Building, like ICARUS. 253,840 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/346110/)
7. [Raft](https://imho.run/games/648800/raft) — Shares procedural generation with ICARUS. 127,970 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/648800/)
8. [Stranded Deep](https://imho.run/games/313120/stranded-deep) — A frequent pick in ICARUS players' libraries, and another Indie. 23,284 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/313120/)
9. [Green Hell](https://imho.run/games/815370/green-hell) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Base-Building, like ICARUS. 25,819 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/815370/)
10. [Abiotic Factor](https://imho.run/games/427410/abiotic-factor) — A frequent pick in ICARUS players' libraries, and another RPG. 26,314 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/427410/)
11. [Conan Exiles](https://imho.run/games/440900/conan-exiles) — Shares combat system and base building with ICARUS. 37,574 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/440900/)
12. [No Man's Sky](https://imho.run/games/275850/no-man-s-sky) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Space, like ICARUS. 180,011 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/275850/)
13. [Enshrouded](https://imho.run/games/1203620/enshrouded) — Also Base-Building and Crafting, like ICARUS. 109,850 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1203620/)
14. [Sons Of The Forest](https://imho.run/games/1326470/sons-of-the-forest) — Also Base-Building and Crafting, like ICARUS. 113,459 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1326470/)
15. [Palworld](https://imho.run/games/1623730/palworld) — Shares survival elements and base building with ICARUS. 455,015 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1623730/)
16. [The Planet Crafter](https://imho.run/games/1284190/the-planet-crafter) — A frequent pick in ICARUS players' libraries, and another Adventure. 35,327 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1284190/)
17. [Deadside](https://imho.run/games/895400/deadside) — Shares survival elements and procedural generation with ICARUS. 15,911 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/895400/)
18. [ASTRONEER](https://imho.run/games/361420/astroneer) — Shares base building and procedural generation with ICARUS. 53,284 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/361420/)
19. [Grounded](https://imho.run/games/962130/grounded) — Shares base building with ICARUS. 40,087 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/962130/)
20. [The Forest](https://imho.run/games/242760/the-forest) — Shares base building with ICARUS. 175,474 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/242760/)
21. [Soulmask](https://imho.run/games/2646460/soulmask) — Shares base building with ICARUS. 7,087 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2646460/)
22. [The Front](https://imho.run/games/2285150/the-front) — Shares base building with ICARUS. 3,716 Steam reviews, 68% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2285150/)
23. [Windrose](https://imho.run/games/3041230/windrose) — Shares base building with ICARUS. 19,600 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3041230/)
24. [The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™](https://imho.run/games/2933130/the-lord-of-the-rings-return-to-moria) — Shares base building and procedural generation with ICARUS. 6,485 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2933130/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1149460&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1149460&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1149460&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=1149460
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/1149460
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About ICARUS

ICARUS is a survival experience developed by RocketWerkz, released in 2021 at $34.99 USD, set on a terraformed world where something went catastrophically wrong. Players navigate solo or cooperatively through procedurally generated environments, constructing bases, engaging in combat, and managing survival mechanics across both open-world exploration and structured narrative missions. Reviewers note players find the experience challenging and tense, with the world demanding constant attention to survive. Players highlight that developers actively incorporate community feedback through regular updates, maintaining engagement with the evolving experience. The title holds a 77% positive rating from over 29,000 Steam reviews, though it is not currently supported on Steam Deck.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1149460
- **Developer:** RocketWerkz
- **Publisher:** RocketWerkz
- **Genres:** Action, Adventure, Simulation
- **Categories:** Multi-player, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Steam Trading Cards, Online Co-op, Family Sharing, Co-op
- **Released:** Dec 3, 2021
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/1149460/icarus)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1149460&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1149460/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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