# Games like The Gold River Project

> The closest matches to The Gold River Project: The Forest, Green Hell, StarRupture, Winter Survival, and Lost Rift. 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. [The Forest](https://imho.run/games/242760/the-forest) — Shares survival crafting with The Gold River Project. 175,474 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/242760/)
2. [Green Hell](https://imho.run/games/815370/green-hell) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Crafting, like The Gold River Project. 25,819 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/815370/)
3. [StarRupture](https://imho.run/games/1631270/starrupture) — Shares procedural exploration with The Gold River Project. 6,067 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1631270/)
4. [Winter Survival](https://imho.run/games/1394960/winter-survival) — Shares resource scarcity with The Gold River Project. 220 Steam reviews, 64% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1394960/)
5. [Lost Rift](https://imho.run/games/3494520/lost-rift) — A frequent pick in The Gold River Project players' libraries, and another Action. 583 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3494520/)
6. [Don't Starve Together](https://imho.run/games/322330/don-t-starve-together) — Shares resource scarcity with The Gold River Project. 80,691 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/322330/)
7. [Sons Of The Forest](https://imho.run/games/1326470/sons-of-the-forest) — Also Crafting, like The Gold River Project. 113,459 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1326470/)
8. [Rising World](https://imho.run/games/324080/rising-world) — A frequent pick in The Gold River Project players' libraries, and another RPG. 3,066 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/324080/)
9. [The Last Caretaker](https://imho.run/games/1783560/the-last-caretaker) — Also Crafting, like The Gold River Project. 6,646 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1783560/)
10. [Dawn of Defiance](https://imho.run/games/2059530/dawn-of-defiance) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Crafting, like The Gold River Project. 1,268 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2059530/)
11. [Survival Machine](https://imho.run/games/1601330/survival-machine) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Crafting, like The Gold River Project. 208 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1601330/)
12. [Breakwaters: Crystal Tides](https://imho.run/games/1203180/breakwaters-crystal-tides) — Shares procedural exploration and multiplayer co op with The Gold River Project. 542 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1203180/)
13. [The Survivalists](https://imho.run/games/897450/the-survivalists) — Shares multiplayer co op with The Gold River Project. 2,979 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/897450/)
14. [How to Survive 2](https://imho.run/games/360170/how-to-survive-2) — Shares multiplayer co op with The Gold River Project. 1,936 Steam reviews, 66% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/360170/)
15. [The Warhorn](https://imho.run/games/660920/the-warhorn) — Shares procedural exploration and multiplayer co op with The Gold River Project. 179 Steam reviews, 53% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/660920/)
16. [Osiris: New Dawn](https://imho.run/games/402710/osiris-new-dawn) — Shares survival crafting and multiplayer co op with The Gold River Project. 8,119 Steam reviews, 51% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/402710/)
17. [Medieval Dynasty](https://imho.run/games/1129580/medieval-dynasty) — Shares multiplayer co op with The Gold River Project. 18,687 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1129580/)
18. [Valheim](https://imho.run/games/892970/valheim) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Crafting, like The Gold River Project. 558,366 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/892970/)
19. [Project Castaway](https://imho.run/games/1713350/project-castaway) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Crafting, like The Gold River Project. 1,023 Steam reviews, 68% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1713350/)
20. [KeepUp Survival](https://imho.run/games/1524630/keepup-survival) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Crafting, like The Gold River Project. 341 Steam reviews, 66% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1524630/)
21. [Grounded](https://imho.run/games/962130/grounded) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Crafting, like The Gold River Project. 40,087 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/962130/)
22. [Lodventure](https://imho.run/games/1818230/lodventure) — Shares multiplayer co op with The Gold River Project. 69 Steam reviews, 68% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1818230/)
23. [Stranded Deep](https://imho.run/games/313120/stranded-deep) — A frequent pick in The Gold River Project players' libraries, and another Indie. 23,284 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/313120/)
24. [The Wild Eight](https://imho.run/games/526160/the-wild-eight) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Crafting, like The Gold River Project. 1,784 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/526160/)

## 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=1253220&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1253220&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1253220&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=1253220
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/1253220
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About The Gold River Project

The Gold River Project™ is a camping trip gone wrong in the Pacific Northwest. Explore, craft, build, and survive in this open-world experiment that traps you and up to 4 friends in this single player or co-op survival adventure game.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1253220
- **Developer:** Fairview Games Inc.
- **Publisher:** Fairview Games Inc., Sightline Games
- **Genres:** Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Early Access
- **Categories:** Multi-player, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Online Co-op, Family Sharing, Co-op
- **Released:** Jan 23, 2026
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/1253220/the-gold-river-project)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1253220&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1253220/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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