# Games like Pacific Drive

> The closest matches to Pacific Drive: The Long Dark, Drive Beyond Horizons, Subnautica, Chernobylite Complete Edition, and Project Zomboid. 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 Long Dark](https://imho.run/games/305620/the-long-dark) — Shares crafting with Pacific Drive. 40,071 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/305620/)
2. [Drive Beyond Horizons](https://imho.run/games/2625420/drive-beyond-horizons) — Shares crafting and procedural generation with Pacific Drive. 6,521 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2625420/)
3. [Subnautica](https://imho.run/games/264710/subnautica) — Also Base-Building and Crafting, like Pacific Drive. 177,256 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/264710/)
4. [Chernobylite Complete Edition](https://imho.run/games/1016800/chernobylite-complete-edition) — Also Base-Building and Post-apocalyptic, like Pacific Drive. 5,393 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1016800/)
5. [Project Zomboid](https://imho.run/games/108600/project-zomboid) — Also Post-apocalyptic and Survival Horror, like Pacific Drive. 147,516 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/108600/)
6. [The Long Drive](https://imho.run/games/1017180/the-long-drive) — Also Driving and Post-apocalyptic, like Pacific Drive. 25,119 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1017180/)
7. [Sons Of The Forest](https://imho.run/games/1326470/sons-of-the-forest) — Also Base-Building and Survival Horror, like Pacific Drive. 113,459 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1326470/)
8. [Last Hope Bunker: Zombie Survival](https://imho.run/games/2475440/last-hope-bunker-zombie-survival) — Shares scavenging and crafting with Pacific Drive. 86 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2475440/)
9. [Forever Skies](https://imho.run/games/1641960/forever-skies) — A frequent pick in Pacific Drive players' libraries, and another Action. 4,591 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1641960/)
10. [Voidtrain](https://imho.run/games/1159690/voidtrain) — Also Base-Building and Crafting, like Pacific Drive. 4,174 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1159690/)
11. [Zombie Survival Game Online](https://imho.run/games/2268560/zombie-survival-game-online) — Shares scavenging and crafting with Pacific Drive. 173 Steam reviews, 70% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2268560/)
12. [The Forest](https://imho.run/games/242760/the-forest) — Also Survival Horror and Crafting, like Pacific Drive. 175,474 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/242760/)
13. [Outbreak Island](https://imho.run/games/1442530/outbreak-island) — Shares crafting with Pacific Drive. 381 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1442530/)
14. [Star Trucker](https://imho.run/games/2380050/star-trucker) — Shares procedural generation with Pacific Drive. 3,083 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2380050/)
15. [Abiotic Factor](https://imho.run/games/427410/abiotic-factor) — A frequent pick in Pacific Drive players' libraries, and another RPG. 26,314 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/427410/)
16. [Mad Max](https://imho.run/games/234140/mad-max) — Also Driving and Post-apocalyptic, like Pacific Drive. 26,206 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/234140/)
17. [Breathedge](https://imho.run/games/738520/breathedge) — Also Base-Building and Crafting, like Pacific Drive. 5,309 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/738520/)
18. [MISERY](https://imho.run/games/2119830/misery) — Also Post-apocalyptic and Survival Horror, like Pacific Drive. 6,109 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2119830/)
19. [Darkwood](https://imho.run/games/274520/darkwood) — Also Survival Horror and Crafting, like Pacific Drive. 9,910 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/274520/)
20. [No One Survived](https://imho.run/games/1963370/no-one-survived) — Shares scavenging and crafting with Pacific Drive. 2,271 Steam reviews, 65% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1963370/)
21. [Heat Death: Survival Train](https://imho.run/games/2662780/heat-death-survival-train) — Shares crafting with Pacific Drive. 420 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2662780/)
22. [Generation Zero®](https://imho.run/games/704270/generation-zero) — Shares scavenging and crafting with Pacific Drive. 18,100 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/704270/)
23. [Metro Exodus](https://imho.run/games/412020/metro-exodus) — Also Post-apocalyptic and Survival Horror, like Pacific Drive. 33,790 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/412020/)
24. [Days Gone](https://imho.run/games/1259420/days-gone) — Also Post-apocalyptic and Crafting, like Pacific Drive. 35,974 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1259420/)

## 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=1458140&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1458140&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1458140&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=1458140
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/1458140
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Pacific Drive

Pacific Drive is a survival driving game set in the mysterious Olympic Exclusion Zone where players navigate a supernatural realm in their customizable station wagon. Released in 2024, the title blends elements from multiple genres including action, adventure, simulation, and racing. Core mechanics include anomaly-navigating, car-upgrade systems, crafting, garage management, procedural generation, and a radio-narrative structure that delivers story beats. Players describe the experience as atmospheric, eerie, immersive, stressful, and tense, finding hooks in the atmospheric horror elements, the bond formed with their vehicle, and the roguelite progression loop. The game is playable on Steam Deck and costs $9.89 USD. According to Steam reviews, it holds an 83% positive rating from over 13,000 reviews, with a long, challenging solo campaign that Ironwood Studios developed and Kepler Interactive published.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1458140
- **Developer:** Ironwood Studios
- **Publisher:** Kepler Interactive
- **Genres:** Action, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Racing
- **Categories:** Stats, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Full controller support, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Feb 21, 2024
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/1458140/pacific-drive)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1458140&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1458140/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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