# Games like Project Castaway

> The closest matches to Project Castaway: Stranded Deep, Survival: Fountain of Youth, Green Hell, Raft, and Sunkenland. 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. [Stranded Deep](https://imho.run/games/313120/stranded-deep) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Underwater, like Project Castaway. 23,284 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/313120/)
2. [Survival: Fountain of Youth](https://imho.run/games/1967630/survival-fountain-of-youth) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Base-Building, like Project Castaway. 1,747 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1967630/)
3. [Green Hell](https://imho.run/games/815370/green-hell) — A frequent pick in Project Castaway players' libraries, and another Action. 25,819 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/815370/)
4. [Raft](https://imho.run/games/648800/raft) — Shares procedural generation with Project Castaway. 127,970 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/648800/)
5. [Sunkenland](https://imho.run/games/2080690/sunkenland) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Underwater, like Project Castaway. 8,775 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2080690/)
6. [The Infected](https://imho.run/games/1360000/the-infected) — Shares survival mechanics with Project Castaway. 3,654 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1360000/)
7. [Valheim](https://imho.run/games/892970/valheim) — A frequent pick in Project Castaway players' libraries, and another RPG. 558,366 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/892970/)
8. [Sons Of The Forest](https://imho.run/games/1326470/sons-of-the-forest) — Also Base-Building and Crafting, like Project Castaway. 113,459 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1326470/)
9. [Subnautica](https://imho.run/games/264710/subnautica) — A frequent pick in Project Castaway players' libraries, and another Indie. 177,256 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/264710/)
10. [ICARUS](https://imho.run/games/1149460/icarus) — Shares procedural generation with Project Castaway. 29,233 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1149460/)
11. [Under A New Sun](https://imho.run/games/2075580/under-a-new-sun) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Underwater, like Project Castaway. 182 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2075580/)
12. [ARK: Survival Evolved](https://imho.run/games/346110/ark-survival-evolved) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Base-Building, like Project Castaway. 253,840 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/346110/)
13. [Dig or Die](https://imho.run/games/315460/dig-or-die) — Shares procedural generation with Project Castaway. 2,032 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/315460/)
14. [The Forest](https://imho.run/games/242760/the-forest) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Crafting, like Project Castaway. 175,474 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/242760/)
15. [Terraria](https://imho.run/games/105600/terraria) — Shares procedural generation with Project Castaway. 590,217 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/105600/)
16. [ASKA](https://imho.run/games/1898300/aska) — A frequent pick in Project Castaway players' libraries, and another Strategy. 5,322 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1898300/)
17. [KeepUp Survival](https://imho.run/games/1524630/keepup-survival) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Base-Building, like Project Castaway. 341 Steam reviews, 66% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1524630/)
18. [Don't Starve Together](https://imho.run/games/322330/don-t-starve-together) — Shares procedural generation with Project Castaway. 80,691 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/322330/)
19. [Out of Reach](https://imho.run/games/327090/out-of-reach) — Shares survival mechanics with Project Castaway. 1,061 Steam reviews, 53% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/327090/)
20. [Escape The Pacific](https://imho.run/games/655290/escape-the-pacific) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Crafting, like Project Castaway. 442 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/655290/)
21. [Windrose](https://imho.run/games/3041230/windrose) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Crafting, like Project Castaway. 19,600 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3041230/)
22. [Medieval Dynasty](https://imho.run/games/1129580/medieval-dynasty) — Also Base-Building and Crafting, like Project Castaway. 18,687 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1129580/)
23. [How to Survive 2](https://imho.run/games/360170/how-to-survive-2) — Shares procedural generation with Project Castaway. 1,936 Steam reviews, 66% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/360170/)
24. [The Last Plague: Blight](https://imho.run/games/1564600/the-last-plague-blight) — Shares procedural generation with Project Castaway. 621 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1564600/)

## 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=1713350&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1713350&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1713350&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=1713350
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/1713350
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Project Castaway

Project Castaway is an open-world survival crafting game set in the Pacific Ocean where players take on the role of a stranded castaway fighting for survival. The game features crafting progression, survival mechanics, difficulty settings, and procedural generation that creates new map layouts and island configurations with each playthrough. Players can customize survival conditions such as sunburn and cold exposure. The title offers online cooperative multiplayer and has received a 68% positive rating from 1023 Steam reviews. Priced at $10.99 USD, Project Castaway is not currently supported on Steam Deck.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1713350
- **Developer:** Mardonpol Inc.
- **Publisher:** Mardonpol Inc.
- **Genres:** Action, Adventure, RPG, Casual
- **Categories:** Multi-player, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Online Co-op, Family Sharing, Co-op
- **Released:** Mar 17, 2026
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows, linux

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/1713350/project-castaway)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1713350&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1713350/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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