# Games like Frozen State

> The closest matches to Frozen State: Subterrain, The Long Dark, Don't Starve, Project Zomboid, and The Wild Eight. 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. [Subterrain](https://imho.run/games/340490/subterrain) — Shares resource scarcity with Frozen State. 485 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/340490/)
2. [The Long Dark](https://imho.run/games/305620/the-long-dark) — Shares resource scarcity and crafting with Frozen State. 40,071 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/305620/)
3. [Don't Starve](https://imho.run/games/219740/don-t-starve) — Shares resource scarcity and procedural generation with Frozen State. 32,871 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/219740/)
4. [Project Zomboid](https://imho.run/games/108600/project-zomboid) — Shares skill based progression and crafting with Frozen State. 147,516 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/108600/)
5. [The Wild Eight](https://imho.run/games/526160/the-wild-eight) — Shares fast travel and crafting with Frozen State. 1,784 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/526160/)
6. [Darkwood](https://imho.run/games/274520/darkwood) — Also Survival Horror and Crafting, like Frozen State. 9,910 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/274520/)
7. [How to Survive](https://imho.run/games/250400/how-to-survive) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Zombies, like Frozen State. 4,613 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/250400/)
8. [Dead State: Reanimated](https://imho.run/games/239840/dead-state-reanimated) — Also Zombies, like Frozen State. 1,503 Steam reviews, 71% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/239840/)
9. [Mist Survival](https://imho.run/games/914620/mist-survival) — Shares survival horror with Frozen State. 7,226 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/914620/)
10. [State of Decay](https://imho.run/games/241540/state-of-decay) — A frequent pick in Frozen State players' libraries, and another RPG. 8,821 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/241540/)
11. [Tunguska: The Visitation - Final Cut](https://imho.run/games/1601970/tunguska-the-visitation-final-cut) — Shares survival horror and procedural generation with Frozen State. 876 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1601970/)
12. [DESOLATE](https://imho.run/games/671510/desolate) — Shares procedural generation with Frozen State. 2,248 Steam reviews, 67% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/671510/)
13. [ZED ZONE](https://imho.run/games/1211600/zed-zone) — Shares crafting with Frozen State. 693 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1211600/)
14. [The Forest](https://imho.run/games/242760/the-forest) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Survival Horror, like Frozen State. 175,474 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/242760/)
15. [Heat Death: Survival Train](https://imho.run/games/2662780/heat-death-survival-train) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Crafting, like Frozen State. 420 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2662780/)
16. [Starbound](https://imho.run/games/211820/starbound) — Shares crafting and procedural generation with Frozen State. 51,728 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/211820/)
17. [Dig or Die](https://imho.run/games/315460/dig-or-die) — Shares procedural generation with Frozen State. 2,032 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/315460/)
18. [Life is Feudal: Your Own](https://imho.run/games/290080/life-is-feudal-your-own) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Crafting, like Frozen State. 4,271 Steam reviews, 59% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/290080/)
19. [Terminus: Zombie Survivors](https://imho.run/games/1534980/terminus-zombie-survivors) — A frequent pick in Frozen State players' libraries, and another Strategy. 1,676 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1534980/)
20. [Fade to Silence](https://imho.run/games/706020/fade-to-silence) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Survival Horror, like Frozen State. 522 Steam reviews, 64% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/706020/)
21. [Valheim](https://imho.run/games/892970/valheim) — Shares crafting and procedural generation with Frozen State. 558,366 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/892970/)
22. [Miscreated](https://imho.run/games/299740/miscreated) — A frequent pick in Frozen State players' libraries, and another Action. 11,535 Steam reviews, 64% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/299740/)
23. [Terraria](https://imho.run/games/105600/terraria) — Shares procedural generation with Frozen State. 590,217 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/105600/)
24. [SKYHILL](https://imho.run/games/382140/skyhill) — Also Zombies and Crafting, like Frozen State. 634 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/382140/)

## 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=270270&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=270270&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=270270&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=270270
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/270270
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Frozen State

Frozen State is a brutal, survival game set in a world embraced by the man-made ice age meant to protect mankind from pestilent hybrids. Bitter cold and numbing fear are the constant companions in the journey through the retro-futuristic Frozen State world.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 270270
- **Developer:** Flox Studios
- **Publisher:** Flox Studios 
- **Genres:** Action, Indie, RPG
- **Categories:** Stats, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Full controller support, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Aug 5, 2016
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows, mac, linux

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/270270/frozen-state)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=270270&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/270270/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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