# Games like Prologue: Go Wayback!

> The closest matches to Prologue: Go Wayback!: The Long Dark, Whisper of the Swallows, No Man's Home, My Winter Car, and Don't Starve Together. 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 resource scarcity with Prologue: Go Wayback!. 40,071 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/305620/)
2. [Whisper of the Swallows](https://imho.run/games/2496090/whisper-of-the-swallows) — Shares environmental hazards and survival management with Prologue: Go Wayback!. 78 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2496090/)
3. [No Man's Home](https://imho.run/games/3626760/no-man-s-home) — Shares survival needs management and environmental hazards with Prologue: Go Wayback!. 103 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3626760/)
4. [My Winter Car](https://imho.run/games/4164420/my-winter-car) — Shares resource scarcity and survival management with Prologue: Go Wayback!. 6,140 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4164420/)
5. [Don't Starve Together](https://imho.run/games/322330/don-t-starve-together) — Shares resource scarcity and permadeath with Prologue: Go Wayback!. 80,691 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/322330/)
6. [Valorborn](https://imho.run/games/3372530/valorborn) — A frequent pick in Prologue: Go Wayback! players' libraries, and another Action. 271 Steam reviews, 63% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3372530/)
7. [Heat Death: Survival Train](https://imho.run/games/2662780/heat-death-survival-train) — Shares environmental hazards and resource scarcity with Prologue: Go Wayback!. 420 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2662780/)
8. [Winter Survival: Prologue](https://imho.run/games/2175210/winter-survival-prologue) — Also Walking Simulator, like Prologue: Go Wayback!. 164 Steam reviews, 64% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2175210/)
9. [Soulash 2](https://imho.run/games/2399160/soulash-2) — Shares survival management and permadeath with Prologue: Go Wayback!. 1,870 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2399160/)
10. [NEO Scavenger](https://imho.run/games/248860/neo-scavenger) — Shares inventory management and procedural generation with Prologue: Go Wayback!. 3,651 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/248860/)
11. [Green Hell](https://imho.run/games/815370/green-hell) — Same stressful mood as Prologue: Go Wayback!. 25,819 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/815370/)
12. [Against the Storm](https://imho.run/games/1336490/against-the-storm) — Shares procedural generation and resource management with Prologue: Go Wayback!. 18,297 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1336490/)
13. [Valheim](https://imho.run/games/892970/valheim) — A frequent pick in Prologue: Go Wayback! players' libraries, and another RPG. 558,366 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/892970/)
14. [ANGST: A TALE OF SURVIVAL](https://imho.run/games/2949910/angst-a-tale-of-survival) — A frequent pick in Prologue: Go Wayback! players' libraries, and another Indie. 64 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2949910/)
15. [Caves of Qud](https://imho.run/games/333640/caves-of-qud) — Shares procedural generation with Prologue: Go Wayback!. 10,368 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/333640/)
16. [Near Death](https://imho.run/games/327560/near-death) — Also Walking Simulator, like Prologue: Go Wayback!. 668 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/327560/)
17. [Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead](https://imho.run/games/2330750/cataclysm-dark-days-ahead) — Shares resource scarcity and survival management with Prologue: Go Wayback!. 312 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2330750/)
18. [Card Survival: Fantasy Forest](https://imho.run/games/2868860/card-survival-fantasy-forest) — A frequent pick in Prologue: Go Wayback! players' libraries, and another Strategy. 288 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2868860/)
19. [ANEURISM IV](https://imho.run/games/2773280/aneurism-iv) — Shares survival management and permadeath with Prologue: Go Wayback!. 4,788 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2773280/)
20. [Windrose](https://imho.run/games/3041230/windrose) — Shares inventory management and exploration with Prologue: Go Wayback!. 19,600 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3041230/)
21. [Dwarf Fortress](https://imho.run/games/975370/dwarf-fortress) — Shares procedural generation with Prologue: Go Wayback!. 23,734 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/975370/)
22. [ENDALOR](https://imho.run/games/2265990/endalor) — Shares survival management and checkpoint based progression with Prologue: Go Wayback!. 154 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2265990/)
23. [Breathedge](https://imho.run/games/738520/breathedge) — Shares inventory management with Prologue: Go Wayback!. 5,309 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/738520/)
24. [Project Silverfish](https://imho.run/games/2941710/project-silverfish) — Shares environmental hazards and survival management with Prologue: Go Wayback!. 2,456 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2941710/)

## 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=2943740&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2943740&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2943740&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=2943740
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/2943740
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Prologue: Go Wayback!

Prologue: Go Wayback! is a single-player open-world emergent survival roguelike where every journey is unique. Traverse a new wilderness that is generated for you every time you play. Chart your path, overcome the elements, and write your own story of exploration.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 2943740
- **Developer:** PLAYERUNKNOWN Productions
- **Publisher:** PLAYERUNKNOWN Productions
- **Genres:** Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Early Access
- **Categories:** Includes level editor, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Nov 20, 2025
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/2943740/prologue-go-wayback)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2943740&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2943740/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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