# Games like The Long Dark

> The closest matches to The Long Dark: Don't Starve, Project Zomboid, Subnautica, Valheim, and The Forest. 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. [Don't Starve](https://imho.run/games/219740/don-t-starve) — Shares resource scarcity with The Long Dark. 32,871 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/219740/)
2. [Project Zomboid](https://imho.run/games/108600/project-zomboid) — Shares crafting with The Long Dark. 147,516 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/108600/)
3. [Subnautica](https://imho.run/games/264710/subnautica) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Crafting, like The Long Dark. 177,256 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/264710/)
4. [Valheim](https://imho.run/games/892970/valheim) — A frequent pick in The Long Dark players' libraries, and another RPG. 558,366 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/892970/)
5. [The Forest](https://imho.run/games/242760/the-forest) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Survival Horror, like The Long Dark. 175,474 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/242760/)
6. [Sons Of The Forest](https://imho.run/games/1326470/sons-of-the-forest) — Also Survival Horror and Crafting, like The Long Dark. 113,459 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1326470/)
7. [7 Days to Die](https://imho.run/games/251570/7-days-to-die) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Post-apocalyptic, like The Long Dark. 124,117 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/251570/)
8. [Miasmata](https://imho.run/games/223510/miasmata) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Walking Simulator, like The Long Dark. 801 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/223510/)
9. [NEO Scavenger](https://imho.run/games/248860/neo-scavenger) — Also Post-apocalyptic and Crafting, like The Long Dark. 3,651 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/248860/)
10. [Green Hell](https://imho.run/games/815370/green-hell) — A frequent pick in The Long Dark players' libraries, and another Action. 25,819 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/815370/)
11. [Stranded Deep](https://imho.run/games/313120/stranded-deep) — A frequent pick in The Long Dark players' libraries, and another Indie. 23,284 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/313120/)
12. [ANGST: A TALE OF SURVIVAL](https://imho.run/games/2949910/angst-a-tale-of-survival) — Shares temperature management and resource scarcity with The Long Dark. 64 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2949910/)
13. [Rust](https://imho.run/games/252490/rust) — Shares resource scarcity with The Long Dark. 519,643 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/252490/)
14. [Pacific Drive](https://imho.run/games/1458140/pacific-drive) — Also Post-apocalyptic and Survival Horror, like The Long Dark. 13,492 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1458140/)
15. [Heat Death: Survival Train](https://imho.run/games/2662780/heat-death-survival-train) — Shares resource scarcity and crafting with The Long Dark. 420 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2662780/)
16. [How to Survive](https://imho.run/games/250400/how-to-survive) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Post-apocalyptic, like The Long Dark. 4,613 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/250400/)
17. [Fade to Silence](https://imho.run/games/706020/fade-to-silence) — Shares temperature management with The Long Dark. 522 Steam reviews, 64% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/706020/)
18. [Darkwood](https://imho.run/games/274520/darkwood) — Also Survival Horror and Crafting, like The Long Dark. 9,910 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/274520/)
19. [No Man's Sky](https://imho.run/games/275850/no-man-s-sky) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Crafting, like The Long Dark. 180,011 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/275850/)
20. [The Wild Eight](https://imho.run/games/526160/the-wild-eight) — Shares crafting with The Long Dark. 1,784 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/526160/)
21. [Northern Lights](https://imho.run/games/1090800/northern-lights) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Post-apocalyptic, like The Long Dark. 118 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1090800/)
22. [Kenshi](https://imho.run/games/233860/kenshi) — Also Post-apocalyptic and Crafting, like The Long Dark. 46,830 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/233860/)
23. [Winter Survival: Prologue](https://imho.run/games/2175210/winter-survival-prologue) — Shares resource scarcity with The Long Dark. 164 Steam reviews, 64% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2175210/)
24. [Breathedge](https://imho.run/games/738520/breathedge) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Crafting, like The Long Dark. 5,309 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/738520/)

## 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=305620&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=305620&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=305620&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=305620
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/305620
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About The Long Dark

The Long Dark is a survival simulation developed by Hinterland Studio Inc. and released in 2017 at $19.99 USD. Players navigate a frozen post-disaster wilderness where death is permanent and resources are scarce, requiring careful temperature management, navigation by memory, crafting, and wildlife avoidance to survive. Reviewers describe the handcrafted world as alive and reactive, while players characterize it as atmospheric, contemplative, and immersive despite the inherent stress of survival mechanics. The experience offers replayability through endless survival challenges, with some describing how mastering survival transforms it into a cozy escape and how elements like the soundscape of fire and cooking become hypnotic. The game runs Verified on Steam Deck and holds an 88% positive rating from over 40,000 Steam reviews.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 305620
- **Developer:** Hinterland Studio Inc.
- **Publisher:** Hinterland Studio Inc.
- **Genres:** Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Simulation
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Remote Play on TV, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Aug 1, 2017
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows, mac, linux

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/305620/the-long-dark)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=305620&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/305620/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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