# Games like The Isle

> The closest matches to The Isle: ARK: Survival Evolved, Beasts of Bermuda, Animalia Survival, Rust, 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. [ARK: Survival Evolved](https://imho.run/games/346110/ark-survival-evolved) — Also Dinosaurs and Massively Multiplayer, like The Isle. 253,840 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/346110/)
2. [Beasts of Bermuda](https://imho.run/games/719890/beasts-of-bermuda) — A frequent pick in The Isle players' libraries, and another Indie. 5,034 Steam reviews, 66% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/719890/)
3. [Animalia Survival](https://imho.run/games/1364290/animalia-survival) — Also Hunting, like The Isle. 1,911 Steam reviews, 64% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1364290/)
4. [Rust](https://imho.run/games/252490/rust) — Same stressful mood as The Isle. 519,643 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/252490/)
5. [Project Zomboid](https://imho.run/games/108600/project-zomboid) — A frequent pick in The Isle players' libraries, and another RPG. 147,516 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/108600/)
6. [Sons Of The Forest](https://imho.run/games/1326470/sons-of-the-forest) — Same tense mood as The Isle. 113,459 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1326470/)
7. [Isles of Yore](https://imho.run/games/1360850/isles-of-yore) — Also Dinosaurs, like The Isle. 77 Steam reviews, 71% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1360850/)
8. [DayZ](https://imho.run/games/221100/dayz) — Also Massively Multiplayer, like The Isle. 175,514 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/221100/)
9. [Primal Carnage](https://imho.run/games/215470/primal-carnage) — A frequent pick in The Isle players' libraries, and another Action. 2,525 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/215470/)
10. [SCUM](https://imho.run/games/513710/scum) — Also Massively Multiplayer, like The Isle. 37,396 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/513710/)
11. [Last Oasis](https://imho.run/games/903950/last-oasis) — Also Massively Multiplayer, like The Isle. 10,991 Steam reviews, 70% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/903950/)
12. [Conan Exiles](https://imho.run/games/440900/conan-exiles) — Also Massively Multiplayer, like The Isle. 37,574 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/440900/)
13. [Crestfallen: Medieval Survival](https://imho.run/games/2293680/crestfallen-medieval-survival) — Same bleak mood as The Isle. 368 Steam reviews, 61% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2293680/)
14. [Don't Starve Together](https://imho.run/games/322330/don-t-starve-together) — Same stressful mood as The Isle. 80,691 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/322330/)
15. [Jurassic World Evolution](https://imho.run/games/648350/jurassic-world-evolution) — A frequent pick in The Isle players' libraries, and another Strategy. 23,289 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/648350/)
16. [Green Hell](https://imho.run/games/815370/green-hell) — Same stressful mood as The Isle. 25,819 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/815370/)
17. [PixARK](https://imho.run/games/593600/pixark) — Also Dinosaurs and Massively Multiplayer, like The Isle. 3,190 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/593600/)
18. [theHunter: Primal](https://imho.run/games/322920/thehunter-primal) — Also Dinosaurs and Hunting, like The Isle. 1,733 Steam reviews, 57% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/322920/)
19. [Day of Dragons](https://imho.run/games/1088090/day-of-dragons) — Also Massively Multiplayer, like The Isle. 4,331 Steam reviews, 68% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1088090/)
20. [Dead District: Survival](https://imho.run/games/1772910/dead-district-survival) — Also Massively Multiplayer, like The Isle. 106 Steam reviews, 55% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1772910/)
21. [Pangea Survival](https://imho.run/games/1204700/pangea-survival) — Also Dinosaurs and Massively Multiplayer, like The Isle. 57 Steam reviews, 53% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1204700/)
22. [Afterinfection](https://imho.run/games/1341210/afterinfection) — Also Hunting and Massively Multiplayer, like The Isle. 261 Steam reviews, 57% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1341210/)
23. [Miscreated](https://imho.run/games/299740/miscreated) — Also Massively Multiplayer, like The Isle. 11,535 Steam reviews, 64% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/299740/)
24. [World of Sea Battle](https://imho.run/games/2948190/world-of-sea-battle) — Shares territory control with The Isle. 2,632 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2948190/)

## 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=376210&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=376210&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=376210&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=376210
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/376210
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About The Isle

The Isle is a multiplayer survival simulation released in 2015 by Afterthought LLC, where players navigate open-world environments as various dinosaur species. The game centers on growth-progression mechanics where players develop their creatures from juvenile to adult stages while hunting, foraging, and competing for territory control in a PvP survival setting. Reviewers note the deep combat mechanics that are specific to each dinosaur type, and players describe the experience as tense and challenging, with the constant threat that significant growth progress can be undone in moments. The Isle runs at $19.99 USD and is marked as playable on Steam Deck, holding a 78% positive rating from over 56,000 Steam reviews.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 376210
- **Developer:** Afterthought LLC
- **Publisher:** Afterthought LLC
- **Genres:** Action, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer, Early Access
- **Categories:** Multi-player, Partial Controller Support, MMO, Online PvP, PvP, Valve Anti-Cheat enabled
- **Released:** Dec 1, 2015
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/376210/the-isle)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=376210&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/376210/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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