# Games like Project Cobalt

> The closest matches to Project Cobalt: Don't Starve Together, Rust, The Forest, Whisper of the Swallows, and Dig or Die. 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 Together](https://imho.run/games/322330/don-t-starve-together) — Shares resource scarcity and permadeath with Project Cobalt. 80,691 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/322330/)
2. [Rust](https://imho.run/games/252490/rust) — Shares resource scarcity and survival management with Project Cobalt. 519,643 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/252490/)
3. [The Forest](https://imho.run/games/242760/the-forest) — Shares base building and resource management with Project Cobalt. 175,474 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/242760/)
4. [Whisper of the Swallows](https://imho.run/games/2496090/whisper-of-the-swallows) — Shares survival management and permadeath with Project Cobalt. 78 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2496090/)
5. [Dig or Die](https://imho.run/games/315460/dig-or-die) — Shares crafting system and base building with Project Cobalt. 2,032 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/315460/)
6. [PolyZ](https://imho.run/games/2735220/polyz) — Shares crafting system and survival management with Project Cobalt. 68 Steam reviews, 56% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2735220/)
7. [Zombie Survival Game Online](https://imho.run/games/2268560/zombie-survival-game-online) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Crafting, like Project Cobalt. 173 Steam reviews, 70% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2268560/)
8. [Valheim](https://imho.run/games/892970/valheim) — A frequent pick in Project Cobalt players' libraries, and another RPG. 558,366 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/892970/)
9. [Satisfactory](https://imho.run/games/526870/satisfactory) — Shares base building with Project Cobalt. 132,199 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/526870/)
10. [Fade to Silence](https://imho.run/games/706020/fade-to-silence) — Shares temperature management and permadeath with Project Cobalt. 522 Steam reviews, 64% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/706020/)
11. [Core Keeper](https://imho.run/games/1621690/core-keeper) — A frequent pick in Project Cobalt players' libraries, and another Action. 22,806 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1621690/)
12. [The Long Dark](https://imho.run/games/305620/the-long-dark) — Shares temperature management and resource scarcity with Project Cobalt. 40,071 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/305620/)
13. [Crestfallen: Medieval Survival](https://imho.run/games/2293680/crestfallen-medieval-survival) — Shares resource scarcity and survival management with Project Cobalt. 368 Steam reviews, 61% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2293680/)
14. [ENDALOR](https://imho.run/games/2265990/endalor) — Shares survival management and real time combat with Project Cobalt. 154 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2265990/)
15. [Corsair Cove](https://imho.run/games/1368140/corsair-cove) — Also Economy, like Project Cobalt. 3,443 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1368140/)
16. [Subnautica](https://imho.run/games/264710/subnautica) — A frequent pick in Project Cobalt players' libraries, and another Indie. 177,256 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/264710/)
17. [Heat Death: Survival Train](https://imho.run/games/2662780/heat-death-survival-train) — Shares resource scarcity and survival management with Project Cobalt. 420 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2662780/)
18. [Nighthold: Number 1](https://imho.run/games/3823970/nighthold-number-1) — Shares equipment upgrades and survival management with Project Cobalt. 112 Steam reviews, 68% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3823970/)
19. [Breathedge](https://imho.run/games/738520/breathedge) — Shares durability system and base building with Project Cobalt. 5,309 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/738520/)
20. [Beyond the Map](https://imho.run/games/2896380/beyond-the-map) — Shares crafting system and equipment upgrades with Project Cobalt. 322 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2896380/)
21. [Voidtrain](https://imho.run/games/1159690/voidtrain) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Crafting, like Project Cobalt. 4,174 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1159690/)
22. [Tinkerlands](https://imho.run/games/2617700/tinkerlands) — Shares crafting system and survival management with Project Cobalt. 727 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2617700/)
23. [Soulmask](https://imho.run/games/2646460/soulmask) — Shares equipment upgrades and survival management with Project Cobalt. 7,087 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2646460/)
24. [Vortex: The Gateway](https://imho.run/games/406170/vortex-the-gateway) — Shares resource scarcity and crafting system with Project Cobalt. 102 Steam reviews, 54% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/406170/)

## 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=3916570&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=3916570&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=3916570&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=3916570
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/3916570
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Project Cobalt

⚗️ Project Cobalt is a survival action game set on a hostile island 🌴. Scavenge containers, mine resources, craft tools, hunt animals, and endure storms as you fight hunger, disease, and exhaustion all while uncovering the dark truth behind a failed experiment.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 3916570
- **Developer:** OxygenStudio
- **Publisher:** OxygenStudio
- **Genres:** Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, RPG
- **Categories:** Single-player, Family Sharing, Custom Volume Controls, Stereo Sound, Playable without Timed Input, Save Anytime
- **Released:** Sep 10, 2026
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/3916570/project-cobalt)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=3916570&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3916570/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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