# Games like Vortex: The Gateway

> The closest matches to Vortex: The Gateway: The Forest, Phoning Home, Radiation Island, Fade to Silence, and Subterrain. 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 Forest](https://imho.run/games/242760/the-forest) — Shares base building with Vortex: The Gateway. 175,474 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/242760/)
2. [Phoning Home](https://imho.run/games/431650/phoning-home) — Shares exploration driven progression with Vortex: The Gateway. 428 Steam reviews, 68% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/431650/)
3. [Radiation Island](https://imho.run/games/307940/radiation-island) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Crafting, like Vortex: The Gateway. 228 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/307940/)
4. [Fade to Silence](https://imho.run/games/706020/fade-to-silence) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Survival Horror, like Vortex: The Gateway. 522 Steam reviews, 64% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/706020/)
5. [Subterrain](https://imho.run/games/340490/subterrain) — Shares resource scarcity with Vortex: The Gateway. 485 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/340490/)
6. [Stranded Deep](https://imho.run/games/313120/stranded-deep) — A frequent pick in Vortex: The Gateway players' libraries, and another Indie. 23,284 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/313120/)
7. [The Infected](https://imho.run/games/1360000/the-infected) — Shares crafting system and base building with Vortex: The Gateway. 3,654 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1360000/)
8. [Out of Reach](https://imho.run/games/327090/out-of-reach) — A frequent pick in Vortex: The Gateway players' libraries, and another Action. 1,061 Steam reviews, 53% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/327090/)
9. [Subnautica](https://imho.run/games/264710/subnautica) — Shares base building with Vortex: The Gateway. 177,256 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/264710/)
10. [Breathedge](https://imho.run/games/738520/breathedge) — Shares base building with Vortex: The Gateway. 5,309 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/738520/)
11. [Dig or Die](https://imho.run/games/315460/dig-or-die) — A frequent pick in Vortex: The Gateway players' libraries, and another RPG. 2,032 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/315460/)
12. [Bermuda - Lost Survival](https://imho.run/games/654690/bermuda-lost-survival) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Crafting, like Vortex: The Gateway. 320 Steam reviews, 56% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/654690/)
13. [Whisper of the Swallows](https://imho.run/games/2496090/whisper-of-the-swallows) — Shares survival management and base building with Vortex: The Gateway. 78 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2496090/)
14. [Grounded](https://imho.run/games/962130/grounded) — Shares exploration driven progression and base building with Vortex: The Gateway. 40,087 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/962130/)
15. [The Long Dark](https://imho.run/games/305620/the-long-dark) — A frequent pick in Vortex: The Gateway players' libraries, and another Strategy. 40,071 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/305620/)
16. [PolyZ](https://imho.run/games/2735220/polyz) — Shares crafting system and survival management with Vortex: The Gateway. 68 Steam reviews, 56% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2735220/)
17. [Hold Your Own](https://imho.run/games/717790/hold-your-own) — Also Crafting, like Vortex: The Gateway. 363 Steam reviews, 71% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/717790/)
18. [FarSky](https://imho.run/games/286340/farsky) — Shares base building with Vortex: The Gateway. 1,872 Steam reviews, 71% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/286340/)
19. [Don't Starve](https://imho.run/games/219740/don-t-starve) — Shares resource scarcity with Vortex: The Gateway. 32,871 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/219740/)
20. [Heat Death: Survival Train](https://imho.run/games/2662780/heat-death-survival-train) — Shares resource scarcity and survival management with Vortex: The Gateway. 420 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2662780/)
21. [ARK: Survival Evolved](https://imho.run/games/346110/ark-survival-evolved) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Crafting, like Vortex: The Gateway. 253,840 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/346110/)
22. [DREADZONE](https://imho.run/games/3484300/dreadzone) — Shares resource scarcity and survival management with Vortex: The Gateway. 507 Steam reviews, 62% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3484300/)
23. [Sons Of The Forest](https://imho.run/games/1326470/sons-of-the-forest) — Also Survival Horror and Crafting, like Vortex: The Gateway. 113,459 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1326470/)
24. [Force of Nature](https://imho.run/games/568570/force-of-nature) — Shares base building with Vortex: The Gateway. 1,462 Steam reviews, 67% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/568570/)

## 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=406170&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=406170&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=406170&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=406170
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/406170
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Vortex: The Gateway

Vortex: The Gateway is an open world survival horror game with two game modes. If you want to survive then be alert, sneak, build and fight. Meanwhile life back on Earth changes dramatically. What changes? You will get bits of information through your adventure. Prepare for the worst!

## Game info

- **AppID:** 406170
- **Developer:** StormCube Games
- **Publisher:** StormCube Games
- **Genres:** Action, Indie, Adventure
- **Categories:** Captions available, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Mar 22, 2016
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/406170/vortex-the-gateway)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=406170&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/406170/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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