# Games like Next Day: Survival

> The closest matches to Next Day: Survival: Miscreated, DayZ, Deadside, S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl, and Will To Live Online. 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. [Miscreated](https://imho.run/games/299740/miscreated) — Also Post-apocalyptic and Crafting, like Next Day: Survival. 11,535 Steam reviews, 64% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/299740/)
2. [DayZ](https://imho.run/games/221100/dayz) — Also Post-apocalyptic, like Next Day: Survival. 175,514 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/221100/)
3. [Deadside](https://imho.run/games/895400/deadside) — A frequent pick in Next Day: Survival players' libraries, and another Action. 15,911 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/895400/)
4. [S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl](https://imho.run/games/4500/s-t-a-l-k-e-r-shadow-of-chernobyl) — A frequent pick in Next Day: Survival players' libraries, and another RPG. 15,019 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4500/)
5. [Will To Live Online](https://imho.run/games/707010/will-to-live-online) — Also Post-apocalyptic and Crafting, like Next Day: Survival. 4,003 Steam reviews, 66% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/707010/)
6. [SCUM](https://imho.run/games/513710/scum) — Also Crafting, like Next Day: Survival. 37,396 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/513710/)
7. [7 Days to Die](https://imho.run/games/251570/7-days-to-die) — Also Post-apocalyptic, like Next Day: Survival. 124,117 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/251570/)
8. [Contagion](https://imho.run/games/238430/contagion) — Also Post-apocalyptic, like Next Day: Survival. 5,535 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/238430/)
9. [Don't Starve Together](https://imho.run/games/322330/don-t-starve-together) — Also Crafting, like Next Day: Survival. 80,691 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/322330/)
10. [NEO Scavenger](https://imho.run/games/248860/neo-scavenger) — Also Post-apocalyptic and Crafting, like Next Day: Survival. 3,651 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/248860/)
11. [Survarium](https://imho.run/games/355840/survarium) — Also Post-apocalyptic, like Next Day: Survival. 7,419 Steam reviews, 53% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/355840/)
12. [Hurtworld](https://imho.run/games/393420/hurtworld) — Also Crafting, like Next Day: Survival. 4,703 Steam reviews, 63% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/393420/)
13. [Survive the Nights](https://imho.run/games/541300/survive-the-nights) — Also Post-apocalyptic, like Next Day: Survival. 2,064 Steam reviews, 68% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/541300/)
14. [How to Survive 2](https://imho.run/games/360170/how-to-survive-2) — Also Crafting, like Next Day: Survival. 1,936 Steam reviews, 66% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/360170/)
15. [Conan Exiles](https://imho.run/games/440900/conan-exiles) — Also Crafting, like Next Day: Survival. 37,574 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/440900/)
16. [Tom Clancy’s The Division™](https://imho.run/games/365590/tom-clancy-s-the-division) — Also Post-apocalyptic, like Next Day: Survival. 27,236 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/365590/)
17. [Just Survive](https://imho.run/games/295110/just-survive) — Also Post-apocalyptic and Crafting, like Next Day: Survival. 31,770 Steam reviews, 56% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/295110/)
18. [Project Zomboid](https://imho.run/games/108600/project-zomboid) — Also Post-apocalyptic and Crafting, like Next Day: Survival. 147,516 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/108600/)
19. [XERA: Survival](https://imho.run/games/625340/xera-survival) — Also Post-apocalyptic and Crafting, like Next Day: Survival. 2,413 Steam reviews, 64% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/625340/)
20. [Stay Out](https://imho.run/games/1180380/stay-out) — Also Post-apocalyptic, like Next Day: Survival. 7,970 Steam reviews, 60% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1180380/)
21. [Rust](https://imho.run/games/252490/rust) — Also Crafting, like Next Day: Survival. 519,643 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/252490/)
22. [Night of the Dead](https://imho.run/games/1377380/night-of-the-dead) — Also Crafting, like Next Day: Survival. 3,150 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1377380/)
23. [Zombie Survival Game Online](https://imho.run/games/2268560/zombie-survival-game-online) — Also Post-apocalyptic and Crafting, like Next Day: Survival. 173 Steam reviews, 70% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2268560/)
24. [PolyZ](https://imho.run/games/2735220/polyz) — Also Post-apocalyptic and Crafting, like Next Day: Survival. 68 Steam reviews, 56% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2735220/)

## 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=519190&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=519190&n=20&coop=true
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- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=519190
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/519190
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Next Day: Survival

Next Day: Survival is a multiplayer open-world survival RPG set in an imaginary Eastern European country, developed by SOFF Games and published by Last Level. Released in 2018 at a price of $9.99, the game tasks players with completing various missions, developing their character through skill-grinding, and engaging in player-versus-player combat while scavenging and hoarding loot. The experience combines optional base-building with post-apocalyptic crafting mechanics and supports both singleplayer and online cooperative play. Players describe the atmosphere as tense and stressful, with unpredictable animal encounters adding to the unsettling mood, while reviewers note that the game has cultivated a reputation as an ironic hidden gem among its community despite its rough edges. The title runs at a long difficulty curve designed for extended sit-down sessions and is marked as playable on Steam Deck.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 519190
- **Developer:** SOFF Games
- **Publisher:** Last Level
- **Genres:** Action, Indie, RPG
- **Categories:** Multi-player, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Online PvP, PvP, Family Sharing
- **Released:** May 21, 2018
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/519190/next-day-survival)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=519190&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/519190/)
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