# Games like Heat

> The closest matches to Heat: Reign Of Kings, Outlaws of the Old West, Conan Exiles, Rem Survival, and Don't Starve Together. 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. [Reign Of Kings](https://imho.run/games/344760/reign-of-kings) — Shares base building with Heat. 7,814 Steam reviews, 53% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/344760/)
2. [Outlaws of the Old West](https://imho.run/games/840800/outlaws-of-the-old-west) — Also Western and Open World Survival Craft, like Heat. 2,946 Steam reviews, 58% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/840800/)
3. [Conan Exiles](https://imho.run/games/440900/conan-exiles) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Crafting, like Heat. 37,574 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/440900/)
4. [Rem Survival](https://imho.run/games/574180/rem-survival) — A frequent pick in Heat players' libraries, and another Action. 388 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/574180/)
5. [Don't Starve Together](https://imho.run/games/322330/don-t-starve-together) — Shares base building with Heat. 80,691 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/322330/)
6. [Craftopia](https://imho.run/games/1307550/craftopia) — Shares survival and base building with Heat. 7,405 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1307550/)
7. [Valheim](https://imho.run/games/892970/valheim) — Shares base building and crafting with Heat. 558,366 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/892970/)
8. [SCUM](https://imho.run/games/513710/scum) — Shares base building with Heat. 37,396 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/513710/)
9. [Rust](https://imho.run/games/252490/rust) — Shares base building with Heat. 519,643 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/252490/)
10. [The Forest](https://imho.run/games/242760/the-forest) — Shares base building with Heat. 175,474 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/242760/)
11. [Heat Death: Survival Train](https://imho.run/games/2662780/heat-death-survival-train) — Shares base building and crafting with Heat. 420 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2662780/)
12. [Night of the Dead](https://imho.run/games/1377380/night-of-the-dead) — Shares base building with Heat. 3,150 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1377380/)
13. [Life is Feudal: Your Own](https://imho.run/games/290080/life-is-feudal-your-own) — A frequent pick in Heat players' libraries, and another RPG. 4,271 Steam reviews, 59% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/290080/)
14. [Miscreated](https://imho.run/games/299740/miscreated) — Shares base building and crafting with Heat. 11,535 Steam reviews, 64% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/299740/)
15. [Soulmask](https://imho.run/games/2646460/soulmask) — Shares base building and crafting with Heat. 7,087 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2646460/)
16. [ARK: Survival Ascended](https://imho.run/games/2399830/ark-survival-ascended) — Also Crafting, like Heat. 53,496 Steam reviews, 60% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2399830/)
17. [This Land Is My Land](https://imho.run/games/1069640/this-land-is-my-land) — Also Western and Open World Survival Craft, like Heat. 2,618 Steam reviews, 68% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1069640/)
18. [Zombie Survival Game Online](https://imho.run/games/2268560/zombie-survival-game-online) — Shares base building and crafting with Heat. 173 Steam reviews, 70% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2268560/)
19. [The Front](https://imho.run/games/2285150/the-front) — Shares base building and crafting with Heat. 3,716 Steam reviews, 68% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2285150/)
20. [How to Survive 2](https://imho.run/games/360170/how-to-survive-2) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Gore, like Heat. 1,936 Steam reviews, 66% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/360170/)
21. [Rend](https://imho.run/games/547860/rend) — Shares crafting with Heat. 933 Steam reviews, 52% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/547860/)
22. [Crestfallen: Medieval Survival](https://imho.run/games/2293680/crestfallen-medieval-survival) — Shares base building and crafting with Heat. 368 Steam reviews, 61% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2293680/)
23. [Subsistence](https://imho.run/games/418030/subsistence) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Crafting, like Heat. 6,866 Steam reviews, 70% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/418030/)
24. [Hurtworld](https://imho.run/games/393420/hurtworld) — Shares base building with Heat. 4,703 Steam reviews, 63% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/393420/)

## 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=656240&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=656240&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=656240&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=656240
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/656240
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Heat

Heat is an open-world survival game from Code}{atch, released in 2020, set in the 1870s American frontier. Players survive the wilderness through farming, resource gathering, crafting, and base-building, with roles spanning President, Sheriff, Chief, and Governor as territory expands. The historical setting and survival systems define the loop. Reviewers note the immersive survival experience and the unusual frontier setting as the original draw. The game costs 19.99 USD and rates unsupported on Steam Deck, holding 48% positive across 1,638 Steam reviews, a mixed reception. Its sprawling 19th-century sandbox targets players drawn to solo survival and homesteading in an uncommon historical period.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 656240
- **Developer:** Code}{atch
- **Publisher:** Code}{atch
- **Genres:** Action, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, RPG
- **Categories:** Multi-player, Partial Controller Support, Single-player, Online PvP, Online Co-op, LAN PvP, LAN Co-op, PvP, Family Sharing, Co-op
- **Released:** Jun 25, 2020
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/656240/heat)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=656240&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/656240/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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