Computed from player tags · Not ranked by quality
24 games like Darwin Project (2026)
Every game below overlaps with Darwin Project on things players said about it rather than on our opinion of what feels alike. Each entry shows what it matched on, so you can throw out the ones matching on the part you did not care about.
The short version
- Closest match: The Culling, which both open world, survival, atmospheric and strategy.
- Darwin Project is tagged Battle Royale, Multiplayer, Survival, Action, PvP, Open World, Early Access, Indie by Steam players. Those tags are what the matching runs on.
- 24 games qualify, each with at least fifty player reviews behind its sentiment figure.
- 7 are free to download, so you can test the resemblance yourself at no cost.
How these were matched
Steam tags carry the most weight, because players apply them and they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Souls-like, Atmospheric and Cozy exist as tags and as nothing else, which is exactly the vocabulary this question needs. Formal genres count for less, themes and a shared studio for more.
Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are thrown out before matching. Nearly everything is tagged Singleplayer, so matching on it is matching on nothing. That cutoff is computed from the catalogue rather than fixed, so it moves as the catalogue grows.
All 24, closest first
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The Culling
Why it matched: both open world, survival, atmospheric and strategy; shares 9 player tags including Survival, Battle Royale and Crafting; released around the same time (2017).
Battle Royale is back! In a remote island paradise, 16 contestants have 25 minutes to explore, scavenge items, craft weapons, build traps, hunt and kill each other. Only one will be crowned the winner, do you have the guts to survive?
The Culling at a glance Released 2017 Studio Xaviant Player sentiment 57% positive of 17,224 Price Not listed SurvivalBattle RoyaleCraftingEarly AccessPvPFPSIndieStrategy
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Last Man Standing
Why it matched: both open world, survival and strategy; shares 10 player tags including Survival, Shooter and Massively Multiplayer; released around the same time (2017).
The Ultimate BATTLE ROYALE! Sharpen your skills and kill everyone in your way as you hunt for guns, gear and glory in a massive battlefield where only ONE can be crowned the LAST MAN STANDING. Earn cash prizes in a monthly competitions,
Last Man Standing at a glance Released 2017 Studio Free Reign Entertainment Player sentiment 61% positive of 17,338 Price Not listed SurvivalShooterMassively MultiplayerBattle RoyalePvPFPSThird-Person ShooterStrategy
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Witch It
Why it matched: both open world, survival, atmospheric, strategy and relaxing; shares 6 player tags including Casual, Indie and Survival; released around the same time (2020).
Witch It is a multiplayer hide & seek game set in a vibrant, magical world. Brave hunters seek hidden witches that curse their villages!
Witch It at a glance Released 2020 Studio Barrel Roll Games Player sentiment 89% positive of 19,870 Price $19.99 CasualIndieSurvivalEarly AccessPvPStrategy
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Creative Destruction
Why it matched: both open world, survival and relaxing; shares 9 player tags including Battle Royale, Shooter and FPS; released around the same time (2018).
Welcome to the world of Creative Destruction where everything is fully destructible! Creative Destruction is a new FPS/TPS sandbox survival game that features the utmost fun of building and firing.
Creative Destruction at a glance Released 2018 Studio NetEase Games Player sentiment 79% positive of 18,190 Price Not listed Battle RoyaleShooterFPSMassively MultiplayerThird PersonThird-Person ShooterPvPCasual
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Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands
Why it matched: both open world, survival, atmospheric and strategy; shares 7 player tags including Shooter, Third-Person Shooter and FPS; released around the same time (2017).
Lead your elite team of Ghosts in this tactical third-person shooter. Explore a massive open world, infiltrate and destroy the deadly Santa Blanca cartel, and save Bolivia and its people.
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands at a glance Released 2017 Studio Ubisoft Paris Player sentiment 78% positive of 113,815 Price $49.99 ShooterThird-Person ShooterFPSThird PersonSurvivalStrategyPvP
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PixARK
Why it matched: both open world, survival, strategy and relaxing; shares 7 player tags including Survival, Massively Multiplayer and Casual; released around the same time (2019).
Enter a world of mystery, danger, ancient dinosaurs, mythical beasts, and cubes! Work by yourself or with a tribe of others to gather materials, craft useful items, tame wild creatures, and build huge bases to survive in PixARK!
PixARK at a glance Released 2019 Studio Snail Games USA Player sentiment 72% positive of 13,440 Price $4.99 SurvivalMassively MultiplayerCasualStrategyCraftingPvPFPS
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Totally Accurate Battlegrounds
Why it matched: both open world, survival and strategy; shares 8 player tags including Indie, Massively Multiplayer and Strategy; released around the same time (2018).
Grab your balloon crossbow and trusty inflatable hammer, because things are about to get wobbly! Be the last weirdo standing in the world-leading physics-based Battle Royale game.
Totally Accurate Battlegrounds at a glance Released 2018 Studio Landfall Player sentiment 88% positive of 87,764 Price Free IndieMassively MultiplayerStrategyBattle RoyaleFPSShooterPvPSurvival
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Infestation: Survivor Stories 2020
Why it matched: both open world, survival and relaxing; shares 9 player tags including Survival, Massively Multiplayer and PvP.
Infestation is a Survival Horror MMO that immerses players in a zombie-infested, post-apocalyptic world in which a viral outbreak has decimated the human population leaving in its wake, a nightmare of epic proportion.
Infestation: Survivor Stories 2020 at a glance Released Not recorded Studio Fredaikis AB Player sentiment 42% positive of 25,385 Price Free SurvivalMassively MultiplayerPvPIndieFPSShooterThird-Person ShooterThird Person
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CRSED: F.O.A.D.
Why it matched: both open world, survival and atmospheric; shares 8 player tags including Battle Royale, Survival and Shooter; released around the same time (2018).
CRSED: Cuisine Royale – is a brutal MMO last-man-standing shooter with realistic weaponry, elements of lethal mystic forces and incredible superpowers!
CRSED: F.O.A.D. at a glance Released 2018 Studio Darkflow Software Player sentiment 79% positive of 38,607 Price Free Battle RoyaleSurvivalShooterFPSMassively MultiplayerThird-Person ShooterPvPThird Person
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Ring of Elysium
Why it matched: both open world, survival and strategy; shares 8 player tags including Battle Royale, Shooter and Survival; released around the same time (2019).
Escape an astonishing disaster in Ring of Elysium, a battle royale shooter developed by Aurora Studio.
Ring of Elysium at a glance Released 2019 Studio Aurora Studio Player sentiment 75% positive of 99,011 Price Not listed Battle RoyaleShooterSurvivalFPSMassively MultiplayerThird-Person ShooterEarly AccessPvP
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ARK: Survival Of The Fittest
Why it matched: both open world, survival and strategy; shares 8 player tags including Survival, Massively Multiplayer and PvP; released around the same time (2017).
ARK: The Survival of the Fittest is a prototype spin-off of ARK: Survival Evolved, pitting up to 60 combatants against each other in a fast-paced, action-packed struggle for survival, where players are ultimately pushed into an epic final showdown leading their Dinosaur Armies into battle.
ARK: Survival Of The Fittest at a glance Released 2017 Studio Studio Wildcard Player sentiment 66% positive of 11,804 Price Not listed SurvivalMassively MultiplayerPvPEarly AccessCraftingStrategyFPSIndie
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XERA: Survival
Why it matched: both open world, survival and strategy; shares 8 player tags including Survival, Crafting and Shooter; released around the same time (2021).
Action-focused, open world survival shooter, PvPvE against fellow mercenaries and lethal XOIDS. Raid for resources alone or with team-mates, build and defend your base, stash your gear and survive against the odds. You are the hunters. You are the hunted. And the robots never sleep…
XERA: Survival at a glance Released 2021 Studio Spotted Kiwi Interactive Player sentiment 66% positive of 7,941 Price Free SurvivalCraftingShooterMassively MultiplayerFPSThird-Person ShooterPvPThird Person
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Realm Royale
Why it matched: both open world and survival; shares 9 player tags including Battle Royale, Shooter and Survival; released around the same time (2018).
Join 20+ million players and experience a new kind of battle royale in Realm Royale Reforged! Choose your class, forge deadly weapons, and master powerful abilities to be the last champion standing. Mount up alone or with a team to explore a fantasy world while outrunning the deadly fog.
Realm Royale at a glance Released 2018 Studio Heroic Leap Games Player sentiment 76% positive of 56,228 Price Not listed Battle RoyaleShooterSurvivalEarly AccessPvPThird-Person ShooterThird PersonFPS
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Tom Clancy's The Division
Why it matched: both open world, survival, atmospheric and strategy; shares 6 player tags including Third-Person Shooter, Shooter and Survival; released around the same time (2016).
A tactical open world third-person shooter set in New York after a deadly pandemic. Team up or go solo to restore order against deadly factions, secure loot, and conquer high-risk endgame challenges.
Tom Clancy's The Division at a glance Released 2016 Studio Ubisoft Reflections Player sentiment 71% positive of 96,706 Price $29.99 Third-Person ShooterShooterSurvivalMassively MultiplayerThird PersonFPS
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Tom Clancy’s The Division
Why it matched: both open world, survival, atmospheric and strategy; shares 6 player tags including Third-Person Shooter, Shooter and Survival; released around the same time (2016).
A tactical open world third-person shooter set in New York after a deadly pandemic. Team up or go solo to restore order against deadly factions, secure loot, and conquer high-risk endgame challenges.
Tom Clancy’s The Division at a glance Released 2016 Studio Massive Entertainment Player sentiment 71% positive of 96,713 Price $29.99 Third-Person ShooterShooterSurvivalMassively MultiplayerThird PersonFPS
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Radical Heights
Why it matched: both open world and survival; shares 9 player tags including Battle Royale, Massively Multiplayer and Survival; released around the same time (2018).
Welcome to RADICAL HEIGHTS, a free X-TREME Early Access BATTLE ROYALE shooter. Partake in high-stakes gunplay as you loot for weapons, gadgets, cosmetics, and CASH! Survive to the end or risk it all in this irreverent action game show where everyone wants to be rich and famous!
Radical Heights at a glance Released 2018 Studio Boss Key Productions Player sentiment 62% positive of 9,713 Price Not listed Battle RoyaleMassively MultiplayerSurvivalEarly AccessIndieThird-Person ShooterShooterPvP
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PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS
Why it matched: both survival and strategy; shares 9 player tags including Survival, Shooter and Battle Royale; released around the same time (2017).
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS, the high-stakes winner-take-all shooter that started the Battle Royale craze, is free-to-play! Drop into diverse maps, loot unique weapons and supplies, and survive in an ever-shrinking zone where every turn could be your last.
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS at a glance Released 2017 Studio PUBG Corporation Player sentiment 61% positive of 2,748,446 Price Free SurvivalShooterBattle RoyaleFPSPvPThird-Person ShooterStrategyEarly Access
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New Frontier
Why it matched: both open world and survival; shares 9 player tags including Survival, Massively Multiplayer and Indie; released around the same time (2019).
New Frontier is a pvp free-to-play online survival game set in an alternate reality wild west world. Work with your friends, Build your base, Fight hellish monsters and forge alliances with other players to conquer the land.
New Frontier at a glance Released 2019 Studio Free Reign Entertainment Player sentiment 49% positive of 3,699 Price Not listed SurvivalMassively MultiplayerIndieCraftingPvPShooterFPSThird-Person Shooter
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TerraTech
Why it matched: both open world, survival and strategy; shares 7 player tags including Crafting, Survival and Strategy; released around the same time (2018).
TerraTech is an open-world, sandbox adventure game, where you design and build your own creations through a mix of crafting, combat and discovery. Design vehicles from a huge library of blocks. Scavenge, craft and buy new parts to survive and become the ultimate planetary prospector.
TerraTech at a glance Released 2018 Studio Payload Studios Player sentiment 91% positive of 24,934 Price $6.24 CraftingSurvivalStrategyEarly AccessIndieThird PersonPvP
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BLOCKADE
Why it matched: both open world, survival and relaxing; shares 7 player tags including FPS, Shooter and Massively Multiplayer; released around the same time (2019).
BLOCKADE Classic! First Person Shooter in an editable procedural cubic world. A large arsenal of weapons, 4 teams at the same time and up to 32 players on one map. A large number of game modes!
BLOCKADE at a glance Released 2019 Studio Novalink Player sentiment 75% positive of 11,533 Price Free FPSShooterMassively MultiplayerIndieEarly AccessSurvivalCasual
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Will To Live Online
Why it matched: both open world, survival and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including Survival, FPS and Massively Multiplayer; released around the same time (2018).
Will To Live is a MMORPG-shooter whose action takes place in a severe post-apocalyptic world. Explore the world, engage in fights with mutants and other survivors, join the clans in the struggle for existence and prove your right to Live.
Will To Live Online at a glance Released 2018 Studio AlphaSoft LLC Player sentiment 69% positive of 18,389 Price Free SurvivalFPSMassively MultiplayerShooterCraftingEarly AccessIndie
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Next Day: Survival
Why it matched: both open world, survival and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including Survival, Crafting and Shooter; released around the same time (2018).
Next Day is a multi-player SURVIVAL game with elements of RPG, in an imaginary country in Eastern Europe. Carry out an array of tasks, learn skills, and develop your character. Have shootouts with opponents and earn a reputation.
Next Day: Survival at a glance Released 2018 Studio SOFF Games Player sentiment 62% positive of 10,230 Price $9.99 SurvivalCraftingShooterPvPThird-Person ShooterEarly AccessIndie
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Z1 Battle Royale: Test Server
Why it matched: both open world, survival and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including Massively Multiplayer, Survival and Shooter; released around the same time (2016).
Z1 Battle Royale is a Free to Play, fast-paced, action arcade, competitive Battle Royale. Staying true to its "King of the Kill" roots, the game has been revamped and restored to the classic feel, look, and gameplay everyone fell in love with. Play solo, duos, or fives and be the last ones standing.
Z1 Battle Royale: Test Server at a glance Released 2016 Studio Daybreak Game Company Player sentiment 52% positive of 2,570 Price Not listed Massively MultiplayerSurvivalShooterFPSBattle RoyalePvPThird-Person Shooter
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Far Cry Primal
Why it matched: both open world, survival, atmospheric and strategy; shares 5 player tags including Survival, Crafting and FPS; released around the same time (2016).
The award-winning Far Cry franchise returns with its innovative open world gameplay, bringing together massive beasts, breathtaking environments, and unpredictable savage encounters. Welcome to the Stone Age, a time of danger and adventure.
Far Cry Primal at a glance Released 2016 Studio Ubisoft Kyiv Player sentiment 86% positive of 41,126 Price $29.99 SurvivalCraftingFPSShooterStrategy
Common questions
What game is most like Darwin Project?
The Culling, on the evidence we have. It both open world, survival, atmospheric and strategy. That is a statement about overlap, not a promise you will like it as much: two games can share every tag and still feel different to play.
How is "similar to Darwin Project" decided?
By overlap on the tags Steam players applied to each game, the formal genres, the themes both sit in, and whether the same studio made them. Tags carry the most weight because players write them, so they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are ignored: matching on "Singleplayer" is matching on nothing. Every entry below shows exactly what it matched on.
Are these ranked by quality?
No. They are ordered by how much they overlap with Darwin Project. Where two games overlap equally, the better received one goes first, but that only moves a game a place or two. Each entry shows its own player sentiment so you can weigh that separately.
Do you get paid for these recommendations?
No. The order is computed from tag and genre overlap and nothing else. No placement here can be bought, and a game appearing high on this page is a statement about resemblance rather than an endorsement.