Computed from player tags · Not ranked by quality
24 games like Grounded (2026)
Every game below overlaps with Grounded 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 Forest, which both open world, survival and horror.
- Grounded is tagged Survival, Multiplayer, Co-op, Open World Survival Craft, Base-Building, Crafting, Adventure, Open World 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.
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 Forest
Why it matched: both open world, survival and horror; shares 8 player tags including Open World Survival Craft, Survival and Horror; released around the same time (2018).
As the lone survivor of a passenger jet crash, you find yourself in a mysterious forest battling to stay alive against a society of cannibalistic mutants. Build, explore, survive in this terrifying first person survival horror simulator.
The Forest at a glance Released 2018 Studio Endnight Games Player sentiment 96% positive of 680,814 Price $19.99 Open World Survival CraftSurvivalHorrorCraftingFirst-PersonExplorationSandboxEarly Access
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Palworld
Why it matched: both open world and survival; shares 9 player tags including Survival, Open World Survival Craft and Online Co-Op; released around the same time (2024).
Fight, farm, build and work alongside mysterious creatures called "Pals" in this completely new multiplayer, open world survival and crafting game!
Palworld at a glance Released 2024 Studio Pocketpair Player sentiment 95% positive of 482,162 Price $20.99 SurvivalOpen World Survival CraftOnline Co-OpCraftingBase-BuildingSandboxRPGEarly Access
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Valheim
Why it matched: both open world and survival; shares 9 player tags including Open World Survival Craft, Survival and Online Co-Op; released around the same time (2021).
A brutal exploration and survival game for 1-10 players, set in a procedurally-generated purgatory inspired by viking culture. Battle, build, and conquer your way to a saga worthy of Odin’s patronage!
Valheim at a glance Released 2021 Studio Iron Gate Studio Player sentiment 94% positive of 540,990 Price $29.99 Open World Survival CraftSurvivalOnline Co-OpCraftingBase-BuildingExplorationSandboxThird Person
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Subnautica: Below Zero
Why it matched: both open world, survival and horror; shares 8 player tags including Open World Survival Craft, Survival and Horror; released around the same time (2021).
Dive into a freezing underwater adventure on an alien planet. Below Zero is set two years after the original Subnautica. Return to Planet 4546B to uncover the truth behind a deadly cover-up. Survive by building habitats, crafting tools, & diving deeper into the world of Subnautica.
Subnautica: Below Zero at a glance Released 2021 Studio Unknown Worlds Entertainment Player sentiment 90% positive of 108,227 Price $29.99 Open World Survival CraftSurvivalHorrorExplorationBase-BuildingCraftingFirst-PersonSandbox
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Sons Of The Forest
Why it matched: both open world, survival and horror; shares 8 player tags including Survival, Base-Building and Horror; released around the same time (2024).
Sent to find a missing billionaire on a remote island, you find yourself in a cannibal-infested hellscape. Craft, build, and struggle to survive, alone or with friends, in this terrifying new open-world survival horror simulator.
Sons Of The Forest at a glance Released 2024 Studio Endnight Games Ltd Player sentiment 88% positive of 318,107 Price $29.99 SurvivalBase-BuildingHorrorCraftingFirst-PersonExplorationSandboxEarly Access
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Subnautica
Why it matched: both open world, survival and horror; shares 8 player tags including Open World Survival Craft, Survival and Horror.
Descend into the depths of an alien underwater world filled with wonder and peril. Craft equipment, pilot submarines and out-smart wildlife to explore lush coral reefs, volcanoes, cave systems, and more - all while trying to survive.
Subnautica at a glance Released 2014 Studio Unknown Worlds Entertainment Player sentiment 97% positive of 379,053 Price $29.99 Open World Survival CraftSurvivalHorrorExplorationCraftingBase-BuildingFirst-PersonSandbox
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Green Hell
Why it matched: both open world, survival and horror; shares 8 player tags including Open World Survival Craft, Survival and Online Co-Op; released around the same time (2019).
Plunge into the open-world survival simulation set in the extreme conditions of the uncharted Amazon jungle. Use real-life survival techniques to craft, hunt, fight, and gather resources, set a makeshift shelter, or raise a fortress. Survive alone or team up with your friends and challenge the jungle together.
Green Hell at a glance Released 2019 Studio Creepy Jar Player sentiment 85% positive of 101,599 Price $2.79 Open World Survival CraftSurvivalOnline Co-OpCraftingBase-BuildingExplorationFirst-PersonSandbox
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State of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition
Why it matched: both open world, survival and horror; shares 7 player tags including Survival, Base-Building and Online Co-Op; published by the same company; released around the same time (2020).
The dead have risen and civilization has fallen. Now it's up to you to gather survivors, scavenge for resources and build a community in a post-apocalyptic world – a world where you define what it means to survive in this ultimate zombie survival simulation.
State of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition at a glance Released 2020 Studio Undead Labs Player sentiment 83% positive of 69,755 Price $29.99 SurvivalBase-BuildingOnline Co-OpRPGSandboxThird PersonHorror
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State of Decay
Why it matched: both open world, survival and horror; shares 7 player tags including Survival, RPG and Third Person; published by the same company.
The end is here. Life as you knew it has gone to hell after the mother of all zombie outbreaks. Now you and the few scattered survivors must band together to survive and rebuild in a 3rd-person action game set in a dynamic open world.
State of Decay at a glance Released 2013 Studio Undead Labs Player sentiment 85% positive of 17,480 Price Not listed SurvivalRPGThird PersonBase-BuildingSandboxExplorationHorror
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ICARUS
Why it matched: both open world and survival; shares 9 player tags including Survival, Open World Survival Craft and Base-Building; released around the same time (2021).
ICARUS is a solo or multiplayer PvE survival game. Explore a savage wilderness in the aftermath of terraforming gone wrong. Complete narrative quests as either Open World operations or Individual Missions. Explore, build, craft and hunt while seeking your fortune and prospecting for exotic matter.
ICARUS at a glance Released 2021 Studio RocketWerkz Player sentiment 75% positive of 67,694 Price $8.74 SurvivalOpen World Survival CraftBase-BuildingOnline Co-OpCraftingExplorationFirst-PersonThird Person
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Raft
Why it matched: both open world and survival; shares 8 player tags including Survival, Open World Survival Craft and Crafting; released around the same time (2018).
Raft™ throws you and your friends into an epic oceanic adventure! Alone or together, players battle to survive a perilous voyage across a vast sea! Gather debris, scavenge reefs and build your own floating home, but be wary of the man-eating sharks!
Raft at a glance Released 2018 Studio Redbeet Interactive Player sentiment 93% positive of 377,670 Price $19.99 SurvivalOpen World Survival CraftCraftingBase-BuildingOnline Co-OpSandboxFirst-PersonEarly Access
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Abiotic Factor
Why it matched: both open world and survival; shares 9 player tags including Survival, Online Co-Op and Open World Survival Craft.
Abiotic Factor is a survival crafting experience for 1-6 players set in the depths of an underground research facility. Caught between paranormal containment failure, a military crusade, and chaos from a dozen realms, the world’s greatest minds must survive against the universe’s biggest threats.
Abiotic Factor at a glance Released 2025 Studio Deep Field Games Player sentiment 96% positive of 58,569 Price $34.99 SurvivalOnline Co-OpOpen World Survival CraftCraftingBase-BuildingEarly AccessExplorationSandbox
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Necesse
Why it matched: both open world and survival; shares 9 player tags including Open World Survival Craft, Sandbox and Survival.
Build, quest, and conquer across an infinite procedurally generated world. Play alone or with friends as you establish a settlement and explore deep dungeons, fight monsters and bosses, mine rare ores, craft magical equipment, recruit specialists for your colony, and more!
Necesse at a glance Released 2025 Studio Fair Games ApS Player sentiment 93% positive of 28,893 Price $14.99 Open World Survival CraftSandboxSurvivalCraftingEarly AccessRPGExplorationOnline Co-Op
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Scrap Mechanic
Why it matched: both open world and survival; shares 9 player tags including Sandbox, Survival and Crafting.
Enter the creative paradise of Scrap Mechanic! Build fantastic machines, go on adventures with your friends and defend against waves of evil Farmbots in this imaginative multiplayer survival sandbox. With Scrap Mechanic’s powerful creation tools you can engineer your own adventures!
Scrap Mechanic at a glance Released 2026 Studio Axolot Games Player sentiment 92% positive of 122,335 Price $28.99 SandboxSurvivalCraftingBase-BuildingFirst-PersonThird PersonFunnyEarly Access
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Dead Island: Riptide Definitive Edition
Why it matched: both open world, survival and horror; shares 7 player tags including Survival, First-Person and Horror; released around the same time (2016).
Welcome to the zombie apocalypse experience of a lifetime – more beautiful than ever. Caught in an epic zombie outbreak on the tropical island of Banoi, your only thought is: Survive!
Dead Island: Riptide Definitive Edition at a glance Released 2016 Studio Techland Player sentiment 71% positive of 13,002 Price $19.99 SurvivalFirst-PersonHorrorOnline Co-OpOpen World Survival CraftCraftingRPG
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Satisfactory
Why it matched: both open world and survival; shares 8 player tags including Base-Building, Crafting and Sandbox; released around the same time (2024).
Satisfactory is a first-person open-world factory building game with a dash of exploration and combat. Play alone or with friends, explore an alien planet, create multi-story factories, and enter conveyor belt heaven!
Satisfactory at a glance Released 2024 Studio Coffee Stain Studios Player sentiment 97% positive of 278,668 Price $39.99 Base-BuildingCraftingSandboxExplorationOpen World Survival CraftSurvivalFirst-PersonEarly Access
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The Planet Crafter
Why it matched: both open world and survival; shares 8 player tags including Open World Survival Craft, Base-Building and Survival; released around the same time (2024).
A space survival open world terraforming crafting game, designed for 1 to 10 players. Alter the ecosystem of an inhospitable planet to render it habitable for humanity. Survive, gather resources, and build your base. Then, generate oxygen, warmth, and pressure to create a brand new biosphere.
The Planet Crafter at a glance Released 2024 Studio Miju Games Player sentiment 96% positive of 73,208 Price $23.99 Open World Survival CraftBase-BuildingSurvivalOnline Co-OpCraftingExplorationSandboxFirst-Person
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TerraTech
Why it matched: both open world and survival; shares 8 player tags including Sandbox, Open World Survival Craft and Crafting; 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 SandboxOpen World Survival CraftCraftingSurvivalExplorationEarly AccessOnline Co-OpThird Person
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Enshrouded
Why it matched: both open world and survival; shares 8 player tags including Survival, Base-Building and Online Co-Op; released around the same time (2024).
You are Flameborn, last ember of hope of a dying race. Awaken, survive the terror of a corrupting fog, and reclaim the lost beauty of your kingdom. Venture into a vast world, vanquish punishing bosses, build grand halls and forge your path in this co-op survival action RPG for up to 16 players.
Enshrouded at a glance Released 2024 Studio Keen Games GmbH Player sentiment 86% positive of 105,009 Price $29.99 SurvivalBase-BuildingOnline Co-OpCraftingRPGExplorationSandboxEarly Access
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ARK: Survival Evolved
Why it matched: both open world and survival; shares 8 player tags including Open World Survival Craft, Survival and Crafting; released around the same time (2017).
Stranded on the shores of a mysterious island, you must learn to survive. Use your cunning to kill or tame the primeval creatures roaming the land, and encounter other players to survive, dominate... and escape!
ARK: Survival Evolved at a glance Released 2017 Studio Studio Wildcard Player sentiment 83% positive of 776,582 Price $9.89 Open World Survival CraftSurvivalCraftingBase-BuildingSandboxFirst-PersonEarly AccessRPG
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Breathedge
Why it matched: both open world and survival; shares 8 player tags including Open World Survival Craft, Survival and Sandbox; released around the same time (2021).
Survive in outer space! Together with your immortal chicken, discover the truth behind your sudden spaceship crash. Craft tools, pilot vehicles, and even control space stations to survive and explore the wreckage.
Breathedge at a glance Released 2021 Studio RedRuins Softworks Player sentiment 81% positive of 17,816 Price $2.49 Open World Survival CraftSurvivalSandboxBase-BuildingFirst-PersonCraftingExplorationEarly Access
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ASKA
Why it matched: both open world and survival; shares 8 player tags including Early Access, Online Co-Op and Crafting; released around the same time (2024).
A new Viking age dawns with you at its helm. Forge a thriving colony from nothing in this mythic open-world survival sim. Earn the gods' favor and survive in a land ruled by ancient terrors and unforgiving seasons. Rally unique villagers, expand your settlement and defend your tribe - solo or co-op!
ASKA at a glance Released 2024 Studio Sand Sailor Studio Player sentiment 80% positive of 12,111 Price $24.99 Early AccessOnline Co-OpCraftingOpen World Survival CraftSurvivalBase-BuildingSandboxExploration
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Craftopia
Why it matched: both open world and survival; shares 8 player tags including Crafting, Survival and Open World Survival Craft; released around the same time (2020).
Craftopia is the brand new multiplayer survival action game made in Japan. We combined many features we find enjoyable, such as hunting, farming, hack-and-slash, building, automation to develop this game.
Craftopia at a glance Released 2020 Studio Pocketpair Player sentiment 76% positive of 20,221 Price $14.99 CraftingSurvivalOpen World Survival CraftSandboxRPGOnline Co-OpEarly AccessThird Person
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State of Decay: YOSE
Why it matched: both open world, survival and horror; shares 6 player tags including Survival, Base-Building and RPG; published by the same company.
Make your stand against the collapse of society in the ultimate zombie survival-fantasy game. Explore an open world full of dangers and opportunities that respond to your every decision. Recruit a community of playable survivors, each with their own unique skills and talents.
State of Decay: YOSE at a glance Released 2015 Studio Undead Labs Player sentiment 82% positive of 13,145 Price $19.99 SurvivalBase-BuildingRPGThird PersonSandboxCrafting
Common questions
What game is most like Grounded?
The Forest, on the evidence we have. It both open world, survival and horror. 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 Grounded" 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 Grounded. 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.