Computed from player tags · Not ranked by quality
24 games like Stranded Deep (2026)
Every game below overlaps with Stranded Deep 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: Satisfactory, which both open world, survival and strategy.
- Stranded Deep is tagged Open World Survival Craft, Survival, Multiplayer, Open World, Crafting, First-Person, Adventure, Exploration 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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Satisfactory
Why it matched: both open world, survival and strategy; shares 11 player tags including Crafting, Building 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 CraftingBuildingSandboxExplorationOpen World Survival CraftSurvivalFirst-PersonSimulation
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The Forest
Why it matched: both open world, survival and atmospheric; shares 11 player tags including Open World Survival Craft, Survival and Crafting; 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 CraftSurvivalCraftingBuildingFirst-PersonExplorationSandboxSimulation
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Raft
Why it matched: both open world, survival and strategy; shares 11 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 CraftCraftingBuildingSandboxFirst-PersonUnderwaterSimulation
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TerraTech
Why it matched: both open world, survival and strategy; shares 9 player tags including Building, Sandbox and Open World Survival Craft; 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 BuildingSandboxOpen World Survival CraftCraftingSurvivalExplorationStrategyEarly Access
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Green Hell
Why it matched: both open world, survival and atmospheric; shares 9 player tags including Open World Survival Craft, Survival and Crafting; 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 CraftSurvivalCraftingExplorationFirst-PersonSandboxSimulationBuilding
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Breathedge
Why it matched: both open world, survival and atmospheric; shares 9 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 CraftSurvivalSandboxIndieFirst-PersonCraftingExplorationEarly Access
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Feed and Grow: Fish
Why it matched: both open world, survival, atmospheric and strategy; shares 8 player tags including Simulation, Underwater and Survival.
Hunt and eat other fish - simply, grow into larger beasts!
Feed and Grow: Fish at a glance Released 2016 Studio Old B1ood Player sentiment 78% positive of 21,657 Price $14.99 SimulationUnderwaterSurvivalEarly AccessIndieSandboxRealisticStrategy
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Foundation
Why it matched: both open world, survival, atmospheric and strategy; shares 7 player tags including Simulation, Strategy and Sandbox; released around the same time (2025).
Foundation is a grid-less, laidback medieval city-building game with a focus on organic development, monument construction and resource management.
Foundation at a glance Released 2025 Studio Polymorph Games Player sentiment 87% positive of 24,163 Price $23.44 SimulationStrategySandboxBuildingIndieSurvivalEarly Access
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Necesse
Why it matched: both open world, survival and atmospheric; shares 8 player tags including Open World Survival Craft, Sandbox and Indie; released around the same time (2025).
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 CraftSandboxIndieSurvivalCraftingEarly AccessBuildingExploration
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Subnautica: Below Zero
Why it matched: both open world, survival and atmospheric; shares 8 player tags including Open World Survival Craft, Survival and Underwater; 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 CraftSurvivalUnderwaterExplorationIndieCraftingFirst-PersonSandbox
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Sons Of The Forest
Why it matched: both open world, survival and atmospheric; shares 8 player tags including Survival, Crafting and First-Person; 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 SurvivalCraftingFirst-PersonBuildingExplorationSandboxSimulationEarly Access
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ASKA
Why it matched: both open world, survival and strategy; shares 8 player tags including Early Access, Crafting and Simulation; 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 AccessCraftingSimulationOpen World Survival CraftBuildingSurvivalSandboxExploration
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Empyrion - Galactic Survival
Why it matched: both open world, survival and strategy; shares 8 player tags including Simulation, Open World Survival Craft and Survival; released around the same time (2020).
Build and explore in a true space sandbox survival adventure. Construct mighty capital vessels, sprawling planetary settlements, and vast space stations in your galactic journey to discover the mysteries of Empyrion!
Empyrion - Galactic Survival at a glance Released 2020 Studio Eleon Game Studios Player sentiment 78% positive of 34,399 Price $19.99 SimulationOpen World Survival CraftSurvivalBuildingExplorationSandboxCraftingStrategy
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Planetbase
Why it matched: both open world, survival, atmospheric and strategy; shares 7 player tags including Strategy, Survival and Simulation.
Guide a group of space settlers trying to establish a base on a remote planet. Grow food, collect energy, mine resources, survive disasters and build a self-sufficient colony in a harsh and unforgiving environment.
Planetbase at a glance Released 2015 Studio Madruga Works Player sentiment 80% positive of 10,438 Price $7.49 StrategySurvivalSimulationBuildingIndieSandboxCrafting
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Abiotic Factor
Why it matched: both open world and survival; shares 9 player tags including Survival, Open World Survival Craft and Crafting; released around the same time (2025).
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 SurvivalOpen World Survival CraftCraftingEarly AccessExplorationSandboxFirst-PersonBuilding
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Subnautica
Why it matched: both open world, survival and atmospheric; shares 8 player tags including Open World Survival Craft, Survival and Underwater.
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 CraftSurvivalUnderwaterExplorationCraftingFirst-PersonSandboxIndie
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Rust
Why it matched: both open world and survival; shares 9 player tags including Survival, Crafting and Open World Survival Craft; released around the same time (2018).
The only aim in Rust is to survive. Everything wants you to die - the island’s wildlife, other inhabitants, the environment, and other survivors. Do whatever it takes to last another night.
Rust at a glance Released 2018 Studio Not recorded Player sentiment 87% positive of 1,394,551 Price $39.99 SurvivalCraftingOpen World Survival CraftBuildingSandboxFirst-PersonIndieEarly Access
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ZERO Sievert
Why it matched: both open world, survival, atmospheric and strategy; shares 6 player tags including Survival, Indie and Exploration; released around the same time (2024).
Now with over 600,000 copies sold, ZERO Sievert is a tense top-down extraction shooter that challenges you to scavenge a procedurally-generated wasteland, loot gear, and explore what’s left of a devastated world. When the odds are stacked against you, you’ll need to do more than just survive...
ZERO Sievert at a glance Released 2024 Studio CABO Studio Player sentiment 85% positive of 15,428 Price $19.99 SurvivalIndieExplorationSimulationEarly AccessStrategy
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Astroneer
Why it matched: both open world, survival and atmospheric; shares 8 player tags including Open World Survival Craft, Survival and Exploration.
Interact with strange new worlds in a unique and tactile way, molding the environment itself as if it were clay in your hands. Build your base, master resource management, automate your production lines, and more as you unravel the mysteries of the universe, alone or with friends.
Astroneer at a glance Released 2016 Studio System Era Softworks Player sentiment 92% positive of 139,052 Price $29.99 Open World Survival CraftSurvivalExplorationSandboxBuildingCraftingSimulationIndie
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Hurtworld
Why it matched: both open world and survival; shares 9 player tags including Survival, Open World Survival Craft and Crafting; released around the same time (2019).
Hurtworld is a hardcore multiplayer survival FPS with a focus on competitive gunplay and strategic map control. Built for hardcore gamers, Hurtworld aims to punish.
Hurtworld at a glance Released 2019 Studio Bankroll Studios Player sentiment 76% positive of 30,966 Price $24.99 SurvivalOpen World Survival CraftCraftingBuildingSandboxEarly AccessFirst-PersonSimulation
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No Man's Sky
Why it matched: both open world, survival and atmospheric; shares 8 player tags including Open World Survival Craft, Exploration and Survival.
No Man's Sky is a game about exploration and survival in an infinite procedurally generated universe.
No Man's Sky at a glance Released 2016 Studio Hello Games Player sentiment 85% positive of 414,641 Price $59.99 Open World Survival CraftExplorationSurvivalFirst-PersonSandboxCraftingIndieSimulation
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Nobody - The Turnaround
Why it matched: both open world, survival, atmospheric and strategy; shares 6 player tags including Early Access, Simulation and Survival; released around the same time (2022).
Nobody – The Turnaround is a life simulator set in a parallel world that echoes modern society. Manage your time and resources carefully, strive to find a way through difficult times, and overcome the predicament you find yourself in.
Nobody - The Turnaround at a glance Released 2022 Studio U.Ground Game Studio Player sentiment 60% positive of 14,305 Price Not listed Early AccessSimulationSurvivalRealisticSandboxStrategy
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ARK: Survival Of The Fittest
Why it matched: both open world, survival and strategy; shares 8 player tags including Survival, Early Access and Crafting.
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 SurvivalEarly AccessCraftingFirst-PersonStrategyExplorationSandboxIndie
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Oxygen Not Included
Why it matched: both open world, survival and strategy; shares 7 player tags including Survival, Building and Simulation; released around the same time (2019).
Oxygen Not Included is a space-colony simulation game. Deep inside an alien space rock your industrious crew will need to master science, overcome strange new lifeforms, and harness incredible space tech to survive, and possibly, thrive.
Oxygen Not Included at a glance Released 2019 Studio Klei Entertainment Player sentiment 97% positive of 143,589 Price $24.99 SurvivalBuildingSimulationSandboxStrategyIndieExploration
Common questions
What game is most like Stranded Deep?
Satisfactory, on the evidence we have. It both open world, survival 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 Stranded Deep" 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 Stranded Deep. 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.