Computed from player tags · Not ranked by quality
24 games like The Isle (2026)
Every game below overlaps with The Isle 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: ARK: Survival Of The Fittest, which both open world, survival and strategy.
- The Isle is tagged Dinosaurs, Survival, Open World, Multiplayer, Simulation, Hunting, Realistic, Massively Multiplayer 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.
- 5 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
- 1
ARK: Survival Of The Fittest
Why it matched: both open world, survival and strategy; shares 8 player tags including Survival, Dinosaurs and Massively Multiplayer; 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 SurvivalDinosaursMassively MultiplayerEarly AccessRPGStrategySandboxIndie
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Just Survive
Why it matched: both open world, survival and horror; shares 8 player tags including Survival, Massively Multiplayer and Sandbox; released around the same time (2015).
Just Survive is a post-apocalyptic survival game that immerses you in a world where humanity is fighting to take back control from the zombie hordes.
Just Survive at a glance Released 2015 Studio Daybreak Game Company Player sentiment 59% positive of 76,763 Price Not listed SurvivalMassively MultiplayerSandboxWalking SimulatorHorrorEarly AccessSimulationRPG
- 3
Amazing Cultivation Simulator
Why it matched: both open world, survival, horror and strategy; shares 7 player tags including Simulation, RPG and Sandbox.
Rise up in a search for immortality in this strategy sim and management game based on Chinese mythology. Rebuild your sect and train new disciples through the path of cultivation. Research magic and gather mystical artifacts, face ancient dangers and other sects in your path to spiritual ascension.
Amazing Cultivation Simulator at a glance Released 2020 Studio GSQ Games Player sentiment 86% positive of 23,608 Price $24.99 SimulationRPGSandboxStrategySurvivalIndieEarly Access
- 4
Project Zomboid
Why it matched: both open world, survival and horror; shares 7 player tags including Survival, Sandbox and Indie; released around the same time (2013).
Project Zomboid is the ultimate in zombie survival. Alone or in MP: you loot, build, craft, fight, farm and fish in a struggle to survive. A hardcore RPG skillset, a vast map, massively customisable sandbox and a cute tutorial raccoon await the unwary. So how will you die? All it takes is a bite..
Project Zomboid at a glance Released 2013 Studio The Indie Stone Player sentiment 94% positive of 476,732 Price $24.99 SurvivalSandboxIndieSimulationRPGRealisticEarly Access
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Raft
Why it matched: both open world, survival and strategy; shares 7 player tags including Survival, Sandbox and Simulation; 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 SurvivalSandboxSimulationEarly AccessIndieStrategyMassively Multiplayer
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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; released around the same time (2013).
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 PersonSandboxSimulationHorrorIndie
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Feed and Grow: Fish
Why it matched: both open world, survival and strategy; shares 7 player tags including Simulation, Survival and Early Access; released around the same time (2016).
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 SimulationSurvivalEarly AccessIndieSandboxRealisticStrategy
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The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners
Why it matched: both open world, survival, horror and strategy; shares 6 player tags including Horror, Survival and RPG.
Saints & Sinners is a game unlike any other in The Walking Dead universe. Every challenge you face and decision you make is driven by YOU. Fight the undead, scavenge through the flooded ruins of New Orleans, and face gut-wrenching choices for you and the other survivors. Live The Walking Dead.
The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners at a glance Released 2020 Studio Skydance Interactive Player sentiment 86% positive of 10,074 Price $9.99 HorrorSurvivalRPGIndieSimulationStrategy
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Notes of Soul
Why it matched: both survival, horror and strategy; shares 7 player tags including Horror, Massively Multiplayer and Indie; released around the same time (2019).
The gleaning club is an immersive game experience hall, where you can participate in the script arranged according to the story by role playing. Or learn folk knowledge and taste strange culture, or realize the sad but warm past of the protagonist of the story.
Notes of Soul at a glance Released 2019 Studio （Hong Kong）GKD Game Studio Player sentiment 73% positive of 16,709 Price $29.99 HorrorMassively MultiplayerIndieRPGStrategyEarly AccessThird Person
- 10
Day of Dragons
Why it matched: both open world and survival; shares 8 player tags including Early Access, Survival and Massively Multiplayer; released around the same time (2019).
Day of Dragons is an online creature survival game set in a large, beautiful, sandbox open world with multiple biomes and distinct creatures. Rule the world as one of several dragon species, or play as an elemental.
Day of Dragons at a glance Released 2019 Studio Beawesome Games Player sentiment 65% positive of 7,900 Price $19.99 Early AccessSurvivalMassively MultiplayerSandboxRPGRealisticThird PersonSimulation
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The Forest
Why it matched: both open world, survival and horror; shares 7 player tags including Survival, Horror and Sandbox; 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 SurvivalHorrorSandboxSimulationRealisticIndieEarly Access
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Totally Accurate Battlegrounds
Why it matched: both open world, survival and strategy; shares 7 player tags including Indie, Massively Multiplayer and Simulation; 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 MultiplayerSimulationStrategySandboxSurvivalTeam-Based
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Knight Online
Why it matched: both open world, survival, horror and strategy; shares 5 player tags including Massively Multiplayer, RPG and Strategy; released around the same time (2016).
The Great Battle between Karus and El Morad has arrived to Steam! Pledge allegiance to one of the Nations and put your skills to the test in one of the best PvP system in the MMORPG universe!
Knight Online at a glance Released 2016 Studio Noah System Player sentiment 51% positive of 11,259 Price Free Massively MultiplayerRPGStrategySurvivalHorror
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Chinese Parents
Why it matched: both survival, horror and strategy; shares 6 player tags including Simulation, RPG and Indie; released around the same time (2018).
In this casual sim set in China, you step into the shoes of an average kid from birth towards the end of your high school. Study hard, have fun, make friends and face your ultimate challenge, the “Gaokao”. What will your life be after that? And when you have a child, will you be a Tiger Parent?
Chinese Parents at a glance Released 2018 Studio 墨鱼玩游戏 Player sentiment 91% positive of 27,000 Price $9.99 SimulationRPGIndieStrategyHorrorSurvival
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The Long Drive
Why it matched: both open world, survival and horror; shares 6 player tags including Survival, Simulation and Horror; released around the same time (2019).
Random generated open world semi-post apocalyptic survival car driving game.
The Long Drive at a glance Released 2019 Studio Genesz Player sentiment 88% positive of 56,256 Price $15.99 SurvivalSimulationHorrorEarly AccessIndieRealistic
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Craft The World
Why it matched: both open world, survival and strategy; shares 6 player tags including Sandbox, Survival and Strategy; released around the same time (2014).
Craft The World is a unique sandbox strategy game, the mix of Dungeon Keeper, Terraria and Dwarf Fortress. Explore a random generated world populated by dangerous creatures, build a dwarf fortress, gather resources, and craft all the items, weapons, and armor you need.
Craft The World at a glance Released 2014 Studio Dekovir Entertainment Player sentiment 88% positive of 17,058 Price $18.99 SandboxSurvivalStrategyIndieSimulationRPG
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Infestation: Survivor Stories 2020
Why it matched: both open world, survival and horror; shares 7 player tags including Survival, Massively Multiplayer and RPG.
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 MultiplayerRPGIndieSimulationHorrorThird Person
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BLOCKADE
Why it matched: both open world, survival and horror; shares 6 player tags including Massively Multiplayer, Indie and Early Access; 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 Massively MultiplayerIndieEarly AccessTeam-BasedSurvivalHorror
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PixARK
Why it matched: both open world, survival and strategy; shares 6 player tags including Survival, Massively Multiplayer and Dinosaurs; 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 MultiplayerDinosaursSandboxRPGStrategy
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Stranded Deep
Why it matched: both open world, survival and strategy; shares 7 player tags including Survival, Realistic and Sandbox.
Take the role of a plane crash survivor stranded somewhere in the Pacific Ocean. Come face to face with some of the most life threatening scenarios that will result in a different experience each time you play. Scavenge. Discover. Survive.
Stranded Deep at a glance Released 2022 Studio Beam Team Games Player sentiment 74% positive of 47,793 Price $19.99 SurvivalRealisticSandboxSimulationEarly AccessIndieStrategy
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Infestation: The New Z
Why it matched: both open world, survival and horror; shares 6 player tags including Survival, Massively Multiplayer and RPG; released around the same time (2016).
The New Z is a FREE TO PLAY multi-game mode experience. SURVIVE with friends and gather loot, stash and trade. Go into wars against other groups in a massive OPEN WORLD or face them 5 v 5 in COMPETITIVE.
Infestation: The New Z at a glance Released 2016 Studio Fredaikis AB Player sentiment 54% positive of 33,887 Price Free SurvivalMassively MultiplayerRPGHorrorIndieWalking Simulator
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TerraTech
Why it matched: both open world, survival and strategy; shares 6 player tags including Sandbox, 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 SandboxSurvivalStrategyEarly AccessIndieThird Person
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Satisfactory
Why it matched: both open world, survival and strategy; shares 6 player tags including Sandbox, Survival and Simulation.
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 SandboxSurvivalSimulationStrategyEarly AccessIndie
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My Summer Car
Why it matched: both open world, survival and horror; shares 6 player tags including Simulation, Survival and Realistic.
My Summer Car is the ultimate car owning, building, fixing, tuning, maintenance AND permadeath life survival simulator. You start the game with hundreds of loose parts and assemble both car and engine.
My Summer Car at a glance Released 2025 Studio Amistech Games Player sentiment 95% positive of 117,158 Price $14.99 SimulationSurvivalRealisticSandboxEarly AccessIndie
Common questions
What game is most like The Isle?
ARK: Survival Of The Fittest, 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 The Isle" 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 The Isle. 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.