5 Survival games like Against the Storm that you should try

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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentUpdated May 19, 2026How this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

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We filtered the 50 games similar to Against the Storm down to the 5 that fit the “Survival” category. Kenshi, Maia and Sunless Sea top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Against the Storm.

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The best survival games like Against the Storm

5 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Against the Storm. Each one has been evaluated across 15 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

#1KenshiClosest overall match

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SoloOpen WorldSandbox WorldFantasyExplorationBase BuildingManagementIsometric

Steam👍 96%· 112KRAWG👍 77%· 191MC75IGDB84· 1

Year 2018Dev Lo-Fi GamesPlaytime ~4hOn PC

✓ Same family of real-time strategy games: real-time strategy, sandbox freedom and deep simulation

≠ Stands apart with deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and stealth mechanics, while skipping roguelike runs

A free-roaming squad based RPG. Focusing on open-ended sandbox gameplay features rather than a linear story. Be a trader, a thief, a rebel, a warlord, an adventurer, a farmer, a slave, or just food for the cannibals. Research new equipment and craft new gear.

Where it drifts furthest from Against the Storm: setting.

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Steam GOG Epic

#2MaiaClosest on world

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SoloProceduralSandbox WorldBase BuildingManagement

Steam👍 44%· 1.1K

Year 2013Dev Simon Roth · Machine StudiosPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Both are real-time strategy games — sharing real-time strategy, deep simulation and survival mechanics

≠ Where it differs: brings setting scifi, setting space and crafting mechanics, while skipping roguelike runs

About This Game Maia is a strange and hostile alien world, toxic to humans, yet lush with new life. Your mission is to colonise this poison eden, survive it's dangers and establish humanity's first foothold in the stars.

Where it drifts furthest from Against the Storm: setting.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Against the Storm.

It predates Against the Storm by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

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SoloDarkProceduralOpen WorldFantasyExplorationIsometric

Steam👍 83%· 9.5KIGDB85· 4OC81· 28

Year 2015Dev Failbetter GamesOn Linux · PC · iOS

✓ Same family of real-time strategy games: real-time strategy, survival mechanics and roguelike runs

≠ Stands apart with deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and horror tension, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Against the Storm: progression and setting.

It predates Against the Storm by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

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Steam GOG Epic

#4FrostpunkClosest on visuals

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SoloDarkBase BuildingManagementIsometric

Steam👍 93%· 134KRAWG👍 88%· 1.1KMC85IGDB86· 9OC86· 103

Year 2018Dev 11 Bit Studios · 11 bit studiosPlaytime ~6hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the real-time strategy games cluster, with real-time strategy, deep simulation and survival mechanics

≠ Where it differs: brings strong narrative focus, punishing difficulty and post-apocalyptic world, while skipping roguelike runs

In an ultimately frozen world, people develop steam-powered technology to oppose the overwhelming cold. The city ruler has to manage both the inhabitants and the infrastracture the citizens live in.

Where it drifts furthest from Against the Storm: setting.

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Steam GOG Epic

#5BanishedClosest on tone

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