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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 43 games similar to Alienation down to the 28 that fit the “PC” category. Dino Crisis, The Long Dark and Astroneer top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Alienation.

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The best games like Alienation on PC

28 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Alienation. Each one has been evaluated across 6 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.

#1Dino CrisisClosest overall match

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GenreSurvivalSubgenreCo-op PvE Survival

SoloSci-FiIsometricDarkNarrative

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Year 1999Dev Capcom Planning Room 2 · CapcomOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Both are PvE survival games — sharing survival mechanics, shooter and setting scifi

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, adventure storytelling and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping co op

Where it drifts furthest from Alienation: game mode.

It predates Alienation by 17 years, with what that implies technically.

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#2The Long Dark

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GenreSurvivalSubgenreCo-op PvE Survival

SoloNarrativeOpen WorldSandbox WorldPost-Apocalyptic

Steam👍 89%· 122KRAWG👍 78%· 881MC76IGDB82· 5OC77· 53

Year 2014Dev Hinterland StudioPlaytime ~5hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of PvE survival games: survival mechanics, shooter and single-player focus

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, deep simulation and first-person shooting, while skipping setting scifi

The Long Dark is a game about surviving in the unforgiving conditions of frozen North Canadian taiga. The Arctic wilderness may be breathtakingly beautiful, thanks to the game’s artful visual style, but it is also deadly.

Where it drifts furthest from Alienation: setting and visuals.

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GenreSurvivalSubgenreCo-op PvE Survival

SoloCo-opSci-FiMultiplayerNarrative

Steam👍 92%· 138KIGDB81· 4OC75· 26

Year 2019Dev System Era SoftworksOn PS4 · PC · PS5

✓ Same family of PvE survival games: survival mechanics, setting scifi and single-player focus

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, deep simulation and sandbox freedom, while skipping shooter

Where it drifts furthest from Alienation: visuals and setting.

Released 3 years after Alienation.

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GenreSurvivalSubgenreCo-op PvE Survival

Co-opSoloSci-FiOnlineNarrative

Steam👍 96%· 70KRAWG👍 67%· 35OC81· 13

Year 2022Dev Miju GamesPlaytime ~9hOn PC

✓ Same family of PvE survival games: survival mechanics, setting scifi and co op

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, sandbox freedom and strong narrative focus, while skipping shooter

From Hostile to Habitable You are sent on an hostile planet with one mission: Make it habitable for Humans. You'll have to survive, collect resources, build your base and machines in order to heat the planet, create an atmosphere with enough oxygen and eventually geo-engineer an entire planet!

Where it drifts furthest from Alienation: visuals and setting.

Released 6 years after Alienation.

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GenreSurvivalSubgenreCo-op PvE Survival

SoloCo-opIsometricMultiplayerCozy

Steam👍 61%· 7.9KRAWG👍 45%· 22

Year 2022Dev Purple Lamp Studios · THQ NordicPlaytime ~3hOn PC

✓ Both are PvE survival games — sharing survival mechanics, single-player focus and co op

≠ Stands apart with deep simulation, deep RPG systems and sandbox freedom, while skipping shooter

We find ourselves in middle Europe of the year 1400. The dark middle ages, once dominated through nobles and clergy, ends and a new era begins: the age of the free cities of trading and of the free mind! In The Guild 3 you create a family dynasty which can last for centuries.

Where it drifts furthest from Alienation: setting.

Released 6 years after Alienation.

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Steam GOG Epic

#6Don't Starve Together

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GenreSurvivalSubgenreCo-op PvE Survival

Co-opSoloIsometricMultiplayerOnline

Steam👍 95%· 531KRAWG👍 72%· 1.4KMC83

Year 2016Dev Klei EntertainmentPlaytime ~7hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of PvE survival games: survival mechanics, co op and single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings deep simulation, adventure storytelling and sandbox freedom, while skipping shooter

Don't Starve Together is surrealistic and grim survival game made up for six people simultaneously. Initially, Don't Starve is a single-player game with a core mechanic of going through various problems of your character. You have to sleep and eat well.

Where it drifts furthest from Alienation: setting.

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#7Unclaimed WorldClosest on setting

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GenreSurvivalSubgenreCo-op PvE Survival

SoloSci-FiIsometric

Steam👍 51%· 215

Year 2016Dev Refactored Games OÜPlaytime ~3hOn PC

✓ Both are PvE survival games — sharing survival mechanics, setting scifi and single-player focus

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation, while skipping shooter

Manage interstellar pioneers and their descendants in this detailed sci-fi colony sim. Centuries after planetfall, colonists are still struggling to gain foothold on their lush and alien planet. You settle on the frontier by carefully managing resources, production and different personalities.

Where it drifts furthest from Alienation: game mode.

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GenreSurvivalSubgenreCo-op PvE Survival

SoloSci-FiIsometricNarrativeThird Person

Steam👍 90%· 17KIGDB87· 5OC86· 115

Year 2025Dev 11 bit studiosOn Xbox · PC · PS5

✓ Same family of PvE survival games: survival mechanics, setting scifi and single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, deep simulation and strong narrative focus, while skipping shooter

Where it drifts furthest from Alienation: game mode.

Released 9 years after Alienation.

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#9Castaway Paradise - live among the animals

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GenreSurvivalSubgenreCo-op PvE Survival

SoloCo-opIsometricOnlineMultiplayer

Steam👍 70%· 581

Year 2014Dev Stolen Couch GamesPlaytime ~6hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are PvE survival games — sharing survival mechanics, single-player focus and co op

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation, deep RPG systems and adventure storytelling, while skipping shooter

Featured DLCThe Summer is magic!!! About the GameYour adventure starts when you get stranded on a tropical island. This is your island, your adventure! Do whatever you like! It's the ultimate Sandbox sim! Do you like Animal Crossing or Harvest Moon? Castaway Paradise is the game for you!

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#10Dying Light: The BeastClosest on game mode

iRank84

GenreSurvivalSubgenreCo-op PvE Survival

SoloCo-opMultiplayerDarkHorror

Steam👍 87%· 68KIGDB82· 7OC81· 126

Year 2025Dev TechlandOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Fits the PvE survival games cluster, with survival mechanics, single-player focus and co op

≠ Where it differs: brings deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping shooter

Where it drifts furthest from Alienation: setting and visuals.

Released 9 years after Alienation.

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GenreSurvivalSubgenreCo-op PvE Survival

SoloCo-opMultiplayerMeleeHardcore

Steam👍 93%· 6.3KRAWG👍 45%· 406MC79IGDB86· 2OC79· 24

Year 2013Dev FlippFly · FlippflyPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the PvE survival games cluster, with survival mechanics, single-player focus and co op

≠ Where it differs: brings racing gameplay, roguelike runs and punishing difficulty, while skipping shooter

In Race the Sun you control a spaceship powered by solar energy. You have to dodge objects on your way, for example, from laser beams, other ships and various obstacles, while collecting blue pyramids that will boost the player.

Where it drifts furthest from Alienation: setting and visuals.

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#12FTL: Faster Than Light

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GenreSurvivalSubgenreCo-op PvE Survival

SoloSci-FiIsometricTacticalHardcore

Steam👍 95%· 78KRAWG👍 88%· 964MC84IGDB91· 2

Year 2012Dev Subset GamesPlaytime ~6hOn PC · iOS · Apple Macintosh

✓ Fits the PvE survival games cluster, with survival mechanics, setting scifi and single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings roguelike runs, deep simulation and adventure storytelling, while skipping shooter

FTL: Faster Than Light is a roguelike strategy game set in space civil war in the Galactic Federation. You control a spaceship that has to deliver an essential package of data to the Federation headquarters. This data can help defeat the rebel’s army and finish the war.

Where it drifts furthest from Alienation: setting and game mode.

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Steam GOG Epic

#13Raft

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GenreSurvivalSubgenreCo-op PvE Survival

SoloCo-opMultiplayerOnlineOpen World

Steam👍 93%· 372KRAWG👍 77%· 448IGDB80· 1

Year 2022Dev Redbeet Interactive · Axolot GamesPlaytime ~8hOn PC

✓ Both are PvE survival games — sharing survival mechanics, single-player focus and co op

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, deep simulation and sandbox freedom, while skipping shooter

By yourself or with friends, your mission is to survive an epic oceanic adventure across a perilous sea! Gather debris to survive, expand your raft and be wary of the dangers of the ocean!

Where it drifts furthest from Alienation: visuals.

Released 6 years after Alienation.

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GenreSurvivalSubgenreCo-op PvE Survival

SoloCo-opMultiplayerOnlineMelee

Steam👍 74%· 47KOC64· 14

Year 2015Dev Beam Team GamesOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Both are PvE survival games — sharing survival mechanics, single-player focus and co op

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, deep simulation and sandbox freedom, while skipping shooter

Where it drifts furthest from Alienation: setting and visuals.

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#15Staxel

iRank58

GenreSurvivalSubgenreCo-op PvE Survival

SoloCo-opMultiplayerOnlineCozy

Steam👍 79%· 4.8KRAWG👍 29%· 45IGDB56· 3OC58· 11

Year 2019Dev Plukit · Humble BundlePlaytime ~3hOn PC

✓ Same family of PvE survival games: survival mechanics, single-player focus and co op

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation, deep RPG systems and sandbox freedom, while skipping shooter

Staxel is getting ready for steamGet notified when Staxel comes out on Steam by clicking the Add to your wishlist button above About the GameStaxel is a sandbox farming game that is currently in development.

Where it drifts furthest from Alienation: visuals.

Released 3 years after Alienation.

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