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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 41 games similar to Cairn down to the 33 that fit the “Adventure” category. The Alters, Deliver Us the Moon and FTL: Faster Than Light top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Cairn.

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The best adventure games like Cairn

33 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Cairn. 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.

#1The AltersClosest overall match

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GenreSurvivalSubgenreCo-op PvE Survival

SoloThird PersonNarrativeSci-FiIsometric

Steam👍 90%· 17KIGDB87· 5OC86· 115

Year 2025Dev 11 bit studiosOn Xbox · PC · PS5

✓ Same family of PvE survival games: survival mechanics, adventure storytelling and deep simulation

≠ Where it differs: brings strong narrative focus, setting scifi and visual isometric, while skipping sports simulation

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#2Deliver Us the Moon

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GenreSurvivalSubgenreCo-op PvE Survival

SoloThird PersonMeleeNarrativeSci-Fi

Steam👍 88%· 9.2KIGDB78· 5OC74· 67

Year 2019Dev KeokeN Interactive · Wired ProductionsOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of PvE survival games: survival mechanics, adventure storytelling and deep simulation

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, strong narrative focus and melee combat, while skipping sports simulation

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Steam GOG Epic

#3FTL: Faster Than Light

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GenreSurvivalSubgenreCo-op PvE Survival

SoloTacticalHardcoreProceduralSpace

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

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

✓ Fits the PvE survival games cluster, with survival mechanics, deep simulation and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings roguelike runs, punishing difficulty and procedural generation, while skipping sports simulation

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 Cairn: visuals.

It predates Cairn by 14 years, with what that implies technically.

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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, adventure storytelling and deep simulation

≠ Stands apart with shooter, first-person shooting and sandbox freedom, while skipping sports simulation

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 Cairn: visuals.

It predates Cairn by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

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Steam GOG Epic

#5AstroneerClosest on visuals

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GenreSurvivalSubgenreCo-op PvE Survival

SoloThird PersonMultiplayerCo-opNarrative

Steam👍 92%· 138KIGDB81· 4OC75· 26

Year 2019Dev System Era SoftworksOn PS4 · PC · PS5

✓ Same family of PvE survival games: survival mechanics, adventure storytelling and deep simulation

≠ Its own twist: sandbox freedom, strong narrative focus and open world exploration, while skipping sports simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Cairn: game mode.

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#6Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem

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GenreSurvivalSubgenreCo-op PvE Survival

SoloThird PersonDarkHorror

IGDB90· 1

Year 2002Dev Silicon Knights · Nintendo

✓ Fits the PvE survival games cluster, with survival mechanics, adventure storytelling and single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting, while skipping sports simulation

It predates Cairn by 24 years, with what that implies technically.

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#7Silent Hill 2

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GenreSurvivalSubgenreCo-op PvE Survival

SoloThird PersonMeleeNarrativeDark

IGDB90· 1OC87· 160

Year 2001Dev Team Silent · Konami

✓ Both are PvE survival games — sharing survival mechanics, adventure storytelling and single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping sports simulation

It predates Cairn by 25 years, with what that implies technically.

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#8Silent Hill 3

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GenreSurvivalSubgenreCo-op PvE Survival

SoloThird PersonStealthMeleeNarrative

IGDB88· 3

Year 2003Dev Team Silent · KonamiOn PC

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

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping sports simulation

It predates Cairn by 23 years, with what that implies technically.

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#9Silent Hill

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GenreSurvivalSubgenreCo-op PvE Survival

SoloThird PersonRangedDarkNarrative

IGDB82· 1

Year 1999Dev Team Silent · KonamiOn PlayStation 3

✓ Fits the PvE survival games cluster, with survival mechanics, adventure storytelling and single-player focus

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, dark, oppressive atmosphere and strong narrative focus, while skipping sports simulation

It predates Cairn by 27 years, with what that implies technically.

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#10Silent Hill: Origins

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GenreSurvivalSubgenreCo-op PvE Survival

SoloThird PersonDarkHorror

IGDB80· 4

Year 2007Dev Climax LA · Konami Digital Entertainment

✓ Both are PvE survival games — sharing survival mechanics, adventure storytelling and single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting, while skipping sports simulation

It predates Cairn by 19 years, with what that implies technically.

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#11Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare

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GenreSurvivalSubgenreCo-op PvE Survival

SoloThird PersonNarrativeDarkHorror

IGDB80· 1

Year 2001Dev Darkworks · InfogramesOn PlayStation 3

✓ Fits the PvE survival games cluster, with survival mechanics, adventure storytelling and single-player focus

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping sports simulation

It predates Cairn by 25 years, with what that implies technically.

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#12The Flame in the Flood

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GenreSurvivalSubgenreCo-op PvE Survival

SoloThird PersonMeleeNarrativeProcedural

Steam👍 76%· 7.3KIGDB77· 17OC75· 91

Year 2016Dev The Molasses FloodOn PS4 · PC · Mac

✓ Fits the PvE survival games cluster, with survival mechanics, adventure storytelling and single-player focus

≠ Its own twist: roguelike runs, strong narrative focus and procedural generation, while skipping sports simulation

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Cairn.

It predates Cairn by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

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#13Silent Hill: Shattered Memories

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GenreSurvivalSubgenreCo-op PvE Survival

SoloThird PersonDarkHorror

IGDB75· 6

Year 2009Dev Climax Studios · Konami

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

≠ Stands apart with dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting, while skipping sports simulation

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

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#14Haunting Ground

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GenreSurvivalSubgenreCo-op PvE Survival

SoloThird PersonDarkHorror

IGDB70· 2

Year 2005Dev Capcom Production Studio 1 · CapcomOn PlayStation 3

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

≠ Where it differs: brings dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting, while skipping sports simulation

It predates Cairn by 21 years, with what that implies technically.

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#15Silent Hill: Downpour

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GenreSurvivalSubgenreCo-op PvE Survival

SoloThird PersonDarkHorror

IGDB70· 8

Year 2012Dev Vatra Games · KonamiOn PlayStation 3

✓ Fits the PvE survival games cluster, with survival mechanics, adventure storytelling and single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting, while skipping sports simulation

It predates Cairn by 14 years, with what that implies technically.

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