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We filtered the 50 games similar to Contraband Police down to the 12 that fit the “Survival” category. Far Cry: Primal, Resident Evil Village and Amnesia: The Bunker top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Contraband Police.

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The best survival games like Contraband Police

12 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Contraband Police. Each one has been evaluated across 16 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.

#1Far Cry: PrimalClosest overall match

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeRangedStealthNarrativeOpen WorldExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 86%· 40KIGDB76· 20OC77· 113

Year 2016Dev Ubisoft Montreal · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Both are open-world action games — sharing survival mechanics, shooter and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: deep RPG systems, dark, oppressive atmosphere and historical setting, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Contraband Police: progression.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Contraband Police.

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#2Resident Evil Village

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeStealthRangedNarrativeOpen WorldExplorationManagementFirst Person

Steam👍 96%· 147KRAWG👍 91%· 1.1KMC83IGDB87· 15OC84· 216

Year 2021Dev CapcomPlaytime ~15hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the open-world action games cluster, with survival mechanics, adventure storytelling and first-person shooting

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

Experience survival horror like never before in the eighth major installment in the storied Resident Evil franchise - Resident Evil Village.

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#3Amnesia: The BunkerClosest on progression

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloStealthMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldExplorationManagementFirst Person

Steam👍 93%· 12KIGDB85· 4OC77· 97

Year 2023Dev Frictional GamesOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of open-world action games: survival mechanics, adventure storytelling and shooter

≠ Stands apart with horror tension, puzzle design and sandbox freedom, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Contraband Police: tone.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Contraband Police.

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#4Rise of the Tomb RaiderClosest on tone

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeStealthRangedNarrativeOpen WorldExplorationSkill TreeThird PersonFirst Person

Steam👍 94%· 152KIGDB87· 25OC86· 108

Year 2015Dev Crystal Dynamics · Microsoft StudiosOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Both are open-world action games — sharing adventure storytelling, shooter and survival mechanics

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, third-person shooting and deep RPG systems, while skipping deep simulation

Bigger and better paced than the 2013 reboot: tombs are more numerous and more elaborate, and the crafting and hunting loops give the hub areas a reason to exist. Traversal is excellent. The story is forgettable and the survival framing sits awkwardly beside a protagonist who kills dozens of people without comment.

Where it drifts furthest from Contraband Police: game mode.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Contraband Police.

It predates Contraband Police by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeStealthNarrativeOpen WorldExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 77%· 14KIGDB63· 10OC63· 112

Year 2018Dev Compulsion Games · Gearbox PublishingOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Both are open-world action games — sharing adventure storytelling, survival mechanics and shooter

≠ Stands apart with horror tension, roguelike runs and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Contraband Police: progression.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Contraband Police.

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeStealthNarrativeOpen WorldExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 90%· 132KIGDB83· 12OC83· 173

Year 2019Dev 4A Games · Deep SilverOn Xbox · PS4 · Linux

✓ Same family of open-world action games: shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings horror tension, dark, oppressive atmosphere and post-apocalyptic world, while skipping deep simulation

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Contraband Police.

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeStealthRangedNarrativeOpen WorldExplorationSkill TreeFirst Person

Steam👍 88%· 129KIGDB90· 15

Year 2012Dev Ubisoft Montreal · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Both are open-world action games — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: sandbox freedom, sandbox world and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping deep simulation

The template every later Far Cry followed: outposts to liberate, towers to climb, and a genuinely good stealth loop with a bow that makes clearing a camp silently the most satisfying thing in it. The second half loses the plot once the antagonist exits, and the island's activities repeat well before you finish clearing them.

Where it drifts furthest from Contraband Police: game mode.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Contraband Police.

It predates Contraband Police by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldExplorationFirst PersonThird Person

Steam👍 40%· 1.5KIGDB45· 2

Year 2008Dev Eden Games · Atari InteractiveOn PC

✓ Same family of open-world action games: adventure storytelling, shooter and first-person shooting

≠ Its own twist: horror tension, puzzle design and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Contraband Police: progression and combat.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against overwhelmingly positive for Contraband Police.

It predates Contraband Police by 15 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeStealthNarrativeOpen WorldExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 76%· 18KIGDB58· 6

Year 2008Dev Ubisoft Montreal · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Fits the open-world action games cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with sandbox freedom, roguelike runs and sandbox world, while skipping deep simulation

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Contraband Police.

It predates Contraband Police by 15 years, with what that implies technically.

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#10Shadow of the Tomb Raider

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeStealthNarrativeOpen WorldExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 85%· 86KIGDB80· 17OC80· 169

Year 2018Dev Eidos Montréal · Square EnixOn Xbox · PS4 · Linux

✓ Fits the open-world action games cluster, with adventure storytelling, shooter and survival mechanics

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, third-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Contraband Police: game mode and progression.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Contraband Police.

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Steam

#11Hatred

iRank63

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldExploration

Steam👍 84%· 28KIGDB43· 3OC40· 30

Year 2015Dev Destructive CreationsOn Linux · PC · Switch

✓ Fits the open-world action games cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and survival mechanics

≠ Its own twist: horror tension, third-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Contraband Police: visuals and progression.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Contraband Police.

It predates Contraband Police by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

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#12I Am Alive

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 69%· 2.9KIGDB69· 8

Year 2012Dev Ubisoft Shanghai · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Same family of open-world action games: survival mechanics, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with precision platforming, dark, oppressive atmosphere and post-apocalyptic world, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Contraband Police: progression and combat.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against overwhelmingly positive for Contraband Police.

It predates Contraband Police by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

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Steam GOG

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