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We filtered the 27 games similar to Subnautica down to the 4 that fit the “Sandbox” category. Subnautica: Below Zero, Green Hell and Sons Of The Forest top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Subnautica.

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GenreSurvivalSubgenreHorror Survival
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NarrativeSoloMultiplayer
Year 2018Dev Unknown Worlds Entertainment
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Within the “Sandbox” category, the closest game to Subnautica is Subnautica: Below Zero — scoring 97/100 on our similarity scale. Green Hell and Sons Of The Forest follow close behind.

#1Subnautica: Below Zero97#2Green Hell88#3Sons Of The Forest88#4Project Zomboid79
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The best sandbox games like Subnautica

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

#1Subnautica: Below Zero
97
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Subnautica: Below Zero
SurvivalHorror Survival
SoloMultiplayerMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldSandbox WorldHorrorSci-FiExplorationBase BuildingCraftingFirst Person
Steam👍 90%· 105KIGDB85· 5OC83· 60
Year 2021Dev Unknown Worlds EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · Switch

✓ Nearly identical: survival mechanics, horror tension and adventure storytelling.

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#2Green Hell
88
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Green Hell
SurvivalHorror Survival
MultiplayerSoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldSandbox WorldHorrorExplorationCraftingBase BuildingFirst Person
Steam👍 85%· 97KIGDB83· 3OC79· 49
Year 2019Dev Creepy JarOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Fits the horror survival games cluster, with survival mechanics, horror tension and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation, co op and online features, while skipping setting scifi

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#3Sons Of The Forest
88
iRank79
Sons Of The Forest
SurvivalHorror Survival
MultiplayerSoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldSandbox WorldHorrorExplorationBase BuildingCraftingFirst Person
Steam👍 88%· 304KRAWG👍 67%· 129OC78· 12
Year 2024Dev Endnight Games · NewnightPlaytime ~11hOn PC

✓ Same family of horror survival games: survival mechanics, horror tension and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation, dark, oppressive atmosphere and co op, while skipping setting scifi

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Steam
#4Project Zomboid
79
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Project Zomboid
SurvivalHorror Survival
SoloMultiplayerNarrativeOpen WorldSandbox WorldHorrorExplorationCrafting
Steam👍 94%· 449KRAWG👍 74%· 469
Year 2013Dev The Indie StonePlaytime ~6hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Both are horror survival games — sharing survival mechanics, horror tension and sandbox freedom

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation, deep RPG systems and roguelike runs, while skipping melee combat

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