8 Simulation games like The Outlast Trials 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 29 games similar to The Outlast Trials down to the 8 that fit the “Simulation” category. Sons Of The Forest, Barotrauma and Project Zomboid top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to The Outlast Trials.

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GenreSurvivalSubgenreHorror Survival

The best simulation games like The Outlast Trials

8 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

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

#1Sons Of The ForestClosest overall match

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GenreSurvivalSubgenreHorror Survival

MultiplayerSoloCo-opMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorFirst 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 deep simulation

≠ Its own twist: sandbox freedom, open world exploration and sandbox world, while skipping stealth mechanics

An entirely new experience from the makers of the ‘The Forest’ Sent to find a missing billionaire on a remote island, you find yourself in a cannibal-infested hellscape. Craft, build, and struggle to survive, alone or with friends, in this terrifying new open-world survival horror simulator.

Where it drifts furthest from The Outlast Trials: progression and combat.

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#2BarotraumaClosest on progression

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GenreSurvivalSubgenreHorror Survival

MultiplayerCo-opSoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorManagement

Steam👍 94%· 86KRAWG👍 71%· 193MC81

Year 2023Dev FakeFishPlaytime ~4hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Both are horror survival games — sharing survival mechanics, horror tension and deep simulation

≠ Its own twist: punishing difficulty, procedural generation and setting scifi, while skipping stealth mechanics

Overcome crisis and the unrelenting pressure of a frozen ocean. In Barotrauma you're a submarine crew member beneath the ice of Jupiter's moon Europa. Flee or fight alien lifeforms, explore a strange new world, command your crew, and craft equipment in a tense 2d co-op experience.

Where it drifts furthest from The Outlast Trials: visuals and combat.

Genre100Game mode89Tone80Progression62Setting60Combat49

GenreSurvivalSubgenreHorror Survival

SoloMultiplayerCo-opDarkNarrativeHorrorManagement

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 deep simulation

≠ Its own twist: deep RPG systems, sandbox freedom and roguelike runs, while skipping stealth mechanics

The game combines the genres of survival horror and role-playing game. The main theme of the game - survival during a zombie apocalypse.

Where it drifts furthest from The Outlast Trials: visuals and progression.

It predates The Outlast Trials by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Tone82Game mode79Setting72Progression31Visuals0

GenreSurvivalSubgenreHorror Survival

MultiplayerSoloCo-opMeleeNarrativeHorrorFirst 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 deep simulation

≠ Its own twist: sandbox freedom, open world exploration and sandbox world, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

Where it drifts furthest from The Outlast Trials: progression.

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#5Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location

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GenreSurvivalSubgenreHorror Survival

SoloDarkNarrativeHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 90%· 12KIGDB75· 2

Year 2016Dev ScottgamesOn PC

✓ Fits the horror survival games cluster, with survival mechanics, horror tension and deep simulation

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design and punishing difficulty, while skipping stealth mechanics

Where it drifts furthest from The Outlast Trials: game mode.

It predates The Outlast Trials by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

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#6Five Nights at Freddy's 4

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GenreSurvivalSubgenreHorror Survival

SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 93%· 17KIGDB55· 2

Year 2015Dev ScottgamesOn PC

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

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design and punishing difficulty, while skipping stealth mechanics

Where it drifts furthest from The Outlast Trials: game mode and combat.

It predates The Outlast Trials by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Setting100Visuals100Tone74Combat42Game mode30

GenreSurvivalSubgenreCo-op PvE Survival

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorManagementFirst Person

Steam👍 74%· 47KOC64· 14

Year 2015Dev Beam Team GamesOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Shared with The Outlast Trials: survival mechanics, adventure storytelling and deep simulation

≠ Stands apart with sandbox freedom, sandbox world and open world exploration, while skipping horror tension

Where it drifts furthest from The Outlast Trials: progression and combat.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for The Outlast Trials.

It predates The Outlast Trials by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

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#8Don't Starve Together

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GenreSurvivalSubgenreCo-op PvE Survival

MultiplayerCo-opSoloDarkNarrativeHorror

Steam👍 95%· 531KRAWG👍 72%· 1.4KMC83

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

✓ Like The Outlast Trials, it's known for survival mechanics, deep simulation and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings sandbox freedom, punishing difficulty and sandbox world, while skipping horror tension

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 The Outlast Trials: progression and visuals.

It predates The Outlast Trials by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

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