What games are like The Long Dark?

The best games like The Long Dark on Steam right now include The Forest, Satisfactory, Raft. They share The Long Dark's genre and gameplay (Survival, Open World Survival Craft, Open World) and are ranked using live Steam similarity and current follower momentum, updated daily.

How are these similar games chosen?

Each game is scored by how many Steam genres and gameplay modes it shares with The Long Dark, plus a bonus for the same developer, then tie-broken by how fast it is gaining Steam followers right now.

Games Like The Long Dark (2026)

The best similar games on Steam — matched by shared genre and gameplay, with a reason for every pick.

Updated daily · July 17, 2026

Looking for games like The Long Dark? The closest matches on Steam right now are The Forest, Satisfactory, Raft — chosen by shared genre and gameplay (Survival, Open World Survival Craft, Open World) and ranked by how fast each is currently gaining followers. Full ranked list of 12 below, each with why it's a match.

Best games similar to The Long Dark

#	Game	Genre	Shared with The Long Dark
1	The Forest	Action	Atmospheric, Open World, Crafting, Early Access
2	Satisfactory	Adventure	Co-op, Open World, Crafting, Early Access
3	Raft	Adventure	Co-op, Open World, Crafting, Early Access
4	Don't Starve Together ▲	Action	Atmospheric, Co-op, Open World, Crafting
5	Sons Of The Forest	Action	Atmospheric, Co-op, Open World, Crafting
6	Green Hell	Action	Atmospheric, Co-op, Open World, Crafting
7	Voidtrain	Action	Atmospheric, Co-op, Open World, Crafting
8	Valheim	Action	Co-op, Open World, Crafting, Early Access
9	Subnautica	Adventure	Atmospheric, Open World, Crafting, Exploration
10	Project Zomboid ▲	Indie	Co-op, Open World, Crafting, Early Access
11	No Man's Sky	Action	Atmospheric, Open World, Crafting, Exploration
12	Terraria ▲	Action	Atmospheric, Co-op, Open World, Crafting

Why these are like The Long Dark

1. The Forest

Both are tagged atmospheric, open world, crafting; both offer single-player. As the lone survivor of a passenger jet crash, you find yourself in a mysterious forest battling to stay alive against a society of cannibalistic mutants.

2. Satisfactory

Both are tagged co-op, open world, crafting; both offer single-player. Satisfactory is a first-person open-world factory building game with a dash of exploration and combat.

3. Raft

Both are tagged co-op, open world, crafting; both offer single-player. Raft™ throws you and your friends into an epic oceanic adventure!

4. Don't Starve Together

Both are tagged atmospheric, co-op, open world; both offer single-player. Fight, Farm, Build and Explore Together in the standalone multiplayer expansion to the uncompromising wilderness survival game, Don't Starve.

5. Sons Of The Forest

Both are tagged atmospheric, co-op, open world; both offer single-player. Sent to find a missing billionaire on a remote island, you find yourself in a cannibal-infested hellscape.

6. Green Hell

Both are tagged atmospheric, co-op, open world; both offer single-player. Plunge into the open-world survival simulation set in the extreme conditions of the uncharted Amazon jungle.

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