Games like Rain World

4.2average player rating•5 games

Rain World's pull is being small in a living ecosystem: reading predators, grabbing food, and racing for shelter before the downpour. These picks keep that systems-led survival and traversal under pressure, each approaching it from a different angle.

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Games5

Avg. Metacritic84

Avg. player rating4.2/5

Avg. playtime6h

Main genreIndie

Released2013–2024

What these games share

The genres these 5 picks have in common, straight from their store data.

Indie5 of 5
Action3 of 5
Adventure3 of 5
RPG2 of 5

The picks

Ranked by player rating, Metacritic breaks ties.

1
Spelunky 2
ActionIndie
Emergent 2D ecosystem where everything interacts; you’re fragile, resources are scarce, and improvisation keeps you alive.
4.6/5Player ratingMC91View game
2
Subnautica
AdventureIndie
Hostile ecosystem you must read, with oxygen as your rain — plan dives between shelters while bigger things hunt.
4.2/5Player ratingMC83View game
3
ANIMAL WELL
ActionAdventureIndie
Non-combat labyrinth where you’re small and fragile; progress comes from reading creature behaviors, not fighting them.
4.2/5Player ratingView game
4
Project Zomboid
RPGIndie
System-driven survival as the underdog — stealth, scarcity, and routes between safehouses matter more than fights.
3.9/5Player ratingView game
5
Darkwood
ActionAdventureRPG
Scavenge by day, race home before the dark — survival hangs on routes, listening, and what you dare carry.
3.8/5Player ratingMC78View game