Games like The Forest

3.8average player rating•5 games

The Forest’s pull is the loop: scavenge, craft, and raise a base before night brings hunters to your door. These picks keep that survival-build-defend cadence, each leaning on a different pressure — sanity, horde nights, or hostile biomes.

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Games5

Avg. Metacritic81

Avg. player rating3.8/5

Avg. playtime9h

Main genreIndie

Released2013–2022

What these games share

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

Indie5 of 5
Adventure4 of 5
Action2 of 5

The picks

Ranked by player rating, Metacritic breaks ties.

1
Subnautica
AdventureIndie
Unscripted survival and base-building with real stakes — oxygen, depth, and predators make every resource run a risk.
4.2/5Player ratingMC83View game
2
Valheim
ActionAdventureIndie
Exploration-driven survival where your base matters — craft, fortify, and push into harsher biomes between boss hunts.
4.0/5Player ratingView game
3
Grounded
AdventureIndie
Day-night scavenging and base defense, with insects raiding and grass-blade walls you must constantly repair.
3.8/5Player ratingMC82View game
4
Green Hell
ActionAdventureSimulation
Hands-on survival and base-building under constant pressure — hunger, injuries, sanity, and predators escalate as night falls.
3.8/5Player ratingMC78View game
5
7 Days to Die
ShooterRPGIndie
Voxel crafting and base engineering built to survive the blood moon, where every wall gets stress-tested.
3.4/5Player ratingView game