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Games like Forest Hustle

2026PC, Steam Deck playable90 % positive4.99 €

You are dropped into a forest and must pay off a 100k debt by gathering resources, making deals and building up. Over time you hire workers to take over the labor for you.

  • Economy and management
  • Resources and survival
  • Open world
  • Cosy, great for unwinding

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In short: Games like Forest Hustle

Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Forest Hustle special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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The Sims 2: Castaway

91 %Match

2007USK 0PlayStation

Brings what grabs you about Forest Hustle: scarce resources and survival, economy and management as well as a cosy mood to unwind.

Your Sims are shipwrecked on a deserted tropical island and must manage food, shelter and needs from scratch. You explore the island, gather resources and gradually uncover its secrets.

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The Sims Castaway Stories

Calm and deliberate

Your Sims are shipwrecked on an uncharted island and must build a new life: construct shelters, befriend animals, meet natives and uncover secrets. It offers a goal-driven Story mode and an open-ended Free Play mode.

Virtual Villagers: A New Home

Economy and management

You guide a small tribe from bare survival to a thriving village, growing crops, building homes and learning about its mysterious island. Unpredictable island events keep each settlement's story different.

Aground

Open world

A 2D pixel-art sandbox survival game where you mine resources, craft gear and build up settlements while exploring islands and working through a long chain of recipes and tools.

Havendock

Economy and management

A cozy ocean colony builder where you scavenge floating debris, welcome settlers, farm, automate production and explore the deep sea by submarine.

Farmer's Life

Open world

A gritty farming and survival sim where you guide Kashmir, an aging, hard-drinking bachelor, through tough rural Eastern European life shaped by the seasons, backbreaking fieldwork and threatening wildlife.

Lighthouse Keeper

Calm and deliberate

You look after an old lighthouse on a small island, repairing it, hunting for food and gathering materials to craft. It is a quiet, small-scale indie survival adventure.

Cube Life: Island Survival

Open world

You build and survive in an open block-based island world, gathering resources and crafting items. A simple Minecraft-style survival adventure that originally launched on the Wii U.

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