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Games like The Long Dark

2017PEGI 16PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck verified88 % positive16.99 €

A lonely, unforgiving survival experience in the frozen Canadian wilderness after a geomagnetic disaster, where cold, hunger and wolves are your real enemies. Its painterly visuals and quiet atmosphere turn every trek into a tense, often melancholic journey.

Resources and survival
Post-apocalyptic setting
Open world
Lots to discover

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In short: Games like The Long Dark

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

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Don't Starve

89 %Match

2013USK 12PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck playable96 % positive8.19 €

A merciless survival game with a gothic, Tim Burton-esque hand-drawn style, where you scavenge, craft and fend off hunger, insanity and monsters in a procedurally generated wilderness. Death is permanent, but every run teaches you something new.

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Post-apocalyptic setting

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S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat

Post-apocalyptic setting

An atmospheric survival shooter set in the Zone around Pripyat, where you dodge anomalies, hunt artifacts and fight mutants and rival stalker factions. Its open hubs, consequential side quests and oppressive mood make it a cult classic.

S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky

Post-apocalyptic setting

A brutal, atmospheric shooter set in the Chernobyl Zone, where faction wars, deadly anomalies and blowouts make survival a constant struggle. This prequel to Shadow of Chernobyl leans harder into faction warfare and tough firefights.

Green Hell

Lots to discover

A punishing jungle survival sim set in the Amazon that tracks nutrition, infections, parasites and wounds alongside your character's fraying sanity. A dark story campaign and a co-op mode round it out.

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl

Post-apocalyptic setting

A punishing survival shooter set in the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone, where deadly anomalies, mutants and rival factions wait around every corner. You scavenge for gear, hunt rare artifacts and make decisions that shape the story, all wrapped in a thick, oppressive atmosphere.