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2026 PC

A first-person survival sandbox set in a post-apocalyptic world where you scavenge resources, build production chains and keep your mobile train base running.

What defines Steel Ark:

  • Open world
  • Lots to discover
  • Dark, serious atmosphere
  • Strong character progression

The closest matches for Steel Ark are Permafrost, Dreadzone and Nomad Drive. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Steel Ark special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Permafrost

93 %

2026 PCPlayStation 24.99 €

  • Open world
  • Dark, serious atmosphere
  • Lots to discover

Permafrost is an open-world survival RPG set in a never-ending winter, built around hunting, gathering, building and crafting. You must endure a harsh world and decide whether to ally with other survivors or dominate them. Little information is available on the game, so this rating is cautious.

Dreadzone

Open world

Dreadzone is a survival shooter set in a lethal quarantine zone where you scavenge, craft tools, build shelter, and fight off animals, zombies, mutants, and other desperate survivors.

Nomad Drive

Open world

You fix up a battered RV and roam a procedurally generated post-apocalyptic world, scavenging resources and upgrading your vehicle. Each trip plays out differently, and the goal is to survive as long as you can.

Vein

Open world

A post-apocalyptic survival sandbox where you scavenge supplies, search abandoned buildings and defend your base, solo or with friends. Still in active development.

Stalzone

Open world

An extraction shooter set in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, where anomalies and rival factions shape the danger. Unlike many genre peers, it aims to let you keep your progress instead of constantly starting over.

The Last Caretaker

Strong character progression

A sci-fi survival-crafting game where you play the last caretaker, recovering human seeds, reactivating the Lazarus Complex and sending humanity to the stars. You explore an open world while gathering resources and building up your base.

Pioner

Open world

Pioner is an open-world first-person survival shooter set on an abandoned, Soviet-flavored post-apocalyptic island. It favors realism over health bars and levels, mixing PvE and PvP encounters in a dangerous, mysterious world.

Mad Max

Open world

An open-world action game set in a sun-scorched wasteland where you hunt convoys, raid strongholds and brawl with Batman-style counter combat while endlessly upgrading your car, the Magnum Opus. Vehicular combat and the striking desert atmosphere are the highlights.

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