Create account
Cover of The Forest

Similar games

Games like The Forest

2018PEGI 18PCPlayStationSteam Deck playable95 % positive16.79 €

After a plane crash you build shelters and traps in a dense forest while tribes of cannibals stalk and attack you. Creepy mutant-filled caves and the mystery of your missing son drive the exploration, and it's best played with friends in co-op.

  • Building and crafting
  • Resources and survival
  • Dread and tension
  • Open world
＋ Combine with my games

Where to buy

* Affiliate link. Prices are synced regularly and may have changed in the shop since.

More in these topics: Open-world games Co-op games Survival games Horror games

In short: Games like The Forest

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

Similar in what way?

2 of 3

Up to three areas count more, the rest steps back.

Reset
Your recipe: Systems ×3 Look ×3

10 games with a similar feel, sorted by match · How is this calculated?

Show games from the same series

Best match

Sons of the Forest

100 %Match

2024PC88 % positive28.99 €

Fits your focus: Systems like The Forest and Look like The Forest.

Stranded on a remote island, you craft, build and fight to survive while cannibals and mutants hunt you. Play solo or in co-op, delve into dark caves, and fortify a base, with AI companions helping along the way.

Where to buy

* Affiliate link. Prices are synced regularly and may have changed in the shop since.

Similar games →

Green Hell

  • Systems like The Forest
  • Look like The Forest

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.

Stranded Deep

  • Systems like The Forest
  • Look like The Forest

After a plane crash you're stranded in the Pacific, scavenging scattered islands for food, water and shelter while building rafts and fending off sharks. Its UI-light, physics-based crafting and beautiful yet dangerous ocean setting define the experience.

Raft

  • Systems like The Forest
  • Look like The Forest

You begin on a tiny raft in the middle of the ocean, collecting debris, expanding your floating home and exploring islands while sharks circle. Solo or in co-op, survival turns into a laid-back crafting and discovery voyage with a mysterious story.

7 Days to Die

  • Systems like The Forest
  • Look like The Forest

A zombie survival sandbox built on crafting, looting, base building and skill progression, where every seventh night a massive horde tests your fortifications. Played solo or in co-op, it blends first-person shooting with tower-defense tension.

CastleMiner Z

  • Systems like The Forest
  • Look like The Forest

A blocky sandbox survival game set in an endless world: you build, craft weapons and tools, and fight off zombies and other monsters alone or with friends.

State of Decay

  • Systems like The Forest
  • Look like The Forest

A zombie survival game in an open world where you build up a home base, scavenge supplies and manage a roster of survivors with their own skills. Death is permanent for fallen characters, which gives every decision weight.

Abiotic Factor

  • Systems like The Forest
  • Look like The Forest

A co-op survival crafting game set in a sprawling underground research facility where you play a scientist building gear and bases from everyday items. The tone blends Half-Life-style anomalies and monsters with dry humor.

Space Engineers

  • Systems like The Forest
  • Look like The Forest

A physics-driven space sandbox where you engineer ships, stations and rovers block by block, mine asteroids and watch your creations get realistically torn apart. Its huge creative and technical freedom shines brightest with friends in co-op.

Conan Exiles

  • Systems like The Forest
  • Look like The Forest

A survival sandbox set in the brutal world of Conan the Barbarian: you build bases and whole cities, endure hunger, cold and enemies, and rise from a lowly exile to a mighty warrior. Playable solo, in co-op, or on persistent online servers with siege warfare.

Feedback