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2026PC

A first-person survival game where you ski across a procedurally generated, nuclear-ravaged Arctic, battle the cold and enemies, and uncover why you are the last survivor.

  • Post-apocalyptic setting
  • Open world
  • Lots to discover
  • Dark, serious atmosphere

The closest matches for Polyaris are Sons of the Forest, The Long Dark and Forever Skies. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Polyaris special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Sons of the Forest

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2024PC88 % positive28.99 €

Brings what grabs you about Polyaris: a post-apocalyptic setting, an open world and lots to discover.

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.

The Long Dark

Post-apocalyptic setting

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.

Forever Skies

Post-apocalyptic setting

You live and build aboard an airship above an ecologically ruined Earth, descending into toxic ruins to scavenge resources, upgrade your craft and uncover the mystery behind a deadly illness.

As One We Survive

Post-apocalyptic setting

A top-down survival game set in a post-pandemic, post-apocalyptic America where you play a father scavenging, crafting and fighting to find help for his sick daughter.

State of Decay

Post-apocalyptic setting

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.

Mist Survival

Post-apocalyptic setting

A single-player survival sandbox set in a world ravaged by a virus pandemic. You scavenge for shelter and food while fending off wild animals, bandits, the infected, and sudden dense mist.

Permafrost

Post-apocalyptic setting

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.

The Last Caretaker

Post-apocalyptic setting

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.

Fargone

Post-apocalyptic setting

An open-world survival RPG set in a hostile wasteland where you scavenge, fight and navigate rival factions to carve out your own path to survival.

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