Games like ARK: Survival Evolved
Looking for games like ARK: Survival Evolved? indielist surfaces 12 similar indie games by shared genre and Steam tags, ranked by review count. ARK: Survival Evolved is a action game from 2017; the closest matches share its tags and audience. The top match by reviews is ARK: Survival Ascended with 102,965 Steam reviews. Each game links to a white-box sales estimate you can audit. Matches are computed from tracked Steam data, not editorial opinion.
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ARK: Survival Ascended
2023 · Action
102,965 reviews · 60% positive
Early AccessSurvivalOpen World
Same: shares Early Access and Survival. Different: leans more into character customization.
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Voidtrain
2025 · Action
8,517 reviews · 74% positive
Open World Survival CraftCo-opSurvival
Same: shares Open World Survival Craft and Co-op. Different: leans more into online co-op.
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Raft
2022 · Adventure
321,118 reviews · 93% positive
SurvivalMultiplayerOpen World Survival Craft
Same: shares Survival and Multiplayer. Different: leans more into online co-op.
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Valheim
2021 · Action
455,972 reviews · 94% positive
Open World Survival CraftSurvivalOpen World
Same: shares Open World Survival Craft and Survival. Different: leans more into online co-op.
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Scrap Mechanic
2016 · Action
105,678 reviews · 92% positive
BuildingSandboxMultiplayer
Same: shares Building and Sandbox. Different: leans more into physics.
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Necesse
2025 · Action
23,379 reviews · 93% positive
Open World Survival CraftMultiplayerOpen World
Same: shares Open World Survival Craft and Multiplayer. Different: leans more into pixel graphics.
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Craftopia
2020 · Action
18,310 reviews · 76% positive
Open WorldCraftingSurvival
Same: shares Open World and Crafting. Different: leans more into online co-op.
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Smalland: Survive the Wilds
2024 · Action
10,335 reviews · 82% positive
SurvivalMultiplayerOpen World Survival Craft
Same: shares Survival and Multiplayer. Different: leans more into online co-op.
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Satisfactory
2024 · Adventure
232,215 reviews · 97% positive
Base-BuildingOpen WorldMultiplayer
Same: shares Base-Building and Open World. Different: leans more into automation.
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Rust
2018 · Action
1,383,303 reviews · 87% positive
SurvivalCraftingMultiplayer
Same: shares Survival and Crafting. Different: leans more into pvp.
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Terraria
2011 · Action
1,227,439 reviews · 97% positive
Open World Survival CraftSandboxSurvival
Same: shares Open World Survival Craft and Sandbox. Different: leans more into 2d.
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Palworld
2026 · Action
379,930 reviews · 94% positive
Open WorldSurvivalMultiplayer
Same: shares Open World and Survival. Different: leans more into creature collector.
Frequently asked questions
- What games are like ARK: Survival Evolved?
- indielist matches 12 indie games to ARK: Survival Evolved by shared genre and Steam tags, led by ARK: Survival Ascended (102,965 reviews). The list is ranked by review count.
- How are "games like ARK: Survival Evolved" chosen?
- By overlap of Steam tags and primary genre with ARK: Survival Evolved, weighted by review count as a popularity signal. It is computed from tracked data, not hand-picked, and updates as the catalog grows.