What games are like El 39?

indielist matches 12 indie games to El 39 by shared genre and Steam tags, led by Subnautica (379,589 reviews). The list is ranked by review count.

How are "games like El 39" chosen?

By overlap of Steam tags and primary genre with El 39, weighted by review count as a popularity signal. It is computed from tracked data, not hand-picked, and updates as the catalog grows.

Games like El 39

Looking for games like El 39? indielist surfaces 12 similar indie games by shared genre and Steam tags, ranked by review count. El 39 is a adventure game from 2025; the closest matches share its tags and audience. The top match by reviews is Subnautica with 379,589 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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Subnautica

2018 · Adventure

379,589 reviews · 97% positive

Same: same adventure focus. Different: leans more into open world survival craft.
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Raft

2022 · Adventure

323,060 reviews · 93% positive

Same: same adventure focus. Different: leans more into survival.
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Satisfactory

2024 · Adventure

234,628 reviews · 97% positive

Same: same adventure focus. Different: leans more into base-building.
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Human Fall Flat

2016 · Adventure

174,703 reviews · 95% positive

Same: same adventure focus. Different: leans more into co-op.
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Stray

2022 · Adventure

157,286 reviews · 97% positive

Same: same adventure focus. Different: leans more into cats.
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Inscryption

2021 · Adventure

148,347 reviews · 97% positive

Same: same adventure focus. Different: leans more into card battler.
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DAVE THE DIVER

2023 · Adventure

139,867 reviews · 97% positive

Same: same adventure focus. Different: leans more into pixel graphics.
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ASTRONEER

2019 · Adventure

139,217 reviews · 92% positive

Same: same adventure focus. Different: leans more into multiplayer.
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MiSide

2024 · Adventure

121,725 reviews · 98% positive

Same: same adventure focus. Different: leans more into psychological horror.
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Don't Starve

2013 · Adventure

113,439 reviews · 97% positive

Same: same adventure focus. Different: leans more into survival.
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The Long Dark

2017 · Adventure

111,621 reviews · 89% positive

Same: same adventure focus. Different: leans more into survival.
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Subnautica: Below Zero

2021 · Adventure

99,295 reviews · 90% positive

Same: same adventure focus. Different: leans more into open world survival craft.

Frequently asked questions

What games are like El 39?: indielist matches 12 indie games to El 39 by shared genre and Steam tags, led by Subnautica (379,589 reviews). The list is ranked by review count.
How are "games like El 39" chosen?: By overlap of Steam tags and primary genre with El 39, weighted by review count as a popularity signal. It is computed from tracked data, not hand-picked, and updates as the catalog grows.