Games like Plains of Pain
Looking for games like Plains of Pain? indielist surfaces 12 similar indie games by shared genre and Steam tags, ranked by review count. Plains of Pain is a action game from 2023; the closest matches share its tags and audience. The top match by reviews is ARK: Survival Ascended with 108,360 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
108,360 reviews · 60% positive
Early AccessSurvivalOpen World
Same: shares Early Access and Survival. Different: leans more into dinosaurs.
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SurrounDead
2022 · Action
25,034 reviews · 91% positive
SurvivalOpen WorldPost-apocalyptic
Same: shares Survival and Open World. Different: leans more into zombies.
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Rust
2018 · Action
1,176,471 reviews · 87% positive
SurvivalCraftingMultiplayer
Same: shares Survival and Crafting. Different: leans more into open world survival craft.
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Valheim
2026 · Action
475,018 reviews · 93% positive
SurvivalOpen WorldMultiplayer
Same: shares Survival and Open World. Different: leans more into open world survival craft.
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TerraTech
2018 · Action
20,653 reviews · 91% positive
SandboxOpen WorldMultiplayer
Same: shares Sandbox and Open World. Different: leans more into building.
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ARK: Survival Evolved
2017 · Action
588,535 reviews · 83% positive
SurvivalMultiplayerOpen World
Same: shares Survival and Multiplayer. Different: leans more into open world survival craft.
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Palworld
2026 · Action
416,579 reviews · 95% positive
Open WorldSurvivalMultiplayer
Same: shares Open World and Survival. Different: leans more into creature collector.
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SCUM
2025 · Action
98,968 reviews · 74% positive
SurvivalMultiplayerOpen World
Same: shares Survival and Multiplayer. Different: leans more into open world survival craft.
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Enshrouded
2026 · Action
97,083 reviews · 86% positive
Open WorldSurvivalMultiplayer
Same: shares Open World and Survival. Different: leans more into base-building.
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Flashing Lights - Police, Firefighting, Emergency Services (EMS) Simulator
2023 · Action
16,219 reviews · 79% positive
ShooterOpen WorldThird-Person Shooter
Same: shares Shooter and Open World. Different: leans more into adventure.
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Breathedge
2021 · Action
14,845 reviews · 81% positive
SurvivalSandboxSci-fi
Same: shares Survival and Sandbox. Different: leans more into open world survival craft.
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Unturned
2017 · Action
7,489 reviews · 91% positive
SurvivalMultiplayerOpen World
Same: shares Survival and Multiplayer. Different: leans more into free to play.
Frequently asked questions
- What games are like Plains of Pain?
- indielist matches 12 indie games to Plains of Pain by shared genre and Steam tags, led by ARK: Survival Ascended (108,360 reviews). The list is ranked by review count.
- How are "games like Plains of Pain" chosen?
- By overlap of Steam tags and primary genre with Plains of Pain, weighted by review count as a popularity signal. It is computed from tracked data, not hand-picked, and updates as the catalog grows.