What games are like Subsistence?

indielist matches 12 indie games to Subsistence by shared genre and Steam tags, led by Rust (1,140,437 reviews). The list is ranked by review count.

How are "games like Subsistence" chosen?

By overlap of Steam tags and primary genre with Subsistence, 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 Subsistence

Looking for games like Subsistence? indielist surfaces 12 similar indie games by shared genre and Steam tags, ranked by review count. Subsistence is a action game from 2016; the closest matches share its tags and audience. The top match by reviews is Rust with 1,140,437 Steam reviews. Each game links to a white-box sales estimate you can audit. Matches are computed from tracked Steam data, not editorial opinion.

Rust

2018 · Action

1,140,437 reviews · 87% positive

SurvivalCraftingMultiplayer

Same: shares Survival and Crafting. Different: leans more into pvp.
Valheim

2021 · Action

452,821 reviews · 94% positive

Open World Survival CraftSurvivalOnline Co-Op

Same: shares Open World Survival Craft and Survival. Different: leans more into exploration.
Voidtrain

2025 · Action

9,490 reviews · 74% positive

Open World Survival CraftCo-opSurvival

Same: shares Open World Survival Craft and Co-op. Different: leans more into exploration.
ARK: Survival Evolved

2017 · Action

579,234 reviews · 83% positive

Open World Survival CraftSurvivalMultiplayer

Same: shares Open World Survival Craft and Survival. Different: leans more into dinosaurs.
Scrap Mechanic

2016 · Action

104,924 reviews · 92% positive

BuildingSandboxMultiplayer

Same: shares Building and Sandbox. Different: leans more into physics.
Raft

2022 · Adventure

318,148 reviews · 93% positive

SurvivalMultiplayerOpen World Survival Craft

Same: shares Survival and Multiplayer. Different: leans more into underwater.
Necesse

2025 · Action

23,154 reviews · 93% positive

Open World Survival CraftMultiplayerOpen World

Same: shares Open World Survival Craft and Multiplayer. Different: leans more into pixel graphics.
Craftopia

2020 · Action

18,201 reviews · 77% positive

Open WorldCraftingSurvival

Same: shares Open World and Crafting. Different: leans more into rpg.
CastleMiner Z

2014 · Action

11,127 reviews · 81% positive

Open World Survival CraftSurvivalMultiplayer

Same: shares Open World Survival Craft and Survival. Different: leans more into zombies.
Tinkerlands

2025 · Action

3,854 reviews · 86% positive

Open World Survival CraftOnline Co-OpSandbox

Same: shares Open World Survival Craft and Online Co-Op. Different: leans more into pixel graphics.
Terraria

2011 · Action

1,216,769 reviews · 97% positive

Open World Survival CraftSandboxSurvival

Same: shares Open World Survival Craft and Sandbox. Different: leans more into 2d.
Unturned

2017 · Action

563,169 reviews · 91% positive

SurvivalMultiplayerOpen World

Same: shares Survival and Multiplayer. Different: leans more into free to play.

Frequently asked questions

What games are like Subsistence?: indielist matches 12 indie games to Subsistence by shared genre and Steam tags, led by Rust (1,140,437 reviews). The list is ranked by review count.
How are "games like Subsistence" chosen?: By overlap of Steam tags and primary genre with Subsistence, weighted by review count as a popularity signal. It is computed from tracked data, not hand-picked, and updates as the catalog grows.