What games are like Subnautica?

indielist matches 12 indie games to Subnautica by shared genre and Steam tags, led by Subnautica: Below Zero (98,838 reviews). The list is ranked by review count.

How are "games like Subnautica" chosen?

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

Looking for games like Subnautica? indielist surfaces 12 similar indie games by shared genre and Steam tags, ranked by review count. Subnautica is a adventure game from 2018; the closest matches share its tags and audience. The top match by reviews is Subnautica: Below Zero with 98,838 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: Below Zero

2021 · Adventure

98,838 reviews · 90% positive

Open World Survival CraftSurvivalUnderwater

Same: shares Open World Survival Craft and Survival. Different: leans more into story rich.
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Stranded Deep

2022 · Adventure

43,449 reviews · 74% positive

Open World Survival CraftSurvivalMultiplayer

Same: shares Open World Survival Craft and Survival. Different: leans more into realistic.
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No Man's Sky

2016 · Action

310,268 reviews · 85% positive

Open WorldOpen World Survival CraftExploration

Same: shares Open World and Open World Survival Craft. Different: leans more into space.
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Breathedge

2021 · Action

14,366 reviews · 82% positive

Open World Survival CraftSingleplayerSurvival

Same: shares Open World Survival Craft and Singleplayer. Different: leans more into space.
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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 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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ASTRONEER

2019 · Adventure

118,359 reviews · 92% positive

MultiplayerOpen WorldOpen World Survival Craft

Same: shares Multiplayer and Open World. Different: leans more into space.
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The Long Dark

2017 · Adventure

110,972 reviews · 89% positive

SurvivalOpen World Survival CraftOpen World

Same: shares Survival and Open World Survival Craft. Different: leans more into simulation.
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The Forest

2018 · Action

577,971 reviews · 96% positive

Open World Survival CraftSurvivalOpen World

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

2025 · Action

8,517 reviews · 74% positive

Open World Survival CraftSurvivalMultiplayer

Same: shares Open World Survival Craft and Survival. Different: leans more into co-op.
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Don't Starve

2013 · Adventure

113,208 reviews · 97% positive

SurvivalOpen World Survival CraftCrafting

Same: shares Survival and Open World Survival Craft. Different: leans more into perma death.
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ARK: Survival Evolved

2017 · Action

583,081 reviews · 83% positive

Open World Survival CraftSurvivalMultiplayer

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

Frequently asked questions

What games are like Subnautica?: indielist matches 12 indie games to Subnautica by shared genre and Steam tags, led by Subnautica: Below Zero (98,838 reviews). The list is ranked by review count.
How are "games like Subnautica" chosen?: By overlap of Steam tags and primary genre with Subnautica, weighted by review count as a popularity signal. It is computed from tracked data, not hand-picked, and updates as the catalog grows.