What games are like Heat?

indielist matches 12 indie games to Heat by shared genre and Steam tags, led by SCUM (97,724 reviews). The list is ranked by review count.

How are "games like Heat" chosen?

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

Looking for games like Heat? indielist surfaces 12 similar indie games by shared genre and Steam tags, ranked by review count. Heat is a action game from 2020; the closest matches share its tags and audience. The top match by reviews is SCUM with 97,724 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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SCUM

2025 · Action

97,724 reviews · 74% positive

SurvivalOpen World Survival CraftMultiplayer

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

2018 · Action

1,383,303 reviews · 87% positive

SurvivalCraftingMultiplayer

Same: shares Survival and Crafting. Different: leans more into first-person.
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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.
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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 horror.
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TerraTech

2018 · Action

20,414 reviews · 91% positive

BuildingSandboxOpen World

Same: shares Building and Sandbox. Different: leans more into robots.
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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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Mist Survival

2018 · Action

13,525 reviews · 76% positive

SurvivalOpen World Survival CraftOpen World

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

2023 · Action

102,965 reviews · 60% positive

Early AccessSurvivalOpen World

Same: shares Early Access and Survival. Different: leans more into dinosaurs.

Frequently asked questions

What games are like Heat?: indielist matches 12 indie games to Heat by shared genre and Steam tags, led by SCUM (97,724 reviews). The list is ranked by review count.
How are "games like Heat" chosen?: By overlap of Steam tags and primary genre with Heat, weighted by review count as a popularity signal. It is computed from tracked data, not hand-picked, and updates as the catalog grows.