Surviving a plane crash on a mysterious peninsula full of mutant cannibals was fun. But no new part is planned, and this one is already boring. The only way out is to play games similar to The Forest. I have prepared a decent list.

7 Games Like The Forest For PC (Steam, EGS, GOG)

7. RimWorld

similar games to RimWorld
  • Buy: Steam
  • Buy: GOG.com
  • Metascore: 87
  • Similarity: 40 %
  • Year of release: 2018
  • Game play time: 100 hours
  • Genre: Colony Simulator
  • Singleplayer: yes
  • Coop: no
  • Multiplayer: no
  • Trailer: Youtube
  • Reviews: Metacritic

RimWorld controls three human survivors of a crashed space liner in building a colony on a frontier world at the edge of explored space. The inspiration for this game comes from the spirit of the space western Firefly, the deep exploration of Dwarf Fortress, and the epic Dune and Warhammer 40,000.

RimWorld screenshot

6. Grounded

  • Buy: Steam
  • Metascore: 83
  • Similarity: 50 %
  • Year of release: 2020
  • Game play time: 50 hours
  • Genre: Survival
  • Singleplayer: yes
  • Coop: yes
  • Multiplayer: no
  • Trailer: Youtube
  • Reviews: Metacritic
  • Review: IGN

The world is a vast, beautiful and dangerous place – especially when you have been shrunk to the size of an ant. Can you thrive alongside the hordes of giant insects, fighting to survive the perils of the backyard?

Grounded screenshot

5. Raft

similar games to Raft
  • Buy: Steam
  • Similarity: 50 %
  • Year of release: 2018
  • Game play time: 30 hours
  • Genre: Survival
  • Singleplayer: yes
  • Coop: yes
  • Multiplayer: no
  • Trailer: Youtube
  • Reviews: Metacritic

Raft™ throws you and your friends into an epic oceanic adventure! Alone or together, players battle to survive a perilous voyage across a vast sea! Gather debris, scavenge reefs and build your own floating home, but be wary of the man-eating sharks!

Raft screenshot

4. Subnautica

similar games to Subnautica
  • Buy: Steam
  • Buy: Epic Games Store
  • Metascore: 87
  • Similarity: 60 %
  • Year of release: 2018
  • Game play time: 50 hours
  • Genre: Survival
  • Singleplayer: yes
  • Coop: no
  • Multiplayer: no
  • Trailer: Youtube
  • Reviews: Metacritic
  • Review: IGN

Descend into the depths of an alien underwater world filled with wonder and peril. Craft equipment, pilot submarines and out-smart wildlife to explore lush coral reefs, volcanoes, cave systems, and more - all while trying to survive.

Subnautica screenshot

3. Green Hell

  • Buy: Steam
  • Metascore: 78
  • Similarity: 80 %
  • Year of release: 2019
  • Game play time: 15 hours
  • Genre: Survival
  • Singleplayer: yes
  • Coop: yes
  • Multiplayer: no
  • Trailer: Youtube
  • Reviews: Metacritic

Fight for life in the open world of the harsh Amazon jungle. Use real survival methods: gather resources, get food, fight with local fauna, set up a temporary home or build a real fortress. Survive alone or conquer the jungle with friends.

Green Hell screenshot

2. The Long Dark

similar games to The Long Dark
  • Buy: Steam
  • Similarity: 80 %
  • Year of release: 2017
  • Game play time: 40 hours
  • Genre: Survival
  • Singleplayer: yes
  • Coop: no
  • Multiplayer: no
  • Trailer: Youtube
  • Reviews: Metacritic

The Long Dark is an exploratory survival simulation game in which single player players must fend for themselves as they explore vast, freezing uninhabited territories that have survived a geomagnetic disaster. There are no zombies here - just you, the cold, and all the dangers Mother Nature can provide you.

The Long Dark screenshot

1. Sons Of The Forest

similar games to Sons Of The Forest
  • Buy: Steam
  • Similarity: 90 %
  • Year of release: 2024
  • Game play time: 30 hours
  • Genre: Survival
  • Singleplayer: yes
  • Coop: yes
  • Multiplayer: no
  • Trailer: Youtube
  • Reviews: Metacritic
  • Review: IGN

Sent to find a missing billionaire on a remote island, you find yourself in a cannibal-infested hellscape. Craft, build, and struggle to survive, alone or with friends, in this terrifying new open-world survival horror simulator.

Sons Of The Forest screenshot

3 Games Like The Forest On PlayStation 5

3. RimWorld

similar games to RimWorld
  • Buy: Playstation Store
  • Metascore: 87
  • Similarity: 40 %
  • Year of release: 2018
  • Game play time: 100 hours
  • Genre: Colony Simulator
  • Singleplayer: yes
  • Coop: no
  • Multiplayer: no
  • Trailer: Youtube
  • Reviews: Metacritic

RimWorld controls three human survivors of a crashed space liner in building a colony on a frontier world at the edge of explored space. The inspiration for this game comes from the spirit of the space western Firefly, the deep exploration of Dwarf Fortress, and the epic Dune and Warhammer 40,000.

RimWorld screenshot

2. Green Hell

  • Buy: Playstation Store
  • Metascore: 78
  • Similarity: 80 %
  • Year of release: 2019
  • Game play time: 15 hours
  • Genre: Survival
  • Singleplayer: yes
  • Coop: yes
  • Multiplayer: no
  • Trailer: Youtube
  • Reviews: Metacritic

Fight for life in the open world of the harsh Amazon jungle. Use real survival methods: gather resources, get food, fight with local fauna, set up a temporary home or build a real fortress. Survive alone or conquer the jungle with friends.

Green Hell screenshot

1. The Long Dark

similar games to The Long Dark
  • Buy: Playstation Store
  • Similarity: 80 %
  • Year of release: 2017
  • Game play time: 40 hours
  • Genre: Survival
  • Singleplayer: yes
  • Coop: no
  • Multiplayer: no
  • Trailer: Youtube
  • Reviews: Metacritic

The Long Dark is an exploratory survival simulation game in which single player players must fend for themselves as they explore vast, freezing uninhabited territories that have survived a geomagnetic disaster. There are no zombies here - just you, the cold, and all the dangers Mother Nature can provide you.

The Long Dark screenshot

2 Games Like The Forest On Xbox Series X|S

2. Grounded

  • Buy: Xbox Store
  • Metascore: 83
  • Similarity: 50 %
  • Year of release: 2020
  • Game play time: 50 hours
  • Genre: Survival
  • Singleplayer: yes
  • Coop: yes
  • Multiplayer: no
  • Trailer: Youtube
  • Reviews: Metacritic
  • Review: IGN

The world is a vast, beautiful and dangerous place – especially when you have been shrunk to the size of an ant. Can you thrive alongside the hordes of giant insects, fighting to survive the perils of the backyard?

Grounded screenshot

1. Subnautica

similar games to Subnautica
  • Buy: Xbox Store
  • Metascore: 87
  • Similarity: 60 %
  • Year of release: 2018
  • Game play time: 50 hours
  • Genre: Survival
  • Singleplayer: yes
  • Coop: no
  • Multiplayer: no
  • Trailer: Youtube
  • Reviews: Metacritic
  • Review: IGN

Descend into the depths of an alien underwater world filled with wonder and peril. Craft equipment, pilot submarines and out-smart wildlife to explore lush coral reefs, volcanoes, cave systems, and more - all while trying to survive.

Subnautica screenshot

3 Games Like The Forest For Switch

3. Subnautica

similar games to Subnautica
  • Buy: Nintendo Store
  • Metascore: 87
  • Similarity: 60 %
  • Year of release: 2018
  • Game play time: 50 hours
  • Genre: Survival
  • Singleplayer: yes
  • Coop: no
  • Multiplayer: no
  • Trailer: Youtube
  • Reviews: Metacritic
  • Review: IGN

Descend into the depths of an alien underwater world filled with wonder and peril. Craft equipment, pilot submarines and out-smart wildlife to explore lush coral reefs, volcanoes, cave systems, and more - all while trying to survive.

Subnautica screenshot

2. Green Hell

  • Buy: Nintendo Store
  • Metascore: 78
  • Similarity: 80 %
  • Year of release: 2019
  • Game play time: 15 hours
  • Genre: Survival
  • Singleplayer: yes
  • Coop: yes
  • Multiplayer: no
  • Trailer: Youtube
  • Reviews: Metacritic

Fight for life in the open world of the harsh Amazon jungle. Use real survival methods: gather resources, get food, fight with local fauna, set up a temporary home or build a real fortress. Survive alone or conquer the jungle with friends.

Green Hell screenshot

1. The Long Dark

similar games to The Long Dark
  • Buy: Nintendo Store
  • Similarity: 80 %
  • Year of release: 2017
  • Game play time: 40 hours
  • Genre: Survival
  • Singleplayer: yes
  • Coop: no
  • Multiplayer: no
  • Trailer: Youtube
  • Reviews: Metacritic

The Long Dark is an exploratory survival simulation game in which single player players must fend for themselves as they explore vast, freezing uninhabited territories that have survived a geomagnetic disaster. There are no zombies here - just you, the cold, and all the dangers Mother Nature can provide you.

The Long Dark screenshot