MAZEBOUND: Hunt, Gather, Run! similar games & best alternatives

MAZEBOUND: Hunt, Gather, Run!

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2026

Should you play it?

In this survival horror, you're surrounded by sea and a towering gate ahead. Walk into the maze, hunt, gather, and run to survive, alone or with friends. Remember: You're not the only one starving...

What works

  • Unique and immersive atmosphere
  • Engaging cooperative multiplayer
  • Meaningful crafting and progression
  • Challenging survival mechanics
  • Active developer support and updates

Things to keep in mind

  • Combat lacks depth and skill expression
  • Some bosses require exploitative tactics
  • Cart physics and inventory management issues
  • Motion sickness reported by some players
  • Limited solo play balance and content

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • MISERY

  • Nuclear Nightmare

  • Lethal Company

  • KLETKA

  • Sons Of The Forest

  • Knights End

More relaxing

Games that feels like MAZEBOUND: Hunt, Gather, Run! but with a more relaxing feel

  • Valheim

  • Windrose

  • Enshrouded

  • Voidtrain

  • Island Notes

  • Sketchy's Contract

Less intimate

Games that feels like MAZEBOUND: Hunt, Gather, Run! but with less focus on close relationships

  • Human Host

  • Sir, You Are Being Hunted

  • Golden Light

  • Generation Zero®

  • Dead Age 2: The Zombie Survival RPG

  • Outward Definitive Edition

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Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

MAZEBOUND: Hunt, Gather, Run!: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Survival. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Relaxation, Competition.

Last update: 10/08/2026