Subterrain similar games & best alternatives

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Subterrain

PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One • 2016

Should you play it?

Uncompromising Sci-Fi survival on Mars! Manage the entire colony single-handed! Craft, Research, Explore and Fight against evolving mutants. Vast open world and randomly generated levels to explore! Can you survive long enough to escape the horror?

What works

  • Deep survival mechanics
  • Immersive atmosphere
  • Complex crafting and research
  • Active developer support
  • Long gameplay sessions

Things to keep in mind

  • Repetitive environments
  • Limited weapon variety
  • Some grind and slow progression
  • Lack of multiplayer or social features
  • Minor bugs and ui quirks

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Skautfold: Shrouded in Sanity

  • SKYHILL

  • Castle of no Escape 2

  • Evil Tonight

  • Diary of Lucie

  • Stoneshard: Prologue

More expressive

Games that feels like Subterrain but with more self-expression and customization

  • CleanFall

  • Mind

  • D'LIRIUM

  • Rogue Voltage

  • Wantless : Solace at World’s End

  • Few Nights More

More relaxing

Games that feels like Subterrain but with a more relaxing feel

  • The Slormancer

  • Eventide Matter

  • Crown Trick

  • Haiku, the Robot

  • Chained Echoes

  • Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood

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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.
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  • 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).

Subterrain: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Relaxation, Expression, Leadership.

Last update: 03/08/2026