The Survivalists similar games & best alternatives

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The Survivalists

PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch • 2020

Should you play it?

A living world full of surprises, secrets and danger awaits in The Survivalists, an adventure-filled survival sandbox set in The Escapists universe. Explore, build, craft and even train monkeys with up to three friends in a desperate bid to survive. Have you got what it takes to be a Survivalist?

What works

  • Fun and unique monkey automation mechanic
  • Good cooperative multiplayer experience
  • Relaxing and accessible survival gameplay
  • Charming art style and sound design
  • Long playtime with exploration and crafting

Things to keep in mind

  • Some bugs and glitches especially in multiplayer
  • Limited content and repetitive gameplay
  • Multiplayer progression restrictions (host-only unlocks)
  • Clunky ui and monkey management controls
  • Combat can feel buggy and unchallenging

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Core Keeper

  • Oddsparks: An Automation Adventure

  • Necesse

  • Guardians of the Sanctree

  • Cattails: Wildwood Story

  • Sephiria

Less leadership-focused

Games that feels like The Survivalists but with less leadership over others

  • Halcyon Days at Taoyuan

  • Everafter Falls

  • Tearscape

  • Sun Haven

  • Tales of Yore

  • Strikey Sisters

More competitive

Games that feels like The Survivalists but with more competition against others

  • Secrets of Grindea

  • Unrailed 2: Back on Track

  • WAKFU

  • Wee Tanks!

  • Doom & Destiny Advanced

  • Orake Classic

Choose your own criteria ->

From the same developer

From the same developer, ranked by motivational fit.

  • Overcooked! All You Can Eat

  • Worms Clan Wars

  • Worms Ultimate Mayhem

  • Worms Revolution

  • Worms Reloaded

Similarity map

How to use the graph

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).

The Survivalists: 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 Leadership, Intimacy. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Competition.

Last update: 04/08/2026