Multiplayer$20.09was $29.99−33%
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Games like Rust
2018PC · Mac
24 games that share what Rust does well: shooter, sandbox and first-person. Each one shows critic and player scores, how long it takes to beat, and the cheapest way to play it.
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24 picks · prices as of Oct 16, 2026
- Multiplayer
MultiplayerEarly access$29.99
MultiplayerOnce Human
2024PC · PS · Xbox · iOS · Android
Survival crafting, post-apocalyptic
- Players
- 79%
- Steam
- To beat
- 200h+
- IGDB
FreeFree to play
MultiplayerPlanet Crafter
2024PC · PS · Xbox
Survival crafting, crafting
- Critics
- unknown
- Players
- 96%
- Steam
- To beat
- unknown
$11.99
was $23.99−50%In Game Pass
MultiplayerEarly accessNo price yet
MultiplayerStranded Deep
2015PC · Mac · PS · Xbox · Switch
Survival crafting, crafting
- Critics
- unknown
- Players
- 74%
- Steam
- To beat
- unknown
$7.99
was $19.99−60%In PS Plus
Multiplayer$20.99
was $29.99Historical lowIn Game Pass
MultiplayerUnturned
2017PC · Mac · PS · Xbox · Switch
Post-apocalyptic, crafting
- Critics
- unknown
- Players
- 91%
- Steam
- To beat
- ~60h
- IGDB
FreeFree to play
The Long Dark
2017PC · Mac · PS · Xbox · Switch
Survival crafting, post-apocalyptic
- Critics
- 82
- IGDB
- Players
- 89%
- Steam
- To beat
- ~48h
- IGDB
$19.99
In Game Pass · PS Plus
MultiplayerArk: Survival Evolved
2017PC · Mac · PS · Xbox · Switch · iOS · Android
Survival crafting, crafting
- Players
- 83%
- Steam
- To beat
- 200h+
- IGDB
$14.99
Multiplayer$17.99
was $19.99−10%In Game Pass · PS Plus · Ubisoft+
Multiplayer$14.99
was $59.99−75%In PS Plus
MultiplayerAbiotic Factor
2025PC · PS · Xbox
Survival crafting, crafting
- Critics
- unknown
- Players
- 95%
- Steam
- To beat
- ~75h
- IGDB
$27.95
was $34.99−20%In Game Pass · PS Plus
MultiplayerDeadside
2024PC · PS · Xbox
Survival crafting, post-apocalyptic
- Critics
- unknown
- Players
- 76%
- Steam
- To beat
- unknown
$24.99
Multiplayer$49.99
In Game Pass
Multiplayer$24.99
MultiplayerEarly access$13.99
Multiplayer$13.49
was $44.99−70%
Multiplayer$19.99
MultiplayerXera: Survival
2021PC
Survival crafting, post-apocalyptic
- Critics
- unknown
- Players
- 65%
- Steam
- To beat
- 200h+
- IGDB
FreeFree to play
Multiplayer$28.49
was $29.99−5%
MultiplayerCitadel: Forged With Fire
2019PC · PS · Xbox
Survival crafting, crafting
- Critics
- unknown
- Players
- 67%
- Steam
- To beat
- unknown
$14.99
MultiplayerFreeFree to play
MultiplayerNo Man's Sky
2016PC · Mac · PS · Xbox · Switch
Survival crafting, crafting
- Players
- 84%
- Steam
- To beat
- ~77h
- IGDB
$23.95
was $59.99−60%In Game Pass
Hidden gems like Rust
Highly rated, under 5,000 Steam reviews, and outside the big series.
MultiplayerAground
2017 · PC · Mac · PS · Xbox · Switch
Survival crafting, post-apocalyptic
94% of 1,833 Steam reviews
$5.39
was $14.99−64%
$9.99
Multiplayer$5.99
was $14.99−60%
Early access$19.99
$4.35
was $14.50−70%
$29.99