1. Subnautica<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/nerdleaks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/subnautica-1024x576.png\")
<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\nIf it\u2019s the water element of Raft <\/em>that appeals to you most, then Subnautica <\/em>should already be on your must-play list. Unknown Worlds\u2019 game offers a vast ocean biome to explore, and unlike many other survival games, its beautiful, hostile world is entirely hand-crafted. There\u2019s a story to discover, but if you prefer, you can simply try to survive for as long as you can. The story is well worth experiencing, though.<\/p>\n\n\n\n2. Subnautica: Below Zero<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com\/steam\/apps\/848450\/capsule_616x353.jpg?t=1663292026\")
<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\nIn essence, Subnautica: Below Zero <\/em>is an expansion pack for Subnautica <\/em>rather than an entirely new game. It uses many of the same systems and assets as the original game, but transposes the action to an icy snowscape (hence the name). The story is a much clearer presence here, but otherwise, it\u2019s the same addictive survival gameplay and exploration you know and love from the first Subnautica<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n3. Valheim<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/static-cdn.jtvnw.net\/ttv-boxart\/508455_IGDB-272x380.jpg\")
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Neither Subnautica <\/em>nor Below Zero <\/em>offer any kind of multiplayer experience, so if that\u2019s the element of Raft <\/em>that floats your boat (hem hem), you should definitely look to Valheim<\/em>. It\u2019s a multiplayer Viking survival sim set in the titular Norse realm, and you and your friends must find a way to survive out in the harsh wilderness, fending off wildlife and building a home for yourself in the process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n4. The Forest<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n![\"\"\/](\"https:\/\/cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com\/steam\/apps\/242760\/capsule_616x353.jpg?t=1666811027\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nLike Raft<\/em>, The Forest <\/em>can be played solo, but is perhaps best enjoyed alongside other players. Its survival gameplay can get a touch grindy on your own, but if you don\u2019t mind that, there\u2019s a supremely creepy world and story to discover in The Forest<\/em>. Imagine Subnautica <\/em>crossed with Blair Witch <\/em>and a healthy dose of STALKER <\/em>injected into the mix as well, and you\u2019re not a million miles off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n5. Don\u2019t Starve Together<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/assets.nintendo.com\/image\/upload\/c_fill,w_1200\/q_auto:best\/f_auto\/dpr_2.0\/ncom\/en_US\/games\/switch\/d\/dont-starve-together-switch\/hero\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nRarely does a game come along with a simpler and more straightforward premise than Don\u2019t Starve<\/em>. It\u2019s right there in the title: the objective is, well, not to starve. Of course, you\u2019ve also got to stave off the terrors of the night by keeping your surroundings well-lit, and there are other things to tend to if you\u2019re going to survive the horrors of Don\u2019t Starve<\/em>. Both the solo experience and the co-op game are worth checking out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n6. Grounded<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n![\"\"\/](\"https:\/\/cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com\/steam\/apps\/962130\/capsule_616x353.jpg?t=1669729959\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nAs a developer, Obsidian is well-known for story-based RPGs, so Grounded <\/em>was something of a pleasant surprise. It\u2019s a sort of Honey, I Shrunk The Kids<\/em>-style survival experience in which you and your friends are shrunk down to insect size and must battle with giant spiders and other hitherto-unthreatening predators for dominance in a garden setting. This is a creative and imaginative survival game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n7. Minecraft<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/nerdleaks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/minecraft.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nRaft<\/em> can often have a pleasant, sedate feeling to it, as you construct whatever ambitious building projects you\u2019re currently working on and take in the majesty of the open ocean. Minecraft <\/em>offers a similar feeling, albeit a stripped-down one with a voxel aesthetic. If you haven\u2019t already played Minecraft<\/em> and you\u2019re a fan of survival-style experiences, you\u2019re missing out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
8. Terraria<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n![\"\"\/](\"https:\/\/cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com\/steam\/apps\/105600\/header.jpg?t=1666290860\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nRemember what we just said about Minecraft<\/em>? Take that and flatten it, and you\u2019ve essentially got Terraria<\/em>. It\u2019s Minecraft <\/em>but 2D, offering extremely similar gameplay based around gathering resources and building structures to keep you safe from what lurks outside. There\u2019s a healthy dose of exploration and making your own fun thrown in there, too, so fans of Raft <\/em>should enjoy it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n9. Ark: Survival Evolved<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/nerdleaks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image-42.png\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nWho doesn\u2019t love dinosaurs? Well, after several hours spent in Ark: Survival Evolved<\/em>, that love might be tested to its limit, as dinosaurs are just one of the many creature types lining up to kill you in this game. You must build a shelter, forage for resources, and survive in a world in which mythological creatures (and dinosaurs) are alive and hunting you actively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n10. Sea of Thieves<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n![\"\"\/](\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/7\/77\/Sea_of_thieves_cover_art.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nSea of Thieves <\/em>isn\u2019t a classic survival game, but if it\u2019s roving about on the ocean and feeling like a pirate that makes Raft <\/em>fun for you, then Rare\u2019s pirate-\u2019em-up will provide. You play a salty sea dog with your very own ship, and you can customise it however you like as you sail across the ocean, looking for other crews to pillage (or work with to overcome the game\u2019s many islands of peril).<\/p>\n\n\n\n11. Spiritfarer<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n![\"\"\/](\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/1\/13\/Spiritfarer_cover_art.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nWe\u2019re venturing out into slightly unknown territory for this one, but bear with us. Spiritfarer <\/em>is a game in which you must sail a ship around what is essentially purgatory, looking for spirits who need to \u201ccross over\u201d to the other side. You\u2019ll need to build homes and facilities for them on your boat to keep them happy. It\u2019s got Raft<\/em>\u2019s sense of a mobile home floating across the ocean, and a beautiful story to boot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n12. Stranded Deep<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.yugatech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Stranded-Deep.png\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nWe close with a game that\u2019s perhaps much closer to Raft <\/em>in tone and spirit, albeit more realistic and inspired by classic castaway movies (like, well, Cast Away<\/em>). After your plane crashes in the Pacific Ocean, you\u2019re left stranded and alone with no-one to call for help. You must learn to survive as best you can, foraging for food and trying to avoid being eaten by the Pacific\u2019s nastier inhabitants. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It\u2019s a great time to be a fan of survival games right now. The genre is still massively popular, and although it isn\u2019t quite at the same level it was a few years ago, you still don\u2019t have to search very far to find excellent survival gaming experiences. One of those great survival games is, … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":9232,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"close","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[222,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9213","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-videogames"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nerdleaks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9213"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nerdleaks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nerdleaks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nerdleaks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nerdleaks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9213"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/nerdleaks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9213\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9233,"href":"https:\/\/nerdleaks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9213\/revisions\/9233"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nerdleaks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9232"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nerdleaks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9213"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nerdleaks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9213"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nerdleaks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9213"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\nIf it\u2019s the water element of Raft <\/em>that appeals to you most, then Subnautica <\/em>should already be on your must-play list. Unknown Worlds\u2019 game offers a vast ocean biome to explore, and unlike many other survival games, its beautiful, hostile world is entirely hand-crafted. There\u2019s a story to discover, but if you prefer, you can simply try to survive for as long as you can. The story is well worth experiencing, though.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In essence, Subnautica: Below Zero <\/em>is an expansion pack for Subnautica <\/em>rather than an entirely new game. It uses many of the same systems and assets as the original game, but transposes the action to an icy snowscape (hence the name). The story is a much clearer presence here, but otherwise, it\u2019s the same addictive survival gameplay and exploration you know and love from the first Subnautica<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Like Raft<\/em>, The Forest <\/em>can be played solo, but is perhaps best enjoyed alongside other players. Its survival gameplay can get a touch grindy on your own, but if you don\u2019t mind that, there\u2019s a supremely creepy world and story to discover in The Forest<\/em>. Imagine Subnautica <\/em>crossed with Blair Witch <\/em>and a healthy dose of STALKER <\/em>injected into the mix as well, and you\u2019re not a million miles off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Rarely does a game come along with a simpler and more straightforward premise than Don\u2019t Starve<\/em>. It\u2019s right there in the title: the objective is, well, not to starve. Of course, you\u2019ve also got to stave off the terrors of the night by keeping your surroundings well-lit, and there are other things to tend to if you\u2019re going to survive the horrors of Don\u2019t Starve<\/em>. Both the solo experience and the co-op game are worth checking out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As a developer, Obsidian is well-known for story-based RPGs, so Grounded <\/em>was something of a pleasant surprise. It\u2019s a sort of Honey, I Shrunk The Kids<\/em>-style survival experience in which you and your friends are shrunk down to insect size and must battle with giant spiders and other hitherto-unthreatening predators for dominance in a garden setting. This is a creative and imaginative survival game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Raft<\/em> can often have a pleasant, sedate feeling to it, as you construct whatever ambitious building projects you\u2019re currently working on and take in the majesty of the open ocean. Minecraft <\/em>offers a similar feeling, albeit a stripped-down one with a voxel aesthetic. If you haven\u2019t already played Minecraft<\/em> and you\u2019re a fan of survival-style experiences, you\u2019re missing out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Remember what we just said about Minecraft<\/em>? Take that and flatten it, and you\u2019ve essentially got Terraria<\/em>. It\u2019s Minecraft <\/em>but 2D, offering extremely similar gameplay based around gathering resources and building structures to keep you safe from what lurks outside. There\u2019s a healthy dose of exploration and making your own fun thrown in there, too, so fans of Raft <\/em>should enjoy it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Who doesn\u2019t love dinosaurs? Well, after several hours spent in Ark: Survival Evolved<\/em>, that love might be tested to its limit, as dinosaurs are just one of the many creature types lining up to kill you in this game. You must build a shelter, forage for resources, and survive in a world in which mythological creatures (and dinosaurs) are alive and hunting you actively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sea of Thieves <\/em>isn\u2019t a classic survival game, but if it\u2019s roving about on the ocean and feeling like a pirate that makes Raft <\/em>fun for you, then Rare\u2019s pirate-\u2019em-up will provide. You play a salty sea dog with your very own ship, and you can customise it however you like as you sail across the ocean, looking for other crews to pillage (or work with to overcome the game\u2019s many islands of peril).<\/p>\n\n\n\n We\u2019re venturing out into slightly unknown territory for this one, but bear with us. Spiritfarer <\/em>is a game in which you must sail a ship around what is essentially purgatory, looking for spirits who need to \u201ccross over\u201d to the other side. You\u2019ll need to build homes and facilities for them on your boat to keep them happy. It\u2019s got Raft<\/em>\u2019s sense of a mobile home floating across the ocean, and a beautiful story to boot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We close with a game that\u2019s perhaps much closer to Raft <\/em>in tone and spirit, albeit more realistic and inspired by classic castaway movies (like, well, Cast Away<\/em>). After your plane crashes in the Pacific Ocean, you\u2019re left stranded and alone with no-one to call for help. You must learn to survive as best you can, foraging for food and trying to avoid being eaten by the Pacific\u2019s nastier inhabitants. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" It\u2019s a great time to be a fan of survival games right now. The genre is still massively popular, and although it isn\u2019t quite at the same level it was a few years ago, you still don\u2019t have to search very far to find excellent survival gaming experiences. One of those great survival games is, … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":9232,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"close","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[222,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9213","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-videogames"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nerdleaks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9213"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nerdleaks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nerdleaks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nerdleaks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nerdleaks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9213"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/nerdleaks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9213\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9233,"href":"https:\/\/nerdleaks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9213\/revisions\/9233"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nerdleaks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9232"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nerdleaks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9213"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nerdleaks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9213"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nerdleaks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9213"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}2. Subnautica: Below Zero<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n3. Valheim<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Neither Subnautica <\/em>nor Below Zero <\/em>offer any kind of multiplayer experience, so if that\u2019s the element of Raft <\/em>that floats your boat (hem hem), you should definitely look to Valheim<\/em>. It\u2019s a multiplayer Viking survival sim set in the titular Norse realm, and you and your friends must find a way to survive out in the harsh wilderness, fending off wildlife and building a home for yourself in the process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n4. The Forest<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure>\n\n\n\n5. Don\u2019t Starve Together<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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6. Grounded<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure>\n\n\n\n7. Minecraft<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure>\n\n\n\n8. Terraria<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure>\n\n\n\n9. Ark: Survival Evolved<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure>\n\n\n\n10. Sea of Thieves<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure>\n\n\n\n11. Spiritfarer<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure>\n\n\n\n12. Stranded Deep<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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