For survival game enthusiasts like me, Green Hell is where you get creative stimulation, immersive gameplay, and that adrenaline rush! From escaping death and danger to building shelters from scratch, you will always crave more.
If you’re finished with Green Hell and looking for similar alternatives, you’re in luck. In this article, I’ll highlight some of the best options that provide adventures and challenges. If you love tense, high-stakes gameplay, these are going to provide you with the same thrill.
The list features 15 games similar to Green Hell. I made sure they have the thrill and the parallax scrolling. The premise should be a little more immersive. Some of these are available on multiple platforms as well.
Pack your bags, and let’s start the journey of survival!
1. Sons of the Forest
Developed and published by Endnight Games, Sons of the Forest is actually the second game in the line-up of games.
The first version was called The Forest. It is a typical survival thriller where players are stranded in the middle of nowhere in a spooky forest.
There are life-threatening challenges and players have to fight with creatures and cannibals. There is a lot of creativity involved in the gameplay.
Players need to create and prepare weapons, arrange shelter and go around the forest to find things that help them survive.
Key Features
- Survival thrill
- Hidden resources
- Creative building of shelter and weapons
- AI-enabled challenges
- Immersive graphics of the jungle
Modes
You can play this game both as a single-player as well as multiplayer against computer-generated opponents or against other opponents online.
You can form teams and play together from different locations as long as you are connected to the internet.
2. Raft
Raft was developed and distributed by a company called Redbeet Interactive. As the name suggests, you are left bang in the middle of an ocean on a raft, and this is the beginning of your journey in the game.
Along the way, you are likely to explore islands and challenges from sharks alternative to surviving in depts of nightmarish environments just like in Green Hell.
You have to build tools and optimize your resources to be able to keep moving forward. You have to navigate through the ocean and build shelters and shades for yourself on the raft itself.
Key Features
- Immersive navigation through the ocean
- Realistic sea wave effects
- Day/night cycle for real-life experience
- Top quality sound design
- Frequent updates
- Responsive navigation controls
- Multiple weather effects
- Multiplayer up to 8 players
- Mod support
Modes
Raft can be played as a single-player as well as in multiplayer mode, with as many as 8 players allowed to play simultaneously. You can also play this game with other players online.
It has two main modes, which are survival and creation. You have to show your abilities by both surviving for long periods in the sea and creating tools for your survival.
3. Grounded
With the help of Xbox Game Studio’s publishing, Grounded is a survival adventure game developed by Obsidian Entertainment.
It is like the typical 90s movies where you are stuck with other players in a backyard that has ugly creatures and massive insects.
Players essentially become tiny through the gameplay. All they have to do is survive the onslaught from the creatures and insects and use their creativity to build shelter and weapons.
Eventually, the endgame for the players is to go back to their normal size.
Key Features
- Realistic insects and creatures
- Attention to detail to shrunken point of view
- Multiple weathers
- Customizable characters
- Supports PC and Xbox
- Immersive graphics and sound
- Multiplayer
Modes
You can play with 3 other players in the multiplayer mode of this game. You can also allow players online to collaborate with you and play this game. The game is all about survival hence the tools and gameplay are focused around that.
4. Subnautica
Developed and published by Unknown Worlds Entertainment, Subnautica is an open-world survival saga where you must survive the wrath of the unknown on an endless ocean.
Along the way, you discover islands, resources, vehicles and many other tools that help you in your survival.
What sets it apart from other survival games is that it is set largely underwater and as the premise goes, it is a completely new planet where you must do everything you can to survive.
Key Features
- Attention to detail for underwater graphics
- Proper marine life experience
- Great sound design and voiceovers
- Multi-platform support
- Regular updates from developers
- Day/night cycle
- VR support
Modes
This game supports all leading platforms like PlayStation, Xbox, PC, etc. As things stand, there is only a single-player mode available for both online and offline gameplay.
The multiplayer mode is under development and should be out soon. There are no in-app purchases, and the updates are free.
5. Voidtrain
Voidtrain is an exciting train survival adventure which is developed and published by HypeTrain Digital. In this game, you play as an engineer on board a train that faces challenges throughout its journey.
You have to use your resources well and create newer bogies, fight the enemies and survive till your train reaches its destination.
Unlike other survival games where you are stuck with only one kind of environment, Voidtrain allows you to navigate through a variety of different landscapes throughout your train’s journey.
Key Features
- Realistic landscapes
- Great light effects
- Engaging train and machine sounds
- Detailed train models
- VR support
- Custom train design
- Regular game updates
Modes
You can play Voidtrain as a single-player game or with up to 4 multi-players. You can play this game online as well as offline. There are no in-game purchases and all the updates are free.
Every level is unlocked based on your creative progress instead of having to make in-game purchases.
6. HumanitZ
HumanitZ is a thrilling and very popular game Developed by the Yodubzz Studios and published by Freedom Games.
The premise is set in a post-apocalyptic world where you have to fight against creatures and face many difficult challenges.
For your aid, you will have to collect resources and build your defence and shelter to survive. Apart from survival mode like in Green Hell, the game also offers activities like farming, fishing, and trading of goods.
Key Features
- Advanced models of creatures
- Customizable player characters
- Multi-weather effects
- Multiplayer support for 8 players
- Great storytelling mid-game
- Interactive activities like fishing and trading
Modes
You can collaborate with 7 others as this game offers multiplayer support for up to 8 players. You can collaborate with them from anywhere in the world with its online connectivity.
As of now, the game is only available for PC gaming, and there are no rewards or in-game purchases. The updates are included with the one-time purchase of the game.
7. Valheim
Valheim is largely inspired by Viking culture. Developers at Gate Studio and Publishers at Coffee Stain Studios have come up with a great survival and battle adventure that has garnered great popularity due to its theme and graphics.
The visuals are stunning and the gameplay allows as many as 10 players to play together. It is another PC’s first game which is surely going to go down as one of the most popular survival games of recent times.
Key Features
- Endless exploration of detailed characters and backdrops
- Immersive lighting and sound
- Multiplayer support for 10 players
- Creative tasks
- Large online community
- Regular updates
Modes
This game can be played in both single and multiplayer modes. The multiplayer mode, which is one of its most popular aspects, allows as many as 10 players to combine and battle together. You can play this game both online and offline.
The updates are included in the one-time purchase and there are no in-game purchases in this game.
8. The Day Before
The Day Before seems like a perfect script for a Hollywood movie. The game, developed by Fntastic and published by Mytona, sets itself in a post-apocalyptic world in America.
The iconic buildings and lanes we have seen many times are now ruined and are either taken over by nature or mostly destroyed.
You have to fight the evil forces, navigate your way towards a safe place and collect resources along the way to build weapons and shelter. The graphics are truly immersive and its best part is the multiplayer gameplay.
Key Features
- Real landmarks and lanes
- Great weather and day/night transitions
- Customizable game characters
- AI-powered challenges that adapt to your strategies
- 4K graphics support
- Regular updates
Modes
One of the best things about this game is that up to 100 players can play in a cooperative manner online.
This makes the community gameplay experience pretty amazing. It is predominantly a PC game, and all the gameplay controls and graphics capabilities are designed accordingly.
Note that the single-player experience is equally amazing as the multiplayer gameplay setup.
9. Enshrouded
Enshrouded is perfect for lovers of the horror gaming genre. Gliese 625 Productions has mastered the art of horror gaming. The game adds a little drama to the premise as you begin your journey right in the middle of a scary forest.
Figuring out how you got there, the survival and how you get out of there pretty much from the gameplay.
You move forward in the game by solving mysteries. But make no mistake, along the way, you will face some really tough challenges. What makes the gameplay scarily fun is its sound design with intimidating music and regular jump scares.
Key Features
- Great graphical stimulation of environmental elements
- Brilliant sound design
- Creative survival modes
- Neat inventory management
- Great weather effects
- Real-time Day and night transitions
Modes
The gameplay is in a narrative fashion. There are voiceovers and storytelling at each point. Currently, Enshrouded is only available on PC. You can play this game online as well as offline. The multiplayer setup is limited to only 2 players as things stand.
10. Rust
Rust is like a typical TV reality show where players are left without any resources on a remote island. Developed and published by Facepunch Studios, Rust has gathered some momentum among a younger demographic.
All you have at the beginning of a gameplay is a torch. You then have to find other resources for your survival.
The surroundings are difficult as other players also compete for the same resources. You also have to fight wild animals along your journey.
Key Features
- Great graphics for the island and its elements
- Accurate weather effects and day/night transitions
- Real-life like abandoned buildings and forests
- Great multiplayer gameplay
- Multi-platform support
- High end graphics support
Modes
Rust is currently available for both PC and console on a one-time purchase. There are no in-game transactions and the updates are quite regular.
You can play this game online and offline as a single-player and in a multiplayer setup with 100 players playing at the same time.
The real challenge is to fight with the players you play with to get all the resources as opposed to being on the same team as in other games.
11. Project Zomboid
Project Zomboid is another survival adventure in the popular horror gaming genre. The Indie Stone has created a great abandoned backdrop where you begin your gameplay.
The game is based in Kentucky and the real-life locations look spooky in a post-apocalyptic and abandoned world.
You collect tools and weapons as you fight hordes and zombies. The multiplayer mode with up to 50 players makes the gameplay even more immersive.
Key Features
- Great graphics with remodeled Kentucky
- AI-enabled challenges
- Plethora of custom content available online
- Wide community support
- Impressive sound effects
- Accurate weather effects and day/night cycle
- Multiplayer mode with up to 50 players
Modes
The game is currently only for PCs. You can play this as a single-player or in a split screen setup or dual monitor setup for multiplayer gameplay. You can also play this game online with 50 players in a multiplayer setup.
12. Sunkenland
If you ever wondered about going back in time and exploring the ruins of ancient civilization, then Sunkenland, developed by Vector3 Game Studio, is the perfect game for you.
As the name suggests, a large part of the landscape is sunken underwater and that is where you need to explore your journey and fight the challenges. The graphics and sound are terrific.
You get to explore sunken ships, buildings and major landmarks. The gameplay is immersive, and multiplayer support makes the community playing experience quite amazing.
Key Features
- Great underwater graphics
- Variety of wrecks like ships, buildings
- Marine creatures powered by AI
- High end graphics support
- Multiplayer for 8 players
- Great sound effects
Modes
Sunkenland can be played online as well as offline. It has multiplayer support for 8 players which makes it great for you and your friends to play it together, no matter where you are. It is currently only available for PCs on a one-time purchase.
13. Satisfactory
If you like building stuff, then you are going to love this one. Satisfactory is all about building a factory where you start the gameplay as an engineer.
Coffee Stain Studios, the developers of the game, have a slight twist in what sounds like a routine game. They place you on a completely different planet where it is ever so difficult to collect your resources to build.
You have to prepare your factory for difficult processes like mining, assembling and logistics. Your gameplay does not end after building a factory.
You need to make sure that it runs well as well. The creative stimulation takes the front seat here instead of survival.
Key Features
- Real-world like building blocks and designs
- Great graphics and sound
- High end graphics support
- Multiplayer support
- AI-enabled challenges
- Accurate weather effects and day/night cycle
Modes
Satisfactory is largely a creative game. Most of your focus is on building and running the factory smoothly. There are challenges, but you don’t aim to just survive.
It can be played both online as well as offline as a single-player and in a multiplayer setup of up to 8 players. The game is currently available as a one-time purchase only for PCs.
14. DayZ
The launching gameplay of DayZ also seems to be inspired by reality shows as it begins with the players dropping naked onto a completely ruined post-apocalyptic landscape.
Everyone is pitted against each other in the gameplay as they fight for resources. There is a lot of interaction that happens between the players which makes it a little more social than many other games.
Developed by Bohemia Interactive, DayZ is one of the fastest-growing games in the world with its availability across platforms.
Key Features
- Multiple backdrops
- Real life like weather effects and day/night cycle
- Multiplayer modes
- Community building
- Player interactions
- Regular updates from developers
- Available on both PC and console
Modes
You can play this game in a multiplayer setup with up to 60 players. This makes it a great community gaming experience. The gameplay is available both online and offline. Currently, the game is available on a one-time purchase for both PC and console.
15. ARK: Survival Evolved
The last one on our list is quite unique. Firstly, it is set in an era of dinosaurs. There are no buildings and you begin the gameplay right in the middle of a jungle. The historic backdrops along with natural landscapes, make the gameplay quite a visual delight.
Your main aim here is to survive. But at the same time, you can also befriend dinosaurs and train them. This helps you further in your survival as well.
key Features
- Beautiful natural landscapes
- AI-enabled challenges
- Fighting against and training dinosaurs
- High end graphics support
- Regular updates for gameplay and newer landscapes
Modes
The game asks you to survive amidst a chaotic situation where you fight against your fellow survivors as well as massive jungle creatures.
You can play this game with a multiplayer setup for 100 players. The gameplay is available both online as well as offline.
Developers offer add-ons and expansions within the game with in-app purchases. These tools give you a unique identity and help you survive in the gameplay as well.
If you’re looking to switch things up and explore different genres, give Unpacking games a try to refresh your mood.
Frequently Asked Questions
The gaming community regards DayZ to have one of the toughest gameplays in the survival gaming genre. Green Hell is a close second because of how well the multiplayer setup is done.
Yes, Project Zomboid and The Sons of the Forest are quite realistic with their backdrops and graphics. The sound design is very immersive and AI-enabled challenges make the gameplay quite realistic in these games.
ARK: Survival Evolved is touted as one of the longest survival games in the genre. The possibilities are endless and the landscapes can be expanded with in-app purchases. With each player fighting against another, the gameplay becomes very engaging.
Wrap Up!
Overall, the survival gaming genre is quite popular. The flip side of it is that it becomes very hard to find an engaging game that ticks all the boxes. Earlier I discussed games like Conan Exiles, and they’re pretty much the same as the ones featured in this list.
My picks would be something like Satisfactory where you not only battle to survive but also apply your creative genius to build and run a factory smoothly. The immersive gameplay and regular updates from the developers are a few reasons for that.
Among the new ones, I’d highly recommend trying out Subnautica and Sunkenland, both of which are set up in a destroyed yet challenging landscape underwater.
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