Games like ARK: Survival Evolved

Still thinking about ARK: Survival Evolved and its brutal and competitive tone? These games are worth a look next. Most of them work well for a shared session.

Cheaper than ARK: Survival Evolved

DinoSystem

DinoSystem

A living prehistoric ecosystem that does not revolve around you.

92% of 252 Steam reviews are positive$7.99
Wild Alone

Wild Alone

As you find yourself stranded on an island overrun by vicious dinosaurs and cretures, you must fight to survive and make your escape.

46% of 39 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1$2.74
The Beasts Of 9500

The Beasts Of 9500

Come to the world of beasts 95 million years ago, you can experience prey, grow, die, and survive as best you can.As you grow, you will hone your…

54% of 523 Steam reviews are positive$9.99
INCUR Survival

INCUR Survival

A survival open-world game, where you can gather resources, Hunt, Craft tools and armor, Tame Animals, Ride Animals, Build, and defend your base…

80% of 100 Steam reviews are positive$3.99
FEROCIOUS

FEROCIOUS

Survive a deadly island of mercenaries, mechas and dinosaurs in a first-person shooter where the wildlife fights on your side.

62% of 766 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 19$12.49
DUCKSIDE

DUCKSIDE

Build a nest, craft weapons and take to the air in a persistent world where every fight is against other ducks.

71% of 2,712 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2$5.99
Collision Course

Collision Course

An asteroid is hurtling toward the planet! Sneak, scavenge and blast your way through an immersive prehistoric world filled with Humans, Dinosaurs…

72% of 302 Steam reviews are positive$11.99
Primal Carnage: Extinction

Primal Carnage: Extinction

Pick a side in fast PvP matches where raptors stalk and mercenaries shoot, and every round flips the roles.

84% of 8,329 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 57$12.99
Arctico

Arctico

Build a cozy science outpost on a snowy island and explore it by dog sled and kayak, alone or with friends.

70% of 2,247 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 4$9.99
Dino Nest

Dino Nest

Dinosaur survival management game. Lead your own pack of dinos and feed to grow bigger. Can you survive or will you become extinct?

93% of 257 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
Force of Nature

Force of Nature

Wash up on a colorful island, build a homestead, tame strange beasts and chase the pieces of a mythical gem, alone or with friends.

74% of 3,914 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 11$7.99
ArkCraft: The Rebirth of the World

ArkCraft: The Rebirth of the World

In this open-world crafting and building game, you explore an ancient world full of dangers and secrets.

71% of 183 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 3$7.99

Hidden gems like ARK: Survival Evolved

Dinotica

Dinotica

Raise a tameable dino family, run a jungle farm and settlement, then take three companions into fast roguelite dungeon runs, solo or in co-op.

86% of 744 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 4$17.99
Mesozoic Dawn

Mesozoic Dawn

Raise a young dinosaur from fragile hatchling to apex predator, and let your eggs carry the family line when you fall.

75% of 214 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 44Free
Collision Course

Collision Course

An asteroid is hurtling toward the planet! Sneak, scavenge and blast your way through an immersive prehistoric world filled with Humans, Dinosaurs…

72% of 302 Steam reviews are positive$11.99
Paleo Pines

Paleo Pines

Befriend gentle dinos, run a colorful island farm and ride out to solve the island's secrets at your own pace.

84% of 2,115 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 37$29.99
Dino Nest

Dino Nest

Dinosaur survival management game. Lead your own pack of dinos and feed to grow bigger. Can you survive or will you become extinct?

93% of 257 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
Plains of Pain

Plains of Pain

A brutal post-apocalyptic sandbox where the sun itself is out to kill you.

84% of 1,042 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 45$9.99
Grounded 2

Grounded 2

Survive an overgrown park at ant size: craft gear, ride your own buggy and build bases while a mystery watches back.

82% of 22,474 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 4,170$29.99
Smalland: Survive the Wilds

Smalland: Survive the Wilds

You are tiny, the world is not. Smalland drops you into an oversized wilderness where puddles are lakes, ants want you for dinner and a grasshopper…

82% of 8,187 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 218$34.99
INCUR Survival

INCUR Survival

A survival open-world game, where you can gather resources, Hunt, Craft tools and armor, Tame Animals, Ride Animals, Build, and defend your base…

80% of 100 Steam reviews are positive$3.99
DUCKSIDE

DUCKSIDE

Build a nest, craft weapons and take to the air in a persistent world where every fight is against other ducks.

71% of 2,712 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2$5.99
FEROCIOUS

FEROCIOUS

Survive a deadly island of mercenaries, mechas and dinosaurs in a first-person shooter where the wildlife fights on your side.

62% of 766 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 19$12.49
My Island

My Island

Wash up in a colorful tropical open world, then hunt, farm, build and sail your way to a warm homeland.

65% of 1,660 Steam reviews are positive$14.99

Newest games like ARK: Survival Evolved

Dinotica

Dinotica

Raise a tameable dino family, run a jungle farm and settlement, then take three companions into fast roguelite dungeon runs, solo or in co-op.

86% of 744 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 4$17.99
Palworld

Palworld

A bright open world where your creature friends fight at your side, run your factories and keep the base humming.

94% of 418,174 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 29,950$29.99
Nuclear Epoch

Nuclear Epoch

Craft weapons, raise a town from a shelter and raid for loot you keep only if you make it out alive, alone or with friends.

77% of 531 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 32$14.99
Mesozoic Dawn

Mesozoic Dawn

Raise a young dinosaur from fragile hatchling to apex predator, and let your eggs carry the family line when you fall.

75% of 214 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 44Free
Collision Course

Collision Course

An asteroid is hurtling toward the planet! Sneak, scavenge and blast your way through an immersive prehistoric world filled with Humans, Dinosaurs…

72% of 302 Steam reviews are positive$11.99
LIFE EFFECT Survival

LIFE EFFECT Survival

A harsh open world after an alien invasion, seen from first or third person.

85% of 560 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 23$14.99
HumanitZ

HumanitZ

Scavenge ruined cities, build a shelter worth defending, and see how long you last in a grim open world.

74% of 11,630 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1,090$19.99
No One Survived

No One Survived

Scavenge, craft and build a real home in a grim zombie world, then hold it when the dead close in, alone or with friends.

64% of 7,023 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 89$16.99
FEROCIOUS

FEROCIOUS

Survive a deadly island of mercenaries, mechas and dinosaurs in a first-person shooter where the wildlife fights on your side.

62% of 766 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 19$12.49
The Front

The Front

Gather, craft and fortify a base, then push back against the empire in first person, alone or with friends.

66% of 9,526 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 37$19.99
Grounded 2

Grounded 2

Survive an overgrown park at ant size: craft gear, ride your own buggy and build bases while a mystery watches back.

82% of 22,474 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 4,170$29.99
SCUM

SCUM

Track your body, craft your gear and fight prisoners, zombies and worse on a brutal open-world prison island.

74% of 99,227 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 8,316$44.99