Games like Permafrost

If Permafrost left you wanting something dark and tense, you have options. You will find a few strong contenders among these games. Many of them are fun to share with friends.

Cheaper than Permafrost

Frozen State

Frozen State

Frozen State is a brutal, survival game set in a world embraced by the man-made ice age meant to protect mankind from pestilent hybrids.

63% of 515 Steam reviews are positive$11.99
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: 1$9.99
Whisper of the Swallows

Whisper of the Swallows

Survive blizzards and night creatures in a procedurally generated wilderness, building a sanctuary alone or with up to six players.

88% of 213 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 13$19.99
Drive 4 Survival

Drive 4 Survival

Drive 4 Survival is a struggle for survival mostly in the frozen wilderness, where you have to rely only on yourself and your car. Try to survive!

58% of 228 Steam reviews are positive$19.99
Winter Survival

Winter Survival

Winter Survival is a story-driven survival game where trauma turns reality into a reflection of your breaking mind.

62% of 605 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 8$18.99
Ice World

Ice World

A blizzard brought a long winter, Humanity on the brink of extinction. you had to face ferocious beasts, mine ice and snow to build a base, and…

57% of 116 Steam reviews are positive$9.99
Survival: Lost Way

Survival: Lost Way

An open-world post-apocalyptic survival sandbox. Scavenge, craft, build, and survive solo or in co-op.

34% of 247 Steam reviews are positive$6.99
Feel The Snow

Feel The Snow

Build, craft, fight and explore a snowy pixel world as a small snow creature, alone or with up to three friends.

86% of 2,639 Steam reviews are positive$12.99
Plains of Pain

Plains of Pain

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

84% of 1,041 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 37$19.99
SURVIVAL: Postapocalypse Now

SURVIVAL: Postapocalypse Now

Want to survive? - Arm yourself and survive. Crafting, shooting, transport and much more awaits you in the Survival game.

55% of 7,742 Steam reviews are positive$14.99
The Long Dark

The Long Dark

The Long Dark leaves you alone in frozen Northern Canada after a geomagnetic disaster, with no zombies, only cold, hunger, and wildlife.

88% of 112,822 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 5,128$19.99
Frost Survival VR

Frost Survival VR

Sandbox Survival in VR. Face a frozen wilderness solo or in co-op - build a shelter, craft tools, hunt for food, and manage your resources to endure…

89% of 170 Steam reviews are positive$14.99

Hidden gems like Permafrost

Scavland

Scavland

Scavenge the wasteland for parts, build your own guns and push a little further each time, knowing ammo runs out faster than mutants do.

83% of 1,096 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 88$19.99
Whisper of the Swallows

Whisper of the Swallows

Survive blizzards and night creatures in a procedurally generated wilderness, building a sanctuary alone or with up to six players.

88% of 213 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 13$19.99
Frost Survival VR

Frost Survival VR

Sandbox Survival in VR. Face a frozen wilderness solo or in co-op - build a shelter, craft tools, hunt for food, and manage your resources to endure…

89% of 170 Steam reviews are positive$14.99
Road to Vostok

Road to Vostok

Loot, gear up and cross a hostile border zone, where every run into Vostok is permadeath and the best loot sits behind the worst risks.

83% of 9,245 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 371$19.99
Heat Death: Survival Train

Heat Death: Survival Train

Build a moving base that fights, powers and heats itself while a frozen world tries to tear it apart.

77% of 719 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 13$11.99
Project: Mist

Project: Mist

Scavenge a monster-haunted island, build a moving base on rails, and uncover its secrets alone or with friends.

72% of 325 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 29$17.99
Plains of Pain

Plains of Pain

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

84% of 1,041 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 37$19.99
EverRail

EverRail

Drive a train through a frozen world, hop off to scavenge and fight, and keep the battery alive.

69% of 403 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 12$14.99
MISERY

MISERY

Raid irradiated ruins, hunt artifacts and keep your bunker standing while your mind holds on.

85% of 20,803 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 258$19.99
Forever Skies

Forever Skies

Pilot a flying home through the dust, scavenge what the surface left behind, and use science to stay alive long enough to find a cure.

77% of 8,236 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 192$29.99
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: 1,332$19.99
Survive the Nights

Survive the Nights

Scavenge, fortify a shelter and get ready before dark, then survive the night alone or with friends in a grim, tense zombie world.

68% of 4,799 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 69$19.99

Newest games like Permafrost

ZED ZONE

ZED ZONE

Scavenge a hostile open world, craft and mod your gear, raise a fortified base and push toward escape, alone or with friends.

82% of 4,336 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2,206$7.19
Scavland

Scavland

Scavenge the wasteland for parts, build your own guns and push a little further each time, knowing ammo runs out faster than mutants do.

83% of 1,096 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 88$19.99
Frozen Ship

Frozen Ship

Frozen Ship is an open-world survival game where you manage an entire city on wheels.

77% of 174 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 6$19.99
EverRail

EverRail

Drive a train through a frozen world, hop off to scavenge and fight, and keep the battery alive.

69% of 403 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 12$14.99
Winter Survivor Protocol

Winter Survivor Protocol

Survive a zombie apocalypse: scavenge supplies, craft weapons, build a camp, repair your vehicle, and uncover its secrets amid unknown dangers.

64% of 173 Steam reviews are positive$11.99
Project: Mist

Project: Mist

Scavenge a monster-haunted island, build a moving base on rails, and uncover its secrets alone or with friends.

72% of 325 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 29$17.99
Road to Vostok

Road to Vostok

Loot, gear up and cross a hostile border zone, where every run into Vostok is permadeath and the best loot sits behind the worst risks.

83% of 9,245 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 371$19.99
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: 1,332$19.99
Whisper of the Swallows

Whisper of the Swallows

Survive blizzards and night creatures in a procedurally generated wilderness, building a sanctuary alone or with up to six players.

88% of 213 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 13$19.99
The Gold River Project

The Gold River Project

Camp, craft and explore a vast Pacific Northwest wilderness while piecing together what the reserve is hiding from you.

62% of 670 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 51$24.99
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: 100$16.99
Survive the Nights

Survive the Nights

Scavenge, fortify a shelter and get ready before dark, then survive the night alone or with friends in a grim, tense zombie world.

68% of 4,799 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 69$19.99