Sons of the Forest
ByYurii Luzhko
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Games like Sons of the Forest

Sons of the Forest is co-op survival horror: build a base, craft and manage needs, and fight cannibals and mutants while exploring a hostile island and its caves. These games deliver the same survival tension and base-building.

The 6 best alternatives

Ranked by how closely each scratches the same itch — the closest match first.

  1. 1

    The Forest

    Survival horrorClosest match

    The direct predecessor from the same studio, Endnight. If you want more of exactly this — cannibal-infested survival with cave exploration and base-building — start here.

  2. 2

    Green Hell

    Survival sim

    A hardcore jungle survival sim with deep needs management (wounds, sanity, disease) and a strong story mode — for players who want survival to bite harder.

  3. 3

    Grounded

    Co-op survival

    Shrunk-down backyard survival with excellent co-op and base-building — lighter in tone but the same build-and-survive loop.

  4. 4

    Enshrouded

    Survival RPGOn PinDrop

    For a more RPG-flavoured survival game with a bigger world, a skill tree and deeper building.

    Explore our Enshrouded tools
  5. 5

    Valheim

    Co-op survival

    The benchmark co-op survival-and-build game — gather, craft, base and hunt biome bosses with friends.

  6. 6

    Bellwright

    Survival + settlementOn PinDrop

    For the base-and-followers side taken further — recruit villagers and grow a settlement in an open medieval world.

    Explore our Bellwright tools

Games like Sons of the Forest — FAQ

What game is most like Sons of the Forest?
The Forest — its direct predecessor from the same developer, Endnight Games. It's the same cannibal-survival-horror loop of building, crafting and cave-diving, just a little smaller in scope.
Is Sons of the Forest like Valheim?
They share the co-op survival-and-base core, but the tone differs: Sons of the Forest is a tense survival-horror game with cannibals and cave dungeons, while Valheim is a brighter Norse survival game built around biome-boss progression.
Are there games like Sons of the Forest on console?
Several: Grounded, Green Hell, Valheim and The Forest all have console versions, so they're the go-to picks — Sons of the Forest itself is PC-only for now (see our crossplay & platforms page).

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