Games Like Don't Starve Together (2026)

Shared: Base Building, Cave Exploration, Sanity Mechanic

Crash a plane, lose your son, then spend 30+ hours building spike traps and slowly losing your mind to cannibals. Solo or with up to 8 friends online, this one earns its Metacritic 83.

Shared: LAN PvP, LAN Co-op

Eleven years in early access, one Blood Moon at a time - 7 Days to Die 1.0 finally delivers a survival sandbox with genuine strategic depth, though its rough edges are still part of the package.

Shared: LAN Co-op, Adjustable Difficulty

One of the highest-rated PC games ever made, and it earns that rep through sheer depth of decision-making. If your brain likes solving cascading logistics problems at 2 a.m., clear your calendar.

Shared: LAN PvP, LAN Co-op

Over a decade old and still pulling tens of thousands of daily players - Arma 3 is the benchmark every military sandbox gets measured against, for better and for worse.

Shared: Adjustable Difficulty, Keyboard Only Option

Laugh all you want at a trucking sim with 97% positive reviews and nearly a million Steam ratings. ETS2 is the most played chill-out co-op session you never knew you needed.