Games Like Stars End (2026)

Shared: Base Building

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: Base Building

Surviving alone was already brutal - surviving with friends who make catastrophic decisions is another beast entirely. A deep, unforgiving co-op survival game that rewards patience, preparation, and someone on the team who knows what a Science Machine actually does.

Shared: Base Building

Hardcore open-world survival in a post-Soviet wasteland where other players are the real threat. No hand-holding, no respawns with your gear.

Shared: Territory Control

Three years of patches, a console launch, and a full rebrand later, New World: Aeternum is a more coherent MMO than it had any right to be after its disastrous 2021 debut. Worth a look for patient explorers, a harder sell for anyone expecting narrative depth or Souls-style combat.

Shared: Base Building

Crash-land on an ocean planet, then spend dozens of hours too scared to go deeper, but going anyway. Subnautica is survival-crafting with genuine dread and beauty.