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Games like Arctic Awakening

What to play if you like Arctic Awakening

Start with DREDGE, Subnautica: Below Zero, Outlast 2. These games share the strongest Game DNA signals with Arctic Awakening, then show where the experience changes.

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These are anonymous game-to-game comparisons, not personal recommendations or player-behaviour claims.

DREDGE cover79% shared experience

DREDGE

Preserves: Exploration and Narrative density

Changes: Progression and Isolation

Subnautica: Below Zero cover77% shared experience

Subnautica: Below Zero

Preserves: Exploration and Mystery

Changes: Build crafting depth

Outlast 2 cover75% shared experience

Outlast 2

Preserves: Exploration and Discovery-driven

Firewatch cover74% shared experience

Firewatch

Preserves: Exploration and Narrative density

Changes: Isolation

STAR WARS Jedi: Fallen Order™ cover73% shared experience

STAR WARS Jedi: Fallen Order™

Preserves: Exploration and Narrative density

Dead Space cover73% shared experience

Dead Space

Preserves: Exploration and Discovery-driven

Changes: Atmosphere

Subnautica cover72% shared experience

Subnautica

Preserves: Exploration and Mystery

Changes: Isolation

Little Nightmares cover71% shared experience

Little Nightmares

Preserves: Exploration and Discovery-driven

Changes: Isolation

Outer Wilds cover69% shared experience

Outer Wilds

Preserves: Exploration and Mystery

Changes: Isolation

The Sims™ 4 cover69% shared experience

The Sims™ 4

Preserves: Exploration and Discovery-driven

Changes: Isolation

Crimson Desert Enhanced cover68% shared experience

Crimson Desert Enhanced

Preserves: Exploration and Discovery-driven

Changes: Isolation

Starfield cover68% shared experience

Starfield

Preserves: Narrative density and Exploration

Changes: Progression and Build crafting depth

OneShot cover68% shared experience

OneShot

Preserves: Narrative density and Exploration

Changes: Isolation

Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach cover67% shared experience

Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach

Preserves: Exploration and Discovery-driven

Changes: Isolation

Outlast cover66% shared experience

Outlast

Preserves: Exploration and Narrative density

Changes: Mystery

Stray cover66% shared experience

Stray

Preserves: Mystery and Exploration

Little Nightmares II cover65% shared experience

Little Nightmares II

Preserves: Exploration and Narrative density

Changes: Atmosphere

Persona 3 Reload cover65% shared experience

Persona 3 Reload

Preserves: Narrative density and Exploration

Changes: Progression and Isolation

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