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Games like Back to the Dawn

What to play if you like Back to the Dawn

Start with DAVE THE DIVER, The Long Dark, Graveyard Keeper. These games share the strongest Game DNA signals with Back to the Dawn, then show where the experience changes.

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

DAVE THE DIVER cover83% shared experience

DAVE THE DIVER

Preserves: Progression and Exploration

Changes: Strategic depth

The Long Dark cover79% shared experience

The Long Dark

Preserves: Strategic depth and Complexity

Changes: Session length and Progression

Graveyard Keeper cover79% shared experience

Graveyard Keeper

Preserves: Progression and Exploration

Changes: Strategic depth

Clicker Heroes cover77% shared experience

Clicker Heroes

Preserves: Progression and Complexity

DREDGE cover73% shared experience

DREDGE

Preserves: Exploration and Progression

Changes: Complexity

Persona 3 Reload cover72% shared experience

Persona 3 Reload

Preserves: Progression and Strategic depth

SPORE™ cover72% shared experience

SPORE™

Preserves: Progression and Complexity

鬼谷八荒 Tale of Immortal cover71% shared experience

鬼谷八荒 Tale of Immortal

Preserves: Progression and Exploration

Changes: Build crafting depth and Isolation

Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem cover71% shared experience

Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem

Preserves: Progression and Narrative density

Changes: Strategic depth and Complexity

The Scroll of Taiwu : Beyond The Dome cover70% shared experience

The Scroll of Taiwu : Beyond The Dome

Preserves: Complexity and Progression

Changes: Build crafting depth

Frostpunk cover68% shared experience

Frostpunk

Preserves: Strategic depth and Complexity

Changes: Progression

Subnautica cover68% shared experience

Subnautica

Preserves: Exploration and Mystery

Changes: Resource management and Progression

Blade and Sorcery cover68% shared experience

Blade and Sorcery

Preserves: Progression and Exploration

Changes: Strategic depth

Crusader Kings II cover68% shared experience

Crusader Kings II

Preserves: Complexity and Strategic depth

Changes: Social dependency and Exploration

Planet Coaster cover67% shared experience

Planet Coaster

Preserves: Strategic depth and Complexity

Changes: Build crafting depth and Progression

Dispatch cover66% shared experience

Dispatch

Preserves: Strategic depth and Complexity

Changes: Progression

Noita cover66% shared experience

Noita

Preserves: Progression and Exploration

Changes: Build crafting depth and Strategic depth

Banana cover66% shared experience

Banana

Preserves: Strategic depth and Resource management

Changes: Build crafting depth and Progression

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