Games like Subnautica
What to play if you like Subnautica
Start with Blasphemous, Mad Max, HITMAN World of Assassination. These games share the strongest Game DNA signals with Subnautica, then show where the experience changes.
Alternatives, with the trade-offs visible
These are anonymous game-to-game comparisons, not personal recommendations or player-behaviour claims.
84% shared experienceBlasphemous
Preserves: Exploration and Combat intensity
82% shared experienceMad Max
Preserves: Exploration and Combat intensity
81% shared experienceHITMAN World of Assassination
Preserves: Exploration and Combat intensity
80% shared experienceHogwarts Legacy
Preserves: Exploration and Combat intensity
Changes: Progression
80% shared experienceSubnautica
Preserves: Exploration and Complexity
80% shared experienceHorizon Zero Dawn™ Complete Edition
Preserves: Exploration and Combat intensity
Changes: Progression
79% shared experienceMiddle-earth™: Shadow of War™
Preserves: Exploration and Combat intensity
Changes: Progression
78% shared experienceJust Cause™ 3
Preserves: Exploration and Combat intensity
Changes: Sandbox freedom and Experimentation
78% shared experienceSTAR WARS Jedi: Fallen Order™
Preserves: Exploration and Combat intensity
Changes: Isolation
78% shared experienceThe Long Drive
Preserves: Exploration and Combat intensity
Changes: Resource management
77% shared experienceFive Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach
Preserves: Exploration and Combat intensity
77% shared experienceCONTROL Ultimate Edition
Preserves: Exploration and Combat intensity
77% shared experienceBlack Myth: Wukong
Preserves: Exploration and Combat intensity
Changes: Progression
77% shared experienceShadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition
Preserves: Exploration and Combat intensity
Changes: Atmosphere
77% shared experienceAssassin’s Creed® IV Black Flag™
Preserves: Exploration and Combat intensity
77% shared experienceA Plague Tale: Innocence
Preserves: Exploration and Combat intensity
76% shared experienceSILENT HILL 2
Preserves: Exploration and Combat intensity
Changes: Atmosphere and Stress intensity
76% shared experienceSekiro™: Shadows Die Twice - GOTY Edition
Preserves: Exploration and Combat intensity