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2023PC

24 games that share what Pandemic Train does well: survival, strategy and sim. Each one shows critic and player scores, how long it takes to beat, and the cheapest way to play it today.

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24 picks · prices checked daily

  • Cataclismo

    2025PC

    Alternate history, base building

    Critics
    82
    Metacritic
    Players
    88%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $8.99was $29.99Historical low

    Best PC price · Steam

  • This War of Mine

    2014PC · PS · Xbox · iOS · Android

    2.5D, war

    Critics
    83
    Metacritic
    Players
    93%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~20h
    IGDB

    $1.99was $19.99−90%

    Best PC price · Steam · $0.10/hr

    In PS Plus

  • Multiplayer

    Factorio

    2020PC · Switch

    Trains, base building

    Critics
    90
    Metacritic
    Players
    97%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~72h
    IGDB

    $35

    Best PC price · GOG · $0.49/hr

  • Ixion

    2022PC · PS · Xbox

    Post-apocalyptic, base building

    Critics
    68
    IGDB
    Players
    77%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $10.49was $34.99−70%

    Best PC price · Steam

  • Fallout Shelter

    2015PC · PS · Xbox · Switch · iOS · Android

    Post-apocalyptic, base building

    Critics
    63
    Metacritic
    Players
    87%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~50h
    IGDB

    Free

    Free to play

  • Atom RPG

    2018PC · PS · Xbox · Switch · iOS · Android

    Alternate history, post-apocalyptic

    Critics
    70
    Metacritic
    Players
    84%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $5.99was $14.99−60%

    Best PC price · Steam

  • Oxygen Not Included

    2019PC

    Base building, survival

    Critics
    85
    Metacritic
    Players
    96%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~58h
    IGDB

    $7.49was $24.99Historical low

    Best PC price · Steam · $0.13/hr

  • Insurmountable

    2021PC · PS · Xbox · Switch

    Run-based, choices matter

    Critics
    74
    Metacritic
    Players
    78%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $1.99was $24.99−92%

    Best PC price · Fanatical

  • Nobody: The Turnaround

    2022PC

    Choices matter, survival

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    58%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    No price yet

  • Multiplayer

    The Riftbreaker

    2021PC · PS · Xbox

    Base building, crafting

    Critics
    83
    Metacritic
    Players
    90%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $8.99was $29.99Historical low

    Best PC price · Steam

  • Clanfolk

    2022PC

    Crafting, sandbox

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    91%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $14.99was $29.99−50%

    Best PC price · Steam

  • Frostpunk 2

    2024PC · PS · Xbox

    Post-apocalyptic, base building

    Critics
    85
    Metacritic
    Players
    74%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~21h
    IGDB

    $18.45was $44.99−59%

    Best PC price · GreenManGaming · $0.88/hr

  • Stranded: Alien Dawn

    2023PC · PS · Xbox

    Base building, crafting

    Critics
    81
    Metacritic
    Players
    83%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $17.49was $34.99−50%

    Best PC price · Steam

  • Help Will Come Tomorrow

    2020PC · PS · Xbox · Switch

    Run-based, choices matter

    Critics
    67
    Metacritic
    Players
    80%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $2.99was $19.99−85%

    Best PC price · GOG

  • Crab God

    2024PC

    Base building, run-based

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    80%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $3.99was $19.99Historical low

    Best PC price · Steam

  • Infection Free Zone

    2024PC · PS

    Post-apocalyptic, base building

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    80%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $17.49was $24.99Historical low

    Best PC price · Steam

  • RimWorld

    2018PC

    Base building, survival

    Critics
    87
    Metacritic
    Players
    97%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $27.99was $34.99−20%

    Best PC price · GOG

  • Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days

    2025PC · PS · Xbox · Switch

    2.5D, post-apocalyptic

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    89%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~10h
    IGDB

    $19.99was $24.99Historical low

    Best PC price · Steam · $2/hr

  • Flotsam

    2025PC

    Post-apocalyptic, base building

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    80%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $12.49was $24.99Historical low

    Best PC price · Steam

  • Multiplayer

    Project Winter

    2019PC · PS · Xbox · Switch

    Crafting, survival

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    84%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $4.49was $9.99−55%

    Best PC price · Steam

  • Surviving the Aftermath

    2021PC · PS · Xbox · Switch

    War, post-apocalyptic

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    71%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $7.49was $29.99−75%

    Best PC price · Steam

    In PS Plus