Games like Stranded Deep on Nintendo Switch
Closest overall match: The Vanishing of Ethan Carter (★ 3.8). Highest rated: Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice at ★ 4.2. Quickest to finish: Darkwood at about 2 hours.
We compared Stranded Deep against every game in our catalog on shared tags, genre, rating, playtime and release era, and these 20 came closest. The strongest common threads are Steam Achievements, Singleplayer and Exploration. Updated Oct 16, 2026.
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61%
1. The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
Shares Exploration, First-Person, Open World, Steam Achievements and Singleplayer; rated 0.8 higher; released within 1 year.
- Year
- 2014
- Rating
- ★ 3.8
- Metacritic
- 82
- Playtime
- 4h
- Finish rate
- 80%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4, Indie
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61%
2. AER - Memories of Old
Shares Exploration, Open World, Steam Achievements and Singleplayer; released within 2 years.
- Year
- 2017
- Rating
- ★ 3.1
- Metacritic
- 71
- Playtime
- 3h
- Finish rate
- 59%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4, Indie
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60%
3. Wizard of Legend
Shares Procedural Generation, Steam Achievements and Singleplayer; rated 0.5 higher.
- Year
- 2018
- Rating
- ★ 3.5
- Metacritic
- 77
- Playtime
- 3h
- Finish rate
- 30%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4, Indie
-
59%
4. The Final Station
Shares Survival, First-Person, Steam Achievements and Singleplayer; rated 0.8 higher; released within 1 year.
- Year
- 2016
- Rating
- ★ 3.9
- Metacritic
- 76
- Playtime
- 4h
- Finish rate
- 80%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4, Indie
-
59%
5. Late Shift
Shares Realistic, First-Person, Steam Achievements and Singleplayer; rated 0.6 higher; released within 2 years.
- Year
- 2017
- Rating
- ★ 3.6
- Metacritic
- 80
- Playtime
- 3h
- Finish rate
- 95%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4, Indie
-
59%
6. Aragami
Shares Open World, Steam Achievements and Singleplayer; rated 0.6 higher; released within 1 year.
- Year
- 2016
- Rating
- ★ 3.6
- Metacritic
- 71
- Playtime
- 3h
- Finish rate
- 54%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4, Indie
-
58%
7. Subnautica: Below Zero
Shares Underwater, Early Access, Survival, Exploration and First-Person and 2 more tags; rated 1.0 higher; about 7h longer.
- Year
- 2021
- Rating
- ★ 4.0
- Metacritic
- 80
- Playtime
- 10h
- Finish rate
- 73%
- Shared genres
- 3, Indie
-
57%
8. Green Hell
Shares Early Access, Survival, Open World and Singleplayer; rated 0.8 higher.
- Year
- 2018
- Rating
- ★ 3.8
- Metacritic
- 78
- Playtime
- 6h
- Finish rate
- 51%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4, Indie
-
57%
9. The Long Dark
Shares Early Access, Survival, Exploration, First-Person and Open World and 2 more tags; rated 0.9 higher; released within 1 year.
- Year
- 2014
- Rating
- ★ 3.9
- Metacritic
- 76
- Playtime
- 5h
- Finish rate
- 27%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4, Indie
-
57%
10. Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
Shares Realistic, Steam Achievements and Singleplayer; rated 1.2 higher; released within 2 years.
- Year
- 2017
- Rating
- ★ 4.2
- Metacritic
- 83
- Playtime
- 6h
- Finish rate
- 79%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4, Indie
-
57%
11. Slime Rancher
Shares Early Access, Exploration, First-Person, Open World and Steam Achievements and 1 more tags; rated 0.9 higher; released within 1 year.
- Year
- 2016
- Rating
- ★ 3.9
- Metacritic
- 81
- Playtime
- 6h
- Finish rate
- 49%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4, Indie
-
56%
12. Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power
Shares Steam Achievements and Singleplayer; rated 0.6 higher; same release year.
- Year
- 2015
- Rating
- ★ 3.6
- Playtime
- 4h
- Finish rate
- 72%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4, Indie
-
56%
13. Supraland
Shares Early Access, Exploration, First-Person, Steam Achievements and Singleplayer; rated 1.0 higher.
- Year
- 2019
- Rating
- ★ 4.0
- Metacritic
- 84
- Playtime
- 5h
- Finish rate
- 51%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4, Indie
-
56%
14. Darkwood
Shares Early Access, Survival, Exploration, Open World and Steam Achievements and 1 more tags; rated 0.8 higher; released within 2 years.
- Year
- 2017
- Rating
- ★ 3.8
- Metacritic
- 78
- Playtime
- 2h
- Finish rate
- 42%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4, Indie
-
56%
15. Among the Sleep
Shares Survival, Exploration, First-Person, Steam Achievements and Singleplayer; rated 0.5 higher; released within 1 year.
- Year
- 2014
- Rating
- ★ 3.5
- Metacritic
- 66
- Playtime
- 3h
- Finish rate
- 79%
- Shared genres
- 3, Indie
-
56%
16. Sundered
Shares Steam Achievements and Singleplayer; rated 0.4 higher; released within 2 years.
- Year
- 2017
- Rating
- ★ 3.4
- Metacritic
- 76
- Playtime
- 3h
- Finish rate
- 50%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4, Indie
-
55%
17. Road 96
Shares Procedural Generation, Exploration, Steam Achievements and Singleplayer; rated 1.0 higher.
- Year
- 2021
- Rating
- ★ 4.0
- Metacritic
- 78
- Playtime
- 6h
- Finish rate
- 81%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4, Indie
-
55%
18. Woodle Tree Adventures
Shares Steam Achievements and Singleplayer; rated 1.1 lower; released within 1 year.
- Year
- 2016
- Rating
- ★ 1.9
- Playtime
- 3h
- Finish rate
- 41%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4, Indie
-
55%
19. Kholat
Shares Survival, Exploration, First-Person, Open World and Steam Achievements and 1 more tags; rated 0.4 lower; same release year.
- Year
- 2015
- Rating
- ★ 2.7
- Metacritic
- 64
- Playtime
- 3h
- Finish rate
- 52%
- Shared genres
- 3, Indie
-
55%
20. Dex
Shares Open World, Steam Achievements and Singleplayer; rated 0.4 higher; same release year.
- Year
- 2015
- Rating
- ★ 3.4
- Metacritic
- 62
- Playtime
- 4h
- Finish rate
- 55%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4, Indie
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What is the best game like Stranded Deep on Nintendo Switch?
On our similarity model, The Vanishing of Ethan Carter is the closest match to Stranded Deep on Nintendo Switch — shares Exploration, First-Person, Open World, Steam Achievements and Singleplayer; rated 0.8 higher; released within 1 year.
Which game like Stranded Deep is rated highest?
Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice holds the highest player rating in this list at 4.2/5 from 2,317 players.
How this list is built
Every game in our catalog is scored against Stranded Deep on five signals: weighted tag overlap (rare tags count more), genre overlap, platform family overlap, rating and playtime proximity, and release era. The list is recomputed nightly as ratings and new releases change.
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