Hurtworld similar games & best alternatives

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Hurtworld

PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac • 2019

Should you play it?

Hurtworld is a hardcore multiplayer survival FPS with a focus on competitive gunplay and strategic map control. Built for hardcore gamers, Hurtworld aims to punish.

What works

  • Hardcore survival gameplay
  • Balanced pvp with infamy system
  • Diverse biomes and exploration
  • Customizable bases and vehicles
  • Good optimization for low-end pcs

Things to keep in mind

  • Toxic player community
  • Limited content and updates
  • Server lag and bugs
  • Steep learning curve for new players
  • Game can be frustrating and punishing

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Rust

  • SCUM

  • DUCKSIDE

  • Ghosts of Tabor

  • Blood Strike

  • Cyber Hunter

Less dominating

Games that feels like Hurtworld but with less domination over others

  • ICARUS

  • ORION: Prelude

  • BattleBit Remastered

  • Guardians Frontline

  • Killing Floor 2

  • Echo Point Nova

More story-driven

Games that feels like Hurtworld but with deeper narrative immersion

  • Halo: The Master Chief Collection

  • Dune: Awakening

  • Marathon

  • STALZONE

  • Apewar

  • Command & Conquer Renegade™

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Each card is a nearby game on the similarity map, compared with Hurtworld. Swipe sideways to move between games. Titles already listed in What to play next are left out.

  • Cover and title: open that game’s page.
  • What works / keep in mind: the same highlights as the desktop comparison panel.
  • Bars: the main motivational differences versus this game.
How to use the graph

Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Swipe to compare nearby games with Hurtworld. These titles are not in What to play next.

Hurtworld: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Fellowship, Domination. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Domination. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Story, Relaxation.

Last update: 21/08/2026