The Solus Project similar games & best alternatives

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The Solus Project

PlayStation 4, PlayStation VR, PC (Microsoft Windows), SteamVR, Xbox One • 2016

Should you play it?

The Solus Project is a single player exploration adventure with survival elements. The adventure is set on a mysterious planet and is the spiritual successor to The Ball - 2010 PC Gamer Action/Adventure Game Of The Year...

What works

  • Immersive alien world and atmosphere
  • Strong narrative and mystery
  • Detailed exploration with secrets
  • Dynamic weather and environmental hazards
  • Vr support enhances immersion

Things to keep in mind

  • Some repetitiveness in caves and backtracking
  • Limited crafting and survival depth
  • Linear progression despite exploration freedom
  • Some minor bugs and control quirks
  • Underwhelming or abrupt ending

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • The Cursed Forest

  • Arid

  • CINERIS SOMNIA

  • A Highland Song

  • Radiolight

  • Monolith

More expressive

Games that feels like The Solus Project but with more self-expression and customization

  • Eastshade

  • Subnautica: Below Zero

  • Pacific Drive

  • The Planet Crafter: Prologue

  • Subnautica

  • The Cub

Less survival-focused

Games that feels like The Solus Project but with less survival pressure

  • Spirit of the North

  • Obduction

  • Ether One

  • CAT Interstellar

  • Necrophosis

  • The Gunk

More violent

Games that feels like The Solus Project but with more combat and destruction

  • Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon

  • Radiation Island

  • The Axis Unseen

  • Exoplanet: First Contact

  • Outcast - Second Contact

  • The Shore

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The Solus Project: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Story. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Violence, Expression.

Last update: 21/08/2026