The WILDS similar games & best alternatives

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The WILDS

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2022

Should you play it?

Become iconic animals and fight for survival in the The WILDS. Finding food, water, and shelter will be the easy part, protecting your family from hungry predators and a harsh environment will separate the weak from the strong. Welcome to a uniquely immersive animal experience...

What works

  • Beautiful graphics and realistic animal models
  • Deep customization of animals
  • Relaxing and immersive open world exploration
  • Active and passionate solo developer
  • Good value for price

Things to keep in mind

  • Early access with many bugs and glitches
  • Limited gameplay content and features currently
  • No multiplayer or social features
  • Some clunky controls and ui issues
  • Performance issues on some hardware

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Viking Frontiers: Prologue

  • Crimson Desert

  • SurrounDead

  • Far Cry® Primal

  • Mist Survival

  • Robin Hood - Sherwood Builders - Bandit's Trail

Less leadership-focused

Games that feels like The WILDS but with less leadership over others

  • Hunting Unlimited 2010

  • The Axis Unseen

  • Cowboy Life Simulator

  • Collision Course

  • Bear Simulator

  • Pacific Drive

More story-driven

Games that feels like The WILDS but with deeper narrative immersion

  • Equinox: Homecoming

  • Pine

  • The Long Dark

  • The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion® Game of the Year Edition (2009)

  • Horizon Forbidden West™ Complete Edition

  • The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition

More social

Games that feels like The WILDS but with more teamwork and cooperation

  • WolfQuest: Classic

  • WolfQuest: Anniversary Edition

  • Survival Nation

  • Valheim

  • Smalland: Survive the Wilds

  • theHunter: Call of the Wild™

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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).

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The WILDS: 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 Leadership, Relaxation. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Story.

Last update: 21/08/2026