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Volcanoids

Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2019

Should you play it?

A base-building open-world survival shooter that replaces your typical base with a giant drill. Alone or with friends, explore an island plagued by eruptions, upgrade your drill, and fight robots to uncover what's been hiding beneath the surface.

What works

  • Unique steampunk setting and concept
  • Engaging drillship customization and progression
  • Solid cooperative multiplayer experience
  • Frequent developer updates and community involvement
  • Stable performance and good optimization

Things to keep in mind

  • Limited map variety and endgame content
  • Some ui and crafting complexity
  • Combat can feel clunky or repetitive
  • Single-player experience less balanced
  • Occasional bugs and performance drops in crowded areas

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Generation Zero®

  • The Riftbreaker

  • Everwind

  • First Dwarf

  • No Rest for the Wicked

  • Night of the Dead

More intimate

Games that feels like Volcanoids but with more focus on close relationships

  • Jump Space

  • Grounded 2

  • Deep Rock Galactic

  • EXOME

  • Sker Ritual

  • Serious Sam Fusion 2017 (beta)

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Volcanoids: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Violence. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Intimacy, Status.

Last update: 21/08/2026