If you liked HAEX
You will probably enjoy these too. 5 games fit. Each one says why, and where it differs from HAEX.
Rooted
Best matchWhy it scores 80%
What they share
- Kind of game
- Shared survival world
- About
- Wilderness survival and Science fiction
- Core to both
- Exploring
- Sessions
- Ongoing world
- Notable in both
- Tension and danger, Planning ahead, Fighting, Unlocks and progress
- Co-op
- Online co-op
How Rooted differs
- More building than HAEX
- Harder to master than HAEX
- Coming 2027
- 6 online
Both give your group a hard world to survive in together. Both are about surviving in the wild and science fiction. Both are about exploring places you have not seen.
But more building than HAEX.
If you liked Rooted
Blind Descent
Why it scores 78%
What they share
- Kind of game
- Shared survival world
- About
- Wilderness survival and Science fiction
- Core to both
- Exploring
- Notable in both
- Tension and danger, Fighting, Unlocks and progress
- Co-op
- Online co-op for up to 4 players
How Blind Descent differs
- One campaign to finish, not one lasting world
- Coming 2 December 2026
- 4 online
Both give your group a hard world to survive in together. Both are about surviving in the wild and science fiction. Both are about exploring places you have not seen.
But one campaign to finish, not one lasting world.
If you liked Blind Descent
Green Hell
Why it scores 75%
What they share
- Kind of game
- Shared survival world
- About
- Wilderness survival
- Core to both
- Exploring
- Sessions
- Ongoing world
- Notable in both
- Tension and danger, Planning ahead, Unlocks and progress
- Co-op
- Online co-op for up to 4 players
How Green Hell differs
- More building than HAEX
- Harder to master than HAEX
- 4 online
Both give your group a hard world to survive in together. Both are about surviving in the wild. Both give you one lasting world to come back to.
But more building than HAEX.
If you liked Green Hell
Once Human
Why it scores 75%
What they share
- Kind of game
- Shared survival world
- About
- Wilderness survival and Monsters
- Core to both
- Exploring
- Sessions
- Ongoing world
- Notable in both
- Tension and danger, Planning ahead, Fighting, Unlocks and progress
- Co-op
- Online co-op
How Once Human differs
- More time to just hang out than HAEX
- More building than HAEX
- Online
- Crossplay
Both give your group a hard world to survive in together. Both are about surviving in the wild and monsters that hunt you. Both are about exploring places you have not seen.
But more time to just hang out than HAEX.
If you liked Once Human
Smalland: Survive the Wilds
Why it scores 74%
What they share
- Kind of game
- Shared survival world
- About
- Wilderness survival
- Core to both
- Exploring
- Sessions
- Ongoing world
- Notable in both
- Tension and danger, Planning ahead, Fighting, Unlocks and progress
- Co-op
- Online co-op
How Smalland: Survive the Wilds differs
- More time to just hang out than HAEX
- More building than HAEX
- Fits a bigger group than HAEX
- 10 online
- Crossplay
Both give your group a hard world to survive in together. Both are about surviving in the wild. Both are about exploring places you have not seen.
But more time to just hang out than HAEX.
If you liked Smalland: Survive the Wilds
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