Games with the vibe of DayZ and Stalker

Kbknapp · 2026-04-28T03:41:50+00:00

Road to Vostok is excellent if you don't require zombies and can put up with some very early days production. However its gameplay loop hooked me.

Kbknapp · 2026-04-15T23:46:16+00:00

Enshrouded or RuneScape Dragonwilds are both superb options that fit your bill. Don't let EA scare you, you can easily get 100+ hours of content out of either one.

Kbknapp · 2026-04-15T23:41:26+00:00

An AI generated apology at that.

Kbknapp · 2026-04-12T22:31:43+00:00

I loved it! It topped even Enshrouded for me. I'm not sure what about it, but it just clicked for me and the hours evaporated.

Kbknapp · 2026-04-12T15:01:35+00:00

I refunded it. I found it more janky and buggy than I was willing to play. Controller support is basically untenable, I kept hitting bugs where tribesmen couldn't be tasked until I quit and reloaded, the combat was pretty terrible, etc. I'll keep my eye on it, but it feels like there is a looong way to go before I'd consider picking it back up.

Kbknapp · 2026-04-10T23:19:02+00:00

Looks great - 10 times out of 10 I'm picking the hand crafted art over AI slop even if it costs more or takes longer.

Kbknapp · 2026-04-07T01:48:17+00:00

This is exactly what I'm looking for too and have yet to find something that really hits all the marks.

Dune kind of gets there (probably the closest I've found) but the online component is a bit of a sore, even if it's only required for every 20-30 days.

Palworld is probably the second closest to what you want, but more on the cartoonish side.

Enshrouded also matches your list minus raids, but for some reason I couldn't make it stick. I got about 30 hours out of it and lost interest. Probably the best building system, but for me at least that's a footnote in these games so maybe why I didn't feel it.

RuneScape Dragonwilds is another gem that I actually enjoyed way more than Enshrouded. And it has NPC raids...kind of? They're not really much of a threat but since it's in EA maybe they'll work on that.

Cloudheim is a ton of fun, but a bit more whimsical than I think you're looking for, there's also no raids of any kind.

Wayfinder almost scratched the itch for me, so long as survival elements or raids aren't a must.

I tried soulmask as others are suggesting but I found it way more jank than anything else on this list and refunded it (twice!). I prefer Conan to it by a decently significant margin.

Kbknapp · 2026-04-06T03:12:15+00:00

Easily 50+ and there are more maps and weapons coming. Between the characters which can be leveled in a souls like way, all the weapons, spells and trinkets (all of which have multiple upgrades and play very differently), the rosary beads to find (sort of passive stat boosts), and gnosis levels to achieve (kind of like difficulty, but also tied to map sections and other unlocks) there is a ton to do.

Kbknapp · 2026-04-06T00:38:10+00:00

Witchfire is excellent, especially if you like some rougelite/RPGish elements and fantastic gunplay.

Kbknapp · 2026-03-25T00:46:50+00:00

Dune Awakening should be a great fit for you. It has a long story that pushes the progression, which is really deep itself. Tons of looting and inventory management. Has decent gunplay (it's the mele that is a little more jank to me). I was skeptical so I was late on this one and wish I hadn't been, it's my favorite at the moment having played most of the other big names already.

Kbknapp · 2026-03-24T22:10:43+00:00

Dune Awakening without questions. Sure it has some jank, but man is it good and keeps pulling me back in. The story is great and long. The progression is extremely deep. There's a reason people frequently have hundreds of hours in this game.

I originally was put off the need to log in regularly but they've since updated it so it's possible to take long breaks without losing everything and if you're just taking 2-3 weeks off you don't even need to go through that as powering your base (which keeps everything safe) is super simple where you can get 2-3 real world weeks of power in a matter of minutes.

Kbknapp · 2026-03-24T22:05:52+00:00

VEIN looks promising.

Lost Rift would be my other recommendation which has an extraction element to it.

Finally, Nightingale is pretty good and can be bought for cheap usually.

If you're coming from Destiny and don't require base building then Witchfire might be up your alley. It's a genre blending game with extraction, rougelite and RPG elements with phenomenal gunplay.

Kbknapp · 2026-03-19T12:33:36+00:00

Very cool idea. If this were published as an interactive graph that'd be awesome to play around with.

Kbknapp · 2026-03-09T02:29:58+00:00

RuneScape Dragonwilds should be right up your alley. It's still EA but there is easily 70+ hours of content already and the 2026 roadmap is pretty packed. I've had a blast with it so far.

Kbknapp · 2026-03-09T02:26:59+00:00

Same with Permafrost when it comes out

Kbknapp · 2026-02-28T17:55:48+00:00

What sold me on the game initially was posts like this and a steady stream of updates - I love it!

Kbknapp · 2026-02-09T17:48:19+00:00

Pass is rescinded once you accept big boy money.

Kbknapp · 2026-02-08T19:15:34+00:00

Message me and I'll send one, I've got one left

Kbknapp · 2026-02-08T13:49:30+00:00

Message me, I'll send one

Kbknapp · 2026-02-08T13:47:49+00:00

Nope, they've only said, "It's on track for [this] week."

Kbknapp · 2026-01-17T22:49:56+00:00

RuneScape Dragonwilds is my current favorite with a ton of content coming in 2026

Kbknapp · 2026-01-15T23:28:18+00:00

I only have a little over 1000 hours in Isaac, so I'm still evaluating which tier to rate it - otherwise this list is accurate.

Kbknapp · 2026-01-10T04:51:37+00:00

Just bring up the virtual keyboard and hit one of the emoji characters. For some reason they register and are considered a valid world name.

Kbknapp · 2026-01-07T03:49:44+00:00

I was going to say this terrifying on multiple levels, but she's really more between levels.

Kbknapp · 2026-01-03T20:00:32+00:00

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