Dropped into the same tough-survival bracket as The Forest and Stranded Deep, Green Hell is a first-person, open-world survival sim with a strong focus on realism and mental pressure. It trades jump-scares for slow-burn tension: you’re managing injuries, infection, fatigue and sanity while trying to stay alive in the Amazon rainforest. If you like survival games where small mistakes spiral into big problems, this sits firmly in that camp.

Do you want a survival game that punishes shortcuts?

This one rewards methodical play. You’ll be checking your body for wounds, crafting treatments, and balancing food groups rather than just filling a generic hunger bar. The rainforest itself is the main threat — navigation, weather and wildlife keep you reacting — and the psychological side means isolation and stress can become problems in their own right.

• Realistic health management — injuries and illness need specific responses, not a single healing item.
• Crafting and shelter — build what you need to endure nights and storms, not just to tick objectives.
• Open-ended progression — survival comes from learning the environment and planning ahead.