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24 alternatives to Wool

A post-apocalyptic adventure that will make you think

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Wool launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Deep Survival▲62

   Science + storytelling to explain the mysteries of survival

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   A Wild Sheep Chase▲58

   Searching for sheep in a postmodern detective style

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Nomad by Matthew Mather▲61

   Something massive is coming... And it's heading for Earth.

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Brave New World▲73

   A Cautionary Dystopian Tale

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Bushcraft 101▲54

   A Field Guide to the Art of Wilderness Survival

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Kobold's Guide to Worldbuilding▲56

   Essays on the creation of worlds, from geology to politics

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Station Eleven▲79

   The award-winning, chill-inspiring, post-apocalypse novel

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy▲75

   Characters frolic through the galaxy with infectious joy

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Accelerando▲62

   Adventure through the transition to a posthuman world

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage▲54

    A grizzly tale of hard decisions and high-stakes leadership

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    City of Thieves▲66

    A novel about war, courage and survival

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Haline▲76

    Hunger Games meets Climate Change

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Future Visions▲66

    Original science fiction inspired by Microsoft

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Resilience ▲55

    Why things bounce back

    2015 · amazon.ca · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Seveneves▲76

    Neal Stephenson's latest novel about the end of the world

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    If You Feel Too Much▲66

    Thoughts on things found and lost and hoped for

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    The Journey Down▲70

    A classic point-and-click adventure

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Overland▲108

    Post-apocalyptic survival game

    2016 · overland-game.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Netocracy▲56

    The new power elite and life after capitalism

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Presence▲81

    Science fiction novel about the future of Virtual Reality

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Critical Path▲60

    how humanity found itself in its current situation

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Snow Crash▲24

    Metaverse scifi from Neal Stephenson

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    The End of Absence▲82

    Reclaiming what we've lost in a world of constant connection

    2015 · amazon.co.uk · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Utopia Is Creepy: And Other Provocations▲63

    Critical thoughts on the internet and its effects on society

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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