- #1 Tales of Maj'Eyal
98% matchVery Positive95% of 7,233 reviews2013
Dev: Netcore Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 24.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Tales of Maj’Eyal is a roguelike RPG, featuring tactical turn-based combat and advanced character building. Play as one of many unique races and classes in the lore-filled world of Eyal, exploring random dungeons, facing challenging battles, and developing characters with your own tailored mix of abilities and powers.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 38.2% ★, Turn-Based 20.3%, Perma Death 16.7%, Roguelike 11.6%, RPG 4.4%
- #2 NEO Scavenger
96% matchVery Positive90% of 5,355 reviews2014
Dev: Blue Bottle Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
NEO Scavenger is a game where you must survive in the wasteland long enough to figure out who you are. Each turn, you must decide where to go, how to scavenge for supplies, and how to deal with anything and anyone you encounter.
Why similar: Turn-Based 18.1%, Survival 18%, Perma Death 12.7%, Roguelike 10.9%, Crafting 10%
- #3 Wayward
96% matchVery Positive86% of 1,347 reviews2016
Dev: Unlok
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 21.4 hrs≥1hr: 61%
You awake to discover yourself no longer in the company of good men or a fine seafaring vessel. Treasure... you remember something about treasure. Wayward is a challenging turn-based, top-down, wilderness survival roguelike. Explore, build, and most importantly survive in these unforgiving lands.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 23.9% ★, Traditional Roguelike 23.6% ★, Survival 10%, Crafting 8.7%, Roguelike 8.3%
- #4 Kenshi
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 110,185 reviews2018
Dev: Lo-Fi Games
Windows
Median: 9.9 hrsMean: 70.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A free-roaming squad based RPG. Focusing on open-ended sandbox gameplay features rather than a linear story. Be a trader, a thief, a rebel, a warlord, an adventurer, a farmer, a slave, or just food for the cannibals. Train your men up from puny victims to master warriors.
Why similar: Open World 22.4%, Sandbox 19.8%, Survival 16.4%, Crafting 9.4%, Building 9.3%
- #5 Dungeons of Dredmor
94% matchVery Positive94% of 5,389 reviews2011
Dev: Gaslamp Games, Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 14.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Test your luck and cunning in this exciting RPG as you craft, cast, and pillage your way through Lord Dredmor's Dungeons.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 53.6% ★, Roguelike 16.3%, Turn-Based 14.9%, Perma Death 6.8%, RPG 4.2%
- #6 Stoneshard
89% matchMostly Positive75% of 33,259 reviews2020
Dev: Ink Stains GamesPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows · Linux
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 36.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Stoneshard is a hardcore turn-based RPG about the harsh life of a medieval mercenary: travel with your own caravan, descend into procedurally generated dungeons, learn new skills, survive hunger and injuries - and remember, every mistake can mean death and loss of progress.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 25.7% ★, Turn-Based 17.1%, Roguelike 12%, Survival 10.3%, Procedural Generation 10.1%
- #7 RimWorld
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 235,937 reviews2018
Dev: Ludeon Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 59.1 hrsMean: 259.1 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A sci-fi colony sim driven by an intelligent AI storyteller. Generates stories by simulating psychology, ecology, gunplay, melee combat, climate, biomes, diplomacy, interpersonal relationships, art, medicine, trade, and more.
Why similar: Survival 20.1%, Base Building 19.4%, Sandbox 17%, Procedural Generation 13.1%, Open World 12.3%
- #8 Necesse
87% matchVery Positive93% of 26,732 reviews2025
Dev: Fair Games ApS
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Build, quest, and conquer across an infinite procedurally generated world. Play alone or with friends as you establish a settlement and explore deep dungeons, fight monsters and bosses, mine rare ores, craft magical equipment, recruit specialists for your colony, and more!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 40.9% ★, Sandbox 10.7%, Open World 10.4%, Crafting 9.9%, Survival 9.3%
- #9 Dungeonmans
88% matchVery Positive91% of 1,211 reviews2014
Dev: Adventurepro Games LLC
Windows
Median: 8.1 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Crush monsters and get loots in the classic turn-based style of deep dungeons and high adventure! Grow the Dungeonmans Academy, a bastion of learning that expands as you play. Serious gameplay with a light-hearted atmosphere, combining the feel of history's great RPGs and dice-slinging adventures around the tabletop.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 63.7% ★, Roguelike 19.6%, Turn-Based 10.2%, RPG 4%, Strategy 1.4%
- #10 Wurm Unlimited
88% matchMostly Positive71% of 3,128 reviews2015
Dev: Code Club ABPub: Plug In Digital
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 18.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Wurm Unlimited is the standalone version of the fantasy sandbox world Wurm Online, the MMORPG where the players are in charge! A pioneer in the ideas of player influence, crafting and adventure, it is now one of the most deep and feature packed true sandbox experiences available.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 31.8% ★, Sandbox 12.9%, Open World 12.2%, Crafting 11.5%, Survival 9.6%
- #11 Dwarf Fortress
86% matchVery Positive95% of 30,790 reviews2022
Dev: Bay 12 GamesPub: Kitfox Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 38.4 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Build a fortress and try to help your dwarves survive against a deeply generated world. Keep your dwarves happy, grow their community and beware of digging too deeply. The deepest, most intricate simulation of a world that's ever been created.
Why similar: Sandbox 21.7%, Survival 19.9%, Building 18.5%, Base Building 17.3%, Strategy 6.6%
- #12 Sword of the Stars: The Pit
85% matchVery Positive83% of 1,552 reviews2013
Dev: Kerberos Productions
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A fun, fast, light-hearted, turn-based RPG, where the tradition of old school dungeon-diving games meets the sci-fi Sword of the Stars universe!
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 28.4% ★, Turn-Based 16%, Perma Death 13.7%, Crafting 10.3%, Procedural Generation 10.2%
- #13 Dig or Die
83% matchVery Positive90% of 4,266 reviews2018
Dev: Gaddy Games
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Crash land on a hostile planet where you'll have to build the strongest defenses if you wish to live to escape from it. But be warned... this planet is merciless. Build strong, and smart; else physics may flood or destroy your only hopes of survival.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 35.6% ★, Survival 14%, Sandbox 13.8%, Crafting 12.4%, Open World 8.3%
- #14 Life is Feudal: Your Own
84% matchMixed66% of 12,035 reviews2015
Dev: Bitbox Ltd.
Windows
Median: 8.6 hrsMean: 57.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Hardcore and realistic; LiF is a Medieval multiplayer sandbox RPG, with free terraforming, a rich crafting system and preset and modular building construction. With engaging survival aspects, no target physics-based combat and a unique formation system - along with numerous other features - LiF is not for the faint of heart!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 34.9% ★, Open World 12.7%, Crafting 12%, Survival 11.5%, Sandbox 11.2%
- #15 Caves of Qud
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 12,074 reviews2024
Dev: Freehold GamesPub: Kitfox Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 34.9 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Inhabit a deeply-simulated science fantasy world and chisel through layers of thousand-year-old civilizations. Build a character from over a hundred mutations and cybernetics. The award-winning sandbox roguelike & RPG full of robots, deep lore, and sentient plants.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 28.5% ★, Turn-Based 22.1%, Procedural Generation 14.7%, Open World 13.3%, Roguelike 8.6%
- #16 Planet Explorers
83% matchMixed62% of 6,817 reviews2016
Dev: Pathea Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Planet Explorers is an open world sandbox adventure RPG game set on a distant planet. The game uses a new OpenCL calculated voxel system to allow players to change the terrain in any way, create new objects such as weapons, vehicles, objects, and do it anywhere.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 38.2% ★, Sandbox 15.6%, Open World 13.5%, Crafting 9.9%, Survival 9.5%
- #17 The Long Dark
82% matchVery Positive91% of 116,937 reviews2017
Dev: Hinterland Studio Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 47.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
THE LONG DARK is a thoughtful, exploration-survival experience that challenges solo players to think for themselves as they explore an expansive frozen wilderness in the aftermath of a geomagnetic disaster. There are no zombies -- only you, the cold, and all the threats Mother Nature can muster.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 49.5% ★, Survival 19.7%, Open World 13.4%, Crafting 7.6%, Sandbox 6.3%
- #18 Wrongworld
82% matchVery Positive94% of 538 reviews2018
Dev: Sludj Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Crash-landed on a surreal, low-poly world filled with freakish inhabitants, choose between permadeath and non-permadeath modes and embark on an epic (and ridiculous) survival adventure. Will you manage to stay alive as you unravel the mysteries of Wrongworld and search for a way home?
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 41.1% ★, Survival 11.4%, Sandbox 9%, Open World 8.9%, Crafting 8.1%
- #19 Rogue Empire: Dungeon Crawler RPG
82% matchVery Positive86% of 388 reviews2019
Dev: Portal Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 11.2 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Explore randomly generated content and experience the thrill of a classic tactical turn-based rogue-like RPG! Choose from a diverse cast of characters, each with their own unique abilities and strengths. Get ready for an unforgettable journey of strategy, skill, and discovery.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 35.1% ★, Turn-Based 16.6%, Perma Death 15.2%, Roguelike 10.7%, Procedural Generation 9.6%
- #20 Battle Brothers
81% matchVery Positive88% of 27,079 reviews2017
Dev: Overhype StudiosPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 19.5 hrsMean: 93.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Lead a mercenary company in this tactical RPG set in a medieval fantasy world. Chase fame and fortune as you choose where to go, who to recruit, which contracts to pursue, and how to train and equip your men in a procedurally generated open world campaign.
Why similar: Historical 29.8%, Sandbox 23%, Open World 22.2%, RPG 11%, Strategy 7.2%
- #21 Soulash 2
80% matchVery Positive86% of 2,320 reviews2023
Dev: Artur Smiarowski
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 25.1 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Soulash 2 is a sandbox RPG roguelike with a procedurally generated open world, simulated history, skill-based progression system, customizable abilities, material-based crafting, building, trading, and the possibility of total mayhem. Will you save your world or destroy it?
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 28.1% ★, Sandbox 11.4%, Procedural Generation 11.2%, Open World 10.1%, Crafting 9.6%
- #22 Grounded
80% matchVery Positive90% of 92,775 reviews2022
Dev: Obsidian EntertainmentPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 12.2 hrsMean: 40.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
The world is a vast, beautiful and dangerous place – especially when you have been shrunk to the size of an ant. Can you thrive alongside the hordes of giant insects, fighting to survive the perils of the backyard?
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 36.7% ★, Survival 19.7%, Crafting 12.4%, Base Building 11.5%, Open World 10%
- #23 Jupiter Hell
79% matchVery Positive92% of 2,054 reviews2021
Dev: ChaosForgePub: Hyperstrange
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 63%
True Roguelike. Turn-based shooter. Permadeath. Tribute to the sci-fi classics of the Golden VHS era. Successor to DRL. Just you and your gun against hordes of horrors and monstrosities. Give them hell to the rhythm of heavy metal.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 34.7% ★, Roguelike 26.2%, Turn-Based 21%, RPG 5%, Procedural Generation 4.3%
- #24 Cubits
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mango Nebula Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Take control of a talkative little Cubit, who knows he lives inside a game, and do your best to ensure both of you survive in this harsh, unforgiving world.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 26.2% ★, Perma Death 12.3%, Crafting 10.9%, Survival 10.3%, Sandbox 9.6%
- #25 Valheim
78% matchVery Positive94% of 529,241 reviews2021
Dev: Iron Gate ABPub: Coffee Stain Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 25.6 hrsMean: 76.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
A brutal exploration and survival game for 1-10 players, set in a procedurally-generated purgatory inspired by viking culture. Battle, build, and conquer your way to a saga worthy of Odin’s patronage!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 36.5% ★, Survival 13.1%, Open World 12.3%, Crafting 10.9%, Building 9.7%
- #26 MidBoss
79% matchVery Positive86% of 273 reviews2017
Dev: Kitsune Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Kill your enemies, possess their bodies, and take their abilities as your own in this turn-based procedurally generated death labyrinth.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 60.9% ★, Roguelike 12.6%, Turn-Based 9.7%, Perma Death 6.1%, Procedural Generation 5.2%
- #27 ADOM (Ancient Domains Of Mystery)
78% matchVery Positive84% of 1,595 reviews2015
Dev: Thomas Biskup
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
ADOM (Ancient Domains Of Mystery) is one of the most successful roguelike games ever created, boasting a brilliant mix of story, RPG, exploration, and intensely strategic & flexible combat. The Steam version adds various features like achievements, difficulty level customization & play modes.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 41.6% ★, Turn-Based 18.3%, Perma Death 15.3%, Roguelike 10.3%, Procedural Generation 7.3%
- #28 Crea
78% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,405 reviews2016
Dev: Siege Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 19.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Progress with every slain monster, learn over 80 skills through talents, craft hundreds of items, and explore vast procedurally-generated worlds in this ever-expanding sandbox RPG!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 41.2% ★, Sandbox 16.2%, Crafting 13.2%, Survival 9.3%, Open World 6.1%
- #29 Green Hell
77% matchVery Positive85% of 94,082 reviews2019
Dev: Creepy Jar
Windows
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 18.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Plunge into the open-world survival simulation set in the extreme conditions of the uncharted Amazon jungle. Use real-life survival techniques to craft, hunt, fight, and gather resources, set a makeshift shelter, or raise a fortress. Survive alone or team up with your friends and challenge the jungle together.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 43.3% ★, Survival 16.4%, Crafting 10.7%, Open World 10.3%, Base Building 6.6%
- #30 Hieroglyphika
77% matchMixed65% of 158 reviews2016
Dev: M. HankaPub: Liu Lidan
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Open the gate to the egyptian underworld! Hieroglyphika is a roguelike game completely without text but with pictograms.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 52.8% ★, Turn-Based 17.2%, Roguelike 11.8%, Perma Death 8.2%, Top-Down 3.5%
- #31 Starbound
75% matchVery Positive90% of 122,884 reviews2016
Dev: Chucklefish
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 17.2 hrsMean: 64.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
You’ve fled your home, only to find yourself lost in space with a damaged ship. Your only option is to beam down to the planet below, repair your ship and set off to explore the universe...
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 42.8% ★, Sandbox 15.4%, Crafting 10.2%, Survival 10.1%, Open World 8.9%
- #32 Realms of Magic
75% matchVery Positive81% of 986 reviews2022
Dev: Polished Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Embark on a journey through the Old Kingdom in Realms of Magic - a sandbox RPG where you customize your character, choose your path, and immerse yourself in the fantasy world as a knight, wizard, miner, lumberjack, farmer, and more. After all, this is YOUR adventure.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 49.9% ★, Sandbox 11.9%, Open World 11.5%, RPG 10.1%, Survival 6.6%
- #33 Golden Krone Hotel
76% matchVery Positive96% of 331 reviews2017
Dev: Vulgat
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Golden Krone Hotel is a gothic horror roguelike. Fight vampires with sunlight or become a vampire yourself and sneak in the shadows. Combines classic turn-based combat with dynamic lighting, an innovative potion system, and fast paced gameplay.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 40.9% ★, Turn-Based 18.8%, Perma Death 14.5%, Roguelike 10.6%, Procedural Generation 7.7%
- #34 SURVIVAL 2099
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Doomsday GamesPub: Open World Entertainment
Windows
Survival 2099 is an open world survival crafting game. Human beings have been discharging nuclear wastewater into the sea for a long time, and Marine creatures are slowly mutated by radiation. In 2099, the apocalypse comes, and the terrible creatures after mutation begin to attack human.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 26.5% ★, Perma Death 11.3%, Crafting 11%, Survival 10.5%, Sandbox 9.3%
- #35 Subterrain
76% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,385 reviews2016
Dev: Pixellore Inc
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Uncompromising Sci-Fi survival on Mars! Manage the entire colony single-handed! Craft, Research, Explore and Fight against evolving mutants. Vast open world and randomly generated levels to explore! Can you survive long enough to escape the horror?
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 25.7% ★, Survival 18.8%, Crafting 14.5%, Open World 10.2%, Top-Down 9.4%
- #36 Nighthold: Number 1
72% matchMostly Positive72% of 346 reviews2025
Dev: 2 Zombie GamesPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 1.3 hrs≥1hr: 26%
Investigate a starship crash, explore a hostile world, build shelters and survive nightly attacks of the Rot. Tear down any structure and experience total freedom of action.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 31.6% ★, Sandbox 12.2%, Survival 11.7%, Crafting 11.3%, Base Building 9.2%
- #37 Medieval Dynasty
71% matchVery Positive91% of 49,891 reviews2021
Dev: Render CubePub: Toplitz Productions
Windows
Median: 11.6 hrsMean: 35.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Hunt, survive, build and lead in the harsh Middle Ages: Create your own Medieval Dynasty and ensure its long-lasting prosperity or die trying! Play alone or team up with friends to enjoy the ultimate medieval experience.
Why similar: Crafting 16.9%, Building 14.1%, Historical 11.3%, Survival 11%, Open World 10.8%
- #38 ARK: Survival Evolved
72% matchVery Positive83% of 762,696 reviews2017
Dev: Studio Wildcard
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.2 hrsMean: 200.3 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Stranded on the shores of a mysterious island, you must learn to survive. Use your cunning to kill or tame the primeval creatures roaming the land, and encounter other players to survive, dominate... and escape!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 40% ★, Survival 14.4%, Open World 11.5%, Crafting 10.2%, Building 8.1%
- #39 Cogmind
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,942 reviews2017
Dev: Grid Sage Games
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 39.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Cogmind is a sci-fi roguelike epic in which you play a robot building yourself from components found or salvaged from other robots. Explore a living, breathing world through turn-based tactical combat, or sneak, hack, and fly your way to victory.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 47.1% ★, Turn-Based 16%, Perma Death 12%, Roguelike 9.5%, Procedural Generation 8.6%
- #40 Salt
73% matchMostly Positive76% of 2,246 reviews2018
Dev: Lavaboots Studios
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Salt is an open world exploration game where you sail from island to island looking for loot and new discoveries! Relax and explore at your own pace, picking a direction and setting sail across a vast ocean filled with quests, merchants, ruins, pirates, and other mysterious places.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 38.3% ★, Open World 14.8%, Survival 14.2%, Crafting 12.1%, Sandbox 10%
- #41 Songs of Syx
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 7,732 reviews2020
Dev: Gamatron AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 14.7 hrsMean: 41.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Songs of Syx is a fantasy city-builder with vast battles simulating thousands of citizens and soldiers. Start off as a small village and build, scheme, and fight your way towards a mighty empire. The mechanics are deep and true to life, where tiny events can spiral into the collapse of kingdoms.
Why similar: Sandbox 19.3%, Open World 16.2%, Survival 16%, Building 15.9%, Base Building 14.7%
- #42 Undercraft
72% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2022
Dev: PlayUndercraft
Windows
Create your world in this sandbox game where you can dig, build, explore, fight, and farm. Have a different experience in a day or night adventure. Explore a procedurally generated world.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 30.3% ★, Sandbox 12.1%, Procedural Generation 11.7%, Survival 11%, Building 8.4%
- #43 Force of Nature
72% matchMostly Positive75% of 4,198 reviews2016
Dev: A.Y.std
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Force of Nature is a Sandbox game that combines Action, Adventure, RPG, Strategy and Management genres
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 36.8% ★, Crafting 14%, Survival 12.7%, Sandbox 10%, Open World 9.7%
- #44 Don't Starve
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 112,218 reviews2013
Dev: Klei Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 28.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Don’t Starve is an uncompromising wilderness survival game full of science and magic. Enter a strange and unexplored world full of strange creatures, dangers, and surprises. Gather resources to craft items and structures that match your survival style.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 32.6% ★, Survival 21%, Crafting 12.1%, Sandbox 10.1%, Perma Death 9.3%
- #45 Rise to Ruins
71% matchVery Positive88% of 7,737 reviews2019
Dev: Raymond DoerrPub: SixtyGig Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 16.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A brutal godlike village sim that melds the god game, management, and tower defense genres! Fight off hoards of monsters at night, and expand your village in the day time. Inspired by games like Black and White, Rimworld, and Dwarf Fortress but not quite like any of them.
Why similar: Survival 32.4%, Base Building 24.4%, Sandbox 19.2%, Strategy 11.7%, Roguelike 10.6%
- #46 Woodland Rebels
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Beak Berry Games
Windows · Mac
Survive an untamed world where humans, animal villagers and wild animals all coexist, but not in harmony. Craft, farm, cook, and assign roles to villagers. Explore various biomes and muster an animal rebellion to fight back against human invaders.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 30% ★, Crafting 12%, Sandbox 10.8%, Survival 10.4%, Procedural Generation 9.7%
- #47 Survival: Fountain of Youth
68% matchVery Positive86% of 4,259 reviews2024
Dev: Odinsoft Inc.Pub: Twin Sails Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 18.7 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Survival: Fountain of Youth is a challenging single-player open-world adventure game set on the Caribbean islands. Survive as a shipwrecked 16th-century explorer, craft tools and shelter, and uncover the secrets of both an ancient civilization and your own fate.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 27% ★, Survival 10.6%, Historical 10.3%, Crafting 10.3%, Sandbox 8.4%
- #48 Crusader Kings II
70% matchVery Positive91% of 73,429 reviews2012
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 55.3 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Explore one of the defining periods in world history in an experience crafted by the masters of Grand Strategy.
Why similar: Historical 52.1%, Sandbox 20.8%, Strategy 14.4%, RPG 11.4%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #49 Black Myth: Wukong
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,196,527 reviews2024
Dev: Game Science
Windows
Median: 41.8 hrsMean: 53.9 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Black Myth: Wukong is an action RPG rooted in Chinese mythology. You shall set out as the Destined One to venture into the challenges and marvels ahead, to uncover the obscured truth beneath the veil of a glorious legend from the past.
Why similar: RPG 70.8%, Adventure 16.6%, Singleplayer 12.7%
- #50 SpiritBorn
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Highforge Studios
Windows
An open-world survival crafting RPG set among floating islands. Gather resources, craft powerful tools, unlock spirit abilities to soar between skybound realms and reclaim your lost godhood.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 32.5% ★, Crafting 11.9%, Survival 11.5%, Open World 11.3%, Building 9.4%
- #51 Aniverse
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: AniLab
Windows
Chop trees, cook meals, build your home and play music to control the wild! Explore a procedurally generated world and survive your way through art.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 35% ★, Open World 12.7%, Procedural Generation 11.4%, Sandbox 10.3%, Crafting 9.9%
- #52 Terra Randoma
68% matchVery Positive90% of 163 reviews2024
Dev: Deniz K.
Windows
Terra Randoma is a turn-based roguelike RPG in a procedurally generated open world. Travel a world full of curiousity and perilous dungeons. Develop your character however you want with skills, talent stones and randomized items while you discover an ancient secret.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 30.6% ★, Turn-Based 17.9%, Perma Death 10.9%, Open World 10%, Sandbox 9.9%
- #53 UnderRail
70% matchVery Positive86% of 7,020 reviews2015
Dev: Stygian Software
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 39.2 hrs≥1hr: 69%
UnderRail is an old-school turn-based isometric role-playing game that features a large open post-apocalyptic world, deep and challenging combat and an intricate storyline.
Why similar: Turn-Based 41.2%, RPG 22.5%, Crafting 13.8%, Open World 13.4%, Sandbox 5.6%
- #54 Nimoyd - Survival Sandbox
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nudge Nudge Games
Windows
You’ve crash-landed on Earth in 2702. Craft, dig, fight through a vast and colorful post-apocalyptic open world full of wonder, generated cities, dungeons, aliens, mechs, and an underworld. Find love. Or beat the ultimate Underlord!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 29.4% ★, Sandbox 12%, Procedural Generation 12%, Survival 11.6%, Crafting 11.2%
- #55 Crashlands 2
67% matchVery Positive88% of 2,310 reviews2025
Dev: Butterscotch Shenanigans
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Slap your way across a vibrant world where interstellar friendships are the key to your survival. Befriend eccentric aliens, craft bizarre weaponry, and stick it to the man in this sequel to the award-winning open world crafting RPG Crashlands.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 29.7% ★, Crafting 11%, Open World 10.9%, Survival 10.8%, Sandbox 9.8%
- #56 Whisper of the Swallows
67% matchVery Positive87% of 143 reviews2026
Dev: Blown Leaves
Windows
Brave a savage and unforgiving procedurally-generated world where extreme weather and the nightmares of the dark are your greatest enemies. Alone or in co-op, survive, build, and explore to transform a cursed hellscape into your sanctuary of light.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 29.9% ★, Crafting 11.8%, Sandbox 11.6%, Survival 10.9%, Open World 9.7%
- #57 Cosmorists
68% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: Stellar Roots
Windows
You find yourself completely alone on a different yet very familiar looking planet. Explore the planet, craft tools, fight enemies, and build bases! Do science to learn new technologies that will allow interplanetary travel and better tools at your disposal!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 29.1% ★, Open World 11.9%, Sandbox 11.6%, Crafting 10.7%, Survival 10.5%
- #58 Good Heavens!
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Nowhere Studios
Windows
Good Heavens! Is an open-world crafting and building RPG. Embark on a solo adventure or team up with up friends, picking your tool of choice – sword, wand, or carpenter's hammer. Navigate the quirky races and cultures of the promised lands and restore them to their, ahem, intended glory.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 27.6% ★, Survival 10.8%, Open World 10.6%, Sandbox 10%, Crafting 9.9%
- #59 ARCANA
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Thomas RandallPub: bald
Windows
An Open World Survival Crafting game where you harness magic to advance. Discover new crafting recipies, expand your base, and conquer your enemies.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 38.6% ★, Survival 13.2%, Sandbox 10.7%, Procedural Generation 9.8%, Crafting 9.3%
- #60 Bromeliad
69% matchMixed61% of 28 reviews2021
Dev: Gorka Games Studios
Windows
In Bromeliad you are stranded on a pacific island where you are a Human-Bear. You will have to survive, gathering materials to build tools and bases. You will need to hunt for food, explore, tame animals, then, at night strange creatures will appear. Survive and find an element to return to normal.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 33.7% ★, Crafting 13%, Open World 12%, Survival 12%, Sandbox 9.8%