- #1 Unearthed
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BitWatson
Windows · Linux
Unearthed is top down mining adventure set in a procedurally generated blocky underground world. Explore endless cave systems filled with dangerous creatures and unexpected companions. Mine resources, survive the depths, and rebuild the world as you see it fit.
Why similar: Mining 26.1% ★, Sandbox 20.7%, Crafting 13.4%, Building 13.2%, Open World 9.4%
- #2 Elacoria
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lightborn68
Windows
Explore an endless open world — vast in width, length, and depth — filled with mysteries to uncover. Join up to 8 friends to survive, farm, mine, build, and fight together in a living world with day-night cycles, seasons, and dynamic weather.
Why similar: Open World 22%, Sandbox 21.5%, Building 15%, Crafting 13.6%, Exploration 9.6%
- #3 PlaneWorld
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: La Maison du Nourson
Windows · Mac · Linux
A 2D pixel art survival sandbox where you mine, build, craft and explore procedurally generated worlds. Fight 5 epic bosses, farm, enchant your gear and survive. From casual to hardcore permadeath!
Why similar: Sandbox 18.2%, Open World 14.4%, Mining 12.7% ★, Crafting 11.3%, Building 10.9%
- #4 Deepbound
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: KanKan Studios
Windows
Dig, craft, build, and survive in a procedurally generated 2D world. Explore diverse biomes, unearth rare resources in deep caves, craft powerful gear, and face dark bosses — solo or with friends.
Why similar: Mining 18.5% ★, Sandbox 16.2%, Crafting 11.5%, Inventory Management 7.1%, Survival 7%
- #5 Spiritura
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Spiritura Works
Windows · Mac
Spiritura is an atmospheric open-world survival crafting game with light RPG elements, exploration, and base building. Forge your own path through a mysterious, procedurally generated land, utilizing diverse combat skills to survive the threats of the wild as you uncover the secrets of the world.
Why similar: Mining 19.7% ★, Sandbox 14.5%, Crafting 14.2%, Open World 11.5%, Building 9.2%
- #6 Planet Centauri
94% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,395 reviews2024
Dev: Permadeath
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 13.6 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Dive into an epic adventure alone or with friends! Explore hidden dungeons, capture and tame fearsome monsters, build and defend your village. Craft powerful weapons, master magical spells, and transform an planet into the cradle of a new civilization!
Why similar: Mining 21% ★, Sandbox 16%, Crafting 12.2%, Open World 12.1%, Building 9.7%
- #7 Worlda
93% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Crowbar Coder
Windows
Worlda is a 2D top down pixel-art sandbox adventure where you play as grizzly bear cub Jonas as he sets forth into a charming, infinite world, battling brutal bosses and building beautiful bungalows. Will you make it through the night, or will you bear-ly survive?
Why similar: Mining 20.6% ★, Sandbox 17.1%, Crafting 14.7%, Building 12.6%, Inventory Management 10.1%
- #8 Exot
92% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: PH Networks
Windows
Discover a still unexplored region of space: the Exot galaxy. With your C.L.I.C. as your only ally, obtain the resources necessary for your survival. Develop your ship, improve your workshops, face creatures to conquer these hostile lands.
Why similar: Sandbox 19%, Crafting 17.4%, Building 15.2%, Open World 14%, Survival 8.8%
- #9 Apexiom
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: QuesoPub: Queso Studios
Windows
Explore an open, procedurally-generated world, loot caves, chests and fight monsters to craft better gear. Can you take on the toughest bosses to unlock new abilties and become increasingly overpowered?
Why similar: Mining 21.4% ★, Open World 16.8%, Crafting 14.8%, Building 14.5%, Survival 9.9%
- #10 BLASTRONAUT
91% matchMostly Positive74% of 175 reviews2022
Dev: Perfoon
Windows · Mac · Linux
BLASTRONAUT is a mining game in a procedural alien world. Explore, extract and profit.
Why similar: Mining 23.6% ★, Sandbox 15.9%, Open World 12.1%, Crafting 10.2%, Online Co-Op 8.5%
- #11 Moon Rocks and Slimes
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Voided Pixels Studio
Windows
A sci-fi, base-building adventure where you build a 'ship' on an asteroid; explore space, battle slimes, raiders, space rhinos, and more. A story that includes following orders from a mysterious AI, shooting fish with a space grappling hook, invading space stations, fixing the exploded moon, etc.
Why similar: Mining 21.9% ★, Sandbox 19.8%, Open World 16.1%, Crafting 14%, Exploration 8.8%
- #12 Tides of Despair
89% matchMixed42% of 19 reviews2023
Dev: Survival Poly Games
Windows
After a shipwreck, you are one of the survivors. To Survive you will need to fight for your life.
Why similar: Crafting 17.4%, Open World 16.9%, Sandbox 15.7%, Building 15.3%, Survival 9.4%
- #13 Keplerth
89% matchVery Positive84% of 4,170 reviews2022
Dev: TAROPub: Gamirror Games
Windows
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 16.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Welcome to Keplerth! Try to survive on a hostile alien planet in this 2D sandbox RPG, where you can choose to live alone or fight side by side with your friends in the online multiplayer mode. Survive, build, farm, fight, and explore your way to victory in this open-world adventure!
Why similar: Sandbox 23.4%, Open World 18.2%, Building 16.8%, Survival 9.8%, Exploration 9.7%
- #14 Wonderia
87% matchVery Positive83% of 380 reviews2026
Dev: Rock&DashPub: IndieArk
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Wonderia's an open-world, manga-art adventure just waiting to be explored. It's got sci-fi sim elements, deep dungeons, and you can even morph into alien form! Grab up to 7 friends to mine, craft, battle, and level—or farm and fish the day away, if that's more your tempo. There's so much to do!
Why similar: Mining 18.8% ★, Sandbox 15.9%, Crafting 12.9%, Building 11.2%, Online Co-Op 9.3%
- #15 Everwind
86% matchVery Positive81% of 3,899 reviews2026
Dev: Enjoy Studio S.A.Pub: Bohemia Interactive
Windows
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 14.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Everwind is a novel take on RPG and Sandbox Survival genre in First-Person-Perspective. Embark on the adventure with your friends - Build a base on a flying island-ship, gather resources, craft, loot, and fight while you rise above the clouds to uncover the mysteries of this world!
Why similar: Sandbox 15.8%, Crafting 14.5%, Open World 14.2%, Building 13.3%, Online Co-Op 9.6%
- #16 Tile Miner
88% matchMixed62% of 63 reviews2021
Dev: nalothchrisPub: MadSwan
Windows · Mac
Explore a vast world. Manipulate every tile. Build your kingdom. Conquer the elemental dungeons. The moldable world of Tile Miner is at your fingertips!
Why similar: Mining 21.1% ★, Sandbox 15.8%, Open World 12.8%, Crafting 12.4%, Building 12.1%
- #17 Pacific Life
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rokyte Studio
Windows
Start a new life and see where it leads you! Build your house or work hard to buy one. Become a leader or just live by your own, the choice is yours! Gather, build, craft and improve!
Why similar: Sandbox 19.9%, Open World 17.6%, Building 16.7%, Online Co-Op 10.5%, Crafting 8.5%
- #18 Kindling Wilds: Symbiotic Wasteland
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: EasyLovePub: 猫耳游戏
Windows
Ember: Symbiotic Wilderness is a 2D pixel-art co-op survival game set in a living wilderness shaped by temperature, weather, seasons, and ecology. Start with a single fire, divide the work with your team, and build a camp that can endure.
Why similar: Sandbox 21.5%, Building 14.7%, Crafting 14.2%, Online Co-Op 10.8%, Survival 10.4%
- #19 SantaCraft
85% matchVery Positive97% of 110 reviews2020
Dev: Milkbag Games
Windows
Dig your way through snow, cut down gingerbread trees, and mine candy canes as you try to rescue your missing reindeer, rebuild Santa's Village, and save Christmas! In the latest FREE update: trains you can ride, new quests, new items, new puns, and more!
Why similar: Mining 23.5% ★, Sandbox 17%, Crafting 16.1%, Open World 13.7%, Building 11.5%
- #20 Corner World
84% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: Lactose Free
Windows
Game where you can build, break or craft things.
Why similar: Sandbox 28.8%, Mining 26.1% ★, Building 18.3%, Crafting 14.2%, Pixel Graphics 7%
- #21 Meor
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nel
Windows
An experimental voxel sandbox.
Why similar: Mining 22.8% ★, Sandbox 15.2%, Crafting 12.8%, Building 12.1%, Open World 11.8%
- #22 Direland
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: KAIJIUUUUU
Windows
A sandbox survival craft game set in a vast world. Explore the wilderness, defeat monsters, gather materials, and conquer colossal bosses.
Why similar: Sandbox 28.4%, Crafting 23.5%, Open World 16.4%, Survival 10.2%, Exploration 8.7%
- #23 Edentopia
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Space Petal Studio
Windows
An open-world sandbox ARPG where every weapon transforms how you fight. Hunt monsters, craft gear and create deep character builds through stats, enchantments, spells, equipment and pets. Explore freely, survive chaotic boss fights, and carve your path through a world of magic, danger, and discovery
Why similar: Crafting 25.1%, Sandbox 25%, Open World 22.1%, Exploration 13.3%, RPG 6.5%
- #24 Bandit the game
82% matchMostly Positive73% of 48 reviews2019
Dev: Adrian Ubiorski
Windows
Bandit the game is an open-world RPG with unique quests, character development, intense combat and interesting exploration. With optional elements: tower defense, city/base building and gang management.
Why similar: Sandbox 16.4%, Open World 13.3%, Crafting 12.3%, Building 11.4%, Inventory Management 10.1%
- #25 Vitality
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Drumlin Studios LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Explore, build, and survive in a 2D sandbox where settlers gather, construct, and fight alongside you. Grow your settlements and guide civilization through the Stone, Medieval, and Industrial Ages in one persistent, simulated world.
Why similar: Sandbox 20.4%, Survival 10%, Open World 10%, Crafting 8.6%, Inventory Management 8.5%
- #26 Cosmorists
79% match7 user reviews100% of 7 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: Sandbox 17.4%, Mining 16.7% ★, Open World 15.7%, Crafting 13.9%, Building 11.4%
- #27 KYORA
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: PugstormPub: Chucklefish
Windows · Linux
Delve into KYORA, a mystical multiplayer sandbox adventure, where every pixel is yours to shape, mine, build or explode.
Why similar: Sandbox 17%, Mining 15% ★, Building 12.2%, Crafting 12.1%, Open World 11.4%
- #28 Conan Exiles - Public Beta Client
80% matchPositive85% of 34 reviews2018
Dev: Funcom
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 38%
A Public Beta Client for Conan Exiles.
Why similar: Sandbox 17.6%, Crafting 17.4%, Open World 17.3%, Building 16.4%, Survival 9.4%
- #29 DiDiDiG
76% matchPositive100% of 14 reviews2026
Dev: ISIT Studio
Windows · Linux
Mine ore on the Moon, send it back to Earth to earn money, and buy Skill Cores to upgrade your abilities. Use a variety of helpful equipment on your expedition — and yes, there’s a dog! Uncover the secrets hidden beneath the lunar surface.
Why similar: Mining 29.2% ★, Sandbox 16.8%, Resource Management 9.8%, Building 9.3%, Exploration 7.7%
- #30 流浪荒岛
77% matchMixed63% of 19 reviews2023
Dev: lhtgamesPub: lhtgames
Windows
Wandering is a pixel-style sandbox action-adventure where you play as a drifting desert island adventurer trying to survive on a pristine desert island. You can explore unknown islands on a raft and get unique resources and treasures. Conquer powerful enemies and acquire rare equipment.
Why similar: Mining 20.9% ★, Sandbox 19.1%, Building 12%, Open World 9.9%, Survival 8.2%
- #31 Space Bob vs. The Replicons
78% matchVery Positive90% of 98 reviews2018
Dev: Intravenous SoftwarePub: Independent
Windows · Mac · Linux
Help clueless Bob survive his first day of work in this procedurally generated, planet hopping, gravity simulator. Haul loot and resources back in to orbit while simultaneously fighting off a full scale alien invasion in this rogue-lite survival hybrid quite unlike anything you've played before.
Why similar: Sandbox 17.2%, Open World 15%, Crafting 14%, Building 12%, Side Scroller 9.8%
- #32 Return to Lumia
75% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2026
Dev: hwangso.world
Windows
Mine, craft, and explore deeper underground. Forge powerful gear, conquer 10 dungeons, and reclaim Lumia from the darkness in this 2D mining sandbox RPG.
Why similar: Sandbox 20.9%, Crafting 17.7%, Mining 17.5% ★, Open World 13.8%, Exploration 7.9%
- #33 Otar Island
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Erkol Games
Windows
Farm, mine, raise animals, fish, build, and progress through crafting on Otar Island; uncover the island’s secrets as you solve puzzles, raise magical Otars, and challenge dungeons. Play solo or with friends and build your island from the ground up.
Why similar: Mining 25.5% ★, Open World 14.8%, Crafting 13.4%, Sandbox 13%, Building 11.4%
- #34 Cube Universe
77% matchMostly Positive71% of 14 reviews2018
Dev: Beosar
Windows
Cube Universe is a first-person voxel RPG. Visit many different, procedurally generated planets. Team up with your friends to fight against fierce enemies in dungeons. Do quests to save the world from the forces of evil - or throw it into chaos.
Why similar: Mining 17.5% ★, Sandbox 16.2%, Crafting 14.5%, Open World 12.6%, Building 11.4%
- #35 Shaper
75% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2022
Dev: 生长工作室
Windows
《Shaper》 is a sandbox building exploration game. Defeat enemies and monsters by collecting square materials to synthesize tools and equipment. Build unique buildings to survive and develop in this fantastic world.
Why similar: Sandbox 32.2%, Building 15.1%, Crafting 14.1%, Open World 11%, Exploration 11%
- #36 Infinilands
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: FluffyCreature
Windows · Mac · Linux
Infinilands is a pixel art sandbox survival game that lets you explore and modify a procedurally generated world full of unique plants, creatures and ruins. You can build houses and fight monsters with your friends in online/split-screen co-op. This game also supports dedicated server.
Why similar: Sandbox 19.2%, Crafting 16.3%, Building 14.6%, Open World 11.3%, Survival 7.4%
- #37 16 Bit Gold
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: LongPig Studio
Windows
Build a cozy gold mining business from the ground up. Find as much gold as you can and transform an overgrown plot of land into a thriving mining operation - one gold bar at a time.
Why similar: Mining 28.5% ★, Crafting 19%, Building 16.8%, Sandbox 8.8%, Management 6.8%
- #38 HORDE Survival
74% matchMostly Negative29% of 28 reviews2023
Dev: WDS Games
Windows
See yourself stuck in the middle of an ever growing virus epidemic. Find or craft weapons and tools to fight against the living and the dead. Build a safe place to survive in this cruel, apocalyptic world.
Why similar: Open World 17.4%, Crafting 17.2%, Building 14.3%, Sandbox 14%, Resource Management 10.2%
- #39 Star Ores Inc.
71% matchVery Positive82% of 341 reviews2025
Dev: BlackBeak GamesPub: Three River Games (3RG)
Windows
Take over an abandoned space station and manage your own ore mine. Cut through the asteroid with your laser, sell ore, and create an automated network of robot helpers to maximize your profit.
Why similar: Mining 25.3% ★, Sandbox 19.2%, Crafting 16.7%, Building 9.6%, Resource Management 8.6%
- #40 Tinkertown
73% matchMixed67% of 1,345 reviews2023
Dev: Headup
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Gather your friends and come to Tinkertown - A refreshing new Multiplayer Sandbox Experience! Explore magical places filled with loot, danger, and creativity.
Why similar: Sandbox 17.2%, Crafting 15.8%, Open World 13.2%, Building 11.3%, RPG 11%
- #41 Gelatine
73% matchPositive93% of 29 reviews2022
Dev: Tactical Air Horse
Windows · Linux
A 2D sandbox with a heavy emphasis on action and combat. Features music-synchronized boss fights, village invasions, and more!
Why similar: Sandbox 20.3%, Crafting 14.5%, Building 12.6%, Open World 11.9%, Survival 8.4%
- #42 Project Cobalt
70% matchMostly Positive74% of 57 reviews2026
Dev: OxygenStudio
Windows
⚗️ Project Cobalt is a survival action game set on a hostile island 🌴. Scavenge containers, mine resources, craft tools, hunt animals, and endure storms as you fight hunger, disease, and exhaustion all while uncovering the dark truth behind a failed experiment.
Why similar: Sandbox 15.6%, Crafting 14.9%, Open World 14%, Building 12.3%, Inventory Management 10.9%
- #43 Yondel
71% matchPositive91% of 10 reviews2025
Dev: Martal GamesPub: Orca
Windows
Yondel is an open-world PvE survival crafting adventure. Gather, craft, farm and build as you explore a procedural world, fight dangerous creatures, brave dungeons, descend to Floor -10, and survive changing weather alone or in co-op.
Why similar: Sandbox 14.8%, Crafting 14.1%, Building 12.6%, Open World 11.1%, Inventory Management 10.1%
- #44 Another Game About Digging A Hole
71% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: myownyose
Windows
A game about digging in the mines of an unknown and unclaimed planet. Collect resources, sell them and upgrade your equipment - discover all available resources!
Why similar: Mining 27% ★, Sandbox 18.3%, Crafting 14.7%, Inventory Management 10.9%, Exploration 8%
- #45 Portal Factory
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MessStudio
Windows · Mac
Portal Factory is an open-world factory-building game with exploration and dungeons. You can play alone or with friends, explore the world through procedural dungeons, and uncover mysteries!
Why similar: Sandbox 17.2%, Open World 15.1%, Crafting 13.9%, Building 12.1%, Online Co-Op 10.2%
- #46 Wormhusk
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Aeoln Studios
Windows
The world is dying. The answer lies beneath. Dig deep into the husk of an ancient god-worm, build your defenses, slay the parasites that feed on its remains, and uncover the truth before it's too late.
Why similar: Open World 24.2%, Sandbox 22.1%, Survival 11.2%, Exploration 9.9%, Crafting 9.1%
- #47 Shards of Azuria
72% matchMixed60% of 101 reviews2019
Dev: Blue Potion Games
Windows
Shards of Azuria is an isometric, craft and build RPG. Create a character and a new world, then start your adventure by waking up in town. You are greeted by the locals of Azuria and begin to find your way around.
Why similar: Crafting 24%, Sandbox 21.2%, Building 13.7%, Adventure 9.3%, Survival 8.8%
- #48 Natura: Reborn
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Stargazing Games
Windows
Natura: Reborn is a top-down sandbox adventure where nature and creatures have fused. Explore, survive, and fight through an overgrown fantasy world.
Why similar: Sandbox 26.5%, Crafting 13%, Building 12.9%, Exploration 10.3%, Adventure 9.1%
- #49 Elodya
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Le Fruit Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Explore the continent of Elodya and unravel its mysteries, alone or with friends, as you gather, craft, battle, learn about its inhabitants, flora and wildlife, and send your discoveries back to your homeland!
Why similar: Sandbox 19.3%, Open World 18.5%, Crafting 17.9%, Building 13.4%, Exploration 8.6%
- #50 Veinfall
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Doca
Windows
Veinfall is a 2D exploration, crafting, and factory automation game. Mine ore, gather materials, build machines, and connect production lines with conveyors. Grow a small hand-built base into your own factory as you explore deeper into the planet.
Why similar: Mining 28.2% ★, Sandbox 15.4%, Crafting 14.2%, Building 11.9%, Resource Management 9.9%
- #51 Survivaluck
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sweepy Games
Windows
Survivaluck is a low-poly survival, with satisfying combat. Discover rare loot, collect resources & craft better gear to break free from the Curse.
Why similar: Mining 17.9% ★, Crafting 17.8%, Open World 16%, Building 16%, Survival 9.1%
- #52 PixelFall
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Miguel Benavides
Windows
A living pixel sandbox where every grain simulates - and every world hides its Keepers. Dig to the abyss, sail past the clouds, tame a horse, farm, brew, and build. Face seven sim-bosses you defeat by reshaping the world itself, and mend the heart of your world.
Why similar: Mining 19% ★, Sandbox 17.7%, Crafting 16.4%, Open World 14%, Survival 8.5%
- #53 A Good Day to Pie
67% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2026
Dev: JamSnack
Windows
Action-packed Survival Sandbox game focused on Base Building and Wave Defense. Defend the Pie from the horde of Evil Pie-Stealing Gremlins by exploring the regions, collecting resources, crafting items, and building defenses.
Why similar: Mining 23.9% ★, Sandbox 16.6%, Crafting 13.2%, Building 12.5%, Open World 9.7%
- #54 Sandboxed
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: xOFFSET on tiktokPub: xOFFSET
Windows
Sandboxed is a singleplayer and multiplayer sandbox, where you build and survive in a world where you do whatever your creativity lets you
Why similar: Mining 24.8% ★, Sandbox 20.7%, Crafting 15.7%, Building 10.8%, Open World 8.1%
- #55 Elsewhere
66% matchVery Positive97% of 87 reviews2025
Dev: Four White Cats
Windows
A sandbox crafting adventure with quests, magic, automation, and exploration. Gather resources, build your base, unlock new technologies, and shape your own path through a world full of secrets and progression. Inspired by classic Minecraft modpacks with many new and unique features.
Why similar: Mining 20.4% ★, Sandbox 16.6%, Crafting 14.4%, Building 11.9%, Open World 11.8%
- #56 Oreguard: Mining Endeavors
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Noditot
Windows
Descend into the depths, extract valuable resources, and turn them into the engine of a growing industrial operation. Build underground infrastructure and process everything on the surface to expand your production and unlock increasingly powerful upgrades.
Why similar: Mining 28.1% ★, Crafting 15.2%, Building 13.5%, Inventory Management 10.5%, Resource Management 8.5%
- #57 Deepvein
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Belowglow Studio
Windows
Descend into a persistent mine, extract valuable ores and rare discoveries, manage your tools and cargo, then return to smelt, craft, complete contracts, and expand your operation in this combat-free mining game.
Why similar: Mining 34% ★, Crafting 15.8%, Sandbox 13.9%, Inventory Management 10.7%, Resource Management 10.4%
- #58 Valorborn
65% matchMixed61% of 545 reviews2026
Dev: Laps Games
Windows
Dive into a living medieval fantasy sandbox RPG where the world moves with or without you and factions rise and fall. Become a thief, hunter, or sellsword, survive alone or with a party, and shape your story in a fully enterable world where every building, cave, and road hides opportunity or danger.
Why similar: Sandbox 17.7%, Open World 15.2%, Crafting 13.6%, Building 13.2%, Inventory Management 9.6%