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Games Like Above Snakes: Prologue

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Crafting, Sandbox, Building, Open World.

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In the prologue of Above Snakes, you awake in a destroyed settlement and help the survivors rebuild it. After that, expand the world with world pieces, craft, farm, hunt, build a base, and fight to find out more about what happened.

Reviews: Very Positive — 90% — of 1,860 reviews
Released: 2023-03-24
Developer: Square Glade Games
Publisher: Crytivo
Genres: Adventure, RPG, Simulation
Platforms: Windows
Median playtime: 1.1 hrs
Mean playtime: 4.0 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 53%

Overview

Above Snakes: Prologue stands out for its unique tile-based world expansion mechanics paired with a cozy, isometric survival-crafting atmosphere. These recommendations focus on games that emphasize exploration, base-building, and a relaxing yet rewarding survival loop, ensuring you find similar experiences that balance challenge with creative freedom.

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  1. #1 Above Snakes
    97% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,929 reviews2023
    Dev: Square Glade GamesPub: Crytivo
    Windows
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 70%

    Piece by piece, create your own world in this relaxing Wild West-inspired worldbuilder. Craft, farm, hunt, build your base, and explore.

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 18.9%, Western 13.2%, Isometric 8.1%, Crafting 7.3%, Cozy 7.3%

    Why You'll Like It: This is the full version of the seed game, offering the complete experience of the tile-based world-building and survival mechanics.

  2. #2 DYSMANTLE
    96% matchVery Positive91% of 11,317 reviews2021
    Dev: 10tons Ltd
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 25.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    Ascend from your shelter. Ruin everything. Escape the wretched island. ⚔️🔨🎣🌱🌵🍰 Explore. Fight. Level up. Survive. Gather. Craft. Harvest. Hunt. Build. Farm. Solve puzzles. Fish. Cook. Live. Enjoy the bittersweet post-apocalypse.

    Why similar: Crafting 17.9%, Base Building 15.5%, Zombies 15.5%, Open World 12.7%, Survival 12.3%

    Why You'll Like It: An isometric survival game where you explore a post-apocalyptic world, craft tools, and build bases while uncovering the mystery of what happened.

  3. #3 I Am Future: Cozy Apocalypse Survival
    96% matchVery Positive85% of 4,518 reviews2024
    Dev: MandragoraPub: tinyBuild
    Windows
    Median: 8.8 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    I Am Future is a relaxing single-player survival game about building a cozy rooftop camp amid a flooded post-apocalyptic city. Set up a farm, go fishing, tinker with gadgets, craft new tools, manage a team of cute robots to automate and expand your base, explore the mysterious world, and chill out!

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 23.5%, Cozy 13%, Crafting 12.5%, Base Building 9.5%, Relaxing 7.6%

    Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the cozy side of survival, tasking you with building a base and managing resources in a peaceful, abandoned world.

  4. #4 Core Keeper
    94% matchVery Positive93% of 63,205 reviews2024
    Dev: PugstormPub: Fireshine Games
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 12.0 hrsMean: 33.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    Explore a vast cavern of creatures, relics and resources in a mining sandbox adventure for 1-8 players. Mine, build, fight, craft and farm to unravel the mystery of the ancient Core.

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 31.5%, Crafting 14%, Base Building 13.5%, Open World 9.5%, Survival 8.6%

    Why You'll Like It: An isometric survival-crafting game that excels at exploration and base-building within a mysterious, procedurally generated underground world.

  5. #5 Forager
    95% matchVery Positive90% of 43,003 reviews2019
    Dev: HopFrogPub: Balor Games
    Windows
    Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 22.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    The highly popular and quirky "idle game that you want to actively keep playing". Explore, craft, gather & manage resources, find secrets and build your base out of nothing! Buy land to explore and expand!

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 47%, Crafting 16.1%, Survival 10.1%, Base Building 8.8%, Sandbox 5.7%

    Why You'll Like It: Features a similar isometric perspective and addictive loop of gathering, crafting, and expanding your territory one tile at a time.

  6. #6 Necesse
    94% matchVery Positive93% of 26,780 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 47%, Crafting 10.9%, Base Building 8.3%, Open World 7.9%, Sandbox 6.8%

    Why You'll Like It: A top-down survival-crafting game that focuses heavily on base-building, resource management, and exploring diverse biomes.

  7. #7 Len's Island
    93% matchMostly Positive80% of 7,615 reviews2025
    Dev: Flow Studio
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 79%

    An open-world survival crafting game for 1–8 players, blending intense dungeon crawling and ARPG combat with peaceful farming and creative building. Take on quests and explore a vast, procedurally-generated world full of danger and discovery.

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 38.8%, Crafting 13.2%, Base Building 11.1%, Survival 8.7%, Open World 8.4%

    Why You'll Like It: Combines isometric survival and crafting with a strong focus on building beautiful bases and exploring islands.

  8. #8 Among Trees
    92% matchMixed68% of 2,216 reviews2021
    Dev: FJRD Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 73%

    Escape to an enchanting, living sandbox surrounded by wildlife and nature. Scavenge materials and craft tools to turn your small cabin into a warm, well-supplied home. Survive by fishing, cooking and growing your own food. Be careful though, the forest is as dangerous as it is wonderful.

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 34.6%, Crafting 10.6%, Base Building 8.7%, Relaxing 8%, Survival 8%

    Why You'll Like It: Offers a highly atmospheric survival experience set in a beautiful wilderness, focusing on exploration and home-building.

  9. #9 Crashlands
    91% matchVery Positive90% of 6,633 reviews2016
    Dev: Butterscotch Shenanigans
    Windows
    Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 13.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    Fight and tame alien beasts, craft resources into menacing weaponry, befriend the outlandish locals, and go toe-to-chin with a world-domineering maniac.

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 34.2%, Crafting 12.3%, Base Building 11.2%, Open World 8.3%, Survival 7.6%

    Why You'll Like It: An isometric action-RPG that emphasizes crafting, base-building, and exploration across a vibrant, alien world.

  10. #10 The Planet Crafter
    89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 67,314 reviews2024
    Dev: Miju Games
    Windows
    Median: 21.1 hrsMean: 37.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    A space survival open world terraforming crafting game, designed for 1 to 10 players. Alter the ecosystem of an inhospitable planet to render it habitable for humanity. Survive, gather resources, and build your base. Then, generate oxygen, warmth, and pressure to create a brand new biosphere.

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 38.7%, Base Building 15.7%, Crafting 13.5%, Survival 8.7%, Open World 8.2%

    Why You'll Like It: A survival-crafting game where you transform a desolate planet into a habitable world, mirroring the expansionist feel of the seed game.

  11. #11 Don't Starve
    91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 112,271 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 44.9%, Survival 18.1%, Crafting 15.9%, Sandbox 7.6%, Open World 5.5%

    Why You'll Like It: A classic isometric survival game with a distinct, atmospheric art style and deep crafting mechanics.

  12. #12 No Place Like Home
    90% matchMostly Positive79% of 4,046 reviews2022
    Dev: Chicken LauncherPub: Awaken Realms
    Windows
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 14.2 hrs≥1hr: 72%

    Humanity Trashed the Earth and left for Mars. Only few remained. EXPLORE the world. Clean the environment, CRAFT with recycled resources. Domesticate animals. Rebuild your village. Restore environment and run your own post-apo FARM as there is No Place Like Home!

    Why similar: Crafting 24.2%, Base Building 23.2%, Female Protagonist 12.8%, Relaxing 11.8%, RPG 9.6%

    Why You'll Like It: A cozy, post-apocalyptic game where you clean up the world, farm, and build a home in a charming isometric environment.

  13. #13 My Time at Sandrock
    89% matchVery Positive88% of 28,280 reviews2023
    Dev: Pathea Games
    Windows
    Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 39.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    Travel to the desert community of Sandrock and take on the role of a fledgling Builder. Use your trusty toolset to gather resources, construct machines, and turn your run-down workshop into a well-oiled production facility to save the town from the jaws of economic ruin!

    Why similar: Crafting 34%, Sandbox 19%, Open World 18.9%, RPG 12.5%, Female Protagonist 10%

    Why You'll Like It: A life-sim and building game that tasks you with revitalizing a desert town through crafting and exploration.

  14. #14 Project Zomboid
    88% matchVery Positive94% of 440,877 reviews2013
    Dev: The Indie Stone
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 14.8 hrsMean: 82.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    Project Zomboid is the ultimate in zombie survival. Alone or in MP: you loot, build, craft, fight, farm and fish in a struggle to survive. A hardcore RPG skillset, a vast map, massively customisable sandbox and a cute tutorial raccoon await the unwary. So how will you die? All it takes is a bite..

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 34.1%, Zombies 17.2%, Survival 13.5%, Open World 10%, Crafting 8.1%

    Why You'll Like It: Provides a deep, isometric survival experience with extensive base-building and crafting mechanics for those who want more challenge.

  15. #15 Littlewood
    87% matchVery Positive93% of 6,792 reviews2020
    Dev: Sean YoungPub: SmashGames
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 17.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    The world has already been saved. Now it's time to rebuild your town, learn new hobbies, and forge lifelong friendships in this peaceful and relaxing RPG.

    Why similar: Crafting 28.4%, Relaxing 20%, Open World 15%, Sandbox 14.8%, RPG 12.2%

    Why You'll Like It: A cozy game that lets you rebuild a world after a great battle, focusing on exploration and town-building at your own pace.

  16. #16 Dinkum
    84% matchVery Positive92% of 28,435 reviews2025
    Dev: James BendonPub: KRAFTON, Inc.
    Windows
    Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 28.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Dinkum is a survival life simulation game set on an island inspired by the rugged Australian outback. Farm, hunt, mine, fish, and forage to gather resources, expand your town, and discover what makes Dinkum so special—either solo or with friends.

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 54.4%, Crafting 14%, Relaxing 9.9%, Sandbox 7.2%, Exploration 5.7%

    Why You'll Like It: A cozy survival game set in the Australian outback where you build your own town and explore the wilderness.

  17. #17 Stardew Valley
    86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 992,215 reviews2016
    Dev: ConcernedApe
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 22.7 hrsMean: 83.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    You've inherited your grandfather's old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home?

    Why similar: Crafting 27.9%, Relaxing 25.7%, RPG 16.2%, Sandbox 15.4%, Open World 13.5%

    Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for cozy, isometric life-sims that feature farming, crafting, and community building.

  18. #18 Graveyard Keeper
    86% matchVery Positive86% of 46,799 reviews2018
    Dev: Lazy Bear GamesPub: tinyBuild
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 31.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Build and manage a medieval graveyard while facing ethical dilemmas and making questionable decisions. Welcome to Graveyard Keeper, the most inaccurate medieval cemetery sim of the year.

    Why similar: Crafting 53.9%, Sandbox 20%, RPG 18.4%, Adventure 5.7%, Singleplayer 2%

    Why You'll Like It: An isometric management and crafting game that shares the cozy, top-down aesthetic and focus on building up your own plot of land.

  19. #19 Roots of Pacha
    85% matchVery Positive94% of 4,347 reviews2023
    Dev: Soda Den
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 21.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    The charming and relaxing stone-age farming sim where you live in a thriving community exploring the wonderful world of Pacha. Discover "ideas," domesticate crops, befriend animals, and help your village grow. Play co-op with friends or explore the early days of civilization in single-player.

    Why similar: Crafting 26.1%, Cozy 22.8%, Relaxing 17.5%, Sandbox 12.5%, Exploration 10.8%

    Why You'll Like It: A survival-focused farming sim that emphasizes community building and technological progression in a prehistoric setting.

  20. #20 Outpath
    84% matchVery Positive94% of 2,905 reviews2023
    Dev: David Moralejo SánchezPub: GrabTheGames
    Windows
    Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    An experimental clicker base building game. Craft, gather & manage resources, build your base and buy more islands to exploit and expand!

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 35.4%, Base Building 16%, Crafting 15.9%, Relaxing 8.4%, Sandbox 8.1%

    Why You'll Like It: A relaxing, clicker-inspired survival game that focuses on gathering resources and crafting to expand your reach.

  21. #21 Sun Haven
    82% matchVery Positive81% of 24,588 reviews2023
    Dev: Pixel Sprout Studios
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 14.8 hrsMean: 31.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    Build your farm and relationships with townsfolk, or forge ahead on a quest of magic, monsters, and dragons. Level up through a skill tree in 8 person multiplayer, or adventure solo!

    Why similar: Crafting 34.1%, Relaxing 24.4%, RPG 18.1%, Exploration 13.2%, Adventure 8%

    Why You'll Like It: A fantasy-themed farming and RPG game that offers a relaxing atmosphere and plenty of crafting and exploration.

  22. #22 Craftopia
    83% matchMostly Positive77% of 19,974 reviews2020
    Dev: Pocketpair
    Windows
    Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 22.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    Craftopia is the brand new multiplayer survival action game made in Japan. We combined many features we find enjoyable, such as hunting, farming, hack-and-slash, building, automation to develop this game.

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 37.4%, Crafting 21.2%, Open World 15.3%, Survival 11.5%, Sandbox 7.4%

    Why You'll Like It: An open-world survival game that blends crafting, farming, and exploration with a wide variety of mechanics.

  23. #23 Nova Lands
    82% matchVery Positive89% of 3,351 reviews2023
    Dev: BEHEMUTTPub: HypeTrain Digital
    Windows
    Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    Nova Lands is a factory building, exploration, and island management game. Explore, engage in combat, and automate your industry. The planet you’re on is full of mysteries, creatures, people, and things to do. Welcome to your new home amongst the stars!

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 35.8%, Base Building 16.8%, Crafting 13.2%, Sandbox 8.8%, Open World 8.5%

    Why You'll Like It: An isometric survival and automation game that focuses on exploring new islands and building efficient production chains.

  24. #24 Spiritfarer®: Farewell Edition
    81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 51,774 reviews2020
    Dev: Thunder Lotus
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    Spiritfarer® is a cozy management game about dying. As ferrymaster to the deceased, build a boat to explore the world, care for your spirit friends, and release them into the afterlife. The Spiritfarer Farewell Edition includes the heartwarming base game and three major content updates.

    Why similar: Crafting 24.3%, Relaxing 23.6%, Female Protagonist 19.2%, Exploration 14.7%, Atmospheric 10.9%

    Why You'll Like It: A management and exploration game with a cozy atmosphere that focuses on building and maintaining a home on the water.

  25. #25 Kynseed
    81% matchVery Positive83% of 3,619 reviews2022
    Dev: PixelCount Studios
    Windows
    Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 62%

    Embark on a lifetime of adventure in a beautiful world of creativity and intrigue. Raise a family, customise your farm, run a business, craft items, and battle some marvellously malevolent monsters.

    Why similar: Crafting 26.8%, Relaxing 15.8%, Open World 15.6%, Sandbox 15.2%, Exploration 13%

    Why You'll Like It: An isometric life-sim that features deep crafting and world-building elements in a charming, hand-drawn world.

  26. #26 Slime Rancher
    80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 151,397 reviews2017
    Dev: Monomi Park
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 21.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    Slime Rancher is the tale of Beatrix LeBeau, a plucky, young rancher who sets out for a life a thousand light years away from Earth on the ‘Far, Far Range’ where she tries her hand at making a living wrangling slimes.

    Why similar: Open World 27.7%, Exploration 23%, Sandbox 14.3%, Female Protagonist 11.2%, Adventure 10.5%

    Why You'll Like It: A colorful, cozy exploration and base-building game where you manage a farm of creatures in an open world.

  27. #27 Townscaper
    79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 21,438 reviews2021
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    Windows · Mac
    Median: 42 minMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 43%

    Instant town building toy. Place housing blocks and watch them transform, piece by piece, into idyllic ocean-side towns, pastoral gardens, or sweeping cities on the sea.

    Why similar: Relaxing 24.4%, Sandbox 21.1%, Open World 18.8%, Stylized 13.7%, Atmospheric 11.7%

    Why You'll Like It: While not a survival game, it perfectly captures the satisfying, tile-based building mechanics found in the seed game.

  28. #28 Valheim
    78% matchVery Positive94% of 529,829 reviews2021
    Dev: Iron Gate ABPub: Coffee Stain Publishing
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 25.6 hrsMean: 76.1 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 43.6%, Crafting 12.5%, Base Building 11.8%, Survival 9.8%, Open World 9.7%

    Why You'll Like It: A survival game that excels at building and exploration, providing a rewarding sense of progression in a vast world.

  29. #29 Terraria
    79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,511,859 reviews2011
    Dev: Re-Logic
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 33.2 hrsMean: 149.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 48.7%, Crafting 12.9%, Sandbox 10.8%, Survival 9.1%, Open World 5.9%

    Why You'll Like It: A massive 2D exploration and crafting game that offers endless possibilities for base-building and survival.

  30. #30 The Planet Crafter: Prologue
    77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,643 reviews2021
    Dev: Miju Games
    Windows
    Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 55%

    Experience the first stages of terraforming an entire planet in this space survival open world terraforming crafting game prologue. Explore, survive, collect, build your base then create oxygen, heat and pressure to make an hostile planet livable for humanity.

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 37.6%, Base Building 14.4%, Crafting 13.2%, Survival 9.7%, Open World 8.8%

  31. #31 Miniland Adventure: Prologue
    75% matchVery Positive87% of 721 reviews2023
    Dev: Imilkowski DevPub: Gameparic
    Windows

    Miniland: Prologue is just part of the gameplay that awaits you in the full game. Your task is to build your world and fight against your enemies. The world doesn't generate itself - you do it, shape the world as you wish! Start with nothing, and build dream houses for goblins and yourself!

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 37.6%, Base Building 13.8%, Crafting 13.2%, Survival 9.1%, Sandbox 8%

  32. #32 ArkCraft: The Rebirth of the World
    75% matchMostly Positive75% of 171 reviews2024
    Dev: ZD Yazilim
    Windows

    In this open-world crafting and building game, you explore an ancient world full of dangers and secrets. Collect animals and plants, build bases and master the craft as you build your ark and save civilization from destruction by the flood and then rebuild it.

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  33. #33 Saloon Simulator: Prologue
    72% matchVery Positive87% of 863 reviews2024
    Dev: Glivi Games S.A.Pub: RockGame S.A.
    Windows
    Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 62%

    Saloon Simulator Prologue lets you restore an abandoned Saloon and discover that managing it isn't just about creating drinks and meals. Clean up, organize, and choose the right friends - all to become the most recognizable business in the Wild West!

    Why similar: Western 50.2%, Crafting 29.6%, Relaxing 13.5%, Atmospheric 5.6%, Singleplayer 1.1%

  34. #34 Tales of Morrow
    74% matchMixed47% of 94 reviews2024
    Dev: GameMechanic
    Windows

    Create your tale! Build your home, fight, farm, and explore an old civilization while developing your skills and abilities in this relaxing and adventurous experience. You decide your fate!

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  35. #35 Miniland Adventure
    73% matchMostly Positive74% of 328 reviews2023
    Dev: Imilkowski DevPub: Gameparic
    Windows
    Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 54%

    The world doesn't generate itself - you do it, shape the world as you wish! Start with nothing, and build dream houses for goblins and yourself while exploring, collecting resources, crafting, building, fighting, farming... and more!

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 38.8%, Crafting 13.3%, Base Building 12.2%, Sandbox 9.8%, Survival 9.8%

  36. #36 Land Above Sea Below Prologue
    73% matchVery Positive82% of 145 reviews2023
    Dev: Glasscannon StudioPub: Skystone Games
    Windows
    Median: 36 minMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 31%

    Land Above Sea Below Prologue is an atmospheric first chapter of the building strategy and puzzle game where you have to build your island from tiles in order to raise its height as much as possible, to avoid it getting flooded by the constantly rising sea level.

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  37. #37 Fantastic Haven: Prologue
    72% matchMostly Positive76% of 283 reviews2024
    Dev: Piece of Cake FabulousPub: Goblinz Publishing
    Windows

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  38. #38 Under A New Sun
    71% matchMostly Positive76% of 368 reviews2023
    Dev: New Horizon Games
    Windows

    While searching for a new home, an unexpected failure in your ship has left you stranded on a planet surprisingly similar to Earth. Discover a vast open world, hunt for food, develop technologies, and build yourself a new home to survive!

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  39. #39 My Time at Portia
    71% matchVery Positive92% of 44,040 reviews2019
    Dev: Pathea GamesPub: Focus Entertainment
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  40. #40 LifeZ - Survival
    74% matchMixed68% of 240 reviews2018
    Dev: iDs Games
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%

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    69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,694 reviews2022
    Dev: David Moralejo SánchezPub: GrabTheGames
    Windows
    Median: 54 minMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 46%

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    70% matchMixed65% of 734 reviews2024
    Dev: Witte Studio
    Windows
    Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%

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    71% matchMostly Positive72% of 891 reviews2022
    Dev: Big Kitty Games
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    70% matchMostly Positive74% of 161 reviews2023
    Dev: Sky Games
    Windows

    Embark on a 1-4 players Co-op survival adventure in an open world wilderness in search of a myth called the Lod Stone. Build your house, sow your crops, brew potions, tame a horse and discover powerful abilities. Venture into dangerous dungeons, fight unique bosses to find the Lod stone.

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    70% matchMostly Positive79% of 76 reviews2023
    Dev: A.Y.std
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    Force of Nature 2: Prologue is an introduction to the world of the main game. Explore one of the many worlds and uncover its mystery. This game combines the genres of Survival, Sandbox, Action, Adventure, RPG, Strategy and Resource Management

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    Windows
    Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 57%

    Stranded Sails - Prologue takes place exactly one day before the departure of our heroes and seamlessly follows "Stranded Sails - Explorers of the Cursed Islands". Already in this prologue you can explore, decorate, farm and fight. Are you ready for the great adventure?

    Why similar: Crafting 28.5%, RPG 17.7%, Exploration 17%, Atmospheric 10.9%, Relaxing 9.4%

  47. #47 Dawnlands
    69% matchMixed52% of 3,131 reviews2023
    Dev: SEASUN GAMES PTE. LTD.
    Windows
    Median: 48 minMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 41%

    Dawnlands is an Open-World Survival Crafting cross-platform game with a massive world and epic lore. A variety of biomes, relics, and puzzles dot the landscape... an ancient land, lain dormant for centuries, is waiting to be awoken. New stories are waiting to be written.

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 37.6%, Crafting 13.8%, Base Building 11.7%, Survival 8.3%, Open World 7.9%

  48. #48 XenoHaven
    66% matchVery Positive86% of 64 reviews2025
    Dev: Miniverse GamePub: OKJOY
    Windows

    In XenoHaven, gather resources to build shelters, enslave alien beasts to work for you, and run restaurants and shops. Delve into dark underground dungeons, defeat swarming insectoids and mighty bosses, and craft powerful gear to conquer the alien world.

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 31.6%, Base Building 14.4%, Crafting 12.4%, Open World 10.3%, Survival 8.7%

  49. #49 Critter Cove
    65% matchVery Positive95% of 1,823 reviews2024
    Dev: Gentleman Rat Studios
    Windows
    Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 16.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    A deep, open world life sim and town building game set in a cozy post-apocalyptic paradise. Restore your town, sail across a mysterious archipelago, rescue animal pals. Hunt for relics and farm, fish & craft everything you need. Can you help turn Critter Cove into a thriving tourist town once again?

    Why similar: Open World 18.7%, Relaxing 18.7%, Sandbox 16.5%, Stylized 13.6%, Exploration 13.5%

  50. #50 Viking Frontiers: Prologue
    66% matchMostly Positive78% of 471 reviews2025
    Dev: BLUM EntertainmentPub: GameHunters
    Windows

    Survival of your people - that's the only thing that matters. Become the leader of a newly founded Viking settlement and lead it to safety and glory. Gather, build, craft, hunt, raid and follow your Gods to endure hardships of nature and save your clan from violent destruction.

    Why similar: Sandbox 26.9%, RPG 25.7%, Survival 19.6%, Adventure 14.6%, Open World 12.1%

  51. #51 Ocean World: Eden Crafters Prologue
    64% matchVery Positive91% of 7,161 reviews2024
    Dev: Osaris Games
    Windows
    Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 55%

    Embark on a journey of survival, crafting, and automation in this free prologue introducing one of the planets you can transform in Eden Crafters – an upcoming open-world game that challenges you, alone or with friends, to turn a hostile planet into a habitable haven for humanity.

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 41.9%, Base Building 15.2%, Crafting 13.5%, Open World 9.1%, Sandbox 6.9%

  52. #52 Border Town
    64% matchVery Positive81% of 299 reviews2025
    Dev: GoHoGamesPub: 2P Games
    Windows

    Restore the former glory of Border Town in an open-world sandbox RPG set in a fantastical realm. Explore the world, craft tools and weapons, cultivate fields, and socialise with your neighbours while dealing with dark forces that threaten to destroy everything you have built.

    Why similar: Open World 21.5%, Sandbox 18.3%, Survival 17.1%, RPG 12.4%, Base Building 12.2%

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