- #1 Lysward
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Snowcastle Games
Windows
Lysward is a single-player survival adventure set in a vast and unforgiving desert in the fantastical world of Umbra. Explore, craft, team up with your companion, and leverage the Amri magic to endure the heat.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 49.8% ★, Survival 17.9%, Crafting 6.5%, Exploration 5.9%, First-Person 4.8%
- #2 Wild
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DzernPub: Dzern and Unverändert
Windows
Wild is a survival game inspired by the "7vsWild" series. The goal is to survive, fight against dangerous animals, and build your shelter. For that, you are only allowed to take one bottle as equipment, so prepare it well in advance.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 43.6% ★, Survival 17.2%, Base Building 15%, Crafting 8.7%, Exploration 7.7%
- #3 Primal Man Simulator
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: RD Games
Windows
Primal Man Simulator is a complex survival simulator where the player becomes one of the evolutionary precursors of modern homo sapiens, trying to live through another day in an unwelcoming forests of Europe.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 43.4% ★, Survival 14.3%, Crafting 11.8%, Base Building 10.8%, Realistic 7.7%
- #4 Starsand
95% matchMixed66% of 1,227 reviews2022
Dev: Tunnel Vision StudioPub: Toplitz Productions
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Starsand is a mystic survival game set among the dunes of an arcane desert. An open-world full of danger, vast environments and mysterious happenings await you! Explore, hunt, craft, build – and SURVIVE.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 34.5% ★, Base Building 12.5%, Survival 10.8%, Crafting 8.8%, Realistic 7%
- #5 Space Crafter
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sirhyss Games
Windows
Go on an adventure in the footsteps of an ancient civilisation. Explore hostile planets, build your base and acquire the technologies of the past before they are turned to create chaos.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 39.7% ★, Base Building 15.5%, Survival 10.4%, Crafting 10.1%, Exploration 6.5%
- #6 Far Fetched
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: KiwiPastaPub: CreativeForge Games
Windows
Dive into the hazy and cold world of Far Fetched, where dangers lurk in the fog and only the glittering embers of the Traveling Node can keep you safe.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 49.7% ★, Base Building 17.7%, Survival 14.7%, Crafting 5.3%, Adventure 4.9%
- #7 Moonrite
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Haki Studios
Windows
A survival crafting game where you craft spirit companions with different materials to fight, work, and survive. Build your spiritual village and explore a beautiful anime-inspired world to defy ancient gods that rule the material and spiritual.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 52.8% ★, Base Building 19.1%, Survival 13.6%, Crafting 7.9%, Exploration 6.1%
- #8 Far Lands
92% matchMixed66% of 166 reviews2024
Dev: Scalpel Softworks
Windows
Far Lands is an open-world survival game. Fight mercenaries, steal their loot and vehicles. Build and defend your base from zombies. Gather resources, craft better gear and loot different points of interest. Want to play with friends? Join them on Co-op!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 36.3% ★, Base Building 17.3%, Survival 14.5%, Crafting 12.5%, Realistic 6.1%
- #9 Short Snow | Cold Survival Game
91% matchMixed55% of 102 reviews2025
Dev: MubDev
Windows
A realistic open-world survival experience. After a harrowing plane crash, you find yourself stranded in the wilderness. Battling freezing temperatures and hunger, you face an unknown virus that slowly paralyzes muscles, leaving its victims motionless and at the mercy of the unforgiving cold.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 41.8% ★, Survival 14.7%, Base Building 10.7%, Crafting 8.9%, Exploration 6.8%
- #10 Under A New Sun
91% 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!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 45.7% ★, Survival 13.6%, Base Building 13.2%, Crafting 10.7%, Realistic 6.2%
- #11 Green Hell
90% matchVery Positive85% of 94,379 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 52% ★, Survival 16.4%, Base Building 10.1%, Crafting 8.7%, Realistic 3.5%
- #12 The Planet Crafter: Prologue
89% 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 40.7% ★, Base Building 16%, Survival 14%, Crafting 10.1%, Exploration 6.1%
- #13 The Long Dark
89% matchVery Positive90% of 117,376 reviews2017
Dev: Hinterland Studio Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 46.9 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 60.3% ★, Survival 20.2%, Crafting 6.3%, Exploration 5.6%, First-Person 4.1%
- #14 Eldercraft: Mountaineers
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Derivative Synergistics
Windows
Eldercraft: Mountaineers is an RPG about crafting, surviving and exploring. Forge your routes and pathways up the mountain to reach valuable treasures. These will help you forge more pathways that will lead you to the summit.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 40.9% ★, Base Building 16%, Survival 13.7%, Crafting 9.6%, Immersive 8.4% ★
- #15 Bromeliad
87% 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 47.6% ★, Survival 14.2%, Base Building 13.1%, Crafting 12.5%, Realistic 6.2%
- #16 No Light
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 匠门电子科技有限公司
Windows
When wake up, you in a strange world. You must learn to be strong in this dangerous and dark world. Look for all the materials that can live, light the torch in hand, this light may be the last hope, but don't forget, in this boundless darkness, the light will also let "them" See you.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 57.3% ★, Survival 13.4%, Crafting 11.1%, Exploration 7.8%, Realistic 6.3%
- #17 Scorching Desert
86% match7 user reviews29% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: Desert Runner Studio
Windows
"Scorching Desert" is an open-world survival crafting game, where your main objective is to survive in a hot, unforgiving desert plagued by an ancient evil! You will need to gather resources, build a resillient shelter, stay hydrated & explore a massive 64km^2 Map!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 42.6% ★, Base Building 15%, Survival 11.8%, Realistic 9.1%, Crafting 8.1%
- #18 Stranded Deep
85% matchMostly Positive74% of 47,062 reviews2022
Dev: Beam Team GamesPub: Beam Team Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 21.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Take the role of a plane crash survivor stranded somewhere in the Pacific Ocean. Come face to face with some of the most life threatening scenarios that will result in a different experience each time you play. Scavenge. Discover. Survive.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 58.1% ★, Survival 17.5%, Crafting 10.1%, Realistic 4.7%, Exploration 3.9%
- #19 Determinant
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Khor Chin Heong
Windows
Realistic physics-based open-world survival game set in the future. Survival, crafting, exploration and base building are the main focus. Hunt for food and water and survive against environmental hazards. Combat is possible, but more defensive in nature.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 41.3% ★, Base Building 15.7%, Survival 12.8%, Crafting 11.3%, Realistic 6.1%
- #20 The Forest
83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 665,921 reviews2018
Dev: Endnight Games Ltd
Windows
Median: 13.1 hrsMean: 37.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
As the lone survivor of a passenger jet crash, you find yourself in a mysterious forest battling to stay alive against a society of cannibalistic mutants. Build, explore, survive in this terrifying first person survival horror simulator.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 59% ★, Survival 18.2%, Crafting 8.9%, First-Person 3.3%, Survival Horror 3%
- #21 Subsistence
84% matchMostly Positive72% of 13,601 reviews2016
Dev: ColdGames
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 40.0 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Subsistence is a sandbox, first person, solo or co-op, PvE open-world survival game. Struggle through changing seasons to build a base, develop technology and gear-up in the hostile environment. Defend yourself from wildlife, the elements and AI hunters (who also build bases in the world).
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 56.9% ★, Survival 17%, Crafting 11.9%, Base Building 11.2%, First-Person 2%
- #22 Breathedge
82% matchVery Positive82% of 16,026 reviews2021
Dev: RedRuins SoftworksPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Survive in outer space! Together with your immortal chicken, discover the truth behind your sudden spaceship crash. Craft tools, pilot vehicles, and even control space stations to survive and explore the wreckage.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 49.6% ★, Base Building 15.6%, Survival 13.5%, Crafting 8.8%, First-Person 5.3%
- #23 Odd Woods
82% matchMostly Positive75% of 44 reviews2022
Dev: Matt
Windows
Odd Woods is a survival crafting game in a forest environment. Build your base during the day to withstand the attacks of horror creatures at night. Explore, farm and hunt wildlife to survive another day.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 41.8% ★, Base Building 16.9%, Survival 13.9%, Crafting 10.8%, Exploration 5.1%
- #24 Grounded
81% matchVery Positive90% of 92,875 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 44.3% ★, Survival 20%, Base Building 17.7%, Crafting 10.2%, Exploration 3.6%
- #25 Forager
81% 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 52.4% ★, Survival 15%, Crafting 12.7%, Base Building 10.1%, Resource Management 3.8%
- #26 Miniland Adventure: Prologue
80% 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 42% ★, Base Building 15.8%, Survival 13.6%, Crafting 10.5%, Inventory Management 6.9%
- #27 Nighthold: Number 1
79% matchMostly Positive72% of 356 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 47.5% ★, Base Building 17.6%, Survival 14.7%, Crafting 11.5%, Exploration 5.1%
- #28 Don't Starve Together
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 528,033 reviews2016
Dev: Klei Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 64.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Fight, Farm, Build and Explore Together in the standalone multiplayer expansion to the uncompromising wilderness survival game, Don't Starve.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 73.1% ★, Survival 23.4%, Crafting 2.5%, Adventure 0.6%, Survival Horror 0.4%
- #29 Lost Track
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Junkyard Games
Windows
Survive alongside your companions in the outskirts of a town after a supernatural experimental accident. Gather survival resources, upgrade your vehicles and mobile fortress, and explore unknown areas to gradually uncover the truth behind the experiment…
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 44% ★, Base Building 15.5%, Survival 15.5%, Crafting 10.1%, Exploration 6.2%
- #30 KeepUp Survival
77% matchMixed65% of 734 reviews2024
Dev: Witte Studio
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
KeepUp Survival is an open base-building and exploration game set in a natural, abandoned world. Build, gather, survive, and unfold your own story on a mysterious island.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 37.6% ★, Base Building 14.3%, Survival 12.4%, Crafting 10.1%, Realistic 6.9%
- #31 Desert Skies
78% matchMixed57% of 461 reviews2019
Dev: White_Rabbit_Games
Windows
Desert Skies takes survival to the air! Build an airship and fly on an adventure through the deserts of the Wild West. Look for places to land and scavenge for loot, expand your airship and craft new equipment, but beware the dangers lurking beneath the sands!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 61.2% ★, Survival 11.5%, Crafting 10.1%, Base Building 9.4%, First-Person 4.4%
- #32 Arid
76% matchVery Positive87% of 1,936 reviews2021
Dev: Sad Viscacha StudioPub: Breda University of Applied Sciences
Windows
Discover the mysteries of the Atacama, explore the abandoned mining networks, evade the scorching sun and survive the environment in one of the most arid place in the world. Arid is a FREE survival game made by students from Breda University.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 48.9% ★, Survival 13.7%, Crafting 11.4%, Exploration 6.8%, First-Person 5.4%
- #33 Force of Nature
77% 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 55.7% ★, Survival 16.1%, Crafting 14.4%, Base Building 6.7%, Exploration 4.7%
- #34 Subnautica: Below Zero
75% matchVery Positive90% of 102,346 reviews2021
Dev: Unknown Worlds Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 15.9 hrsMean: 30.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Dive into a freezing underwater adventure on an alien planet. Below Zero is set two years after the original Subnautica. Return to Planet 4546B to uncover the truth behind a deadly cover-up. Survive by building habitats, crafting tools, & diving deeper into the world of Subnautica.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 47.1% ★, Survival 13.9%, Base Building 13.1%, Crafting 7.2%, Exploration 5.7%
- #35 Drift: Space Survival
75% matchMixed70% of 76 reviews2023
Dev: KAR Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
You were deep in uncharted space on a research mission. Disaster struck. Together with your friends, explore a mysterious asteroid field and mine whatever resources possible to build what you need to survive.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 49.3% ★, Survival 14.2%, Base Building 11.6%, Crafting 10.7%, Exploration 6.4%
- #36 Fade to Silence
76% matchMixed63% of 1,317 reviews2019
Dev: Black Forest GamesPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Fade to Silence is a single-player and co-op survival adventure set in a post-apocalyptic world that is frozen in an eternal winter. Snow and ice have shaped a merciless landscape. Nature is corrupted. Monstrous creatures out of an Eldritch horror dream roam the frozen wasteland.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 55.5% ★, Survival 19.4%, Base Building 10.5%, Crafting 9.2%, Resource Management 2.4%
- #37 Survival: Fountain of Youth
73% matchVery Positive86% of 4,270 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 40.1% ★, Base Building 15.9%, Survival 13.1%, Crafting 10.4%, Realistic 7%
- #38 Moon Colony Crafter
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: InfinityCoders
Windows
Play as an astronaut on our moon in the future. Your task is to prepare the moon for future colonies by terraforming. Collect resources, explore procedurally generated caves, build buildings and create a second world for you and our earth.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 45.4% ★, Base Building 17.3%, Survival 13.7%, Crafting 10.2%, Exploration 6.2%
- #39 SpiritBorn
74% 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 48.9% ★, Base Building 14.6%, Survival 14.5%, Crafting 12.1%, Exploration 6.1%
- #40 Nighthold
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 2 Zombie GamesPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows
Build shelters, interact with rescuees, battle against the Rot and raiders to survive another night in this Sandbox RPG. Play Solo or team up with friends in Online Сo-op.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 59.8% ★, Base Building 12.9%, Survival 10.3%, Crafting 8.7%, Exploration 4.8%
- #41 Nightingale
72% matchMixed67% of 17,841 reviews2024
Dev: Inflexion Games
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 23.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Nightingale is an open world survival crafting game, where you’ll adventure across the mysterious and dangerous Fae Realms. As a daring Realmwalker, you’ll defeat monstrous enemies, survive hostile environments, and build elaborate estates in a visually stunning Gaslamp Fantasy world.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 44.4% ★, Base Building 14.5%, Survival 13.9%, Crafting 10.7%, Exploration 5.8%
- #42 Defend Till Sunshine
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: EUZERU
Windows
Defend Till Sunshine is a exploration-survival game which you will experience with your puppy. You need to survive against multiple situations. Discover across the land, find villages, learn craft techniques, interact with villagers and learn tips from them, build your own house and more!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 47.1% ★, Survival 22%, Crafting 14.9%, Exploration 9.4%, Adventure 5.5%
- #43 Mist Survival
71% matchMostly Positive76% of 14,042 reviews2018
Dev: Dimension 32 Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 73%
MIST SURVIVAL is a Single-player, survival stealth sandbox game Players will experience the Apocalypse stimulation in the form of virus pandemic, the players have to deal with it to survive through the difficulties such as finding shelter and food, threats from the environment and climate: wild animals, bandits, infected, and dense mist t
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 49.6% ★, Survival 21.9%, Base Building 13.9%, Crafting 8%, First-Person 2.4%
- #44 GRAV
73% matchMixed47% of 6,921 reviews2015
Dev: BitMonster, Inc.
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 60%
GRAV is a sand box experience where you explore a multitude of planets, hunt strange alien creatures, build and defend outposts, craft weapons and armor, and attempt to survive against other players in a hostile environment.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 55.6% ★, Survival 16.9%, Base Building 16.4%, Crafting 9.1%, Adventure 1.6%
- #45 My First Craft Survival
70% matchMixed67% of 18 reviews2025
Dev: kuriemeiku
Windows
When I woke up, I found myself on an uninhabited island. And I had nothing with me! Anyway, the first priority is to find food to avoid starvation. At night, mysterious creatures attack, so I need to craft equipment and build a base to defend myself! In the end, there's a boss waiting for me!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 42.1% ★, Survival 13.7%, Crafting 12.9%, Inventory Management 8.8%, Base Building 8.6%
- #46 Unhinged
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Unifiq Games
Windows
Survive a brutal corporate death game on an alien planet. Craft and assemble components into machines and automated production systems. Harness power, cultivate exotic plants, brew herbal tonics and synthesize chaotic drugs, all while managing your sanity in a detailed mental simulation.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 46.2% ★, Survival 14%, Base Building 12.9%, Crafting 10.9%, Exploration 7%
- #47 Out of Reach
71% matchMixed57% of 3,044 reviews2018
Dev: Space Boat Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
You’re a castaway stranded in the middle of nowhere. Storm is gone, the worst certainly not. Look for food and resources, craft gear, make shelters. These are the basics, you need much more to stay alive on this cut-off-the-world, yet not desert island. Build & burn, sail & explore, be Out of Reach!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 55.8% ★, Survival 17%, Crafting 10.9%, Base Building 8.6%, Exploration 3.6%
- #48 ICARUS
69% matchMostly Positive74% of 62,078 reviews2021
Dev: RocketWerkz
Windows
Median: 10.0 hrsMean: 44.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
ICARUS is a solo or multiplayer PvE survival game. Explore a savage wilderness in the aftermath of terraforming gone wrong. Complete narrative quests as either Open World operations or Individual Missions. Explore, build, craft and hunt while seeking your fortune and prospecting for exotic matter.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 43.7% ★, Base Building 16%, Survival 15.3%, Crafting 10%, Exploration 5.4%
- #49 Subnautica
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 344,093 reviews2018
Dev: Unknown Worlds Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 13.4 hrsMean: 40.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Descend into the depths of an alien underwater world filled with wonder and peril. Craft equipment, pilot submarines and out-smart wildlife to explore lush coral reefs, volcanoes, cave systems, and more - all while trying to survive.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 47.4% ★, Survival 15%, Base Building 13.1%, Crafting 9.4%, Exploration 6.5%
- #50 Vortex: The Gateway
71% matchMixed57% of 398 reviews2016
Dev: StormCube Games
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Vortex: The Gateway is an open world survival horror game with two game modes. If you want to survive then be alert, sneak, build and fight. Meanwhile life back on Earth changes dramatically. What changes? You will get bits of information through your adventure. Prepare for the worst!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 63.8% ★, Survival 18.9%, Crafting 10.5%, Survival Horror 3.4%, Adventure 2.6%
- #51 Desolated District
67% matchMostly Positive73% of 15 reviews2025
Dev: Real Heroes Studio
Windows
Desolated District is an Open-World Survival Crafting game set in a post-apocalyptic dystopia. Scavenge for resources, craft essential tools, build your base and battle deadly threats as you explore a sprawling, decaying city inspired by the Kowloon Walled City.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 47.3% ★, Base Building 15.3%, Crafting 11.8%, Survival 11%, Exploration 6.3%
- #52 Crushed
69% matchMixed55% of 307 reviews2020
Dev: NipoBoxPub: NipoBox Publishing
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Crushed — is an Singleplayer and Multiplayer First-Person Survival Sandbox in an Open World! Challenge the wild and be ready to survive in harsh conditions. Explore the world, get resources, cook food, build a house, farm, hunt, and enjoy nature.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 46.6% ★, Survival 14%, Base Building 13%, Crafting 10%, Exploration 7%
- #53 WILDLANDS
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ahsen Games
Windows
Dive into a unique adventure that will put you against a world ruled by natural forces! Explore, craft, battle predators, tame animals, build homes, harvest crops & so much more. Gather your friends, grab a weapon, and head out to conquer the WILDLANDS!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 52.6% ★, Survival 16.2%, Realistic 8.7%, Exploration 7.5%, First-Person 6.3%
- #54 Dragonfall
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Flatrock Games
Windows
Stranded and alone, you must craft, build and fight your way through a treacherous open-world paradise teeming with monsters, forgotten temples, wildlife, and derelict research facilities. However, an ancient beast freely roams the skies and stalks the grounds, and it has fire in its eyes.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 43.5% ★, Survival 13.1%, Base Building 13.1%, Crafting 10.3%, Inventory Management 6.2%
- #55 The Infected
67% matchVery Positive85% of 6,893 reviews2020
Dev: DigX Studios
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 18.5 hrs≥1hr: 68%
The Infected is a sandbox, first-person, open-world survival game. Build bases, craft, farm, hunt, and survive changing seasons. Choose whether to face the hybrid “Vambies” or turn them off for a pure survival experience.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 39.3% ★, Base Building 16.1%, Survival 11.8%, Crafting 10.6%, Realistic 7.7%
- #56 Miasmata
69% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,225 reviews2012
Dev: IonFxPub: IonFX Studios
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 39%
Miasmata is a first-person survival/adventure game, developed from the ground-up by brothers Joe and Bob Johnson. You play as Robert Hughes, a plague-stricken scientist on a journey to discover a cure. Your adventure begins on the shores of a remote and mysterious island.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 41.4% ★, Survival 28.5%, Exploration 11.2%, First-Person 7%, Crafting 4.5%
- #57 Impossible Survival
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tbjbu2 (GAME ON HOLD)
Windows
Everything attacks you in unexpected and hilarious ways in this experimental survival crafting game. Can you beat it? Co-op supported!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 41.9% ★, Base Building 16.1%, Survival 13%, Crafting 11.7%, Exploration 6.2%
- #58 Raft
65% matchVery Positive93% of 368,916 reviews2022
Dev: Redbeet InteractivePub: Axolot Games
Windows
Median: 14.5 hrsMean: 36.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Raft™ throws you and your friends into an epic oceanic adventure! Alone or together, players battle to survive a perilous voyage across a vast sea! Gather debris, scavenge reefs and build your own floating home, but be wary of the man-eating sharks!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 54% ★, Survival 20.6%, Base Building 11.4%, Crafting 10.3%, First-Person 1.9%