- #1 Animallica
97% matchMixed70% of 906 reviews2022
Dev: Animallica Games Studio
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
In Animallica you are racing against extinction after a deadly virus ravaged the world. As the lone survivor of the last conservation center on Earth, the fate of every single animal and plant species lies in your hands.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 46.4% ★, Crafting 17%, Survival 14%, Open World 6.9%, Adventure 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game shares the core theme of protecting and interacting with animals in a vast, open-world survival setting.
- #2 Smalland: Survive the Wilds
96% matchVery Positive82% of 9,989 reviews2024
Dev: Merge GamesPub: Maximum Entertainment
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Experience a big adventure on a tiny scale! Enjoy multiplayer survival in a vast, hazardous world. Preparation is key when you're this small & at the bottom of the food chain. Craft weapons & armour, tame & ride creatures, build encampments & explore a strange new land.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 38.8% ★, Survival 14.6%, Crafting 14.2%, Open World 9.2%, Third Person 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a nature-focused survival experience where you explore a massive world from a unique perspective.
- #3 LOST EMBER
96% matchVery Positive88% of 5,172 reviews2019
Dev: Mooneye Studios
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Explore the remains of a fallen world from fascinating perspectives! Slip into the role of different animals to uncover the fate of an ancient world. Dive into deep waters, fly at lofty heights, dig underground as a mole or even climb steep cliffs with a mountain goat, there are lots of ways of getting around.
Why similar: Dogs 61.7% ★, Nature 13.5%, Third Person 10.7%, Exploration 8.2%, Adventure 4%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on atmospheric exploration and the ability to inhabit different animals to traverse the environment.
- #4 Grounded
95% matchVery Positive90% of 93,832 reviews2022
Dev: Obsidian EntertainmentPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 12.3 hrsMean: 41.5 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 43.9% ★, Survival 21.9%, Crafting 14.6%, Open World 8.2%, Exploration 3.2%
Why You'll Like It: This title excels at blending survival and crafting mechanics within a vibrant, nature-heavy environment.
- #5 Force of Nature
94% matchMostly Positive75% of 4,202 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 46.2% ★, Crafting 17.2%, Survival 14.7%, Open World 8.3%, Exploration 3.5%
Why You'll Like It: A direct match for the survival and crafting loop found in the seed game, set in a procedurally generated world.
- #6 Solace Crafting
94% matchMostly Positive72% of 891 reviews2022
Dev: Big Kitty Games
Windows · Linux
Embark on an adventure set in a fantasy survival RPG. Visit a borderless, open world where you manage resources to construct your base and new types of equipment to support your conquest.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 40.1% ★, Crafting 16.4%, Survival 14.7%, Open World 9.9%, RPG 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: It emphasizes exploration and deep crafting systems within a massive, seamless open world.
- #7 Tchia
93% matchVery Positive88% of 854 reviews2024
Dev: AwacebPub: Kepler Interactive
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 14.8 hrs≥1hr: 58%
A Tropical Open-World adventure. Climb, glide, swim, and sail your boat around a beautiful archipelago in this physics-driven sandbox. Take control of any animal or object you can find, and Jam on your fully playable Ukulele.
Why similar: Open World 37.8%, Third Person 25.5%, Exploration 19.4%, Adventure 12.9%, Singleplayer 4.4%
Why You'll Like It: The game features a beautiful open world with unique mechanics for interacting with and possessing various animals.
- #8 Stray Blade
92% matchMostly Positive73% of 521 reviews2023
Dev: Point Blank GamesPub: 505 Games
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Stray Blade is an action-adventure where you play a rogue Adventurer exploring the ancient Valley of Acrea with your companion, the Xhinnon wolf Boji. Unveil the history of the forgotten valley and master the powers of the three Acrean Metals to restore balance to this war-torn land.
Why similar: Souls-like 28.5%, Hack and Slash 23.1%, Action RPG 10.9%, Third Person 10.7%, Exploration 10%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a similar action-adventure feel with a focus on exploration and combat intensity.
- #9 Shelter 2
91% matchVery Positive85% of 4,297 reviews2015
Dev: Might and Delight
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%
As a powerful Lynx, you will make your way through vast open landscapes. In the harsh tundra, you will raise and strengthen your cubs by mastering your skills for hunting prey. Do everything you can to prepare your little ones for the vicious entities dwelling in the wilderness.
Why similar: Survival 38.2%, Nature 27.7%, Exploration 14.8%, Adventure 9.6%, Indie 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a poignant survival experience centered entirely on the life and protection of animals in the wild.
- #10 Endling - Extinction is Forever
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,340 reviews2022
Dev: Herobeat StudiosPub: HandyGames
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 67%
As the last mother fox on Earth, your cubs need all your care to survive in a merciless world that slowly destroys itself. You have to help them, teach them and save them. And you should never forget that extinction is forever – in the real world and in this 2023 BAFTA award winning experience.
Why similar: Survival 32.8%, Nature 24%, Open World 13%, Exploration 12.5%, Adventure 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A survival-focused adventure that highlights the struggle of animals in a changing, often hostile environment.
- #11 Alchemist Adventure
91% matchMostly Positive71% of 130 reviews2021
Dev: Bad MinionsPub: SuperGG.com
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Explore a world full of adventure in this action RPG that tells the story of Mya, a powerful alchemist who travels across the dangerous lands of mythical Isur trying to recall the lost memories of her past.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 17.6%, Medieval 15%, Action RPG 14.1%, Open World 12.6%, Third Person 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game blends action-adventure with exploration and crafting, mirroring the quest-heavy structure of the seed game.
- #12 Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey
89% matchMostly Positive79% of 11,558 reviews2020
Dev: Panache Digital GamesPub: Private Division
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 14.1 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Survive your evolution in Neogene Africa starting 10 million years ago. Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey is a third-person open world survival game where you Explore, Expand, and Evolve to advance your clan to the next generation in the exciting new adventure from Panache Digital Games.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 36.9% ★, Survival 12.7%, Crafting 11.4%, Open World 9.4%, Nature 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a unique survival and exploration experience centered on the evolution and interaction with a prehistoric wilderness.
- #13 Ex Natura: Nature Corrupted
89% matchMixed66% of 203 reviews2023
Dev: Blackburne Games Yazılım A.Ş.
Windows
Ex Natura: Nature Corrupted is a souls-like game with Enrage mechanic which sets in a Nature themed dark fantasy world. Fight your way from the deepest dungeons to the top of the clouds and save the corrupted nature in this mysterious "pre-human" era-themed epic story.
Why similar: Souls-like 27.9%, Action RPG 17.3%, Nature 12.8%, Third Person 11.2%, RPG 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A combat-heavy action RPG that focuses on nature-themed enemies and exploration.
- #14 Mirthwood
87% matchMostly Positive70% of 2,338 reviews2024
Dev: Bad Ridge GamesPub: V Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Embark on an enchanting journey and brave ferocious creatures in an immersive medieval fantasy world. Will you settle a new homestead to live a life of farming and trade, or pick up the sword and take up the adventurers' path?
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 37.5% ★, Crafting 14.4%, Medieval 10.7%, Survival 10.6%, Action RPG 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: This RPG combines survival and farming elements with a medieval open-world setting.
- #15 The Wild Eight
88% matchMixed68% of 8,077 reviews2019
Dev: Eight PointsPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
The Wild Eight is an intense survival action-adventure set in the frozen wilderness of Alaska. Team up with friends in online co-op or go solo, explore the mysterious land, craft weapons and fight to live another day.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 50.6% ★, Survival 20.6%, Crafting 11.4%, Open World 9.1%, Adventure 2.7%
Why You'll Like It: A challenging survival game that requires exploration and crafting to survive in a harsh, unforgiving landscape.
- #16 Valheim
86% matchVery Positive94% of 534,015 reviews2021
Dev: Iron Gate ABPub: Coffee Stain Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 25.8 hrsMean: 76.9 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 45.8% ★, Survival 15.2%, Crafting 13.4%, Open World 10.5%, Third Person 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: While more combat-focused, it offers a premier survival and crafting experience in a vast, exploration-driven world.
- #17 Trail of Ayash
86% matchMixed64% of 55 reviews2024
Dev: Nowsky
Windows
Trail of Ayash is an innovative and exciting open world game focused on the indigenous people, their struggles. Our world is a unique version of the lands dominated by the myths and legends of Its Inhabitants. Various tribes interact with one another, engaging in diplomacy, war, and expansion.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 32.1% ★, Crafting 12.4%, Survival 11.7%, Action RPG 10.6%, Open World 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: An open-world RPG that focuses on exploration and survival within a unique cultural setting.
- #18 Of Ash and Steel
84% matchMixed65% of 6,426 reviews2025
Dev: Fire & FrostPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 8.4 hrsMean: 30.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Of Ash and Steel is an immersive third-person open-world RPG created by a passionate team that values the essence of classic old-school RPGs and modern design. Explore the lands of a once-prosperous island, hone your combat skills, and survive in the unforgiving realm of the Kingdom of the Seven.
Why similar: Medieval 20.8%, Action RPG 20.8%, Crafting 17.5%, RPG 9.7%, Open World 7%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a classic action-RPG experience with a focus on exploration and combat in a medieval world.
- #19 Raft
83% matchVery Positive93% of 372,032 reviews2022
Dev: Redbeet InteractivePub: Axolot Games
Windows
Median: 14.6 hrsMean: 37.3 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 52% ★, Survival 22.1%, Crafting 14.4%, Open World 8.2%, Adventure 1.9%
Why You'll Like It: A quintessential survival and crafting game that focuses on exploration and resource gathering in an open environment.
- #20 Ankora: Lost Days
85% matchMostly Positive76% of 165 reviews2022
Dev: Chibig
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Discover the wild planet Ankora and explore freely around this mysterious world full of promise and danger. Craft different tools, build structures and terraform yourself a new home in this cute-as-heck survival game.
Why similar: Crafting 23.3%, Nature 23.1%, Survival 21.4%, Exploration 12%, RPG 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: A colorful, nature-focused adventure that emphasizes exploration and survival in an alien world.
- #21 Grand Emprise 2: Portals Apart
84% matchMixed52% of 81 reviews2025
Dev: Tbjbu2
Windows
⛏️ Survival crafting adventure 💎 🌌 Through magical portals 🌀 👹 Into fantasy worlds 🏰 ⚡ Once-in-a-lifetime, high-paced, high-variety 💨 ⏳ The sequel to Grand Emprise: Time Travel 🕰️
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 33% ★, Crafting 14.4%, Souls-like 14.4%, Survival 11.9%, Open World 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: It features a mix of crafting and adventure across different time periods, similar to the progression in Animal Rescuer.
- #22 Last Whisper
82% matchMixed66% of 192 reviews2024
Dev: 12Studio
Windows
Last Whisper Survival is a cooperative zombie survival game where exploration of the open world is key. As you venture further, you'll need to upgrade your gear and level up your character and skill tree to handle the increasing challenges as you move through the world.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 40.5% ★, Survival 15.7%, Cats 11.1%, Third Person 9.4%, Open World 9%
Why You'll Like It: It combines survival and action-adventure elements in a third-person perspective.
- #23 Bound By Blades
82% matchVery Positive83% of 150 reviews2022
Dev: ZethPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 39%
Bound By Blades is an Indie Action-RPG with a focus on intense boss battles. Experience the thrill of Boss Rushes with the wholesomeness of a cozy Indie RPG as you confront ferocious foes, collect loot, and craft epic gear to fortify yourself for the challenges ahead, solo or in 2 player co-op!
Why similar: Action RPG 26.4%, Hack and Slash 19.4%, RPG 15.7%, Cats 11.7%, Action 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game features action-oriented combat and adventure elements that feel similar to the hack-and-slash aspects of the seed.
- #24 Don't Starve
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 112,640 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 43.5% ★, Survival 25.9%, Crafting 15.8%, Open World 5.5%, Adventure 3.1%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a challenging survival experience with a distinct art style and deep crafting mechanics.
- #25 Green Hell
81% matchVery Positive85% of 97,093 reviews2019
Dev: Creepy Jar
Windows
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 18.6 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 51.8% ★, Survival 18.3%, Crafting 12.6%, Open World 8.4%, Exploration 2.7%
Why You'll Like It: A realistic survival game that emphasizes the dangers of exploring a dense, nature-filled environment.
- #26 Cat Gets Medieval
80% matchVery Positive94% of 115 reviews2024
Dev: LetMeowt Games LLC
Windows
Explore an amazing fantasy world as a magical cat! Team up with your cat crew, climb castle walls, blast magic, and hunt the six lost crown pieces to save the kingdom.
Why similar: Cats 31%, Action RPG 24.9%, Open World 21.6%, Exploration 11.4%, Action-Adventure 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: This title offers a lighthearted action-adventure experience with a focus on exploration and animal-themed gameplay.
- #27 Conan Exiles Enhanced
79% matchMostly Positive79% of 115,037 reviews2018
Dev: Funcom
Windows
Median: 17.1 hrsMean: 111.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Conan Exiles Enhanced is an open world survival game set in the mythical lands of Hyboria, now fully upgraded to Unreal Engine 5 with stunning visuals and improved performance. SURVIVE, BUILD, and DOMINATE alone or with friends in a world brimming with adventure!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 39.5% ★, Survival 20.9%, Crafting 15.2%, Open World 13.3%, RPG 4.1%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a massive open world with extensive survival, crafting, and base-building mechanics.
- #28 No Place Like Home
77% matchMostly Positive78% of 4,066 reviews2022
Dev: Chicken LauncherPub: Awaken Realms
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 14.1 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: Dogs 48.4% ★, Crafting 17.6%, Nature 9%, Open World 6.7%, RPG 6.5%
- #29 Goldilock One: The Mists of Jakaira
76% matchVery Positive80% of 82 reviews2026
Dev: Shed of Ideas
Windows
Action RPG with survival elements. Manage resources and bond with NPCs to unlock crafting and gain allies who may become playable. Use them to solve puzzles and battle together. Survive the frozen wilds and uncover the truth behind your exile.
Why similar: Crafting 15.1%, Souls-like 14.3%, Survival 13.5%, Hack and Slash 13.1%, Action RPG 12.1%
- #30 Re.poly
78% matchVery Positive91% of 137 reviews2019
Dev: Hinkfoot Studios
Windows
Re.Poly is a relaxed yet deep indie survival game in a low-poly style that blends exploration, combat, building, and adventure. Whether alone or with friends, create your own world, write your own story, and decide how you want to play.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 33.1% ★, Crafting 13.5%, Survival 12%, Action RPG 9.1%, Open World 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A sandbox survival game that focuses on crafting and exploration in an open environment.
- #31 ArkCraft: The Rebirth of the World
76% matchMostly Positive74% of 177 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.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 39.1% ★, Crafting 17%, Survival 11.5%, Open World 11.1%, RPG 6.2%
- #32 INCUR Survival
77% matchVery Positive82% of 107 reviews2022
Dev: INCUR
Windows
A survival open-world game, where you can gather resources, Hunt, Craft tools and armor, Tame Animals, Ride Animals, Build, and defend your base from creatures, and other players.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 40.7% ★, Crafting 14.7%, Survival 12.8%, Open World 9%, Third Person 6%
- #33 Animal Rescuer: Prologue
78% matchMixed68% of 145 reviews2020
Dev: Turquoise Revival Games
Windows
Animal Rescuer: Prologue is a free standalone version of the game Animal Rescuer, featuring the initial part of the story. Our hero is helping lovely animals through exploring an epic world with faster gameplay and increased quest and combat intensity.
Why similar: Dogs 22.8% ★, Souls-like 11.6%, Hack and Slash 10.6%, Crafting 8%, Action RPG 6.5%
- #34 METAL DOGS
75% matchVery Positive82% of 795 reviews2023
Dev: 24Frame,inc.
Windows
Set in a world after the destruction of humankind, the harsh battle of the combat dog "Pochi" begins. Explore dungeons that change every time you enter, get a wide variety of weapons, and power up your dog! Hunt the evil "WANTED"! Enjoy exhilarating battles casually in this shooting action game.
Why similar: Dogs 68.5% ★, Hack and Slash 12.5%, Action RPG 9.1%, RPG 4.8%, Action 2.4%
- #35 Animal Shelter
74% matchVery Positive88% of 4,060 reviews2022
Dev: Games Incubator
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 79%
In Animal Shelter, your main target is to make your four-legged friends happy. Pet them, hand out treats, play with toys - and they will pay you back with great trust. Get to know the animals well enough to find them the best home! Don't wait any longer, open your animal shelter now!
Why similar: Dogs 68.2% ★, Cats 22.4%, Adventure 4.6%, Indie 2.8%, Singleplayer 2%
- #36 Gaucho and the Grassland
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 516 reviews2025
Dev: Epopeia Games
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 80%
LIVE like a LATIN COWBOY as you EXPLORE, HELP others, and bring HARMONY between HUMANS and MYSTICAL BEINGS in a RELAXING COZY ADVENTURE.
Why similar: Dogs 62.2% ★, Crafting 14.2%, Nature 8.9%, Third Person 6.3%, Exploration 4.1%
- #37 Cat Quest II
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 7,085 reviews2019
Dev: The GentlebrosPub: Kepler Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Open-world action-RPG in a fantasy realm of cats and dogs. Sequel to the award-winning original, CAT QUEST II lets you play solo or with a friend, as both a cat and dog! Quest in a world filled with magic, defeat monsters and collect loot in a catventure like never before!
Why similar: Dogs 32.9% ★, Hack and Slash 14%, Cats 12.5%, Action RPG 11.9%, Open World 9.1%
- #38 Adventure Forest: Rabbit Story
73% matchMostly Positive71% of 56 reviews2024
Dev: Yusuf Islam SeyhanPub: Inspector Studios
Windows
Embark on a fascinating open-world adventure in Adventure Forest: Rabbit Story! Filled with realistic rabbits, this game offers unforgettable moments full of exploration, customization and survival. Solve the mysteries of the forest with your hero rabbit and embark on an adventure!
Why similar: Survival 18.6%, Action RPG 17.8%, Nature 11.1%, RPG 10.5%, Exploration 7.6%
- #39 Alchemist: The Potion Monger
72% matchVery Positive84% of 107 reviews2024
Dev: Art Games Studio S.A.
Windows
First-person Alchemist Simulator with RPG elements. Explore the world, gather ingredients, and sell or use potions you craft to help others and fend off enemies. Adopt pets to help you with your alchemy knowledge (and to pet them). Decorate your home however you like and brew your destiny!
Why similar: Dogs 48.7% ★, Crafting 19%, Open World 12%, RPG 7.4%, Exploration 7.2%
- #40 Tavern Crawl
74% matchMixed65% of 79 reviews2022
Dev: Sewer Rat Studios
Windows · Mac
Tavern Crawl is an alcohol-fueled adventure starring Fish, a young mouse on a quest to save his kingdom’s supply of booze from a gang of thieving rats through combat and crafting cocktails.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 19.5%, Crafting 18.3%, Action RPG 14.5%, Swordplay 12.6%, Nature 10.5%
- #41 Cat Simulator : Animals on Farm
73% matchVery Positive96% of 136 reviews2021
Dev: Avelog Games
Windows
Sneak up on your enemies, help Farmer, Goat and Piggy, and start a family!
Why similar: Survival 24.4%, Nature 22.5%, Open World 19.9%, Third Person 16.8%, RPG 8.5%
- #42 Decay of Logos
75% matchMixed54% of 283 reviews2019
Dev: Amplify Creations
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Immerse yourself in the world of Decay Of Logos and unravel its mysteries. Explore old dungeons, battle unforgiving foes and journey through a vibrant interconnected fantasy realm with your mystical elk companion.
Why similar: Souls-like 21.7%, Hack and Slash 13.9%, Action RPG 13.7%, Open World 11%, Third Person 9.3%
- #43 Eydigard
71% matchMostly Positive75% of 63 reviews2025
Dev: Frostisen Studio
Windows
Eydigard is a third-person co-op action RPG where players shapeshift into animals to fight, explore, and reclaim cursed farms in plague-ridden 1500s Norway. Inspired by Norwegian and Sámi folktales, it blends historical fantasy with challenging boss fights and a grounded, story-rich world.
Why similar: Souls-like 18.3%, Crafting 17.4%, Action RPG 12.3%, Survival 11.9%, Open World 11.5%
- #44 Adore
71% matchVery Positive88% of 455 reviews2023
Dev: Cadabra GamesPub: QUByte Interactive
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Adore is an action creature-collecting game where you build your team of unique creatures and go on a journey to resurrect the God of the Creatures.
Why similar: Dogs 56.5% ★, Open World 18%, Nature 17.3%, Adventure 5.7%, Singleplayer 2.6%
- #45 Towers of Aghasba
70% matchMixed69% of 2,030 reviews2024
Dev: Dreamlit inc.
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Explore a stunning open-world filled with majestic creatures and quirky characters. Nurture the barren land into vibrant ecosystems and flex your creativity as you build a thriving civilization in balance with nature.
Why similar: Crafting 20.9%, Action RPG 17.4%, Open World 14%, Nature 11.5%, Third Person 9.6%
- #46 Sands of Aura
70% matchMostly Positive75% of 826 reviews2023
Dev: Chashu EntertainmentPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Sands of Aura is an open-world action adventure with a fantasy setting of a realm in its twilight--a world buried beneath a sea of sand. Sail across the sandseas to return life to a dying world in an unforgettable experience that is equal parts engaging story and unrelenting, souls-like combat.
Why similar: Souls-like 23.2%, Action RPG 16.7%, Hack and Slash 13.7%, Crafting 13.4%, Open World 8.7%
- #47 LOST EMBER: Rekindled Edition
69% matchVery Positive83% of 92 reviews2025
Dev: Mooneye Studios
Windows
Explore the acclaimed animal adventure in never before seen beauty! Slip into the role of different animals to uncover the fate of an ancient world. Dive into deep waters, fly at lofty heights or even climb steep cliffs with a mountain goat, there are lots of ways of getting around.
Why similar: Dogs 59.4% ★, Nature 14.7%, Third Person 10.9%, Exploration 8.6%, Adventure 4.7%
- #48 ENDALOR
69% matchMostly Positive71% of 239 reviews2026
Dev: Diorite Games
Windows
An immersive medieval dark fantasy survival game with RPG elements for 1-4 players. Set in a hand crafted open world. Explore, survive, build, craft, fight and conquer your way through the dark, brutal and mysterious lands.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 35% ★, Souls-like 12.7%, Survival 11%, Crafting 10.1%, Medieval 8.6%
- #49 The Good Dog: Chasing Shadows
67% matchVery Positive82% of 60 reviews2026
Dev: Poultry Party Games
Windows
In The Good Dog: Chasing Shadows, play as a dog defending your family from paranormal creatures. Explore the world and solve environmental puzzles to save your loved ones and uncover the mystery.
Why similar: Dogs 60.7% ★, Open World 9.8%, Third Person 9.7%, Exploration 8.7%, Action-Adventure 5.5%
- #50 The WILDS
69% matchMostly Positive77% of 590 reviews2022
Dev: Gluten Free Games
Windows
Become iconic animals and fight for survival in the The WILDS. Finding food, water, and shelter will be the easy part, protecting your family from hungry predators and a harsh environment will separate the weak from the strong. Welcome to a uniquely immersive animal experience...
Why similar: Survival 22.6%, Cats 20%, Nature 17.9%, Open World 17.3%, Exploration 9.2%
- #51 Len's Island
66% matchMostly Positive80% of 7,720 reviews2025
Dev: Flow Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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 41.4% ★, Crafting 14.4%, Survival 13.8%, Nature 9.4%, Open World 9.3%
- #52 Animal Shelter: Prologue
68% matchVery Positive91% of 1,914 reviews2021
Dev: Games Incubator
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 53%
In Animal Shelter Prologue, your main target is to make your four-legged friends happy. Pet them, hand out treats, play with toys - and they will pay you back with great trust. Get to know the animals well enough to find them the best home! Don't wait any longer, open your animal shelter now!
Why similar: Dogs 71.9% ★, Cats 15.1%, Adventure 6.7%, Open World 4%, Indie 1.5%
- #53 Cervus Blade
68% matchVery Positive89% of 406 reviews2023
Dev: Team BladePub: USC Games
Windows
Cervus Blade is an enchanting third-person action adventure game that takes players on an epic journey through a deer-worship desert world. Engage in high-octane combat, testing your skills in challenging encounters, unleash the power of the Blade and become a legend in this captivating adventure.
Why similar: Souls-like 61.9%, Action RPG 18%, Action 10.5%, Action-Adventure 6.3%, Singleplayer 3.3%
- #54 Cat Quest III
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,981 reviews2024
Dev: The GentlebrosPub: Kepler Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 75%
In Cat Quest III you play as a purrivateer in a freely explorable 2.5D open-world swarming with Pi-rats. You can sail the seas in your ship for treasures galore! But prepare for peril, as the Pirate King aims to hunt you down...
Why similar: Cats 28.4%, Action RPG 23.8%, Open World 19%, Exploration 11.7%, Action 7.3%
- #55 Creatures of Ava
67% matchVery Positive87% of 501 reviews2024
Dev: Inverge StudiosPub: 11 bit studios
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Let your empathy guide you as you play an exciting action-adventure, creature-saver game. Understand and tame the creatures of Ava and let them lead you through a variety of ecosystems – all in the hopes of saving the planet from a life-consuming infection.
Why similar: Crafting 47%, Exploration 18%, Action-Adventure 13.7%, Action 9.2%, Adventure 9%
- #56 SwooshCat
67% matchVery Positive86% of 69 reviews2025
Dev: PixelForestStudio
Windows
SwooshCat is a vibrant precision-platformer adventure. Leap, dash, slash, stab, roll, and ricochet your way through a charming pixel world as you help a brave little cat 🐾 explore and battle!
Why similar: Hack and Slash 20.1%, Souls-like 19%, Action RPG 17.4%, Cats 14.7%, Exploration 8%
- #57 Sons Of The Dream Forest
71% matchVery Negative10% of 290 reviews2023
Dev: SimulatorLife
Windows
The beautiful and cruel wilderness requires you to learn survival skills, such as building campsites, making tools, hunting, and gathering. You can cut down trees, fish, plant crops, and even collaborate with other players to tackle environmental challenges together
Why similar: Dogs 52.7% ★, Cats 8.4%, Survival 8.1%, RPG 6.5%, Third Person 6.3%
- #58 Path of Redemption
70% matchVery Positive84% of 61 reviews2020
Dev: Headbang Studio
Windows
A challenging Souls-Like ARPG that you need to fight your way to survive the deadly enemies and enviroments.
Why similar: Souls-like 16.1%, Swordplay 15.4%, Hack and Slash 12.4%, Action RPG 9.5%, Open World 8.7%
- #59 Animal Trainer Simulator
68% matchMixed52% of 50 reviews2024
Dev: Games Incubator
Windows
Become a real-life animal trainer! Manage and develop your animal training center, create a safe and happy place for them! Train different types of animals, and give them a lot of attention and they will surely become calmer and more cooperative with their owners.
Why similar: Dogs 62.7% ★, Cats 19.4%, Nature 10.8%, Adventure 3.3%, Open World 2.1%