- #1 Scrap Mechanic
97% matchVery Positive92% of 123,030 reviews2026
Dev: Axolot Games
Windows
Median: 11.5 hrsMean: 65.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Enter the creative paradise of Scrap Mechanic! Build fantastic machines, go on adventures with your friends and defend against waves of evil Farmbots in this imaginative multiplayer survival sandbox. With Scrap Mechanic’s powerful creation tools you can engineer your own adventures!
Why similar: Building 14.3%, Sandbox 12.9%, Open World 10.9%, Crafting 9.2%, Survival 8.5%
- #2 GearBlocks
96% matchVery Positive91% of 802 reviews2023
Dev: SmashHammer Games
Windows · Linux
Explore a world of creative building, interactive machines, and gears - lots of gears. Build all things mechanical: cars, trucks, cranes, tanks, gearboxes, engines, clocks, anything you can think of. Test your creations to destruction in challenging scenarios, and share them in the workshop!
Why similar: Automobile Sim 16%, Building 13.9%, Moddable 13%, Driving 12.9%, Sandbox 12.7%
- #3 My Summer Car
96% matchVery Positive95% of 117,923 reviews2025
Dev: Amistech Games
Windows
Median: 9.4 hrsMean: 47.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
My Summer Car is the ultimate car owning, building, fixing, tuning, maintenance AND permadeath life survival simulator. You start the game with hundreds of loose parts and assemble both car and engine.
Why similar: Automobile Sim 26.6%, Driving 17.9%, Open World 12%, Building 8.1%, Survival 7.6%
- #4 Nightmare Drive
95% matchVery Positive81% of 200 reviews2026
Dev: Voidfiller
Windows
Survive the apocalypse behind the wheel. Drive endless Highways, scavenge parts to build and arm your vehicle, and plow through massive zombie hordes. Mount turrets, fortify your ride, and outlast the dead - Solo or Up to 4 Player Multiplayer co-op
Why similar: Automobile Sim 20.2%, Driving 17.6%, Sandbox 10.5%, Open World 10.3%, Survival 9%
- #5 Trailmakers
94% matchVery Positive92% of 39,576 reviews2019
Dev: Flashbulb
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 15.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Build the ultimate vehicle and explore a vast open world filled with challenges and adventure. Play solo or team up with friends in multiplayer to conquer the toughest obstacles. With a thrilling campaign mode and endless creative possibilities, Trailmakers is the ultimate sandbox for adventurers.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 15.6%, Sandbox 15.5%, Building 14.7%, Open World 13%, Crafting 11.5%
- #6 TerraTech
94% matchVery Positive91% of 25,032 reviews2018
Dev: Payload StudiosPub: Mythwright
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 32.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
TerraTech is an open-world, sandbox adventure game, where you design and build your own creations through a mix of crafting, combat and discovery. Design vehicles from a huge library of blocks. Scavenge, craft and buy new parts to survive and become the ultimate planetary prospector.
Why similar: Building 22.2%, Sandbox 20.6%, Open World 16.7%, Crafting 11.4%, Multiplayer 10.4%
- #7 Drive Beyond Horizons
92% matchMostly Positive78% of 20,333 reviews2025
Dev: Drive Beyond HorizonsPub: Tacty Studio
Windows
Median: 9.9 hrsMean: 19.0 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Explore, survive, and push the boundaries of the horizon in a vast, procedurally generated world. Customize your vehicle, face unpredictable events, gather resources, and embark on a unique adventure, alone or with up to 4 players.
Why similar: Automobile Sim 20.1%, Driving 17.2%, Open World 10.9%, Co-op 9.3%, Survival 8.6%
- #8 Long Drive North: Co-Op RV Simulator
93% matchMixed43% of 314 reviews2025
Dev: Mindflair Games LTDPub: Excalibur Publishing
Windows
Join the Early Access journey with this immersive driving-survival game. Explore the harsh American wilderness in the Long Drive North. Drive & repair your trusty RV, scavenge for parts, upgrade your vehicle, hunt & cook to survive; alone or with up to 4 players. SHARED RV MULTIPLAYER NOW AVAILABLE.
Why similar: Automobile Sim 16.5%, Driving 14%, Sandbox 10.7%, Open World 9.6%, Co-op 9%
- #9 BeamNG.drive
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 420,404 reviews2015
Dev: BeamNG
Windows
Median: 10.3 hrsMean: 98.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A dynamic soft-body physics vehicle simulator capable of doing just about anything.
Why similar: Automobile Sim 19.3%, Driving 18.2%, Sandbox 10.9%, Moddable 10.8%, Open World 9.5%
- #10 Jalopy
91% matchMostly Positive76% of 11,361 reviews2018
Dev: MinskworksPub: Excalibur Games
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Build, repair, refuel and drive a dilapidated old car on a grand journey through the territories of the former Eastern bloc. Explore Germany, CSFR, Hungary, Yugoslavia and Bulgaria
Why similar: Automobile Sim 25.6%, Driving 21%, Open World 10%, Management 8.3%, Survival 7.8%
- #11 RoadCraft
89% matchMostly Positive75% of 16,417 reviews2025
Dev: Saber InteractivePub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 13.3 hrsMean: 35.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%
As the leader of a company specialized in restoring sites devastated by natural disasters, use your construction machinery to restart the local industry. Clear debris and faulty equipment, rebuild roads and bridges damaged by weather, and much more!
Why similar: Automobile Sim 17.6%, Driving 17.4%, Building 13.3%, Physics 8.6%, Online Co-Op 8.4%
- #12 Automation - The Car Company Tycoon Game
89% matchVery Positive94% of 18,050 reviews2015
Dev: Camshaft Software Ltd
Windows
Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 53.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Make your dream cars a reality with Automation’s unparalleled car and engine design tools. Gain a competitive edge through smart engineering and business decisions to help you build an automotive empire. Will you become an industry leader, or just a footnote in automotive history?
Why similar: Automobile Sim 19.5%, Building 13.5%, Sandbox 12.2%, Management 12%, Moddable 9.2%
- #13 Volcanoids
88% matchVery Positive83% of 9,358 reviews2019
Dev: Volcanoid
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 15.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
A base-building open-world survival shooter that replaces your typical base with a giant drill. Alone or with friends, explore an island plagued by eruptions, upgrade your drill, and fight robots to uncover what's been hiding beneath the surface.
Why similar: Sandbox 12.9%, Building 11.9%, Base Building 11.4%, Open World 10.4%, Crafting 10.4%
- #14 Brick Rigs
86% matchVery Positive95% of 59,870 reviews2023
Dev: Fluppisoft GmbH
Windows · Linux
Median: 10.1 hrsMean: 78.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Do whatever you want in a physics sandbox full of chaotic destruction, endless player-made creations and unpredictable adventures. Build, destroy, roleplay and mess around solo or with friends!
Why similar: Sandbox 20.1%, Driving 16.9%, Building 16.7%, Open World 14.5%, Physics 10.7%
- #15 Dream Car Builder
87% matchVery Positive93% of 1,080 reviews2018
Dev: RoKo0 (Roman Konyukhov)
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Design your car from scratch: from the frame to the suspension and race it!
Why similar: Automobile Sim 32%, Sandbox 19%, Building 18.6%, Driving 15.5%, Simulation 7.9%
- #16 Car Service Together
85% matchMostly Positive79% of 4,116 reviews2026
Dev: V12 Studio
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Car Service Together is a 1-4 co-op & single player simulation game where you and/or with your friends start from scratch and build your way up. Work together to successfully run your own service center. Team up, manage your business, and create the ultimate car service !
Why similar: Automobile Sim 20.9%, Driving 14.9%, Sandbox 12.5%, Co-op 9.9%, Building 9.2%
- #17 Crushed
86% matchMixed53% of 321 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 13.8%, Sandbox 13.2%, Building 11.7%, Survival 11.2%, Base Building 10.2%
- #18 Stormworks: Build and Rescue
84% matchVery Positive91% of 60,190 reviews2020
Dev: Geometa
Windows · Mac
Median: 17.4 hrsMean: 113.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Join a world where you design, create and pilot your own air sea rescue service. Release your inner hero as you battle fierce storms out at sea to rescue those in need.
Why similar: Sandbox 18.8%, Building 15.3%, Open World 13.9%, Base Building 13.3%, Physics 10.1%
- #19 TerraTech Worlds
84% matchMixed63% of 2,297 reviews2024
Dev: Payload StudiosPub: Mythwright
Windows
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 21.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
TerraTech Worlds is an open world, build-craft adventure game, set on an uncharted alien world. Play solo or with friends, explore your surroundings, craft unique vehicles, construct automated bases, and battle your way through hazards and enemies to harness the power of your environment
Why similar: Sandbox 15.5%, Base Building 14.6%, Building 14.1%, Open World 13.1%, Crafting 11.8%
- #20 Space Engineers
82% matchVery Positive89% of 134,498 reviews2019
Dev: Keen Software House
Windows
Median: 9.0 hrsMean: 96.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Space Engineers is a sandbox engineering game where you design and build ships, stations, and planetary bases in a fully destructible environment. Explore planets and space, mine resources, survive hazards, and engage in combat alone or with friends in Creative or Survival modes.
Why similar: Moddable 13.3%, Sandbox 11.6%, Building 11%, Open World 10%, Base Building 10%
- #21 Drive 4 Survival
83% matchMixed65% of 304 reviews2020
Dev: M3M Games
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Drive 4 Survival is a struggle for survival mostly in the frozen wilderness, where you have to rely only on yourself and your car. Try to survive!
Why similar: Automobile Sim 19%, Driving 18.8%, Open World 12.9%, Sandbox 12.6%, Base Building 10%
- #22 Screw Drivers
79% matchVery Positive85% of 6,786 reviews2026
Dev: CreactstudiosPub: Headup
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Crazy physics and high-speed races! Craft vehicles cleverly by combining building blocks and mechanical parts to create powerful drivetrains. Unlock new parts, race for the gold, and challenge your friends in multiplayer.
Why similar: Automobile Sim 24.6%, Driving 17.7%, Building 15.7%, Crafting 10.9%, Physics 10.9%
- #23 Archean
81% matchVery Positive88% of 252 reviews2024
Dev: batcholi
Windows · Linux
Gather resources, craft components, build vehicles, and code their logic in a physics-driven engineering sandbox and full scale space sim.
Why similar: Sandbox 14.1%, Building 13.1%, Open World 11.7%, Moddable 11.3%, Crafting 10.2%
- #24 Junkyard Truck
81% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,296 reviews2022
Dev: Keystone Knight
Windows
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Junkyard Truck is an open-world off road driving and mechanic simulator. Build, upgrade, and maintain your old off road truck. Make money using your skills in driving, scavenging, gambling, or moonshine brewing. Try to build a truck capable of taking on the difficult challenges around the map.
Why similar: Automobile Sim 36.1%, Driving 26.4%, Open World 19.1%, Simulation 9.7%, First-Person 7.1%
- #25 Autocraft
82% matchMixed56% of 298 reviews2017
Dev: Alientrap
Windows · Mac
Median: 54 minMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Create, Collect, and Crash in Autocraft, a physics destruction sandbox. Create your own cars, rockets, tanks, planes, boats, and more.
Why similar: Sandbox 29.8%, Building 23%, Physics 15.4%, Simulation 11.8%, Crafting 10%
- #26 Survival: Lost Way
80% matchMostly Negative36% of 301 reviews2023
Dev: SimplePlanPub: SimplePlan Studio
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
An open-world post-apocalyptic survival sandbox. Scavenge, craft, build, and survive solo or in co-op.
Why similar: Crafting 17.8%, Survival 16.5%, Multiplayer 14.3%, Building 13.8%, Base Building 11.4%
- #27 Start Over
78% matchMixed61% of 382 reviews2024
Dev: EY-Studio
Windows
Embark on an unpredictable survival journey in Start Over. Solo, co-op, online, explore diverse landscapes, craft through 4 tech tiers, encounter wildlife, and trade or raid for resources. Choose your path, defend against waves, and shape your destiny in a dynamic world. Are you ready to Start Over?
Why similar: Sandbox 12.8%, Base Building 11.9%, Building 11.8%, Crafting 10.4%, Survival 9.6%
- #28 VEIN
76% matchVery Positive88% of 12,706 reviews2025
Dev: Ramjet Studios
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
VEIN is a post-apocalyptic survival multiplayer sandbox game. Gather supplies to survive, explore abandoned buildings, defend your home, and rebuild society, whether alone or with friends.
Why similar: Open World 17.6%, Survival 14.5%, Base Building 14.4%, Sandbox 11.3%, Co-op 11.2%
- #29 Subsistence
79% matchMostly Positive72% of 13,861 reviews2016
Dev: ColdGames
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 40.4 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: Survival 16.1%, Open World 14.6%, Crafting 14%, Building 12.1%, Multiplayer 11.4%
- #30 Technicity: Prologue
78% matchVery Positive83% of 174 reviews2022
Dev: Osaris GamesPub: RockGame S.A.
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Free Prologue to Technicity, a first-person city-building game with powerful tools that allow you to build faster and bigger. Design your own construction blocks and furniture in factories, terraform the open world, use vehicles to travel in cities that you or your friends create in solo or co-op.
Why similar: Sandbox 16.7%, Building 14.6%, Open World 12.3%, Crafting 11.3%, Online Co-Op 9.3%
- #31 Car Mechanic Simulator 2018
76% matchVery Positive91% of 56,781 reviews2017
Dev: Red Dot GamesPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 21.1 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Build and expand your repair service empire in this incredibly detailed and highly realistic simulation game, where attention to car detail is astonishing. Find classic, unique cars in the new Barn Find module and Junkyard module. You can even add your self-made car in the Car Editor.
Why similar: Automobile Sim 29.4%, Driving 14.5%, Building 10.3%, Simulation 8%, Multiplayer 6.7%
- #32 My Garage
74% matchVery Positive90% of 4,273 reviews2026
Dev: Viking Game Studio
Windows
Median: 19.5 hrsMean: 70.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
MY GARAGE is a car simulation game with main focus being simulating real car repair, maintenance and physics.
Why similar: Automobile Sim 21.7%, Driving 11.9%, Sandbox 10.4%, Open World 10%, Realistic 7.8%
- #33 Railroads Online
75% matchMostly Positive75% of 6,042 reviews2024
Dev: Stefan KelnbergerPub: astragon Entertainment
Windows
Median: 9.9 hrsMean: 64.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Build your dream railroad across a huge open world! You can build tracks and stations, drive detailed locomotives, and transport goods to earn money and experience. Play exciting Online Multiplayer sessions with your friends or create your very own sandbox!
Why similar: Automobile Sim 16.5%, Driving 13%, Sandbox 9.9%, Building 9.8%, Open World 9.2%
- #34 Space Engineers 2
74% matchMostly Positive75% of 5,654 reviews2025
Dev: Keen Software House
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Space Engineers 2 is a playable Early Access Alpha sandbox focused on engineering, exploration, and colonization in a fully destructible universe. Design and build ships, stations, and planetary bases while uncovering the story of Miro and Ivan Sokol. Help shape the future of the Almagest system.
Why similar: Moddable 16.1%, Sandbox 15.7%, Building 14.6%, Open World 11.8%, Survival 10.1%
- #35 DREADZONE
75% matchMixed51% of 1,239 reviews2025
Dev: Eshed
Windows
Dreadzone is a survival game set in a deadly quarantine zone. Scavenge for resources, craft tools, build shelter, and survive against dangerous animals, zombies, mutants, and other survivors. Explore the zone where desperation drives everyone to do whatever it takes to survive.
Why similar: Open World 14.2%, Base Building 13.3%, Building 12.5%, Co-op 12.2%, Survival 11.5%
- #36 Mechanica
77% matchMixed63% of 640 reviews2020
Dev: Deimos Interactive
Windows
Mechanica is a multiplayer open-world survival game involving building and programming. Create your own bases, defenses, manufacturing systems and more. Explore the map and expand the scope and complexity of your creations.
Why similar: Building 27.6%, Base Building 25.8%, Sandbox 21.5%, Survival 18.7%, Multiplayer 6.4%
- #37 Medieval Engineers
77% matchMixed52% of 7,326 reviews2015
Dev: Keen Software House
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 16.9 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Medieval Engineers is a sandbox game about engineering, construction and the maintenance of architectural works and mechanical equipment using medieval technology. Players build castles; construct mechanical devices and underground mining. There is an entire planet to explore!
Why similar: Building 19.9%, Sandbox 18.3%, Open World 13.6%, Physics 10.9%, Crafting 8.5%
- #38 Moonshiner Simulator
73% matchVery Positive87% of 149 reviews2026
Dev: Goosix Games
Windows
Moonshiner Simulator is an in-depth spirits production simulator. Start from the bottom and build your operation into a thriving empire by mastering the intricacies of the craft and creating unique recipes. But beware – there will always be those who want to see you fail.
Why similar: Co-op 13.2%, Management 11.1%, Open World 10.4%, Simulation 9.6%, Crafting 9.5%
- #39 Everwind
72% 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 15.2%, Building 14.8%, Open World 14.2%, Co-op 12.3%, Crafting 12%
- #40 Car Mechanic Simulator 2021
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 38,787 reviews2021
Dev: Red Dot GamesPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 30.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Work your way to a service empire. Get your hands dirty in a highly realistic simulation game that pays major attention to details. Pay a visit to a new Auction house and buy cars in various conditions. Expand your range of services by investing in a new work space and equipment.
Why similar: Automobile Sim 29.2%, Driving 13.5%, Moddable 12.7%, Sandbox 12.1%, Realistic 8.5%
- #41 Teardown
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 136,648 reviews2022
Dev: Tuxedo Labs
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 29.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Prepare the perfect heist in a fully destructible, simulated voxel world. Tear down walls with vehicles or use explosives to create your own shortcuts. Shape the environment to your advantage in the most creative ways you can imagine. Play solo or with up to 12 players in multiplayer.
Why similar: Sandbox 19.6%, Driving 17.3%, Physics 13.5%, Co-op 10.8%, Multiplayer 9.5%
- #42 Military Logistics Simulator
73% matchVery Negative17% of 115 reviews2025
Dev: Nano GamesPub: Aerosoft GmbH
Windows
Drive real military vehicles, deliver critical cargo, and master first-person logistics solo or with friends. Help survivors, provide infrastructure, and rebuild a war-torn region!
Why similar: Automobile Sim 20.8%, Driving 20.2%, Open World 11.9%, Multiplayer 9.6%, Physics 7.9%
- #43 Human Host
70% matchVery Positive83% of 973 reviews2026
Dev: Virtual Matrix Studio
Windows
Human Host is an open-world zombie survival crafting game. In this endless procedurally generated world, terrain, buildings, trees, rocks—everything is destructible! Build massive mobile bases, dig deep underground, construct trap-filled fortresses, scavenge supplies, and survive as long as you can!
Why similar: Building 19.7%, Sandbox 18.5%, Crafting 15.7%, Survival 15%, Open World 13.8%
- #44 Apocalypter
69% matchVery Positive90% of 365 reviews2026
Dev: SawyerK Games
Windows
Apocalypter is a post-apocalyptic, driving, survival, fps, open-world game. Fight, help, trade with different factions. Find different cars and customize them. Scavenge, loot and survive the procedurally generated, open world of Apocalypter.
Why similar: Driving 27.8%, Automobile Sim 20.3%, Open World 17.2%, Survival 13%, Simulation 7.2%
- #45 Shamania
70% matchMostly Positive74% of 171 reviews2026
Dev: Totem Keepers Games
Windows
Shamania is an open world survival game where you can CRAFT, FIGHT, and EXPLORE a vibrant sandbox world with friends in CO-OP. Expand your base as a hub for survival, gather resources, and master professions to unlock new tools and opportunities!
Why similar: Open World 15.8%, Sandbox 13.4%, Crafting 13.4%, Survival 11.4%, Co-op 10.2%
- #46 The Long Drive
71% matchVery Positive88% of 56,498 reviews2019
Dev: Genesz
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 20.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Random generated open world semi-post apocalyptic survival car driving game.
Why similar: Automobile Sim 24%, Driving 21.9%, Open World 14.2%, Survival 10.6%, Multiplayer 10%
- #47 Caravanners
71% matchMostly Negative40% of 820 reviews2025
Dev: Akif AkdemirPub: PLEXUS GAME
Windows
Design your dream caravan in detail, roam freely with your mobile home, set up your camp with friends, and enjoy music by the campfire in a vast open world! - EARLY ACCESS ALPHA VERSION - OVERHAUL UPDATE WILL COMING
Why similar: Driving 14.3%, Open World 13.3%, Sandbox 12.5%, Building 10.8%, Co-op 10.4%
- #48 Aviassembly
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 9,569 reviews2025
Dev: Jelle Booij
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Build and fly your own airplane! Complete missions to earn money, upgrade your plane, and discover new locations in an open world.
Why similar: Building 26.2%, Sandbox 23%, Physics 16.7%, Open World 14.1%, Crafting 13.7%
- #49 Away From Life
69% matchMixed67% of 238 reviews2026
Dev: Cursor GamesPub: IZilla Games
Windows
You survived a helicopter crash; going home is your top priority. Live as a castaway - survive the dangers of the islands by using your environment to find food, build shelter, craft tools to extend your stay, explore the secrets of the islands and their surrounding waters, and carve your way home.
Why similar: Sandbox 13.1%, Building 12.5%, Base Building 10.7%, Crafting 10.1%, Open World 9.4%
- #50 DRIFT ISLAND
70% matchMixed62% of 89 reviews2025
Dev: ECC GAMES
Windows
Rise as a drift master and missile car mechanic! DRIFT ISLAND is an open-world drift build-and-drive game. Create unique 'missile cars,' tune them, shred sideways, and test your skills! Earn cash, upgrade parts, and become a true drifting legend!
Why similar: Automobile Sim 24.2%, Driving 16.4%, Open World 11.3%, Sandbox 11%, Physics 7.9%
- #51 Belts of Iron
68% matchVery Positive87% of 52 reviews2026
Dev: Builderment LLC
Windows
Explore, automate, and fight in this new open world factory automation game. Build factories connected by miles of conveyor belts. Manage power and fluid networks. Explore procedurally generated worlds filled with resources to harvest and hostile creatures to defeat. Play solo or online with friends
Why similar: Base Building 16.8%, Open World 16.5%, Sandbox 15.5%, Crafting 14.3%, Building 9.6%
- #52 SimplePlanes 2
67% matchVery Positive92% of 1,439 reviews2026
Dev: Jundroo, LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 56%
SimplePlanes is back! Build planes, cars, or anything else using powerful procedural parts! Explore detailed environments with friends in multiplayer, cause chaos, or download 1,000,000 community crafts for free.
Why similar: Automobile Sim 20.6%, Driving 15.5%, Sandbox 14.2%, Building 13.2%, Open World 12.1%
- #53 Not Quite Dead: Open World Survival
68% matchMixed62% of 247 reviews2026
Dev: Voidecho Studio
Windows
Open world zombie survival Coop game with base building, looting, crafting, vehicles, and exploration.
Why similar: Co-op 24.7%, Open World 20.7%, Multiplayer 20.4%, Online Co-Op 18.4%, First-Person 15.8%
- #54 Plains of Pain
69% matchVery Positive83% of 1,036 reviews2023
Dev: Cobra Byte Digital
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 13.6 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Enter a living post-apocalyptic sandbox where the world doesn't wait for you. Build, craft, trade, earn the trust of factions, and forge your own path through a brutal procedural wasteland.
Why similar: Sandbox 15.6%, Base Building 13.5%, Open World 13.2%, Crafting 11.3%, Co-op 11.1%
- #55 Hold Your Own
71% matchMixed67% of 577 reviews2017
Dev: DistrictWare inc.
Windows
A single player open world sandbox, crafting and survival FPS game set in a multi-island land where you'll fight to survive. Build your base, hunt and craft to defend yourself from aggressive wildlife, enemies or friends. Do you have what it takes to Hold Your Own?
Why similar: Sandbox 13.8%, Crafting 13.8%, Open World 13.3%, Building 12.7%, Survival 12.5%
- #56 Infinite Rails
67% matchVery Positive89% of 119 reviews2025
Dev: Benjamin Voráč
Windows · Mac
A railway-building adventure in an endless, procedurally generated world. Lay tracks, transport passengers and goods, mine resources, and buy unique locomotives. Play solo or with friends and create your ultimate railway network!
Why similar: Driving 18.2%, Sandbox 14.6%, Open World 10.5%, Building 10.4%, Co-op 10.3%
- #57 Dirty Business
66% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,072 reviews2026
Dev: Plan Dirty Games
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Build a criminal empire from a hidden underground hangar. Produce drugs, craft weapons, print fake money, operate cartel airstrip and more. Hire workers, expand your gang, upgrade your base and take control of city distribution solo or in co-op.
Why similar: Driving 11.5%, Co-op 11%, Base Building 10.1%, Crafting 9.9%, Management 9.7%
- #58 Brickadia
65% matchVery Positive81% of 1,433 reviews2025
Dev: Brickadia, LLC
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 35.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Brickadia is a next-generation brick building sandbox that gives you the tools to create and play, your way. Build massive worlds, invent cool contraptions, and play in them however you like - all with your friends!
Why similar: Sandbox 24.7%, Building 21.3%, Physics 16.7%, Multiplayer 13.5%, Co-op 9.4%
- #59 Mon Bazou
63% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 20,868 reviews2025
Dev: Santa Goat
Windows
Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 31.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Build your crappy vehicle into a race car, install the parts yourself. Make money by cutting wood, racing at night or delivering pizza. Maybe you want to manage a sugar shack or build yourself a big garage?
Why similar: Automobile Sim 23.2%, Driving 18.4%, Sandbox 13.6%, Building 11.3%, Open World 9.6%