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60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Crafting, Base Building, Exploration, Survival.

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Science-driven survival with a relaxing vibe. Farming, base building, crafting, animal taming, puzzle-solving, and exploration on Prehistoric Earth, where you arrive as an alien botanist who is very good at plant research, but... can't breathe oxygen.

Reviews: Mostly Positive — 76% — of 80 reviews
Released: 2026-02-16
Developer: Space Goblin Studio
Genres: Adventure, Indie, Simulation, Early Access
Platforms: Windows

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    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 44.5%, Base Building 15.2%, Survival 14.2%, Open World 12.1%, Crafting 5.4%

  54. #54 Card Survival: Fantasy Forest
    67% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,083 reviews2025
    Dev: WinterSpring Games
    Windows · Mac

    Card Survival: Fantasy Forest is a card-based deep survival simulator and the next installment in the Card Survival Series. Carve yourself a home in a primordial forest that has a will of its own. A day-to-day life simulator in a world where nature reigns with mystery, beauty and sometimes cruelty.

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 37.4%, Farming Sim 22.2%, Survival 12.4%, Base Building 10%, Sandbox 6.2%

  55. #55 Farmer's Dynasty
    69% matchMostly Positive75% of 4,227 reviews2019
    Dev: UMEO StudiosPub: Toplitz Productions
    Windows
    Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 13.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%

    Live – Build – Farm: Enjoy a unique mix of farming, constructing and life simulation that takes you to the countryside and holds plenty of challenging gameplay in stock!

    Why similar: Farming Sim 53.8%, Open World 13.5%, Nature 10.9%, Simulation 9.5%, Crafting 7.8%

  56. #56 One Lonely Outpost
    67% matchMixed59% of 638 reviews2025
    Dev: indie.io
    Windows
    Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    An alien world sometimes needs a farmer’s touch to bring it to life. In this sci-fi, colonization-life sim, terraform a barren world: turn wastelands into verdant landscapes while exploring, farming, building, and unlocking all the mysteries of this strange new planet.

    Why similar: Farming Sim 40.6%, Base Building 22.3%, Open World 13.9%, Sandbox 10%, Crafting 9.2%

  57. #57 Elsewhere
    66% matchVery Positive95% of 64 reviews2025
    Dev: Four White Cats
    Windows

    Explore, dig for resources, and build factories in a vibrant open world with quests for both technological and magical progression. Inspired by classic old-school Minecraft modpacks and featuring many new and unique features.

    Why similar: Open World 26.3%, Survival 25.5%, Crafting 15.7%, Sandbox 14.8%, Exploration 7.9%

  58. #58 ICARUS
    67% 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 34.9%, Base Building 14.9%, Survival 12.8%, Open World 8.8%, Science 8.1%

  59. #59 Planetaries
    67% matchMixed59% of 222 reviews2024
    Dev: EY-Studio
    Windows

    Experience a vast Sci-fi open-world survival TD game set on a distant planet deep in the universe. Craft, build, mine, trade, explore, and survive in this alien world. Collect Data and defend against waves of enemies seeking to banish you. Enjoy the adventure in Singleplayer or Multiplayer.

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 38.4%, Base Building 16.1%, Survival 12.4%, Open World 12.1%, Crafting 7.5%

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