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Games Like Beyond the Map

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

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Isometric survival ARPG set in a procedurally generated fantasy world. Build your base, gear up, and venture out, chasing stronger enemies and better loot.

Reviews: Mostly Positive — 77% — of 659 reviews
Released: 2025-08-25
Developer: Glitch Goblins
Genres: Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG, Simulation, Strategy, Early Access
Platforms: Windows

Overview

Beyond the Map offers a compelling blend of isometric ARPG combat and deep survival-crafting mechanics within a procedurally generated world. These recommendations focus on titles that prioritize the loop of gathering resources, constructing bases, and engaging in challenging combat from a top-down or isometric perspective.

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    97% 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 29.6%, Base Building 9.9%, Dungeon Crawler 9%, Crafting 8.7%, Building 7.6%

    Why You'll Like It: Combines deep base-building and farming mechanics with isometric dungeon-crawling and exploration elements.

  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: Base Building 18.7%, Loot 16.6%, Crafting 16%, Survival 14.1%, Open World 11.3%

    Why You'll Like It: Features a satisfying isometric exploration loop where you dismantle the environment to craft better gear and survive in a hostile world.

  3. #3 Necesse
    96% 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 46.8%, Base Building 9.7%, Crafting 9.4%, Sandbox 7.8%, Survival 7.5%

    Why You'll Like It: A top-down survival sandbox that emphasizes base management, crafting, and challenging combat against procedurally generated threats.

  4. #4 V Rising
    95% matchVery Positive89% of 132,034 reviews2024
    Dev: Stunlock Studios
    Windows
    Median: 21.0 hrsMean: 57.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    Awaken as a Vampire. Hunt for blood in nearby settlements to regain your strength and evade the scorching sun to survive. Raise your castle and thrive in an ever-changing, open world full of mystery. Gain allies online and conquer the land of the living.

    Why similar: Base Building 22.1%, Crafting 14.3%, Survival 14%, Open World 11.5%, Hack and Slash 10.8%

    Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly captures the isometric survival-crafting loop with a heavy emphasis on base building and challenging ARPG combat.

  5. #5 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 28%, Base Building 14%, Crafting 10.8%, Procedural Generation 9.5%, Survival 8.5%

    Why You'll Like It: An excellent isometric survival game that blends mining, crafting, and base building with rewarding boss-driven ARPG progression.

  6. #6 Tribes of Midgard
    94% matchMostly Positive76% of 23,072 reviews2021
    Dev: NorsfellPub: Gearbox Publishing
    Windows
    Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 19.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    A vibrant blend of survival and action RPG for 1-10 players! Craft legendary items, grow your home base and embark on an epic journey through procedural realms to face towering creatures hel-bent on unleashing Ragnarök. Valhalla can wait, Einherjar!

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 37.7%, Base Building 13.9%, Action RPG 12%, PvE 8.7%, Procedural Generation 7.9%

    Why You'll Like It: Blends survival-crafting with fast-paced isometric ARPG combat in a Norse-inspired procedurally generated world.

  7. #7 Brinefall
    93% matchMixed42% of 99 reviews2023
    Dev: Qwerty StudioPub: Gamera Interactive
    Windows

    Embark on an epic journey in Brinefall, where you'll gather resources and construct your own village while exploring a vast open-world filled with secrets and mysteries. Battle fierce enemies and collect valuable loot in this unique blend of sandbox and RPG gameplay.

    Why similar: Isometric 13.7%, Loot 12.6%, Base Building 12.5%, Hack and Slash 9.4%, Crafting 9.3%

    Why You'll Like It: A sandbox survival game that emphasizes base building and hack-and-slash combat within an isometric fantasy setting.

  8. #8 Solace Crafting
    92% 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 31.6%, Base Building 13%, Crafting 10.9%, Survival 8.7%, Building 7.1%

    Why You'll Like It: Focuses on massive open-world exploration and deep crafting systems that allow for extensive base building.

  9. #9 Don't Starve Together
    91% 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 73.2%, Survival 19.5%, Crafting 3.1%, Open World 2.4%, Sandbox 1.7%

    Why You'll Like It: A quintessential isometric survival game that focuses on resource management, base building, and surviving against bizarre fantasy threats.

  10. #10 It Lurks Below
    91% matchVery Positive83% of 1,274 reviews2019
    Dev: Graybeard GamesPub: Skystone Games
    Windows
    Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 74%

    It Lurks Below is an action-oriented, survival RPG in a randomly generated world. Fight through the massive underground dungeon, customize your character with random items and find out what evil lurks below.

    Why similar: Loot 29.1%, Survival 14.5%, Crafting 12.1%, Action RPG 11.9%, Sandbox 11.1%

    Why You'll Like It: A survival-focused ARPG that uses an isometric-adjacent perspective to emphasize dungeon crawling, crafting, and character progression.

  11. #11 CryoFall
    90% matchMostly Positive79% of 6,397 reviews2021
    Dev: AtomicTorch StudioPub: Daedalic Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    CryoFall is a sci-fi colony simulation survival game set on a forgotten planet in a distant future. Master technology, agriculture, trading, industry, cybernetics, exploration, and more!

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 29.8%, Base Building 14.2%, Crafting 11.1%, PvE 8.3%, Survival 7.9%

    Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi survival game that utilizes an isometric perspective to deliver complex crafting, base building, and exploration mechanics.

  12. #12 The Survivalists
    89% matchMostly Positive76% of 9,935 reviews2020
    Dev: Team17
    Windows
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%

    A living world full of surprises, secrets and danger awaits in The Survivalists, an adventure-filled survival sandbox set in The Escapists universe. Explore, build, craft and even train monkeys with up to three friends in a desperate bid to survive. Have you got what it takes to be a Survivalist?

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 30.3%, Crafting 13.3%, Base Building 13.2%, Survival 9.9%, Procedural Generation 7%

    Why You'll Like It: Focuses on survival and crafting in a colorful isometric world where you can automate tasks to help build your base.

  13. #13 Din's Champion
    88% matchVery Positive94% of 95 reviews2024
    Dev: Soldak Entertainment
    Windows · Linux

    The evil goddess seeks to devour and remake the world… and you are what stands in her way. Fight and kill, expand your skill tree, craft and build, and lead the world’s people to victory in Din’s Champion, a multiplayer fantasy action-RPG where every choice matters, and the choices are endless.

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 25.2%, Loot 11.2%, Action RPG 9.6%, Crafting 8.7%, Hack and Slash 8.6%

    Why You'll Like It: An action-RPG that incorporates survival and crafting elements into a dynamic, procedurally generated world.

  14. #14 Frozen Flame
    89% matchMixed63% of 2,965 reviews2022
    Dev: Dreamside InteractivePub: Ravenage Games
    Windows
    Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    A challenging exploration and survival adventure, set in the dying world of Dragons. Only those who harness the power of Frozen Flame have the means to survive the harsh conditions of the realm and able to muster the strength to cleanse it for good.

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 30.7%, Base Building 14%, Hack and Slash 9.4%, Crafting 9.4%, Survival 7.6%

    Why You'll Like It: An adventure-focused survival game that features base building and progression systems within a fantasy open world.

  15. #15 Force of Nature 2: Ghost Keeper
    87% matchVery Positive80% of 2,320 reviews2021
    Dev: A.Y.stdPub: Crytivo
    Windows
    Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 16.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%

    Force of Nature 2: Ghost Keeper offers incredible adventures full of mystery, danger, exploration and magic. This game combines the genres of Survival, Sandbox, Action, Adventure, RPG, Strategy and Resource Management

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 22.7%, Base Building 14.3%, Crafting 11.4%, Survival 8.7%, Open World 7.8%

    Why You'll Like It: Offers a rich isometric survival experience with a heavy focus on crafting, exploration, and managing your own base.

  16. #16 Project Zomboid
    86% 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 39%, Survival 17.2%, Open World 9.9%, Sandbox 8.6%, Isometric 8.5%

    Why You'll Like It: Provides the most detailed isometric survival experience available, focusing on realistic base building and long-term survival strategies.

  17. #17 Tinkerlands
    84% matchVery Positive86% of 3,746 reviews2025
    Dev: CodeManuPub: HypeTrain Digital
    Windows
    Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 13.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    Explore, craft, and fight your way through uncharted islands — solo or with up to 4 players in co-op! Tinkerlands is an exciting survival adventure where you will build your settlement, craft useful tools to survive, and even use magic!

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 38.7%, Crafting 10.1%, Loot 9.7%, Sandbox 9.3%, Survival 9.3%

    Why You'll Like It: A survival-sandbox game that focuses on exploration, crafting, and building a base in a vibrant world.

  18. #18 Gatewalkers
    86% matchMixed68% of 336 reviews2023
    Dev: A2 Softworks
    Windows

    Gatewalkers is a unique mixture of co-op game, survival and RPG. You, as a Gatewalkers, travel across different worlds in order to save your own. Explore procedurally generated worlds, face hostile inhabitants and challenges like extreme weather conditions, toxic atmosphere, lack of water and more.

    Why similar: Isometric 21.2%, Action RPG 16.5%, Hack and Slash 13.5%, Crafting 13.5%, Dungeon Crawler 11.5%

    Why You'll Like It: An isometric survival ARPG that focuses on exploring diverse procedurally generated worlds and crafting gear to survive environmental hazards.

  19. #19 Vagabond
    84% matchMostly Positive78% of 98 reviews2023
    Dev: Pierre Vigier
    Windows · Linux

    Explore procedurally generated living worlds in this 2D sandbox RPG. Meet hundreds of characters in cities, complete quests, craft powerful items, buy and furnish your home or fight monsters in dungeons.

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 35.4%, Procedural Generation 12.4%, Crafting 10.1%, Sandbox 10.1%, Open World 8.5%

    Why You'll Like It: A sandbox RPG that emphasizes procedural generation and player freedom in an open-world setting.

  20. #20 Wayward
    85% matchVery Positive86% of 1,349 reviews2016
    Dev: Unlok
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 21.4 hrs≥1hr: 61%

    You awake to discover yourself no longer in the company of good men or a fine seafaring vessel. Treasure... you remember something about treasure. Wayward is a challenging turn-based, top-down, wilderness survival roguelike. Explore, build, and most importantly survive in these unforgiving lands.

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 49.1%, Crafting 15%, Survival 14.3%, Sandbox 7.8%, Open World 6.7%

    Why You'll Like It: A complex survival-crafting game that emphasizes exploration and procedural generation in a top-down perspective.

  21. #21 Striving for Light
    82% matchVery Positive80% of 223 reviews2025
    Dev: Igniting Spark Games
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 72%

    Blending deep Action RPG buildcrafting with roguelite action, Striving for Light lets you shape and customize an infinite skilltree. Hunt for powerful loot, craft and upgrade weapons to legendary power, slay hordes of enemies and challenging bosses in ever-changing dark worlds.

    Why similar: Loot 17.9%, Action RPG 17.5%, Isometric 17.4%, Hack and Slash 16.3%, Dungeon Crawler 13.6%

    Why You'll Like It: An action-roguelite that focuses on character builds and intense combat encounters.

  22. #22 Carth
    82% matchMixed58% of 73 reviews2024
    Dev: Deidre Reay Studios LLC
    Windows

    Carth is a survival rpg set in a ravaged open world. You will need to explore, build, and fight to thrive. Gain extraordinary skills as you take on an incredible evil. Join together or go at it alone as you attempt to survive Carth.

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 33.5%, Base Building 15.6%, Crafting 11.2%, Building 8.2%, PvE 8.2%

    Why You'll Like It: A dark fantasy survival game that emphasizes realistic base building and exploration in a harsh, procedurally generated world.

  23. #23 Powerlust
    81% matchMixed69% of 85 reviews2025
    Dev: Bart Mamzer
    Windows

    Old school action RPG. Travel through an open world, design your own character class and feed your LUST for POWER by crushing your foes. Bonus replayability thanks to procedural generation, tons of abilities and items. Optional permadeath for hardcore roguelike fans!

    Why similar: Isometric 19.7%, Action RPG 14.7%, Hack and Slash 13.7%, Loot 12.1%, Procedural Generation 11.3%

    Why You'll Like It: A pure isometric action-RPG that emphasizes fast-paced combat and loot collection.

  24. #24 Shards of Azuria
    83% matchMixed60% of 101 reviews2019
    Dev: Blue Potion Games
    Windows

    Shards of Azuria is an isometric, craft and build RPG. Create a character and a new world, then start your adventure by waking up in town. You are greeted by the locals of Azuria and begin to find your way around.

    Why similar: Crafting 26.3%, Sandbox 15.3%, Action RPG 15.1%, Survival 14.7%, Building 12.8%

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  25. #25 RAIDBORN
    80% matchMostly Positive77% of 348 reviews2023
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    Windows

    RAIDBORN is an addicting fantasy action RPG with base building and procedural dungeons. Loot legendary treasures, upgrade your gear, level up your skills, and hurl yourself into intense combat.

    Why similar: Base Building 15.7%, Loot 15.3%, Action RPG 14.7%, Dungeon Crawler 13%, Procedural Generation 11.2%

    Why You'll Like It: A fantasy action-RPG that focuses on dungeon crawling and loot-based progression.

  26. #26 Lodventure
    79% 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.

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 38.9%, Base Building 12.3%, Crafting 9.8%, Survival 9.3%, Open World 7.7%

    Why You'll Like It: A co-op survival game that emphasizes exploration and building in a procedurally generated world.

  27. #27 Isles of Etherion
    79% matchMixed65% of 80 reviews2022
    Dev: Luna Orion
    Windows

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    Why similar: Loot 19.8%, Hack and Slash 12.8%, Action RPG 12.5%, Dungeon Crawler 10.9%, Crafting 9.2%

    Why You'll Like It: Features hack-and-slash combat and loot-driven progression within a destructible open world.

  28. #28 Beyond Contact
    78% matchMostly Positive71% of 1,108 reviews2023
    Dev: Playcorp StudiosPub: Deep Silver
    Windows
    Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 67%

    A fiercely formidable sci-fi survival game, set on a hostile alien world that wants you dead! Alone, or with a crew, do you have what it takes to survive?

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 49.8%, Base Building 18.4%, Crafting 13.8%, Survival 12.3%, Character Customization 5.7%

    Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi survival game that focuses on crafting, exploration, and base building on a hostile alien planet.

  29. #29 KeepUp Survival
    78% 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 34.8%, Base Building 15.1%, Crafting 11.4%, Survival 9.5%, PvE 8.2%

    Why You'll Like It: A survival game that focuses on base building and resource management in an open-world environment.

  30. #30 Survive the Fall
    77% matchMixed69% of 656 reviews2025
    Dev: Angry Bulls StudioPub: Toplitz Productions
    Windows
    Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    Explore, loot and fight in an open world action game set in a post-apocalyptic future after a devastating meteor strike. Assemble your team and take the fight to the enemy or choose a stealthy approach to gain the upper hand. Expand your base to research new gear and get ready to survive the fall.

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 27.6%, Loot 13.9%, Isometric 13.6%, Base Building 13.5%, Crafting 9.4%

  31. #31 Lantern Forge
    81% matchMixed54% of 284 reviews2014
    Dev: Hearthfire Studios
    Windows
    Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 96%

    Lantern Forge is a sandbox survival game with building, crafting, and RPG elements. Mine and forage for resources to build a home, plant crops, and craft weapons and armor. Then venture out to explore the wilderness, find hidden dungeons and temples, fight unique monsters, and collect the treasures they guard.

    Why similar: Crafting 33.3%, Sandbox 25.9%, Survival 25.3%, RPG 15.5%

    Why You'll Like It: A classic survival-crafting game that blends RPG elements with base building in a procedurally generated world.

  32. #32 Enshrouded
    75% matchVery Positive86% of 98,202 reviews2024
    Dev: Keen Games GmbH
    Windows
    Median: 18.3 hrsMean: 44.1 hrs≥1hr: 94%

    You are Flameborn, last ember of hope of a dying race. Awaken, survive the terror of a corrupting fog, and reclaim the lost beauty of your kingdom. Venture into a vast world, vanquish punishing bosses, build grand halls and forge your path in this co-op survival action RPG for up to 16 players.

    Why similar: Base Building 19.8%, Survival 12.6%, Crafting 12.5%, Open World 11.6%, Action RPG 10.1%

  33. #33 Everwind
    74% matchVery Positive82% of 2,069 reviews2026
    Dev: Enjoy Studio S.A.Pub: Bohemia Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    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: Procedural Generation 14.6%, Crafting 13.4%, Survival 12.4%, Building 12%, Sandbox 12%

  34. #34 Smalland: Survive the Wilds
    75% matchVery Positive82% of 9,646 reviews2024
    Dev: Merge GamesPub: Maximum Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%

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    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 32.6%, Base Building 14.6%, Crafting 10.1%, Survival 9.2%, Building 7.8%

  35. #35 Plains of Pain
    76% matchVery Positive85% of 692 reviews2023
    Dev: Cobra Byte Digital
    Windows

    Survive a brutal open world alone or with friends. Explore a procedural wasteland scorched by chaos. Build and defend your base, trade for what you need, complete deadly quests, and fight to claim faction outposts before someone else does.

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 29.8%, Base Building 13.8%, Crafting 9.7%, Procedural Generation 9.6%, Sandbox 7.6%

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    74% 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.

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  37. #37 Adventure Craft
    77% matchVery Positive82% of 224 reviews2017
    Dev: Edible Entertainment
    Windows

    Adventure Craft is a challenging procedurally generated sandbox RPG with roguelike elements. Hunt monsters, horde loot, and craft weapons and armor, to survive in a vast ever-changing RPG world full of action, extreme danger and wonderful surprises.

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 27.3%, Base Building 12.1%, Action RPG 8.9%, Procedural Generation 7%, PvE 6.8%

  38. #38 Grim Dawn
    72% matchVery Positive94% of 104,668 reviews2016
    Dev: Crate Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 11.9 hrsMean: 65.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%

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  39. #39 Outbreak Island
    70% matchVery Positive80% of 906 reviews2025
    Dev: Tiny Magicians
    Windows
    Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 72%

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  40. #40 Astral Terra
    76% matchMixed50% of 152 reviews2015
    Dev: Tethys Interactive LLC
    Windows

    Explore, Adventure, Craft, Build, Survive. How will you shape your world? Astral Terra is a Smooth Voxel, Procedurally Generated Open World game with RPG and Survival Elements!

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 42%, Survival 10%, Sandbox 9.4%, Crafting 8.9%, Open World 8.8%

  41. #41 The Riftbreaker
    71% matchVery Positive90% of 23,181 reviews2021
    Dev: EXOR Studios
    Windows
    Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 22.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    The Riftbreaker is a solo or Co-op base-building, survival game with Action-RPG elements for up to 4 players. Hack & slash countless hordes of enemies. Build up your base, craft powerful weapons and research new inventions to survive.

    Why similar: Base Building 19.2%, Isometric 14%, Action RPG 11.3%, Hack and Slash 10.9%, Crafting 9.4%

  42. #42 BIG LOOT
    71% matchMixed68% of 79 reviews2025
    Dev: Reverie Clouds
    Windows

    Roguelike caravan survival game about risk, loot, and smart trading. Every run is a journey of hard choices, clever upgrades, and the eternal question: Do I play it safe... or go for the BIG LOOT?

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 39.1%, Loot 17.5%, Crafting 10.5%, Procedural Generation 9.3%, Survival 7%

  43. #43 Gatewalkers (Alpha)
    73% matchVery Positive84% of 795 reviews2020
    Dev: A2 Softworks
    Windows

    Gatewalkers is a cooperative action RPG game with survival elements, where players travel across different worlds in order to save their own. Explore procedurally generated worlds, face hostile inhabitants, face challenges like extreme weather conditions, toxic atmosphere, lack of water and more.

    Why similar: Isometric 20%, Action RPG 15%, Crafting 12.7%, Hack and Slash 12.3%, Dungeon Crawler 10.2%

  44. #44 Stoneshard
    72% matchMostly Positive75% of 33,430 reviews2020
    Dev: Ink Stains GamesPub: HypeTrain Digital
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 36.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    Stoneshard is a hardcore turn-based RPG about the harsh life of a medieval mercenary: travel with your own caravan, descend into procedurally generated dungeons, learn new skills, survive hunger and injuries - and remember, every mistake can mean death and loss of progress.

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  45. #45 Torchlight III
    73% matchMixed47% of 11,409 reviews2020
    Dev: Echtra Inc.Pub: XD
    Windows
    Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 14.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    In Torchlight III, Novastraia is again under threat of invasion and it’s up to you to defend against the Netherim and its allies. Gather your wits and brave the frontier to find fame, glory, and new adventures!

    Why similar: Loot 29.7%, Hack and Slash 20%, Action RPG 17.9%, Dungeon Crawler 12.6%, Isometric 10%

  46. #46 Force of Nature
    73% matchMostly Positive75% of 4,198 reviews2016
    Dev: A.Y.std
    Windows
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    Force of Nature is a Sandbox game that combines Action, Adventure, RPG, Strategy and Management genres

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 43.4%, Crafting 13.8%, Survival 10.4%, Sandbox 7.5%, Building 6.8%

  47. #47 Urge
    71% matchVery Positive90% of 476 reviews2021
    Dev: EnDrew
    Windows

    Fight, build, explore, survive, while the dynamic player-caused hazardous fog is slowly changing the rules of the world around you.

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 36.6%, Base Building 16.1%, Crafting 10.6%, Building 8.8%, Sandbox 8.5%

  48. #48 Whisper of the Swallows
    68% matchVery Positive87% of 144 reviews2026
    Dev: Blown Leaves
    Windows

    Brave a savage and unforgiving procedurally-generated world where extreme weather and the nightmares of the dark are your greatest enemies. Alone or in co-op, survive, build, and explore to transform a cursed hellscape into your sanctuary of light.

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 32.3%, Base Building 11.6%, Crafting 10.6%, Survival 8.2%, Sandbox 7.9%

  49. #49 First Dwarf
    69% matchMostly Positive78% of 353 reviews2024
    Dev: Star Drifters
    Windows

    Pilot a dwarven mech and fly a dragon as you build and defend outposts across a shattered magical realm. Craft, explore, and survive the dangers of floating islands corrupted by the Taint in this action-packed survival RPG with base-building and co-op.

    Why similar: Base Building 17.6%, Action RPG 14.7%, Crafting 14.4%, Hack and Slash 13.3%, Building 11.6%

  50. #50 DYSPLACED
    67% matchVery Positive89% of 253 reviews2026
    Dev: 10tons Ltd
    Windows

    The realm is dying. As its Guardian, you have one desperate option — tear it apart to rebuild it stronger. Explore a vast open world, master its secrets, and forge salvation from the ruins. Sometimes, saving the world means destroying it first.

    Why similar: Base Building 21.1%, Crafting 15.9%, Building 12.4%, Survival 12.1%, Open World 11.8%

  51. #51 Realms of Magic
    69% matchVery Positive81% of 986 reviews2022
    Dev: Polished Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 79%

    Embark on a journey through the Old Kingdom in Realms of Magic - a sandbox RPG where you customize your character, choose your path, and immerse yourself in the fantasy world as a knight, wizard, miner, lumberjack, farmer, and more. After all, this is YOUR adventure.

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 61%, Sandbox 9.2%, Open World 8%, RPG 7.9%, Crafting 6.3%

  52. #52 Himno - The Silent Melody
    70% matchMostly Positive79% of 345 reviews2021
    Dev: David Moralejo SánchezPub: GrabTheGames
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 48 minMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 45%

    Himno - The Silent Melody is an atmospheric roguelite action RPG. Explore different interconnected environments, gather materials to create your unique arsenal and build and automate your base.

    Why similar: Loot 20.2%, Action RPG 14.2%, Dungeon Crawler 13%, Crafting 12%, Procedural Generation 11.9%

  53. #53 Ars Notoria
    68% matchMixed63% of 288 reviews2025
    Dev: XRON SoftwarePub: Lilith Games
    Windows

    Ars Notoria is an open-world survival crafting game set in a rich fantasy world. Learn six distinct schools of magic, gather resources, build your base, expand your influence, and stand against the ever-shifting threat of the Enthralled. You are the one destined to change the kingdom.

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 29.9%, Base Building 13.4%, Action RPG 10.7%, Crafting 9.8%, Building 7.5%

  54. #54 Heroes of Hammerwatch II
    66% matchVery Positive83% of 5,864 reviews2025
    Dev: CrackshellPub: Team17
    Windows
    Median: 9.7 hrsMean: 21.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    A rogue-lite action-rpg that offers extensive persistent progression. Build your town, upgrade and equip your heroes, before taking on the ever-changing Dark Citadel - either solo or with a team of friends.

    Why similar: Action RPG 22.3%, Dungeon Crawler 19.2%, Hack and Slash 18%, Procedural Generation 16.6%, Character Customization 8.9%

  55. #55 Lumencraft
    67% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,264 reviews2023
    Dev: 2Dynamic GamesPub: Star Drifters
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 73%

    Lumencraft is a unique combination of a top-down, rogue-like shooter and base building with tower defense elements. Dig and light up dark halls of a fully destructible environment on procedurally generated maps and campaign levels to find precious Lumen - humanity's only chance for survival.

    Why similar: Base Building 26.3%, Action RPG 26.1%, Sandbox 17.1%, Survival 14%, Exploration 10.3%

  56. #56 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 32.5%, Base Building 13.4%, Crafting 10.5%, Survival 8.3%, Building 8.2%

  57. #57 Goldilock One: The Mists of Jakaira
    65% matchMostly Positive80% of 79 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: Action RPG 21%, Hack and Slash 17.6%, Crafting 17.6%, Dungeon Crawler 14.6%, Survival 14%

  58. #58 Naxia
    70% matchMixed56% of 111 reviews2019
    Dev: Infinite8
    Windows

    Naxia is a brainchild of old school action-RPGs and modern rogue-lites, which means you get to explore a procedurally generated world and master your guardian’s fighting abilities to help them save Naxia from threats far beyond their wildest expectations.

    Why similar: Loot 22.3%, Action RPG 17.4%, Isometric 15.8%, Hack and Slash 15.5%, Dungeon Crawler 13.5%

  59. #59 ToGather:Island
    69% matchVery Positive83% of 53 reviews2019
    Dev: Studio KamiiPub: Todak Studios
    Windows

    ToGather:Island is an open world survival game set in a science-fantasy archipelago

    Why similar: Crafting 33.2%, Survival 29.3%, Building 14.7%, Exploration 12.3%, Open World 10.6%

  60. #60 Balrum
    68% matchMostly Positive80% of 781 reviews2016
    Dev: Balcony Softworks
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 50%

    Balrum is an old-school, turn-based, open world RPG with deep tactical combat. Explore a huge living fantasy world with dozens of side quests next to an epic main quest. Grow your own crops, build your home, and craft your own custom items.

    Why similar: Isometric 24.9%, Crafting 16.7%, Survival 11.8%, Sandbox 11.7%, Building 11.7%

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