- #1 Gelatine
97% matchPositive93% of 29 reviews2022
Dev: Tactical Air Horse
Windows · Linux
A 2D sandbox with a heavy emphasis on action and combat. Features music-synchronized boss fights, village invasions, and more!
Why similar: Sandbox 16.7%, Survival 15.9%, Side Scroller 11.3%, Base Building 11%, Procedural Generation 9.7%
- #2 Rocks Tools Hordes
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Neural Monkeys
Windows · Mac
Rocks, Tools, Hordes is a survival crafting game where a brave little girl explores vast caves, builds her base, and battles endless zombie waves. Play the Demo! Add to Wishlist! Mine resources, craft gear, and pilot powerful robots to withstand the horde. Robots, rocks, and really rude zombies.
Why similar: Survival 21.9%, Sandbox 16.9%, Open World 13.4%, Base Building 12.9%, Procedural Generation 12.2%
- #3 Layer Hunt
96% matchMixed60% of 20 reviews2024
Dev: Edvin Andersson
Windows
Layer Hunt is a singleplayer, survival sandbox game where the goal is to survive and hunt down all the bosses. To reach your goal you will have to mine, craft, build, farm, fight and explore for new abilities and resources.
Why similar: Procedural Generation 17.7%, Survival 14.9%, Sandbox 13.5%, Base Building 12.1%, Open World 9.1%
- #4 Worldsmith by Charles A. Debczak
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Charles A. DebczakPub: Games by Charles A. Debczak
Windows
Write books that open rifts into procedurally generated dimensions in this 2D open-world survival adventure. Build, craft, mine, fight, create custom spells, choose your bloodline, and explore strange worlds alone or with friends.
Why similar: Sandbox 15.5%, Survival 14.9%, Procedural Generation 13.9%, Base Building 11.5%, Open World 11.3%
- #5 Core Keeper
94% matchVery Positive93% of 66,787 reviews2024
Dev: PugstormPub: Fireshine Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 12.3 hrsMean: 34.9 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: Survival 15.9%, Sandbox 14.5%, Base Building 14.3%, Procedural Generation 13.6%, Open World 11.1%
- #6 Stranded Deep 2
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: North Beach Games
Windows
Survival is just the beginning. Stranded in a desert wilderness, an endless river is your only lifeline. Scavenge resources, craft tools, and build a floating home to brave the treacherous waters and scorching heat. Every bend brings new danger and deeper discoveries. How far will you go?
Why similar: Survival 26.5%, Sandbox 21.2%, Base Building 18.6%, Open World 16.4%, Adventure 6.7%
- #7 Iser Survival
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Oranwinter
Windows
Player will take on the role of a stranded starship captain, ensuring their own survival on Iser Ⅱ while exploring various parts of the planet. Using various props in the world, they'll engage in a battle of wits and courage with various creatures or machines in the hope of being rescued one day.
Why similar: Base Building 16.8%, Procedural Generation 16.7%, Survival 15.2%, Open World 11.6%, Underground 10.7% ★
- #8 Terrafort
92% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: Tessellation Specifications
Windows · Mac · Linux
A procedurally generated sandbox survival game with RTS elements.
Why similar: Procedural Generation 20%, Base Building 19.3%, Sandbox 17.6%, Survival 15.3%, Open World 12.8%
- #9 暴食海岛 Munchy Island
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: clownpiece
Windows
Play as a fennec fox in a survival adventure on an island packed with food! Keep your belly full as you explore the island, build defensive structures, and fend off relentless attacks from monsters of the deep.
Why similar: Survival 23.3%, Base Building 22.1%, Sandbox 16.8%, Combat 8.1%, Building 6.9%
- #10 PlaneWorld
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: La Maison du Nourson
Windows · Mac · Linux
A 2D pixel art survival sandbox where you mine, build, craft and explore procedurally generated worlds. Fight 5 epic bosses, farm, enchant your gear and survive. From casual to hardcore permadeath!
Why similar: Sandbox 19.3%, Procedural Generation 15.5%, Open World 12.8%, Underground 12.4% ★, Survival 9.8%
- #11 99 Nights
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ammonite Design Studios
Windows
Chop down trees, gather fuel & scrap, search abandoned structures, and build a base camp strong enough to withstand what comes after the sun sets. The wilderness grows more dangerous with every passing night, and something is always watching from beyond the firelight. Survive all 99 Nights.
Why similar: Sandbox 21.6%, Survival 19.8%, Base Building 18%, Open World 11.5%, Procedural Generation 9.6%
- #12 Exot
89% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: PH Networks
Windows
Discover a still unexplored region of space: the Exot galaxy. With your C.L.I.C. as your only ally, obtain the resources necessary for your survival. Develop your ship, improve your workshops, face creatures to conquer these hostile lands.
Why similar: Survival 20.4%, Sandbox 19.3%, Base Building 16.7%, Open World 11.9%, Combat 8.2%
- #13 Pixelum
88% matchMixed49% of 74 reviews2025
Dev: ZXC Games
Windows
Pixelum is a whole world made up entirely from interactive pixels. Explore procedurally generated sandbox with advanced physics. Dig and mine, fight mobs, build bases, craft items, and progress throughout the pixel canvas!
Why similar: Survival 18.8%, Sandbox 18.6%, Side Scroller 17.2%, Procedural Generation 13.2%, Adventure 9.9%
- #14 PixelFall
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Miguel Benavides
Windows
A living pixel sandbox where every grain simulates - and every world hides its Keepers. Dig to the abyss, sail past the clouds, tame a horse, farm, brew, and build. Face seven sim-bosses you defeat by reshaping the world itself, and mend the heart of your world.
Why similar: Survival 18.3%, Base Building 16.5%, Sandbox 16.4%, Procedural Generation 15%, Open World 10.8%
- #15 Terra Trials
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sibear Games
Windows
Survive a brutal reality show on a dangerous alien planet! Start with basic tools, build shelter, and face deadly trials and boss battles. Earn points to unlock new items and helpers. Explore, craft, and survive in a procedurally generated world full of threats and surprises!
Why similar: Side Scroller 17.3%, Procedural Generation 14.5%, Sandbox 14.4%, Base Building 14.1%, Survival 14%
- #16 Tides of Despair
86% matchMixed42% of 19 reviews2023
Dev: Survival Poly Games
Windows
After a shipwreck, you are one of the survivors. To Survive you will need to fight for your life.
Why similar: Survival 21.9%, Base Building 21.6%, Sandbox 15.8%, Open World 14.3%, Building 6.4%
- #17 Oldwoods
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Arda Yn Games
Windows
A sandbox game set in a fully modifiable world. The environment changes through interaction.
Why similar: Sandbox 24.1%, Survival 20.7%, Base Building 18.6%, Procedural Generation 16.2%, Pixel Graphics 7.1%
- #18 Wormhusk
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Aeoln Studios
Windows
The world is dying. The answer lies beneath. Dig deep into the husk of an ancient god-worm, build your defenses, slay the parasites that feed on its remains, and uncover the truth before it's too late.
Why similar: Survival 24.6%, Sandbox 21%, Open World 19.3%, Base Building 13.4%, 2D 5.5%
- #19 Kingdom of Fallen: The Last Stand
84% matchMixed45% of 44 reviews2024
Dev: DigitalSouls
Windows
This is a game inspired by survival and souls-like games. You need to gather clues of your missing daughter, using your own way to defeat fearsome bosses, fighting to survive, crafting to weaponize, building for your future, to reveal the secrets, and get out of this cursed kingdom.
Why similar: Sandbox 16.8%, Survival 16.8%, Base Building 16.6%, Souls-like 12%, Open World 10.8%
- #20 Natura: Reborn
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Stargazing Games
Windows
Natura: Reborn is a top-down sandbox adventure where nature and creatures have fused. Explore, survive, and fight through an overgrown fantasy world.
Why similar: Sandbox 25.4%, Survival 12.9%, Base Building 11.9%, Adventure 11.9%, 2D 7.2%
- #21 Cosmorists
82% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2024
Dev: Stellar Roots
Windows
You find yourself completely alone on a different yet very familiar looking planet. Explore the planet, craft tools, fight enemies, and build bases! Do science to learn new technologies that will allow interplanetary travel and better tools at your disposal!
Why similar: Sandbox 17.3%, Survival 17.1%, Base Building 13.8%, Open World 13%, Procedural Generation 12.7%
- #22 Blightrest
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Zero Hype Games
Windows
Blightrest is a co-op survival action game set in a dark, open world where every decision brings you closer to either salvation or eternal damnation. Master survival, build fortifications, banish demons with ancient rituals, and explore the Wastes where even shadows have eyes.
Why similar: Survival 21.1%, Base Building 20.3%, Open World 16.2%, Procedural Generation 11.4%, Adventure 6.5%
- #23 Unearthed
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BitWatson
Windows · Linux
Unearthed is top down mining adventure set in a procedurally generated blocky underground world. Explore endless cave systems filled with dangerous creatures and unexpected companions. Mine resources, survive the depths, and rebuild the world as you see it fit.
Why similar: Sandbox 24.2%, Procedural Generation 22.4%, Open World 9.1%, Survival 8.6%, Base Building 7.9%
- #24 Isle of Survival: The New Dawn
81% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: BlueSlay3r
Windows
“Survive and rebuild on a mysterious island. Explore diverse biomes, battle zombies, craft, farm, trade, and harness electricity in this open-world sandbox adventure — alone or with friends.”
Why similar: Survival 26.3%, Sandbox 23%, Base Building 15.2%, PvE 10%, Open World 9.6%
- #25 Apexiom
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: QuesoPub: Queso Studios
Windows
Explore an open, procedurally-generated world, loot caves, chests and fight monsters to craft better gear. Can you take on the toughest bosses to unlock new abilties and become increasingly overpowered?
Why similar: Survival 23.9%, Open World 14.8%, Procedural Generation 14.6%, Base Building 12%, Sandbox 9.9%
- #26 Stoned to Death
79% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2026
Dev: Pita
Windows
While trapped in a stunning procedurally generated wilderness, engage in brutal hand-to-hand combat with a notorious drug cartel producing dangerous illegal drugs to uncover the mysteries of their crimes.
Why similar: Procedural Generation 26.2%, Survival 22.8%, Base Building 20.5%, Combat 9.9%, Sandbox 8.5%
- #27 Gravehollow
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Silo Snowdash
Windows
Gravehollow is a survival RPG set in a restless world on the cusp of death. Hunt, scavenge, craft, build, and fight as friends and foes alike clash and pursue their own ends. Uncover why death refuses to release you, and what horrors your survival is awakening.
Why similar: Survival 18.6%, Sandbox 16.3%, Base Building 15.4%, Procedural Generation 14.1%, Open World 12.4%
- #28 Stormforge
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Roboto Games
Windows
Stormforge is an open-world survival crafting game for 1 to 8 players. You are Stormforged, with the ability to brave and harness power from magical storms. Explore, fight, forage, craft, build, and defeat bosses in this epic, fantasy game. Survive the Storms and thrive!
Why similar: Base Building 15%, Survival 14.9%, Procedural Generation 13.1%, Sandbox 12.4%, Souls-like 10.5%
- #29 Elemental Seasons
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sandy
Windows
An exploration and survival game where players must fight elemental-themed monsters in order to escape this beautiful yet brutal world.
Why similar: Survival 30.4%, Sandbox 22.6%, Open World 18.5%, Procedural Generation 16.5%, Combat 8%
- #30 Keplerth
77% matchVery Positive84% of 4,170 reviews2022
Dev: TAROPub: Gamirror Games
Windows
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 16.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Welcome to Keplerth! Try to survive on a hostile alien planet in this 2D sandbox RPG, where you can choose to live alone or fight side by side with your friends in the online multiplayer mode. Survive, build, farm, fight, and explore your way to victory in this open-world adventure!
Why similar: Sandbox 24.3%, Survival 23.5%, Open World 15.9%, Base Building 10.1%, Building 7.2%
- #31 Hazy Hollow
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Crimson Eye Games
Windows
Dig and explore the depth of the earth. Mine and harvest miscellaneous resources. Craft better tools and weapons and expand your base ! Fight against local mobs. Unlock electricity to lighten the darker depths. Automate harvesting to reign on the underground world !
Why similar: Procedural Generation 20.1%, Base Building 18.6%, Sandbox 12.9%, Open World 9.5%, Survival 8.2%
- #32 Overworked
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Some guyPub: Some guys mom
Windows
overworked is in developement...
Why similar: Survival 19.8%, Base Building 19.3%, Procedural Generation 14.4%, Open World 11.9%, Roguelite 8.4%
- #33 Void Titan
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Artindi
Windows
A unique side scroller with roguelike elements, collect and craft in order to stop giant, terraforming machines that consume the world behind you.
Why similar: Side Scroller 25.9%, Sandbox 23.6%, Roguelite 10.2%, Procedural Generation 8.4%, Action 7.7%
- #34 To-Gather
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Poeka Studio
Windows
When a cult disrupted the peace 200 years ago by summoning terrible creatures, they couldn't reverse their mistake! Gather resources, Explore the abandoned Island and battle the curse with your friends before it takes over your home!
Why similar: Survival 20.2%, Sandbox 19%, Base Building 18.7%, Open World 13.6%, PvE 6.3%
- #35 Unvoided
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Alexandre
Windows · Mac · Linux
Mine asteroids and refine resources to build your own spaceship, designing every detail as you balance mass, thrust, and torque. Alone or with a crew, expand your vessel into a self-sustaining mobile factory through automation as you survive the harshness of space.
Why similar: Sandbox 21.4%, Survival 20.8%, Base Building 16.5%, Open World 13%, Adventure 8.6%
- #36 Infiniterra
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: NuclearPhoenix
Windows · Linux
A voxel sandbox focused on atmosphere and contrast. Explore layered worlds, survive eerie nights, and uncover what lies beneath the surface.
Why similar: Sandbox 20.5%, Procedural Generation 19.3%, Open World 14%, Base Building 12.7%, PvE 8%
- #37 Stranded
74% matchPositive82% of 33 reviews2024
Dev: DevBandeiraPub: DevBandeira Studios
Windows
Explore, collect and build in this action roguelike, create bases, hire allies, evolve your character and survive hordes of enemies as far as you can handle!
Why similar: Procedural Generation 21.1%, Base Building 17.6%, Open World 12.5%, Survival 7.9%, Building 6.6%
- #38 WormWorld
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kyjmo
Windows
A creative sandbox adventure with a focus on exploration, discovery and survival. Shape your worlds, build, mine, and farm. Expand your reach and travel to other worlds using your ship, and worm holes!
Why similar: Sandbox 18.1%, Survival 16.2%, Base Building 16.1%, Procedural Generation 12.5%, Open World 8.9%
- #39 The Joy of Mining
73% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: spielepk
Windows
Mine, loot, craft, build, fight, and explore the open world in this Minecraft/Terraria-inspired game. It includes quests from NPCs, farming and fishing, as well as a variety of arcade games to play in-game.
Why similar: Sandbox 23.8%, Survival 22.4%, Open World 12.2%, Base Building 9.6%, PvE 8.6%
- #40 Romestead
70% matchMostly Positive77% of 5,129 reviews2026
Dev: BeartwigsPub: Three Friends
Windows
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 15.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Rome has fallen! Rebuild civilization in this action-adventure survival game for 1-8 players. Fight hordes of the walking dead, build settlements, restore the Roman gods... or kick back and farm with friends.
Why similar: Survival 17.8%, Procedural Generation 16.8%, Base Building 15.1%, Sandbox 13.5%, Open World 9%
- #41 Diseased
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Yavuz Kala
Windows
Build your camp in the freezing cold and make tough choices. Capture walls to expand your borders and send your men to explore. Risk it all for vital resources, as surviving the relentless waves of the Diseased emerging from the dark will be harder than you think.
Why similar: Side Scroller 22.3%, Base Building 17.8%, Survival 15.3%, Sandbox 13.4%, Roguelite 7.5%
- #42 Everlost
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: kub3sqtPub: Orivilon
Windows
Stranded in a world that never stops growing. Gather, craft, build and survive in an infinite procedurally generated wilderness where no two worlds are ever the same.
Why similar: Sandbox 25.9%, Survival 20.8%, Base Building 17.5%, Procedural Generation 13.8%, Building 8.2%
- #43 Day Of The Harvesters
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Daniel Kole Productions
Windows
Become a Shi’kegnt harvester and travel to distant planets to harvest food and resources for your civilization. Rise in the ranks and become the Supreme Shi’kegnt. Stay alive at all costs. Survive, construct, harvest, and progress in this pixel art, sci-fi, survival game set in a distant future.
Why similar: Sandbox 21.7%, Survival 12.6%, Base Building 11.8%, Procedural Generation 8.4%, Action 8.3%
- #44 Scrap Mechanic
67% 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: Sandbox 20.8%, Survival 20.5%, Open World 14.1%, Base Building 14.1%, Building 8.2%
- #45 Light No Fire
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hello Games
Windows
A game about adventure, building, survival and exploration together. Set on a fantasy planet the size of Earth.
Why similar: Survival 19%, Sandbox 17.9%, Procedural Generation 17.1%, Base Building 14.5%, Open World 13.7%
- #46 Ex/l
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: FDST
Windows
A top-down 2D survival shooter with base building and crafting. Explore procedurally generated islands, secure resources, and defend—or raid—player bases in tense online PvP. Every run reshapes routes, chokepoints, and risk.
Why similar: Survival 24.5%, Base Building 19.7%, Sandbox 17.8%, Open World 10.7%, Procedural Generation 8.8%
- #47 Sunny Shores
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: mungbungo
Windows · Linux
Sunny Shores is software for casual and retired gamers who have prematurely reached unc-status in their careers. It features cozy lo-fi fishing mechanics, block-building and an open-world sandbox. Play with friends or play with yourself.
Why similar: Sandbox 22.5%, Procedural Generation 22%, Survival 20.2%, Base Building 14.5%, Building 6.9%
- #48 A Good Day to Pie
68% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2026
Dev: JamSnack
Windows
Action-packed Survival Sandbox game focused on Base Building and Wave Defense. Defend the Pie from the horde of Evil Pie-Stealing Gremlins by exploring the regions, collecting resources, crafting items, and building defenses.
Why similar: Base Building 16.7%, Sandbox 16.6%, Survival 12.7%, Procedural Generation 11.5%, Open World 8.1%
- #49 Deus Mantle
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 1SPEED
Windows
Craft, build, fight monsters, discover new technologies and explore an infinite procedurally generated world! Delve into unknown worlds to uncover ancient secrets and return home.
Why similar: Survival 17.4%, Sandbox 16.8%, Procedural Generation 15.8%, Base Building 15.5%, Open World 8.5%
- #50 Nimoyd - Survival Sandbox
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nudge Nudge Games
Windows
You’ve crash-landed on Earth in 2702. Craft, dig, fight through a vast and colorful post-apocalyptic open world full of wonder, generated cities, dungeons, aliens, mechs, and an underworld. Find love. Or beat the ultimate Underlord!
Why similar: Survival 20.1%, Procedural Generation 19.4%, Sandbox 19%, Open World 12.7%, 2D 5.7%
- #51 Kindling Wilds: Symbiotic Wasteland
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: EasyLovePub: 猫耳游戏
Windows
Ember: Symbiotic Wilderness is a 2D pixel-art co-op survival game set in a living wilderness shaped by temperature, weather, seasons, and ecology. Start with a single fire, divide the work with your team, and build a camp that can endure.
Why similar: Survival 25.5%, Sandbox 22.8%, Base Building 18.7%, 2D 8%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%
- #52 Darkout
71% matchMixed48% of 883 reviews2013
Dev: AllgrafPub: KISS ltd
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Crashed and alone on a world mankind tried to leave behind, Darkout challenges players to survive on Illuna, in harsh, procedurally generated biomes, utilizing the game’s sandbox features to build shelters, craft weapons, and research new technologies.You are not alone.
Why similar: Sandbox 37.2%, Survival 24.6%, Side Scroller 13.7%, Crafting 7.6%, Adventure 6.7%
- #53 Gengu Survival
68% match5 user reviews20% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: Gengu Games
Windows
Survive on an open-world island with unlockable abilities that help you on your journey in Gengu Survival. Craft new items as you level up and build your own base wherever you want. But be aware, there is something strange on this island...
Why similar: Survival 24.9%, Sandbox 22.1%, Base Building 19.9%, Open World 7.8%, Adventure 7.4%
- #54 Planeturem
67% match8 user reviews63% of 8 reviews2025
Dev: jamiebrn
Windows
Explore a procedurally generated planet filled with resources to harvest - or discover structures containing potentially rare items. Build your base to protect yourself and fight off evil, collecting materials to build new gear. Build a rocket and explore new planets!
Why similar: Base Building 15.5%, Procedural Generation 14.5%, Survival 13.1%, Open World 13%, Sandbox 11.9%
- #55 Symbiosis
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Aberratic
Windows
A solo or coop hero-shooter set in a procedural alien world. Explore, build, evolve, and fight side-by-side against waves of mechanical hybrids. Wishlist now!
Why similar: Base Building 18.2%, Survival 17.4%, Sandbox 15.3%, Procedural Generation 12.7%, Open World 11.4%
- #56 It Takes a Village
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hoftware.io
Windows
It Takes a Village is a city-building RPG taking inspiration from games like Legend of Zelda and Animal Crossing. Venture into a procedurally generated world filled with monsters, dungeons, and more as you collect resources to build up your village to push back the evil that infests your world.
Why similar: Survival 19.8%, Base Building 18.9%, Procedural Generation 16.2%, Sandbox 15%, Open World 13.3%
- #57 Aniverse
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: AniLab
Windows
Chop trees, cook meals, build your home and play music to control the wild! Explore a procedurally generated world and survive your way through art.
Why similar: Procedural Generation 18.7%, Sandbox 16.5%, Open World 15%, Survival 8%, 2D 7.9%
- #58 Adaptive Wilds
66% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Grizzle
Windows · Mac · Linux
A living survival game where every action reshapes the world. Terraform freely, craft modular tools, and build complex structures in ecosystems that change dynamically. Progress through skill, crafting, and hard choices in a wilderness that never stagnates.
Why similar: Sandbox 20.9%, Survival 19.1%, Procedural Generation 14.2%, Base Building 13.8%, Open World 11.8%