- #1 Stranded Deep 2
97% 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 25.1%, Crafting 19.1%, Base Building 18.1%, Open World 12.8%, Sandbox 9.8%
- #2 Last Float
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LapsaDev
Windows
Explore and survive in this shattered world. Build, defend, and repair your raft. Search for secrets and uncover information about what happened - and most importantly, don't drown!
Why similar: Survival 25.6%, Crafting 22.7%, Base Building 14.8%, Sandbox 10.9%, Resource Management 7.3%
- #3 Hold Your Own
96% 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: Crafting 20.4%, Survival 19.6%, Base Building 15.8%, Loot 14%, Open World 9.3%
- #4 Spiritura
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Spiritura Works
Windows · Mac
Spiritura is an atmospheric open-world survival crafting game with light RPG elements, exploration, and base building. Forge your own path through a mysterious, procedurally generated land, utilizing diverse combat skills to survive the threats of the wild as you uncover the secrets of the world.
Why similar: Crafting 16.9%, Survival 16.5%, Base Building 16.1%, Loot 15.9%, Resource Management 13.7%
- #5 Signalfall
94% matchMixed60% of 20 reviews2026
Dev: Fallen Relay
Windows
Crash-land on a hostile planet and build automated extraction outposts to survive. Defend your operations, manage power networks, and send resources to orbit to unlock new technologies.
Why similar: Survival 19.5%, Crafting 19.3%, Base Building 16.8%, Loot 13.3%, Open World 6.7%
- #6 Tides of Despair
94% 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: Base Building 20.8%, Survival 20.6%, Crafting 20.1%, Open World 11.1%, Sandbox 7.3%
- #7 Exot
93% 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: Crafting 20.6%, Survival 19.7%, Base Building 16.5%, Resource Management 13.7%, Open World 9.4%
- #8 HORDE Survival
92% matchMostly Negative29% of 28 reviews2023
Dev: WDS Games
Windows
See yourself stuck in the middle of an ever growing virus epidemic. Find or craft weapons and tools to fight against the living and the dead. Build a safe place to survive in this cruel, apocalyptic world.
Why similar: Base Building 19.2%, Crafting 19.2%, Survival 18.7%, Resource Management 15.7%, Open World 11%
- #9 Resilience
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Samskara Games
Windows
Come face to face with the dangers that await your crew on a distant planet with extreme temperature conditions. Gather resources, explore, defend against aggressive flora and fauna, develop technologies to survive and leave the planet.
Why similar: Survival 18.6%, Crafting 18.6%, Base Building 17.5%, Resource Management 14.4%, Loot 10.6%
- #10 Speck Miner
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Emeral
Windows
Speck Miner is a small, open-world survival game set in a universe of tiny, procedurally generated planets.
Why similar: Survival 25.3%, Base Building 21.9%, Crafting 20.9%, Resource Management 16.4%, Adventure 6.1%
- #11 Sea Scraps
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Scrapworks Games
Windows
After a catastrophic event flooded the Earth, the remnants of humanity are left adrift on an endless ocean. With nothing but scraps of the old world floating across the waves, survivors must scavenge, build, and fight to stay alive in this vast water-covered wasteland.
Why similar: Base Building 22.5%, Crafting 20.7%, Survival 20%, Resource Management 16.2%, Open World 8.4%
- #12 Space Bob vs. The Replicons
90% matchVery Positive90% of 98 reviews2018
Dev: Intravenous SoftwarePub: Independent
Windows · Mac · Linux
Help clueless Bob survive his first day of work in this procedurally generated, planet hopping, gravity simulator. Haul loot and resources back in to orbit while simultaneously fighting off a full scale alien invasion in this rogue-lite survival hybrid quite unlike anything you've played before.
Why similar: Loot 20.2%, Survival 18.8%, Crafting 17%, Resource Management 14.9%, Open World 10.3%
- #13 Wild Frontier
89% matchMixed55% of 38 reviews2023
Dev: AMMCPub: AMMC Games
Windows
Escape to an enchanting, living sandbox surrounded by wildlife and nature.
Why similar: Crafting 24.5%, Survival 23.5%, Loot 13.8%, Sandbox 9.1%, Base Building 7.6%
- #14 Valhalla Path: Survival
87% matchMixed63% of 16 reviews2025
Dev: Survival Saga Studios
Windows
Valhalla Path casts you as a Viking warrior stranded in a hostile land. Build a village, defend against the fallen warriors, lead your people to glory and secure your place in Valhalla's legends.
Why similar: Survival 26.9%, Crafting 25.5%, Base Building 21.5%, Resource Management 11.3%, Open World 10.8%
- #15 Paloma Island
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Houari Mohamed AminePub: Damz Games
Windows
Stranded after a storm, survive the uncharted dangers of Paloma Island. Gather resources, craft tools, and build shelter in this open-world sandbox survival adventure. Explore lush biomes and diverse locations, uncover secrets, and face wildlife and enemies to stay alive.
Why similar: Survival 22.6%, Base Building 22%, Crafting 21.7%, Open World 9.3%, Sandbox 9.1%
- #16 Quarantine-Z: Survival
86% matchMixed45% of 11 reviews2023
Dev: Pixelated Games
Windows
2 years have passed since a virus totally unknown to humanity originated in your small town. People have become aggressive and cannibalistic.
Why similar: Loot 21%, Crafting 20.6%, Survival 20.4%, Base Building 18.8%, Sandbox 7.2%
- #17 暴食海岛 Munchy Island
85% 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 25.7%, Base Building 25%, Crafting 23.7%, Sandbox 9.1%, Adventure 4.9%
- #18 Apexiom
83% 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 25%, Crafting 19.8%, Loot 14.3%, Base Building 12.9%, Open World 12.8%
- #19 Bandit the game
84% matchMostly Positive73% of 48 reviews2019
Dev: Adrian Ubiorski
Windows
Bandit the game is an open-world RPG with unique quests, character development, intense combat and interesting exploration. With optional elements: tower defense, city/base building and gang management.
Why similar: Survival 20%, Base Building 20%, Crafting 15.7%, Resource Management 11.8%, Open World 9.6%
- #20 Descending
84% matchMixed40% of 10 reviews2018
Dev: oldnag
Windows
Descending is a hardcore open world survival in which you are alone in a struggle for survival against these creatures. Please do not buy this unless you want to support further development of the game. There will be bugs and stuff broken.
Why similar: Crafting 29.8%, Survival 27.7%, Base Building 26.8%, Open World 15.8%
- #21 Direland
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: KAIJIUUUUU
Windows
A sandbox survival craft game set in a vast world. Explore the wilderness, defeat monsters, gather materials, and conquer colossal bosses.
Why similar: Crafting 30.2%, Survival 24.6%, Sandbox 14.6%, Open World 11.9%, Action 6.3%
- #22 Deus Mantle
81% 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: Loot 18.2%, Crafting 17.6%, Survival 17.5%, Base Building 16%, Sandbox 8.3%
- #23 LastAlive
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NeuroArs
Windows
LastAlive is an atmospheric 2D survival simulator set in a post-apocalyptic shelter. Explore an abandoned city on dangerous scavenging runs, craft tools at your workbench, upgrade your bunker, and make life-altering decisions in your survivor's journal.
Why similar: Survival 26%, Crafting 21.6%, Resource Management 21%, Loot 14.7%, Base Building 11.3%
- #24 A Silent Desolation
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SHK Interactive
Windows
Stranded on post-apocalyptic Earth centuries after humanity's exodus, "A Silent Desolation" is a solo survival game developed by one person. Face dangers, craft, explore, and uncover secrets while repairing a shuttle base to escape.
Why similar: Survival 21%, Base Building 18.7%, Crafting 18.3%, Resource Management 11.6%, Open World 11.2%
- #25 Red Moon: Survival
79% matchMixed58% of 43 reviews2023
Dev: WMG
Windows
The world is thrown into chaos when the moon suddenly turns red, causing its residents to turn into zombies.
Why similar: Crafting 19.4%, Survival 18.4%, Base Building 18.3%, Resource Management 15.1%, Open World 9.7%
- #26 Ex/l
79% 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 25%, Crafting 24.1%, Base Building 20.7%, Open World 9%, Sandbox 8.9%
- #27 G.E.T.
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Konnex Interactive
Windows
G.E.T. (Gather, Explore, Technologize) is a 3D first person open world adventure-survival game. On your journey you will progress through different ages, beginning from the stone age and finishing in the far future.
Why similar: Survival 20.7%, Base Building 19.1%, Crafting 18.8%, Resource Management 13.5%, Open World 10.9%
- #28 The Joy of Mining
78% 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: Crafting 29%, Survival 23.3%, Sandbox 12.1%, Open World 10.5%, Base Building 10.3%
- #29 Just Us
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: eelDev
Windows
After global warming drowns most of the planet, only fragments of land remain above the rising seas. Among them lies a lonely island—once part of Sweden. Here, a couple struggles to survive the new world, searching for warmth, food, and meaning in the cold remnants of humanity.
Why similar: Survival 37.5%, Crafting 32.2%, Open World 14.4%, Adventure 9.3%, Action 6.6%
- #30 Dead Metro
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Trust me bro Studio
Windows
Explore, craft, build, and survive in an open-world sandbox survival game. Face relentless infected, choose whether to cooperate with or betray other players, and uncover the truth behind the outbreak.
Why similar: Crafting 22.5%, Survival 21.4%, Base Building 16%, Loot 14.4%, Open World 12%
- #31 Enshrouded
75% matchVery Positive86% of 106,050 reviews2024
Dev: Keen Games GmbH
Windows
Median: 18.9 hrsMean: 46.8 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: Survival 24.9%, Base Building 22.9%, Crafting 19.5%, Open World 15.7%, Sandbox 5.9%
- #32 Ahoy!
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Silver Compass Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Ahoy! is an open world survival adventure where you must craft, build, and fight to survive on a tough, bullet hell boss and magic filled, island. Explore treacherous lands, uncover secrets, and face supernatural threats in your quest for survival stranded on a mystical island!
Why similar: Survival 18.9%, Loot 17.9%, Crafting 14.8%, Base Building 13.7%, Resource Management 9.7%
- #33 Landiscape
74% match9 user reviews56% of 9 reviews2026
Dev: GTI
Windows
Landiscape is a relaxed 1–4 player open-world survival sandbox set on a zombie-infested island. Build bases, scavenge resources, explore dangerous landmarks, grow crops, and survive together — or turn on your friends.
Why similar: Base Building 23.9%, Survival 23.8%, Crafting 23.8%, Open World 13.2%, Adventure 5.8%
- #34 Brinefall
75% matchMixed42% of 100 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: Crafting 17.9%, Base Building 17.6%, Loot 17.2%, Survival 17%, Sandbox 8.3%
- #35 DISTANT VISITANT
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: TriadPixel
Windows
Survive the alien arrival in DISTANT VISITANT, a top-down open-world sandbox. Master talents from marksmanship to cooking while managing hygiene and hydration. Adapt to seasons where winter freezes crops and lakes. Craft, build, hunt, and find survivors. Prepare for them, this is just the start.
Why similar: Survival 20.9%, Base Building 19.9%, Crafting 18.6%, Resource Management 12.6%, Open World 11%
- #36 TERROVOX
74% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2022
Dev: TeemTroom
Windows
Explore a huge world. You can go in any direction. Get resources. Craft weapons and items. Create buildings. Use your imagination to the maximum.
Why similar: Crafting 37.1%, Survival 27%, Action 10.8%, Adventure 10.2%, Sandbox 8.7%
- #37 Gengu Survival
73% 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 25.8%, Base Building 21.2%, Crafting 14.4%, Sandbox 11.2%, Adventure 7.2%
- #38 Horrors Glade
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: djva caravana
Windows
You are a young scientist whose experiment turned into a disaster. When you wake up in the heart of a creepy forest, where every whisper of the wind hides a threat, you realize: there are no rules here. There is only hunger, fear, and shadows hungry for your flesh.
Why similar: Survival 30.9%, Crafting 30.7%, Sandbox 13.2%, Open World 12.8%, Adventure 5.8%
- #39 Orbitaria
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Team 237Pub: Dojo System
Windows
Build an orbital station, explore a dead star system, and bring life back to the stars. A survival and base-building game where you don't survive by hoarding resources, but by choosing what to save.
Why similar: Base Building 24.2%, Survival 21.5%, Resource Management 18.2%, Crafting 18.1%, Sandbox 7.6%
- #40 Sandustry
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 5,238 reviews2026
Dev: Lantto GamesPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.6 hrsMean: 16.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Explore and mine fully destructible worlds. Automate increasingly complex production chains. Delve deep to uncover an ancient civilization’s powerful secrets and learn to love the sand in this factory game where every pixel is a valuable resource.
Why similar: Crafting 19.6%, Base Building 17.5%, Survival 17%, Resource Management 13.9%, Open World 10.2%
- #41 Mistaken
70% matchPositive83% of 47 reviews2026
Dev: Storken
Windows · Mac
A dark fantasy progression RPG set in a world swallowed by eldritch mist. Fight, gather, and build your refuge while shaping powerful builds through randomized gear, affixes, and magical Cartifacts. Survive… or be Mistaken.
Why similar: Loot 22.5%, Survival 18.6%, Crafting 18.5%, Base Building 18.2%, Sandbox 8.8%
- #42 The Islands
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Trash Studios
Windows
An open-world survival game. Use your environment to craft items and structures. Physics based with weather and day/night. More than 50 different animals. Combat and non-combat activities fishing.
Why similar: Survival 22.9%, Base Building 22.4%, Crafting 22.4%, Open World 12.5%, Adventure 5.6%
- #43 Survindust
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: IS Games
Windows
Stranded on a small island, you must gather, build, and automate to survive and turn a humble camp into a thriving, self-sustaining base.
Why similar: Survival 27.2%, Crafting 22.9%, Resource Management 20.8%, Base Building 13.5%, Open World 6.8%
- #44 Dwarf Land
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Popcorn GameMovia
Windows
Embark on a journey in Dwarf Land, a procedurally generated open world. Master modular building amidst dense forests and towering peaks. Unleash creativity in crafting, hunting, and mining. Discover dwarven culture in a vibrant sandbox simulation. Dwarf Land awaits, a realm of endless possibilities.
Why similar: Loot 18.4%, Crafting 17%, Survival 16.6%, Base Building 16.1%, Resource Management 11.7%
- #45 Skeleton Island
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Riabets Artem
Windows
# Short Description Survive on a mysterious island, gather resources, craft weapons and explore dangerous locations while uncovering the dark secrets hidden within. Fight enemies, survive the island and prepare yourself for the final battle.
Why similar: Crafting 20.3%, Survival 18.8%, Resource Management 17.2%, Adventure 15.1%, Action 13.8%
- #46 GilongWorld
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Long Gil Studio
Windows
Explore GilongWorld, an immersive Sci-Fi Action RPG. Master the art of alchemy and potion crafting. Tame mysterious creatures to harness their skills, and build formidable bases. Prepare for combat, gather resources, and survive a perilous world!
Why similar: Base Building 17%, Crafting 16.2%, Loot 15.6%, Survival 13.5%, Resource Management 12.7%
- #47 The Seekers: Survival
70% matchMostly Negative36% of 33 reviews2023
Dev: BIGYBOX Games
Windows
After a plane crash, you are the only survivor. You will quickly find out that you are in a remote place, surrounded by unknown creatures.
Why similar: Base Building 20.1%, Survival 18.9%, Loot 18.6%, Crafting 14.3%, Resource Management 10.5%
- #48 Polylithic
66% matchMostly Positive70% of 353 reviews2026
Dev: polyperfectPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Polylithic is a survival game unlike any other, set in the most pivotal moment in mankind's history. Experience life as a Paleolithic hunter-gatherer, settle down as a Neolithic farmer, form tribes in co-op multiplayer, or go it alone in a world where the apex predator is still a distant aspiration.
Why similar: Crafting 19.5%, Base Building 19.3%, Survival 19.1%, Resource Management 14%, Open World 10.7%
- #49 Of Peaks and Tides
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CyancookGames
Windows
Step onto this vast ancient land shaped by intuitive physics, and form a new world born of your imagination. Explore solo or team up online with friends. Reforge the mortal realm devastated by divine wrath. Feel the world shift with your every move. Your lands await. Will you answer?
Why similar: Crafting 24.2%, Survival 23.6%, Open World 14.4%, Base Building 12.2%, Resource Management 9.1%
- #50 Pathless Woods
67% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,121 reviews2024
Dev: AniYa Games Studio
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Embark on a cozy open-world survival journey inspired by ancient China's heritage. Gather resources, cultivate crops, build your dream home, and defend it from marauders. Team up with friends to explore and uncover a world where adventure meets serenity.
Why similar: Crafting 21.3%, Survival 19.3%, Base Building 17.8%, Resource Management 12.2%, Open World 11.8%
- #51 Isle of Survival: The New Dawn
67% 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 29.3%, Base Building 17.4%, Sandbox 12.5%, Crafting 10.7%, Open World 8.8%
- #52 Survive the Fall
67% matchMixed67% of 689 reviews2025
Dev: Angry Bulls StudioPub: Toplitz Productions
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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: Base Building 17%, Loot 16.8%, Survival 16.7%, Crafting 16%, Resource Management 13.6%
- #53 Profectus
69% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2021
Dev: Alrek Studios
Windows
Rise through the ages. In Profectus you start with nothing but a world to explore. Your goal is to use what you are given to the fullest extent and work your way up from the stone age into space.
Why similar: Crafting 29.2%, Base Building 26.4%, Open World 12.2%, Sandbox 11.2%, Adventure 7.8%
- #54 Grounded 2
65% matchVery Positive81% of 24,763 reviews2025
Dev: Obsidian EntertainmentPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 13.2 hrsMean: 26.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Shrunk again, but the world is much larger. In this open-world, single-player or co-op survival adventure, craft weapons and armor, build your base, and traverse the playground on your buggy. But something else is out there—and it hasn’t forgotten you.
Why similar: Survival 28%, Base Building 21.9%, Crafting 17.9%, Open World 11.4%, Sandbox 6.5%
- #55 DYSMANTLE
67% matchVery Positive91% of 11,622 reviews2021
Dev: 10tons Ltd
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 25.2 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: Survival 21.6%, Crafting 19.6%, Base Building 16.5%, Loot 14.3%, Open World 11.8%
- #56 Core Reboot : 4 Seasons
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ElderCat
Windows
Struggle to survive! Drawn by an unknown force, you’ve crashed onto a deserted planet. Hunt, gather, and endure through harsh seasons. Face terrifying monsters at each season’s end and find a way to escape. Can you survive and return to safety?
Why similar: Survival 24.1%, Crafting 22.4%, Base Building 20.1%, Open World 15.7%, Sandbox 6.1%