- #1 Reign Of Kings
97% matchMixed57% of 14,891 reviews2015
Dev: Code}{atch
Windows
Median: 10.2 hrsMean: 47.8 hrsβ₯1hr: 89%
Struggle to survive in a harsh medieval world. Hunt wildlife, mine resources, build structures, and craft weapons and armor in order to protect yourself. You may form a guild, bring war to all opposition, and try to seize the throne and become king!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 29.6% β
, Survival 10.4%, Crafting 10.3%, Open World 8.7%, Medieval 8.3%
- #2 Renown
96% matchMixed58% of 1,591 reviews2025
Dev: RDBK Studios
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 16.5 hrsβ₯1hr: 82%
Renown is an intense medieval multiplayer survival experience set in a vast, ever-evolving world. Whether alone or rallying allies, gather resources, build powerful strongholds, and engage in brutal battles for dominance.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 23.7% β
, Crafting 10.6%, Survival 9.1%, Building 8.4%, Open World 7.9%
- #3 Wild Terra 2: New Lands
96% matchMixed52% of 4,220 reviews2022
Dev: Juvty Worlds
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 28.1 hrsβ₯1hr: 38%
MMORPG full of details that create a unique immersion and the spirit of adventure! Play your role in the life-filled medieval world controlled by players.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 30.7% β
, Crafting 10.1%, Sandbox 9.3%, Building 8.2%, Medieval 7%
- #4 Myth of Empires
95% matchMixed68% of 17,631 reviews2024
Dev: Angela GamePub: Imperium Interactive Entertainment
Windows
Median: 15.0 hrsMean: 228.5 hrsβ₯1hr: 89%
Myth of Empires is a multiplayer war sandbox game featuring a high degree of freedom and multiple civilizations. Players must survive, craft, create, and lead troops in their quest to conquer PVE or PVP territory and build their own empire. Xizhou Civilization Pack is now officially released!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 30.3% β
, Building 11.4%, Survival 9.4%, Sandbox 9%, Open World 8.9%
- #5 Nightingale
94% matchMixed66% of 18,084 reviews2024
Dev: Inflexion Games
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 24.0 hrsβ₯1hr: 87%
Nightingale is an open world survival crafting game, where youβll adventure across the mysterious and dangerous Fae Realms. As a daring Realmwalker, youβll defeat monstrous enemies, survive hostile environments, and build elaborate estates in a visually stunning Gaslamp Fantasy world.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 30.7% β
, Crafting 11.1%, Survival 11%, Building 9.6%, Open World 9.3%
- #6 Life is Feudal: Your Own
94% matchMixed66% of 12,071 reviews2015
Dev: Bitbox Ltd.
Windows
Median: 8.6 hrsMean: 57.9 hrsβ₯1hr: 88%
Hardcore and realistic; LiF is a Medieval multiplayer sandbox RPG, with free terraforming, a rich crafting system and preset and modular building construction. With engaging survival aspects, no target physics-based combat and a unique formation system - along with numerous other features - LiF is not for the faint of heart!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 31.5% β
, Crafting 11.1%, Survival 9.9%, Medieval 9.8%, Open World 9.6%
- #7 Life is Feudal: MMO
93% matchMixed40% of 7,352 reviews2018
Dev: LTG
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 45.6 hrsβ₯1hr: 71%
Experience the hardcore reality of the Middle Ages. Master survival, engage in deep-rooted RPG elements, navigate a bustling economy, build communities, and employ diplomatic strategy to thrive in Abella's vast expanse.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 28.2% β
, Crafting 10%, Survival 9.7%, Medieval 9.2%, Sandbox 7.9%
- #8 Citadel: Forged with Fire
92% matchMixed68% of 5,895 reviews2019
Dev: Blue Isle StudiosPub: Blue Isle Publishing
Windows
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 19.0 hrsβ₯1hr: 91%
This massive online sandbox RPG features elements of magic, spellcasting, building, exploring and crafting. As a newly minted apprentice of the magic arts, you will set off to the dangerous world of Ignus. Tame mighty beasts, forge alliances, explore uncharted territories or fight for dominance!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 32.9% β
, Open World 14.4%, Survival 12.1%, Crafting 8.6%, Sandbox 7.9%
- #9 ENDALOR
91% matchMostly Positive70% of 280 reviews2026
Dev: Diorite Games
Windows
An immersive medieval dark fantasy survival game with RPG elements for 1-4 players. Set in a hand crafted open world. Explore, survive, build, craft, fight and conquer your way through the dark, brutal and mysterious lands.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 29% β
, Survival 9.4%, Crafting 8.6%, Open World 8.2%, Building 7.8%
- #10 Life is Feudal: Arden
91% matchMixed41% of 899 reviews2025
Dev: LTG
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 27.4 hrsβ₯1hr: 74%
Life is Feudal: Arden is a new free-to-play open-world MMORPG set in the Middle Ages, built on the foundation of Life is Feudal: MMO. Engage in thrilling PvP combat, navigate political intrigue, master a variety of professions and craft unique items. Forge your own path to power and greatness!
Why similar: Crafting 14.7%, Building 13.4%, Sandbox 13.2%, Survival 10.8%, Medieval 10%
- #11 Bellwright
90% matchVery Positive80% of 21,714 reviews2024
Dev: Donkey Crew
Windows
Median: 12.8 hrsMean: 41.6 hrsβ₯1hr: 90%
Establish and expand your own settlements, liberate the land and assist its villagers, and recruit others to your cause while learning more about a life you had to leave behind. Command your forces, prove your valor through combat, and cement yourself as the hero of your people.
Why similar: Survival 16.5%, Crafting 14.8%, Open World 13.7%, Medieval 11.9%, Building 10.2%
- #12 Kingdom of Atham: Crown of the Champions
89% matchMostly Positive76% of 366 reviews2024
Dev: Sofa Mauve Studio Inc.
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 9.1 hrsβ₯1hr: 82%
"Kingdom of Atham: Crown of the Champions - Embark on a medieval fantasy survival odyssey. Reclaim the stolen Crown, battle dark forces, and explore diverse lands. Uncover secrets, wield magic, and craft your destiny. Will you become the true champion of Atham?"
Why similar: Sandbox 17.1%, Crafting 15.5%, PvP 14.9%, Open World 13.6%, Building 13.5%
- #13 Pax Dei
89% matchMixed57% of 11,377 reviews2025
Dev: Mainframe Industries
Windows
Median: 18.5 hrsMean: 76.8 hrsβ₯1hr: 90%
Welcome to a vast, social sandbox MMO inspired by the legends of the medieval era. Here, myths are real, ghosts exist, and magic is unquestioned. Join thousands of players as you explore the land, build your home, forge your reputation, and craft your own stories. What world will you make?
Why similar: Crafting 18.1%, Medieval 13.9%, Open World 13.7%, Sandbox 13%, PvP 11.7%
- #14 Enshrouded
88% matchVery Positive86% of 106,050 reviews2024
Dev: Keen Games GmbH
Windows
Median: 18.9 hrsMean: 46.8 hrsβ₯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: Open World 17.8%, Survival 17.8%, Crafting 15.5%, Online Co-Op 11.4%, Building 10.1%
- #15 Deadside
87% matchMostly Positive76% of 40,566 reviews2024
Dev: Bad Pixel
Windows
Median: 9.5 hrsMean: 44.7 hrsβ₯1hr: 90%
An Open World Survival Shooter blending hardcore PVP and PVE action. Secure precious loot in safe zones or build your own fortress in the wild. With intense gunfights, stunning visuals, and performance smooth enough for any system, the challenge awaits!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 29.7% β
, Crafting 13%, Survival 12.9%, Open World 9.4%, PvP 8.5%
- #16 Gloria Victis: Medieval MMORPG
85% matchMixed68% of 12,038 reviews2026
Dev: gamigo US
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 26.2 hrsβ₯1hr: 87%
Gloria Victis is an MMORPG with an emphasis on realism, set in a low-fantasy medieval open world. Enjoy MMO with skill-based non-target combat, open PVP with territory control, deep crafting system and player-driven economy β all that served with beautiful graphics and an immersive atmosphere.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 24.3% β
, Medieval 13.6%, Open World 13.3%, Crafting 9.8%, PvP 7.7%
- #17 Mortal Online 2
86% matchMixed60% of 13,925 reviews2022
Dev: Star Vault AB
Windows
Median: 14.1 hrsMean: 151.4 hrsβ₯1hr: 92%
Step into Nave, a vast fantasy sandbox world with a player-driven economy, persistent housing, and deep crafting systems. Engage in first-person, full-loot PvP combat with other players and perilous foes. Build, explore, and conquer in an unforgiving world. The land is yoursβwho will you become?
Why similar: Crafting 15.4%, Open World 15%, Sandbox 14.1%, Medieval 13%, PvP 12.9%
- #18 Reign of Guilds
84% matchMixed61% of 1,418 reviews2025
Dev: Atlant Games ltd
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 14.3 hrsβ₯1hr: 58%
Reign of Guilds β the spiritual successor to the old-school fantasy where steel, magic, and skill decide your fate. Inspired by the legacy of Ultima Online and EverQuest.
Why similar: Crafting 19.5%, Open World 15.5%, Medieval 15.4%, PvP 13.2%, Multiplayer 11.2%
- #19 Medieval Dynasty
84% matchVery Positive90% of 52,440 reviews2021
Dev: Render CubePub: Toplitz Productions
Windows
Median: 11.6 hrsMean: 36.2 hrsβ₯1hr: 91%
Hunt, survive, build and lead in the harsh Middle Ages: Create your own Medieval Dynasty and ensure its long-lasting prosperity or die trying! Play alone or team up with friends to enjoy the ultimate medieval experience.
Why similar: Crafting 19%, Building 16.5%, Survival 11.8%, Medieval 11%, Open World 10.1%
- #20 Night of the Dead
82% matchMostly Positive77% of 11,888 reviews2024
Dev: Jackto Studios
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 32.0 hrsβ₯1hr: 83%
'Night of the Dead' is an open-world game that combines elements of exploration, tower defense, survival, and crafting. Traverse a world dominated by zombies while collecting various resources and powerful equipment. Build a fortress to survive the hordes of zombies that swarm every night!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 27.5% β
, Crafting 10.6%, Survival 8.8%, Building 8.7%, Open World 8.2%
- #21 Tinkerlands
81% matchVery Positive86% of 4,122 reviews2025
Dev: CodeManuPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows
Median: 8.4 hrsMean: 14.5 hrsβ₯1hr: 86%
Explore, craft, and fight your way through uncharted islands β 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 29.7% β
, Survival 9.7%, Crafting 9.4%, Open World 8.4%, Sandbox 8.4%
- #22 Soulmask
80% matchMostly Positive77% of 22,506 reviews2026
Dev: CampFire StudioPub: Qooland Games
Windows
Median: 13.9 hrsMean: 69.3 hrsβ₯1hr: 91%
Don the Ancient Mask. Wield the power of gods. Possess any of your tribespeople, recruit followers, and build a thriving automated civilization. Survive, expand, and forge your own legacy across a vast ancient open world β together with friends.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 29.1% β
, Crafting 15.3%, Survival 13%, Open World 11.5%, Sandbox 10%
- #23 Coronation
83% matchMixed64% of 107 reviews2021
Dev: Twin Sword Studio
Windows
Coronation, an online medieval sandbox with player-built settlements, dungeons & economy.
Why similar: Crafting 24.5%, Medieval 20.6%, Open World 17.6%, PvP 14.3%, Multiplayer 10.6%
- #24 Solace Crafting
82% matchMostly Positive71% of 899 reviews2022
Dev: Big Kitty Games
Windows Β· 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 27.2% β
, Crafting 11.5%, Survival 10.2%, Building 8.2%, Open World 8.2%
- #25 Smalland: Survive the Wilds
78% matchVery Positive82% of 10,551 reviews2024
Dev: Max Ent Games Ltd
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 16.3 hrsβ₯1hr: 82%
Experience a big adventure on a tiny scale! Enjoy multiplayer survival in a vast, hazardous world. Preparation is key when you're this small & at the bottom of the food chain. Craft weapons & armour, tame & ride creatures, build encampments & explore a strange new land.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 27.3% β
, Survival 10.6%, Crafting 10.4%, Building 8.7%, Open World 8%
- #26 Dune: Awakening
77% matchMostly Positive71% of 79,582 reviews2025
Dev: Funcom
Windows
Median: 43.1 hrsMean: 98.6 hrsβ₯1hr: 97%
Dune: Awakening is a single- and multiplayer Open World Survival game with immersive adventure and RPG gameplay. Explore, build, craft, and unravel a cinematic Dune story as you rise from survival to greatness on the most legendary planet in the universe. Just remember: the sandworm always comes.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 25.4% β
, Crafting 10.1%, Survival 9%, Building 8.8%, Open World 8.1%
- #27 V Rising
76% matchVery Positive89% of 137,392 reviews2024
Dev: Stunlock Studios
Windows
Median: 20.9 hrsMean: 58.2 hrsβ₯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: Survival 17.8%, Open World 15.9%, Crafting 15.8%, Building 10.8%, Multiplayer 8.9%
- #28 KINGDOMS
79% matchMostly Positive72% of 4,092 reviews2015
Dev: Oreol
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 7.8 hrsβ₯1hr: 70%
KINGDOMS is a procedural medieval RPG in a randomly generated open world. The main feature of KINGDOMS is a smart AI system that completely controls NPC behavior. As the player, you can fully interact with this massive world and become any person you want to be.
Why similar: Open World 16.7%, Building 16.5%, Medieval 15.2%, Crafting 14.4%, Survival 14.3%
- #29 Wurm Unlimited
79% matchMostly Positive71% of 3,138 reviews2015
Dev: Code Club ABPub: Plug In Digital
Windows Β· Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 18.8 hrsβ₯1hr: 88%
Wurm Unlimited is the standalone version of the fantasy sandbox world Wurm Online, the MMORPG where the players are in charge! A pioneer in the ideas of player influence, crafting and adventure, it is now one of the most deep and feature packed true sandbox experiences available.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 31.6% β
, Crafting 11.6%, Open World 10.1%, Sandbox 9.5%, Building 9.1%
- #30 Cultivation Tales
78% matchMostly Negative38% of 13,640 reviews2024
Dev: Ac Games
Windows
Median: 22.0 hrsMean: 64.7 hrsβ₯1hr: 98%
Cultivation Tales is an open world survival craft online game. You will experience collecting, crafting, hunting, fighting, building, researching, in a wild mythical world. Fight for your clan and yourself, from mortal to divinity!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 26.3% β
, Building 11.5%, Survival 10.7%, Sandbox 10.3%, Online Co-Op 8.5%
- #31 Valheim
72% matchVery Positive94% of 555,289 reviews2026
Dev: Iron Gate ABPub: Coffee Stain Publishing
Windows Β· Mac Β· Linux
Median: 26.9 hrsMean: 81.2 hrsβ₯1hr: 93%
A collaborative exploration and survival game for 1-10 players, set in a procedurally generated afterlife inspired by Viking culture. Battle, build, and conquer your way to a saga worthy of Odinβs patronage!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 31.4% β
, Survival 10.7%, Crafting 9.5%, Open World 8.8%, Building 8.7%
- #32 Conan Exiles Enhanced
76% matchMostly Positive79% of 117,692 reviews2018
Dev: Funcom
Windows
Median: 17.2 hrsMean: 114.1 hrsβ₯1hr: 94%
Conan Exiles Enhanced is an open world survival game set in the mythical lands of Hyboria, now fully upgraded to Unreal Engine 5 with stunning visuals and improved performance. SURVIVE, BUILD, and DOMINATE alone or with friends in a world brimming with adventure!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 27.2% β
, Survival 14.6%, Open World 11.3%, Crafting 10.7%, Building 10.3%
- #33 Frozen Flame
77% matchMixed62% of 2,997 reviews2022
Dev: Dreamside InteractivePub: Ravenage Games
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 11.5 hrsβ₯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 27% β
, Crafting 10.1%, Survival 9.2%, Building 8.8%, Open World 8.4%
- #34 Castle Craft
74% matchVery Positive82% of 503 reviews2026
Dev: Twin EarthPub: Astra Logical
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.9 hrsβ₯1hr: 70%
Will your castle survive the relentless onslaught, or collapse under pressure? Build, manage resources, and outsmart your foes in a world where everything can be destroyed. Use strategy and creativity to turn the chaos into your greatest advantage!
Why similar: Survival 24.4%, Medieval 16.3%, Building 15.3%, Third Person 15.1%, Sandbox 12.9%
- #35 Dawn of Defiance
73% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,856 reviews2024
Dev: Traega EntertainmentPub: Fireshine Games
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 9.8 hrsβ₯1hr: 84%
You are a fallen Spartan, cast into the realm between the living and the Underworld. In this survival adventure inspired by Greek myth, hunt, craft and build a home worthy of legend with up to 3 friends. Raid the gods' temples, defeat legendary creatures and loot the iconic weapons of the Olympians.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 33.7% β
, Survival 11.8%, Online Co-Op 9.2%, Crafting 8.4%, Building 8.2%
- #36 Dark and Light
75% matchMixed52% of 11,837 reviews2017
Dev: Snail Games USA
Windows
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 49.7 hrsβ₯1hr: 84%
Dark and Light is a vast sandbox survival RPG set in a world dominated by powerful elemental forces. Find your way in a meticulously crafted world, featuring breathtaking landscapes, a wide variety of mythical creatures, and limitless possibility to craft, build, and unlock dozens of powerful weapons, spells, and skills.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 22.8% β
, Survival 17.2%, Open World 16.4%, Sandbox 12.3%, Crafting 6.4%
- #37 Wurm Online
74% matchMixed62% of 2,578 reviews2020
Dev: Code Club AB
Windows Β· Mac Β· Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 39.6 hrsβ₯1hr: 47%
A sandbox MMORPG that has pushed the boundaries on what it means to be open world and stood the test of time. Dig, mine, shape the world around you and make your lasting mark!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 30.9% β
, Sandbox 15.7%, Building 10.7%, Survival 6.9%, Online Co-Op 5.4%
- #38 RuneScape: Dragonwilds
69% matchVery Positive81% of 32,495 reviews2026
Dev: Jagex Ltd
Windows
Median: 10.1 hrsMean: 20.8 hrsβ₯1hr: 92%
On RuneScape's forgotten continent of Ashenfall, dragons have awoken. Gather, build, skill and craft in this co-operative survival adventure. Only by mastering survival and uncovering ancient secrets can you hope to face the ferocious Dragon Queen.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 27.9% β
, Open World 10.5%, Survival 10.4%, Crafting 9.4%, Building 7.7%
- #39 Necesse
69% matchVery Positive93% of 29,166 reviews2025
Dev: Fair Games ApS
Windows Β· Mac Β· Linux
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 15.4 hrsβ₯1hr: 80%
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 38.3% β
, Crafting 9.3%, Survival 8.3%, Open World 8.1%, Sandbox 7.4%
- #40 Medieval Kingdom Wars
73% matchMostly Positive76% of 2,616 reviews2019
Dev: Reverie World StudiosPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.1 hrsβ₯1hr: 86%
Rewrite medieval history through bloody siege combat in a fusion of RTS and Grand Strategy genres. Rule, build, and serve your King as a minor lord in medieval Europe. Experience siege, field and naval combat with an unseen degree of brutality. Rogue-like progression, epic towns and battles awaitβ¦
Why similar: Crafting 22.4%, Medieval 21.7%, Sandbox 17.3%, Survival 16.7%, PvP 12.1%
- #41 Nested Lands
71% matchMostly Positive72% of 576 reviews2026
Dev: 1M Bits HordePub: META Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.4 hrsβ₯1hr: 72%
Nested Lands is a ruthless medieval RPG game featuring in-depth village building, large-scale social management and combats. Gather survivors, build a settlement, craft, master your skills, survive, and endure alone or in online co-op.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 29.7% β
, Survival 10.9%, Medieval 9.9%, Open World 9.8%, Sandbox 9%
- #42 ARK: Survival Ascended
71% matchMixed60% of 118,321 reviews2023
Dev: Studio Wildcard
Windows
Median: 27.2 hrsMean: 198.9 hrsβ₯1hr: 91%
ARK is reimagined from the ground-up into the next-generation of video game technology with Unreal Engine 5! Form a tribe, tame & breed hundreds of unique dinosaurs and primeval creatures, explore, craft, build, and fight your way to the top of the food-chain. Your new world awaits!
Why similar: Survival 19.8%, Open World 16.1%, Crafting 15.4%, Building 12.9%, Multiplayer 10.5%
- #43 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 Survival Craft 27.1% β
, Crafting 12.7%, Survival 10.3%, Open World 10%, Sandbox 6.9%
- #44 Everwind
68% matchVery Positive81% of 3,899 reviews2026
Dev: Enjoy Studio S.A.Pub: Bohemia Interactive
Windows
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 14.7 hrsβ₯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: Crafting 14.5%, Survival 12.4%, Building 12.4%, Open World 11.4%, Sandbox 10%
- #45 Medieval Engineers
73% matchMixed52% of 7,326 reviews2015
Dev: Keen Software House
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 16.9 hrsβ₯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 18.9%, Medieval 14.6%, Sandbox 13.8%, Open World 12.4%, Crafting 11.7%
- #46 Magisterium: Fantasy Craft
70% matchMostly Positive71% of 248 reviews2023
Dev: The Spiteful GamesPub: The Spiteful Games
Windows
A grinding medieval fantasy life sim with a detailed complex crafting system complemented by survival and RPG elements. Grind resources, craft items, trade with locals, master professions, fulfill quests and explore the world to uncover its long-lost secrets.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 40.4% β
, Crafting 16.5%, Survival 13.1%, Multiplayer 7.4%, Third Person 6.8%
- #47 Outlaws of the Old West
71% matchMixed59% of 6,297 reviews2019
Dev: Virtual Basement LLCPub: Wandering Wizard
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 22.6 hrsβ₯1hr: 80%
Outlaws of the Old West is a massively multiplayer survival MMO with a huge world, thousands of items and a modular building system. Survive the wild, build your own homestead, defeat villainous bandits and work with others to tame the Wild West.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 46.9% β
, Survival 16%, Open World 13.5%, Multiplayer 8.9%, Crafting 6.1%
- #48 Valnir Rok Survival RPG
72% matchMixed44% of 980 reviews2017
Dev: encurio
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 4.5 hrsβ₯1hr: 42%
Valnir Rok is a multiplayer survival roleplaying game in a Viking setting with quests by bestselling author Giles Kristian. Explore a huge open world, craft items, cook meals, build houses and found clan cities. Raid other clans or place bounties. Pray to the gods and survive.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 23% β
, Survival 18.7%, Open World 17.8%, Multiplayer 9.7%, Crafting 8.1%
- #49 Battlesmiths: Blade and Forge
68% matchMostly Positive70% of 615 reviews2025
Dev: Ragnarocket
Windows Β· Mac Β· Linux
Craft. Battle. Grow. Join thousands of players in the ultimate tactical RPG where every piece of gear is forged by you β and every fight tests your strategy.
Why similar: Crafting 39.8%, Medieval 29%, Fantasy 8.4%, Adventure 8.3%, Strategy 8.1%
- #50 Romestead
65% matchMostly Positive77% of 5,129 reviews2026
Dev: BeartwigsPub: Three Friends
Windows
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 15.9 hrsβ₯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: Open World Survival Craft 28.4% β
, Crafting 16.4%, Survival 12.9%, Building 9.8%, Open World 8.5%
- #51 Last Oasis
69% matchMixed62% of 24,230 reviews2020
Dev: Donkey Crew
Windows
Median: 17.8 hrsMean: 120.6 hrsβ₯1hr: 88%
Nomadic Survival MMO. Build wooden walking machines to travel to new lands. Create clans and fight for territory. Resources deplete fast, so take your sword and scavenge, pirate, and trade to stay alive.
Why similar: Survival 19%, Open World 15%, Crafting 14.2%, Building 11.5%, Sandbox 8.5%
- #52 Valorborn
67% matchMixed61% of 545 reviews2026
Dev: Laps Games
Windows
Dive into a living medieval fantasy sandbox RPG where the world moves with or without you and factions rise and fall. Become a thief, hunter, or sellsword, survive alone or with a party, and shape your story in a fully enterable world where every building, cave, and road hides opportunity or danger.
Why similar: Crafting 15.9%, Survival 15.3%, Building 14.5%, Open World 14.4%, Sandbox 13.2%
- #53 Plains of Pain
67% matchVery Positive83% of 1,036 reviews2023
Dev: Cobra Byte Digital
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 13.6 hrsβ₯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: Open World Survival Craft 27.9% β
, Crafting 11.1%, Survival 9.7%, Open World 8.7%, Sandbox 8.5%
- #54 Stoneguard
66% matchMostly Positive75% of 73 reviews2026
Dev: Thorn Spire GamesPub: Wandering Wizard
Windows
To protect the magical Lifestone, you must strategise, manage and build a fortified settlement. Lead your fellow survivors into battle against waves of nocturnal monsters who wish to take this precious Lifestone from your world.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 27.1% β
, Crafting 13.4%, Survival 12.3%, Building 11.7%, Medieval 8.2%
- #55 HammerHelm
67% matchMostly Positive79% of 398 reviews2021
Dev: SuperSixStudiosPub: SOEDESCO
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.5 hrsβ₯1hr: 86%
HammerHelm is a unique blend of third-person adventuring and strategic town building. Create your dwarf character and build a flourishing town above ground. Complete quests, craft weapons and armor, defeat dangerous enemies and be the leader your townspeople need!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 30.8% β
, Crafting 15.9%, Building 14.9%, Open World 11.5%, Third Person 7.7%
- #56 Wild Terra Online
68% matchMixed60% of 1,846 reviews2017
Dev: Juvty Worlds
Windows Β· Mac Β· Linux
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 9.8 hrsβ₯1hr: 84%
Wild Terra Online is a sandbox RPG, in a completely player-controlled medieval world. You will have to survive in a forest full of predators, build a shelter and improve your crafts skills, tame animals and fight for treasures. You can become anyone and do whatever you want!
Why similar: Survival 17.4%, Sandbox 15.4%, Open World 15.1%, Crafting 13.3%, Building 10.8%