- #1 Citadel: Forged with Fire
97% matchMixed68% of 5,884 reviews2019
Dev: Blue Isle StudiosPub: Blue Isle Publishing
Windows
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 18.9 hrs≥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: Massively Multiplayer 19.2%, Open World 13.9%, Open World Survival Craft 13.6% ★, Survival 9.9%, MMORPG 7.5% ★
Why You'll Like It: This game shares the most DNA with Dark and Light, focusing heavily on spellcasting, magical creature taming, and massive open-world exploration.
- #2 ARK: Survival Ascended
96% matchMixed60% of 105,775 reviews2023
Dev: Studio Wildcard
Windows
Median: 27.6 hrsMean: 196.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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 21.1%, Open World 20.7%, Massively Multiplayer 17%, Sandbox 11.4%, Base Building 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: This is the modern, graphically overhauled version of the classic survival experience, offering a more polished take on the core gameplay loop.
- #3 ARK: Survival Evolved
96% matchVery Positive83% of 767,761 reviews2017
Dev: Studio Wildcard
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.2 hrsMean: 201.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Stranded on the shores of a mysterious island, you must learn to survive. Use your cunning to kill or tame the primeval creatures roaming the land, and encounter other players to survive, dominate... and escape!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 26.7% ★, Survival 18%, Open World 15.1%, Massively Multiplayer 11.5%, Sandbox 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: Developed by the same studio, this game provides the foundational survival and taming mechanics that make Dark and Light so engaging.
- #4 Conan Exiles Enhanced
95% matchMostly Positive79% of 115,037 reviews2018
Dev: Funcom
Windows
Median: 17.1 hrsMean: 111.9 hrs≥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: Survival 20.4%, Open World Survival Craft 19.1% ★, Open World 18.6%, Massively Multiplayer 13.9%, Sandbox 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A premier survival sandbox that excels in building, thrall management, and brutal combat within a vast, unforgiving world.
- #5 Enshrouded
94% matchVery Positive86% of 101,648 reviews2024
Dev: Keen Games GmbH
Windows
Median: 18.7 hrsMean: 45.6 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: Open World 27.8%, Survival 23.2%, Sandbox 11%, Base Building 8.6%, RPG 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: This title offers a stunning fantasy world with deep building mechanics and survival elements that feel like a refined evolution of the genre.
- #6 Pax Dei
94% matchMixed57% of 10,968 reviews2025
Dev: Mainframe Industries
Windows
Median: 16.5 hrsMean: 70.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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: MMORPG 21.3% ★, Open World 16.1%, Sandbox 14.4%, Magic 8.5%, RPG 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: This social sandbox MMO emphasizes player-driven economies and massive construction projects in a sprawling medieval fantasy landscape.
- #7 Nightingale
93% matchMixed67% of 17,932 reviews2024
Dev: Inflexion Games
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 24.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Nightingale is an open world survival crafting game, where you’ll adventure across the mysterious and dangerous Fae Realms. As a daring Realmwalker, you’ll defeat monstrous enemies, survive hostile environments, and build elaborate estates in a visually stunning Gaslamp Fantasy world.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 27.5% ★, Open World 19.6%, Survival 19.3%, Crafting 6.5%, Base Building 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: A Victorian-fantasy survival game that features unique realm-hopping mechanics and intricate crafting systems.
- #8 V Rising
92% matchVery Positive89% of 134,242 reviews2024
Dev: Stunlock Studios
Windows
Median: 21.0 hrsMean: 57.2 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: Open World 23.7%, Survival 22.3%, Massively Multiplayer 17.4%, Sandbox 9.6%, Base Building 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: It combines top-down action with satisfying base-building and survival mechanics in a dark, atmospheric fantasy setting.
- #9 PixARK
91% matchMostly Positive73% of 13,071 reviews2019
Dev: Snail Games USA
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 40.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Enter a world of mystery, danger, ancient dinosaurs, mythical beasts, and cubes! Work by yourself or with a tribe of others to gather materials, craft useful items, tame wild creatures, and build huge bases to survive in PixARK!
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 25.5%, Survival 19%, Open World 17%, Sandbox 12.7%, RPG 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: A voxel-based take on the survival-taming formula that offers a more accessible and creative approach to the genre.
- #10 Soulmask
89% matchMostly Positive77% of 21,464 reviews2026
Dev: CampFire StudioPub: Qooland Games
Windows
Median: 13.8 hrsMean: 68.1 hrs≥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 — together with friends.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 23.7% ★, Open World 19.6%, Survival 17.8%, Sandbox 15.3%, Base Building 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a deep survival experience with complex tribe management and a focus on uncovering the mysteries of a primitive, magical world.
- #11 Mortal Online 2
91% matchMixed60% of 13,609 reviews2022
Dev: Star Vault AB
Windows
Median: 14.1 hrsMean: 145.3 hrs≥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 yours—who will you become?
Why similar: MMORPG 19.4% ★, Massively Multiplayer 15.4%, Open World 13.5%, Sandbox 12%, Survival 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A hardcore, first-person sandbox MMORPG that offers a truly persistent world where player choices have significant consequences.
- #12 Myth of Empires
90% matchMixed67% of 17,381 reviews2024
Dev: Angela GamePub: Imperium Interactive Entertainment
Windows
Median: 15.3 hrsMean: 229.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 21.4% ★, MMORPG 19.9% ★, Open World 14.9%, Sandbox 14%, Survival 13%
Why You'll Like It: A massive sandbox survival game that allows players to build empires, manage armies, and engage in large-scale warfare.
- #13 Dune: Awakening
87% matchMostly Positive70% of 76,118 reviews2025
Dev: Funcom
Windows
Median: 47.7 hrsMean: 97.4 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Dune: Awakening is an Open World Survival RPG where you can fully immerse yourself in the epic world of Dune. Alone or with friends, explore a vast open world Arrakis, survive the sandworms, build a home, craft an ornithopter, and unravel the mystery of the missing Fremen.
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 20.8%, Open World Survival Craft 17.3% ★, Open World 13%, Survival 12.2%, Sandbox 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: An ambitious open-world survival game that blends massive scale with intense resource management and social interaction.
- #14 Last Oasis
88% matchMixed62% of 24,224 reviews2020
Dev: Donkey Crew
Windows
Median: 17.9 hrsMean: 121.2 hrs≥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: Massively Multiplayer 32.7%, Survival 17.1%, Open World 16.1%, Sandbox 8.7%, RPG 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: This unique survival game features nomadic gameplay and massive walking bases, providing a fresh take on the sandbox genre.
- #15 Life is Feudal: MMO
89% matchMixed40% of 7,344 reviews2018
Dev: LTG
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 45.5 hrs≥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: Massively Multiplayer 17.6%, MMORPG 16% ★, Open World Survival Craft 15.9% ★, Survival 10.8%, Sandbox 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: A highly realistic, hardcore sandbox experience that focuses on community building and complex crafting systems.
- #16 Valheim
86% matchVery Positive94% of 534,015 reviews2021
Dev: Iron Gate ABPub: Coffee Stain Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 25.8 hrsMean: 76.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%
A brutal exploration and survival game for 1-10 players, set in a procedurally-generated purgatory inspired by viking culture. Battle, build, and conquer your way to a saga worthy of Odin’s patronage!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 29.6% ★, Survival 19.9%, Open World 19.6%, Sandbox 9.9%, Base Building 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: While more stylized, it captures the essence of fantasy survival and cooperative base-building better than almost any other title.
- #17 ATLAS
86% matchMixed47% of 42,895 reviews2018
Dev: Grapeshot Games
Windows
Median: 12.2 hrsMean: 112.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Set sail for the ultimate pirate experience! Embark on a grand adventure alongside thousands of other players in one of the largest game worlds ever built (and even claim a piece of it to call your own). Build your ship, assemble your crew, sail the high seas, and become a pirate legend!
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 23.5%, Survival 16.8%, Open World 16.8%, MMORPG 15% ★, Sandbox 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A massive multiplayer survival game that focuses on sailing, exploration, and building empires across a vast ocean.
- #18 Wild Terra 2: New Lands
85% matchMixed52% of 3,445 reviews2022
Dev: Juvty Worlds
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 31.6 hrs≥1hr: 42%
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: Massively Multiplayer 22.7%, Open World Survival Craft 16.7% ★, MMORPG 11.2% ★, Sandbox 11.1%, Open World 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: A top-down sandbox survival game that offers a wide variety of crafting and progression paths in a persistent world.
- #19 The Isle
84% matchVery Positive80% of 112,383 reviews2015
Dev: Afterthought LLC
Windows
Median: 12.8 hrsMean: 122.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Experience fierce open world survival gameplay as you attempt to stay alive on an unforgiving island inhabited by dinosaurs! Hunt. Grow. Survive.
Why similar: Survival 26.4%, Open World 24.8%, Massively Multiplayer 24.7%, Sandbox 7.6%, Multiplayer 7%
Why You'll Like It: A gritty creature-survival simulator that emphasizes the harsh realities of life in a dangerous, prehistoric ecosystem.
- #20 Boundless
84% matchMixed70% of 2,767 reviews2018
Dev: Monumental, LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 32.9 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Shape your citizen, forge your destiny and sculpt your world in this epic voxel sandbox MMO built on endless possibility.
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 24.3%, Open World Survival Craft 19.3% ★, Open World 13.7%, Sandbox 12.6%, MMORPG 9.5% ★
Why You'll Like It: A voxel-based sandbox MMO that encourages exploration and creative building across diverse, interconnected planets.
- #21 Dragon And Home
83% matchMixed60% of 1,378 reviews2021
Dev: HIG
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Dragon and Home is a sandbox MMORPG where players can choose freely how they desire to play. Whether you want to play as a courageous adventurer, or you want to experience the tranquil rural lifestyles, growing plants, and feeding animals with your friends in the Homeland, you can find it all.
Why similar: MMORPG 16.7% ★, Open World Survival Craft 16.5% ★, Open World 13%, Massively Multiplayer 11.3%, Sandbox 11%
Why You'll Like It: A sandbox MMORPG that emphasizes freedom, allowing players to choose their own path between adventuring, farming, or building.
- #22 Bellwright
79% matchVery Positive81% of 19,796 reviews2024
Dev: Donkey Crew
Windows
Median: 12.7 hrsMean: 41.4 hrs≥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 32%, Open World 31.4%, Crafting 9.6%, Medieval 7.9%, RPG 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game blends survival and base-building with village management, allowing you to lead a rebellion in a medieval setting.
- #23 Savage Lands
81% matchMixed55% of 6,679 reviews2021
Dev: Last Bastion Studios LLC
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Your fight for survival begins on the frozen shores of Tarvhas, where bitter cold and vicious creatures conspire to defeat the unprepared. Uncover the land’s dark history as you and fellow explorers traverse an unforgiving and hostile world to tame the Savage Lands.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 25.9% ★, Survival 16.5%, Open World 14.4%, Dragons 10.3% ★, Sandbox 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: A harsh fantasy survival game that pits players against dragons and other mythical threats in a frozen, unforgiving landscape.
- #24 Gloria Victis: Medieval MMORPG
80% matchMixed69% of 10,552 reviews2023
Dev: gamigo US
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 25.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 – all that served with beautiful graphics and an immersive atmosphere.
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 22.8%, MMORPG 18.9% ★, Open World 14.2%, Open World Survival Craft 11.1% ★, Survival 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: A low-fantasy, realistic MMO that focuses on player-driven conflict, crafting, and territorial control.
- #25 Valnir Rok Survival RPG
82% matchMixed44% of 980 reviews2017
Dev: encurio
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 4.5 hrs≥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: Massively Multiplayer 23.8%, Open World 17.7%, Survival 15.5%, Open World Survival Craft 9.7% ★, MMORPG 8.8% ★
Why You'll Like It: A Viking-themed survival RPG that combines exploration, crafting, and combat in a world inspired by Norse mythology.
- #26 Reign Of Kings
81% matchMixed57% of 14,891 reviews2015
Dev: Code}{atch
Windows
Median: 10.2 hrsMean: 47.8 hrs≥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 27.2% ★, Open World 18.8%, Survival 18.8%, Sandbox 9.4%, Crafting 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: A medieval-themed survival game that centers on player-driven politics, base-building, and territorial conquest.
- #27 Day of Dragons
78% matchMixed65% of 7,755 reviews2019
Dev: Beawesome Games
Windows
Median: 8.4 hrsMean: 48.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Day of Dragons is an online creature survival game set in a large, beautiful, sandbox open world with multiple biomes and distinct creatures. Rule the world as one of several dragon species, or play as an elemental.
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 21.6%, Dragons 13% ★, Survival 12.9%, MMORPG 12.8% ★, Open World 11.9%
- #28 GRAV
78% matchMixed47% of 6,921 reviews2015
Dev: BitMonster, Inc.
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 60%
GRAV is a sand box experience where you explore a multitude of planets, hunt strange alien creatures, build and defend outposts, craft weapons and armor, and attempt to survive against other players in a hostile environment.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 26.8% ★, Survival 18.2%, Open World 17.1%, Sandbox 12.5%, Base Building 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi survival sandbox that features base-building and exploration across procedurally generated alien planets.
- #29 Life is Feudal: Your Own
77% matchMixed66% of 12,061 reviews2015
Dev: Bitbox Ltd.
Windows
Median: 8.6 hrsMean: 58.2 hrs≥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 23% ★, Open World 16.5%, Survival 14.2%, Sandbox 12.3%, Massively Multiplayer 7.3%
- #30 Smalland: Survive the Wilds
73% matchVery Positive82% of 9,989 reviews2024
Dev: Merge GamesPub: Maximum Entertainment
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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 24.1% ★, Survival 18.3%, Open World 16.6%, Sandbox 12.8%, Base Building 6.8%
- #31 Outlaws of the Old West
76% matchMixed59% of 6,290 reviews2019
Dev: Virtual Basement LLCPub: Wandering Wizard
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 22.7 hrs≥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 25.8% ★, Massively Multiplayer 23.2%, Open World 17.5%, Survival 17.4%, Multiplayer 4.6%
- #32 Project: Gorgon
72% matchVery Positive83% of 4,849 reviews2026
Dev: Elder Game, LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 11.7 hrsMean: 84.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Project: Gorgon is a fantasy MMORPG that allows you to forge your own path through exploration and discovery.
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 49.7%, MMORPG 21% ★, RPG 11.3%, Open World 7.2%, Sandbox 5.2%
- #33 Frozen Flame
74% matchMixed63% of 2,975 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 21.3% ★, Open World 15.5%, Survival 14.2%, Sandbox 13.3%, RPG 6.9%
- #34 Wild Terra Online
76% matchMixed60% of 1,839 reviews2017
Dev: Juvty Worlds
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥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: Massively Multiplayer 28.3%, Open World 13.8%, Survival 13.3%, Sandbox 13.3%, MMORPG 10.5% ★
- #35 Wurm Online
75% matchMixed63% of 2,533 reviews2020
Dev: Code Club AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 39.2 hrs≥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: Massively Multiplayer 27.4%, Sandbox 15.9%, MMORPG 14.8% ★, Open World Survival Craft 14.1% ★, RPG 7.1%
- #36 Force of Nature
74% matchMostly Positive75% of 4,202 reviews2016
Dev: A.Y.std
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Force of Nature is a Sandbox game that combines Action, Adventure, RPG, Strategy and Management genres
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 29.3% ★, Survival 18.9%, Open World 15.1%, Sandbox 13.3%, Crafting 7.4%
- #37 Mortal Online
75% matchMixed52% of 2,959 reviews2015
Dev: Star Vault AB
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 21.0 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Mortal Online is a first-person medieval fantasy MMORPG, set in a huge, open, unforgiving world. Choose your race, choose your playstyle, choose a profession, choose where to place your loyalties - if you have any...
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 29.2%, Open World 18.1%, Sandbox 12.9%, MMORPG 12.6% ★, Survival 10.5%
- #38 RuneScape: Dragonwilds
70% matchVery Positive81% of 25,015 reviews2025
Dev: Jagex Ltd
Windows
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 15.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
On RuneScape’s forgotten continent of Ashenfall, dragons have awoken. Gather, build, skill and craft to survive in this co-operative (1-4) survival crafting game. Only by mastering survival and uncovering ancient secrets can they hope to slay the Dragon Queen—alone or with allies.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 21.6% ★, Open World 18.3%, Survival 15.6%, Sandbox 7.7%, Dragons 7.7% ★
- #39 Miscreated
72% matchMixed66% of 31,585 reviews2018
Dev: Entrada Interactive LLC
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 38.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Miscreated is a multiplayer online hardcore survival game set in a post-apocalyptic future. You will need to survive against mutants, players, and even mother nature herself.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 30.4% ★, Survival 21.2%, Open World 17.7%, Massively Multiplayer 14.4%, Sandbox 5.1%
- #40 Wurm Unlimited
73% matchMostly Positive71% of 3,133 reviews2015
Dev: Code Club ABPub: Plug In Digital
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 18.9 hrs≥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 21.1% ★, Open World 16%, Sandbox 14.2%, Survival 11.9%, MMORPG 8.6% ★
- #41 Life is Feudal: Arden
71% matchMixed41% of 857 reviews2025
Dev: LTG
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 27.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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: MMORPG 22.7% ★, Sandbox 15.3%, Massively Multiplayer 11.6%, Survival 10.9%, Open World 9.5%
- #42 ENDALOR
69% matchMostly Positive71% of 239 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 26.1% ★, Open World 17.4%, Survival 16.6%, Sandbox 9.5%, RPG 6.3%
- #43 Rising World
71% matchVery Positive86% of 5,890 reviews2014
Dev: JIW-Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 21.2 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Rising World is a voxel based open-world sandbox game, featuring a procedurally generated world, playable in single and multi-player.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 32.5% ★, Survival 20.3%, Sandbox 19.9%, Base Building 8.7%, Crafting 8.1%
- #44 Force of Nature 2: Ghost Keeper
69% matchVery Positive80% of 2,332 reviews2021
Dev: A.Y.stdPub: Crytivo
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 16.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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 19.1%, Survival 16.8%, Open World Survival Craft 16.2% ★, Sandbox 14.3%, Crafting 6.5%
- #45 Renown
67% matchMixed59% of 1,558 reviews2025
Dev: RDBK Studios
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 16.5 hrs≥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: Massively Multiplayer 18.1%, Open World Survival Craft 16.9% ★, Open World 13.2%, Survival 12.7%, Sandbox 10.7%
- #46 BitCraft Online
65% matchMostly Positive74% of 3,504 reviews2025
Dev: Clockwork Laboratories, Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 11.1 hrsMean: 97.9 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Join thousands of players in a true single-world MMORPG. Carve out a cozy nook, master a player-driven economy, or band together to transform the ancient wilderness into thriving cities. From humble beginnings to legend, your choices matter - because in BitCraft, your actions shape our world.
Why similar: MMORPG 26.4% ★, Open World Survival Craft 25.4% ★, Sandbox 16%, Open World 13.5%, Base Building 5.9%
- #47 Ashes of Creation
66% matchMostly Negative37% of 18,899 reviews2025
Dev: Intrepid Studios, Inc
Windows
Median: 13.7 hrsMean: 76.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Ashes of Creation is an old-school take on the modern MMORPG set in a living, reactive world where your choices shape civilization. In this PvX open world sandbox, players will build cities, forge empires, and lay siege to foes. Uncover the Ancients as you fight to reclaim the fallen world of Verra.
Why similar: MMORPG 50.7% ★, RPG 17.7%, Crafting 12.3%, Base Building 8.3%, Adventure 6.4%
- #48 DreamWorld: Sandbox MMO
65% matchMixed69% of 54 reviews2026
Dev: DreamWorld Realities, Inc.
Windows
Build incredible structures with powerful tools. Explore the world with all players on one server. Battle bosses, farm, craft, and socialize with friends. How will you shape DreamWorld?
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 19.8%, Open World Survival Craft 16.7% ★, MMORPG 15.6% ★, Open World 11.8%, Sandbox 9.8%
- #49 Alchemist's Awakening
68% matchMostly Positive73% of 497 reviews2019
Dev: OsarisGames
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Enter a world full of magic, mystery, beautiful landscapes and dangerous creatures. Build your own destiny, by yourself or with some friends, gather materials, use elements as attacks, recombine them into building blocks... and use your Alchemist's power to give life to any shape you built.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 29.6% ★, Open World 17.9%, Sandbox 17.5%, Survival 15.5%, Crafting 7.3%
- #50 The Front
64% matchMixed67% of 10,771 reviews2025
Dev: Samar Studio
Windows
Median: 10.6 hrsMean: 44.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
The Front is a survival open-world crafting sandbox game. You are a resistance fighter sent back in time to stop the rise of a tyrannical empire. Collect resources, craft tech, build shelters, and fight monsters to accomplish your mission.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 20.3% ★, Massively Multiplayer 19.5%, Survival 14.1%, Open World 13.4%, Sandbox 11.3%
