- #1 Short Snow | Cold Survival Game
97% matchMixed55% of 102 reviews2025
Dev: MubDev
Windows
A realistic open-world survival experience. After a harrowing plane crash, you find yourself stranded in the wilderness. Battling freezing temperatures and hunger, you face an unknown virus that slowly paralyzes muscles, leaving its victims motionless and at the mercy of the unforgiving cold.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 25.4% ★, Survival 16.1%, Crafting 12.6%, Walking Simulator 11.4%, Realistic 7.5%
- #2 Northern Lights
96% matchMixed67% of 296 reviews2020
Dev: MadGoat Studio
Windows
Northern Lights is an open world survival simulation set in the extreme conditions of the arctic tundra. Clinging to life, you must use real-life survival techniques to gather resources, craft, and hunt while tending to your health and sanity. Can you survive your way out of the mysterious island?
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 24.8% ★, Crafting 14%, Survival 13.7%, Walking Simulator 11.6%, Realistic 10.3%
- #3 Below
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Gamedev Guy LLC
Windows
Below is a first-person, Outlast-tension-inspired found footage psychological horror that delivers a terrifying experience. Use your camcorder to explore dark tombs and tight halls under the great pyramid and try to find its terrible secrets. Manage your batteries and, most importantly, SURVIVE.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.9%, Simulation 11.9%, Immersive Sim 10.4%, Cinematic 9.7%, Realistic 9.4%
- #4 Out of the Woods
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wi1dD0G Games
Windows
Out of the Woods is a research survival simulator game. The action takes place in an abandoned national park. The player will not have to fight zombies, monsters and other fantastic creatures, but the main enemy is no less dangerous, because it is nature itself.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 25.5% ★, Crafting 15.9%, Survival 14.3%, Walking Simulator 10.9%, Immersive Sim 9.8%
- #5 Primal Man Simulator
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: RD Games
Windows
Primal Man Simulator is a complex survival simulator where the player becomes one of the evolutionary precursors of modern homo sapiens, trying to live through another day in an unwelcoming forests of Europe.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 29.7% ★, Crafting 18.7%, Survival 17.7%, Realistic 12.6%, First-Person 7.1%
- #6 No Light
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 匠门电子科技有限公司
Windows
When wake up, you in a strange world. You must learn to be strong in this dangerous and dark world. Look for all the materials that can live, light the torch in hand, this light may be the last hope, but don't forget, in this boundless darkness, the light will also let "them" See you.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 36.1% ★, Crafting 16.3%, Survival 15.3%, Realistic 9.5%, Exploration 8.8%
- #7 The Last 7 Days
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: IBRAHIM ARSLANPub: BEOWOLF GAMES PRODUCTION
Windows
Survive for 7 days. As the days progress, the zombies grow stronger, the map becomes more dangerous, and resources are scarce. On the final day, there's one last hope for escape.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.7%, Immersive Sim 10.8%, Cinematic 10.7%, Action-Adventure 10.1%
- #8 FRIGID
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Celeritas Games
Windows
Hunt, build, craft and survive an apocalyptic arctic environment and unravel the mystery of a strange virus that is infecting the local wildlife. Inspired by The Thing!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 25.6% ★, Survival 15.2%, Crafting 15%, Walking Simulator 12.1%, Realistic 9%
- #9 Alone in the Outback
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Happy Dinosaur Games
Windows
Alone in the Outback is a story-driven survival experience. Traverse through the Australian outback, survive deadly heat of the day and cold of the night. Stay hydrated and choose your strategy to survive the dangerous Australian wildlife. Explore the territory to find out why you are here alone...
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 32.9% ★, Survival 17.5%, Crafting 14.5%, Realistic 11.8%, Exploration 8.9%
- #10 Tales Beyond The Tomb - White Silence
91% matchMostly Positive72% of 197 reviews2025
Dev: 616 GAMES
Windows
Years after a tragic expedition, investigator Aleksei Morozov returns to the frozen mountains to uncover the truth. But some trails should never be followed...
Why similar: Walking Simulator 15.6%, Realistic 11%, Cinematic 10.4%, Immersive Sim 10.3%, Investigation 9.9%
- #11 Defend Till Sunshine
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: EUZERU
Windows
Defend Till Sunshine is a exploration-survival game which you will experience with your puppy. You need to survive against multiple situations. Discover across the land, find villages, learn craft techniques, interact with villagers and learn tips from them, build your own house and more!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 28.8% ★, Survival 24.2%, Crafting 21.1%, Exploration 10.4%, Adventure 9%
- #12 Far Lands
89% matchMixed66% of 166 reviews2024
Dev: Scalpel Softworks
Windows
Far Lands is an open-world survival game. Fight mercenaries, steal their loot and vehicles. Build and defend your base from zombies. Gather resources, craft better gear and loot different points of interest. Want to play with friends? Join them on Co-op!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 24.1% ★, Crafting 19.3%, Survival 17.4%, Realistic 9.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.7%
- #13 BugOut
89% matchMostly Negative41% of 37 reviews2018
Dev: A2G Studios
Windows
First Person, Exploring, Surviving, Hunting, Foraging, Buiding, Hoarding, Looting, Prepping, Crafting Work against Time and Survive, Storms, Earthquakes, Nuclear Events, Radical Weather, and much more
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 28.6% ★, Crafting 17.8%, Survival 15.6%, First-Person 8%, Exploration 7%
- #14 Breathedge 2
87% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: RedRuins SoftworksPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows
Sent on a reckless mission, you find yourself in outer space filled with numerous dangers and things to explore. Build, craft, manage your crew, look after the chicken, and defeat the evil space corporation in this new breathtaking survival game.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 27.2% ★, Survival 19.8%, First-Person 10%, Crafting 9.9%, Immersive Sim 7.6%
- #15 Survival: Fountain of Youth
86% matchVery Positive86% of 4,270 reviews2024
Dev: Odinsoft Inc.Pub: Twin Sails Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 18.7 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Survival: Fountain of Youth is a challenging single-player open-world adventure game set on the Caribbean islands. Survive as a shipwrecked 16th-century explorer, craft tools and shelter, and uncover the secrets of both an ancient civilization and your own fate.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 25.2% ★, Crafting 15.2%, Survival 14.9%, Realistic 10.5%, Immersive Sim 7.5%
- #16 Mineval
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MinegamerFrance Studios
Windows
Explore, build, survive, and gather all the resources you need! Customize your hero with unique armor and outfits! Mineval listens to its community and will do everything to bring your ideas and suggestions to life!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 24.3% ★, Simulation 17.8%, Crafting 16.3%, Survival 13.9%, Realistic 12.7%
- #17 Miasmata
88% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,225 reviews2012
Dev: IonFxPub: IonFX Studios
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 39%
Miasmata is a first-person survival/adventure game, developed from the ground-up by brothers Joe and Bob Johnson. You play as Robert Hughes, a plague-stricken scientist on a journey to discover a cure. Your adventure begins on the shores of a remote and mysterious island.
Why similar: Survival 31.3%, Open World Survival Craft 25.2% ★, Exploration 12.2%, Walking Simulator 10.3%, First-Person 8.8%
- #18 Bushcraft Simulator
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: A2 SoftworksPub: Ultimate Publishing
Windows
Stranded in the wild with only your skills and wits, gather resources, craft tools, and build shelters to endure a hostile environment. Alone or with friends, battle the elements, hunt for survival, and push your bushcraft prowess to its limits.
Why similar: Survival 14.1%, Walking Simulator 13.9%, Crafting 10.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.8%, Immersive Sim 10.7%
- #19 TUNGUSKA: A Call in the Woods
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dividebyzer0 team
Windows
Make your way through dense Siberian woods in search of a missing person in this path-finding survival adventure. Compass and map included.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.8%, Immersive Sim 14.5%, Investigation 14.1%, Cinematic 11.2%, Realistic 11%
- #20 FRAMEWORK: Found Footage
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Adrian Afshar
Windows
Through the lens of VHS camera, you are given the task of unraveling the twisted framework of seemingly never-ending liminal spaces, also known as the backrooms. Explore unique narrative driven themes of solitude, mystery, and horror.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.8%, Realistic 15.7%, Immersive Sim 14.6%, Exploration 10.8%, First-Person 9.7%
- #21 Ghost Circuit
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Badlands Interactive Inc
Windows
Break into abandoned industrial sites in this first-person stealth exploration game. Climb, sneak, and discover hidden relics in places no one was meant to see. Ghost Circuit is about the thrill of the forbidden, exploring places you were never meant to see.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 23%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.8%, Immersive Sim 11.6%, Action-Adventure 11.4%, Realistic 10.5%
- #22 WILDLANDS
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ahsen Games
Windows
Dive into a unique adventure that will put you against a world ruled by natural forces! Explore, craft, battle predators, tame animals, build homes, harvest crops & so much more. Gather your friends, grab a weapon, and head out to conquer the WILDLANDS!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 33.1% ★, Survival 18.4%, Realistic 13%, Exploration 8.6%, First-Person 8.2%
- #23 Lysward
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Snowcastle Games
Windows
Lysward is a single-player survival adventure set in a vast and unforgiving desert in the fantastical world of Umbra. Explore, craft, team up with your companion, and leverage the Amri magic to endure the heat.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 37.5% ★, Survival 24.3%, Crafting 11.5%, Exploration 8%, First-Person 7.5%
- #24 Within of Static - Northgate Mall
78% matchVery Positive91% of 80 reviews2026
Dev: 616 GAMES
Windows
You play as Dylan Miller, a night security guard assigned to watch over the nearly abandoned Northgate Mall. What starts as a quiet shift of cameras and radio calls slowly turns into a night where something inside the mall doesn’t want to stay hidden.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.2%, Immersive Sim 12.2%, Cinematic 11.9%, Realistic 11.6%, Investigation 10.1%
- #25 CaLLMara
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Sinka Games
Windows
CallMara is a psychological thriller with elements of horror, set in a gloomy medieval village. The protagonist, waking up in the forest, discovers a devastated village and explores its secrets, gradually realizing that he has become the cause of the evil that has engulfed his village.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.5%, Immersive Sim 13.7%, Realistic 13.1%, Survival 12.7%, Action-Adventure 9.3%
- #26 The Gold River Project
77% matchMixed67% of 526 reviews2026
Dev: Fairview Games Inc.
Windows
The Gold River Project™ invites you and your friends on an open world camping trip gone wrong. Alone or together, you must explore, craft, build, and survive the increasingly harsh environments of the Pacific Northwest wilderness as you uncover the experiment trapping you inside.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 29.3% ★, Survival 14.1%, Crafting 14%, Realistic 9%, Action-Adventure 8.2%
- #27 Camping Vlog Simulator 2024
79% matchMixed67% of 45 reviews2024
Dev: Fluxinate StudioPub: Tayfun Tuna
Windows
Witness breathtaking sunsets and pitch your tent under starry skies. Record your camping adventures and share them with the world!
Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.5%, Realistic 15.3%, First-Person 12.7%, Crafting 10.2%, Exploration 9.5%
- #28 Gone Upstate
80% matchMixed43% of 20 reviews2021
Dev: Digital Boxcar
Windows
Gone Upstate is a relaxed survival sandbox game where you Hunt, Build and Craft in a vibrant wilderness. Explore the vast landscape, escape dangerous predators, buy or craft supplies, sell your farm crops and uncover the mysterious creatures!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 25.4% ★, Survival 18.2%, Exploration 10.9%, Immersive Sim 10.5%, Adventure 9.5%
- #29 Anyone in the house?
76% matchMostly Positive74% of 19 reviews2025
Dev: upmupm420
Windows
You are trapped in a strange resort, and every night you need to turn on the lights and check the entire room to ensure there is no danger before going to sleep. Once something goes wrong, the long night will loop endlessly.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.4%, Immersive Sim 14.9%, Simulation 14.2%, Realistic 11.7%
- #30 The Long Dark
78% matchVery Positive90% of 117,376 reviews2017
Dev: Hinterland Studio Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 46.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
THE LONG DARK is a thoughtful, exploration-survival experience that challenges solo players to think for themselves as they explore an expansive frozen wilderness in the aftermath of a geomagnetic disaster. There are no zombies -- only you, the cold, and all the threats Mother Nature can muster.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 41.4% ★, Survival 25%, Crafting 10.2%, Exploration 7%, First-Person 5.9%
- #31 Stranded Deep
76% matchMostly Positive74% of 47,062 reviews2022
Dev: Beam Team GamesPub: Beam Team Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 21.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Take the role of a plane crash survivor stranded somewhere in the Pacific Ocean. Come face to face with some of the most life threatening scenarios that will result in a different experience each time you play. Scavenge. Discover. Survive.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 39.7% ★, Survival 21.6%, Crafting 16.1%, Realistic 7.6%, First-Person 5.2%
- #32 Forest of Lost Wanderers
75% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Unexpected Twist
Windows
Discover the wonders of nature! Explore diverse landscapes, observe thriving ecosystems, and interact with a dynamic, living environment. Find the rarest mushrooms and enjoy an unforgettable experience.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24%, Simulation 14.5%, Immersive Sim 13%, Adventure 11.1%, Realistic 11%
- #33 The Cold Forest
77% matchMixed50% of 40 reviews2022
Dev: RealGames DevPub: My Way Games
Windows
The Cold Forest is a hardcore survival walking simulator game. You have a goal, and it's important, but can you achieve it?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.6%, Simulation 14.6%, Realistic 13.9%, Survival 13.5%, Exploration 10.9%
- #34 Carpathian Survival
75% matchMostly Positive78% of 23 reviews2025
Dev: Arnold PopescuPub: ARN IT SOFTWARE
Windows
Experience the untamed beauty of the Carpathian wilderness. Gather resources, chop trees, mine for materials, craft tools, and build shelter to withstand the harsh environment. Hunt wildlife and master essential survival skills as you navigate the untamed mountains.
Why similar: Crafting 23.1%, Realistic 19%, Open World Survival Craft 18.2% ★, Action-Adventure 12.5%, Adventure 11%
- #35 Scorching Desert
74% match7 user reviews29% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: Desert Runner Studio
Windows
"Scorching Desert" is an open-world survival crafting game, where your main objective is to survive in a hot, unforgiving desert plagued by an ancient evil! You will need to gather resources, build a resillient shelter, stay hydrated & explore a massive 64km^2 Map!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 29.5% ★, Realistic 15%, Survival 14.8%, Crafting 13%, Exploration 8.4%
- #36 Under A New Sun
74% matchMostly Positive76% of 368 reviews2023
Dev: New Horizon Games
Windows
While searching for a new home, an unexpected failure in your ship has left you stranded on a planet surprisingly similar to Earth. Discover a vast open world, hunt for food, develop technologies, and build yourself a new home to survive!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 32.4% ★, Crafting 17.7%, Survival 17.3%, Realistic 10.6%, Exploration 7.2%
- #37 Wild
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DzernPub: Dzern and Unverändert
Windows
Wild is a survival game inspired by the "7vsWild" series. The goal is to survive, fight against dangerous animals, and build your shelter. For that, you are only allowed to take one bottle as equipment, so prepare it well in advance.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 34% ★, Survival 24.2%, Crafting 15.8%, Exploration 10.9%, First-Person 6.8%
- #38 Strain
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lux Games
Windows
STRAIN is a story driven survival game taking place in a neon apocalypse. Stuck within the city walls, you must scavenge for resources, craft, cook, fight off raiders and join a faction to work your way to a position of power. The fate of the city rests in your hands.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 22.7% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.1%, Realistic 10.8%, Immersive Sim 10.6%, Cinematic 10.4%
- #39 Virtual Towers Online
71% matchVery Positive84% of 116 reviews2024
Dev: Peter BarkerPub: Virtual Towers Online
Windows
Virtual Towers Online, a passion project with over 10+ years in development from a very small team, is a replica of the Alton Towers theme park, designed to be as close to realism as possible allowing players to explore the park, ride and operate the attractions from anywhere across the world.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.1%, Cinematic 12.8%, Immersive Sim 12.7%, Realistic 11.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.7%
- #40 Shhh!
72% matchMostly Positive71% of 362 reviews2023
Dev: 616 GAMES
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 1.5 hrs≥1hr: 37%
Explore haunted locations with your VHS camera—but stay silent! Any noise could be your last. (Microphone required)
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.7%, Immersive Sim 14.4%, Cinematic 14.1%, Realistic 12.4%, Exploration 10.3%
- #41 KeepUp Survival
72% matchMixed65% of 734 reviews2024
Dev: Witte Studio
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
KeepUp Survival is an open base-building and exploration game set in a natural, abandoned world. Build, gather, survive, and unfold your own story on a mysterious island.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 25.6% ★, Crafting 15.9%, Survival 15.2%, Realistic 11.1%, Immersive Sim 9.8%
- #42 Bromeliad
73% matchMixed61% of 28 reviews2021
Dev: Gorka Games Studios
Windows
In Bromeliad you are stranded on a pacific island where you are a Human-Bear. You will have to survive, gathering materials to build tools and bases. You will need to hunt for food, explore, tame animals, then, at night strange creatures will appear. Survive and find an element to return to normal.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 33.2% ★, Crafting 20.3%, Survival 17.9%, Realistic 10.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.6%
- #43 Kalahari’s End
70% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2026
Dev: Owlfig Games
Windows
After your plane crashes, You find yourself in one of the largest abandoned tourist locations in South Africa. Build, Craft, and create your character while combatting the intense heat of the Kalahari Desert in this upcoming realistic open-world survival simulation game.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 26.8% ★, Crafting 17%, Survival 14.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.5%, Immersive Sim 8.1%
- #44 SummerAfterTenYears: Steam Edition
71% match9 user reviews50% of 10 reviews2023
Dev: DAHOLIC Studio
Windows
Akira and Misaki always played together in their childhood. One day, Misaki had to transfer to a school overseas for her parents' reasons. They meet again in the summer of 10 years later.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.4%, Cinematic 14.7%, Realistic 13.7%, Action-Adventure 10.3%, Simulation 9.7%
- #45 Far North Survival
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: FrogVille Games
Windows
FAR NORTH SURVIVAL is an open-world survival game set in the unique setting of a vast ice-bound area beyond the Arctic Circle.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 34.5% ★, Survival 18.9%, Crafting 18%, Exploration 9%, Realistic 8.1%
- #46 INCUR Survival
70% matchVery Positive84% of 103 reviews2022
Dev: INCUR
Windows
A survival open-world game, where you can gather resources, Hunt, Craft tools and armor, Tame Animals, Ride Animals, Build, and defend your base from creatures, and other players.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 29.9% ★, Crafting 17.4%, Survival 15.3%, Realistic 8.9%, Action-Adventure 8.6%
- #47 Mushroom Collector Simulator
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Florian Wiedenbein
Windows · Mac
Mushroom Collector Simulator is a mushroom picking simulator that involves you in the hunt for many different mushrooms that grow in the wild. Collect mushrooms, enjoy walks through the forest, complete missions, upgrade your hut and equipment.
Why similar: Crafting 18.9%, Survival 17.4%, Walking Simulator 16.3%, Immersive Sim 14.3%, Realistic 10.2%
- #48 Classroom Whispers
69% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2024
Dev: La Oreja de Vancho Studios
Windows
Classroom Whispers immerses you in the eerie hallways of an Argentine school during the night shift, where nothing is as it seems.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 19%, Realistic 13.1%, Investigation 12.6%, Immersive Sim 12.6%, Survival 10.3%
- #49 Robowork
71% matchMixed64% of 11 reviews2020
Dev: Edvar Studio
Windows
Explore a planet with your friend or alone, upgrade yourself and try to return to Earth in your adventure that begins with your spacecraft sent by "Space-T" to explore other planets!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 28.2% ★, Realistic 13.4%, Survival 12.1%, Cinematic 11.6%, Crafting 9.6%
- #50 3Tower
68% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Wechselbalg Studio
Windows
3Tower is a first-person horror adventure experience where you play as a night watchman on the graveyard shift. You might explore what going on here, or you might survive the night shift. It's up to you. This is a dense deep exploration in natural fears of graveyards - but pushed to a new level.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.3%, Immersive Sim 15.9%, Realistic 13.3%, Action-Adventure 13%, Exploration 11.6%
- #51 SOLIVAGANT
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: First Impact
Windows
A place outside reality. You were never supposed to be here.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 15.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15%, Survival 14.6%, Investigation 13.8%, Immersive Sim 12.7%
- #52 Master of Jewelry
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kroyan Games
Windows
Master Of Jewelry is a unique open-world jewelry simulation game with survival elements. Explore Diamond City, take your first order, and repair a gold chain in your workshop.
Why similar: Survival 20%, Walking Simulator 14.2%, Realistic 12.9%, Crafting 12.4%, Simulation 12.3%
- #53 THE WILDERNESS
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wilderness Games
Windows
THE WILDERNESS is a first person, action packed, realistic survival game. Fight off mutant zombies while trying to expand your base. Craft and upgrade your equipment in order to survive. Begin a solo session, or partner up with up to 4 players in a cooperative survival adventure. You are not alone.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 24.6% ★, Crafting 15.6%, Survival 13.9%, Realistic 11%, Cinematic 10.4%
- #54 LANDNAV
67% matchPositive97% of 38 reviews2023
Dev: A. JavorPub: Independent
Windows
LANDNAV is an immersive and authentic navigation experience. Study your map. Plot your route. Plan for contingencies. Read the land. Trust your compass. Always know where you are. For military professionals, orienteering enthusiast, or anybody who enjoys a mental challenge.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 18.7%, Realistic 18.5%, Simulation 16.6%, Exploration 13.4%, Survival 13.2%
- #55 Escape The Pacific
69% matchMixed68% of 754 reviews2018
Dev: Gamers4Gamers Team
Windows
Raw, real survival in the Pacific. Build a modular floating base. Master realistic sailing mechanics. Face challenging Pacific-like weather & seasons. Hunt, craft, build & navigate using Sun Dial, Sextant & Triangulation. Explore an endless island cluster-based world. Simulate real life scenarios!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 25.4% ★, Crafting 16%, Survival 14.2%, Realistic 11.8%, Immersive Sim 10.4%
- #56 The Forest
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 665,921 reviews2018
Dev: Endnight Games Ltd
Windows
Median: 13.1 hrsMean: 37.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
As the lone survivor of a passenger jet crash, you find yourself in a mysterious forest battling to stay alive against a society of cannibalistic mutants. Build, explore, survive in this terrifying first person survival horror simulator.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 42.7% ★, Survival 23.8%, Crafting 14.9%, First-Person 5%, Realistic 4.4%
- #57 MITNAL
64% matchNo user reviews90% of 29 reviews2026
Dev: MixoNat
Windows
Play as Emily, drawn to a remote Mayan ruin after her brother insists it’s safe, amazing and beautiful. Explore an ancient Mayan site spanning jungle, temple, and catacombs as it becomes clear that he didn’t understand what he uncovered.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.1%, Simulation 17.5%, Realistic 13.4%, Action-Adventure 11.6%, Exploration 10.9%
- #58 Just Keep Waddling: Nihilist Penguin
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BrickSideStudio
Windows
Just Keep Waddling is based on the nihilist penguin. 70 kilometers of procedurally generated wilderness, a global leaderboard, and 8 original songs to waddle along to. A simple and laid back walking simulator, to enjoy the journey more than the destination
Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.1%, Cinematic 14.3%, Realistic 12.9%, Exploration 11.5%, Adventure 10.9%