- #1 Red Frost
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DRAGO entertainment
Windows · Mac
A story-driven, first person perspective, post-apocalyptic survival adventure set in the rough winter climates of last century’s Russia.
Why similar: Simulation 21.3%, Crafting 10.2%, Survival 9.6%, Building 9.4%, Open World 8.5%
- #2 The Stormy Islands
96% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2023
Dev: SeMaxYa
Windows
Survive mother nature, prepare for the different seasons protecting yourself from cold, heat, hunger and thirst. Beware of Tornadoes, Storms, Tsunamis and predatory animals, on a variety of islands where each one will have to adapt to its limited resources.
Why similar: Sandbox 12.9%, Simulation 12%, Survival 11.8%, Open World 11.3%, Difficult 10.2%
- #3 Homeless Simulator
96% matchMixed58% of 243 reviews2019
Dev: Kiddy
Windows
Homeless Simulator is a homeless person simulator. Homeless persons are those who find themselves living on the streets because of family conflicts, somebody’s fraud, loss of the job or health problems. They are those who need help.
Why similar: Simulation 30%, Difficult 11.5%, Indie 10.8%, Survival 10.2%, Sandbox 9.9%
- #4 Machine World 2
95% matchMixed49% of 200 reviews2017
Dev: Trino GamesPub: Trino AB
Windows · Mac
Take control of a range of different machines and operate them in a unique environment. Each new game generates a new world, and it is yours to develop: Dig and build anything, anywhere! All machines have been carefully modelled down to small details.
Why similar: Simulation 38.9%, Sandbox 18.1%, Realistic 13%, Indie 12.1%, Building 9%
- #5 Nucvivor
94% matchMixed46% of 26 reviews2019
Dev: Team & Target Game Studios
Windows
Are you ready for a post-apocalyptic adventure? Nucvivor is one of the greatest independent games that has you fight to survive. You will feel Death breathing down the back of your neck as you fight against deadly incendiary radiation, hunger, thirst, cold and poisonous weather.
Why similar: Simulation 33.2%, Indie 14.1%, RPG 11.2%, Survival 11.2%, Sandbox 8.8%
- #6 Mineval
94% 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: Simulation 38.8%, Crafting 10.4%, Sandbox 9.3%, Open World 8.3%, Survival 8.2%
- #7 Giant Machines 2017
93% matchMostly Positive71% of 587 reviews2016
Dev: Code Horizon
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Take control over seven of the biggest industrial machines in the world. During the 14 mission campaign you will punch through the snows of Greenland, plow the steppes of Wyoming and travel all the way to sunny Florida. Your hard work will be completed by launching a space shuttle into space.
Why similar: Simulation 56.4%, Indie 15.2%, Building 12.8%, Realistic 6.9%, Open World 6.9%
- #8 DearCraft
92% matchMostly Negative38% of 13 reviews2019
Dev: Fairy Studio
Windows
DearCraft is a game that allows players to create a world with imagination and creativity unboundedly and play their own 3D sandbox game spontaneously.
Why similar: Simulation 51.5%, Indie 21.2%, Building 14.1%, Sandbox 13.1%
- #9 Last Wood
91% matchMixed67% of 583 reviews2022
Dev: JustUsGameLab
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 66%
In Last Wood, it is an oceanic world after the Fall. You will guide several survivors in the ocean from pieces of rafts, survive, build rafts, defense the threats, explore the unknown world, even have their offsprings, and find the truth of the world.
Why similar: Simulation 43.6%, Survival 16.9%, Indie 15.9%, Building 9.7%, Adventure 7.3%
- #10 90° North
90% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Ambient Games
Windows
Survive a brutal three-day expedition to the North Pole. Gather wood, build shelters, manage cold, and make hard choices. Every decision matters in this intense, minimalist survival journey to the literal edge of the world.
Why similar: Simulation 31.5%, Survival 16.2%, RPG 10.1%, Sandbox 9.6%, Building 7.8%
- #11 Lost in Tropics
89% matchNegative11% of 28 reviews2024
Dev: Lukas GameLabsPub: SIG Publishing
Windows
Lost in Tropics: Embark on an unforgettable survival adventure where the lush, unpredictable tropics become your testing ground. In this immersive game, you find yourself stranded on a mysterious island, where every corner hides both breathtaking beauty and perilous challenges.
Why similar: Simulation 17.9%, Building 12.1%, Survival 11.3%, Sandbox 10.9%, Open World 10.9%
- #12 Lumberjack's Dynasty
88% matchMostly Positive71% of 2,770 reviews2021
Dev: UMEO StudiosPub: Toplitz Productions
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A unique life simulation where you are a lumberjack building up a business and founding a lasting dynasty for generations to come.
Why similar: Simulation 52.7%, Building 12.3%, Crafting 11.3%, Open World 8.8%, Realistic 4.4%
- #13 Escape: Sierra Leone
89% matchMixed55% of 47 reviews2016
Dev: Reborn Games Inc.
Windows
Escape: Sierra Leone is a single-player exploration-based survival first-person game. With a strong focus on complete freedom, realism, interacting with a vibrant world, and no forced objectives or quests.
Why similar: Simulation 43.9%, Survival 12.1%, Open World 11.5%, Realistic 8.9%, Adventure 8.5%
- #14 Wasted World
87% matchMixed65% of 78 reviews2020
Dev: Achrony
Windows
The apocalypse has come, brought by pollution, wars and disease! Your mission is to save your land... or what’s left of it. Alone or with your friends gather, recycle, craft, build, plant, explore, fight & help survivors.
Why similar: Simulation 32.4%, Indie 13.9%, RPG 10.9%, Building 6.4%, Crafting 6.2%
- #15 Age of Survival
86% matchVery Negative12% of 245 reviews2025
Dev: Silky Sullivan
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Age of Survival is survival simulation crafting game from Silky Sullivan. Your player has been stranded on an island not far off of the coast of Africa where you will encounter many creatures, and players alike.
Why similar: Simulation 19.3%, Survival 16.9%, Crafting 12.8%, Building 11.5%, Open World 11.3%
- #16 N.a.N Industry VR
86% matchPositive95% of 22 reviews2019
Dev: Armin RigoPub: Baroque Software
Windows
N⸱a⸱N Industry is a VR puzzle game where you build a "factory" by placing action blocks in space, arranged so that the inputs move towards the expected output location—their blocks possibly modified, split or combined along the way.
Why similar: Simulation 49.4%, Indie 20.4%, Building 20%, Puzzle 10.2%
- #17 Demesne
85% matchMixed50% of 66 reviews2016
Dev: Demesnegame
Windows
The main objective of the game is to survive in the taiga.
Why similar: Simulation 43.3%, Survival 18.8%, Indie 17.3%, Open World 14.8%, Adventure 5.8%
- #18 THORNYWAY
84% matchMixed50% of 18 reviews2017
Dev: Intelligent Systems
Windows
This game is for fans of hardcore gameplay. The aim of the game is to get THORNYWAY's album, but you won't get it.
Why similar: Simulation 58.6%, Indie 26.5%, Difficult 14.9%
- #19 Profectus
84% 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: Simulation 34.4%, Crafting 17.1%, Sandbox 13.1%, Open World 10.8%, Indie 6.5%
- #20 Clod & Desire
83% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Clio Universe Studio
Windows
A landscape park simulator. Dirt. Plants. And way too much emotion.
Why similar: Simulation 37%, Sandbox 16.6%, Indie 11.2%, Realistic 10.4%, Building 8.9%
- #21 Whisky Bottler
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: White Pig GamesPub: Duality Games
Windows
Learn the magic of whisky. Discover the aromas in old barrels. Visit Scottish distilleries, get to know their secrets, and start your own in the future. Create your own exceptional whisky. Find out whether you can be successful on the luxurious liquor market. Become a whisky bottler!
Why similar: Simulation 39.1%, Education 24.6%, Crafting 11.3%, Resource Management 10.2%, First-Person 8.3%
- #22 SurLeFil
80% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Angelo'Studio
Windows
On the Wire is an educational game mixing science, history and humor. Follow ProfFil’s lessons, help Kelhann complete his missions, and discover the wonders of electricity, mechanics, and more.
Why similar: Simulation 38%, Education 24.6%, Building 15.3%, Crafting 11%, Resource Management 9.9%
- #23 ШП - ShP
81% matchMostly Positive73% of 203 reviews2017
Dev: Xitilon
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 24%
Incomprehensible interface errative puzzle game. No instructions! This product includes 3 different puzzles.
Why similar: Simulation 46%, Indie 24.9%, Difficult 18.1%, Puzzle 8.5%, Singleplayer 2.6%
- #24 Cine Tracer 2
81% matchMostly Negative35% of 92 reviews2023
Dev: Matt WorkmanPub: Cinematography Database
Windows · Mac
Cine Tracer 2 is a cinematography visualization app used for pre-production for live action productions.
Why similar: Simulation 28.7%, Education 22.6%, Building 18.9%, Sandbox 11.9%, First-Person 9%
- #25 Theme Park Studio
82% matchMixed41% of 464 reviews2016
Dev: Pantera Entertainment
Windows
Theme Park Studio is a powerful suite of tools that allows players to design, build, and experience stunning amusement parks of their own design. Players can build whatever they can imagine, and then share it online for others to experience. Theme Park Studio includes Steam Workshop integration.
Why similar: Simulation 56.5%, Sandbox 15.6%, Indie 14.3%, Building 12.3%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #26 Bum Simulator
78% matchVery Positive88% of 4,622 reviews2023
Dev: Ragged Games
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Bum Simulator is a sandbox game bursting with inappropriate humor and memorable characters. You live on the streets of Bumsville. Do you have what it takes to adapt, survive and become an urban legend?
Why similar: Simulation 32.4%, Open World 11.6%, Survival 11.5%, Sandbox 10.4%, Crafting 7.9%
- #27 Pope Simulator
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Spirit Games Studio
Windows
Pope Simulator features many themes from the fascinating history of the papacy in the second half of the 20th century. Inspiring adventure, political intrigue, moral dilemmas and many themes based on actual events.
Why similar: Simulation 64.3%, Indie 26.5%, First-Person 5.4%, Adventure 2.2%, Singleplayer 1.6%
- #28 Werelderfgoed: Romeins Aquaduct van Nijmegen en Berg en Dal
78% matchMostly Positive75% of 16 reviews2023
Dev: Tijdlab
Windows
Ontdek hoe het Romeinse aquaduct van Nijmegen en Berg en Dal eruit moet hebben gezien. Bezoek verschillende locaties langs het traject, van de bron tot de waterbak in het Romeinse legerkamp.
Why similar: Simulation 42.5%, Education 27%, Open World 9.7%, First-Person 8.9%, Exploration 8%
- #29 Magnetic Structures
77% matchPositive90% of 20 reviews2024
Dev: Parham
Windows · Mac
Colourful magnetic rods and balls are at your command, Well, everything is ready, so it's time to build. Beautiful 3D magnetic structures will be made by your hands.
Why similar: Crafting 15.4%, Building 15.4%, Simulation 15.2%, Sandbox 14.8%, Difficult 14%
- #30 Back To Drive
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Voidprowler
Windows
Back To Drive is a car assembly, driving, and survival simulator set in a cyberpunk world. Start with a rusty frame and turn it into a car where every part affects its performance. Customize it to your liking and embark on a journey through the wastelands. Work, race, and explore the world!
Why similar: Simulation 22%, Racing 14.3%, Open World 9.1%, Survival 8.4%, Building 8.3%
- #31 Initial Civilization
76% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Sun Peiyi
Windows
A vast 6 handred-square-kilometer world evolves gradually step by step from the wild primitive age all the way to the advanced interstellar age, where countless spaceships are carefully built one after another to boldly explore the boundless outer space.
Why similar: Simulation 21.7%, Building 14.7%, Survival 14.6%, Crafting 14.2%, Open World 8.6%
- #32 Buildanauts
79% matchMostly Negative21% of 61 reviews2017
Dev: TouchTilt GamesPub: Octopus Tree
Windows
In BUILDANAUTS, you’re the foreman, the city planner, and the mayor of the town of your dreams. Build a town that your townsfolk, the Buildanites, will be proud to call home!
Why similar: Simulation 48.1%, Building 20.3%, Sandbox 17.8%, Indie 13.8%
- #33 Clock Simulator
75% matchVery Positive87% of 541 reviews2016
Dev: Kool2Play
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Clock Simulator is a mindful game of rhythm and focus in which YOU are the clock. Click once a second, every second. Don't be late. Don't hurry. There's nothing else to be concerned with. Clear your mind and discover new depths of relaxation while becoming time itself!
Why similar: Simulation 57.4%, Indie 30.9%, Realistic 9.6%, Singleplayer 2.2%
- #34 Ludwig
76% matchMixed47% of 68 reviews2014
Dev: ovos
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 31%
Join Ludwig on an exciting journey through the world of physics. Find out how energy is created from fire, water, wind and sun and use them cleverly to protect the Robotronics on Unitron against the impending energy collapse! Ludwig is a new type of learning game, which not only conveys knowledge, but is also really fun to play!
Why similar: Simulation 44.9%, Education 25.8%, Indie 20%, Adventure 9.3%
- #35 Dr. Umgebung's School of Life
75% matchMixed50% of 24 reviews2020
Dev: Sokpop Collective
Windows · Mac
Dr. Umgebung's School of Life is a game about simulating life in small glass terraria. You are attending a school where you earn how to mold life by tweaking the gas pressures and temperature inside a terrarium.
Why similar: Simulation 53.1%, Indie 21.9%, Education 20.3%, Puzzle 2.5%, Exploration 2.4%
- #36 Worlds Adrift Island Creator
74% matchVery Positive83% of 553 reviews2016
Dev: Bossa Studios
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 34%
Worlds Adrift is a Community-Crafted MMO: each and every island has been crafted by our playerbase. With the free Island Creator tool, this is your chance to create your own adventure for the community to experience. A crumbling ruin, or a teeming jungle, help expand the edges of Foundation ever further!
Why similar: Simulation 56%, Building 20.1%, Open World 14%, Indie 10%
- #37 Realistic Tower Destruction
73% matchMixed65% of 51 reviews2020
Dev: Nikita Markin
Windows
Game allows you to build many kinds of towers from a variety of bricks and experience their dynamic destruction physics in a sandbox environment.
Why similar: Simulation 58%, Indie 23.9%, Sandbox 9.5%, Building 8.7%
- #38 Craft Elements
74% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2019
Dev: PolincGames
Windows
Craft Elements is a first person minecraft-esque journey into the nuclear reactor design, periodic table and vaporwave world. It is a unique, simple and atmospheric sandbox puzzle game with a focus on complex simulation and calculations.
Why similar: Simulation 47%, Indie 19.4%, Crafting 7.4%, Resource Management 7.4%, Building 7.1%
- #39 Bridge Builder Racer
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 14 reviews2019
Dev: Levi Buck
Windows
Bridge Builder Racer is the ultimate test for both your engineering and driving skills. You'll have to build your bridge without any limitations other than your creativity, using the most cost effective route, and then drive your car over the bridge to go from point A to B.
Why similar: Simulation 36.1%, Racing 33.3%, Indie 14.9%, Building 9%, Puzzle 4.6%
- #40 Glitchy Apocalypse Simulator
72% matchPositive95% of 19 reviews2020
Dev: NegativeGenius LLC
Windows
DISCLAIMER: Made by one dev and his kid. Uses lots of assets. Glitchy Apocalypse Simulator is a comical physics-based game. The game is a light-hearted, comical sandbox and makes no attempts at realism or strategy.
Why similar: Simulation 57%, Indie 24.2%, Sandbox 16.4%, Singleplayer 2.4%
- #41 American Motorcycle Simulator
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Road Studio S.A.Pub: Feel Good Games
Windows
Have you ever wanted to drop everything and go on a journey across the United States? Do it now in American Motorcycle Simulator! Grab your motorbike and taste freedom driving across different parts of the USA.
Why similar: Simulation 34%, Racing 30.6%, Indie 13.4%, Adventure 5.9%, Open World 3.8%
- #42 Tower Empire Builder
73% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2019
Dev: Rice Rocket
Windows
In Tower Empire Builder you will construct a state of the art skyscraper in a rapidly growing city. You will need to balance your supply of condos, offices, retail space, and hotel rooms to meet market demand, while supplying high end amenities and quality staff to keep everyone happy.
Why similar: Simulation 57.1%, Indie 23.5%, Building 17.1%, Singleplayer 2.3%
- #43 Pathseeker
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Phoenix Games
Windows · Mac
Pathseeker is an open world role-playing game filled with compelling stories and dilemmas. In this massive world to explore, choose the path to your desired end, be it peace, love, glory, or destruction.
Why similar: Simulation 39.2%, Indie 16.1%, RPG 13.2%, Building 10.8%, Open World 8.9%
- #44 Simulators2021
72% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2020
Dev: Deeber
Windows
Include all kinds of simulation game play, you want to play the type is not not not, but has not been launched.
Why similar: Simulation 40.9%, Indie 15.6%, Sandbox 12.1%, First-Person 10.5%, Realistic 9.2%
- #45 Sigformation
71% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2023
Dev: AnotherKnife Games Studio
Windows · Mac
A hardcore puzzle game about digital circuits
Why similar: Simulation 49.8%, Education 30.6%, Puzzle 9.9%, Indie 6.9%, Singleplayer 2.8%
- #46 Construction World
69% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Owlsim
Windows
Construction World is a sandbox game that allows you do dig dirt and pave roads anywhere.
Why similar: Simulation 42.7%, Sandbox 18.2%, Building 15%, Realistic 12.6%, Open World 9.9%
- #47 Camping Simulator: The Squad
68% matchMixed58% of 1,083 reviews2025
Dev: CubeCube Sports Ltd.
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 1.7 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Camping Simulator lets you experience what camp means by preparing your backpack wisely for challenging conditions of nature. You can play all the experiences with up to 8 friends in multiplayer mode or single player mode.
Why similar: Simulation 19.7%, Crafting 13.8%, Sandbox 12.7%, Resource Management 12%, Survival 11.9%
- #48 Keplerth
67% matchVery Positive85% of 4,121 reviews2022
Dev: TAROPub: Gamirror Games
Windows
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 16.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Welcome to Keplerth! Try to survive on a hostile alien planet in this 2D sandbox RPG, where you can choose to live alone or fight side by side with your friends in the online multiplayer mode. Survive, build, farm, fight, and explore your way to victory in this open-world adventure!
Why similar: Sandbox 16.1%, Building 15.4%, Open World 13.5%, Survival 13.5%, Simulation 11.7%
- #49 Galactic Shipwright
70% matchPositive87% of 23 reviews2018
Dev: NanoidGames
Windows
Build the best or the funniest ships to transfer passengers, destroy enemies or navigate minefields. Beat every level and compete with your friends on the game's leaderboard, and share your best creations on the workshop.
Why similar: Simulation 43.7%, Building 20.9%, Indie 18.9%, Sandbox 16.5%
- #50 Storm
70% matchMixed67% of 104 reviews2013
Dev: Eko Software
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Take a deep breath and prepare for a tranquil journey through the seasons with Storm, an atmospheric, ethereal experience where you use natural phenomena to guide a simple seed to fertile soil so it can take root and spring to life.
Why similar: Simulation 59.9%, Indie 28.5%, Puzzle 11.6%
- #51 Common Hanzi Quiz - Simplified Chinese
70% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2018
Dev: Wholetone Games
Windows
Learn Chinese with a quiz that helps you review common Chinese characters you will come across in everyday text. By practicing and reviewing, you can learn 2,538 Hanzi, their meanings and pronunciations.
Why similar: Simulation 61.7%, Education 21.1%, Indie 17.2%
- #52 Hands On Builder
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Good Movement Studios
Windows
Hands On Builder is a cozy first-person building simulation where you gather materials, prepare them yourself, and construct your home piece by piece. Cut logs into panels and studs, plan your worksite, and build at your own pace in a relaxed sandbox world.
Why similar: Simulation 24.9%, Building 17%, Crafting 15.9%, Education 11.8%, Sandbox 11.8%
- #53 Lost in the Ocean VR
69% matchMixed57% of 37 reviews2017
Dev: Tunnel Vision Studio
Windows
Lost In The Ocean VR is one of the first survival game, developed specifically for Virtual Reality. Care about your primal needs, craft useful items, start a fire, survive…and build your way out!
Why similar: Simulation 41.5%, Indie 17.1%, Survival 11%, Crafting 10.8%, Realistic 7.9%
- #54 Infinite Gravity
68% matchMostly Positive71% of 52 reviews2018
Dev: Gravity Wave Interactive
Windows
This is a build sandbox game We have hundreds of elements for your choice We offer a variety of materials in building their ideal architectural works for you We will also open survival mode in the future
Why similar: Simulation 28.1%, Building 23.8%, Sandbox 23.1%, Indie 11.6%, RPG 8.6%
- #55 Restaurant Simulator
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LifeSim Games
Windows
An immersive first-person sim that lets you taste the life of a restaurant owner. Be a chef, a waiter, an interior decorator. Open your own place and make it #1 in the town!
Why similar: Simulation 49.3%, Indie 18.8%, Education 11.6%, Building 7.8%, Sandbox 7.2%
- #56 Construction Worker Simulator
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: WFK Games
Windows
Construction Worker Simulator is an ultra-realistic simulation game that let’s the player experience the life of a full-time construction worker. Make the city grow by your own hands!
Why similar: Simulation 37.2%, Building 18.9%, Realistic 12%, Sandbox 8.1%, Education 7.6%
- #57 Virtual Race Car Engineer 2020
66% matchMixed69% of 13 reviews2020
Dev: Tim McArthurPub: Monkey Face Software LLC
Windows
Intermediate level setup tuning - VRCE fine tunes your baseline setup to get the most out of the car… fast! Now with even more options and advice.
Why similar: Simulation 36.3%, Racing 33.4%, Indie 14.5%, Education 14.4%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #58 Noel's Hope
66% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2019
Dev: Valsidalv N
Windows
If you are interested in magic, dark and dangerous dungeons with traps and enemies, unusual islands, bright weather conditions, mysteries, stories, sea voyages on your own ship, hiding deep secrets through the ocean, then this adventure is for you!
Why similar: Simulation 43.7%, Indie 18.9%, RPG 14.7%, Survival 14.5%, Adventure 8.1%