- #1 Card Survival: Tropical Island
97% matchVery Positive95% of 3,067 reviews2022
Dev: WinterSpring Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 46.0 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Card Survival is a card-based survival experience. Stranded on a desert island you must use your wits and skills to stay alive. Use cards and combine them together to explore, gather resources and craft useful tools.
Why similar: Card Game 15.5%, Open World Survival Craft 12.7% ★, Survival 12%, Crafting 10.7%, Perma Death 10.6%
- #2 Don't Freeze: A Winter Card Survival
96% matchMostly Positive77% of 35 reviews2026
Dev: YOLO35GAMES
Windows · Mac
Don't Freeze is a winter card survival game set in a winter wasteland. Explore, gather resources, craft, hunt, die, repeat. Something sinister lurks in the cold darkness. Will you make it out in time?
Why similar: Card Game 17.1%, Open World Survival Craft 14.4% ★, Survival 13.2%, Perma Death 12.4%, Crafting 12.2%
- #3 Card Survival: Tropical Island - The First Days
96% matchMostly Positive77% of 79 reviews2022
Dev: WinterSpring Games
Windows · Mac
Card Survival is a card-based survival experience. Stranded on a desert island you must use your wits and skills to stay alive. Use cards and combine them together to explore, gather resources and craft useful tools.
Why similar: Card Game 20%, Open World Survival Craft 12.5% ★, Roguelike 11%, Crafting 10.6%, Perma Death 9.5%
- #4 Terminus: Zombie Survivors
95% matchVery Positive94% of 4,509 reviews2024
Dev: Longplay Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Terminus: Zombie Survivors is a 2D turn-based survival roguelike set during a zombie apocalypse. Each journey is unique, and every decision can mean the difference between life and death. Can you brave hunger, cold, and the undead in order to reach the Terminus and find salvation?
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 22.7% ★, Survival 14.6%, Roguelike 10.7%, Crafting 10.5%, Turn-Based 10.4%
- #5 Don't Starve
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 113,517 reviews2013
Dev: Klei Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 28.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Don’t Starve is an uncompromising wilderness survival game full of science and magic. Enter a strange and unexplored world full of strange creatures, dangers, and surprises. Gather resources to craft items and structures that match your survival style.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 30.3% ★, Survival 27.7%, Crafting 16.1%, Perma Death 10%, Sandbox 5.1%
- #6 Castaway Cards
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Brooklyn
Windows
Castaway Cards is a turn-based card survival game. Explore and gather resources. Craft cards to build tools, hunt, and farm. Delve deeper to find secrets and powerful new recipes. Plan your moves and build a raft to escape. Every decision could be your last. Will you survive?
Why similar: Card Game 22.4%, Turn-Based 17.5%, Roguelike 13.2%, Open World Survival Craft 12.1% ★, Survival 11%
- #7 NEO Scavenger
93% matchVery Positive90% of 5,426 reviews2014
Dev: Blue Bottle Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
NEO Scavenger is a game where you must survive in the wasteland long enough to figure out who you are. Each turn, you must decide where to go, how to scavenge for supplies, and how to deal with anything and anyone you encounter.
Why similar: Survival 22.7%, Turn-Based 19.7%, Perma Death 13%, Crafting 12.7%, Roguelike 11.5%
- #8 Humanolve: A Human Evolution Card Saga
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: HeYa Interactive
Windows
Embark on a primal card-based survival odyssey in Humanolve. Lead your tribe through perilous hunts, weather the wrath of nature, and forge tools of triumph. Combine cards to craft tools and weapons, explore the wilderness, and conquer your nemesis. Your choices will shape human evolution itself.
Why similar: Card Game 22.5%, Perma Death 18.9%, Crafting 18.3%, Survival 16.8%, Roguelike 12.1%
- #9 Wayward
91% matchVery Positive86% of 1,370 reviews2016
Dev: Unlok
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 21.4 hrs≥1hr: 61%
You awake to discover yourself no longer in the company of good men or a fine seafaring vessel. Treasure... you remember something about treasure. Wayward is a challenging turn-based, top-down, wilderness survival roguelike. Explore, build, and most importantly survive in these unforgiving lands.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 29.7% ★, Survival 17.6%, Crafting 15.6%, Roguelike 12.5%, Turn-Based 11.6%
- #10 Card Survival: Fantasy Forest
91% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,182 reviews2025
Dev: WinterSpring Games
Windows · Mac
Card Survival: Fantasy Forest is a card-based deep survival simulator and the next installment in the Card Survival Series. Carve yourself a home in a primordial forest that has a will of its own. A day-to-day life simulator in a world where nature reigns with mystery, beauty and sometimes cruelty.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 25.2% ★, Card Game 16.2%, Turn-Based 16%, Survival 13.6%, Roguelike 10.4%
- #11 By the Dead
90% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Loomeit Studios
Windows
Explore the dark, fight the un-dead forces, gather valuable resources, craft for survival, build safe shelters, and survive the night in this eerie open world survival crafting game!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 27.7% ★, Crafting 18.8%, Survival 17.9%, Zombies 11.5%, PvE 8.1%
- #12 Bunker Life
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: GameIn
Windows
Survive! You need resources. Explore and search items to live.
Why similar: Card Game 19.7%, Survival 17%, Roguelike 10.9%, Board Game 10.4%, Point & Click 10.2%
- #13 Primal Chronicles
89% matchMixed60% of 20 reviews2024
Dev: Fables of wits
Windows
Primal chronicles is a prehistoric tribe management roguelike. In real-time, you have to order your tribes men to gather, hunt and craft. Every game is a unique journey across multiple lands filled with spirits. You will either lead your tribe to salvation or doom them all.
Why similar: Card Game 24.8%, Survival 19.6%, Crafting 17.7%, Roguelike 10.8%, Resource Management 10.3%
- #14 Cubits
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mango Nebula Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Take control of a talkative little Cubit, who knows he lives inside a game, and do your best to ensure both of you survive in this harsh, unforgiving world.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 30.3% ★, Crafting 18.1%, Survival 17.1%, Perma Death 16.5%, Sandbox 6%
- #15 SURVIVAL 2099
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Doomsday GamesPub: Open World Entertainment
Windows
Survival 2099 is an open world survival crafting game. Human beings have been discharging nuclear wastewater into the sea for a long time, and Marine creatures are slowly mutated by radiation. In 2099, the apocalypse comes, and the terrible creatures after mutation begin to attack human.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 29.3% ★, Crafting 17.5%, Survival 16.7%, Perma Death 14.5%, Roguelike 9.7%
- #16 Dusklander
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bitrunner
Windows
Survive in a nightmare world where Light is the most valuable resource. Explore, craft and learn to bend this strange reality to your will. Travel across lands locked in everlasting dusk, face dangers lurking in the dark and find a way to wake up.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 31.7% ★, Crafting 18.6%, Survival 18.2%, Perma Death 17.9%, PvE 7.1%
- #17 UnReal World
86% matchVery Positive94% of 1,386 reviews2016
Dev: Sami Maaranen (creator)Pub: Enormous Elk
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 20.2 hrs≥1hr: 75%
The cult classic open-ended wilderness survival roguelike taking place in the ancient North, iron-age Finland. Throughout the years, UnReal World has been praised for its incredible depth, realism, atmos and immersion. Lose yourself in the most intricate, detailed and enchanting iron-age game world.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 21.9% ★, Turn-Based 17.3%, Survival 13.2%, Crafting 12.9%, Perma Death 12.5%
- #18 Doomed Lands
85% matchMixed46% of 65 reviews2023
Dev: Nibb GamesPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A diabolical demon dooms a teeming island to destruction. Five legendary lieutenants and their minions descend every seven days…but that allows ample time to prepare. Survive, craft, train, and gear up to defend the island!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 26.2% ★, Survival 15.8%, Crafting 15.3%, Roguelike 13.9%, PvE 9.5%
- #19 Subterrain
84% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,399 reviews2016
Dev: Pixellore Inc
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Uncompromising Sci-Fi survival on Mars! Manage the entire colony single-handed! Craft, Research, Explore and Fight against evolving mutants. Vast open world and randomly generated levels to explore! Can you survive long enough to escape the horror?
Why similar: Survival 25.1%, Open World Survival Craft 24.1% ★, Crafting 19.5%, Zombies 10%, Roguelike 7.9%
- #20 Deckalypse
82% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: Jazzoid Studios
Windows
Command a party of survivors against the zombie apocalypse in this turn-based deckbuilder roguelike. Four heroes, four decks, one shared energy pool that grows as you push deeper. Earn cards in the wasteland, unlock perks between runs, and bring down the Overlord before it's too late.
Why similar: Card Game 25.4%, Roguelike 15.4%, Survival 14.9%, Zombies 10.8%, Post-apocalyptic 9.9%
- #21 Radiation Island
84% matchVery Positive81% of 642 reviews2016
Dev: Atypical Games
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Radiation Island is a survival adventure game where you craft your own destiny in a huge open world environment. As part of the Philadelphia Experiment you have become stranded in a parallel, alternate reality. Discover this new and mysterious world, with all its surprises.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 44% ★, Survival 25.5%, Zombies 11.7%, Crafting 10.2%, Adventure 5.2%
- #22 Wrongworld
83% matchVery Positive94% of 557 reviews2018
Dev: Sludj Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Crash-landed on a surreal, low-poly world filled with freakish inhabitants, choose between permadeath and non-permadeath modes and embark on an epic (and ridiculous) survival adventure. Will you manage to stay alive as you unravel the mysteries of Wrongworld and search for a way home?
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 43.3% ★, Survival 17.2%, Crafting 12.3%, Perma Death 8.7%, Sandbox 5.1%
- #23 Necropolis Nights
82% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: DevDelta
Windows
"Necropolis Nights" is a survival card game where you gather resources, craft, farm, and hunt by day, then fend off zombies at night. Strategize to survive and thrive in a world overrun by the undead.
Why similar: Card Game 26.4%, Survival 18.7%, Crafting 15.7%, Zombies 13.6%, Board Game 10.4%
- #24 Forager
81% matchVery Positive89% of 44,137 reviews2019
Dev: HopFrogPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 22.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
The highly popular and quirky "idle game that you want to actively keep playing". Explore, craft, gather & manage resources, find secrets and build your base out of nothing! Buy land to explore and expand!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 39.2% ★, Crafting 20.2%, Survival 19.1%, Pixel Graphics 7.2%, Sandbox 4.7%
- #25 Infinite Survival
81% matchMixed45% of 11 reviews2018
Dev: Infinine Games
Windows
Infinite Survival is a roguelike survival game with turn-based gameplay. The game features a completely procedurally generated open world. Craft new items and weapons, lay traps and defences, use stealth to evade enemies, and explore in any fashion you want.
Why similar: Turn-Based 20.1%, Crafting 14.8%, Perma Death 13.3%, Survival 13.1%, Roguelike 12.1%
- #26 Swappy World
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Awakening Games srls
Windows
Two main actions: swipe to move and tap to interact in an open-world survival crafting experience made through cards. Handle your energy tactically to survive as long as possible. Craft weapons, build your base and be prepared to explore a world full of secrets.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 30.9% ★, Card Game 21%, Crafting 17%, Survival 15.9%, Resource Management 5.9%
- #27 Chainsaw Warrior: Lords of the Night (Classic)
80% matchMixed62% of 105 reviews2015
Dev: Auroch Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Based on the 1987 Games Workshop classic, a battle vs zombies cultists & time! Fight against hordes of Aztec Zombies, and the clock, to save reality from Darkness. Lords of the Night introduces an upgraded combat system, new weapons, powers, equipment and unique mini bosses.
Why similar: Turn-Based 22.8%, Card Game 21.5%, Survival 11.7%, Board Game 10.9%, Roguelike 10.7%
- #28 Thea: The Awakening
79% matchVery Positive88% of 3,780 reviews2015
Dev: MuHa Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 14.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Thea: The Awakening is a turn-based strategic survival game inspired by the Slavic mythology and set in a procedural dark fantasy world infused with non-linear story and unique combat system.
Why similar: Turn-Based 31.7%, Card Game 19%, Survival 16.9%, Crafting 11.5%, Strategy 9.4%
- #29 Ruinlander
77% matchMostly Positive71% of 49 reviews2026
Dev: wineviper
Windows · Linux
Instead of saving the world, worry about what to eat and how not to get a dose of radiation or not to freeze in changing conditions. Travel, search abandoned cities for supplies, make contacts with different factions or try to join one of them. Decide for yourself how exactly to survive.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 26.9% ★, Turn-Based 19.5%, Survival 18%, Crafting 10.8%, Post-apocalyptic 10.3%
- #30 Wandering Within
78% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Lonely Crows
Windows
Wandering Within is a 2d solo survival game where you have to cross a hostile desert to unravel the mysteries of a legendary chest. Gather resources, find water and build tools to increase your chance of survival
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 38.9% ★, Survival 23.8%, Perma Death 17%, Adventure 4.6%, Resource Management 4.5%
- #31 Polygon Survival
78% matchMostly Negative39% of 28 reviews2023
Dev: Performance Artist
Windows
Polygon Survival is a low-poly zombie survival shooter with simple building and crafting. You find yourself in a mini world of zombie apocalypse and your only goal here is survival.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 32.9% ★, Crafting 17.9%, Survival 17.1%, Zombies 12.6%, Post-apocalyptic 10.6%
- #32 ARCANA
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Thomas RandallPub: bald
Windows
An Open World Survival Crafting game where you harness magic to advance. Discover new crafting recipies, expand your base, and conquer your enemies.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 42.6% ★, Survival 20.8%, Crafting 14.7%, Sandbox 6.4%, PvE 5.7%
- #33 Road Survival: Bigger on the Inside
76% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Folded Worlds
Windows
In a toxic, zombie-ridden wasteland, survival is brutal. Upgrade your RV into a foldable-space mobile base—farm, craft, gather resources, and fend off the undead to build your last safe haven.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 29.2% ★, Crafting 16.8%, Survival 15.2%, Zombies 9.9%, PvE 8.8%
- #34 Stoneshard
76% matchMostly Positive75% of 35,730 reviews2020
Dev: Ink Stains GamesPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows · Linux
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 38.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Stoneshard is a hardcore turn-based RPG about the harsh life of a medieval mercenary: travel with your own caravan, descend into procedurally generated dungeons, learn new skills, survive hunger and injuries - and remember, every mistake can mean death and loss of progress.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 27.2% ★, Turn-Based 22.7%, Survival 15.7%, Roguelike 15.6%, Pixel Graphics 6.5%
- #35 Dig or Die
75% matchVery Positive90% of 4,291 reviews2018
Dev: Gaddy Games
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Crash land on a hostile planet where you'll have to build the strongest defenses if you wish to live to escape from it. But be warned... this planet is merciless. Build strong, and smart; else physics may flood or destroy your only hopes of survival.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 39.6% ★, Survival 22.2%, Crafting 19.9%, Sandbox 8.4%, Strategy 3.9%
- #36 Junk Jack
75% matchMostly Positive78% of 478 reviews2016
Dev: Pixbits
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 21.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Make the world truly yours in Junk Jack, a relaxing sandbox experience focused on building and improving your home. Discover new planets, tame and breed creatures, cook foods, collect animal companions, farm exotic plants, collect fish, grow flowers, play with your friends!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 41.4% ★, Crafting 19.1%, Survival 19%, Sandbox 8.8%, Adventure 4.8%
- #37 Miscreated
74% matchMixed66% of 31,592 reviews2018
Dev: Entrada Interactive LLC
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 38.2 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 44% ★, Survival 23.4%, Zombies 11.2%, Crafting 11.1%, Post-apocalyptic 7.2%
- #38 Nomad
74% matchMixed60% of 4,634 reviews2015
Dev: Diminished Studios
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Try and survive in the world of Nomad. Build a base and protect it from raiding players. Scavenge food, weapons and medical supplies across the island. Team up with others and make a base. Make your mark on the world of Nomad.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 42.2% ★, Survival 23.1%, Crafting 13.3%, Zombies 12.8%, Post-apocalyptic 3.2%
- #39 How to Survive
73% matchVery Positive83% of 17,106 reviews2014
Dev: Eko SoftwarePub: 505 Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 80%
“A real Gem” – Destructoid at E3 “Offers a different experience for zombie game veterans” – Co-Optimus“Has a lot more going for it than smashing brains and gory, red goo ... With a surprisingly deep crafting system” – GamesRadarYou're shipwrecked on an isolated island, a desperate castaway in a total freakshow world. How will you survive?
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 30% ★, Survival 26.4%, Crafting 18.8%, Zombies 18.1%, Post-apocalyptic 3.8%
- #40 Soul Monsters: Gael's Survival
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Industrial Miracle
Windows
You arrive on an unforgiving plain with nothing. Make fire, find food, survive the night. The seasons turn and legends come for you. Only the one who endures earns a name — Gael, priestess of this land.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 39.8% ★, Survival 24.4%, Crafting 16.2%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%, Resource Management 4.9%
- #41 The Long Dark
72% matchVery Positive89% of 123,946 reviews2017
Dev: Hinterland Studio Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 47.7 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 48.1% ★, Survival 27.5%, Crafting 10.8%, Post-apocalyptic 4.3%, Sandbox 3.4%
- #42 Mist Survival
73% matchMostly Positive76% of 14,394 reviews2018
Dev: Dimension 32 Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 73%
MIST SURVIVAL is a Single-player, survival stealth sandbox game Players will experience the Apocalypse stimulation in the form of virus pandemic, the players have to deal with it to survive through the difficulties such as finding shelter and food, threats from the environment and climate: wild animals, bandits, infected, and dense mist t
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 37.1% ★, Survival 27.8%, Zombies 14.8%, Crafting 12.5%, Sandbox 3.8%
- #43 Robinson: Survival
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Digital Fresh
Windows
A turn-based card strategy game about survival and exploring an unknown land. Build your deck, embark on expeditions, gather resources, craft tools, and establish a camp. Help Miss Robinson survive, uncover the truth about her past, and choose the path her future will take.
Why similar: Card Game 29.4%, Survival 24.2%, Turn-Based 15.3%, PvE 12.4%, Crafting 10.2%
- #44 ゲイトトゥダイ
69% matchVery Positive98% of 50 reviews2026
Dev: 秘密結社マテンロウ計画
Windows
古き良きレトロスタイルのアートで綴られる"ゲイトライク"サバイバルクラフトアドベンチャー!! 突如、謎の屋敷に転送された「わたし」の運命は!? 危険な闇の中を探索し、素材を見つけ、アイテムを創造し、生還せよ―― 「ゲイトトゥダイ」はクラフト要素を含む、ポイント&クリック方式の探索アドベンチャーゲームです。6つのコマンドと多種多様なアイテムを駆使し、恐怖に満ちた屋敷と城を探索しましょう。
Why similar: Crafting 31.3%, Point & Click 27.8%, Survival 15.1%, Pixel Graphics 13.2%, Adventure 8.8%
- #45 LifeZ - Survival
72% matchMixed68% of 240 reviews2018
Dev: iDs Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
LifeZ - Survival is a third-person sandbox-survival game. Build your hideout, search for water and food, mine resources and fight against zombies and finally find ways to contact the outside world and leave Catastrophie Area.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 37.7% ★, Survival 21.3%, Zombies 14.8%, Crafting 12.3%, Post-apocalyptic 6.1%
- #46 In the Van
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cosmic Tofu
Windows · Mac
A cozy post-apocalyptic survival game where your van is your home and your key to survival. Scavenge, craft, and uncover the stories the dead left behind to find a way out.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 25.4% ★, Crafting 17.5%, Survival 17%, Zombies 11.2%, Post-apocalyptic 8.4%
- #47 Force of Nature
71% matchMostly Positive75% of 4,209 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 42.9% ★, Crafting 23.3%, Survival 21%, Sandbox 6.3%, Adventure 2.6%
- #48 Andarilho
70% matchMixed66% of 1,317 reviews2020
Dev: SC Jogos
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
You are a guy with a backpack, just try to stay alive!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 29.2% ★, Crafting 18.3%, Survival 16.8%, Zombies 9.2%, Post-apocalyptic 9%
- #49 Rocksowers
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: bemad
Windows · Linux
Co-op Survival Sandbox meets Bullet Hell. Explore the corrupted surface on a moving base, scavenge for resources and craft GAME-BREAKING weapons using many unique modules to defeat ever-stronger foes. Fight to reclaim what The Bloom took from humanity!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 40.1% ★, Survival 19.5%, Crafting 15.9%, Sandbox 8.3%, Roguelike 6.5%
- #50 SURVIVAL: Postapocalypse Now
70% matchMixed56% of 8,877 reviews2019
Dev: TB Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Want to survive? - Arm yourself and survive. Crafting, shooting, transport and much more awaits you in the Survival game. What happened to the world around and why he died - you may find out. But is this the main question now?
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 46.9% ★, Survival 24.4%, Crafting 10.6%, Post-apocalyptic 8.7%, Zombies 5.2%
- #51 Project Zomboid
69% matchVery Positive94% of 484,416 reviews2013
Dev: The Indie Stone
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 15.9 hrsMean: 89.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Project Zomboid is the ultimate in zombie survival. Alone or in MP: you loot, build, craft, fight, farm and fish in a struggle to survive. A hardcore RPG skillset, a vast map, massively customisable sandbox and a cute tutorial raccoon await the unwary. So how will you die? All it takes is a bite..
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 29.9% ★, Survival 27.1%, Zombies 16.2%, Crafting 10.7%, Post-apocalyptic 7.6%
- #52 Corpus et Spiritus
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Arpentor Studio
Windows · Linux
Corpus et Spiritus is an alchemy deckbuilder without combat. You signed a pact with a demon, and it was a bad idea… Gather rare metals, then use your workshop to transform them into powerful cards and magical talismans. Find the best combos and break out of the pact before your partner kills you!
Why similar: Card Game 29.4%, Crafting 20.4%, Turn-Based 17.8%, Roguelike 11%, Resource Management 7.3%
- #53 Fire Vow: Dark Fantasy
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: untitled01
Windows
A dark fantasy card-based survival game. Explore the cursed land, gather resources, craft tools, manage hunger and thirst, and survive through difficult choices. Every decision—from who to help to who to kill—shapes your journey.
Why similar: Card Game 27.7%, Crafting 21.5%, Survival 16.1%, Text-Based 10.2%, PvE 8.2%
- #54 Defend Till Sunshine
67% 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 36.1% ★, Survival 28.7%, Crafting 24.1%, Adventure 8.3%, Indie 1.6%
- #55 Frozen State
68% matchMixed64% of 549 reviews2016
Dev: Flox StudiosPub: Flox Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 42%
Frozen State is a brutal, survival game set in a world embraced by the man-made ice age meant to protect mankind from pestilent hybrids. Bitter cold and numbing fear are the constant companions in the journey through the retro-futuristic Frozen State world.
Why similar: Survival 27%, Open World Survival Craft 26.1% ★, Crafting 17.9%, Zombies 12.5%, Post-apocalyptic 4.7%
- #56 HUNKER DOWN
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: munkgames
Windows
How long can you survive a post-apocalyptic world? A land overrun with an infected "zombie" population, where you compete with other survivors for limited resources.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 23.4% ★, Crafting 20.4%, Survival 19.5%, Zombies 14%, Post-apocalyptic 10.7%
- #57 Cards of the Dead
67% matchMostly Positive75% of 106 reviews2021
Dev: Boomfire GamesPub: JanduSoft
Windows
Cards of the Dead is a survival card game. Play your cards right and you might escape the zombie apocalypse!
Why similar: Turn-Based 22.8%, Card Game 20.6%, Survival 15.1%, Zombies 12.5%, Roguelike 12.4%
- #58 Tabletop Survivors
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rens Studio
Windows
Tabletop Survivors is a turn-based roguelike card RPG driven by random events, where every playthrough tells a new story. You will survive and fight in a zombie apocalypse, making difficult choices and writing your own survival journey.
Why similar: Card Game 28.6%, Survival 19.5%, Roguelike 14.8%, Post-apocalyptic 12.1%, Zombies 9.7%