Games Like Echo of the Wilds

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: Survival 34.6%, Crafting 21.1%, Sandbox 15.2%, Open World 7.7%, Exploration 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: Features a similar blend of atmospheric survival, crafting, and roguelite elements in a distinct, stylized world.

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: Survival 24%, Crafting 22.2%, Sandbox 13.1%, Open World 10.7%, Pixel Graphics 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: A deep, pixel-art survival roguelike that mirrors the resource-gathering and exploration focus of the seed game.

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: Survival 33.2%, Open World 17.4%, Crafting 13.6%, Sandbox 9.7%, Exploration 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: Captures the intense, atmospheric, and unforgiving nature of wilderness survival and exploration.

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 38.5%, Crafting 22.7%, Sandbox 12.2%, Roguelike 11.1%, Open World 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: A hardcore survival roguelite that emphasizes narrative, exploration, and complex crafting in a hostile environment.

Darkwood - a new perspective on survival horror. Scavenge and explore a rich, ever-changing free-roam world by day, then hunker down in your hideout and pray for the morning light.

Why similar: Survival 23.8%, Open World 18.6%, Survival Horror 18.1%, Exploration 10.7%, Psychological Horror 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a similarly eerie, atmospheric, and survival-focused experience with a top-down perspective.

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: Survival 31.6%, Crafting 27.4%, Roguelite 8.6%, Roguelike 7.7%, Adventure 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a highly detailed, puzzle-like approach to survival mechanics that rewards careful planning and resource management.

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: Crafting 26.5%, Survival 24.1%, Sandbox 14.2%, Pixel Graphics 11.5%, Open World 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: Captures the addictive loop of crafting, exploration, and resource management in a charming pixel-art world.

A rogue-like river journey through the backwaters of a forgotten post-societal America. Forage, craft, evade predators.

Why similar: Survival 41.3%, Crafting 20%, Adventure 7.3%, Roguelite 7.1%, Exploration 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: Features a beautiful, atmospheric journey through a wilderness that focuses on survival and resource management.

Escape to an enchanting, living sandbox surrounded by wildlife and nature. Scavenge materials and craft tools to turn your small cabin into a warm, well-supplied home. Survive by fishing, cooking and growing your own food. Be careful though, the forest is as dangerous as it is wonderful.

Why similar: Survival 20%, Crafting 18.3%, Open World 14.6%, Sandbox 14.2%, Exploration 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the serene, atmospheric exploration of the wilderness with a strong emphasis on survival and base-building.

Explore a survival-roguelike RPG set in an unknown and bizarre world. To withstand its many dangers, you'll need to gain new knowledge, scavenge for food, and acquire useful items. Craft, build, and learn your way through a crucial adventure to uncover the world's secrets.

Why similar: Survival 27.7%, Roguelite 25.8%, Roguelike 15.3%, Mystery 10.1%, Adventure 10%

Why You'll Like It: A roguelike survival game that focuses on exploration, crafting, and surviving in a mysterious, hostile world.

Winter Survival is a story-driven survival game where trauma turns reality into a reflection of your breaking mind. Battle cold, hunger, hallucinations, and adapt to the wilderness as it adapts to you.

Why similar: Survival 21.3%, Open World 16%, Crafting 15.6%, Sandbox 12.6%, Survival Horror 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: Strongly emphasizes the harsh, atmospheric survival elements and the need to manage resources in a cold environment.

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: Crafting 23%, Survival 22.1%, Sandbox 20.7%, Open World 17.7%, Roguelike 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: The definitive wilderness survival simulation that shares the seed game's focus on realistic resource gathering and environmental interaction.

Keep your disposable android-body alive by automating everything. Automate farming, foraging, crafting and capturing - and even assimilate creatures into your production lines during your impossible mission to relight the world.

Why similar: Crafting 25.4%, Survival 23.1%, Sandbox 17.2%, Open World 16%, Survival Horror 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: Features an atmospheric, survival-focused world with puzzle-like mechanics and exploration.

Set in the unforgiving lands of Alaska, Edge of Sanity is a Cthulhu-inspired, 2D survival horror game. Uncover a disturbing story while madness claws at your mind. Lead a group of survivors and explore, scavenge and survive together - against untold eldritch horrors.

Why similar: Crafting 33.5%, Survival Horror 26.2%, Exploration 15.5%, Psychological Horror 12%, 2D 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric 2D survival-horror game that emphasizes exploration and resource management.

Fight and tame alien beasts, craft resources into menacing weaponry, befriend the outlandish locals, and go toe-to-chin with a world-domineering maniac.

Why similar: Crafting 22.7%, Survival 20.3%, Sandbox 18.1%, Open World 16.2%, Exploration 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven adventure that combines deep crafting and exploration in a strange, alien wilderness.

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: Crafting 20.2%, Survival 19.6%, Sandbox 17.1%, Open World 15.2%, Exploration 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: An exploration-heavy survival game that captures the atmospheric feeling of being lost in the wilderness.

Rogue Harvest is a finely crafted Rogue-like Open World Adventure - Dig, Mine, Build, Craft, Explore, and Survive in a massive Procedurally Generated World and work to unravel the mystery of how you ended up in this dream like place.

Why similar: Crafting 20.4%, Roguelite 18.2%, Survival 15.9%, Sandbox 15.1%, Roguelike 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: Utilizes procedural generation and crafting to create a survival experience focused on exploration.

Lantern Forge is a sandbox survival game with building, crafting, and RPG elements. Mine and forage for resources to build a home, plant crops, and craft weapons and armor. Then venture out to explore the wilderness, find hidden dungeons and temples, fight unique monsters, and collect the treasures they guard.

Why similar: Crafting 32.7%, Sandbox 28.9%, Survival 28.2%, Adventure 7.9%, Indie 2.3%

Why You'll Like It: A sandbox survival game that incorporates RPG elements and crafting into its exploration loop.

Dead of Darkness is a 2D survival-horror action-adventure. Investigate a mysterious island and unravel its disturbing secret. You’ll have to face grotesque creatures, hurdle deadly traps, solve puzzles, and most importantly, survive.

Why similar: GameMaker 26.7% ★, Survival Horror 20.7%, Pixel Graphics 11%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, Atmospheric 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, story-rich survival game that balances action-adventure with exploration.

Craft your own tools and manage your resources in this tranquil survival adventure. Charming naturescapes and original music frame your quest to conquer the mountain as you endeavor to make the most of your “one wild and precious" life.

Why similar: Crafting 26.3%, Survival 26%, Open World 10.4%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%, Exploration 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: A nature-focused survival game with a relaxing, atmospheric tone and a focus on wilderness living.

CrossWorlds: Escape is a hardcore game in which you will have to deploy all your skills to survive in a huge open world that is susceptible to changes in weather, seasons and various natural phenomena.

Why similar: Crafting 22.3%, Survival 20.9%, Sandbox 19.5%, Open World 16%, Exploration 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: An open-world survival game that prioritizes exploration and sandbox mechanics.

A procedurally-generated adventure game! Explore unique worlds with wild forests, ice-capped mountains and ancient ruins. Talk to giant snails, seek out magical items, and forge the weapons that will help you on your journey!

Why similar: Roguelite 28.8%, Survival 18.3%, Adventure 13.2%, Roguelike 12.9%, Pixel Graphics 11.5%

Why You'll Like It: A pixel-art adventure that blends exploration with roguelite survival elements.

Ascend from your shelter. Ruin everything. Escape the wretched island. ⚔️🔨🎣🌱🌵🍰 Explore. Fight. Level up. Survive. Gather. Craft. Harvest. Hunt. Build. Farm. Solve puzzles. Fish. Cook. Live. Enjoy the bittersweet post-apocalypse.

Why similar: Crafting 23.9%, Survival 23.9%, Open World 18.1%, Sandbox 13%, Exploration 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: An exploration and crafting-heavy survival game that encourages interacting with every part of the environment.

Gather resources by day, build and recruit by noon, defend your village by night! A new minimalism sandbox survival with countless new ideas – Craft Hero

Why similar: Crafting 23.2%, Sandbox 19%, Survival 18.9%, Roguelite 13.9%, Roguelike 7%

Why You'll Like It: Combines base-building and crafting with survival mechanics in a sandbox environment.

Shards of Azuria is an isometric, craft and build RPG. Create a character and a new world, then start your adventure by waking up in town. You are greeted by the locals of Azuria and begin to find your way around.

Why similar: Crafting 29.6%, Sandbox 19.5%, Survival 18.7%, Adventure 10.3%, Pixel Graphics 8%

Why You'll Like It: An action-adventure game that features crafting and exploration in a sandbox world.

Deep Despair is a Minecraft-style survival sandbox. Travel, collect resources, craft items, dig, build, grow crops and survive. Freedom of action is limited only by your imagination!

Why similar: Crafting 20.1%, Survival 18.6%, Sandbox 15.1%, Open World 12.8%, Adventure 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: An indie survival game that focuses on adventure and exploration in a pixelated world.

Sheltered is a deep and emotional survival management game. You take on the role of protecting four family members who, after a global apocalypse, have found their way to a deserted shelter.

Why similar: Survival 49.8%, Crafting 16.1%, Pixel Graphics 12.6%, Open World 9.1%, Simulation 3.3%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on resource management and survival in a harsh, post-apocalyptic environment.

Explore a frozen, mysterious land in this top-down survival adventure. Gather resources, craft tools, and fight to stay alive as you uncover a story of memory and redemption. Try to escape The Hollow.

Why similar: Crafting 17.9%, Sandbox 16.1%, Survival 15.7%, Open World 12.7%, Survival Horror 11%

A pixel-graphics open world survival craft RPG, where player is locked in a deep dream world, survive in this elusive world, forage, hunt, mine, and build up shelters. Find a way to escape.

Why similar: Crafting 30.4%, Mystery 20.4%, Pixel Graphics 18.4%, Sandbox 12.2%, 2D 8.7%

Explore a vast cavern of creatures, relics and resources in a mining sandbox adventure for 1-8 players. Mine, build, fight, craft and farm to unravel the mystery of the ancient Core.

Why similar: Crafting 19.7%, Survival 17.5%, Sandbox 16.7%, Open World 14.1%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%

The Hermit Chronicles is a 1st-person survival horror game set in a deep forest. Assuming the role of a hermit, you will have to get food, scout your neighborhood, and search for resources to make gear. But after the sun goes down, you'll have to survive for real...

Why similar: Crafting 24.4%, Survival 22.3%, Sandbox 21.3%, Survival Horror 11%, Exploration 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: A simulation-heavy survival game that emphasizes exploration and sandbox gameplay.

Embark on a cozy open-world survival journey inspired by ancient China's heritage. Gather resources, cultivate crops, build your dream home, and defend it from marauders. Team up with friends to explore and uncover a world where adventure meets serenity.

Why similar: Crafting 24.8%, Survival 20.5%, Sandbox 20.1%, Open World 17.4%, Exploration 7.2%

Prologue: Go Wayback! is a single-player open-world emergent survival roguelike where every journey is unique. Traverse a new wilderness that is generated for you every time you play. Chart your path, overcome the elements, and write your own story of exploration.

Why similar: Survival 27.5%, Open World 20.4%, Roguelite 19%, Exploration 11.8%, Mystery 9.4%

Starsand is a mystic survival game set among the dunes of an arcane desert. An open-world full of danger, vast environments and mysterious happenings await you! Explore, hunt, craft, build – and SURVIVE.

Why similar: Crafting 21.6%, Survival 20.5%, Open World 15.9%, Sandbox 15.6%, Mystery 9.5%

Survive, adapt, and research in the New World, with its rules, dwellers, and their laws. Head the colonization of these locations and ensure the independence and security of your population.

Why similar: Survival 28%, Crafting 25.1%, Exploration 11.9%, Adventure 10.8%, Atmospheric 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: A survival game that blends strategy and adventure elements with a focus on island exploration.

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: Survival 22.4%, Crafting 16.9%, Sandbox 16.4%, Open World 13.7%, Roguelike 9.3%

Explore, craft, and fight your way through uncharted islands — solo or with up to 4 players in co-op! Tinkerlands is an exciting survival adventure where you will build your settlement, craft useful tools to survive, and even use magic!

Why similar: Sandbox 19.5%, Survival 19.4%, Crafting 18.6%, Open World 14.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%

Nowhere: Mysterious Artifacts is a Multiplayer Survival Horror game for up to 4 players. Set in the Middle of the Unknown, you can craft, build, explore and discover secrets in the exciting first chapter from EFNSOFT.

Why similar: Crafting 20%, Survival 19.3%, Open World 15.2%, Sandbox 13.3%, Survival Horror 11.1%

Embark on a 1-4 players Co-op survival adventure in an open world wilderness in search of a myth called the Lod Stone. Build your house, sow your crops, brew potions, tame a horse and discover powerful abilities. Venture into dangerous dungeons, fight unique bosses to find the Lod stone.

Why similar: Survival 21.9%, Crafting 20.3%, Open World 17.2%, Sandbox 14.3%, Exploration 7.5%

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: Crafting 27.1%, Survival 22%, Adventure 16.3%, Roguelike 15%, Simulation 14.3%

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: Crafting 22.8%, Survival 22.2%, Sandbox 16.1%, Open World 12.9%, Exploration 9%

Signs of Life is a sci-fi survival sandbox platformer with a combination of procedurally generated and hand-crafted content. You'll explore mysterious locations, Mine blocks for resources, and meet strange (and some familiar) creatures, some of which don't even want to kill you and eat your corpse.

Why similar: Sandbox 27.4%, Crafting 25.5%, Survival 23.2%, Open World 10%, Adventure 6.1%

Everwind is a novel take on RPG and Sandbox Survival genre in First-Person-Perspective. Embark on the adventure with your friends - Build a base on a flying island-ship, gather resources, craft, loot, and fight while you rise above the clouds to uncover the mysteries of this world!

Why similar: Survival 20.1%, Sandbox 19.6%, Crafting 19.3%, Open World 15.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%

Himno - The Silent Melody is an atmospheric roguelite action RPG. Explore different interconnected environments, gather materials to create your unique arsenal and build and automate your base.

Why similar: Crafting 17.8%, Roguelite 17.2%, Sandbox 16.5%, Survival 15.4%, Roguelike 7.8%

Echoes of the Living is a dark Classic Survival Horror inspired by the greatest hits from the 90's focused on reimagining visual horror, your goal is to make it out alive while uncovering the truth about the incident.

Why similar: Survival Horror 37.7%, Mystery 21.2%, Psychological Horror 17.4%, Exploration 14.3%, Adventure 8.5%

Explore, dig for resources, and build factories in a vibrant open world with quests for both technological and magical progression. Inspired by classic old-school Minecraft modpacks and featuring many new and unique features.

Why similar: Crafting 23.4%, Sandbox 22.4%, Survival 20.5%, Open World 17.1%, Exploration 9.5%

The Wild Eight is an intense survival action-adventure set in the frozen wilderness of Alaska. Team up with friends in online co-op or go solo, explore the mysterious land, craft weapons and fight to live another day.

Why similar: Survival 30.9%, Crafting 17.2%, Open World 14.4%, Mystery 10.8%, Sandbox 10.3%

Stranded on a desert island, explore, craft, build and fight in this action survival game!

Why similar: Survival 28.8%, Crafting 27.3%, Sandbox 17.7%, Pixel Graphics 12.8%, Adventure 7.3%

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: Survival 25.3%, Sandbox 23.7%, Crafting 18.3%, Roguelike 11%, Atmospheric 6.4%

A 2D sandbox survival game designed for creators, players, and everyone else.

Why similar: Survival 51.3%, Open World 15.7%, Adventure 11.4%, Simulation 9.7%, Indie 6.7%

Brave a savage and unforgiving procedurally-generated world where extreme weather and the nightmares of the dark are your greatest enemies. Alone or in co-op, survive, build, and explore to transform a cursed hellscape into your sanctuary of light.

Why similar: Crafting 21.4%, Survival 18.8%, Sandbox 18.2%, Open World 12.9%, Survival Horror 8.8%

A tale of survival about two shipwrecked robots - ION and ANI - on their life-defining journey in this unique genre-mix of exploration, puzzle and survival.

Why similar: Survival 24.1%, Crafting 19.6%, Open World 18.1%, Exploration 10%, Adventure 8.9%

Everpath is a roguelite RPG with hand-crafted pixel art, explore a procedural generated world with the combat and item system of the classics action RPGs. Embark yourself as a member of the Northbarrow army, choose and personalize your class to find what is lurking in the wilderness of Northbarrow

Why similar: Indie 100%

Noclipped is a Survival Horror Adventure game located in the Backrooms. Explore infinite levels, collect resources, fight or flee from dangerous beings and survive in the harsh environments of the Backrooms.

Why similar: Survival 20.4%, Sandbox 15.9%, Crafting 14.9%, Open World 14.1%, Survival Horror 12.8%

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: Crafting 24.7%, Survival 21.5%, Sandbox 18.9%, Open World 18.1%, Exploration 7.7%

⚗️ Project Cobalt is a survival action game set on a hostile island 🌴. Scavenge containers, mine resources, craft tools, hunt animals, and endure storms as you fight hunger, disease, and exhaustion all while uncovering the dark truth behind a failed experiment.

Why similar: Crafting 21.5%, Survival 18.7%, Sandbox 16.9%, Open World 14.5%, Survival Horror 11.5%

A desert gardening survival game. Start from a tiny spring and cultivate a blooming garden. Explore a vast world amid the sands and uncover its mysteries. Can you defend against the relentless forces of nature and mysterious wraith corruption, to bring life to a dying world?

Why similar: Crafting 37%, Survival 32.2%, Exploration 14.6%, Simulation 11.1%, Singleplayer 5.1%