- #1 Night of the Dead
97% matchMostly Positive77% of 11,782 reviews2024
Dev: Jackto Studios
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 32.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
'Night of the Dead' is an open-world game that combines elements of exploration, tower defense, survival, and crafting. Traverse a world dominated by zombies while collecting various resources and powerful equipment. Build a fortress to survive the hordes of zombies that swarm every night!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 24.2% ★, Tower Defense 21.5%, Open World 12.3%, Crafting 11.7%, Multiplayer 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses heavily on building traps and defenses to survive nightly zombie hordes, similar to the wave-based defense in Eden Rising.
- #2 The Riftbreaker
96% matchVery Positive90% of 23,789 reviews2021
Dev: EXOR Studios
Windows
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 22.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
The Riftbreaker is a solo or Co-op base-building, survival game with Action-RPG elements for up to 4 players. Hack & slash countless hordes of enemies. Build up your base, craft powerful weapons and research new inventions to survive.
Why similar: Tower Defense 31.8%, Multiplayer 16.6%, Crafting 15.1%, Online Co-Op 13.8%, Survival 12.6%
Why You'll Like It: Combines action-RPG combat with base building and tower defense mechanics, mirroring the core loop of Eden Rising.
- #3 Sanctum 2
96% matchVery Positive90% of 14,378 reviews2013
Dev: Coffee Stain StudiosPub: Coffee Stain Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Sanctum 2 is the sequel to the world’s first Tower Defense/FPS hybrid game. Pick from four unique character classes and embark on a mission to protect the oxygen-producing Cores from hordes of deadly aliens who are threatened by their existence.
Why similar: Tower Defense 51%, Co-op 17.6%, Multiplayer 6.8%, Strategy 6.4%, Online Co-Op 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person shooter that blends tower defense strategy with action, perfectly capturing the defensive gameplay of the seed.
- #4 Dungeon Defenders II
95% matchMostly Positive77% of 22,080 reviews2017
Dev: Chromatic Games
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 21.5 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Dungeon Defenders II is a cooperative Action Tower Defense game packed with roleplaying elements like loot, leveling, and pets.
Why similar: Tower Defense 39.7%, Multiplayer 24.1%, Online Co-Op 18.6%, Survival 12.6%, Third Person 5%
Why You'll Like It: Offers deep co-op tower defense gameplay with character-based action, matching the cooperative spirit of the seed.
- #5 Smalland: Survive the Wilds
94% matchVery Positive82% of 9,989 reviews2024
Dev: Merge GamesPub: Maximum Entertainment
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Experience a big adventure on a tiny scale! Enjoy multiplayer survival in a vast, hazardous world. Preparation is key when you're this small & at the bottom of the food chain. Craft weapons & armour, tame & ride creatures, build encampments & explore a strange new land.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 24.8% ★, Open World 12.4%, Crafting 11.8%, Co-op 11.2%, Multiplayer 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a similar open-world survival experience with a heavy emphasis on building and protecting your base.
- #6 7 Days to Die
94% matchVery Positive87% of 399,251 reviews2024
Dev: The Fun PimpsPub: The Fun Pimps Entertainment LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 16.9 hrsMean: 108.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
7 Days to Die is an open-world game that is a unique combination of first-person shooter, survival horror, tower defense, and role-playing games. Play the definitive zombie survival sandbox RPG that came first. Navezgane awaits!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 25.8% ★, Tower Defense 17.7%, Open World 14.4%, Survival 14.2%, Multiplayer 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: The definitive survival game for base building and preparing for intense, periodic horde attacks.
- #7 Core Keeper
93% matchVery Positive93% of 64,481 reviews2024
Dev: PugstormPub: Fireshine Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 12.0 hrsMean: 34.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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: Open World Survival Craft 21.7% ★, Open World 14.3%, Crafting 12.9%, Co-op 12.6%, Multiplayer 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: Features a mix of exploration, crafting, and base defense against waves of enemies in a top-down perspective.
- #8 ASTRONEER
92% matchVery Positive92% of 137,959 reviews2019
Dev: System Era Softworks
Windows
Median: 11.5 hrsMean: 44.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Interact with strange new worlds in a unique and tactile way, molding the environment itself as if it were clay in your hands. Build your base, master resource management, automate your production lines, and more as you unravel the mysteries of the universe, alone or with friends.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 29.4% ★, Open World 16.3%, Multiplayer 12.3%, Co-op 11.7%, Survival 11%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on exploration and crafting in an open world, appealing to the resource-gathering aspect of Eden Rising.
- #9 Omega Crafter
91% matchMostly Positive80% of 566 reviews2025
Dev: Preferred Networks
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Adventure in a vast open-world survival craft game with your programmable sidekick Grammi! Program the Grammi to collect materials, build your town, craft weapons and armor to challenge strong enemies! Play alone or with friends online!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 22.8% ★, Open World 14.4%, Crafting 13.2%, Co-op 11.6%, Multiplayer 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: Blends automation and survival with base building, allowing for complex defenses against roaming threats.
- #10 Valheim
90% matchVery Positive94% of 534,015 reviews2021
Dev: Iron Gate ABPub: Coffee Stain Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 25.8 hrsMean: 76.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%
A brutal exploration and survival game for 1-10 players, set in a procedurally-generated purgatory inspired by viking culture. Battle, build, and conquer your way to a saga worthy of Odin’s patronage!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 28.3% ★, Open World 13.6%, Crafting 10.8%, Survival 10.2%, Multiplayer 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: Combines exploration and survival with robust base-building mechanics that are essential for defending against raids.
- #11 Eden Crafters
89% matchVery Positive86% of 2,425 reviews2026
Dev: Osaris Games
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 13.3 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Eden Crafters is a solo or co-op open-world survival, crafting, and factory-building game where you transform a hostile planet into a habitable haven for humanity. Build, automate, and terraform. Control the climate, create a breathable atmosphere, and turn toxic lakes into water: shape a new world!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 28.7% ★, Crafting 14.4%, Open World 13.5%, Co-op 10.5%, Survival 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: Shares the crafting and base-building focus, emphasizing the expansion of your footprint in an alien world.
- #12 Ocean World: Eden Crafters Prologue
89% matchVery Positive91% of 7,431 reviews2024
Dev: Osaris Games
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Survive, craft, and automate in this free prologue set on one of the planets you can transform in Eden Crafters, an open-world game where you play solo or with friends to turn a hostile planet into a habitable haven for humanity.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 29.8% ★, Open World 13.9%, Crafting 12.8%, Multiplayer 12.5%, Co-op 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a focused look at the survival and crafting mechanics that drive base development.
- #13 Ylands
88% matchMixed64% of 8,392 reviews2019
Dev: Bohemia Interactive
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Adventure awaits you and your friends in the world of Ylands! Gather resources, craft tools, construct anything and everything, and explore the lands! Build a ship and set sail, encountering mythical animals, a wide variety of sea-life, enemies of all kinds and much more!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 28.4% ★, Crafting 14.9%, Open World 13.6%, Multiplayer 11.9%, Co-op 11.9%
Why You'll Like It: A sandbox survival game that encourages exploration and creative building in a vibrant open world.
- #14 Dig or Die
87% matchVery Positive90% of 4,269 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 30.2% ★, Crafting 13.5%, Tower Defense 13.3%, Survival 11.9%, Open World 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D survival game that requires building elaborate defenses to survive nightly enemy waves.
- #15 ARK: Survival Evolved
86% matchVery Positive83% of 767,761 reviews2017
Dev: Studio Wildcard
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.2 hrsMean: 201.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Stranded on the shores of a mysterious island, you must learn to survive. Use your cunning to kill or tame the primeval creatures roaming the land, and encounter other players to survive, dominate... and escape!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 35.2% ★, Open World 14.4%, Survival 12.7%, Crafting 11.6%, Multiplayer 11%
Why You'll Like It: A massive survival game where base defense and crafting are central to surviving the hostile environment.
- #16 Conan Exiles Enhanced
85% matchMostly Positive79% of 115,037 reviews2018
Dev: Funcom
Windows
Median: 17.1 hrsMean: 111.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Conan Exiles Enhanced is an open world survival game set in the mythical lands of Hyboria, now fully upgraded to Unreal Engine 5 with stunning visuals and improved performance. SURVIVE, BUILD, and DOMINATE alone or with friends in a world brimming with adventure!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 26.3% ★, Open World 18.5%, Survival 15%, Crafting 13.1%, Multiplayer 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: Features extensive base building and defensive mechanics in a harsh, open-world survival setting.
- #17 Orcs Must Die! 3
84% matchVery Positive86% of 14,754 reviews2021
Dev: Robot Entertainment
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Slice, burn, toss, zap, grind and gib massive hordes of repugnant orcs in this long-awaited successor to the award-winning Orcs Must Die! series.
Why similar: Tower Defense 45.3%, Co-op 22.3%, Multiplayer 9%, Strategy 7.3%, Online Co-Op 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the action-tower defense hybrid gameplay that makes defending bases in Eden Rising so satisfying.
- #18 GRAV
86% matchMixed47% of 6,921 reviews2015
Dev: BitMonster, Inc.
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 60%
GRAV is a sand box experience where you explore a multitude of planets, hunt strange alien creatures, build and defend outposts, craft weapons and armor, and attempt to survive against other players in a hostile environment.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 34.4% ★, Open World 15.9%, Survival 12.5%, Crafting 10.7%, Multiplayer 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi survival game that focuses on base building and defending against alien creatures.
- #19 Satisfactory
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 270,461 reviews2024
Dev: Coffee Stain StudiosPub: Coffee Stain Publishing
Windows
Median: 32.6 hrsMean: 110.0 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Satisfactory is a first-person open-world factory building game with a dash of exploration and combat. Play alone or with friends, explore an alien planet, create multi-story factories, and enter conveyor belt heaven!
Why similar: Open World 19.4%, Crafting 18.1%, Co-op 16.3%, Open World Survival Craft 16.1% ★, Multiplayer 13.7%
Why You'll Like It: While more automation-focused, it shares the satisfying base-building and resource-management loop found in Eden Rising.
- #20 Project Zomboid
82% matchVery Positive94% of 450,585 reviews2013
Dev: The Indie Stone
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 15.0 hrsMean: 83.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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 28.3% ★, Open World 18.1%, Survival 18%, Multiplayer 12.1%, Co-op 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: A hardcore survival game that emphasizes barricading and fortifying your base against persistent threats.
- #21 Rust
81% matchVery Positive87% of 1,363,157 reviews2018
Dev: Facepunch Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 52.5 hrsMean: 421.6 hrs≥1hr: 96%
The only aim in Rust is to survive. Everything wants you to die - the island’s wildlife, other inhabitants, the environment, and other survivors. Do whatever it takes to last another night.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 22.9% ★, Survival 18.3%, Crafting 16.6%, Open World 16.2%, Multiplayer 12.7%
Why You'll Like It: A survival game where base building and defensive strategy are critical to protecting your resources from other players.
- #22 Outpost Zero
84% matchMixed49% of 850 reviews2019
Dev: Symmetric GamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Outpost Zero blends the genres of Multiplayer Base Building Survival and Simulation games in a Sci-Fi universe. On a lawless alien world, robotic scouts are tasked with building an Outpost for human colonists. Command AI minions, colonize the planet, and survive the perils of Gaiya.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 32.5% ★, Open World 14.4%, Survival 14.2%, Multiplayer 13.1%, Crafting 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: Combines survival and simulation elements with base building in a sci-fi setting.
- #23 Stellar Survivor
82% matchMixed66% of 175 reviews2019
Dev: Sticks & Stones
Windows
Stranded on an alien planet, you must defend your Powercore! Use your weapons to fight hordes of alien enemies and strategically use traps in this new FPS tower-defense survival game!
Why similar: Tower Defense 27.9%, Co-op 20.8%, Multiplayer 16%, Survival 10.1%, Strategy 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: A survival-strategy hybrid that focuses on co-op play and defending against hostile forces.
- #24 Ruins To Fortress
80% matchMixed64% of 176 reviews2024
Dev: NimbleBeasts
Windows · Linux
Explore a post-apocalyptic island, craft, build, tear down enemy bases, defend and nuke your rivals! Life's about surviving in this multiplayer game, no matter what it takes!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 32.2% ★, Crafting 13.8%, Open World 13.7%, Multiplayer 11.5%, Survival 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: A survival game that emphasizes building and defending your territory in a harsh environment.
- #25 Alchemist's Awakening
79% matchMostly Positive73% of 497 reviews2019
Dev: OsarisGames
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Enter a world full of magic, mystery, beautiful landscapes and dangerous creatures. Build your own destiny, by yourself or with some friends, gather materials, use elements as attacks, recombine them into building blocks... and use your Alchemist's power to give life to any shape you built.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 42.3% ★, Crafting 20%, Open World 18.6%, Survival 11.9%, Action 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: A sandbox crafting game that allows for creative building and exploration in an open world.
- #26 Creativerse
78% matchMostly Positive78% of 30,868 reviews2017
Dev: Playful Corp.
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 15.5 hrs≥1hr: 63%
A sandbox adventure game as big as your imagination.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 22.9% ★, Crafting 12.6%, Open World 12.4%, Co-op 12%, Multiplayer 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A voxel-based sandbox game that focuses on exploration and building, similar to the creative side of the seed.
- #27 XERA: Survival
78% matchMixed66% of 7,908 reviews2021
Dev: Spotted Kiwi Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 24.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Action-focused, open world survival shooter, PvPvE against fellow mercenaries and lethal XOIDS. Raid for resources alone or with team-mates, build and defend your base, stash your gear and survive against the odds. You are the hunters. You are the hunted. And the robots never sleep…
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 34.2% ★, Crafting 16.8%, Open World 15.8%, Multiplayer 14.3%, Survival 12.8%
Why You'll Like It: A multiplayer survival game that includes base building and resource management in a post-apocalyptic world.
- #28 Planetaries
77% matchMixed58% of 223 reviews2024
Dev: EY-Studio
Windows
Experience a vast Sci-fi open-world survival TD game set on a distant planet deep in the universe. Craft, build, mine, trade, explore, and survive in this alien world. Collect Data and defend against waves of enemies seeking to banish you. Enjoy the adventure in Singleplayer or Multiplayer.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 20.3% ★, Tower Defense 15.5%, Open World 10.9%, Crafting 10.1%, Co-op 9.2%
- #29 Palworld
74% matchVery Positive94% of 421,232 reviews2024
Dev: Pocketpair
Windows
Median: 34.5 hrsMean: 70.8 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Fight, farm, build and work alongside mysterious creatures called "Pals" in this completely new multiplayer, open world survival and crafting game!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 25.5% ★, Open World 17.8%, Multiplayer 11.5%, Survival 11.1%, Crafting 10.5%
- #30 World Crafter TD: Prologue
75% matchMostly Positive73% of 101 reviews2024
Dev: Tbjbu2
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 52%
A highly addictive survival crafting tower defense game! Gather, craft, build turrets, shoot guns, and expand the land to defend against waves of enemies! The prologue for the full game, World Crafter TD!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 27.4% ★, Tower Defense 24.9%, Crafting 14.4%, Open World 11.6%, Survival 8.3%
- #31 StarRupture
72% matchVery Positive81% of 12,313 reviews2026
Dev: Creepy Jar
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 22.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
StarRupture is a first-person open world base-building game with advanced combat and tons of exploration. Play alone or in a group on this sublime and ever-changing planet, extract and manage resources, create your complex industrial system and fight off hordes of alien monsters.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 24.7% ★, Open World 13.3%, Co-op 12.9%, Crafting 12.3%, Multiplayer 9.6%
- #32 Once Human
72% matchMostly Positive78% of 173,391 reviews2024
Dev: Starry Studio
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 50.9 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Once Human is a multiplayer open-world survival game set in a strange, post-apocalyptic future. Unite with friends to fight monstrous enemies, uncover secret plots, compete for resources, and build your own territory. Once, you were merely human. Now, you have the power to remake the world.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 27.8% ★, Open World 15.1%, Co-op 14.9%, Multiplayer 11.8%, Survival 11%
- #33 Road to Eden
76% matchMixed64% of 408 reviews2019
Dev: Zouking
Windows
Road to Eden is a third-person multiplayer survival coop game, set within the post-apocalyptic ruins of a world destroyed by an alien invasion. You wake up at the side of the road with no memory and must team up with other survivors to make the long and dangerous journey to Eden.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 23.6% ★, Crafting 15%, Open World 14.3%, Multiplayer 11.5%, Survival 11%
- #34 Shamania
73% matchMostly Positive77% of 145 reviews2025
Dev: Totem Keepers Games
Windows
Shamania is an open world survival game where you can CRAFT, FIGHT, and EXPLORE a vibrant sandbox world with friends in CO-OP. Expand your base as a hub for survival, gather resources, and master professions to unlock new tools and opportunities!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 24% ★, Open World 15%, Crafting 14%, Co-op 10.7%, Multiplayer 10%
- #35 Fragmented
77% matchMixed43% of 1,964 reviews2017
Dev: Above and Beyond Technologies
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 41%
Stranded in a hostile alien world, you must fight to survive. Hunt, harvest, craft, advance skills, and build using local resources along with technology from your voyage.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 36.9% ★, Open World 12.8%, Survival 12.8%, Multiplayer 10%, Crafting 9.3%
- #36 Nomad
76% 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 35.4% ★, Multiplayer 14.7%, Open World 14.7%, Survival 13.7%, Crafting 10%
- #37 World Crafter TD
73% matchMixed46% of 623 reviews2024
Dev: Tbjbu2
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 32%
A highly addictive survival crafting tower defense game! Gather, craft, build turrets, shoot guns, and expand the land to defend against waves of enemies in World Crafter TD!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 26.9% ★, Tower Defense 24.7%, Crafting 14.1%, Open World 11.7%, Survival 8.4%
- #38 Tinkerlands
70% matchVery Positive86% of 3,833 reviews2025
Dev: CodeManuPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 13.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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: Open World Survival Craft 26.4% ★, Open World 12.8%, Crafting 10.6%, Co-op 10.6%, Survival 9.1%
- #39 Planet Explorers
74% matchMixed62% of 6,817 reviews2016
Dev: Pathea Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Planet Explorers is an open world sandbox adventure RPG game set on a distant planet. The game uses a new OpenCL calculated voxel system to allow players to change the terrain in any way, create new objects such as weapons, vehicles, objects, and do it anywhere.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 34.9% ★, Open World 17.6%, Crafting 11.5%, Multiplayer 9.1%, Survival 8.7%
- #40 Cultivation Tales
73% matchMostly Negative38% of 13,640 reviews2024
Dev: Ac Games
Windows
Median: 23.8 hrsMean: 66.1 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Cultivation Tales is an open world survival craft online game. You will experience collecting, crafting, hunting, fighting, building, researching, in a wild mythical world. Fight for your clan and yourself, from mortal to divinity!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 23.6% ★, Tower Defense 20%, Open World 12.9%, Survival 10.1%, Online Co-Op 8.9%
- #41 TerraTech Worlds
71% matchMixed63% of 2,228 reviews2024
Dev: Payload StudiosPub: Mythwright
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 21.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
TerraTech Worlds is an open world, build-craft adventure game, set on an uncharted alien world. Play solo or with friends, explore your surroundings, craft unique vehicles, construct automated bases, and battle your way through hazards and enemies to harness the power of your environment
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 27.4% ★, Open World 14.2%, Crafting 14.1%, Co-op 14%, Multiplayer 10.1%
- #42 Stars End
71% matchMixed61% of 1,419 reviews2023
Dev: Reverie World StudiosPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Stars End is a sci-fi survival sandbox set on the wild frontier of a distant star system. Play solo or host your own server as you craft, build, and battle to survive in a galaxy shaped by danger, discovery, and your own grit.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 23.2% ★, Co-op 15.7%, Open World 11.2%, Multiplayer 11%, Crafting 10%
- #43 Will To Live Online
71% matchMixed69% of 18,236 reviews2018
Dev: AlphaSoft LLC
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 35.0 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Will To Live is a MMORPG-shooter whose action takes place in a severe post-apocalyptic world. Explore the world, engage in fights with mutants and other survivors, join the clans in the struggle for existence and prove your right to Live.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 26.5% ★, Open World 22%, Survival 21.5%, Multiplayer 16.8%, Crafting 7.8%
- #44 The Riftbreaker: Prologue
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 4,121 reviews2020
Dev: EXOR Studios
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 48%
The Riftbreaker: Prologue allows you to experience the events taking place before the story campaign of the main game. Explore an entirely new world. Gather resources. Build up a base. Defend yourself from thousands of alien creatures.
Why similar: Tower Defense 28.1%, Multiplayer 16.6%, Crafting 15.3%, Survival 14%, Online Co-Op 13.6%
- #45 The Front
68% matchMixed67% of 10,771 reviews2025
Dev: Samar Studio
Windows
Median: 10.6 hrsMean: 44.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
The Front is a survival open-world crafting sandbox game. You are a resistance fighter sent back in time to stop the rise of a tyrannical empire. Collect resources, craft tech, build shelters, and fight monsters to accomplish your mission.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 23.8% ★, Tower Defense 18.3%, Crafting 11.9%, Open World 11.5%, Multiplayer 9.7%
- #46 Grounded
67% matchVery Positive90% of 93,832 reviews2022
Dev: Obsidian EntertainmentPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 12.3 hrsMean: 41.5 hrs≥1hr: 94%
The world is a vast, beautiful and dangerous place – especially when you have been shrunk to the size of an ant. Can you thrive alongside the hordes of giant insects, fighting to survive the perils of the backyard?
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 25.9% ★, Co-op 14%, Survival 14%, Multiplayer 12.7%, Crafting 11.2%
- #47 Dune: Awakening
67% matchMostly Positive70% of 76,118 reviews2025
Dev: Funcom
Windows
Median: 47.7 hrsMean: 97.4 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Dune: Awakening is an Open World Survival RPG where you can fully immerse yourself in the epic world of Dune. Alone or with friends, explore a vast open world Arrakis, survive the sandworms, build a home, craft an ornithopter, and unravel the mystery of the missing Fremen.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 25.5% ★, Open World 13.9%, Crafting 12.9%, Multiplayer 10.4%, Survival 9.6%
- #48 Deadside
66% matchMostly Positive76% of 40,248 reviews2024
Dev: Bad Pixel
Windows
Median: 9.5 hrsMean: 44.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
An Open World Survival Shooter blending hardcore PVP and PVE action. Secure precious loot in safe zones or build your own fortress in the wild. With intense gunfights, stunning visuals, and performance smooth enough for any system, the challenge awaits!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 29.8% ★, Open World 16.2%, Survival 13.6%, Multiplayer 10%, Co-op 9.7%
- #49 Voidtrain
65% matchMostly Positive74% of 9,447 reviews2025
Dev: HypeTrain Digital
Windows
Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Become a crew member of an Interdimensional Express Train! Discover a new world full of mysterious creatures, enemies and places. Upgrade and customize your train, gather new materials and build better weapons. Play solo or online сo-op with up to 4 people.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 31.4% ★, Co-op 13.3%, Open World 11.2%, Crafting 10.8%, Multiplayer 9.6%
- #50 Dungeon Defenders: Awakened
69% matchMixed66% of 4,807 reviews2020
Dev: Chromatic Games
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 36.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Dungeon Defenders: Awakened is co-op Tower Defense combined with epic Action RPG combat. You’re able to join forces with up to four players to take on a never-ending army of orcs, demons, and dragons! Are your defenses strong enough to save the world of Etheria?
Why similar: Tower Defense 31.6%, Co-op 18.8%, Multiplayer 15.9%, Online Co-Op 12.3%, Survival 10.6%
- #51 Enshrouded
65% matchVery Positive86% of 101,648 reviews2024
Dev: Keen Games GmbH
Windows
Median: 18.7 hrsMean: 45.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%
You are Flameborn, last ember of hope of a dying race. Awaken, survive the terror of a corrupting fog, and reclaim the lost beauty of your kingdom. Venture into a vast world, vanquish punishing bosses, build grand halls and forge your path in this co-op survival action RPG for up to 16 players.
Why similar: Open World 26.4%, Crafting 17.3%, Survival 16.3%, Multiplayer 14.8%, Online Co-Op 11.5%
- #52 Far Lands
68% matchMixed65% of 167 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 28.7% ★, Crafting 18.6%, Open World 16.2%, Survival 13.7%, Co-op 6.6%
- #53 Start Over
66% matchMixed62% of 377 reviews2024
Dev: EY-Studio
Windows
Embark on an unpredictable survival journey in Start Over. Solo, co-op, online, explore diverse landscapes, craft through 4 tech tiers, encounter wildlife, and trade or raid for resources. Choose your path, defend against waves, and shape your destiny in a dynamic world. Are you ready to Start Over?
Why similar: Tower Defense 27.2%, Crafting 16.6%, Survival 12.2%, Open World 11.8%, Co-op 10.7%
