- #1 Valheim
97% matchVery Positive94% of 555,289 reviews2026
Dev: Iron Gate ABPub: Coffee Stain Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 26.9 hrsMean: 81.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
A collaborative exploration and survival game for 1-10 players, set in a procedurally generated afterlife inspired by Viking culture. Battle, build, and conquer your way to a saga worthy of Odin’s patronage!
Why similar: Mythology 19.8%, Survival 17.7%, Building 17.6%, Open World 16.9%, Co-op 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly captures the mythological survival experience with its focus on boss progression, base building, and cooperative exploration.
- #2 Enshrouded
96% matchVery Positive86% of 106,050 reviews2024
Dev: Keen Games GmbH
Windows
Median: 18.9 hrsMean: 46.8 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 26.7%, Survival 23.1%, Building 16%, Action RPG 13.4%, Sandbox 12.1%
Why You'll Like It: It blends action-RPG combat with deep voxel-based building and survival elements in a vast, atmospheric open world.
- #3 Dawn of Defiance
96% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,856 reviews2024
Dev: Traega EntertainmentPub: Fireshine Games
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
You are a fallen Spartan, cast into the realm between the living and the Underworld. In this survival adventure inspired by Greek myth, hunt, craft and build a home worthy of legend with up to 3 friends. Raid the gods' temples, defeat legendary creatures and loot the iconic weapons of the Olympians.
Why similar: Mythology 33.8%, Survival 18.2%, Building 15.5%, Open World 14.2%, Sandbox 12.3%
Why You'll Like It: Set in a Greek mythology-inspired world, this survival game emphasizes cooperative play and overcoming legendary challenges.
- #4 Soulmask
95% matchMostly Positive77% of 22,506 reviews2026
Dev: CampFire StudioPub: Qooland Games
Windows
Median: 13.9 hrsMean: 69.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Don the Ancient Mask. Wield the power of gods. Possess any of your tribespeople, recruit followers, and build a thriving automated civilization. Survive, expand, and forge your own legacy across a vast ancient open world — together with friends.
Why similar: Mythology 29.1%, Open World 17.6%, Survival 17.2%, Sandbox 16.7%, Co-op 14.6%
Why You'll Like It: This survival game features tribal themes and deep base-building mechanics that mirror the progression systems found in Elder Legacy.
- #5 Frozen Flame
94% matchMixed62% of 2,997 reviews2022
Dev: Dreamside InteractivePub: Ravenage Games
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A challenging exploration and survival adventure, set in the dying world of Dragons. Only those who harness the power of Frozen Flame have the means to survive the harsh conditions of the realm and able to muster the strength to cleanse it for good.
Why similar: Building 21.8%, Open World 19.7%, Sandbox 19.5%, Survival 18.7%, Dark Fantasy 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A fantasy survival game that focuses on exploration and magic-based progression within a shattered, mythological world.
- #6 V Rising
93% matchVery Positive89% of 137,392 reviews2024
Dev: Stunlock Studios
Windows
Median: 20.9 hrsMean: 58.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Awaken as a Vampire. Hunt for blood in nearby settlements to regain your strength and evade the scorching sun to survive. Raise your castle and thrive in an ever-changing, open world full of mystery. Gain allies online and conquer the land of the living.
Why similar: Open World 25.9%, Survival 25.1%, Building 18.5%, Sandbox 15.7%, Dark Fantasy 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: It combines top-down action-RPG combat with survival mechanics and castle building in a dark fantasy setting.
- #7 Conan Exiles Enhanced
94% matchMostly Positive79% of 117,692 reviews2018
Dev: Funcom
Windows
Median: 17.2 hrsMean: 114.1 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: Survival 26.6%, Open World 23.6%, Building 22.7%, Sandbox 12.9%, Co-op 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: This title offers a brutal survival experience set in a rich mythological world with extensive building and boss-focused progression.
- #8 Smalland: Survive the Wilds
92% matchVery Positive82% of 10,551 reviews2024
Dev: Max Ent Games Ltd
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 16.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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: Building 20.1%, Survival 20%, Open World 17.5%, Sandbox 15.3%, Co-op 14.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a unique perspective on survival and building with a strong emphasis on exploration and cooperative adventure.
- #9 Nightingale
91% matchMixed66% of 18,084 reviews2024
Dev: Inflexion Games
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 24.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Nightingale is an open world survival crafting game, where you’ll adventure across the mysterious and dangerous Fae Realms. As a daring Realmwalker, you’ll defeat monstrous enemies, survive hostile environments, and build elaborate estates in a visually stunning Gaslamp Fantasy world.
Why similar: Building 24.8%, Survival 23.4%, Open World 23%, Co-op 17.8%, Adventure 3.9%
Why You'll Like It: It features a unique gaslamp fantasy setting with survival and building mechanics that encourage cooperative exploration across different realms.
- #10 ARK: Survival Ascended
91% matchMixed60% of 118,321 reviews2023
Dev: Studio Wildcard
Windows
Median: 27.2 hrsMean: 198.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
ARK is reimagined from the ground-up into the next-generation of video game technology with Unreal Engine 5! Form a tribe, tame & breed hundreds of unique dinosaurs and primeval creatures, explore, craft, build, and fight your way to the top of the food-chain. Your new world awaits!
Why similar: Survival 27.1%, Open World 25.5%, Building 21.6%, Sandbox 15.9%, Adventure 3.8%
Why You'll Like It: A staple of the survival genre, it provides deep building, boss-driven progression, and a massive world to conquer with friends.
- #11 Cultivation Tales
90% matchMostly Negative38% of 13,640 reviews2024
Dev: Ac Games
Windows
Median: 22.0 hrsMean: 64.7 hrs≥1hr: 98%
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: Building 22.1%, Sandbox 20.5%, Survival 16.8%, Open World 15.2%, Action RPG 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: A sandbox survival game rooted in Eastern mythology that features building and cooperative action.
- #12 Myth of Empires
89% matchMixed68% of 17,631 reviews2024
Dev: Angela GamePub: Imperium Interactive Entertainment
Windows
Median: 15.0 hrsMean: 228.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Myth of Empires is a multiplayer war sandbox game featuring a high degree of freedom and multiple civilizations. Players must survive, craft, create, and lead troops in their quest to conquer PVE or PVP territory and build their own empire. Xizhou Civilization Pack is now officially released!
Why similar: Building 25.4%, Sandbox 20.7%, Open World 18.9%, Survival 17.2%, Co-op 12.6%
Why You'll Like It: This sandbox survival game focuses on building, crafting, and large-scale cooperative warfare in a historical-fantasy setting.
- #13 Palworld
86% matchVery Positive95% of 490,433 reviews2026
Dev: Pocketpair
Windows
Median: 41.0 hrsMean: 86.8 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 28.6%, Survival 24.7%, Co-op 14.4%, Sandbox 13%, Building 12.1%
Why You'll Like It: It combines survival and base-building with creature collection, offering a highly engaging cooperative experience.
- #14 Grounded
87% matchVery Positive90% of 95,977 reviews2022
Dev: Obsidian EntertainmentPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 12.6 hrsMean: 41.9 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: Survival 35.3%, Co-op 24.2%, Open World 18.4%, Sandbox 9.6%, Adventure 4.1%
Why You'll Like It: While smaller in scale, it offers top-tier cooperative survival, base building, and boss encounters that feel polished and rewarding.
- #15 Force of Nature
89% 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: Survival 24%, Building 18.8%, Sandbox 18.7%, Open World 18.6%, Co-op 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game provides a classic top-down survival and crafting experience with a focus on sandbox exploration.
- #16 Saleblazers
86% matchMostly Positive79% of 2,249 reviews2023
Dev: AIRSTRAFE INTERACTIVE
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.2 hrsMean: 19.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
A shopkeeping adventure for 1-8 players. Cook, fish, fight, and sell your way through a magical island!
Why similar: Building 24.1%, Action RPG 20.6%, Sandbox 20.2%, Survival 19.3%, Simulation 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: A quirky open-world survival game that allows for cooperative play and unique shop-keeping mechanics alongside traditional survival.
- #17 ICARUS
84% matchMostly Positive75% of 68,864 reviews2021
Dev: RocketWerkz
Windows
Median: 10.4 hrsMean: 46.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
ICARUS is a solo or multiplayer PvE survival game. Explore a savage wilderness in the aftermath of terraforming gone wrong. Complete narrative quests as either Open World operations or Individual Missions. Explore, build, craft and hunt while seeking your fortune and prospecting for exotic matter.
Why similar: Survival 26.9%, Building 20.3%, Open World 19.5%, Co-op 15.8%, Sandbox 12.1%
Why You'll Like It: This session-based survival game emphasizes cooperative strategy and building to survive harsh environments.
- #18 Dark and Light
85% matchMixed52% of 11,837 reviews2017
Dev: Snail Games USA
Windows
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 49.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Dark and Light is a vast sandbox survival RPG set in a world dominated by powerful elemental forces. Find your way in a meticulously crafted world, featuring breathtaking landscapes, a wide variety of mythical creatures, and limitless possibility to craft, build, and unlock dozens of powerful weapons, spells, and skills.
Why similar: Open World 28%, Survival 25.4%, Sandbox 22.8%, Magic 10.2%, Adventure 3.8%
Why You'll Like It: A fantasy-themed survival sandbox that focuses on magic, building, and taming creatures in a large open world.
- #19 Feel The Snow
83% matchVery Positive87% of 3,062 reviews2019
Dev: Owlet
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Choose one of the characters and start your journey. The game has many interesting things in store: building, crafting, puzzles, bosses, mystery, laughs, quests etc.
Why similar: Survival 26.4%, Sandbox 19%, Co-op 18.8%, Open World 17.5%, Adventure 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: A charming pixel-art survival game that features cooperative adventure and building in a snowy open world.
- #20 KeepUp Survival
82% matchMixed64% of 751 reviews2024
Dev: Witte Studio
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
KeepUp Survival is an open-world base-building and exploration game set in a natural, abandoned world. Build, gather, survive, and shape your own story on a mysterious island.
Why similar: Open World 22.8%, Survival 22.6%, Co-op 20.4%, Sandbox 20.1%, Atmospheric 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: This survival game emphasizes base building and exploration in a post-apocalyptic setting.
- #21 Novus Inceptio
84% matchMixed52% of 1,304 reviews2015
Dev: McMagic Productions
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Warning: This is an Early Access game! Welcome to an enigmatic world, where a new gaming experience in exploring, building and surviving is waiting just for you. Experience a sandbox world with survival elements, and join us in creating a full version of the game.
Why similar: Open World 18.2%, Survival 17.9%, Sandbox 17.7%, Building 17.6%, Action RPG 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: This survival sandbox offers deep crafting and building mechanics set in a vast, evolving world.
- #22 Survival Machine
80% matchMostly Positive70% of 809 reviews2026
Dev: Grape PickersPub: Games Operators
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Build your base on a moving Machine, travel through biomes with different resources, and prepare for the night when a zombie threat is much higher than during the day. Would you go solo or explore this new world with your best friends?
Why similar: Building 32.7%, Survival 26.5%, Co-op 24.8%, Action 7.2%, Third Person 7%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a unique take on the survival genre by incorporating mobile base-building and cooperative combat.
- #23 Zero-based World-从零开始
82% matchMostly Positive71% of 182 reviews2020
Dev: zerogame
Windows
Zero Based World is a multiplayer sandbox survival game.
Why similar: Open World 45.8%, Co-op 36.1%, Adventure 9.1%, Third Person 9%
Why You'll Like It: A massively multiplayer survival game that emphasizes building and cooperative progression from the ground up.
- #24 Last Whisper
81% matchMixed66% of 196 reviews2024
Dev: 12Studio
Windows
Last Whisper Survival is a cooperative zombie survival game where exploration of the open world is key. As you venture further, you'll need to upgrade your gear and level up your character and skill tree to handle the increasing challenges as you move through the world.
Why similar: Survival 29%, Building 26.8%, Open World 22.9%, Action 7.8%, Third Person 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A survival game that focuses on cooperative action and exploration in a dangerous, resource-scarce environment.
- #25 Journey Of Life
81% matchMixed56% of 755 reviews2021
Dev: Hyperion Studio Limited
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 46%
You have experienced the sudden loss of your wealth, which has compelled you to abandon your previous life and begin anew. By venturing into the game world, you can construct settlements and forge alliances with other players, ensuring that you will always have exciting challenges to undertake.
Why similar: Building 19%, Survival 17.4%, Sandbox 17.3%, Open World 16.9%, Co-op 15.3%
Why You'll Like It: A survival RPG that focuses on crafting and building while navigating a challenging open world.
- #26 Duel Corp.
78% matchMostly Positive72% of 1,310 reviews2026
Dev: Dreameffect Entertainment
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A Souls-inspired action RPG set in a sandbox open world with an MMO feel and challenging directional combat. Play solo or with up to 3 friends in co-op. Build friendships, master an unrestricted class system, and uncover the cause that darkened all eyes.
Why similar: Souls-like 22.2%, Open World 17.7%, Sandbox 17.5%, Action RPG 16.6%, Dark Fantasy 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a souls-like approach to open-world survival with a focus on cooperative combat and exploration.
- #27 Everwind
77% matchVery Positive81% of 3,899 reviews2026
Dev: Enjoy Studio S.A.Pub: Bohemia Interactive
Windows
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 14.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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: Building 18.1%, Open World 15.8%, Action RPG 15.6%, Sandbox 15.1%, Survival 14.8%
- #28 Nested Lands
78% matchMostly Positive72% of 576 reviews2026
Dev: 1M Bits HordePub: META Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Nested Lands is a ruthless medieval RPG game featuring in-depth village building, large-scale social management and combats. Gather survivors, build a settlement, craft, master your skills, survive, and endure alone or in online co-op.
Why similar: Open World 22.8%, Sandbox 22.7%, Survival 21.8%, Dark Fantasy 9.8%, Simulation 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: A medieval survival game that blends city-building elements with traditional survival mechanics.
- #29 Survival: Lost Way
79% matchMostly Negative36% of 301 reviews2023
Dev: SimplePlanPub: SimplePlan Studio
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
An open-world post-apocalyptic survival sandbox. Scavenge, craft, build, and survive solo or in co-op.
Why similar: Survival 36.5%, Building 27.4%, Simulation 11.2%, Action 9.3%, Adventure 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: A straightforward survival game that focuses on cooperative play and resource management.
- #30 No One Survived
76% matchMixed64% of 7,844 reviews2025
Dev: Cat Play Studio
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 22.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
This is a multiplayer cooperative open world construction survival sandbox game, where you and your friends must find supplies and build shelters in this world. You have to keep an eye on your character's needs state at all times, a bad state is likely to lead to death.
Why similar: Survival 28.3%, Open World 24.8%, Building 16.7%, Co-op 12.5%, Sandbox 9.9%
- #31 YAR: Forgotten Throne
75% matchVery Positive90% of 1,368 reviews2026
Dev: Honor Games
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 61%
YAR: Forgotten Throne is a story-driven open-world RPG. Choose the path of a Warrior, Volkhv, or Archer, and journey to the lands of Borea to uncover what is poisoning the forests and wildlife with darkness.
Why similar: Spectacle fighter 14.8% ★, Mythology 13.6%, Historical 8.4%, Open World 8.3%, Action RPG 7.9%
- #32 Windrose
74% matchVery Positive87% of 53,040 reviews2026
Dev: Kraken Express
Windows
Median: 20.3 hrsMean: 33.3 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Embark on a PvE survival adventure in the Age of Piracy. Fight on land and sea, solo or with friends. Build, craft and explore vast open world filled with dark secrets. Master soulslite combat and take on challenging bosses, command your ship and plunder unspoken treasures!
Why similar: Survival 32.8%, Building 32.6%, Open World 22.6%, Adventure 4.1%, Action 3.6%
- #33 ENDALOR
76% matchMostly Positive70% of 280 reviews2026
Dev: Diorite Games
Windows
An immersive medieval dark fantasy survival game with RPG elements for 1-4 players. Set in a hand crafted open world. Explore, survive, build, craft, fight and conquer your way through the dark, brutal and mysterious lands.
Why similar: Souls-like 18.7%, Building 16%, Open World 15.9%, Survival 15.7%, Co-op 11.3%
- #34 Scrap Mechanic
73% matchVery Positive92% of 123,030 reviews2026
Dev: Axolot Games
Windows
Median: 11.5 hrsMean: 65.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Enter the creative paradise of Scrap Mechanic! Build fantastic machines, go on adventures with your friends and defend against waves of evil Farmbots in this imaginative multiplayer survival sandbox. With Scrap Mechanic’s powerful creation tools you can engineer your own adventures!
Why similar: Building 25.4%, Sandbox 18.6%, Open World 17.6%, Survival 16.9%, Co-op 10.4%
- #35 Sunrise: survival
79% matchMixed48% of 532 reviews2017
Dev: Fedorov Ilya & Andrew Konovalov
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 34.3 hrs≥1hr: 47%
"Sunrise" - an online shooter with elements of survival from the first person. Your task is to survive in the harsh conditions of the post-apocalyptic world. Explore new regions, team up with other players in groups, survive with them and create your own rules of survival!
Why similar: Survival 47.2%, Open World 19.7%, Action 11.7%, Adventure 9.5%, RPG 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: An indie survival title that emphasizes adventure and basic crafting mechanics in an open world.
- #36 Medieval Dynasty
74% matchVery Positive90% of 52,440 reviews2021
Dev: Render CubePub: Toplitz Productions
Windows
Median: 11.6 hrsMean: 36.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Hunt, survive, build and lead in the harsh Middle Ages: Create your own Medieval Dynasty and ensure its long-lasting prosperity or die trying! Play alone or team up with friends to enjoy the ultimate medieval experience.
Why similar: Building 23.9%, Survival 14%, Open World 13.8%, Co-op 13.3%, Sandbox 12.5%
- #37 The Legacy
75% matchMixed52% of 66 reviews2025
Dev: Second RealityPub: RockGame S.A.
Windows
Cooperative survival and horror genre. You and your family have returned to your native land, on which a terrible curse and darkness has fallen. Will you be able to survive in a harsh and dangerous environment and stop the evil? It depends only on you, on your skills and ability to help each other.
Why similar: Open World 20.9%, Survival 20.6%, Sandbox 18.1%, Co-op 15.5%, Building 15.2%
- #38 Next Day: Survival
77% matchMixed62% of 10,257 reviews2018
Dev: SOFF GamesPub: Last Level
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 21.6 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Next Day is a multi-player SURVIVAL game with elements of RPG, in an imaginary country in Eastern Europe. Carry out an array of tasks, learn skills, and develop your character. Have shootouts with opponents and earn a reputation.
Why similar: Survival 36.2%, Open World 30.5%, Co-op 12.3%, Sandbox 9.5%, Action 3.2%
- #39 Len's Island
73% matchMostly Positive80% of 7,974 reviews2025
Dev: Flow Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%
An open-world survival crafting game for 1–8 players, blending intense dungeon crawling and ARPG combat with peaceful farming and creative building. Take on quests and explore a vast, procedurally-generated world full of danger and discovery.
Why similar: Building 26.1%, Survival 21.3%, Sandbox 19.9%, Open World 19.8%, Action 4.3%
- #40 Shamania
73% matchMostly Positive74% of 171 reviews2026
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 21.9%, Survival 19.5%, Sandbox 16.5%, Building 15%, Co-op 14.6%
- #41 VEIN
70% matchVery Positive88% of 12,706 reviews2025
Dev: Ramjet Studios
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
VEIN is a post-apocalyptic survival multiplayer sandbox game. Gather supplies to survive, explore abandoned buildings, defend your home, and rebuild society, whether alone or with friends.
Why similar: Survival 25.2%, Open World 25%, Co-op 16.3%, Sandbox 14.3%, Action RPG 9.8%
- #42 Not Quite Dead: Open World Survival
71% matchMixed62% of 247 reviews2026
Dev: Voidecho Studio
Windows
Open world zombie survival Coop game with base building, looting, crafting, vehicles, and exploration.
Why similar: Action RPG 32.2%, Co-op 21.5%, Open World 17.4%, Action 9.2%, Adventure 7.7%
- #43 Taora : Survival
72% matchMixed59% of 421 reviews2024
Dev: Tulpar Games
Windows
Taora is an open world survival game with unique character building and crafting. Build and upgrade your base, and survive the zombie apocalypse !
Why similar: Building 22.9%, Action RPG 21.3%, Survival 21.2%, Open World 14.6%, Co-op 13.1%
- #44 Voyagers of Nera
69% matchVery Positive85% of 2,647 reviews2025
Dev: Treehouse Games
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Voyagers of Nera is a cooperative survival-crafting game where you must survive a magical ocean world brimming with lost spirits and deadly monsters. Sail to distant islands, build beautiful villages and surf across the waves with up to 10 players.
Why similar: Building 41.5%, Co-op 33.4%, Atmospheric 9.2%, Third Person 8.3%, Adventure 7.6%
- #45 Old Future: Post-Apocalyptic Times
72% matchMixed64% of 55 reviews2022
Dev: Frontline: Games Series
Windows
Post-apocalyptic, Sandbox, Crafting-survival Indie game. Explore at your own pace or team up with your friends in multiplayer. Early access game!
Why similar: Open World 30.1%, Sandbox 29.8%, Survival 23.8%, Atmospheric 6.5%, Action 5.3%
- #46 Farever
68% matchMostly Positive76% of 9,511 reviews2026
Dev: Shiro Games
Windows
Median: 8.7 hrsMean: 24.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Forge your legend in a forgotten realm! Farever is an online multiplayer action RPG set in a vast fantasy open world. Alone or with friends, embark on an epic journey together! Explore wild lands and dangerous dungeons, craft powerful gear, and carve your path through dynamic combat and platforming.
Why similar: Action RPG 31.1%, Open World 26.4%, Sandbox 22.2%, Action 8%, Adventure 6.7%
- #47 Delverium
68% matchVery Positive85% of 157 reviews2026
Dev: Sagestone Games
Windows
Explore, Build, Farm, Craft and Fight in this survival sandbox adventure for 1-8 players. Delve deep to uncover the secret of the invading 'Faults' and restore stability to the land.
Why similar: Sandbox 20.7%, Building 20.2%, Survival 18.9%, Open World 16.5%, Co-op 14.4%
- #48 Subsistence
71% matchMostly Positive72% of 13,861 reviews2016
Dev: ColdGames
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 40.4 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Subsistence is a sandbox, first person, solo or co-op, PvE open-world survival game. Struggle through changing seasons to build a base, develop technology and gear-up in the hostile environment. Defend yourself from wildlife, the elements and AI hunters (who also build bases in the world).
Why similar: Survival 30.1%, Open World 22.1%, Building 20.2%, Sandbox 12.5%, Co-op 9.8%
- #49 Once Human
67% matchMostly Positive79% of 189,842 reviews2024
Dev: Starry Studio
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 52.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Once Human is a Strange Worlds 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: Building 20.3%, Open World 19.4%, Survival 18.5%, Sandbox 16.8%, Co-op 15.8%
- #50 Eydigard
69% matchMostly Positive75% of 63 reviews2025
Dev: Frostisen Studio
Windows
Eydigard is a third-person co-op action RPG where players shapeshift into animals to fight, explore, and reclaim cursed farms in plague-ridden 1500s Norway. Inspired by Norwegian and Sámi folktales, it blends historical fantasy with challenging boss fights and a grounded, story-rich world.
Why similar: Souls-like 22.4%, Open World 19.3%, Action RPG 18.6%, Historical 14.7%, Survival 14.4%
- #51 Deathless: Survivors
70% matchMixed58% of 201 reviews2024
Dev: OneTwoPlay
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Embark on an online co-op Survival Roguelite adventure. Team up with friends, slash through endless waves of foes, conquer formidable bosses, fulfill quests, craft potent weapons, and unlock unique characters!
Why similar: Action RPG 39.4%, Co-op 30.9%, Dark Fantasy 13.2%, Action 8.8%, RPG 5.1%
- #52 Outlaws of the Old West
70% matchMixed59% of 6,297 reviews2019
Dev: Virtual Basement LLCPub: Wandering Wizard
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 22.6 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Outlaws of the Old West is a massively multiplayer survival MMO with a huge world, thousands of items and a modular building system. Survive the wild, build your own homestead, defeat villainous bandits and work with others to tame the Wild West.
Why similar: Survival 43.3%, Open World 42.1%, Adventure 5.3%, Action 5.2%, RPG 3.1%
- #53 The Gold River Project
67% matchMixed63% of 686 reviews2026
Dev: Fairview Games Inc.
Windows
The Gold River Project™ is a camping trip gone wrong in the Pacific Northwest. Explore, craft, build, and survive in this open-world experiment that traps you and up to 4 friends in this single player or co-op survival adventure game.
Why similar: Open World 29.4%, Survival 24.8%, Co-op 24.3%, Simulation 7.2%, Adventure 6.7%
- #54 Lodventure
68% matchMostly Positive74% of 166 reviews2023
Dev: Sky Games
Windows
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: Open World 19.3%, Co-op 19.3%, Survival 18.7%, Building 15.3%, Sandbox 13.3%
- #55 Spirit Animal Survival
67% matchMixed70% of 136 reviews2026
Dev: TRUEFX GAMES Pub: TRUEFX GAMES
Windows
SAS is an Open World Multiplayer PVP and CO-OP Survival Game. Set in a vast environment that features Building, Crafting, Taming, Riding, Flying and Exploring Wildlife, Dinos and Dragons as well as Horrific Creatures and Instances with the ability to Morph into Spirit Animals.
Why similar: Building 27.1%, Open World 23.8%, Survival 23.3%, Sandbox 21.6%, Action 4.2%
- #56 Notmads
66% matchVery Positive85% of 107 reviews2026
Dev: Rhomita
Windows
Your home is a living beast. Explore a handcrafted open world in an action RPG where you fight with magic, gather resources, find loot, craft, and grow stronger. Customize and expand your home on its back, and take it with you as you explore solo or with friends.
Why similar: Building 20.8%, Open World 20.1%, Survival 19%, Action RPG 17.6%, Magic 10.9%
- #57 Hurricane
71% matchMixed57% of 167 reviews2017
Dev: Because I Can
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Hurricane is a 3rd person multiplayer survival game in open fantasy world.
Why similar: Open World 28.6%, Co-op 23.6%, Survival 13.7%, Adventure 13.5%, Action 13.1%
- #58 Project 5: Sightseer
69% matchMostly Positive72% of 550 reviews2019
Dev: Tasharen Entertainment Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 28.4 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Open world multiplayer sandbox/RPG game. Explore, gather, build, research, and fight to protect what's yours -- by yourself or together with your friends.
Why similar: Building 32.4%, Sandbox 25.7%, Open World 17.4%, Adventure 9.3%, Action 9.3%
- #59 Longvinter
66% matchMixed67% of 7,713 reviews2025
Dev: Uuvana Studios
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 45.1 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Fish, farm, craft, gather, cook, loot or steal from other players and build a campsite or a village with your friends in an open-world multiplayer sandbox game without rules!
Why similar: Survival 23.6%, Open World 21.4%, Sandbox 17.9%, Building 17.6%, Co-op 13.6%