- #1 The Stormy Islands
97% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2023
Dev: SeMaxYa
Windows
Survive mother nature, prepare for the different seasons protecting yourself from cold, heat, hunger and thirst. Beware of Tornadoes, Storms, Tsunamis and predatory animals, on a variety of islands where each one will have to adapt to its limited resources.
Why similar: Survival 15.9%, Sandbox 15.5%, Open World 14.5%, Crafting 11.5%, Realistic 8%
- #2 Paleolith
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NatureGames
Windows
Paleolith – a hardcore survival simulator set 40,000 years ago. Hunt, craft primitive tools, build fires, and endure the brutal winter. No technology, no magic – just nature, instincts, and the fight to survive in prehistoric Europe. Will you make it?
Why similar: Survival 13.9%, Sandbox 13.8%, Nature 12.2%, Hunting 11.9% ★, Crafting 10.1%
- #3 the ISLE survival
96% matchMixed44% of 16 reviews2023
Dev: Free Land Studios
Windows
The ISLE survival is a vast open world survival / crafting game. Loot resources, craft items, build camps and explore the environment. Protect yourself from hazards and wildlife. Find ways to survive in hostile living conditions.
Why similar: Survival 14.5%, Nature 14.1%, Open World 13.4%, Crafting 12.7%, Hunting 9.7% ★
- #4 Liv: Nordic Survival
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sascha StrackPub: Code Strack
Windows
You are LIV. Naked and with no memory, you awaken on a mysterious island. Discover who you are. Hunt, build, craft – survive cold, hunger, and madness. Learn, evolve, and uncover the secret that seems to slumber beneath the surface.
Why similar: Survival 14.8%, Open World 14%, Sandbox 13.7%, Hunting 13.4% ★, Crafting 10.2%
- #5 Natives
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Diggidy.net
Windows
Natives is an open-world/sandbox game with survival elements that takes place pre-Christopher Columbus. The land is raw, nature is at its peak and the seasons are full of change.
Why similar: Open World 15.2%, Survival 15.1%, Sandbox 14.8%, Crafting 11%, Realistic 10.7%
- #6 The Joy of Mining
94% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: spielepk
Windows
Mine, loot, craft, build, fight, and explore the open world in this Minecraft/Terraria-inspired game. It includes quests from NPCs, farming and fishing, as well as a variety of arcade games to play in-game.
Why similar: Crafting 21.4%, Sandbox 17%, Survival 15.5%, Open World 11.9%, PvE 11.1%
- #7 Alone
93% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2021
Dev: Achilles Game StudioPub: AGS
Windows
An open world survival crafting game based more on realism. Craft, hunt, farm, build, and more to come.
Why similar: Sandbox 20.5%, Nature 13.8%, Crafting 12.7%, Realistic 12.2%, Survival 11.5%
- #8 WormWorld
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kyjmo
Windows
A creative sandbox adventure with a focus on exploration, discovery and survival. Shape your worlds, build, mine, and farm. Expand your reach and travel to other worlds using your ship, and worm holes!
Why similar: Crafting 15%, Nature 13.5%, Sandbox 13.2%, Survival 11.5%, Nonlinear 10.2%
- #9 Lost in Tropics
91% matchNegative10% of 29 reviews2024
Dev: Lukas GameLabsPub: SIG Publishing
Windows
Lost in Tropics: Embark on an unforgettable survival adventure where the lush, unpredictable tropics become your testing ground. In this immersive game, you find yourself stranded on a mysterious island, where every corner hides both breathtaking beauty and perilous challenges.
Why similar: Survival 15.6%, Open World 14.4%, Crafting 13.5%, Sandbox 13.4%, Building 7.7%
- #10 Age of Survival
90% matchVery Negative12% of 245 reviews2025
Dev: Silky Sullivan
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Age of Survival is survival simulation crafting game from Silky Sullivan. Your player has been stranded on an island not far off of the coast of Africa where you will encounter many creatures, and players alike.
Why similar: Survival 22.9%, Crafting 16.1%, Open World 14.6%, Hunting 9.9% ★, Sandbox 7.4%
- #11 Survivance
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Endless Worlds Studio
Windows
Stranded on an uncharted alien world with a broken ship and no rescue coming. Scan the wildlife, uncover the truth behind abandoned human outposts, and build the technology you need to escape, before this planet becomes your grave.
Why similar: Survival 21.4%, Sandbox 17.7%, Open World 14.5%, PvE 13.7%, Crafting 10.4%
- #12 Biomes: Survival Era
89% matchNo user reviews2069
Dev: Butter Fly Games
Windows
Your last memory is a bright, glistening light in the water ... then you woke up in a world in which primates never existed and you are fighting for your life.
Why similar: Hunting 17.6% ★, Nature 12.6%, Survival 12.3%, Open World 11.3%, Crafting 11%
- #13 All Those Who Wander
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MykD
Windows
All Those Who Wander is a peaceful exploration and art-making game set in a vast, forgotten landscape. Gather materials and creating stunning environmental installations. No enemies, no rush—just your creativity and the freedom to get lost in a world that rewards those who take the scenic route.
Why similar: Hunting 12.2% ★, Nature 11.4%, Sandbox 11.4%, Open World 11.2%, Crafting 10.9%
- #14 The Risen Survival
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Black Engine
Windows
"The Risen Survival" is a fast-paced game that challenges players to gather resources, craft items, and build shelter in order to survive against all odds. Can you outlast the competition and emerge as the ultimate survivor?
Why similar: Hunting 17.7% ★, Crafting 15%, Sandbox 13.1%, Survival 12.3%, PvE 9.7%
- #15 Green Hell VR
86% matchMixed57% of 1,228 reviews2022
Dev: Incuvo
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Green Hell VR is an Open World Survival game set in the Amazon rainforest, based on the successful PC title Green Hell. You are left alone in the jungle with no food or equipment. To survive, you must learn real-life survival techniques, and crafting weapons can be a matter of life and death
Why similar: Hunting 16.8% ★, Survival 13.1%, Crafting 12.3%, Sandbox 9.9%, Nature 9.5%
- #16 The Otherwilde
86% matchMixed55% of 20 reviews2022
Dev: Brass Persimmon
Windows
A gorgeous world of photorealistic natural assets, cute villages, and unexpected NPCs. Explore the open world map, gather herbs, create potions, hunt wild animals, build bases, and farm. Currently Pre-Alpha Early Access.
Why similar: Nature 15.9%, Open World 15.1%, Sandbox 15%, Crafting 11.3%, Realistic 9.5%
- #17 Northern Lights
85% matchMixed67% of 296 reviews2020
Dev: MadGoat Studio
Windows
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 13.2%, Survival 12.6%, Open World 12.1%, Hunting 11.7% ★, Sandbox 11.3%
- #18 Noclipped
84% matchVery Positive80% of 60 reviews2022
Dev: MateussDev
Windows
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 14.7%, Open World 12.6%, Sandbox 11.8%, PvE 11.8%, Crafting 10.9%
- #19 FRIGID
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Celeritas Games
Windows
Hunt, build, craft and survive an apocalyptic arctic environment and unravel the mystery of a strange virus that is infecting the local wildlife. Inspired by The Thing!
Why similar: Crafting 13.9%, Survival 13.9%, Open World 12.8%, Nature 11.2%, Sandbox 7.2%
- #20 Erzurum
83% matchMixed40% of 4,990 reviews2021
Dev: Proximity Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Erzurum is a winter survival game which you will struggle against freezing temperatures, the wild nature, hunger and thirst.
Why similar: Crafting 17%, Survival 16.9%, Open World 13.9%, Nature 12.2%, Sandbox 10.4%
- #21 Tides of Despair
82% matchMixed42% of 19 reviews2023
Dev: Survival Poly Games
Windows
After a shipwreck, you are one of the survivors. To Survive you will need to fight for your life.
Why similar: Crafting 18.3%, Survival 16.8%, Open World 15.5%, Sandbox 12.5%, Nature 10.6%
- #22 Gengu Survival
82% match4 user reviews25% of 4 reviews2024
Dev: Gengu Games
Windows
Survive on an open-world island with unlockable abilities that help you on your journey in Gengu Survival. Craft new items as you level up and build your own base wherever you want. But be aware, there is something strange on this island...
Why similar: Survival 18.1%, Sandbox 16.5%, Crafting 11.1%, First-Person 8.5%, Realistic 8.1%
- #23 Red Frost
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DRAGO entertainment
Windows · Mac
A story-driven, first person perspective, post-apocalyptic survival adventure set in the rough winter climates of last century’s Russia.
Why similar: Survival 15.5%, Crafting 15.4%, Open World 13.1%, Sandbox 11.5%, Realistic 9%
- #24 Primal Survival
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Quantum Box
Windows · Linux
A realistic prehistoric survival game where you play as Homo habilis or Homo erectus. Craft primitive tools, build shelter, hunt massive beasts, and survive the harsh forces of nature in a vast multiplayer world.
Why similar: Hunting 14% ★, Crafting 12.5%, Survival 10.9%, Open World 10.5%, Nature 10.5%
- #25 Island of the Lost
80% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: JR_Development
Windows
Survive on a mysterious island, gather resources, craft tools, and build a ship to escape—or explore freely in a larger open-world survival mode.
Why similar: Survival 16.8%, PvE 16.2%, Crafting 16%, Nature 8.9%, Sandbox 8.9%
- #26 Mushroom Hunter Simulator
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Sebasa Games
Windows
A relaxing mushroom-foraging simulator. Explore the forest, discover rare mushrooms, appraise their worth, then dry or pickle your finds. Enjoy enchanting nature and relax far from the bustle of the city.
Why similar: Hunting 22.7% ★, Nature 15.1%, Sandbox 11.5%, Open World 9.3%, Realistic 7.7%
- #27 Thousand Threads
79% matchVery Positive81% of 97 reviews2020
Dev: Seamount
Windows · Mac
Explore a beautiful open world where you deliver mail, find artifacts, help people out, and fend off folks you’ve wronged.
Why similar: Hunting 18.6% ★, Nature 15.3%, Crafting 14%, Open World 13.6%, Nonlinear 10.4%
- #28 On My Own: New Frontier
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Beach Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Make your own way through the wilderness: build a cozy cabin or take your tent to discover more. Retro vibes and evergreen optimism ensoul this survival adventure featuring clever craftables, curious critters, and a handful of inspiring landmarks tucked away throughout.
Why similar: Hunting 16.7% ★, Nature 16.2%, Crafting 15.5%, Survival 14.4%, Open World 9.5%
- #29 Farvival
77% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Shiranamitei
Windows
Farvival is a game that combines the words "farm" and "survival." While smoking cigarettes, you can use axes and pickaxes to collect materials in a vast, procedurally generated map, defeat dangerous monsters, and enjoy a slow life of building and farming!
Why similar: Crafting 16.3%, Open World 16.1%, Sandbox 15.8%, Hunting 15.8% ★, Survival 7.3%
- #30 Dinosaurs Prehistoric Survivors
78% matchMixed54% of 97 reviews2021
Dev: Arcupion Art
Windows
Will you survive? Be the dinosaur and thrive in a prehistoric world designed to give a true dinosaur survival experience. Dinosaurs Prehistoric Survivors lets players live the life of a dinosaur in a prehistoric environment where players must learn to hunt and adapt in order to survive.
Why similar: Hunting 15.5% ★, Survival 13.4%, Open World 12.4%, Nature 10.3%, Sandbox 10%
- #31 Elacoria
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lightborn68
Windows · Linux
Explore an endless open world — vast in width, length, and depth — filled with mysteries to uncover. Join up to 8 friends to survive, farm, mine, build, and fight together in a living world with day-night cycles, seasons, and dynamic weather.
Why similar: Open World 22.9%, Sandbox 19.5%, Survival 17.9%, Crafting 16.3%, Building 9.3%
- #32 Camping Simulator: The Squad
76% matchMixed58% of 1,083 reviews2025
Dev: CubeCube Sports Ltd.
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 1.7 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Camping Simulator lets you experience what camp means by preparing your backpack wisely for challenging conditions of nature. You can play all the experiences with up to 8 friends in multiplayer mode or single player mode.
Why similar: Crafting 17.5%, Survival 16.2%, Sandbox 15.3%, Nature 13.6%, Building 7.1%
- #33 Horrors Glade
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: djva caravana
Windows
You are a young scientist whose experiment turned into a disaster. When you wake up in the heart of a creepy forest, where every whisper of the wind hides a threat, you realize: there are no rules here. There is only hunger, fear, and shadows hungry for your flesh.
Why similar: Crafting 24.8%, Survival 22.5%, Sandbox 20.1%, Open World 16%, Exploration 7.2%
- #34 Forest Ranger Simulator - Apprenticeship
75% matchMixed48% of 32 reviews2024
Dev: HOT CODE COMPANYPub: FreeMind S.A.
Windows
This is a free prologue of Forest Ranger Simulator. You have 45 minutes to explore, and have a glimpse of the story and game mechanics. Take care of forgotten nature's treasure. Build, craft, feed, clean, and manage your forest.
Why similar: Nature 19.4%, Sandbox 14%, Crafting 12.1%, Immersive Sim 8.6%, Open World 7.3%
- #35 SNOW HELL
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SURVGAME
Windows
The crash is just the beginning. Trapped in the frozen hell of Siberia, you must fight for every single day. Use the wreckage, build shelter, find food, and face deadly threats. Rescue may never come – how long can you survive?
Why similar: Sandbox 14.7%, Nature 10.5%, Survival 9.3%, Crafting 9.1%, Realistic 8.6%
- #36 Survivor Island
76% matchMixed63% of 27 reviews2018
Dev: SGStudio Games
Windows · Linux
Try to survive on this island by collecting resources and building items that will help keep you alive.
Why similar: Crafting 19.6%, Sandbox 17%, Nature 16.2%, Survival 16%, Building 8.8%
- #37 Open Hunting XL
74% match5 user reviews40% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: Kunstaat
Windows
Open Hunting XL is a hunting simulator with an emphasis on player freedom. Quickly spot animals using your drone or sneak and spot with binoculars depending on the difficulty you select. Hunt in several locations and level up to unlock mechanics seen in no other hunting game.
Why similar: Hunting 27.6% ★, Open World 16.2%, Nature 12.8%, Realistic 9.4%, Survival 9%
- #38 Alterra
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: WeaweosaPub: SDLG Studios
Windows · Mac
Explore a living recreation of Earth built from real world data. Travel across mountains, seas and deserts without limits. Alterra invites you to see the planet from a new perspective, free of objectives and full of calm.
Why similar: Sandbox 23%, Open World 18.9%, Nature 14.5%, Realistic 13.4%, Exploration 10.4%
- #39 50 Days To Survive
73% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2023
Dev: NullReferenceGames
Windows
You find yourself alone in the middle of a desert, and devoid of all hope. Quickly find what to eat, what to drink, what to shelter you, and improve your comfort of life to avoid death. Can you survive for 50 days? Let's see that.
Why similar: Hunting 22.2% ★, Crafting 17.3%, Survival 16.1%, Nature 13.6%, PvE 8.2%
- #40 Profectus
73% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2021
Dev: Alrek Studios
Windows
Rise through the ages. In Profectus you start with nothing but a world to explore. Your goal is to use what you are given to the fullest extent and work your way up from the stone age into space.
Why similar: Crafting 23.4%, Sandbox 17%, Open World 15%, Nature 11.9%, Simulation 9.7%
- #41 Spirit
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: .Life Gaming Studio
Windows
Take control of the helpless beings on the island and guide them. Survive, grow and continue the course of life. Don't let the harsh reality of mother nature take you down.
Why similar: Hunting 23.2% ★, Survival 15.8%, Open World 15.1%, Nature 13.5%, PvE 11.2%
- #42 Prologue: Go Wayback!
69% matchMostly Positive72% of 284 reviews2025
Dev: PLAYERUNKNOWN Productions
Windows
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 16.7%, Open World 15.2%, PvE 12.7%, Realistic 9.7%, Nature 8.6%
- #43 Canopy
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Yuna Technologies
Windows
Canopy is a non-violent exploration crafting game set in the heart of the rainforest. Gather your friends and embark on an unforgettable cooperative adventure, where camaraderie is key, and teamwork is essential.
Why similar: Nature 13.8%, Crafting 12.6%, Open World 11.3%, Sandbox 11.2%, Nonlinear 10.6%
- #44 Missing Plane: Survival
72% matchMostly Negative36% of 25 reviews2022
Dev: SU Games
Windows
You survived a plane crash, and now you will need to find a way to be rescued, for that you will be building an SOS signal and wait for a rescue. In the meantime you will need to eat, drink and build stuff to stay alive
Why similar: Hunting 22.7% ★, Crafting 19%, Survival 14.6%, Building 9.4%, Open World 9.1%
- #45 Project Canopy
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SocksandGoats Studios
Windows · Mac
Harvest, Build, Craft and Explore the different biomes among massive trees, plants, and hostile creatures to survive and unlock the mysteries of an alien jungle in a first person sci-fi survival adventure.
Why similar: Survival 15.6%, Crafting 15.3%, Open World 14.9%, Sandbox 12.5%, Hunting 11% ★
- #46 KINGDOMS
71% matchMostly Positive72% of 4,083 reviews2015
Dev: Oreol
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 70%
KINGDOMS is a procedural medieval RPG in a randomly generated open world. The main feature of KINGDOMS is a smart AI system that completely controls NPC behavior. As the player, you can fully interact with this massive world and become any person you want to be.
Why similar: Open World 20.2%, Crafting 16.2%, Survival 16%, Sandbox 13.4%, Hunting 10.5% ★
- #47 Wrangel Island
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Chaotic Vector Studios LLC
Windows
A survival game set in the Ice Age where man and animal collide, work together with others or attempt to survive alone in these frozen lands.
Why similar: Sandbox 16.6%, Nature 12.6%, Crafting 10.7%, Realistic 10.4%, Survival 10.1%
- #48 Yosemite Forest Ranger
70% matchMostly Positive70% of 20 reviews2022
Dev: TT Studios
Windows
In Yosemite Forest Ranger you will fill the shoes of Theodore Thompson. You will find out why he left the big city life to be a Forest Ranger through Story Rich Gameplay and Voice Acting. With a Survival aspect as well. A very Rich Open World with loads of Forageables and Wildlife to Explore.
Why similar: Nature 15.6%, Sandbox 13.9%, Survival 12.5%, PvE 11.2%, Open World 8%
- #49 African Safari
71% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2021
Dev: GT Games
Windows
African Safari simulator. Go on a walking safari in a 4000 acre nature reserve. Score points by spotting mammals, try not to get killed by dangerous animals.
Why similar: Nature 25.2%, Open World 19.2%, Sandbox 11%, First-Person 8.8%, Adventure 5.8%
- #50 Mushroom Collector Simulator
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Florian Wiedenbein
Windows · Mac
Mushroom Collector Simulator is a mushroom picking simulator that involves you in the hunt for many different mushrooms that grow in the wild. Collect mushrooms, enjoy walks through the forest, complete missions, upgrade your hut and equipment.
Why similar: Crafting 16.7%, Survival 15.1%, PvE 11%, Open World 10.5%, Immersive Sim 8%
- #51 Migration
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Define Human
Windows
Survive as a crow through lands bound to cycles of warmth and frost. Endure hunger, thirst, and fatigue while paying attention to predators. Find allies among other animals, share resources, and decide when to leave before survival grows harsher.
Why similar: Nature 15.7%, Survival 14.4%, PvE 11.6%, Crafting 11.3%, Open World 10.8%
- #52 Alterworld
68% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2024
Dev: Poonpoonza
Windows
Explore the infinite world! Play with the fully destructible voxel terrain! Craft and split items! Build and customize a house or any building! And many more! This is the ultimate sandbox survival game where you can do almost anything you can dream!
Why similar: Sandbox 22.4%, Crafting 15.9%, Survival 12.5%, Open World 10.3%, First-Person 8.5%
- #53 CrisisX
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Hero Games
Windows
Immerse yourself into a realistic open world experience and find your way out in the ruins of a dying world. Survive the threats from the Infected, the living and most importantly, the wilderness. Fight or cooperate with others, and establish your territory. Build your own new post-apocalyptic world
Why similar: Hunting 14.8% ★, PvE 13.1%, Crafting 12.6%, Survival 12.4%, Sandbox 12.2%
- #54 Forester Simulator
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 9 lives
Windows
Embark on an cozy adventure as a forester of the breathtaking open world of Beaverly Hills. Experience a forest filled with lush wildlife, surprising characters and work to be done, all from the comfort of your home!
Why similar: Nature 17.7%, Open World 15.3%, Sandbox 12%, Realistic 10.9%, Immersive Sim 7.6%
- #55 Defective Sectors
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Beacon Trapdoor Studios
Windows
Explore Plaza Pervium, find out what happened and reverse the lockdown. Use vehicles, weapons, turrets and traps to protect your outposts.
Why similar: Hunting 15.9% ★, Crafting 15.5%, Survival 15.3%, Sandbox 14.4%, Open World 8.6%
- #56 Primitive
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wildlands Interactive
Windows
Welcome to the brutal reality of the Stone Age. Fight, conquer, dominate! An open world full of traps and unexpected events, breathtaking views, dynamic changes in weather conditions, deadly beasts, and hostile tribes - welcome to "Primitive" and dare to survive.
Why similar: Hunting 23.9% ★, Open World 16.4%, Survival 16.3%, Crafting 14.8%, First-Person 6.8%
- #57 Above The Horizon
66% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: BigUpdate Games
Windows
Above The Horizon is terraformation survival crafting game where you crash landed above the planet "Lunaris". The rest of your colonization team landed safely on the planet... so it's up to you to get back to the planet and terraform it along the way!
Why similar: Sandbox 24.1%, Crafting 17.3%, Survival 12.2%, Open World 9.6%, Exploration 8.8%
- #58 Mineval
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MinegamerFrance Studios
Windows
Explore, build, survive, and gather all the resources you need! Customize your hero with unique armor and outfits! Mineval listens to its community and will do everything to bring your ideas and suggestions to life!
Why similar: Crafting 16.2%, Sandbox 13.7%, Survival 13.6%, Open World 13.2%, Simulation 12.4%