- #1 The Long Dark
97% matchVery Positive90% of 117,376 reviews2017
Dev: Hinterland Studio Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 46.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
THE LONG DARK is a thoughtful, exploration-survival experience that challenges solo players to think for themselves as they explore an expansive frozen wilderness in the aftermath of a geomagnetic disaster. There are no zombies -- only you, the cold, and all the threats Mother Nature can muster.
Why similar: Survival 32%, Open World 18.2%, Crafting 12%, Post-apocalyptic 9.2%, Exploration 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: This is the definitive winter survival game, focusing on extreme cold, hunger, and the constant threat of nature.
- #2 Winter Survival
96% matchMixed63% of 751 reviews2025
Dev: DRAGO entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 57%
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 22.7%, Open World 18.6%, Crafting 15.2%, Sandbox 9.4%, Exploration 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the core premise of surviving a harsh, frozen wilderness with a heavy emphasis on realistic survival mechanics.
- #3 Fade to Silence
96% matchMixed63% of 1,317 reviews2019
Dev: Black Forest GamesPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Fade to Silence is a single-player and co-op survival adventure set in a post-apocalyptic world that is frozen in an eternal winter. Snow and ice have shaped a merciless landscape. Nature is corrupted. Monstrous creatures out of an Eldritch horror dream roam the frozen wasteland.
Why similar: Survival 36.2%, Crafting 20.4%, Open World 19.6%, Post-apocalyptic 9.9%, Multiplayer 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: Set in a post-apocalyptic frozen wasteland, this game combines survival, base building, and atmospheric exploration.
- #4 Mist Survival
95% matchMostly Positive76% of 14,042 reviews2018
Dev: Dimension 32 Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 73%
MIST SURVIVAL is a Single-player, survival stealth sandbox game Players will experience the Apocalypse stimulation in the form of virus pandemic, the players have to deal with it to survive through the difficulties such as finding shelter and food, threats from the environment and climate: wild animals, bandits, infected, and dense mist t
Why similar: Survival 38.9%, Open World 24%, Crafting 16.9%, Sandbox 9.1%, FPS 3.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game captures the post-apocalyptic, atmospheric, and first-person survival feel with a focus on scavenging and shelter building.
- #5 Green Hell
94% matchVery Positive85% of 94,379 reviews2019
Dev: Creepy Jar
Windows
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 18.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Plunge into the open-world survival simulation set in the extreme conditions of the uncharted Amazon jungle. Use real-life survival techniques to craft, hunt, fight, and gather resources, set a makeshift shelter, or raise a fortress. Survive alone or team up with your friends and challenge the jungle together.
Why similar: Survival 26.7%, Crafting 16.9%, Multiplayer 15.3%, Open World 14.1%, Sandbox 6%
Why You'll Like It: While set in a jungle, its uncompromising approach to realistic survival, health management, and crafting mirrors the difficulty of Erzurum.
- #6 SCUM
93% matchMostly Positive74% of 122,922 reviews2025
Dev: Gamepires
Windows
Median: 11.9 hrsMean: 102.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Traverse punishing environments, looting, crafting and evading the constant threats to your life. The unprecedented levels of character customization and progression are your ultimate tools for survival.
Why similar: Survival 20.9%, Crafting 18.1%, Open World 18%, Realistic 11.4%, Sandbox 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: It offers an incredibly deep and realistic survival simulation that will appeal to players who enjoy the technical aspects of Erzurum.
- #7 Subsistence
94% matchMostly Positive72% of 13,601 reviews2016
Dev: ColdGames
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 40.0 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 28.8%, Crafting 24%, Open World 17.6%, Multiplayer 13.7%, Sandbox 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A hardcore, first-person survival game that emphasizes long-term survival against the elements and AI threats.
- #8 The Wild Eight
92% matchMostly Positive70% of 7,155 reviews2019
Dev: Eight PointsPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 32.6%, Crafting 16.5%, Open World 16.5%, Multiplayer 13.6%, Sandbox 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: A survival game centered on a plane crash in the frozen wilderness, requiring players to manage hunger and warmth.
- #9 No One Survived
91% matchMixed65% of 7,577 reviews2025
Dev: Cat Play Studio
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 22.9 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 22.5%, Open World 16.4%, Crafting 14.6%, Post-apocalyptic 14.2%, Multiplayer 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game emphasizes the post-apocalyptic survival experience through detailed crafting and base management.
- #10 Kona
91% matchVery Positive83% of 3,588 reviews2017
Dev: Parabole
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Northern Canada, 1970. A strange blizzard ravages Atamipek Lake. Step into the shoes of a detective to explore the eerie village, investigate surreal events, and battle the elements to survive. Kona is a chilly interactive tale you won't soon forget.
Why similar: Survival 33.9%, Open World 24.1%, First-Person 12.2%, Exploration 11.6%, Atmospheric 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game provides a highly atmospheric, first-person winter mystery that focuses on exploration and surviving the cold.
- #11 ICARUS
89% matchMostly Positive74% of 62,078 reviews2021
Dev: RocketWerkz
Windows
Median: 10.0 hrsMean: 44.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 21.7%, Crafting 16.9%, Open World 13.1%, Multiplayer 11.3%, Nature 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: This session-based survival game features harsh environmental challenges and complex crafting systems in a hostile world.
- #12 Next Day: Survival
90% 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 26.7%, Post-apocalyptic 19.3%, Open World 18.6%, Crafting 11.9%, Multiplayer 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: A post-apocalyptic survival game that focuses on the struggle for resources in a dangerous, open-world setting.
- #13 DayZ
89% matchMostly Positive78% of 456,703 reviews2018
Dev: Bohemia Interactive
Windows
Median: 39.6 hrsMean: 272.0 hrs≥1hr: 96%
How long can you survive a post-apocalyptic world? A land overrun with an infected "zombie" population, where you compete with other survivors for limited resources. Will you team up with strangers and stay strong together? Or play as a lone wolf to avoid betrayal? This is DayZ – this is your story.
Why similar: Survival 24%, Post-apocalyptic 18.3%, Open World 13.8%, Sandbox 10.4%, FPS 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: A classic, hardcore post-apocalyptic survival game where managing resources and avoiding environmental hazards is key.
- #14 Sons Of The Forest
87% matchVery Positive88% of 299,895 reviews2024
Dev: Endnight Games LtdPub: Newnight
Windows
Median: 14.9 hrsMean: 32.0 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Sent to find a missing billionaire on a remote island, you find yourself in a cannibal-infested hellscape. Craft, build, and struggle to survive, alone or with friends, in this terrifying new open-world survival horror simulator.
Why similar: Survival 26.3%, Open World 19.6%, Crafting 15.8%, Multiplayer 13.2%, Sandbox 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: It delivers a high-fidelity, first-person survival experience with a strong emphasis on building and atmospheric tension.
- #15 Rust
88% matchVery Positive87% of 1,344,289 reviews2018
Dev: Facepunch Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 52.0 hrsMean: 416.6 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: Survival 29.4%, Crafting 20.2%, Open World 15.4%, Multiplayer 11.2%, Sandbox 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: This is a quintessential multiplayer survival game that focuses on crafting, building, and surviving against both players and the environment.
- #16 7 Days to Die
84% matchVery Positive87% of 396,805 reviews2024
Dev: The Fun PimpsPub: The Fun Pimps Entertainment LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 16.8 hrsMean: 107.4 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: Survival 26.9%, Post-apocalyptic 19%, Open World 16.1%, Multiplayer 11.4%, Sandbox 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: This title excels at combining post-apocalyptic survival with crafting and base building in an open-world environment.
- #17 Miscreated
86% matchMixed66% of 31,585 reviews2018
Dev: Entrada Interactive LLC
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 38.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Miscreated is a multiplayer online hardcore survival game set in a post-apocalyptic future. You will need to survive against mutants, players, and even mother nature herself.
Why similar: Survival 28.8%, Open World 19.2%, Post-apocalyptic 16.3%, Crafting 13.1%, Multiplayer 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: A post-apocalyptic survival game that emphasizes atmospheric exploration and the struggle for resources.
- #18 Outback
86% matchMixed63% of 60 reviews2018
Dev: Wafflesoft
Windows
Tasmania is a harsh environment and to make things worse, the world is ending. Do you have what it takes to survive?
Why similar: Survival 15.3%, Post-apocalyptic 14.1%, Open World 13.4%, Crafting 11.8%, Nature 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a realistic, atmospheric, and first-person survival experience that aligns with the grounded feel of Erzurum.
- #19 Shadows of Kurgansk
85% matchMixed66% of 222 reviews2016
Dev: Yadon StudioPub: Gaijin inCubator
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
“Shadows of Kurgansk” is an adventure game, where you need to survive in an area full of danger and mystery. Your goal is to stay alive and find the way out, fighting monsters and completing story driven missions. Fight zombies, build asylums, find your way back home!
Why similar: Survival 29.3%, Crafting 18.9%, Sandbox 12.4%, Post-apocalyptic 11.1%, Open World 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: A survival game that blends atmospheric exploration with post-apocalyptic elements and resource management.
- #20 Will To Live Online
84% matchMixed69% of 18,150 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: Survival 27.7%, Post-apocalyptic 21.4%, Open World 16.8%, Multiplayer 12%, Crafting 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A post-apocalyptic, multiplayer survival game that focuses on exploration and surviving in a hostile world.
- #21 Valheim
81% matchVery Positive94% of 529,829 reviews2021
Dev: Iron Gate ABPub: Coffee Stain Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 25.6 hrsMean: 76.1 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: Survival 24%, Crafting 19.3%, Open World 18.9%, Multiplayer 12.9%, Sandbox 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: While stylized, it offers a compelling survival and crafting loop that rewards exploration and preparation for harsh biomes.
- #22 Dead District: Survival
83% matchMixed49% of 465 reviews2023
Dev: BadBit Games
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Open-world survival sandbox with base-building, crafting, farming and multiplayer. Explore a dangerous island, fight, build and stay alive.
Why similar: Survival 15.8%, Crafting 14.7%, Post-apocalyptic 13%, Third-Person Shooter 10.7%, FPS 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: This title provides a multiplayer-focused survival experience with an emphasis on action and scavenging.
- #23 KeepUp Survival
82% matchMixed65% of 734 reviews2024
Dev: Witte Studio
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
KeepUp Survival is an open base-building and exploration game set in a natural, abandoned world. Build, gather, survive, and unfold your own story on a mysterious island.
Why similar: Survival 17%, Crafting 16.4%, Open World 14.3%, Sandbox 9.8%, Multiplayer 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A survival game that focuses on open-world exploration, crafting, and building in a challenging environment.
- #24 Gone: Survival
82% matchMixed44% of 308 reviews2020
Dev: Coden StudioPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Gone Survival is a first-person survival game for one player. Where you have many opportunities and a completely open world
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 18.1%, Crafting 16.2%, Survival 16.2%, Open World 11.7%, Sandbox 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: This first-person survival game focuses on the basics of building and surviving in a post-apocalyptic landscape.
- #25 Vorax
81% matchMixed63% of 134 reviews2024
Dev: IndieGala
Windows
In the gripping world of VORAX survival takes on a new terrifying dimension. As you step into this Open World Survival Horror game brace yourself for a journey where every moment is a battle for survival. Every choice, every move, every breath could be your last. Are you ready to face the unknown?
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 15.3%, Crafting 15.1%, Survival 13.7%, Open World 12.2%, FPS 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: This survival game features a strong focus on crafting and exploration within a dangerous, open-world setting.
- #26 Conan Exiles
79% matchMostly Positive79% of 111,441 reviews2018
Dev: Funcom
Windows
Median: 16.9 hrsMean: 111.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
An online multiplayer survival game, now with sorcery, set in the lands of Conan the Barbarian. Survive in a vast open world sandbox, build your home into a kingdom, and dominate your enemies in single or multiplayer.
Why similar: Survival 30.5%, Open World 22.3%, Crafting 20.2%, Multiplayer 10.8%, Sandbox 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: An open-world survival game that forces players to manage hunger, thirst, and extreme weather conditions.
- #27 Age of Survival
79% matchVery Negative12% of 245 reviews2025
Dev: Silky Sullivan
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 6.7 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 29.1%, Crafting 18.5%, Open World 16.4%, Multiplayer 10.7%, Realistic 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A simulation-heavy survival game that tasks players with managing their needs in an open-world environment.
- #28 Sunrise: survival
80% matchMixed48% of 526 reviews2017
Dev: Fedorov Ilya & Andrew Konovalov
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 34.3 hrs≥1hr: 46%
"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 32.4%, Post-apocalyptic 19.6%, Multiplayer 12.3%, Open World 10.8%, Crafting 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: An indie survival game that provides a straightforward experience focused on exploration and basic survival needs.
- #29 Short Snow | Cold Survival Game
77% matchMixed55% of 102 reviews2025
Dev: MubDev
Windows
A realistic open-world survival experience. After a harrowing plane crash, you find yourself stranded in the wilderness. Battling freezing temperatures and hunger, you face an unknown virus that slowly paralyzes muscles, leaving its victims motionless and at the mercy of the unforgiving cold.
Why similar: Survival 20.5%, Open World 16.6%, Crafting 14.7%, Sandbox 9.2%, Exploration 8%
- #30 SURVIVAL: Postapocalypse Now
78% matchMixed56% of 8,877 reviews2019
Dev: TB Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Want to survive? - Arm yourself and survive. Crafting, shooting, transport and much more awaits you in the Survival game. What happened to the world around and why he died - you may find out. But is this the main question now?
Why similar: Survival 27.8%, Post-apocalyptic 18.1%, Open World 16.2%, Crafting 11.6%, Multiplayer 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the essence of post-apocalyptic survival with a focus on multiplayer interaction and crafting.
- #31 ANGST: A TALE OF SURVIVAL
75% matchVery Positive87% of 195 reviews2025
Dev: Cherrypick GamesPub: Games Operators
Windows
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: Post-apocalyptic 17.3%, Crafting 15%, Survival 14.3%, Open World 12.6%, Sandbox 10.3%
- #32 Survival Classic
77% matchMixed65% of 347 reviews2021
Dev: TB Games
Windows
Try to survive the harsh realities of the cold Siberian countryside. Live long and always remember, man is man's enemy. You can trust no one but it is almost impossible to survive on your own. Choose your path and go to finish. Firefights, transport, crafting and survival.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 16.3%, Survival 15.7%, Open World 12.8%, Crafting 12.4%, FPS 10.1%
- #33 Camping Simulator: The Squad
74% 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: Survival 20.2%, Crafting 19.8%, Nature 13.6%, Sandbox 13%, Exploration 7.8%
- #34 The Gold River Project
73% matchMixed67% of 526 reviews2026
Dev: Fairview Games Inc.
Windows
The Gold River Project™ invites you and your friends on an open world camping trip gone wrong. Alone or together, you must explore, craft, build, and survive the increasingly harsh environments of the Pacific Northwest wilderness as you uncover the experiment trapping you inside.
Why similar: Survival 14.8%, Open World 14.6%, Crafting 13.7%, Multiplayer 9.2%, Nature 8.1%
- #35 Northern Lights
76% 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: Survival 15.9%, Crafting 15%, Post-apocalyptic 14.7%, Open World 13.4%, Sandbox 9.7%
- #36 DREADZONE
73% matchMixed51% of 1,171 reviews2025
Dev: Eshed
Windows
Dreadzone is a survival game set in a deadly quarantine zone. Scavenge for resources, craft tools, build shelter, and survive against dangerous animals, zombies, mutants, and other survivors. Explore the zone where desperation drives everyone to do whatever it takes to survive.
Why similar: Survival 17.1%, Crafting 15.9%, Post-apocalyptic 15.1%, Open World 14.3%, Multiplayer 9.9%
- #37 CrossWorlds: Escape
75% matchMixed64% of 157 reviews2020
Dev: Another Reality
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 97%
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: Survival 18%, Crafting 17.5%, Open World 15%, Nature 14.2%, Sandbox 11.7%
- #38 Crushed
74% matchMixed55% of 307 reviews2020
Dev: NipoBoxPub: NipoBox Publishing
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Crushed — is an Singleplayer and Multiplayer First-Person Survival Sandbox in an Open World! Challenge the wild and be ready to survive in harsh conditions. Explore the world, get resources, cook food, build a house, farm, hunt, and enjoy nature.
Why similar: Survival 16.9%, Crafting 14.4%, Open World 14%, Post-apocalyptic 12.8%, FPS 10%
- #39 Andarilho
73% matchMixed66% of 1,295 reviews2020
Dev: SC Jogos
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
You are a guy with a backpack, just try to stay alive!
Why similar: Crafting 18.9%, Survival 18.2%, Post-apocalyptic 17.9%, Open World 15.1%, Sandbox 11.1%
- #40 INCUR Survival
71% matchVery Positive84% of 103 reviews2022
Dev: INCUR
Windows
A survival open-world game, where you can gather resources, Hunt, Craft tools and armor, Tame Animals, Ride Animals, Build, and defend your base from creatures, and other players.
Why similar: Crafting 17.9%, Survival 17.1%, Open World 13.8%, Exploration 8.1%, Realistic 7.5%
- #41 No Man's Home
69% matchVery Positive87% of 116 reviews2025
Dev: radrunner
Windows
You wander into the dangerous Asran Exclusion Zone. You will have to survive hunger, thirst, dangerous factions, radioactive emissions and the wild life. Remember, this is no man's home and you are not the hero.
Why similar: Survival 20.7%, Post-apocalyptic 18.7%, Open World 12.8%, FPS 12.1%, Crafting 11.6%
- #42 Arid
71% matchVery Positive87% of 1,936 reviews2021
Dev: Sad Viscacha StudioPub: Breda University of Applied Sciences
Windows
Discover the mysteries of the Atacama, explore the abandoned mining networks, evade the scorching sun and survive the environment in one of the most arid place in the world. Arid is a FREE survival game made by students from Breda University.
Why similar: Survival 16.7%, Crafting 16.5%, Nature 11.5%, Sandbox 10.2%, Open World 9.6%
- #43 Unturned
70% matchVery Positive91% of 561,138 reviews2017
Dev: Smartly Dressed Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 71.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%
You're a survivor in the zombie infested ruins of society, and must work with your friends and forge alliances to remain among the living.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 16.3%, Survival 15.4%, Crafting 14.9%, Open World 12.1%, Sandbox 9.5%
- #44 Outbreak Island
68% matchVery Positive80% of 906 reviews2025
Dev: Tiny Magicians
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Survive on a remote Island, where a mysterious Outbreak awakens bloodthirsty monsters at night. Craft, build and defend your base in the brutal world of Outbreak Island, an open-world sandbox survival horror game.
Why similar: Survival 19.1%, Post-apocalyptic 14.8%, Crafting 14.7%, Sandbox 12.8%, Open World 10.9%
- #45 Survival: Lost Way
72% matchMostly Negative37% of 287 reviews2023
Dev: SimplePlanPub: SimplePlan Studio
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
An open-world post-apocalyptic survival sandbox. Scavenge, craft, build, and survive solo or in co-op.
Why similar: Crafting 21.8%, Survival 21.2%, Post-apocalyptic 17%, Multiplayer 12.3%, FPS 10.9%
- #46 Polygeddon
70% matchMixed42% of 64 reviews2025
Dev: Digital Dreamworks
Windows
You are on an island where everyone wants to kill you, ranging from weather conditions to dangerous enemies, your goal is to survive. Survive alone or together. Build, craft, grow, explore, fight!
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 19.8%, Survival 16%, Crafting 14.2%, Open World 13.4%, Sandbox 9.6%
- #47 V.O.D.K.A. Open World Survival Shooter
72% matchMostly Negative39% of 96 reviews2021
Dev: Guilty Pleasure Games
Windows
V. O. D. K. A. is a survival shooter in the open world, the game takes place in a fictional state in eastern Europe, most of the territory of which is infected with radiation. Your main task is survival.
Why similar: Survival 19.4%, Open World 15.9%, Sandbox 11.7%, Post-apocalyptic 11.3%, FPS 9.6%
- #48 Skopje '83
68% matchMixed69% of 168 reviews2025
Dev: Dark-1Pub: PM Studios, Inc.
Windows
Explore a city thrust into disarray by an unknown event and survive the hordes of mutated abominations that lurk at every corner. You’ll have to fight through enemies & bosses, scavenge loot and survive the hostile city.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 15.9%, Crafting 14.8%, Survival 14.3%, Open World 12.3%, FPS 8.8%
- #49 Hobo: Tough Life
68% matchVery Positive84% of 9,646 reviews2021
Dev: Perun Creative
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 22.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Hobo: Tough Life is an urban survival role-playing game where you play as a homeless person. Play alone or team up in online co-op. Explore the streets of Praslav, scavenge for food and supplies, beg, steal, and do whatever else it takes to survive the forthcoming winter.
Why similar: Survival 22.3%, Open World 17.3%, Crafting 16.5%, Multiplayer 10.6%, Sandbox 9.4%
- #50 Rem Survival
69% matchMostly Positive76% of 802 reviews2021
Dev: Immortal Hand Studios
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 47.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Scavenge abandoned ruins, craft gear from scrap and salvaged materials, and fight the environment itself as hunger, exposure, and exhaustion push you to your limits. There are no second chances—only adaptation or death.
Why similar: Crafting 26.2%, Survival 25%, Open World 20.4%, FPS 8.7%, Multiplayer 8.6%
- #51 Hostile Planet: Survival
69% matchMixed65% of 99 reviews2022
Dev: Aliens Developers
Windows
Hostile Planet: Survival is a harsh adventure on an uncharted planet that full of danger and trials.
Why similar: Survival 27%, Crafting 24.3%, Open World 18.1%, Sandbox 10.6%, FPS 8%
- #52 Fallen Region
70% matchMixed41% of 185 reviews2020
Dev: WayUpGamesPub: HandMade Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Fallen Region is a third-person survival sandbox game in an open, post-apocalyptic world.
Why similar: Survival 22.3%, Crafting 14.9%, Open World 14.6%, Post-apocalyptic 13.6%, Third-Person Shooter 7.4%
- #53 Hurtworld
67% matchMostly Positive76% of 31,099 reviews2019
Dev: Bankroll Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 63.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Hurtworld is a hardcore multiplayer survival FPS with a focus on competitive gunplay and strategic map control. Built for hardcore gamers, Hurtworld aims to punish.
Why similar: Survival 26.6%, Crafting 17.7%, Open World 16.6%, FPS 14.3%, Multiplayer 11.1%
- #54 Under A New Sun
67% matchMostly Positive76% of 368 reviews2023
Dev: New Horizon Games
Windows
While searching for a new home, an unexpected failure in your ship has left you stranded on a planet surprisingly similar to Earth. Discover a vast open world, hunt for food, develop technologies, and build yourself a new home to survive!
Why similar: Survival 19.5%, Crafting 18.3%, Open World 16.1%, Nature 10.3%, Realistic 9%
- #55 Iridio
65% matchVery Positive91% of 109 reviews2025
Dev: KR Games
Windows
Seized by criminals, the island designated for your research needs your help. Join Yatziri and the Wazhari tribe to liberate their hostages, explore hidden secrets, craft essential items and weapons, and strategically use fire and water in challenging puzzles and life-or-death battles for survival.
Why similar: Survival 13.4%, Crafting 13.1%, Open World 12.5%, FPS 11%, Nature 9.8%
- #56 Ice World
66% matchMixed60% of 1,233 reviews2024
Dev: CoolRabbit Games
Windows
A blizzard brought a long winter, Humanity on the brink of extinction. you had to face ferocious beasts, mine ice and snow to build a base, and survive in the cold apocalypse.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 26%, Survival 22%, Crafting 19.8%, Third-Person Shooter 14.6%, Third Person 6.1%