- #1 The Work of Your Hands
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Andrzej Gieralt
Windows
The Work of Your Hands is a small-scale, deep, and relaxing open-world survival crafting game. You have no crafting screen or list of items. Harvest raw materials, create tools from them, build practical structures, and grow delicious food. You are in control of every step to live off the land.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 22.9% ★, Agriculture 15.8% ★, Cooking 14.7%, Survival 8.6%, Base Building 8.4%
- #2 Astoaria
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Feres Studio
Windows
A sandbox open-world survival set in a dynamic world of floating islands, each with its own ecosystem and climate. Explore and thrive by strategically exploiting these environments. Harness energy, strategically farm, craft your airship and much more, while uncovering the mysteries of this world.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 24.7% ★, Base Building 12.5%, Procedural Generation 10.6%, Sandbox 10.3%, Open World 7.1%
- #3 Undercraft
96% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2022
Dev: PlayUndercraft
Windows
Create your world in this sandbox game where you can dig, build, explore, fight, and farm. Have a different experience in a day or night adventure. Explore a procedurally generated world.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 27.6% ★, Sandbox 12.6%, Procedural Generation 11.4%, Survival 10.6%, Base Building 7.7%
- #4 Kalahari’s End
95% match5 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2026
Dev: Owlfig Games
Windows
After your plane crashes, You find yourself in one of the largest abandoned tourist locations in South Africa. Build, Craft, and create your character while combatting the intense heat of the Kalahari Desert in this upcoming realistic open-world survival simulation game.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 23.4% ★, Cooking 18.2%, Base Building 11.7%, Survival 9.1%, Crafting 7.7%
- #5 CrossWorlds: Escape
94% matchMixed64% of 158 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: Open World Survival Craft 25.7% ★, Base Building 12.3%, Sandbox 11.1%, Survival 10%, Open World 8.7%
- #6 Solace Crafting
93% matchMostly Positive72% of 891 reviews2022
Dev: Big Kitty Games
Windows · Linux
Embark on an adventure set in a fantasy survival RPG. Visit a borderless, open world where you manage resources to construct your base and new types of equipment to support your conquest.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 25.1% ★, Base Building 11.8%, Survival 10.6%, Sandbox 9.5%, Crafting 8.5%
- #7 The Store is Closed
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ziggy
Windows
The Store is Closed is a coop survival game set in an infinite furniture store. When the lights go out, the staff attack. You’ll need to craft weapons, and build fortifications to survive the night. Explore the underground SCP laboratories and build towers to the sky to find a way out.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 24.1% ★, Cooking 16.9%, Base Building 12.5%, Crafting 7.7%, Sandbox 7.7%
- #8 Wild
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DzernPub: Dzern and Unverändert
Windows
Wild is a survival game inspired by the "7vsWild" series. The goal is to survive, fight against dangerous animals, and build your shelter. For that, you are only allowed to take one bottle as equipment, so prepare it well in advance.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 31% ★, Survival 15.5%, Base Building 14%, Exploration 7.7%, Crafting 7.5%
- #9 Winter Survival
91% matchMixed63% of 762 reviews2025
Dev: DRAGO entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 56%
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: Open World Survival Craft 22.5% ★, Cooking 19.9%, Base Building 11%, Survival 9.4%, Open World 8.1%
- #10 Wild Omission
90% matchVery Positive89% of 63 reviews2023
Dev: Telephone Studios
Windows
Wild Omission is an open world sandbox survival game with severe weather set in an infinite procedurally generated world. Play alone or with friends.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 23.3% ★, Survival 10.2%, Sandbox 10.1%, Base Building 8.5%, Open World 8.5%
- #11 SpiritBorn
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Highforge Studios
Windows
An open-world survival crafting RPG set among floating islands. Gather resources, craft powerful tools, unlock spirit abilities to soar between skybound realms and reclaim your lost godhood.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 31.2% ★, Survival 11.8%, Base Building 11.1%, Open World 10%, Sandbox 9.3%
- #12 Among Trees
89% matchMixed68% of 2,222 reviews2021
Dev: FJRD Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Escape to an enchanting, living sandbox surrounded by wildlife and nature. Scavenge materials and craft tools to turn your small cabin into a warm, well-supplied home. Survive by fishing, cooking and growing your own food. Be careful though, the forest is as dangerous as it is wonderful.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 25.4% ★, Cooking 15.8%, Survival 10%, Base Building 8.6%, Sandbox 8.3%
- #13 Force of Nature
88% matchMostly Positive75% of 4,202 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: Open World Survival Craft 34.4% ★, Survival 12.6%, Sandbox 10.7%, Crafting 10.7%, Open World 8.4%
- #14 Akiiwan: Relaxing Survival
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Little Buffalo Studios
Windows
Fall into a chill survival adventure, with a talking campfire as your guide. Explore, craft, fish and hunt during the day, and ask your fire three questions each night. Choose wisely: Winter isn't the only surprise in this beautiful, hand-drawn world. Playable in cosy or realistic mode.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 24.1% ★, Base Building 11.2%, Sandbox 9.9%, Survival 9.2%, Crafting 7.8%
- #15 Collinwood
85% matchNegative0% of 10 reviews2025
Dev: Studio WhatHunts
Windows
Explore a vibrant sandbox world full of wildlife and nature. Gather materials and craft tools to turn your small cabin into a cozy home. Build your shelter and hunt for food to survive—but be careful, the forest can be a dangerous place.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 25.6% ★, Cooking 15.2%, Survival 10%, Open World 8.8%, Sandbox 8.5%
- #16 Re.poly
86% matchVery Positive91% of 137 reviews2019
Dev: Hinkfoot Studios
Windows
Re.Poly is a relaxed yet deep indie survival game in a low-poly style that blends exploration, combat, building, and adventure. Whether alone or with friends, create your own world, write your own story, and decide how you want to play.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 25.9% ★, Base Building 12.1%, Sandbox 12%, Survival 10.8%, Open World 9%
- #17 Grounded 2
83% matchVery Positive81% of 21,263 reviews2025
Dev: Obsidian EntertainmentPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 12.0 hrsMean: 22.1 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Shrunk again, but the world is much larger. In this open-world, single-player or co-op survival adventure, craft weapons and armor, build your base, and traverse the playground on your buggy. But something else is out there—and it hasn’t forgotten you.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 21.6% ★, Base Building 14.9%, Survival 14.8%, Open World 9.6%, Sandbox 8.8%
- #18 Cosmorists
84% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2024
Dev: Stellar Roots
Windows
You find yourself completely alone on a different yet very familiar looking planet. Explore the planet, craft tools, fight enemies, and build bases! Do science to learn new technologies that will allow interplanetary travel and better tools at your disposal!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 26.5% ★, Sandbox 12.1%, Base Building 10.8%, Survival 10.2%, Open World 10%
- #19 New Horizon
84% matchMixed47% of 32 reviews2022
Dev: Pretoriano_devPub: Coliseum Studio
Windows
New Horizon is a survival with RPG game. Explore a vast world in search of resources, build, upgrade your equipment and fight monsters to survive.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 25.6% ★, Agriculture 16.5% ★, Survival 10%, Sandbox 9.3%, Base Building 7.6%
- #20 Core Keeper
82% 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 20.7% ★, Base Building 12%, Sandbox 10.8%, Survival 9.8%, Procedural Generation 9.4%
- #21 Moon Colony Crafter
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: InfinityCoders
Windows
Play as an astronaut on our moon in the future. Your task is to prepare the moon for future colonies by terraforming. Collect resources, explore procedurally generated caves, build buildings and create a second world for you and our earth.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 28% ★, Base Building 14%, Survival 10.7%, Sandbox 9.9%, Open World 8.8%
- #22 The Planet Crafter: Prologue
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,680 reviews2021
Dev: Miju Games
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Experience the first stages of terraforming an entire planet in this space survival open world terraforming crafting game prologue. Explore, survive, collect, build your base then create oxygen, heat and pressure to make an hostile planet livable for humanity.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 26.8% ★, Base Building 13.9%, Survival 11.8%, Sandbox 9%, Open World 8.9%
- #23 Subsistence
82% matchMostly Positive72% of 13,685 reviews2016
Dev: ColdGames
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 39.9 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: Open World Survival Craft 36.8% ★, Survival 14%, Base Building 9.5%, Crafting 9.3%, Open World 8.9%
- #24 Quiet Town
80% match7 user reviews14% of 7 reviews2022
Dev: mudpill
Windows
1
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 28.1% ★, Cooking 19.1%, Base Building 13.9%, Survival 10.9%, Crafting 8.5%
- #25 Whisper of the Swallows
78% matchVery Positive86% of 163 reviews2026
Dev: Blown Leaves
Windows
Brave a savage, unforgiving procedurally generated world where extreme weather and the nightmares of the dark will hunt you down. Alone or in co-op, survive, build, and explore to turn a cursed hellscape into your sanctuary of light.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 27.1% ★, Sandbox 12.1%, Base Building 11.3%, Survival 10.6%, Crafting 8.9%
- #26 Bromeliad
79% matchMixed61% of 28 reviews2021
Dev: Gorka Games Studios
Windows
In Bromeliad you are stranded on a pacific island where you are a Human-Bear. You will have to survive, gathering materials to build tools and bases. You will need to hunt for food, explore, tame animals, then, at night strange creatures will appear. Survive and find an element to return to normal.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 31.3% ★, Survival 11.9%, Base Building 11.2%, Sandbox 10.5%, Open World 10.4%
- #27 StaudSoft's Synthetic World Beta
79% matchMixed58% of 26 reviews2015
Dev: StaudSoft
Windows · Mac · Linux
Welcome to StaudSoft's Synthetic World! It allows you via a seed to create a unique landscape with mountains, oceans, trees and beaches. Although it looks like a normal game engine, everything in the game is based on voxels. So everything you see can be changed.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 27% ★, Sandbox 11.9%, Survival 11.4%, Procedural Generation 9.5%, Crafting 8.5%
- #28 Wurm Unlimited
78% matchMostly Positive71% of 3,133 reviews2015
Dev: Code Club ABPub: Plug In Digital
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 18.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Wurm Unlimited is the standalone version of the fantasy sandbox world Wurm Online, the MMORPG where the players are in charge! A pioneer in the ideas of player influence, crafting and adventure, it is now one of the most deep and feature packed true sandbox experiences available.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 30.4% ★, Sandbox 14.1%, Open World 10.9%, Survival 9.8%, Crafting 9%
- #29 Pirate Island
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Asmo
Windows
Get ready for a pirate-themed open world survival game with modular base building, sunken island scavenging, crafting, exploring and getting treasures. Ready for the treasure hunter adventure?
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 24.9% ★, Cooking 16.8%, Base Building 12.2%, Sandbox 10.8%, Open World 7.4%
- #30 Project AlbatrOS
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DiSolve Studios
Windows
Take on the role of an underwater reef explorer, find a way to save the corals from extinction. Dive into the colorful waters of Water, explore and admire the local reef, explore the mystery of the island. Gather resources to create your own bases in order your survival.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 29.3% ★, Base Building 14%, Sandbox 11.2%, Open World 7.2%, Survival 6.9%
- #31 Middle Ages: Peasants & Knights
76% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Neronian Studios
Windows
Survive in an open world inspired by 14th century Europe. Immerse yourself in crafting based on real historical methods and experience true inventory system and realistic resource management. Take control of your destiny and embrace a world full of possibilities.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 27.6% ★, Sandbox 11.7%, Survival 10.7%, Base Building 10.1%, Open World 8.6%
- #32 KYORA
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: PugstormPub: Chucklefish
Windows · Linux
Delve into KYORA, a mystical multiplayer sandbox adventure, where every pixel is yours to shape, mine, build or explode.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 26.3% ★, Sandbox 12%, Survival 9.8%, Base Building 9.8%, Open World 7.5%
- #33 Longvinter
74% matchMixed67% of 7,565 reviews2025
Dev: Uuvana Studios
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 42.7 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: Open World Survival Craft 24.3% ★, Survival 13.1%, Sandbox 10.7%, Open World 10.1%, Crafting 10%
- #34 WildCraft
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Super4Games
Windows
Explore a vibrant open world where every item is fully physics-based, master a high-skill combat system to defeat dangerous creatures, and build defensive fortresses to protect your hard-earned power from monster attacks.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 34.7% ★, Sandbox 17.7%, Building 8.6%, Exploration 7.1%, Survival 6.5%
- #35 Divided Land
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Mich
Windows
Join the fight for survival in a vast medieval open world. Explore, hunt, craft powerful gear, raid and plunder enemy villages, or forge your own path. As darkness falls, the dead awaken - prepare your defenses or seek shelter. Join allies in co-op PvE or test your skills in ruthless PvP.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 26.9% ★, Base Building 11.7%, Survival 10.5%, Sandbox 9.3%, Open World 8.9%
- #36 Nightingale
73% matchMixed67% of 17,932 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: Open World Survival Craft 27.6% ★, Base Building 11.8%, Survival 11.1%, Open World 9.3%, Crafting 8.1%
- #37 XenoHaven
72% matchVery Positive86% of 69 reviews2025
Dev: Miniverse GamePub: OKJOY
Windows
In XenoHaven, gather resources to build shelters, enslave alien beasts to work for you, and run restaurants and shops. Delve into dark underground dungeons, defeat swarming insectoids and mighty bosses, and craft powerful gear to conquer the alien world.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 23.9% ★, Base Building 14.6%, Sandbox 13.5%, Survival 11.3%, Open World 11%
- #38 Before
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Symbol Door
Windows
Survive a brutal primal world on 100-player top-down PvP/PvE servers. Craft tools, found settlements, recruit survivors, specialize, and endure. Achieve mastery in Science, Faith, Culture, or Combat - and Dominate your rivals to Ascend in Glory.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 25.6% ★, Base Building 12.6%, Sandbox 10.2%, Survival 9.6%, Crafting 7.8%
- #39 Emberhaven
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: The Third Variable Co., Ltd.Pub: Jexar Games Co., Ltd.
Windows
Survive in a procedurally generated fantasy world overrun by creeping corruption. Build impenetrable strongholds, tend your farms, forge deadly weapons, and fend off hordes of mutated abominations to defend your last sanctuary.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 27.4% ★, Base Building 13.5%, Sandbox 12%, Survival 10.6%, Crafting 8%
- #40 Novus Inceptio
74% matchMixed52% of 1,302 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 Survival Craft 27.7% ★, Base Building 11.9%, Sandbox 11.7%, Survival 10.9%, Open World 9.5%
- #41 Aurendor
71% matchMixed47% of 17 reviews2023
Dev: Telescope Studios
Windows
Aurendor is an open world survival game. Players must gather resources, cook their meals and fight dangerous creatures to survive and build a home for themselves. Aurendor also offers a multiplayer game option. Players can play together by cooperating with or battling other survivors.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 29.7% ★, Base Building 11.8%, Survival 11.3%, Open World 9.5%, Sandbox 9%
- #42 Short Snow | Cold Survival Game
70% matchMixed53% of 148 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: Open World Survival Craft 28.5% ★, Survival 12.5%, Open World 10.7%, Sandbox 9.7%, Base Building 9.5%
- #43 Smalland: Survive the Wilds
70% 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 25.2% ★, Base Building 13%, Survival 10.9%, Sandbox 9.2%, Open World 8.2%
- #44 Remains
71% matchMostly Positive76% of 318 reviews2021
Dev: SoloQ
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Remains - survival in outer space orbiting the planet. Explore the area. Find a way to restore oxygen. Create tools for your needs. Beware of the dangers of outer space. Build your shelter in orbit and try not to die!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 25% ★, Base Building 12.8%, Sandbox 10.5%, Survival 9.7%, Procedural Generation 9.7%
- #45 Planet Explorers
71% 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 35.4% ★, Sandbox 16.6%, Open World 11.6%, Survival 9.4%, Crafting 7.5%
- #46 Eldercraft: Mountaineers
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Derivative Synergistics
Windows
Eldercraft: Mountaineers is an RPG about crafting, surviving and exploring. Forge your routes and pathways up the mountain to reach valuable treasures. These will help you forge more pathways that will lead you to the summit.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 27.5% ★, Base Building 14%, Survival 11.7%, Open World 9.7%, Sandbox 9.2%
- #47 ARCANA
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Thomas RandallPub: bald
Windows
An Open World Survival Crafting game where you harness magic to advance. Discover new crafting recipies, expand your base, and conquer your enemies.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 36.4% ★, Survival 13.3%, Sandbox 11.6%, Procedural Generation 9.9%, Crafting 7.2%
- #48 Stormforge
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Roboto Games
Windows
Stormforge is an open-world survival crafting game for 1 to 8 players. You are Stormforged, with the ability to brave and harness power from magical storms. Explore, fight, forage, craft, build, and defeat bosses in this epic, fantasy game. Survive the Storms and thrive!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 25.1% ★, Survival 10.7%, Base Building 10.7%, Open World 9.9%, Sandbox 9.2%
- #49 Wieldo
68% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Robin Nicolet
Windows
Wield your sword and your creativity to survive in this procedural world. Fight to build. Build to fight. Bring some friends and make it home 🏠
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 24.9% ★, Base Building 13.2%, Sandbox 11.1%, Procedural Generation 10.2%, Survival 9.7%
- #50 Surviving Skeleton Island
67% matchPositive80% of 20 reviews2025
Dev: Bert Games
Windows
Surviving Skeleton Island is an open world survival crafting RPG set in a primitive 3D low poly island world of 12 unique biomes. Explore, hunt, craft, build, farm and fish to survive, while quests and clues unveil the secrets of the island, and your past. Forge your destiny and plot your escape!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 26.7% ★, Cooking 14.8%, Sandbox 11.3%, Survival 10.3%, Base Building 8.8%
- #51 Necesse
65% matchVery Positive93% of 27,199 reviews2025
Dev: Fair Games ApS
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 14.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Build, quest, and conquer across an infinite procedurally generated world. Play alone or with friends as you establish a settlement and explore deep dungeons, fight monsters and bosses, mine rare ores, craft magical equipment, recruit specialists for your colony, and more!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 36.4% ★, Sandbox 11%, Survival 8.9%, Base Building 8.7%, Open World 8.6%
- #52 Odd Woods
68% matchMostly Positive73% of 44 reviews2022
Dev: Matt
Windows
Odd Woods is a survival crafting game in a forest environment. Build your base during the day to withstand the attacks of horror creatures at night. Explore, farm and hunt wildlife to survive another day.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 27.5% ★, Base Building 14.5%, Survival 11.7%, Open World 10.1%, Sandbox 8.7%
- #53 GRAV
70% 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 34.9% ★, Survival 13.5%, Base Building 13.5%, Sandbox 11.2%, Open World 10.5%
- #54 Unforged
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Lisowi Studios
Windows
A dark survival experience where you must explore a mysterious wilderness, gather resources, craft tools, and survive the horrors that emerge after nightfall. The wilderness is unforgiving. The night is worse.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 29.5% ★, Cooking 15.2%, Survival 13%, Crafting 9.8%, Sandbox 9.8%
- #55 Crashlands
68% matchVery Positive90% of 6,682 reviews2016
Dev: Butterscotch Shenanigans
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 13.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Fight and tame alien beasts, craft resources into menacing weaponry, befriend the outlandish locals, and go toe-to-chin with a world-domineering maniac.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 27.5% ★, Base Building 12%, Sandbox 11%, Survival 10.4%, Open World 9.4%
- #56 Beyond The Vale
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Omega Skies LLC
Windows
Beyond the Vale is a dark fantasy open-world survival-craft game where players are deposited in a randomly generated map full of mystery and intrigue. With multiple unique playable characters, unlock the secrets of The Vale and thrive in this new, strange world we'll all soon come to call home.
Why similar: Cooking 20.7%, Open World Survival Craft 18.1% ★, Base Building 11.5%, Sandbox 11.4%, Procedural Generation 8.9%
- #57 Life Not Supported
66% matchMixed67% of 172 reviews2023
Dev: YETIBYTES
Windows · Linux
You are the lone survivor orbiting a potential new home planet, tethered to what’s left of your ship. Gather nearby debris and assemble a make-shift vessel in an attempt to survive the harsh realities of space. Maybe you'll live long enough to uncover the truth behind the ship's malfunction...
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 27.3% ★, Base Building 13.8%, Survival 10.7%, Sandbox 9.6%, Crafting 9.3%