- #1 Plains of Pain
97% matchVery Positive84% of 757 reviews2023
Dev: Cobra Byte Digital
Windows
Survive a brutal open world alone or with friends. Explore a procedural wasteland scorched by chaos. Build and defend your base, trade for what you need, complete deadly quests, and fight to claim faction outposts before someone else does.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 18.3% ★, Post-apocalyptic 12.4%, Base Building 9.2%, Online Co-Op 8.8%, Third-Person Shooter 8.4%
- #2 Once Human
96% matchMostly Positive78% of 173,391 reviews2024
Dev: Starry Studio
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 50.9 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Once Human is a multiplayer open-world survival game set in a strange, post-apocalyptic future. Unite with friends to fight monstrous enemies, uncover secret plots, compete for resources, and build your own territory. Once, you were merely human. Now, you have the power to remake the world.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 18.9% ★, Post-apocalyptic 12.4%, Massively Multiplayer 10.9%, Base Building 9.5%, Online Co-Op 9%
- #3 Divided Land
96% 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 22.4% ★, Massively Multiplayer 9.4%, Base Building 9.3%, Building 8%, Multiplayer 7.8%
- #4 Warhawk Down
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: AtomicDuck
Windows
Open world procedurally generated island survival game loosely based on a downed World War 2 fighter pilot. Craft, build, explore, and discover adventure. Alone or with friends.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 22.8% ★, Post-apocalyptic 13.5%, Online Co-Op 11.4%, Base Building 11%, Survival 8.7%
- #5 Deadside
94% matchMostly Positive76% of 40,248 reviews2024
Dev: Bad Pixel
Windows
Median: 9.5 hrsMean: 44.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
An Open World Survival Shooter blending hardcore PVP and PVE action. Secure precious loot in safe zones or build your own fortress in the wild. With intense gunfights, stunning visuals, and performance smooth enough for any system, the challenge awaits!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 21.4% ★, Post-apocalyptic 14.4%, PvP 9.1%, Survival 9%, Open World 7.7%
- #6 DUCKSIDE
94% matchMostly Positive73% of 3,021 reviews2024
Dev: tinyBuild RigaPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 18.8 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Imagine DayZ or Rust but you're a duck. A persistent world survival game with PVP, PVE, crafting, base building and hat wearing ducks, wielding weapons.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 21.1% ★, Post-apocalyptic 13.7%, Third-Person Shooter 10.8%, PvP 9%, Multiplayer 7.9%
- #7 Zeverland
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Quantum Quirks
Windows
Welcome to Zeverland. Common sense is your best weapon against the Zeds. After figuring out the "not dying" part, grab some friends to save the world. Find a cure, build a rocket, or a tower too high for Zeds to climb. Nothing's off limits. You're here at the very start of the apocalypse. Go wild!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 20.6% ★, Post-apocalyptic 11.3%, Base Building 10.5%, Online Co-Op 9.7%, Survival 7.4%
- #8 Ficterra
92% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2019
Dev: Northern Amusements
Windows
A 3D Sandbox Crafting Adventure with in-game modding that you can explore solo or with friends. We are part of a community of gamers that want a better, moddable, multi-player crafting experience. We think we've built that with Ficterra.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 23.1% ★, Voxel 20.5% ★, Moddable 15.5% ★, Building 8.4%, Sandbox 8.3%
- #9 Aurendor
91% 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 26.2% ★, Online Co-Op 12.2%, Base Building 9.9%, Survival 8.7%, Building 8.6%
- #10 7 Days to Die
89% matchVery Positive87% of 399,251 reviews2024
Dev: The Fun PimpsPub: The Fun Pimps Entertainment LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 16.9 hrsMean: 108.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
7 Days to Die is an open-world game that is a unique combination of first-person shooter, survival horror, tower defense, and role-playing games. Play the definitive zombie survival sandbox RPG that came first. Navezgane awaits!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 19.1% ★, Voxel 15.8% ★, Post-apocalyptic 11.3%, Survival 9.8%, Base Building 9%
- #11 XERA: Survival
90% matchMixed66% of 7,908 reviews2021
Dev: Spotted Kiwi Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 24.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Action-focused, open world survival shooter, PvPvE against fellow mercenaries and lethal XOIDS. Raid for resources alone or with team-mates, build and defend your base, stash your gear and survive against the odds. You are the hunters. You are the hunted. And the robots never sleep…
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 21.4% ★, Post-apocalyptic 11.6%, Base Building 11.5%, Massively Multiplayer 8.7%, Multiplayer 7.9%
- #12 Scrapnaut
89% matchMixed70% of 827 reviews2021
Dev: SpiffyBitPub: RockGame S.A.
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Scrapnaut is a co-op & singleplayer top-down, base building survival game with steampunk elements. Explore an open world with different biomes, take care of oxygen, manage your farms, generate electricity, build your home and much more!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 18.6% ★, Online Co-Op 11.3%, Building 10.7%, Co-op 9.9%, Post-apocalyptic 9.6%
- #13 Remain
88% matchVery Negative18% of 62 reviews2025
Dev: XTop Game
Windows
Remain is an MMO game. Within this open world, you can tame "zombies", making them your labor force, or commanding them to fight your foes. Apart from zombies, you will still have to face the survival challenges of food and water. Remaining warriors, don't let your guard down, and keep surviving...
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 16.5%, Post-apocalyptic 13.5%, Building 10.4%, Open World 10%, Online Co-Op 9.8%
- #14 Renown
86% matchMixed59% of 1,558 reviews2025
Dev: RDBK Studios
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 16.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Renown is an intense medieval multiplayer survival experience set in a vast, ever-evolving world. Whether alone or rallying allies, gather resources, build powerful strongholds, and engage in brutal battles for dominance.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 21% ★, Massively Multiplayer 10.5%, Online Co-Op 9%, Base Building 8.8%, PvP 8.7%
- #15 Undercraft
87% 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 26.5% ★, Online Co-Op 11.7%, Sandbox 9.7%, Survival 8.9%, Multiplayer 8.9%
- #16 Ways
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: HAGAKI PRODUCTIONS
Windows
Survive in a procedurally generated PvPvE world with friends in first-person. Complete quests, craft weapons, build bases, and wreak havoc on enemies.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 19.1% ★, Post-apocalyptic 11.2%, Online Co-Op 9.3%, Base Building 9.3%, PvP 8.5%
- #17 Cataclysm Upon Us
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 7Dev Studios
Windows · Linux
Cataclysm Upon Us is an open world survival RPG. Craft, fight, and build in a world overrun by mutants, zombies and other abominations. Uncover secrets, embrace mutations and cybernetic enhancements. Every decision shapes your journey in this haunting cataclysm. Can you survive the chaos?
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 22.5% ★, Post-apocalyptic 10.1%, Open World 8.9%, Survival 8.7%, Building 8.7%
- #18 Raft
84% matchVery Positive93% of 372,032 reviews2022
Dev: Redbeet InteractivePub: Axolot Games
Windows
Median: 14.6 hrsMean: 37.3 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Raft™ throws you and your friends into an epic oceanic adventure! Alone or together, players battle to survive a perilous voyage across a vast sea! Gather debris, scavenge reefs and build your own floating home, but be wary of the man-eating sharks!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 30% ★, Survival 12.8%, Multiplayer 11.7%, Co-op 11.4%, Base Building 7.9%
- #19 Vtopia
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: PanicACat Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Multiplayer co-op, sandbox, survival crafting and building, monster fighting, farming, socializing, mining, fishing, creation, gacha machines, card games — welcome to the VTOPIA.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 21.7% ★, Moddable 13.5% ★, Online Co-Op 8.8%, Co-op 8.1%, Building 8%
- #20 Palworld
82% matchVery Positive94% of 421,232 reviews2024
Dev: Pocketpair
Windows
Median: 34.5 hrsMean: 70.8 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Fight, farm, build and work alongside mysterious creatures called "Pals" in this completely new multiplayer, open world survival and crafting game!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 23.4% ★, Open World 10.8%, Survival 9.4%, Multiplayer 9.3%, Online Co-Op 9.1%
- #21 Reckfell
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: verkme
Windows
Survival is your only goal in Reckfell. The world is unforgiving - its creatures, the environment, and even other survivors will stop at nothing to end you. You must do whatever it takes to stay alive for one more day.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 21.3% ★, Post-apocalyptic 10.6%, Base Building 10.3%, Building 9.1%, PvP 9%
- #22 Life Overhaul
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: RichardPub: LC Development
Windows
Design, build, and live the ultimate garage life. Create vehicles, trailers, and homes from scratch, customize every detail, and shape your own open world. Play solo or host friends in a growing community-driven sandbox of creativity and craftsmanship.
Why similar: Driving 15%, Life Sim 10.4%, Online Co-Op 10.2%, Massively Multiplayer 9.6%, Co-op 8.7%
- #23 UNKNOWN REGION
81% matchMixed47% of 47 reviews2020
Dev: SYDNEY GAMES
Windows
You are one of the chosen survivors to set up your life in UNKNOWN REGION. Life has forever changed after an unknown virus has wiped out humanity. Navigate through the region to discover mutated humans and creatures. You will be challenged to test your survival skills.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 27.3% ★, Post-apocalyptic 17.5%, Base Building 12.7%, Driving 9.1%, Building 7.9%
- #24 RuneScape: Dragonwilds
78% matchVery Positive81% of 25,015 reviews2025
Dev: Jagex Ltd
Windows
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 15.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
On RuneScape’s forgotten continent of Ashenfall, dragons have awoken. Gather, build, skill and craft to survive in this co-operative (1-4) survival crafting game. Only by mastering survival and uncovering ancient secrets can they hope to slay the Dragon Queen—alone or with allies.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 25.5% ★, Online Co-Op 11.5%, Open World 10.3%, Co-op 10.2%, Multiplayer 9.3%
- #25 Milkcraft
80% matchMixed55% of 237 reviews2021
Dev: Milkcraft Studio
Windows
Milkcraft is a multiplayer RPG social sandbox game. In this mysterious world of Norse mythology, you can freely build your own territory and village, or start a survival adventure to challenge the dark dragon. Come with Us!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 27% ★, Voxel 17.1% ★, Massively Multiplayer 15.7%, Open World 9.3%, Building 7.7%
- #26 Solace Crafting
79% 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 24.7% ★, Base Building 11.1%, Online Co-Op 10.7%, Survival 9.1%, Multiplayer 8.9%
- #27 Road to Eden
79% matchMixed64% of 408 reviews2019
Dev: Zouking
Windows
Road to Eden is a third-person multiplayer survival coop game, set within the post-apocalyptic ruins of a world destroyed by an alien invasion. You wake up at the side of the road with no memory and must team up with other survivors to make the long and dangerous journey to Eden.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 20.1% ★, Base Building 9.9%, Third-Person Shooter 9.9%, Building 9.6%, Multiplayer 8.7%
- #28 The Last Viking
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NoBrain Studio
Windows
Play as a young viking, learn to survive and fight in the wilderness. To fulfill your destiny, explore an island alone or in cooperation with friends, build structures, confront Norse gods and mythological creatures. Will you be the last Viking?
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 16.1% ★, Online Co-Op 13.8%, Base Building 12.3%, Co-op 10.7%, Open World 10.2%
- #29 Strayed
77% matchMostly Positive79% of 370 reviews2024
Dev: Crustacean Interactive
Windows
Strayed is a fast paced open world VR survival game where every session feels like a new adventure. Start with nothing on a fresh island, gather materials, craft weapons, build bases, and battle other players for the best loot.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 25.8% ★, Post-apocalyptic 10.5%, Online Co-Op 8.2%, Base Building 8.1%, PvP 7.5%
- #30 Dune: Awakening
76% matchMostly Positive70% of 76,118 reviews2025
Dev: Funcom
Windows
Median: 47.7 hrsMean: 97.4 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Dune: Awakening is an Open World Survival RPG where you can fully immerse yourself in the epic world of Dune. Alone or with friends, explore a vast open world Arrakis, survive the sandworms, build a home, craft an ornithopter, and unravel the mystery of the missing Fremen.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 20.2% ★, Massively Multiplayer 11.4%, Base Building 10.2%, Online Co-Op 9.7%, PvP 8.5%
- #31 Creativerse
77% matchMostly Positive78% of 30,868 reviews2017
Dev: Playful Corp.
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 15.5 hrs≥1hr: 63%
A sandbox adventure game as big as your imagination.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 20.2% ★, Voxel 19.8% ★, Online Co-Op 10.2%, Co-op 8.5%, Building 8.4%
- #32 Out of Reach
76% matchMixed57% of 3,046 reviews2018
Dev: Space Boat Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
You’re a castaway stranded in the middle of nowhere. Storm is gone, the worst certainly not. Look for food and resources, craft gear, make shelters. These are the basics, you need much more to stay alive on this cut-off-the-world, yet not desert island. Build & burn, sail & explore, be Out of Reach!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 32.9% ★, Survival 11.2%, Massively Multiplayer 10%, Open World 9.4%, Multiplayer 8.5%
- #33 Smalland: Survive the Wilds
74% matchVery Positive82% of 9,989 reviews2024
Dev: Merge GamesPub: Maximum Entertainment
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Experience a big adventure on a tiny scale! Enjoy multiplayer survival in a vast, hazardous world. Preparation is key when you're this small & at the bottom of the food chain. Craft weapons & armour, tame & ride creatures, build encampments & explore a strange new land.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 24% ★, Base Building 11.8%, Online Co-Op 11.2%, Multiplayer 9.1%, Survival 9%
- #34 SkyCraft
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ADIAN
Windows
Skycraft is an open-world survival game for 1-10 players, set in infinite procedurally-generated floating islands.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 26.8% ★, Online Co-Op 12.6%, Base Building 11%, Building 9.8%, Open World 9.2%
- #35 SURVIVAL: Postapocalypse Now
75% matchMixed56% of 8,877 reviews2019
Dev: TB Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 11.6 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: Open World Survival Craft 37% ★, Post-apocalyptic 13.4%, Survival 12.6%, Multiplayer 8.8%, Open World 8.8%
- #36 Boundless
75% matchMixed70% of 2,767 reviews2018
Dev: Monumental, LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 32.9 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Shape your citizen, forge your destiny and sculpt your world in this epic voxel sandbox MMO built on endless possibility.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 26.9% ★, Voxel 19.6% ★, Massively Multiplayer 15.9%, Sandbox 9.7%, Open World 9.1%
- #37 Valheim
73% matchVery Positive94% of 534,015 reviews2021
Dev: Iron Gate ABPub: Coffee Stain Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 25.8 hrsMean: 76.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%
A brutal exploration and survival game for 1-10 players, set in a procedurally-generated purgatory inspired by viking culture. Battle, build, and conquer your way to a saga worthy of Odin’s patronage!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 28.3% ★, Online Co-Op 13.2%, Base Building 9.8%, Survival 9.4%, Open World 9%
- #38 Wildsite
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Vividdi Entertainment
Windows · Linux
Crash-landed on an unknown planet filled with plasma and toxic weather. Your only hope? Bob, a sarcastic-genius AI who will question your every survival decision. Explore, build your mobile base and try to avoid death alongside up to 3 friends in Co-op.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 26% ★, Online Co-Op 12.7%, Base Building 11.3%, Building 9.5%, Open World 8.9%
- #39 Nightingale
72% 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 26.7% ★, Online Co-Op 12.7%, Base Building 10.9%, Multiplayer 9.7%, Survival 9.3%
- #40 Conan Exiles Enhanced
72% matchMostly Positive79% of 115,037 reviews2018
Dev: Funcom
Windows
Median: 17.1 hrsMean: 111.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Conan Exiles Enhanced is an open world survival game set in the mythical lands of Hyboria, now fully upgraded to Unreal Engine 5 with stunning visuals and improved performance. SURVIVE, BUILD, and DOMINATE alone or with friends in a world brimming with adventure!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 24.7% ★, Survival 13.1%, Open World 11.5%, Building 10.5%, Massively Multiplayer 8.4%
- #41 Wurm Unlimited
73% 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 29.5% ★, Sandbox 10.9%, Open World 10.7%, Building 9.5%, Survival 8.3%
- #42 Necesse
69% 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 34.6% ★, Multiplayer 8.8%, Sandbox 8.4%, Open World 8.2%, Base Building 7.9%
- #43 Green Hell
71% matchVery Positive85% of 97,093 reviews2019
Dev: Creepy Jar
Windows
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 18.6 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: Open World Survival Craft 33.7% ★, Online Co-Op 12.3%, Survival 11.9%, Multiplayer 11.9%, Base Building 8.2%
- #44 Grounded
70% matchVery Positive90% of 93,832 reviews2022
Dev: Obsidian EntertainmentPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 12.3 hrsMean: 41.5 hrs≥1hr: 94%
The world is a vast, beautiful and dangerous place – especially when you have been shrunk to the size of an ant. Can you thrive alongside the hordes of giant insects, fighting to survive the perils of the backyard?
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 27.9% ★, Survival 14%, Base Building 13.9%, Multiplayer 12.1%, Co-op 12.1%
- #45 DeadPoly
70% matchMostly Positive77% of 5,910 reviews2022
Dev: TFL Games
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 63%
DeadPoly is a polygon arcade zombie survival looter shooter with base building, crafting, scavenging, leveling, questing, and more, but your only goal is survival, everything else is optional.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 20.2% ★, Post-apocalyptic 13.6%, Third-Person Shooter 10.3%, Online Co-Op 10.1%, Base Building 9.1%
- #46 Crushed
71% matchMixed54% of 311 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: Open World Survival Craft 27.9% ★, Post-apocalyptic 11.5%, Base Building 9.7%, Open World 9.3%, Survival 9.3%
- #47 The Island
71% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: 027 Studios
Windows
O maior desafio em the island é sobreviver. Tudo quer que você morra - seja a vida selvagem da ilha ou outros habitantes,Faça o que for preciso para sobreviver.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 32.2% ★, PvP 11.3%, Massively Multiplayer 11.1%, Multiplayer 11%, Online Co-Op 10.2%
- #48 Planetaries
69% matchMixed58% of 223 reviews2024
Dev: EY-Studio
Windows
Experience a vast Sci-fi open-world survival TD game set on a distant planet deep in the universe. Craft, build, mine, trade, explore, and survive in this alien world. Collect Data and defend against waves of enemies seeking to banish you. Enjoy the adventure in Singleplayer or Multiplayer.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 24.1% ★, Online Co-Op 11.9%, Base Building 10.9%, Building 9.1%, Co-op 8.8%
- #49 Grounded 2
67% 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 21.7% ★, Base Building 14.3%, Survival 13%, Co-op 11.7%, Multiplayer 10.7%
- #50 World In The Abyss
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Lazy Cat Studio
Windows
The aliens have caused the oceans to rise, plunging the world into the abyss. Survive, craft, and explore this mysterious underwater world. Build your base, defend it against relentless waves of enemies, and dive deep to uncover the secret that could stop the alien invasion once and for all!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 24.8% ★, Base Building 11.2%, Co-op 10.3%, Post-apocalyptic 9.1%, Open World 8.5%
- #51 Long Drive North: Co-Op RV Simulator
67% matchMixed43% of 242 reviews2025
Dev: Mindflair Games LTDPub: Excalibur Games
Windows
Join the Early Access journey with this immersive driving-survival game. Explore the harsh American wilderness in the Long Drive North. Drive & repair your trusty RV, scavenge for parts, upgrade your vehicle, hunt & cook to survive; alone or with up to 4 players. SHARED RV MULTIPLAYER NOW AVAILABLE.
Why similar: Voxel 21.8% ★, Driving 13.5%, Post-apocalyptic 11.8%, Online Co-Op 11.3%, Co-op 9.6%
- #52 Project Castaway
66% matchMixed67% of 1,723 reviews2026
Dev: Mardonpol Inc.
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Project Castaway is a survival crafting title set in the Pacific Ocean. Live the life of a stranded castaway, with only yourself - and the island's inhabitants - for company! Sail the ocean, hunt, explore unique islands and gather resources as you fight for survival.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 25.6% ★, Online Co-Op 12.5%, Co-op 10.8%, Base Building 10.2%, Survival 8.3%
- #53 Shamania
66% matchMostly Positive77% of 145 reviews2025
Dev: Totem Keepers Games
Windows
Shamania is an open world survival game where you can CRAFT, FIGHT, and EXPLORE a vibrant sandbox world with friends in CO-OP. Expand your base as a hub for survival, gather resources, and master professions to unlock new tools and opportunities!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 26% ★, Open World 10.7%, Online Co-Op 10.2%, Survival 9.6%, Multiplayer 9.6%
- #54 The Front
66% matchMixed67% of 10,771 reviews2025
Dev: Samar Studio
Windows
Median: 10.6 hrsMean: 44.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
The Front is a survival open-world crafting sandbox game. You are a resistance fighter sent back in time to stop the rise of a tyrannical empire. Collect resources, craft tech, build shelters, and fight monsters to accomplish your mission.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 23% ★, Base Building 10.6%, Massively Multiplayer 10.3%, Building 8.5%, Multiplayer 8.3%
- #55 Rust
67% matchVery Positive87% of 1,363,157 reviews2018
Dev: Facepunch Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 52.5 hrsMean: 421.6 hrs≥1hr: 96%
The only aim in Rust is to survive. Everything wants you to die - the island’s wildlife, other inhabitants, the environment, and other survivors. Do whatever it takes to last another night.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 22.7% ★, Survival 16.7%, Multiplayer 11.1%, Open World 10.6%, Building 8.9%
- #56 Miscreated
68% matchMixed66% of 31,585 reviews2018
Dev: Entrada Interactive LLC
Windows
Median: 5.4 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: Open World Survival Craft 36.3% ★, Survival 12.6%, Post-apocalyptic 11.6%, Open World 10.1%, Multiplayer 8.9%