- #1 Forlorn
97% matchMostly Positive71% of 17 reviews2023
Dev: Rainmade Games
Windows
Forage, craft, build, hunt, explore. Tackle the wilderness and anything lurking in the shadows in this single-player survival horror adventure.
Why similar: Survival Horror 13.7%, Base Building 12.6%, Building 11.7%, Survival 11.1%, Crafting 10.2%
- #2 The Seekers: Survival
96% matchMostly Negative36% of 33 reviews2023
Dev: BIGYBOX Games
Windows
After a plane crash, you are the only survivor. You will quickly find out that you are in a remote place, surrounded by unknown creatures.
Why similar: Survival Horror 15%, Base Building 12.9%, Survival 11%, Building 9.7%, Crafting 9%
- #3 The Forest of Black Eden
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ZEREF
Windows
Stranded on an island crawling with terrifying creatures, you must survive, build, and uncover its dark secrets. Escape or be one of them with lost dream.
Why similar: Survival Horror 15.2%, Base Building 13.2%, Survival 12.7%, Crafting 12.4%, Open World 11.5%
- #4 Sons Of The Forest
95% matchVery Positive88% of 321,117 reviews2024
Dev: Endnight Games LtdPub: Newnight
Windows
Median: 15.0 hrsMean: 32.4 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 17.1%, Survival Horror 15.7%, Open World 13.5%, Base Building 13.3%, Crafting 10.9%
- #5 Tides of Despair
94% 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: Base Building 16.6%, Crafting 15.6%, Building 15%, Survival 14.9%, Open World 12.9%
- #6 Bad Pig House
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Team GZ
Windows
A CRAZY HORROR GAME INSPIRED BY “THE THREE LITTLE PIGS”! GATHER RESOURCES, BUILD BEFORE SUNSET, AND SURVIVE THE NIGHT WITH THE WOLF!
Why similar: Base Building 15.9%, Crafting 15.2%, Survival 14.5%, Building 13.9%, Survival Horror 10.5%
- #7 Solitude
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Amuzo Limited
Windows
Beached upon the coast of a haunted land you must survive the trials of an ancient malevolent force which seeks freedom from its shackles. Battle against the horrors of the night, build shelters to weather the elements, scavenge for supplies and uncover the mystery at the heart of the island.
Why similar: Base Building 15.6%, Crafting 15%, Survival Horror 14.9%, Open World 11.4%, Building 9.1%
- #8 Odd Woods
91% 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: Base Building 14.1%, Building 13.7%, Survival Horror 13.3%, Survival 13.2%, Crafting 13%
- #9 99 Nights
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ammonite Design Studios
Windows
Chop down trees, gather fuel & scrap, search abandoned structures, and build a base camp strong enough to withstand what comes after the sun sets. The wilderness grows more dangerous with every passing night, and something is always watching from beyond the firelight. Survive all 99 Nights.
Why similar: Survival Horror 17.4%, Base Building 14.8%, Survival 14.3%, Crafting 12.3%, Open World 11.1%
- #10 Afterlight Survival
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Afterlight Studios
Windows · Linux
Afterlight Survival is an open-world sandbox survival horror game combining base-building, crafting, and tower defense. Hunt for supplies by day. Build your defenses and outlast the horde when night falls, solo or co-op. The virus was planned. You're the loose end.
Why similar: Crafting 13%, Survival Horror 12.7%, Base Building 12.3%, Survival 11.8%, Building 10.7%
- #11 Hold Your Own
90% matchMixed67% of 577 reviews2017
Dev: DistrictWare inc.
Windows
A single player open world sandbox, crafting and survival FPS game set in a multi-island land where you'll fight to survive. Build your base, hunt and craft to defend yourself from aggressive wildlife, enemies or friends. Do you have what it takes to Hold Your Own?
Why similar: Crafting 16.9%, Survival 15.1%, Base Building 13.4%, Building 12.6%, Open World 11.6%
- #12 Broken World Restored
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: HTF Games Studio
Windows
Play as a military officer tasked with rebuilding civilization by establishing a fortified settlement and recruiting survivors. Explore ruined towns and uncover the truth behind the outbreak.
Why similar: Survival 13%, Open World 11.3%, Horror 10.2%, Survival Horror 10.2%, Base Building 9.4%
- #13 Accursed Isle: Survival
88% match4 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: yedstudio
Windows
While trying to survive in harsh natural conditions, use resources wisely, avoid dangers, and test your survival instincts. A realistic survival experience awaits you!
Why similar: Survival Horror 16.4%, Survival 14.2%, Open World 11.3%, Crafting 10.8%, Nature 8.9%
- #14 Gengu Survival
87% match5 user reviews20% of 5 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 16.7%, Base Building 15.2%, Building 11.2%, Crafting 10%, FPS 8.4%
- #15 StalSide
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Mobster
Windows
Trapped inside a broken computer simulation of a post‑nuclear world, you must survive, explore, and uncover the secrets of the zone. Play solo or with up to 8 friends in this chilling mix of survival and digital mystery.
Why similar: Survival Horror 13.7%, Crafting 11.9%, Survival 11.8%, Base Building 11.8%, Building 11.1%
- #16 Forest Of Fear
86% matchMixed52% of 25 reviews2024
Dev: Richard BuenoPub: Two Void Studios
Windows
On a mission to explore a secret island discovered by the military, your plane crashes, leaving you as the sole survivor. Now, on the Island of the Condemned, your only concern is to survive and escape at any cost.
Why similar: Crafting 12.4%, Building 12.4%, Base Building 12.3%, Survival 12.1%, Open World 11%
- #17 The Legacy
85% matchMixed52% of 66 reviews2025
Dev: Second RealityPub: RockGame S.A.
Windows
Cooperative survival and horror genre. You and your family have returned to your native land, on which a terrible curse and darkness has fallen. Will you be able to survive in a harsh and dangerous environment and stop the evil? It depends only on you, on your skills and ability to help each other.
Why similar: Survival Horror 17.6%, Survival 15.2%, Open World 13.7%, Base Building 13.3%, Crafting 12.3%
- #18 THE SIREEN
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lucy Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
You are trying to prevent the spread of a top secret invention to the islands from an accidental Laboratory explosion on an island You are maybe the last people left on the island , Crafts, you build houses, you hunt. a new open world survival horror simulator
Why similar: Survival Horror 17.2%, Survival 15.1%, Base Building 13.3%, Open World 13.1%, Crafting 12.7%
- #19 Vorax
84% matchMixed60% of 138 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: Survival Horror 14.4%, Crafting 13.2%, Survival 11.2%, Open World 10.7%, Building 10.5%
- #20 Last Harbor
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: tinyBuild
Windows
Zombie Apocalypse On A Boat. You’re stranded on a boat during a zombie outbreak in the beautiful San Juan islands of Washington State. How will you survive an open-world archipelago, where the living are just as much of a threat as the dead?
Why similar: Survival Horror 12.5%, Survival 10.8%, Building 10.8%, Crafting 10.4%, Base Building 9.6%
- #21 Landiscape
82% match9 user reviews56% of 9 reviews2026
Dev: GTI
Windows
Landiscape is a relaxed 1–4 player open-world survival sandbox set on a zombie-infested island. Build bases, scavenge resources, explore dangerous landmarks, grow crops, and survive together — or turn on your friends.
Why similar: Base Building 17.6%, Crafting 17%, Survival 15.9%, Open World 14.2%, Exploration 6.7%
- #22 the ISLE survival
82% 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 Horror 17.8%, Survival 15.2%, Open World 13.3%, Crafting 12.8%, Nature 11.4%
- #23 Medieval Apocalypse
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Joma Rage
Windows · Mac
The main goal in Medieval Apocalypse is not only to survive as in previous survival games where you had to watch over the hunger, thirst, fatigue but the player will have to watch out for infection caused by zombies to not become one of them.
Why similar: Building 15%, Crafting 13.9%, Survival 13.9%, Open World 12.4%, Horror 6.9%
- #24 The Infected
81% matchVery Positive84% of 7,020 reviews2020
Dev: DigX Studios
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 18.5 hrs≥1hr: 68%
The Infected is a sandbox, first-person, open-world survival game. Build bases, craft, farm, hunt, and survive changing seasons. Choose whether to face the hybrid “Vambies” or turn them off for a pure survival experience.
Why similar: Base Building 13.5%, Crafting 12.6%, Building 12.5%, Survival Horror 11.6%, Survival 11.1%
- #25 Shush
79% matchMostly Negative33% of 48 reviews2025
Dev: Bright DevelopersPub: Elijah Anadon
Windows
You are one of the "Waste Warriors", navigating hazardous forests to gather trash for the Eco-Collector. Collect resources, build a base, evade enemies, and uncover the dark secret hidden within the Eco-Collector to survive.
Why similar: Survival 13.6%, Building 13%, Base Building 12.6%, Open World 11.4%, Horror 9.2%
- #26 ENDGAME: Survival
80% matchMixed45% of 40 reviews2023
Dev: AGames
Windows
Big group of people will be dropped into a deserted island where they will have to survive.
Why similar: Base Building 17.4%, Crafting 17%, Building 16.2%, Survival 16%, FPS 8.1%
- #27 Chains of Reality
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: The Files of Reality
Windows
Chains of Reality is a survival horror game focused on a story-driven single-player narrative, where you traverse a multitude of liminal environments and alternate dimensions in search of fulfilling your end of a deal, a deal made with someone you never should have trusted.
Why similar: Survival Horror 20.1%, Crafting 17.7%, Building 16%, Survival 12.2%, Horror 11.2%
- #28 Blightrest
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Zero Hype Games
Windows
Blightrest is a co-op survival action game set in a dark, open world where every decision brings you closer to either salvation or eternal damnation. Master survival, build fortifications, banish demons with ancient rituals, and explore the Wastes where even shadows have eyes.
Why similar: Base Building 16.9%, Open World 15.8%, Survival 15.5%, Crafting 14.9%, Building 9.1%
- #29 Desperate Island
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Endurance Games
Windows
In the game Desperate Island, the player takes on the role of a survivor on a deserted island and must use the island's resources to survive and overcome the challenges posed by nature. The player must search for food and water and create shelters.
Why similar: Survival Horror 15%, Survival 14.1%, Nature 11.1%, Open World 10.6%, Exploration 8.7%
- #30 暴食海岛 Munchy Island
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: clownpiece
Windows
Play as a fennec fox in a survival adventure on an island packed with food! Keep your belly full as you explore the island, build defensive structures, and fend off relentless attacks from monsters of the deep.
Why similar: Base Building 19.5%, Building 18.7%, Survival 18.1%, Crafting 18%, Exploration 7%
- #31 Notmads
75% matchVery Positive85% of 107 reviews2026
Dev: Rhomita
Windows
Your home is a living beast. Explore a handcrafted open world in an action RPG where you fight with magic, gather resources, find loot, craft, and grow stronger. Customize and expand your home on its back, and take it with you as you explore solo or with friends.
Why similar: Base Building 15.3%, Crafting 14.6%, Building 13.6%, Survival 13.4%, Open World 12.5%
- #32 Wrong Landing: Reborn
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: BigUpdate Games
Windows
Wrong Landing: Reborn is a new, improved open-world survival game. Explore a mysterious island full of surprises alone or with friends! Discover its rich story, fight hunger, extreme cold, and try to stay alive.
Why similar: Crafting 12.5%, Survival Horror 12%, FPS 11.9%, Survival 10.1%, Realistic 7.9%
- #33 Wrong Landing
76% matchPositive83% of 18 reviews2024
Dev: BigUpdate Games
Windows
Wrong Landing is free to play survival open world story horror game where you shipwrecked on a deserted island and try to survive the hunger, cold, fear and much more!
Why similar: Survival Horror 13%, Crafting 13%, Survival 10.6%, FPS 10.4%, Horror 9%
- #34 A Silent Desolation
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SHK Interactive
Windows
Stranded on post-apocalyptic Earth centuries after humanity's exodus, "A Silent Desolation" is a solo survival game developed by one person. Face dangers, craft, explore, and uncover secrets while repairing a shuttle base to escape.
Why similar: Survival Horror 17.1%, Survival 14.7%, Base Building 14.4%, Crafting 13.7%, Open World 12.6%
- #35 The Old Forge
74% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: ToF Studio
Windows
Explore a open world inspired by 1990s Poland. Scavenge, build, craft and dig your way through forests, villages and industrial ruins surviving the zombies, harsh weather and the constant fight for food, warmth and safety.
Why similar: Survival 16.6%, Base Building 15.3%, Crafting 14.3%, Survival Horror 13.8%, Open World 13.8%
- #36 HORDE Survival
75% matchMostly Negative29% of 28 reviews2023
Dev: WDS Games
Windows
See yourself stuck in the middle of an ever growing virus epidemic. Find or craft weapons and tools to fight against the living and the dead. Build a safe place to survive in this cruel, apocalyptic world.
Why similar: Base Building 16.9%, Crafting 16.3%, Survival 14.9%, Building 14.9%, Open World 14.2%
- #37 Far Lands
74% matchMixed64% of 173 reviews2024
Dev: Scalpel Softworks
Windows
Far Lands is an open-world survival game. Fight mercenaries, steal their loot and vehicles. Build and defend your base from zombies. Gather resources, craft better gear and loot different points of interest. Want to play with friends? Join them on Co-op!
Why similar: Crafting 16.8%, Base Building 16.2%, Survival 15.3%, Survival Horror 11.5%, Open World 11.4%
- #38 Guardians of the Wild Sky
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Blue Isle StudiosPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Survive, build, craft and explore a vast magical world as you capture and bond with powerful Guardians. Captain your own airship and sail the cloud seas. Build everything from cozy homes to flying castles. Explore this world solo or with friends; the skies are yours to conquer!
Why similar: Survival 17.3%, Building 16%, Crafting 15.2%, Base Building 14.8%, Open World 11.5%
- #39 The Islands
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Trash Studios
Windows
An open-world survival game. Use your environment to craft items and structures. Physics based with weather and day/night. More than 50 different animals. Combat and non-combat activities fishing.
Why similar: Base Building 16.9%, Crafting 16.3%, Survival 15.6%, Open World 13.8%, Building 8.9%
- #40 Survivaluck
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sweepy Games
Windows
Survivaluck is a low-poly survival, with satisfying combat. Discover rare loot, collect resources & craft better gear to break free from the Curse.
Why similar: Crafting 16.6%, Building 16.3%, Survival 15%, Base Building 14.4%, Open World 12.8%
- #41 Trapped in the Forest
73% match9 user reviews22% of 9 reviews2022
Dev: Ammonite Design Studios Ltd
Windows
You awake in a mysterious forest that seems strangely familiar. Have you been here before? Is this a dream or a nightmare? Trapped in the Forest is a surreal open world folk horror game.
Why similar: Survival Horror 17.2%, Crafting 14.1%, Survival 13.2%, Base Building 12.7%, Open World 10.5%
- #42 Walkabout
73% matchMixed62% of 61 reviews2018
Dev: Wafflesoft
Windows
Survive in a realistic Tasmanian wilderness recreated with real‑world data. The land is beautiful, harsh, and indifferent to your survival.
Why similar: Survival 13.4%, Open World 12.6%, Base Building 11.5%, Crafting 11.2%, Building 9.6%
- #43 No Way Back: Dark Horizon
71% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: BlackMountainsStudio
Windows
Your son is counting on you, alone on an island crawling with creatures that stir in the dark. Feed him, build shelter, gather resources and hunt to survive. The days are barely safe, but when night falls the real horror begins and staying alive becomes a nightmare.
Why similar: Survival Horror 18.6%, Crafting 13.4%, Survival 13.3%, Base Building 10.8%, Horror 10.6%
- #44 Enshrouded
68% matchVery Positive86% of 106,050 reviews2024
Dev: Keen Games GmbH
Windows
Median: 18.9 hrsMean: 46.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
You are Flameborn, last ember of hope of a dying race. Awaken, survive the terror of a corrupting fog, and reclaim the lost beauty of your kingdom. Venture into a vast world, vanquish punishing bosses, build grand halls and forge your path in this co-op survival action RPG for up to 16 players.
Why similar: Open World 17.9%, Base Building 17.8%, Survival 17.5%, Crafting 14.7%, Building 11.2%
- #45 Zombie Watch Part II
71% matchMixed58% of 12 reviews2023
Dev: Wildlak
Windows
First-person single-player / survival / RPG game with zombies and wildlife.
Why similar: Building 12.9%, Crafting 11.7%, FPS 10.2%, Survival 8.9%, Action RPG 8.4%
- #46 MaskuLand Survival
70% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: DR_Godot_Dev
Windows
You are Masku, an explorer who crash-landed in an unknown world carrying a rare cure for your son! To breathe you need special Masks, each one grants you a unique ability! Repair your balloon and get supplies, fight you way back home! His life depends on you! You need to SURVIVE!
Why similar: Crafting 19.4%, Survival Horror 19.1%, Survival 18.9%, Open World 14.6%, Horror 10.6%
- #47 Shallow Sea Roaming
70% matchMixed60% of 24 reviews2024
Dev: ACC_Studio
Windows
Find the secret treasure and explore the secrets of this mysterious island,and there are a large number of enemies on the island.You need to use your courage and scientific knowledge to survive on this island,And find a way to leave this island!
Why similar: Crafting 15.8%, Building 15.7%, Base Building 15.1%, Survival 13.1%, FPS 10.7%
- #48 Project Asteroids
69% matchMixed56% of 132 reviews2024
Dev: PAEB Studio
Windows
In the vastness of space, you are a lone robot desperately trying to survive. Build, explore, and fight for your life as you face deadly threats in the asteroid belt. This hardcore game shows no mercy—dangers lurk at every step, ready to destroy you at any moment.
Why similar: Crafting 17.5%, Survival 16%, Open World 13.2%, Building 12.4%, Base Building 11%
- #49 Nova Genetics
71% matchMixed50% of 10 reviews2021
Dev: ResidePub: ObligeNet
Windows
Nova Genetics is open-world sci-fi zombie survival game. With focus on survivability/exploration and quick decision making. Should you try to run and live to fight another day or build outposts and fight against threat hordes.
Why similar: Base Building 17.6%, Survival Horror 16.8%, Survival 15.5%, Open World 13.6%, Horror 10.5%
- #50 Corroded
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Baboon Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
In this creature filled, horrifying, procedurally generated world, survive by looting ruins, expanding your base, getting better gear, and staying fed. Don't get caught in the flood and survive this nightmare.
Why similar: Building 14.3%, Survival Horror 13.2%, Crafting 11.2%, Base Building 10.6%, Horror 8.9%
- #51 Aetherwell
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Laszlo Kiraly
Windows
Aetherwell is a challenging survival action RPG for 1 to 4 players. Build bases and craft weapons and tools to adventure in a dangerous open world. Master melee, ranged and magical combat and unique class skills to slay monsters and save the dying and chaotic Aetherwells.
Why similar: Base Building 16.6%, Survival 16%, Crafting 15.6%, Open World 15.6%, Character Customization 7.6%
- #52 Exot
68% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: PH Networks
Windows
Discover a still unexplored region of space: the Exot galaxy. With your C.L.I.C. as your only ally, obtain the resources necessary for your survival. Develop your ship, improve your workshops, face creatures to conquer these hostile lands.
Why similar: Crafting 18.2%, Building 17.5%, Survival 16.2%, Base Building 15.1%, Open World 12.5%
- #53 Inferno Protocol
66% matchVery Positive80% of 183 reviews2026
Dev: Tektonic Interactive
Windows
A survival horror set in a massive maze. Play solo or 6-player co-op. Scavenge resources to craft gear and survive against terrifying enemies. Unlock unique abilities and find the exit.
Why similar: Survival Horror 17.3%, Survival 13.7%, Building 13.1%, Crafting 12.8%, Horror 10.7%
- #54 Snow Survival
70% matchMostly Negative26% of 34 reviews2021
Dev: 3m0 studio
Windows
As a result of a heavy snowfall, the passenger plane crashes on a deserted and cold island. You are the only survivor of the plane and get ready to explore this cold forest.
Why similar: Base Building 13.6%, Survival 13.2%, Survival Horror 12.8%, Open World 12.2%, Horror 8.1%
- #55 FRIGID
68% 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: Survival 14%, Crafting 13.6%, Building 13%, Open World 12.3%, Nature 8.7%
- #56 Nucleite
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Fast Ignition Studios
Windows
Awoken at night you listen to the screams of radiation victims and gangs rioting the streets for anything to survive, you have 2 options; escape or find the truth. Both are seemingly impossible and it us up to you to find out, alone or with friends.
Why similar: Base Building 13.7%, Survival Horror 12.8%, Building 11.9%, Crafting 11.2%, Open World 10.8%
- #57 DREADZONE
66% matchMixed51% of 1,239 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: Base Building 15.9%, Survival 15.2%, Crafting 15%, Building 13.6%, Open World 13.5%
- #58 Beyond The Shadow
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kyrenal Games, LLC
Windows
As the sole specialist sent into a quarantined part of the Midwest , discover all you can about the mysterious corruption rapidly taking over. Utilize all you can find around you to survive the evolving area, find the source and eliminate the threat. Will you defeat what lies Beyond The Shadow?
Why similar: Crafting 15.9%, Building 15.3%, Survival 14.2%, Open World 13.3%, Horror 9.6%
- #59 Acclimate
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Madd Game Studio
Windows
Explore, gather, and manage resources to develop the capabilities to build and survive. Your survival rests on your ability to cast aside your opposition to technology and become technologically advanced.
Why similar: Building 13.8%, Crafting 13.6%, Base Building 12.8%, Survival 11.3%, Nature 9.8%