- #1 Astro Colony
97% matchVery Positive82% of 2,509 reviews2022
Dev: Terad Games
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 16.3 hrsโฅ1hr: 78%
Explore endless Universe and create the most efficient constellation of colonies. Build conveyor systems to automate production. Take care of Astronauts and their needs! Establish new colonies as part of intergalactic simulation.
Why similar: Automation 19.3%, Base Building 17.1%, Colony Sim 17% โ
, Resource Management 8.4%, Crafting 7.7%
- #2 The Planet Crafter
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 67,314 reviews2024
Dev: Miju Games
Windows
Median: 21.1 hrsMean: 37.2 hrsโฅ1hr: 91%
A space survival open world terraforming crafting game, designed for 1 to 10 players. Alter the ecosystem of an inhospitable planet to render it habitable for humanity. Survive, gather resources, and build your base. Then, generate oxygen, warmth, and pressure to create a brand new biosphere.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 24.5% โ
, Base Building 13.7%, Automation 13.4%, Crafting 9.5%, Survival 9%
- #3 Empyrion - Galactic Survival
96% matchMostly Positive79% of 34,087 reviews2020
Dev: Eleon Game Studios
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 76.7 hrsโฅ1hr: 77%
Build and explore in a true space sandbox survival adventure. Construct mighty capital vessels, sprawling planetary settlements, and vast space stations in your galactic journey to discover the mysteries of Empyrion!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 32.4% โ
, Survival 12.4%, Crafting 11.9%, Open World 10.7%, Building 9.7%
- #4 Eden Crafters
95% matchVery Positive86% of 2,214 reviews2024
Dev: Osaris Games
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 13.5 hrsโฅ1hr: 79%
Embark on a journey of survival, crafting, and automation in Eden Crafters, a solo and co-op open-world game that challenges you to turn a hostile planet into a habitable haven for humanity. Temper the climate, create a breathable atmosphere, and turn toxic lakes into water: shape a new world!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 21.9% โ
, Automation 16.1%, Base Building 11.8%, Crafting 9.3%, Colony Sim 8.3% โ
- #5 Grand Emprise 2: Portals Apart
94% matchMixed53% of 78 reviews2025
Dev: Tbjbu2
Windows
โ๏ธ Survival crafting adventure ๐ ๐ Through magical portals ๐ ๐น Into fantasy worlds ๐ฐ โก Once-in-a-lifetime, high-paced, high-variety ๐จ โณ The sequel to Grand Emprise: Time Travel ๐ฐ๏ธ
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 24.4% โ
, Automation 13.9%, Base Building 12.2%, Crafting 11.6%, Survival 9.7%
- #6 ARK: Survival Ascended
94% matchMixed60% of 100,735 reviews2023
Dev: Studio Wildcard
Windows
Median: 28.6 hrsMean: 195.6 hrsโฅ1hr: 92%
ARK is reimagined from the ground-up into the next-generation of video game technology with Unreal Engine 5! Form a tribe, tame & breed hundreds of unique dinosaurs and primeval creatures, explore, craft, build, and fight your way to the top of the food-chain. Your new world awaits!
Why similar: Dinosaurs 23.5% โ
, Survival 16.2%, Base Building 15.8%, Open World 12.9%, Crafting 12.5%
- #7 Soulmask
93% matchVery Positive81% of 17,627 reviews2024
Dev: CampFire StudioPub: Qooland Games
Windows
Median: 13.7 hrsMean: 66.7 hrsโฅ1hr: 92%
Choose your path across a primeval continent shaped by the Mask's power. From lush rainforests to scorched sands, recruit and lead unique tribesmen, build automated production lines, and construct everything from local bases to colossal airships, uncover the secrets of the Mask
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 20.5% โ
, Colony Sim 14.5% โ
, Automation 14.3%, Base Building 9.9%, Crafting 8.2%
- #8 Cubic Odyssey
92% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,483 reviews2025
Dev: Atypical GamesPub: Gaijin Network Ltd
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 12.3 hrsโฅ1hr: 82%
Embark on a galactic journey in Cubic Odyssey, an open-world adventure where you explore vibrant planets, craft tools, build vehicles, and fight the Red Darkness. Uncover ancient mysteries, and shape a universe full of life, danger, and limitless possibilities!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 32.4% โ
, Base Building 17.4%, Building 8.9%, Open World 8.5%, Crafting 7.5%
- #9 StarRupture
91% matchVery Positive81% of 10,861 reviews2026
Dev: Creepy Jar
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 18.9 hrsโฅ1hr: 88%
StarRupture is a first-person open world base-building game with advanced combat and tons of exploration. Play alone or in a group on this sublime and ever-changing planet, extract and manage resources, create your complex industrial system and fight off hordes of alien monsters.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 21.7% โ
, Automation 15.6%, Colony Sim 12.7% โ
, Base Building 12.4%, Crafting 9%
- #10 Occupy Mars: The Game
91% matchMostly Positive70% of 3,012 reviews2026
Dev: โฒ Pyramid Games
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 31.4 hrsโฅ1hr: 77%
Survive and colonize Mars in a highly technical, open-world sandbox game. Build and upgrade your base, discover new regions, conduct mining operations, retrieve water, generate oxygen, grow crops, and fix broken parts.
Why similar: Colony Sim 17.9% โ
, Base Building 15.7%, Crafting 12.9%, Survival 10.3%, Open World 10.1%
- #11 Astrometica
89% matchVery Positive83% of 2,970 reviews2024
Dev: BeryMeryPub: RockGame S.A.
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 17.8 hrsโฅ1hr: 73%
Astrometica is a space exploration and base-building survival game. After a catastrophic event, explore vast space, gather resources, build bases, and uncover cosmic mysteries. Use advanced technology, craft tools, and discover new blueprints to survive and thrive in the unknown.
Why similar: Automation 17.4%, Open World Survival Craft 15.7% โ
, Base Building 13.1%, Crafting 12.4%, Survival 12%
- #12 Force of Nature
90% matchMostly Positive75% of 4,198 reviews2016
Dev: A.Y.std
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 11.1 hrsโฅ1hr: 86%
Force of Nature is a Sandbox game that combines Action, Adventure, RPG, Strategy and Management genres
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 37.7% โ
, Crafting 15.3%, Survival 13.3%, Open World 8.7%, Building 6.5%
- #13 Volcanoids
89% matchVery Positive83% of 9,214 reviews2019
Dev: Volcanoid
Windows ยท Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 15.9 hrsโฅ1hr: 76%
A base-building open-world survival shooter that replaces your typical base with a giant drill. Alone or with friends, explore an island plagued by eruptions, upgrade your drill, and fight robots to uncover what's been hiding beneath the surface.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 30% โ
, Base Building 13.2%, Crafting 12.4%, Survival 11%, Open World 9.6%
- #14 Voidtrain
86% matchMostly Positive74% of 9,176 reviews2025
Dev: HypeTrain Digital
Windows
Median: 8.3 hrsMean: 13.8 hrsโฅ1hr: 93%
Become a crew member of an Interdimensional Express Train! Discover a new world full of mysterious creatures, enemies and places. Upgrade and customize your train, gather new materials and build better weapons. Play solo or online ัo-op with up to 4 people.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 37% โ
, Base Building 13.3%, Crafting 10.6%, Survival 10.5%, Open World 8.1%
- #15 Dragon Forge
88% matchMixed50% of 113 reviews2022
Dev: Legend Studio
Windows ยท Mac ยท Linux
Become a powerful dragon & automate massive factories! Dragon Forge is an incremental base building adventure game. Uncurse & explore a huge fantasy world full of quests. Gather resources & craft upgrades to become unstoppable! Discover over 100 fables of ancient wisdom at the Dragon Forge.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 19.2% โ
, Automation 18.1%, Base Building 13.7%, Survival 9.2%, Open World 8.3%
- #16 Penkura
87% matchVery Positive90% of 189 reviews2018
Dev: LionsArt
Windows
Embark on an odyssey to a distant alien world through an ancient singularity. Establish your base, engineer indispensable bots, create cutting-edge equipment, and unravel the mysteries of civilizations lost in time. Welcome to a universe where the mind has defeated death.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 30% โ
, Time Travel 15.8% โ
, Base Building 15.7%, Crafting 10.3%, Open World 8.8%
- #17 Star Crafter
86% matchMixed69% of 104 reviews2025
Dev: Tbjbu2
Windows
A space survival crafting mining base building and star system building game. Craft rockets to create planets and Dyson Rings, mine and craft advanced materials, terraform the terrain, manage electricity, farm food, and more as you watch the star system evolve into stunning, ever-changing views.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 23.8% โ
, Automation 14.2%, Base Building 12.8%, Crafting 10.6%, Resource Management 7.5%
- #18 The Front
84% matchMixed68% of 10,753 reviews2025
Dev: Samar Studio
Windows
Median: 10.6 hrsMean: 44.3 hrsโฅ1hr: 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 31.8% โ
, Base Building 16%, Crafting 13.2%, Survival 12.1%, Open World 9.4%
- #19 Space Trash Scavenger
83% matchVery Positive84% of 514 reviews2024
Dev: SquarePlay GamesPub: Paradox Arc
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 9.2 hrsโฅ1hr: 76%
Grab your jetpack and explore procedural asteroid fields, derelict spaceships and abandoned outposts. Build and automate your Space Rig to process scavenged trash. Craft, trade and fight your way home in this interstellar, open-world survival sandbox.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 25.7% โ
, Automation 17.8%, Crafting 10.6%, Base Building 9.3%, Survival 9.1%
- #20 FortressCraft Evolved!
85% matchMostly Positive72% of 3,055 reviews2015
Dev: ProjectorGamesPub: Digital Tribe
Windows ยท Mac ยท Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 13.6 hrsโฅ1hr: 72%
FortressCraft Evolved is a unique blend of Voxel Landscapes, Tower Defense, Crafting, Logistics, Exploration, Combat and Assembly lines. Players begin by crash-landing on a strange alien world, left with only a small handful of starting machines.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 31.8% โ
, Automation 20.1%, Crafting 11.3%, Base Building 9.7%, Survival 8.1%
- #21 Survival: Fountain of Youth
82% matchVery Positive86% of 4,270 reviews2024
Dev: Odinsoft Inc.Pub: Twin Sails Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 18.7 hrsโฅ1hr: 75%
Survival: Fountain of Youth is a challenging single-player open-world adventure game set on the Caribbean islands. Survive as a shipwrecked 16th-century explorer, craft tools and shelter, and uncover the secrets of both an ancient civilization and your own fate.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 30% โ
, Base Building 16.1%, Crafting 12.2%, Survival 12%, Open World 7.8%
- #22 Novus Inceptio
84% matchMixed52% of 1,300 reviews2015
Dev: McMagic Productions
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 5.7 hrsโฅ1hr: 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 31.8% โ
, Base Building 14.2%, Crafting 12.5%, Survival 12%, Open World 10.3%
- #23 Breathedge
82% matchVery Positive82% of 16,026 reviews2021
Dev: RedRuins SoftworksPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 9.2 hrsโฅ1hr: 87%
Survive in outer space! Together with your immortal chicken, discover the truth behind your sudden spaceship crash. Craft tools, pilot vehicles, and even control space stations to survive and explore the wreckage.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 37.2% โ
, Base Building 15.8%, Survival 12.3%, Crafting 10.3%, Space 8.3%
- #24 Skyformer
81% matchVery Positive90% of 59 reviews2025
Dev: Weatherfused
Windows
Create an automated system that terraforms a planet with an army of drones. Craft and build bases, set up a weather monitoring system, prepare to survive different types of storms, and take control of the climate and biomes!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 21.9% โ
, Automation 16.5%, Base Building 12.1%, Crafting 9.3%, Survival 8.2%
- #25 TerraTech Worlds
80% matchMixed63% of 2,175 reviews2024
Dev: Payload StudiosPub: Mythwright
Windows
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 22.1 hrsโฅ1hr: 86%
TerraTech Worlds is an open world, build-craft adventure game, set on an uncharted alien world. Play solo or with friends, explore your surroundings, craft unique vehicles, construct automated bases, and battle your way through hazards and enemies to harness the power of your environment
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 24.7% โ
, Base Building 14.4%, Automation 11.6%, Crafting 10.6%, Survival 8.9%
- #26 Survival Machine
78% matchMostly Positive74% of 669 reviews2025
Dev: Grape PickersPub: Games Operators
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.7 hrsโฅ1hr: 78%
Build your base on a moving Machine, travel through biomes with different resources, and prepare for the night when a zombie threat is much higher than during the day. Would you go solo or explore this new world with your best friends?
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 30.2% โ
, Base Building 15.9%, Crafting 12.8%, Survival 11.3%, Open World 9.1%
- #27 Smalland: Survive the Wilds
78% matchVery Positive82% of 9,646 reviews2024
Dev: Merge GamesPub: Maximum Entertainment
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 15.1 hrsโฅ1hr: 82%
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 28.5% โ
, Base Building 15.1%, Survival 11.7%, Crafting 11.3%, Open World 8.7%
- #28 Solace Crafting
79% matchMostly Positive72% of 891 reviews2022
Dev: Big Kitty Games
Windows ยท 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 30.6% โ
, Base Building 14.9%, Crafting 13.5%, Survival 12.3%, Open World 9.7%
- #29 PixARK
79% matchMostly Positive73% of 12,998 reviews2019
Dev: Snail Games USA
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 40.2 hrsโฅ1hr: 83%
Enter a world of mystery, danger, ancient dinosaurs, mythical beasts, and cubes! Work by yourself or with a tribe of others to gather materials, craft useful items, tame wild creatures, and build huge bases to survive in PixARK!
Why similar: Dinosaurs 25.4% โ
, Survival 19.6%, Open World 14.5%, Crafting 10.8%, Base Building 9.9%
- #30 Dune: Awakening
76% matchMostly Positive70% of 74,372 reviews2025
Dev: Funcom
Windows
Median: 47.7 hrsMean: 95.2 hrsโฅ1hr: 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 28.8% โ
, Base Building 15.7%, Crafting 12.1%, Survival 11%, Open World 9.7%
- #31 ASTRONEER
77% matchVery Positive92% of 136,711 reviews2019
Dev: System Era Softworks
Windows
Median: 11.7 hrsMean: 44.1 hrsโฅ1hr: 87%
Interact with strange new worlds in a unique and tactile way, molding the environment itself as if it were clay in your hands. Build your base, master resource management, automate your production lines, and more as you unravel the mysteries of the universe, alone or with friends.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 28.1% โ
, Base Building 12.1%, Survival 10.7%, Open World 9.6%, Automation 8.3%
- #32 Surviving Ceres
75% matchVery Positive87% of 137 reviews2025
Dev: Ryan SaundersPub: One Man Media
Windows
Explore a handcrafted survival game with an emphasis on crafting and base building. Export manufactured goods to earn funding, manage colonists, defend against hostile aliens, and work towards terraforming Ceres from a frozen ball of ice to a tropical paradise.
Why similar: Colony Sim 23.3% โ
, Base Building 16.5%, Crafting 15.4%, Survival 13.8%, Open World 10.4%
- #33 The Last Caretaker
73% matchVery Positive85% of 9,793 reviews2025
Dev: Channel37 Ltd
Windows
Median: 18.8 hrsMean: 30.9 hrsโฅ1hr: 93%
Explore a drowned Earth, restore lost systems, and raise the last human seeds in this first-person survival-crafting adventure. Build, scavenge, defend, and launch humanity back to the stars.
Why similar: Automation 23.7%, Base Building 19%, Crafting 15.3%, Survival 13.5%, Open World 11.8%
- #34 The Planet Crafter: Prologue
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,643 reviews2021
Dev: Miju Games
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 3.9 hrsโฅ1hr: 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% โ
, Base Building 13.8%, Survival 10.9%, Crafting 10.2%, Automation 8.3%
- #35 CryoFall
74% matchMostly Positive79% of 6,397 reviews2021
Dev: AtomicTorch StudioPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 16.4 hrsโฅ1hr: 88%
CryoFall is a sci-fi colony simulation survival game set on a forgotten planet in a distant future. Master technology, agriculture, trading, industry, cybernetics, exploration, and more!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 25.5% โ
, Colony Sim 19.5% โ
, Base Building 14.4%, Crafting 12.1%, Survival 9.9%
- #36 Omega Crafter
72% matchMostly Positive79% of 560 reviews2025
Dev: Preferred Networks
Windows ยท Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 11.5 hrsโฅ1hr: 75%
Adventure in a vast open-world survival craft game with your programmable sidekick Grammi! Program the Grammi to collect materials, build your town, craft weapons and armor to challenge strong enemies! Play alone or with friends online!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 26% โ
, Automation 21.4%, Crafting 12.6%, Survival 11.2%, Open World 10.1%
- #37 Athos
73% matchMixed64% of 107 reviews2023
Dev: Neojac Entertainment Inc.
Windows
Welcome to a captivating journey into the world of Athos. Build a formidable base to protect yourself from the wild and unpredictable environment, and master the art of taming mighty dinosaurs to be your loyal companions. Welcome to a world where survival is not just a choice but a way of life!
Why similar: Dinosaurs 31.3% โ
, Crafting 20.3%, Building 13.9%, Action-Adventure 10.9%, Futuristic 10.2%
- #38 The Universim
71% matchVery Positive80% of 10,483 reviews2024
Dev: Crytivo
Windows ยท Mac ยท Linux
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 33.9 hrsโฅ1hr: 89%
Jump straight into managing your own planets as you guide a civilization through the ages. Build the ultimate empire in The Universim, a new breed of God Game in development by Crytivo.
Why similar: Colony Sim 37.9% โ
, Survival 16.4%, Building 14%, Resource Management 8.5%, Space 8.1%
- #39 Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey
72% matchMostly Positive79% of 11,316 reviews2020
Dev: Panache Digital GamesPub: Private Division
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 14.1 hrsโฅ1hr: 61%
Survive your evolution in Neogene Africa starting 10 million years ago. Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey is a third-person open world survival game where you Explore, Expand, and Evolve to advance your clan to the next generation in the exciting new adventure from Panache Digital Games.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 37.5% โ
, Survival 14.1%, Crafting 12.6%, Open World 12.3%, Exploration 6.1%
- #40 ARK: Survival Evolved
71% matchVery Positive83% of 763,144 reviews2017
Dev: Studio Wildcard
Windows ยท Mac
Median: 10.2 hrsMean: 200.9 hrsโฅ1hr: 79%
Stranded on the shores of a mysterious island, you must learn to survive. Use your cunning to kill or tame the primeval creatures roaming the land, and encounter other players to survive, dominate... and escape!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 32.7% โ
, Dinosaurs 16.6% โ
, Survival 12%, Crafting 9%, Base Building 8.5%
- #41 Ocean World: Eden Crafters Prologue
69% matchVery Positive91% of 7,161 reviews2024
Dev: Osaris Games
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 3.0 hrsโฅ1hr: 55%
Embark on a journey of survival, crafting, and automation in this free prologue introducing one of the planets you can transform in Eden Crafters โ an upcoming open-world game that challenges you, alone or with friends, to turn a hostile planet into a habitable haven for humanity.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 24.9% โ
, Automation 14.2%, Base Building 12.5%, Crafting 8.9%, Open World 7.2%
- #42 River Town Factory
70% matchVery Positive89% of 1,328 reviews2024
Dev: iFAction Studio
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 17.3 hrsโฅ1hr: 84%
If possible, would you like to go back to ancient times to start a factory, refine oil, or even build a large computer? With the accidental fall of a meteorite, you traveled back to River Town a thousand years ago and became a workshop owner. And the story will begin from hereโฆโฆ
Why similar: Automation 21.7%, Base Building 16.4%, Time Travel 16.2% โ
, Open World 9.7%, Crafting 9.2%
- #43 Necesse
67% matchVery Positive93% of 26,780 reviews2025
Dev: Fair Games ApS
Windows ยท Mac ยท Linux
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 14.6 hrsโฅ1hr: 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 37.5% โ
, Automation 10.5%, Crafting 9.7%, Base Building 9.2%, Survival 8.8%
- #44 Dawn of Defiance
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,736 reviews2024
Dev: Traega EntertainmentPub: Fireshine Games
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 9.6 hrsโฅ1hr: 83%
You are the Defier, a Spartan beginning your afterlife on the Crossroads. In this Greek myth-inspired survival craft, ascend from weak soldier to god-like anti-hero. Build impressive Greek structures, craft legendary gear, and break the seals of the Underworld with up to 3 friends.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 34.2% โ
, Base Building 14.7%, Survival 12.8%, Crafting 9%, Open World 8.5%
- #45 Polylithic
70% matchMixed69% of 163 reviews2023
Dev: polyperfectPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.3 hrsโฅ1hr: 90%
Polylithic is a survival game unlike any other, set in the most pivotal moment in mankind's history: the Stone Age. Experience life as a Paleolithic hunter-gatherer, settle down as a Neolithic farmer, form tribes in co-op multiplayer, or go at it alone in a world where we're not yet apex predators.
Why similar: Colony Sim 18.1% โ
, Automation 17.7%, Base Building 15.4%, Crafting 12.4%, Survival 11.1%
- #46 Blossom: The Seed of Life
67% matchVery Positive90% of 654 reviews2026
Dev: Pebbledust GamesPub: Pretty Soon
Windows
Terraform a dead planet back to life in this open world survival crafting game. Explore ruins, gather resources, print machines, drive modular vehicles, grow forests, biomes, and ecosystems. Create life and make it thrive with your own hands.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 26.3% โ
, Base Building 14.1%, Automation 13.9%, Crafting 10%, Survival 8%
- #47 Medieval Dynasty
69% matchVery Positive91% of 49,970 reviews2021
Dev: Render CubePub: Toplitz Productions
Windows
Median: 11.7 hrsMean: 35.7 hrsโฅ1hr: 91%
Hunt, survive, build and lead in the harsh Middle Ages: Create your own Medieval Dynasty and ensure its long-lasting prosperity or die trying! Play alone or team up with friends to enjoy the ultimate medieval experience.
Why similar: Crafting 23.8%, Base Building 18.6%, Building 16.2%, Survival 14.8%, Open World 12.5%
- #48 Heat Death: Survival Train
68% matchMostly Positive79% of 660 reviews2024
Dev: Mass Game DevsPub: LightOnDevs
Windows
Heat Death is a sci-fi survival game where you can build, upgrade, and customize your battle train to explore and survive a frozen world! This train is not only your shelter and vehicle, but also your weapon and ally to face hostile drones, deadly storms, and hidden mysteries of an unknown world!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 31.5% โ
, Base Building 15.6%, Crafting 13.7%, Survival 11.4%, Building 8.6%
- #49 ArkCraft: The Rebirth of the World
69% matchMostly Positive75% of 171 reviews2024
Dev: ZD Yazilim
Windows
In this open-world crafting and building game, you explore an ancient world full of dangers and secrets. Collect animals and plants, build bases and master the craft as you build your ark and save civilization from destruction by the flood and then rebuild it.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 33.1% โ
, Base Building 19%, Crafting 15.6%, Open World 12.1%, Survival 10.7%
- #50 GRAV
73% matchMixed47% of 6,921 reviews2015
Dev: BitMonster, Inc.
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 11.5 hrsโฅ1hr: 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 37.7% โ
, Base Building 15.1%, Survival 14%, Open World 10.8%, Crafting 9.8%
- #51 Outerverse
71% matchMixed51% of 124 reviews2022
Dev: Tbjbu2Pub: indie.io
Windows
Build automated machines and weapons across the universe, beat massive bosses, experience cosmic events and explore unique landmarks in this quest driven automation crafting adventure game. Includes a manual scenario for crafting instead of machines for those not a fan of logic/automation!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 24.8% โ
, Automation 18.4%, Base Building 13.2%, Crafting 10.8%, Open World 8%
- #52 Myth of Empires
68% matchMixed67% of 17,261 reviews2024
Dev: Angela GamePub: Imperium Interactive Entertainment
Windows
Median: 15.4 hrsMean: 230.5 hrsโฅ1hr: 90%
Myth of Empires is a multiplayer war sandbox game featuring a high degree of freedom and multiple civilizations. Players must survive, craft, create, and lead troops in their quest to conquer PVE or PVP territory and build their own empire. Xizhou Civilization Pack is now officially released!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 37.6% โ
, Base Building 17.1%, Survival 12.5%, Open World 11.7%, Building 11.7%
- #53 ASKA
66% matchMostly Positive80% of 11,320 reviews2024
Dev: Sand Sailor StudioPub: Thunderful Publishing
Windows
Median: 11.2 hrsMean: 28.4 hrsโฅ1hr: 87%
A new Viking age dawns with you at its helm. Forge a thriving colony from nothing in this mythic open-world survival sim. Earn the gods' favor and survive in a land ruled by ancient terrors and unforgiving seasons. Rally unique villagers, expand your settlement and defend your tribe - solo or co-op!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 20.9% โ
, Colony Sim 15.3% โ
, Automation 11.8%, Base Building 11.6%, Survival 8.1%
- #54 Len's Island
65% matchMostly Positive80% of 7,615 reviews2025
Dev: Flow Studio
Windows ยท Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 11.9 hrsโฅ1hr: 79%
An open-world survival crafting game for 1โ8 players, blending intense dungeon crawling and ARPG combat with peaceful farming and creative building. Take on quests and explore a vast, procedurally-generated world full of danger and discovery.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 33.1% โ
, Base Building 13.1%, Crafting 12.5%, Survival 12.1%, Open World 9.6%
- #55 World Crafter TD
68% matchMixed46% of 556 reviews2024
Dev: Tbjbu2
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 4.2 hrsโฅ1hr: 29%
A highly addictive survival crafting tower defense game! Gather, craft, build turrets, shoot guns, and expand the land to defend against waves of enemies in World Crafter TD!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 25% โ
, Automation 16.2%, Base Building 12.9%, Crafting 10.9%, Survival 8%
- #56 Forever Skies
65% matchMostly Positive79% of 8,284 reviews2025
Dev: Far From Home
Windows
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 32.0 hrsโฅ1hr: 91%
A first-person survival game set on a post-apocalyptic, ecologically ruined Earth. Play solo or with up to 3 friends as you build, upgrade, and fly a high-tech airship. Scavenge resources, craft tools, and face dangers on the surface as you hunt for a cure to save humanity.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 24.2% โ
, Base Building 14.4%, Crafting 11.2%, Survival 10%, Open World 8.7%