- #1 Saleblazers
97% matchVery Positive88% of 1,877 reviews2023
Dev: AIRSTRAFE INTERACTIVE
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.5 hrsMean: 19.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Fight. Sell. Survive. Live off the land, build your perfect shop, and defend against nightly horrors in this open world survival shop simulator for 1-8 players.
Why similar: Capitalism 22.6%, Immersive Sim 15.9%, Action RPG 15.8%, Base Building 14.6%, Simulation 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: This open-world survival game features a unique shop-keeping mechanic that perfectly complements the resource-gathering and life-sim elements.
- #2 Big Ambitions
96% matchVery Positive93% of 12,519 reviews2023
Dev: Hovgaard Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.8 hrsMean: 24.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Big Ambitions is a revolutionary role-playing business sim. Go from nothing to the biggest entrepreneur in New York by opening small businesses or slowly building huge corporations any way you like.
Why similar: Capitalism 33.2%, Life Sim 27.5%, Immersive Sim 13.2%, Simulation 11.4%, Third Person 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: It mirrors the life-sim and economic progression aspects of the seed game, allowing you to build a business empire from the ground up.
- #3 Once Human
96% matchMostly Positive77% of 167,251 reviews2024
Dev: Starry Studio
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 50.2 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: Base Building 45%, Third Person 31.1%, Adventure 13.2%, Simulation 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: A highly polished open-world survival MMO that emphasizes resource management and base building in a persistent, evolving environment.
- #4 Albion Online
95% matchMostly Positive79% of 90,120 reviews2018
Dev: Sandbox Interactive GmbH
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 81.4 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Albion Online is a fantasy sandbox MMORPG featuring a player-driven economy, classless combat system, and intense PvP battles. Explore a vast open world full of danger and opportunity. Grow your wealth, forge alliances, and leave your mark on the world of Albion.
Why similar: Action 100%
Why You'll Like It: This is the definitive sandbox MMORPG where the entire economy is player-driven and progression is tied directly to gathering, crafting, and combat.
- #5 Soulmask
94% matchVery Positive81% of 17,627 reviews2024
Dev: CampFire StudioPub: Qooland Games
Windows
Median: 13.7 hrsMean: 66.7 hrs≥1hr: 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: Building 29.4%, Base Building 28.9%, Third Person 17.5%, Simulation 15.2%, 3D 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: This survival game offers deep progression mechanics and colony management that reward players for starting from scratch and expanding their influence.
- #6 Swords 'n Magic and Stuff
94% matchVery Positive93% of 1,168 reviews2020
Dev: Kindred Games
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Grab your friends and set out for adventure in this cozy, multiplayer, open world RPG! Explore, quest and craft your way through a densely packed open world. Level up 6 different classes and buy land to build and decorate your home to settle down in this medieval fantasy world.
Why similar: Life Sim 20.9%, Action RPG 16.6%, Building 12.7%, Base Building 12.6%, Third Person 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the colorful, early-access charm of the seed game while providing a more focused RPG and exploration experience.
- #7 Medieval Dynasty
93% matchVery Positive91% of 49,970 reviews2021
Dev: Render CubePub: Toplitz Productions
Windows
Median: 11.7 hrsMean: 35.7 hrs≥1hr: 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: Building 34.2%, Immersive Sim 25.4%, Base Building 24%, Simulation 10.7%, Adventure 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: It excels at the life-sim and survival aspects, tasking you with building a settlement and managing your character's growth over time.
- #8 Valheim
91% matchVery Positive94% of 529,829 reviews2021
Dev: Iron Gate ABPub: Coffee Stain Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 25.6 hrsMean: 76.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
A brutal exploration and survival game for 1-10 players, set in a procedurally-generated purgatory inspired by viking culture. Battle, build, and conquer your way to a saga worthy of Odin’s patronage!
Why similar: Building 29.5%, Base Building 29.2%, Third Person 14.7%, Exploration 14.1%, Adventure 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: While more focused on exploration, its core loop of mining, crafting, and building in a massive world is a perfect match for the seed game's gameplay feel.
- #9 Life is Feudal: MMO
92% matchMixed40% of 7,330 reviews2018
Dev: LTG
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 45.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Experience the hardcore reality of the Middle Ages. Master survival, engage in deep-rooted RPG elements, navigate a bustling economy, build communities, and employ diplomatic strategy to thrive in Abella's vast expanse.
Why similar: Base Building 30.4%, Building 22.2%, Third Person 21.2%, Simulation 13.1%, Action 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: A gritty sandbox MMO that requires intense cooperation and resource management to survive and build in a medieval world.
- #10 Zero-based World-从零开始
91% matchMostly Positive72% of 181 reviews2020
Dev: zerogame
Windows
Zero Based World is a multiplayer sandbox survival game.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 39.4%, Third Person 26%, Stylized 22.7%, Adventure 11.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game shares the core 'start from zero' survival and massively multiplayer mechanics found in the seed game.
- #11 Myth of Empires
89% matchMixed67% of 17,261 reviews2024
Dev: Angela GamePub: Imperium Interactive Entertainment
Windows
Median: 15.4 hrsMean: 230.5 hrs≥1hr: 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: Building 30.9%, Base Building 27.6%, Character Customization 18.8%, Third Person 15.3%, 3D 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: A massive sandbox MMO that features extensive resource gathering, crafting, and territorial control mechanics.
- #12 Eco
90% matchVery Positive81% of 13,777 reviews2018
Dev: Strange Loop Games
Windows
Median: 16.8 hrsMean: 88.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Build a civilization of real people, working together to advance society and stop a meteor, all without destroying the ecosystem in the process.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 31.6%, Building 27.1%, Base Building 25.8%, Simulation 15.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses heavily on the economy and resource management, requiring players to work together to survive and build a civilization.
- #13 Drug Lord Tycoon
88% matchVery Positive83% of 1,617 reviews2024
Dev: Duhndal
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 11.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Start from nothing and rise to the top as you expand your criminal empire in Drug Lord Tycoon.
Why similar: Base Building 22.9%, Building 22.4%, Immersive Sim 22.2%, Simulation 15.8%, 3D 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: This simulation game focuses on the management and economic growth aspects, providing a similar 'climb the ladder' experience.
- #14 Outlaws of the Old West
89% matchMixed59% of 6,287 reviews2019
Dev: Virtual Basement LLCPub: Wandering Wizard
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 22.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Outlaws of the Old West is a massively multiplayer survival MMO with a huge world, thousands of items and a modular building system. Survive the wild, build your own homestead, defeat villainous bandits and work with others to tame the Wild West.
Why similar: Base Building 57%, Adventure 23.1%, Action 19.9%
Why You'll Like It: An open-world survival game that focuses on resource gathering and building within a thematic, persistent multiplayer setting.
- #15 Mortal Online 2
87% matchMixed60% of 13,523 reviews2022
Dev: Star Vault AB
Windows
Median: 14.1 hrsMean: 145.1 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Step into Nave, a vast fantasy sandbox world with a player-driven economy, persistent housing, and deep crafting systems. Engage in first-person, full-loot PvP combat with other players and perilous foes. Build, explore, and conquer in an unforgiving world. The land is yours—who will you become?
Why similar: Character Customization 42%, Exploration 26.9%, Combat 18.6%, Adventure 12.5%
Why You'll Like It: A hardcore sandbox MMORPG that provides a realistic and challenging environment for mining, crafting, and social interaction.
- #16 Conan Exiles
86% matchMostly Positive79% of 111,441 reviews2018
Dev: Funcom
Windows
Median: 16.9 hrsMean: 111.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
An online multiplayer survival game, now with sorcery, set in the lands of Conan the Barbarian. Survive in a vast open world sandbox, build your home into a kingdom, and dominate your enemies in single or multiplayer.
Why similar: Building 63.5%, Exploration 15.4%, Adventure 10.7%, Action 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a brutal open-world survival experience with deep building and progression systems that mirror the 'start from the bottom' journey.
- #17 Nova-Life: Amboise
86% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,733 reviews2019
Dev: TeamNova
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 23.9 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Nova-Life: Amboise is a multiplayer role-play simulation video game. Create your character and start your second life!
Why similar: Simulation 69%, Action 31%
Why You'll Like It: A life-simulation game that allows for multiplayer interaction and roleplay within an open-world setting.
- #18 Boundless
85% matchMixed70% of 2,766 reviews2018
Dev: Monumental, LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 33.0 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: Building 59%, Adventure 16.7%, Action 13.5%, Simulation 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: A voxel-based MMO that encourages exploration, mining, and building across diverse planets in a colorful, persistent universe.
- #19 Unturned
83% matchVery Positive91% of 561,138 reviews2017
Dev: Smartly Dressed Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 71.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%
You're a survivor in the zombie infested ruins of society, and must work with your friends and forge alliances to remain among the living.
Why similar: Adventure 50.2%, Action 49.8%
Why You'll Like It: This colorful, open-world survival game shares the accessible yet deep resource-gathering loop found in the seed game.
- #20 Poly Plaza
84% matchMixed54% of 89 reviews2024
Dev: Victor Game Studio
Windows
An open-world entrepreneurial sandbox game. Sell resources, purchase properties, become rich.
Why similar: Life Sim 31.3%, Capitalism 31.2%, Third Person 12.9%, Simulation 10.5%, Colorful 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: A sandbox life-sim that emphasizes capitalism and open-world exploration in a stylized, colorful environment.
- #21 Kings Of Streets
84% matchMixed53% of 160 reviews2020
Dev: TB Games
Windows
Starting from a homeless person who wakes up at a bus station. All you have is a penny in your pocket and some cash in your bank account. Go out into the city and work hard to earn your first money. The streets will be your home.
Why similar: Life Sim 51.7%, Adventure 16.3%, Colorful 11.3%, Action 10.9%, 3D 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: An indie RPG that features adventure and massively multiplayer elements similar to the seed game's structure.
- #22 Shamania
82% matchMostly Positive78% of 140 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: Building 22.5%, Base Building 21.7%, Character Customization 13.3%, Third Person 12%, Action 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: This title focuses on the crafting and survival aspects of an open-world multiplayer game.
- #23 BadLads
82% matchMixed68% of 124 reviews2020
Dev: CHEMICAL HEADS STUDIOS
Windows · Linux
BadLads is a neo-noir multiplayer roleplay game centered around each player having their own job. Cities are ruled by President. Civilians are assaulted by Gangs and protected by Police. Adventure, collect, craft, base build, gamble, socialize, overthrow, customize yourself and your belongings.
Why similar: Building 26.3%, Base Building 23.7%, Simulation 15.9%, Exploration 12.3%, Action 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: This action-RPG offers a massively multiplayer experience with a focus on strategy and indie-style progression.
- #24 Project Zomboid
80% matchVery Positive94% of 440,877 reviews2013
Dev: The Indie Stone
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 14.8 hrsMean: 82.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Project Zomboid is the ultimate in zombie survival. Alone or in MP: you loot, build, craft, fight, farm and fish in a struggle to survive. A hardcore RPG skillset, a vast map, massively customisable sandbox and a cute tutorial raccoon await the unwary. So how will you die? All it takes is a bite..
Why similar: Building 58.6%, Simulation 30.9%, Adventure 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: While more survival-focused, its deep life-sim mechanics and 'start from nothing' progression are highly relevant to the seed game's core loop.
- #25 Remain
81% matchVery Negative19% of 58 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: Building 44.7%, Base Building 26.6%, Simulation 19.3%, Adventure 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: An open-world survival game that emphasizes building and resource gathering in a persistent multiplayer world.
- #26 Life is Feudal: Arden
78% matchMixed42% of 817 reviews2025
Dev: LTG
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 25.7 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Life is Feudal: Arden is a new free-to-play open-world MMORPG set in the Middle Ages, built on the foundation of Life is Feudal: MMO. Engage in thrilling PvP combat, navigate political intrigue, master a variety of professions and craft unique items. Forge your own path to power and greatness!
Why similar: Building 27.7%, Third Person 23.1%, Base Building 21.3%, Simulation 15.7%, Action 12.2%
- #27 Countrified
79% matchMixed57% of 111 reviews2021
Dev: Avelar Studios
Windows
Countrified is an online Survival simulator focused on player interaction. Hunt, build, control regions, survive, kill, die and more in our world!
Why similar: Simulation 48.1%, Adventure 27.5%, Action 24.4%
Why You'll Like It: A casual adventure and simulation game that allows for multiplayer exploration and social interaction.
- #28 Biztopia
77% matchMostly Positive75% of 118 reviews2024
Dev: Lymo Games
Windows
Welcome to Biztopia! A unique trading city full of business and opportunities awaits you! Start with a small delivery, build your own trading world, and team up with friends to shape the city and discover the next big venture!
Why similar: Capitalism 19.4%, Life Sim 18.7%, Immersive Sim 14.1%, Base Building 12%, Building 10.7%
- #29 Realife Simulator
77% matchMixed67% of 66 reviews2024
Dev: Northenlight Studios
Windows
Realife Simulator is an online life simulation where players can work, socialize, and grow by assuming different roles in a realistic city. Whether alone or with friends, freely choose a career, earn money, upgrade your vehicle, and shape city life.
Why similar: Life Sim 37.2%, Immersive Sim 25.8%, Simulation 13.3%, 3D 8.1%, Action 8%
- #30 Rebirth Online
79% matchMixed43% of 351 reviews2020
Dev: Caret Games
Windows
Adventures await in a world brought to life by realistic graphics! Experience genuine adventures in the grand world of Rebirth Online. Battle, craft, explore, and combine different types of equipment and abilities to create your own style of play.
Why similar: Action RPG 85.6%, Action 14.4%
Why You'll Like It: A free-to-play MMORPG that focuses on open-world exploration and traditional RPG character growth.
- #31 Realm of Simplicity MMORPG
76% matchMixed64% of 303 reviews2025
Dev: Pure Heart Game Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Realm of Simplicity is an indie-developed open world MMORPG set in a medieval fantasy where you will embark on your own adventure. Complete quests, master your skills, trade loot with others or befriend them in a party to conquer the mightiest of monsters!
Why similar: Character Customization 54.4%, Combat 31.2%, Adventure 14.4%
- #32 Dead Event
76% matchMostly Positive73% of 180 reviews2023
Dev: MrSpartano
Windows
Dead Event is a indie RPG survival game in which the player grows up as a creature. The creature will grow bigger overtime and with interactions in-game also lose some growth on death. Form a colony or hunt alone, become part of a player-created ecosystem. Survive, eat or be eaten...
Why similar: Life Sim 29.4%, Immersive Sim 21.7%, Action RPG 16.7%, Third Person 11.6%, Simulation 9.2%
- #33 Afallon
73% matchVery Positive80% of 116 reviews2025
Dev: Stargazing interactive
Windows
Afallon is a single-player RPG with the feel of an MMO. Choose your class and race to forge a unique character, explore a large open world with diverse zones and biomes, and experience a living world that changes based on your actions.
Why similar: Action RPG 24.7%, Third Person 14.3%, Character Customization 13.1%, Exploration 10.5%, Stylized 9.8%
- #34 Coronation
73% matchMixed66% of 105 reviews2021
Dev: Twin Sword Studio
Windows
Coronation, an online medieval sandbox with player-built settlements, dungeons & economy.
Why similar: Action RPG 30.4%, Base Building 24.5%, Stylized 16.5%, Combat 11.1%, 3D 9.3%
- #35 Xsyon - Prelude
74% matchMostly Positive73% of 369 reviews2014
Dev: Notorious Games
Windows
Xsyon is a player driven apocalyptic fantasy sandbox MMORPG, set in a living and evolving environment. Players create the world they want to live in as they form tribes, construct towns, shape landscapes, create quests, hunt, farm, gather, build societies and develop a New World.
Why similar: Base Building 24.3%, Building 23%, Action RPG 22.9%, Exploration 11.8%, Simulation 8.6%
- #36 Rise of Piracy
70% matchMostly Positive80% of 355 reviews2026
Dev: IrishJohnGamesPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
The perfect blend of Action, Adventure and RTS. Begin your journey as the lowly captain of a small vessel. End as the commander of a threatening fleet. Rise to glory how you see fit. Trade, fight, recruit, grow, pillage, ally, destroy & conquer.
Why similar: Action RPG 36.5%, Simulation 23%, Exploration 19.8%, 3D 11.7%, Action 9%
- #37 Renown
70% matchMixed60% of 1,544 reviews2025
Dev: RDBK Studios
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 16.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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: Building 33.3%, Base Building 31.3%, Simulation 16.1%, Adventure 9.9%, Action 9.4%
- #38 Korea Dynasty (조선메타실록)
72% matchMostly Positive72% of 264 reviews2023
Dev: Happy Daram Inc.
Windows
This game is a 3D open world survival exploration game that survives in the Korea Dynasty. Players Begin with slaves, change their status in Joseon, survive, and escape. Once free, travel around the country, explore hundreds of ruins, hunt, and collect what you need to survive.
Why similar: Life Sim 29.4%, Base Building 20.6%, Building 17.4%, Exploration 10.7%, Simulation 10.4%
- #39 Reign Of Kings
73% matchMixed57% of 14,891 reviews2015
Dev: Code}{atch
Windows
Median: 10.2 hrsMean: 47.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Struggle to survive in a harsh medieval world. Hunt wildlife, mine resources, build structures, and craft weapons and armor in order to protect yourself. You may form a guild, bring war to all opposition, and try to seize the throne and become king!
Why similar: Building 63%, Simulation 13.2%, Adventure 12.1%, Action 11.7%
- #40 Exile to Death
74% matchMixed47% of 99 reviews2018
Dev: Aleksei MilchakovPub: Manifestors Games Studio
Windows
Median: 9.4 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 99%
Explore the world , collect resources , craft items , build a fortified house and kill other players to survive. BUT don't forget about cyborgs...
Why similar: Action 60.9%, Adventure 39.1%
- #41 Last Oasis
71% matchMixed62% of 24,198 reviews2020
Dev: Donkey Crew
Windows
Median: 17.9 hrsMean: 121.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Nomadic Survival MMO. Build wooden walking machines to travel to new lands. Create clans and fight for territory. Resources deplete fast, so take your sword and scavenge, pirate, and trade to stay alive.
Why similar: Building 43%, Third Person 20.5%, Adventure 18.3%, Action 18.2%
- #42 Warman
71% matchMixed57% of 97 reviews2023
Dev: Oleg DammerPub: indie.io
Windows · Mac · Linux
Warman is action-adventure RPGs distilled. Don't worry about plot or moral choices: Create your hero, then go out and conquer a vast, procedurally-generated world. Gather loot, raise your stats, then go out and seek further challenges - on your own or with up to seven friends at the same time!
Why similar: Colorful 32.8%, Combat 28.6%, Action 19.8%, Adventure 18.8%
- #43 Project Cobalt
68% matchMostly Positive73% of 54 reviews2025
Dev: OxygenStudio
Windows
⚗️ Project Cobalt is a survival action game set on a hostile island 🌴. Scavenge containers, mine resources, craft tools, hunt animals, and endure storms as you fight hunger, disease, and exhaustion all while uncovering the dark truth behind a failed experiment.
Why similar: Building 27.5%, Exploration 16.6%, Character Customization 16.3%, Simulation 12.9%, 3D 11.5%
- #44 Ocean Is Home : Island Life Simulator
69% matchMixed65% of 147 reviews2022
Dev: BirdyDog Studio
Windows · Mac
Ocean is Home is an island life simulator and an open world adventure rolled into one. Starting with a small house and an old pickup truck, you can build an estate and become a significant person in a warm tropical paradise.
Why similar: America 40.5% ★, Building 18%, Base Building 17.7%, Stylized 8.6%, 3D 5.3%
- #45 Therais Book
70% matchMixed61% of 83 reviews2021
Dev: CrossOrbit Studio
Windows
Therais Book is an open world online RPG where you harvest resources, craft items and equipment, hunt animals for food, monsters for loot, and even players in PVP
Why similar: Third Person 30.8%, Exploration 23.8%, 3D 16.9%, Adventure 15.3%, Combat 13.3%
- #46 Old Future: Post-Apocalyptic Times
69% matchMixed64% of 55 reviews2022
Dev: Frontline: Games Series
Windows
Post-apocalyptic, Sandbox, Crafting-survival Indie game. Explore at your own pace or team up with your friends in multiplayer. Early access game!
Why similar: America 43% ★, Alternate History 38.8%, Exploration 12.9%, Action 5.3%
- #47 Superhero Simulator
66% matchMostly Positive77% of 759 reviews2025
Dev: mightyraccoon! Studios
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Superhero Simulator is an open-world superhero game where you fight villains and save lives! But being a hero isn’t free! You’ll need to work, pay rent, and survive. Can you handle both sides of the superhero life?
Why similar: Life Sim 40.7%, Character Customization 18.4%, Exploration 15%, Simulation 10.7%, 3D 8.9%
- #48 Survive The Island
69% matchMixed53% of 81 reviews2021
Dev: PhantomCore StudioPub: PhantomCore PUBLISHING
Windows
survive the island you survive from skeletons and humans you can build and mine and level up your stats you can build whatever you want you can raid enemies you can mine and cut down trees and you have to hunt for your own food and you can grow your own crops and you can craft weapons
Why similar: Action RPG 27.2%, Building 17.6%, Base Building 14.6%, Third Person 14%, Action 12.2%
- #49 Duel Corp.
65% matchMostly Positive72% of 1,178 reviews2026
Dev: Dreameffect Entertainment
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
A Souls-inspired action RPG set in a sandbox open world with an MMO feel and challenging directional combat. Play solo or with up to 3 friends in co-op. Build friendships, master an unrestricted class system, and uncover the cause that darkened all eyes.
Why similar: Action RPG 33.6%, Character Customization 23.1%, Third Person 20.4%, Simulation 14.4%, Action 8.4%
- #50 Magisterium: Fantasy Craft
67% matchMixed70% of 233 reviews2023
Dev: The Spiteful GamesPub: The Spiteful Games
Windows
A grinding medieval fantasy life sim with a detailed complex crafting system complemented by survival and RPG elements. Grind resources, craft items, trade with locals, master professions, fulfill quests and explore the world to uncover its long-lost secrets.
Why similar: Life Sim 35.2%, Base Building 23%, Third Person 11.9%, Exploration 9.8%, Simulation 9.7%
- #51 Money Simulator: Brokeville
64% matchVery Positive87% of 839 reviews2025
Dev: OrganicaPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Welcome to the Brokeville! Grind your way to the top through jobs, deliveries, bicycle races, and risky crypto trades. Buy, customize, and sell cars & motorcycles for profit. Build your own businesses, manage them, and hire staff to grow your empire.
Why similar: Capitalism 35.7%, Life Sim 27.8%, Simulation 15.7%, Immersive Sim 14.2%, Building 6.5%
- #52 Stay Out
66% matchMixed68% of 29,668 reviews2019
Dev: MOBITECH LLC
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 18.5 hrs≥1hr: 36%
Stay Out - is a MMORPG with shooter elements, based on spirit of “stalking” - an urban exploration, searching and exploring mysterious, abandoned and forgotten by humanity pieces of our planet.
Why similar: Alternate History 29.8%, Character Customization 29.4%, Third Person 29%, Action 11.8%
- #53 Grind Hero: MMORPG
65% matchMixed59% of 233 reviews2025
Dev: Xtreaming
Windows · Mac
2D MMORPG with PvP, guilds, bosses, sigils, and a vast world to explore!
Why similar: Action RPG 42.8%, Character Customization 25.2%, Exploration 23.5%, Adventure 8.5%