- #1 Humanity Lost
97% matchMixed68% of 41 reviews2021
Dev: Crafty Game Lab
Windows
Will you save humanity? You are on a mission to find a new planet for humans to inhabit. In this story driven FPS space opera you will explore open world planets, find weapons, upgrade your character, and befriend alien species.
Why similar: Dystopian 13.8%, Post-apocalyptic 12.1%, Sci-fi 12%, Space 9.8%, Open World 9.8%
- #2 Fallout 4
96% matchVery Positive81% of 422,529 reviews2015
Dev: Bethesda Game StudiosPub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 37.3 hrsMean: 117.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%
From Bethesda Game Studios, the award-winning creators of Starfield and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, comes Fallout 4. A landmark in open-world RPG design and winner of over 200 ‘Best Of’ honors, including the DICE and BAFTA Game of the Year.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 23.7%, Open World 16.6%, Exploration 7.8%, Sandbox 7.2%, Sci-fi 6.8%
- #3 My Wasteland Diary
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 以太猫工作室
Windows
A sandbox survival game: In a future wasteland , resources are scarce, dangers abound. As a survivor, you scavenge, craft, and explore to stay alive. Meet NPCs who are also fighting to survive—will you cooperate, confront, help, or plunder? Every choice shapes your unique journey.
Why similar: Dystopian 15.4%, Sandbox 15.1%, Survival 13.1%, Post-apocalyptic 11.6%, Character Customization 11.4%
- #4 Machine TakeOver
95% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Burak S.
Windows
A brutal single-player top-down survival game about looting, hiding, and outsmarting relentless Machines in a decaying city where humanity is already over.
Why similar: Dystopian 19.1%, Post-apocalyptic 13.2%, Sandbox 11.1%, Survival 10.3%, Character Customization 9.3%
- #5 Mikseli: Genesis
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mikseli Oy
Windows
A sci-fi FPS where a pirate ambush scatters your family across alien planets. Play as Arin, fight bosses, travel through portals, and reunite the Mikseli family. Demo available now. Wishlist for launch updates.
Why similar: Sci-fi 15.7%, Survival 13.7%, Space 13.1%, Story Rich 12.4%, Shooter 8.2%
- #6 AlterSpace
94% match7 user reviews14% of 7 reviews2023
Dev: Freeworld DevelopmentsPub: Studio Grandis
Windows
Explore a vast universe, uncover the mystery of humanity's demise, gather resources, build bases, and scan the unknown. Your journey awaits in this post-apocalyptic sci-fi adventure.
Why similar: Space 13.8%, Sci-fi 13.5%, Open World 11.8%, Post-apocalyptic 11.5%, Survival 11.1%
- #7 Trail of Singularity
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: WEB3 Studios
Windows
In 2207, Earth vanished. As a Hyper Station engineer, explore abandoned spaceships, face android guardians, craft tools, and mend your ship to find the last station in a 3000-light-year radius. Survival is key in this post-cataclysmic space odyssey.
Why similar: Survival 19.6%, Crafting 18.4%, Space 17.5%, Open World 14.7%, Exploration 9.7%
- #8 Starfield
91% matchMixed57% of 170,771 reviews2023
Dev: Bethesda Game StudiosPub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 36.0 hrsMean: 72.1 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Starfield is the first new universe in 25 years from Bethesda Game Studios, the award-winning creators of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and Fallout 4.
Why similar: Space 20.2%, Open World 14%, Sci-fi 13.6%, Character Customization 12%, First-Person 7.7%
- #9 The Outer Worlds 2
91% matchMostly Positive75% of 7,790 reviews2025
Dev: Obsidian EntertainmentPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 19.0 hrsMean: 28.8 hrs≥1hr: 96%
The Outer Worlds 2 is the sequel to the award-winning first-person sci-fi RPG from Obsidian Entertainment.
Why similar: Open World 13.8%, Action RPG 12.6%, First-Person 11.5%, Character Customization 11.2%, Sci-fi 10%
- #10 Fallout 3
92% matchVery Positive81% of 21,924 reviews2008
Dev: Bethesda Game StudiosPub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 30.1 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Vault-Tec engineers have worked around the clock on an interactive reproduction of Wasteland life for you to enjoy from the comfort of your own vault. Included is an expansive world, unique combat, shockingly realistic visuals, tons of player choice, and an incredible cast of dynamic characters.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 26.2%, Open World 18.3%, Sci-fi 8.8%, First-Person 7.4%, Character Customization 7.3%
- #11 Afterheat
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Heatstroke Games
Windows
Survive in a post-apocalyptic desert scorched by extreme global warming. Explore, scavenge, and stay alive in a world where water is rare, the heat is deadly, and you're completely alone.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 18.6%, Sandbox 14%, Survival 13.6%, Perma Death 12.9%, Immersive Sim 12.1%
- #12 The Road Behind Us
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Amber Lamp Studios
Windows
The Road Behind Us is an urban survival game about about you, your dog, and a dead city. Explore abandoned skyscrapers, rooftops, basements, underpasses, and more. Craft out of a semi truck and take your base with you, or fix up an abandoned building and call it home.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 25.5%, Survival 16.2%, Sandbox 15.9%, Story Rich 8.8%, Crafting 8.8%
- #13 Fallout: New Vegas
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 254,999 reviews2010
Dev: Obsidian EntertainmentPub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 19.8 hrsMean: 72.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 24.3%, Open World 17%, Character Customization 6.7%, Sci-fi 6.7%, First-Person 6.5%
- #14 The Outer Worlds
88% matchVery Positive83% of 28,022 reviews2020
Dev: Obsidian EntertainmentPub: Private Division
Windows
Median: 10.0 hrsMean: 24.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
The Outer Worlds is an award-winning single-player RPG from Obsidian Entertainment and Private Division. As you explore a space colony, the character you decide to become will determine how this player-driven story unfolds. In the colony's corporate equation, you are the unplanned variable.
Why similar: Open World 14.7%, Action RPG 11.7%, Space 11.3%, Character Customization 10.8%, Sci-fi 10.7%
- #15 Light The Beacon
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dead Whale Studio
Windows
LIGHT THE BEACON is a sci-fi action-adventure survival game with rogue-like elements where players pilot customizable ships, manage resources, and battle AI threats in a procedurally generated universe. Face permadeath, explore hostile space, and ignite ancient beacons to save humanity.
Why similar: Dystopian 17.4%, Perma Death 15.4%, Post-apocalyptic 13.9%, Sandbox 12.9%, Space 8.6%
- #16 Return: Unknown
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Witte Studio
Windows
Return: Unknown, a survival-adventure game set in a post-apocalyptic Manhattan. Once a thriving metropolis, now abandoned by civilization after the outbreak of a global virus, it offers both challenges and countless possibilities.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 19.5%, Sandbox 14.1%, Survival 13.6%, Crafting 9.4%, Open World 8.5%
- #17 Survival In Space Is Not Guaranteed
86% match9 user reviews33% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: Wondersoft Studio
Windows
Survive and Escape! Crash-landed on an asteroid, your oxygen is running out. Explore, mine precious resources, build a base, and repair your ship to survive the dangers of space. Do you have what it takes to escape?
Why similar: Sandbox 17%, Immersive Sim 14.8%, Space 11.9%, Crafting 10.2%, Exploration 9.8%
- #18 VEIN
84% matchVery Positive90% of 9,542 reviews2025
Dev: Ramjet Studios
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 13.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
VEIN is a post-apocalyptic survival multiplayer sandbox game. Gather supplies to survive, explore abandoned buildings, defend your home, and rebuild society, whether alone or with friends.
Why similar: Survival 15.8%, Post-apocalyptic 15.6%, Open World 12.8%, Sandbox 10.1%, Crafting 9.8%
- #19 Monument
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mniszeko
Windows
Monument is a co-op or solo survival game set in a harsh zombie apocalypse. Scavenge, fight, and survive against the undead and dangerous humans. How far will you go to survive?
Why similar: Sandbox 15.7%, Post-apocalyptic 15.6%, Immersive Sim 12.7%, Crafting 11.9%, Survival 10%
- #20 41 Hours: Prologue
85% matchMixed59% of 79 reviews2021
Dev: TexelworksPub: ValkyrieInitiative
Windows
41 Hours is a first-person shooter dramatic game that follows the narrative of Ethan, a workaholic scientist in search of his long-lost wife. This is a one-hour prologue of the incredible, action-packed journey.
Why similar: Dystopian 23.9%, Post-apocalyptic 15.2%, Sandbox 11.2%, Sci-fi 10.4%, Action RPG 6.9%
- #21 Haven
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Leap of Faith Studios
Windows
A merciless exploration, crafting and survival game for 1-12 players set in a procedurally-generated world overthrown by nature. Embrace the Duality of balancing nature or embracing corruption as you uncover the origin of the plague that claimed the ancient world. Fight, Tame, Farm, Build & SURVIVE!
Why similar: Dystopian 26%, Post-apocalyptic 15.6%, Crafting 13.5%, Survival 12.9%, Open World 8.5%
- #22 Space Shooter 24
82% match7 user reviews29% of 7 reviews2023
Dev: Yusuf Islam SeyhanPub: Inspector Studios
Windows
Join the war in the depths of space with Space Shooter 24! Customizable ships, realistic graphics, and breathtaking action await you. Take action now to save the galaxy.
Why similar: Space 18.7%, Open World 13.9%, Sci-fi 13.8%, First-Person 10%, Action RPG 9.6%
- #23 The Last Defender
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Basement Games
Windows
Set in the merciless blizzards of a far off planet, The Last Defender is a cooperative third-person survival shooter with strategic defence and crafting elements. Nurture your colonists, build your defences and prepare for an enemy that adapts and learns your weaknesses. No wave is ever the same.
Why similar: Dystopian 18.1%, Perma Death 15.2%, Post-apocalyptic 13.9%, Sandbox 13.1%, Survival 11.5%
- #24 Dao's Cover
81% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: Beijing Baidong Technology
Windows
An unconventional post-apocalyptic survival sandbox game. Abandon endless combat and embrace a more authentic living experience in the apocalypse.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 16.7%, Sandbox 15%, Immersive Sim 11.9%, Survival 11.5%, Open World 10.5%
- #25 Atomfall
80% matchMostly Positive78% of 4,854 reviews2025
Dev: Rebellion
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A nuclear disaster has left an area of Britain in tatters. Atomfall, a new survival-action game, will see you explore, scavenge, craft, barter and fight your way through beautifully recreated scenery in search of answers.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 22.3%, Open World 16.2%, Survival 11.9%, First-Person 11.7%, Action RPG 10.3%
- #26 Tombstone MMO
81% matchMostly Positive76% of 114 reviews2024
Dev: Well BucketPub: RedTigerPro
Windows
Tombstone MMO is a western-futuristic, low-res 2D indie MMORPG set in a post-climate-apocalyptic world.
Why similar: Dystopian 18.9%, Post-apocalyptic 13.5%, Sandbox 11.9%, Character Customization 11.8%, Crafting 8.7%
- #27 S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl
78% matchMostly Positive80% of 130,480 reviews2024
Dev: GSC Game WorldPub: GSC Game World (worldwide)
Windows
Median: 28.7 hrsMean: 53.9 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Discover the vast Chornobyl Exclusion Zone full of dangerous enemies, deadly anomalies and powerful artifacts. Unveil your own epic story as you make your way to the Heart of Chornobyl. Make your choices wisely, as they will determine your fate in the end.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 22.1%, Open World 16.6%, Survival 15.5%, Sci-fi 7.3%, First-Person 6.8%
- #28 Max Madness
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rodrigo BanzatoPub: TBA
Windows
Enter the world of Max Madness, a post-apocalyptic survival game with RPG and action elements. Navigate a treacherous open world, ravaged by nuclear devastation, where tension and terror lurk around every corner. Forge alliances, confront chaos, and make choices that shape your destiny.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 23.6%, Open World 14.7%, Survival 11.3%, Sandbox 11.2%, Exploration 9.4%
- #29 Vaulted Valor
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: deeplabs
Windows
You are in a post-apocalyptic underground vault where every decision carries weight. As you embark on quests and unravel a deep, twisting story, your actions will permanently alter the lives of your fellow inhabitants.
Why similar: Dystopian 26.7%, Post-apocalyptic 19.3%, Immersive Sim 9.7%, Sci-fi 9.2%, Story Rich 8.9%
- #30 Overrun Protocol
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: LMS Games
Windows
OVERRUN PROTOCOL is a solo survival game where you face hostile machines on a mysterious island. Explore, hack systems, craft weapons, and uncover the secrets of an out-of-control AI. Your survival will depend on your ingenuity and adaptability.
Why similar: Dystopian 27.6%, Survival 14.7%, Crafting 14.1%, Sci-fi 12.7%, Open World 12.3%
- #31 Roots Of Rebirth
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mining Studio
Windows
At the heart of an underground world, take control of a Slider to help ISA deploy her roots to reconnect with her past and escape from the planet where she is trapped.
Why similar: Dystopian 18.7%, Character Customization 12.4%, Survival 11.8%, Space 11.5%, Crafting 11.4%
- #32 Above The Horizon
77% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: BigUpdate Games
Windows
Above The Horizon is terraformation survival crafting game where you crash landed above the planet "Lunaris". The rest of your colonization team landed safely on the planet... so it's up to you to get back to the planet and terraform it along the way!
Why similar: Sandbox 24.4%, Crafting 13.6%, Exploration 11.9%, Sci-fi 11.5%, First-Person 11.3%
- #33 Welcome to Brightville
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Contrast Games
Windows
'Welcome to Brightville' is an action-adventure immersive sim in which you play as a unique automaton guardian. You will explore the mysterious city of Brightville, where magic and steampunk technology collide!
Why similar: Dystopian 30.8%, Sci-fi 14%, First-Person 12.7%, Immersive Sim 10.4%, Exploration 9.5%
- #34 Spiritus Astrum
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Phoenix Game Development
Windows
Spiritus Astrum is a persistent, open-world, multi-player, roleplaying sandbox. It features an infinite, procedurally generated universe which players are free to explore without restriction. Spiritus Astrum is more than a game, it is a world.
Why similar: Space 13.3%, Sandbox 12.8%, Character Customization 11.8%, Immersive Sim 11.7%, Crafting 8.9%
- #35 Bunker 9
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mantle Games
Windows
Upgrade and enhance your bunker, scavenge for resources, and battle hordes of zombies in a vast open world. Team up with friends in co-op, find food and weapons, and uncover the secrets of survival.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 19.5%, Survival 13.8%, Crafting 13.2%, Open World 12.2%, Character Customization 12.1%
- #36 Nowhere Highway
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Laglanz Studio
Windows
Atmospheric Single-player Survival FPS. Explore a post-apocalyptic world one year after a global catastrophe. Uncover the story of a mysterious mountain highway that connects the last remaining patches of life. Explore the world, fight for survival, and push forward along the highway.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 22.4%, Survival 15%, First-Person 13.9%, Sandbox 13.6%, Exploration 10%
- #37 INSOMNIA: The Ark
76% matchMixed59% of 1,250 reviews2018
Dev: Mono StudioPub: HeroCraft PC
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
INSOMNIA is a dieselpunk sci-fi RPG about the slowly degrading remnants of human society attempting to survive on an abandoned space metropolis. Develop your character, explore lovingly handcrafted locations, interact with peculiar NPCs and factions and try to stay alive in this brutal world.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 21.5%, Sci-fi 14.2%, Character Customization 13.7%, Space 11%, Action RPG 7.9%
- #38 MASS INVASION
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Going Gold Games
Windows
Mass Invasion is an open-world co-op survival horror tactical shooter where you must survive against zombie hordes and alien invaders while searching for your pregnant wife.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 17.2%, Sandbox 12.5%, Survival 12.1%, Crafting 12.1%, Open World 10.6%
- #39 ATOM RPG Trudograd
73% matchVery Positive84% of 4,354 reviews2021
Dev: AtomTeam
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
ATOM RPG: Trudograd is a turn-based post-apocalyptic roleplaying game, which continues the story of ATOM RPG as a stand-alone sequel/expansion, and follows the traditions set by classic cRPGs such as the early Fallout and Wasteland titles.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 18.1%, Dystopian 13.9%, Sandbox 13.6%, Survival 13.6%, Open World 11.7%
- #40 Atomcraft
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Triplejump
Windows
Adventure in a world where every pixel is physically and chemically simulated! In this ever-evolving sandbox, creativity meets chaos, and the only limit is your imagination!
Why similar: Sandbox 20%, Open World 17.3%, Survival 16.7%, Crafting 15.9%, Character Customization 8.4%
- #41 BLACKFROST: The Long Dark 2
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hinterland Studio Inc.
Windows
A year after the Aurora’s appearance & the world went dark, the people of Harmont & its vast wild environs struggle to survive the Quiet Apocalypse. Survive alone or with others against a host of new hazards & a fresh new survival sandbox from a pioneer of the genre. Live together. Die alone.
Why similar: Survival 23.8%, Open World 16.1%, Sandbox 16%, First-Person 11.2%, Exploration 9.2%
- #42 Wanderfar
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sozidar
Windows
Immersive first-person roleplaying adventure with a focus on exploring a rich handcrafted fantasy open-world filled with interesting places to find, powerful items to collect, challenging enemies to defeat, ancient mysteries to solve and, ultimately, good friends to make along the way.
Why similar: Sandbox 16.7%, Open World 16.4%, Character Customization 12.8%, Crafting 11.7%, Action RPG 11.5%
- #43 Beyond Mankind: The Awakening
73% matchMixed45% of 111 reviews2021
Dev: Brytenwalda
Windows · Linux
Beyond Mankind: The Awakening is an indie old school type RPG taking place in a post-apocalyptic world. The game sports a mature and deep narrative, rich exploration, tense combat, and immersive RPG mechanics.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 18.7%, Character Customization 13.5%, Sci-fi 10.8%, Survival 9.9%, Action RPG 9.1%
- #44 Breathedge 2
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: RedRuins SoftworksPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows
Sent on a reckless mission, you find yourself in outer space filled with numerous dangers and things to explore. Build, craft, manage your crew, look after the chicken, and defeat the evil space corporation in this new breathtaking survival game.
Why similar: Survival 18.4%, Space 15.8%, Sandbox 13.5%, First-Person 12.5%, Immersive Sim 8.4%
- #45 Ares Virus2
72% matchMixed64% of 424 reviews2022
Dev: 热区网络
Windows
The "Ares Virus" series of games is widely acclaimed for its unique combat and individual style of painting. Now that the sequel is back, it will give you an unprecedented experience.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 21.1%, Survival 16.5%, Open World 14%, Sandbox 12.5%, Story Rich 10.2%
- #46 Nuclear Winter
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: PRODUKTIVKELLER Studios
Windows
After years of living underground in the safe zone you return to what is left of a once-thriving city after a nuclear war. Learn to avoid the radiation, scavenge for resources, craft tools and build shelter in this first person dystopia simulator.
Why similar: Dystopian 21.3%, Post-apocalyptic 18.6%, Survival 15.7%, Crafting 15.1%, Sandbox 11.8%
- #47 FARCRAFT
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: RiitokenPub: Riitoken Mythic
Windows
A solo-player outer-space underworld survival game set in a post-apocalyptic future. Explore the Solar System and brave massive procedurally generated dungeons. Dig, build, drill, collect, craft, fight, light, shoot, run, and fly through fully mutable persistent sandboxes - or die trying.
Why similar: Space 16.9%, Sandbox 15%, Survival 13.6%, Perma Death 11.6%, Open World 10.8%
- #48 Elsewhere
68% matchVery Positive95% of 64 reviews2025
Dev: Four White Cats
Windows
Explore, dig for resources, and build factories in a vibrant open world with quests for both technological and magical progression. Inspired by classic old-school Minecraft modpacks and featuring many new and unique features.
Why similar: Sandbox 17.8%, Survival 14.4%, Crafting 14.2%, Open World 12.9%, Character Customization 9.8%
- #49 Isotopia
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Artnas
Windows
A fast-paced first-person action game where you explore, fight, and destruct in a fully destructible voxel world, developing skills and uncovering the secrets of forgotten civilizations.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 13.9%, Sci-fi 12.6%, Character Customization 12%, Sandbox 11.9%, Space 11.2%
- #50 Red Frost
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DRAGO entertainment
Windows · Mac
A story-driven, first person perspective, post-apocalyptic survival adventure set in the rough winter climates of last century’s Russia.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 18.8%, Survival 16.2%, Crafting 13.8%, Sandbox 13.3%, Open World 12%
- #51 Annum Crossroads
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Solemn Acres Studios, LLC
Windows
Navigate a vast wilderness, battling countless enemies with the goal of liberating a desperate civilization from tyranny.
Why similar: Dystopian 30.7%, Post-apocalyptic 17.3%, Open World 15.6%, Action RPG 12.8%, Exploration 8.7%
- #52 The Nightmare Catcher
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 60 reviews2022
Dev: XAEON GAMES
Windows
The Nightmare Catcher is a sci-fi FPS where magic clashes with science. Wield ranged or melee weapons, toss grenades, and harness mystical forces granted by the Aztec gods. Utilize technology to craft items, develop powerful abilities, and shape your destiny on an unforgettable quest.
Why similar: Dystopian 28.9%, Crafting 12.8%, Sci-fi 12.3%, First-Person 10.9%, Exploration 10.5%
- #53 Apocalypse Island
68% matchMixed41% of 66 reviews2025
Dev: Bettini Games
Windows
As an ex-scientist on a mission, you find yourself in a toxic and infected island, where humans are no where to be seen. Build, explore and survive.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 24.8%, Survival 20.2%, Sandbox 13%, Crafting 10.2%, First-Person 9%
- #54 We Happy Few
69% matchMostly Positive77% of 13,644 reviews2018
Dev: Compulsion GamesPub: Gearbox Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
From the independent studio that brought you Contrast, We Happy Few is an action/adventure game set in a drug-fuelled, retrofuturistic city in an alternative 1960s England. Hide, fight and conform your way out of this delusional, Joy-obsessed world.
Why similar: Dystopian 36.3%, Survival 17.4%, Open World 16%, First-Person 11%, Crafting 7.8%
- #55 Keplerth
67% matchVery Positive85% of 4,121 reviews2022
Dev: TAROPub: Gamirror Games
Windows
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 16.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Welcome to Keplerth! Try to survive on a hostile alien planet in this 2D sandbox RPG, where you can choose to live alone or fight side by side with your friends in the online multiplayer mode. Survive, build, farm, fight, and explore your way to victory in this open-world adventure!
Why similar: Sandbox 21.6%, Survival 18.4%, Open World 15.4%, Sci-fi 14.9%, Exploration 11.4%
- #56 ESCAPELAND
66% match8 user reviews67% of 8 reviews2024
Dev: eX Software
Windows
Philosophical parable in the action‑adventure genre. Nikolaj finds himself in the Valley of Life — an oasis in the wasteland where clans wage a ruthless war for resources. Find allies and decide what matters most to you: helping people or profiting from their suffering?
Why similar: Dystopian 23.8%, Post-apocalyptic 17.7%, Immersive Sim 12.7%, Survival 11.2%, Action RPG 8.5%
- #57 Wildlands Resurgence
67% match6 user reviews33% of 6 reviews2024
Dev: PhantomCore StudioPub: PhantomCore PUBLISHING
Windows
section for a game where players need to survive from wildlife, mine resources, craft items and structures, and even form tribes:
Why similar: Sandbox 21.4%, Crafting 15.1%, Survival 13.4%, Sci-fi 13.3%, First-Person 12.4%
- #58 Survival Story
66% matchMostly Positive78% of 27 reviews2024
Dev: Marcusenok
Windows
Survival Story is a zombie-infested world where every step can be the last. Look for food and water, hunt and craft, and find out all the secrets that this world hides. Can you survive in a harsh world where everyone wants to kick your ass?
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 19.7%, Sandbox 18.3%, Survival 13.9%, Crafting 11%, Open World 10.5%
- #59 ROGUE PROTOCOL
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: TeamMATTO
Windows · Mac
Immerse yourself in the gigantic world filled with mysteries, violence and tension. Fight against mutants and armed forces, explore, join operations, do jobs, earn credits, buy, trade, upgrade and plan to escape from the rogue planet and its protocol!
Why similar: Survival 16.7%, Open World 15.4%, Sandbox 15.3%, Action RPG 11%, Immersive Sim 10.5%
- #60 Craterbound
67% matchMixed54% of 99 reviews2022
Dev: Daniel Marquez
Windows
Crash-land onto a unique and hostile alien world and begin your fight to survive. Face its inhabitants, upgrade your technology, create outposts & bases, and find a way to repair your ship. Explore the beautifully strange terrain, all while blasting and crafting your way off of the planet.
Why similar: Space 14.6%, Survival 13.5%, Crafting 11.8%, Open World 11.4%, Sandbox 10.2%