- #1 Huglings
97% matchMixed47% of 18 reviews2026
Dev: CuddlecadosPub: Papucs Games
Windows
Huglings is a cozy adventure for 1-4 players where you can help the huglings restore their village, which was damaged by the goblins. Create peace as you farm, craft, and decorate your dream home. No pressure, just a peaceful world to explore and a heartwarming journey of friendship and helpfulness!
Why similar: Wholesome 20%, Cozy 14.2%, Open World 9.6%, Crafting 9.6%, Character Customization 8.4%
- #2 See You on the Island
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Boatboat Games
Windows
Hang out on a small island with a few friends and talk — voice fades with distance, so walk closer to hear. Gomoku, coconut football, draw-and-guess, fireworks after dark, and a photo wall for your snapshots. No quests, no levels.
Why similar: Cozy 24.5%, Wholesome 17.8%, Online Co-Op 14.5%, Co-op 9.3%, Relaxing 7.8%
- #3 Lots of Bugs
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lots of Bugs Studios
Windows
Dive shell first into a cozy but slightly chaotic beetle world where pickles are legendary, shells are painted, and dung is absolutely involved. Play solo, or better yet, bring some friends!
Why similar: Wholesome 19.7%, Cozy 15.6%, Character Customization 11%, Open World 9%, Co-op 7.9%
- #4 Heartwake
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Knit Pixel
Windows
A cozy single-player crafting adventure where every repair brightens the island and every friendship weakens the gloom. Explore a storm-battered coast, befriend the locals, rebuild what was lost, and find the way to stop The Tornado.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 24.1% ★, Cozy 14.9%, Crafting 12.9%, Online Co-Op 10%, Character Customization 9.2%
- #5 SkyCraft
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ADIAN
Windows
Skycraft is an open-world survival game for 1-10 players, set in infinite procedurally-generated floating islands.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 31.9% ★, Crafting 12.1%, Online Co-Op 12%, Open World 11.4%, Co-op 8.7%
- #6 Nightingale
94% matchMixed66% of 18,084 reviews2024
Dev: Inflexion Games
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 24.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Nightingale is an open world survival crafting game, where you’ll adventure across the mysterious and dangerous Fae Realms. As a daring Realmwalker, you’ll defeat monstrous enemies, survive hostile environments, and build elaborate estates in a visually stunning Gaslamp Fantasy world.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 32.1% ★, Online Co-Op 12.2%, Crafting 12.1%, Open World 11.4%, Co-op 9.6%
- #7 Shamania
93% matchMostly Positive74% of 171 reviews2026
Dev: Totem Keepers Games
Windows
Shamania is an open world survival game where you can CRAFT, FIGHT, and EXPLORE a vibrant sandbox world with friends in CO-OP. Expand your base as a hub for survival, gather resources, and master professions to unlock new tools and opportunities!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 30.6% ★, Crafting 14.9%, Open World 13.2%, Online Co-Op 9.6%, Co-op 9.6%
- #8 RuneScape: Dragonwilds
92% matchVery Positive81% of 32,495 reviews2026
Dev: Jagex Ltd
Windows
Median: 10.1 hrsMean: 20.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
On RuneScape's forgotten continent of Ashenfall, dragons have awoken. Gather, build, skill and craft in this co-operative survival adventure. Only by mastering survival and uncovering ancient secrets can you hope to face the ferocious Dragon Queen.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 31.3% ★, Open World 13.8%, Online Co-Op 11.3%, Co-op 11.1%, Crafting 10.9%
- #9 Luma Island
90% matchVery Positive84% of 12,744 reviews2024
Dev: Feel Free Games
Windows
Median: 9.5 hrsMean: 24.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Get ready to explore, farm, fish, mine, craft, and raise magical Lumas as you solve puzzles and embark on quests across Luma Island. Play solo, or team up with friends in 1-4 player online co-op. Choose relaxing Cozy, challenging Adventure, or epic Hero mode to match your mood and playstyle.
Why similar: Cozy 17.9%, Crafting 12.4%, Online Co-Op 11.6%, Co-op 9.6%, Character Customization 8.6%
- #10 Feel The Snow
91% matchVery Positive87% of 3,062 reviews2019
Dev: Owlet
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Choose one of the characters and start your journey. The game has many interesting things in store: building, crafting, puzzles, bosses, mystery, laughs, quests etc.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 38.3% ★, Crafting 12.4%, Co-op 9.9%, Multiplayer 9%, Open World 8.4%
- #11 Solace Crafting
89% matchMostly Positive71% of 899 reviews2022
Dev: Big Kitty Games
Windows · Linux
Embark on an adventure set in a fantasy survival RPG. Visit a borderless, open world where you manage resources to construct your base and new types of equipment to support your conquest.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 31.4% ★, Crafting 13.8%, Open World 11.1%, Online Co-Op 10.8%, Co-op 8.8%
- #12 Smalland: Survive the Wilds
89% matchVery Positive82% of 10,551 reviews2024
Dev: Max Ent Games Ltd
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 16.3 hrs≥1hr: 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 30.1% ★, Crafting 11.9%, Online Co-Op 11.1%, Open World 10.3%, Co-op 9.6%
- #13 Until North Ends
86% matchPositive86% of 42 reviews2026
Dev: Unknown Hex
Windows
Fight, farm, and forage as a new experience awaits in this open-world survival crafting adventure. Journey alone or with friends as you build your own safe haven to weather the harsh Nordic landscapes before you.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 35.7% ★, Crafting 14.3%, Open World 12.9%, Online Co-Op 11.5%, Co-op 10.4%
- #14 Craftopia
88% matchMostly Positive76% of 20,264 reviews2020
Dev: Pocketpair
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 22.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Craftopia is the brand new multiplayer survival action game made in Japan. We combined many features we find enjoyable, such as hunting, farming, hack-and-slash, building, automation to develop this game.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 30.6% ★, Crafting 19%, Open World 18.4%, Multiplayer 8.6%, Online Co-Op 7.1%
- #15 Good Heavens!
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nowhere StudiosPub: WarpSpeed Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Good Heavens! is an open-world crafting and building RPG for solo and online co-op up to 8 players. Explore mysterious biomes, build your base, master six distinct tech trees, rebuild fallen cities, and help a clumsy God restore his world on the brink of collapse.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 32.1% ★, Online Co-Op 12.7%, Crafting 12.5%, Open World 11.1%, Co-op 10.1%
- #16 Tinkerlands
86% matchVery Positive86% of 4,122 reviews2025
Dev: CodeManuPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows
Median: 8.4 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Explore, craft, and fight your way through uncharted islands — solo or with up to 4 players in co-op! Tinkerlands is an exciting survival adventure where you will build your settlement, craft useful tools to survive, and even use magic!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 34.8% ★, Online Co-Op 13.3%, Open World 11.5%, Crafting 11.5%, Co-op 9.8%
- #17 Sunny Hollow
85% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Kurt GPub: Sunrise Bay Publishing
Windows · Mac
Move to a magical city to live with your grandmother and make it your home. Explore vibrant districts, build relationships with 100+ villagers who remember how you treat them, help with errands and jobs, fish at the waterways, customize your home, and discover the stories throughout Sunny Hollow.
Why similar: Wholesome 28.8%, Cozy 25.4%, Relaxing 8.8%, Character Customization 8.6%, RPG 6.4%
- #18 The Frog Festival
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Toeterpad
Windows
Restore music and color to a cozy archipelago as a small frog, exploring instrument-themed islands and helping friendly frogs along the way.
Why similar: Wholesome 34.7%, Cozy 30.1%, Relaxing 11%, Exploration 10.2%, Cute 8.3%
- #19 ILA: A Frosty Glide
83% matchVery Positive97% of 177 reviews2025
Dev: Magic Rain StudiosPub: First Break Labs
Windows
Set foot on a magical island and explore a whimsical small open world as ILA, a spirited young witch-in-training searching for her lost kitty, Coco. With your trusty skatebroom, find secret places, collectables, and improve your magic and flying abilities as you reach the summit.
Why similar: Wholesome 23.1%, Cozy 18.2%, Character Customization 10.5%, Open World 9.4%, Relaxing 6.4%
- #20 The Survivalists
84% matchMostly Positive76% of 10,123 reviews2020
Dev: Team17
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%
A living world full of surprises, secrets and danger awaits in The Survivalists, an adventure-filled survival sandbox set in The Escapists universe. Explore, build, craft and even train monkeys with up to three friends in a desperate bid to survive. Have you got what it takes to be a Survivalist?
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 27.5% ★, Crafting 15.4%, Online Co-Op 13.2%, Open World 9.5%, Co-op 9%
- #21 Sky: Children of the Light
82% matchVery Positive87% of 25,374 reviews2024
Dev: thatgamecompany
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 28.6 hrs≥1hr: 59%
A breathtaking open-world adventure awaits! Explore magical realms, restore lost light, and form wordless bonds with players worldwide. Complete quests and solve puzzles in seasonal events that celebrate kindness, discovery, and heartfelt connection.
Why similar: Wholesome 22.1%, Cozy 17.5%, Online Co-Op 11.2%, Open World 10.8%, Character Customization 10%
- #22 Aurendor
82% matchMixed47% of 17 reviews2023
Dev: Telescope Studios
Windows
Aurendor is an open world survival game. Players must gather resources, cook their meals and fight dangerous creatures to survive and build a home for themselves. Aurendor also offers a multiplayer game option. Players can play together by cooperating with or battling other survivors.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 36.1% ★, Online Co-Op 13.5%, Crafting 12.6%, Open World 12.2%, Co-op 9.6%
- #23 Bugs & Birdies
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: fiftyfive development OHG
Windows
A cozy survival sandbox with teeth – alone or in online co-op for up to four players. Explore a world of pixel islands, build your farmstead, raise an army of hens and hold the fences together when the beetles come at night.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 29.5% ★, Cozy 16.8%, Online Co-Op 11.7%, Crafting 11.4%, Co-op 10.7%
- #24 WE ARE SO COOKED
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mergen Studios
Windows
Once just ordinary food, the Witch has brought you and your friends to life! In this cozy social game chat with other food characters in the Witch’s kitchen, gather ingredients, and complete magical recipes. Join an adventure where social interaction meets mild chaos.
Why similar: Wholesome 20.7%, Cozy 17.3%, Online Co-Op 11.3%, Character Customization 10.2%, Co-op 8.2%
- #25 Necesse
77% matchVery Positive93% of 29,166 reviews2025
Dev: Fair Games ApS
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 15.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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 44.6% ★, Crafting 11.3%, Open World 11%, Co-op 8.5%, Multiplayer 7.5%
- #26 Starbound
80% matchVery Positive90% of 123,321 reviews2016
Dev: Chucklefish
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 17.0 hrsMean: 64.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
You’ve fled your home, only to find yourself lost in space with a damaged ship. Your only option is to beam down to the planet below, repair your ship and set off to explore the universe...
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 42.7% ★, Crafting 10.8%, Online Co-Op 9.6%, Open World 8.6%, Co-op 7.3%
- #27 2D?!
79% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: Lycke04
Windows
Excavate, combat, discover, construct! Every challenge can be conquered in this thrilling adventure game. Immerse yourself in endless creativity as you explore through uncharted territories , engage in epic battles and shape thw world with your own hands.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 37.1% ★, Crafting 12.5%, Online Co-Op 10.2%, Co-op 9.9%, Open World 9.6%
- #28 Green Hell
78% matchVery Positive85% of 102,938 reviews2019
Dev: Creepy Jar
Windows
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 18.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Plunge into the open-world survival simulation set in the extreme conditions of the uncharted Amazon jungle. Use real-life survival techniques to craft, hunt, fight, and gather resources, set a makeshift shelter, or raise a fortress. Survive alone or team up with your friends and challenge the jungle together.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 42.9% ★, Online Co-Op 12.6%, Crafting 11.3%, Multiplayer 10.5%, Open World 10%
- #29 Lodventure
77% matchMostly Positive74% of 166 reviews2023
Dev: Sky Games
Windows
Embark on a 1-4 players Co-op survival adventure in an open world wilderness in search of a myth called the Lod Stone. Build your house, sow your crops, brew potions, tame a horse and discover powerful abilities. Venture into dangerous dungeons, fight unique bosses to find the Lod stone.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 36.2% ★, Co-op 13.4%, Open World 12.4%, Crafting 11.6%, Online Co-Op 9.2%
- #30 My Mysterious Creature
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Gamblin Games
Windows
A curious little creature comes to live on your desktop. It potters about while you work, quietly settles down when you're busy, naps when you're away, and grows closer to you over days. It speaks no words, only feelings. Raise it, dress it up and just enjoy the Mysterious creature.
Why similar: Wholesome 32.5%, Cozy 26.3%, Character Customization 10.6%, Cute 9%, Relaxing 7.9%
- #31 Grounded
76% matchVery Positive90% of 95,977 reviews2022
Dev: Obsidian EntertainmentPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 12.6 hrsMean: 41.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%
The world is a vast, beautiful and dangerous place – especially when you have been shrunk to the size of an ant. Can you thrive alongside the hordes of giant insects, fighting to survive the perils of the backyard?
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 35.9% ★, Co-op 13.9%, Crafting 12.8%, Multiplayer 10.7%, Open World 9.7%
- #32 The Gold River Project
75% matchMixed63% of 686 reviews2026
Dev: Fairview Games Inc.
Windows
The Gold River Project™ is a camping trip gone wrong in the Pacific Northwest. Explore, craft, build, and survive in this open-world experiment that traps you and up to 4 friends in this single player or co-op survival adventure game.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 35.5% ★, Open World 12.9%, Co-op 11.6%, Crafting 11.4%, Online Co-Op 9.9%
- #33 Sanctuary of Small Things
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Little Limp Games
Windows · Mac
A wholesome creature-collecting game, solo or co-op for up to four. Wander enchanting biomes, gather ingredients, brew gentle remedies, and heal the small things you find to grow your Sanctuary. Cosy, calm, and quietly addictive.
Why similar: Wholesome 24.1%, Cozy 20.4%, Online Co-Op 10.6%, Character Customization 9.3%, Crafting 6.4%
- #34 Harsh
78% match9 user reviews33% of 9 reviews2018
Dev: Harsh Reality Productions LLC
Windows
Open World Survival RPG set in a high fantasy environment. Craft items and fortresses, wield spells and magical equipment as you face everything from undead to intelligent factions whose reaction towards you is based on your treatment of them.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 29.1% ★, Crafting 12%, Open World 11.8%, Character Customization 10.4%, Online Co-Op 10.1%
- #35 Gombo
73% matchMostly Positive73% of 51 reviews2026
Dev: Martin CochetPub: FDG Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Explore, craft, fight, build and survive in a mysterious cartoon world, haunted by a mysterious infection! Take control of Gombo, an enchanted creature and dive into an adventure full of magic. Play alone or in online co-op with a friend. Can you uncover the dark secrets of this colorful realm?
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 31.6% ★, Crafting 14%, Online Co-Op 13.5%, Co-op 11.2%, Open World 9.1%
- #36 Southfield
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Radical Forge
Windows
Weird farming meets silly physics in Southfield! Combine chaotic crops with unpredictable effects, build your dream farmstead, and experiment with playful machinery. Wobble your way around an ever-changing island and unearth its secrets.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 26.7% ★, Wholesome 21.4%, Cozy 13.1%, Crafting 10%, Open World 8.6%
- #37 Grounded 2
73% matchVery Positive81% of 24,763 reviews2025
Dev: Obsidian EntertainmentPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 13.2 hrsMean: 26.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Shrunk again, but the world is much larger. In this open-world, single-player or co-op survival adventure, craft weapons and armor, build your base, and traverse the playground on your buggy. But something else is out there—and it hasn’t forgotten you.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 31% ★, Open World 12.9%, Co-op 12.8%, Crafting 12.6%, Multiplayer 9.2%
- #38 HomeStray
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Why Knot Studio
Windows
HomeStray, a cozy 3D exploration game. Play as Omie, a lost Corgi, wandering an unknown island with Solo, a ghost dog. Help strangers, cause playful chaos, and stumble into many little side stories. Every wag, wiggle, and sniff leads you somewhere. Home is out there. Probably.
Why similar: Wholesome 27.2%, Cozy 23.3%, Open World 10.2%, Relaxing 8.4%, Exploration 7.5%
- #39 Valheim
70% matchVery Positive94% of 555,289 reviews2026
Dev: Iron Gate ABPub: Coffee Stain Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 26.9 hrsMean: 81.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
A collaborative exploration and survival game for 1-10 players, set in a procedurally generated afterlife inspired by Viking culture. Battle, build, and conquer your way to a saga worthy of Odin’s patronage!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 37.7% ★, Online Co-Op 14%, Open World 12.4%, Crafting 11.8%, Co-op 8.7%
- #40 Seaward
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: THE ROOF Interactive
Windows
Seaward is a cozy exploration game where you build a ship to discover a flooded world. Find resources and power your ship with renewable energies. Meet unique characters and help them out to build a wholesome community. Make the journey your own by taking photos and filling up your journal.
Why similar: Wholesome 23.5%, Cozy 19.8%, Open World Survival Craft 19% ★, Open World 11.5%, Exploration 5.9%
- #41 Allumeria
70% matchVery Positive93% of 602 reviews2026
Dev: Infinimelon
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 73%
A classic voxel sandbox combined with in-depth progression through exploration, dungeon crawling and boss battles. Spend every minute discovering new weapons, abilities, resources, enemies, structures, mechanics and tools. With a strong focus on discovery, variety and creativity, the world is yours.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 31.8% ★, Crafting 13%, Online Co-Op 11%, Co-op 10.7%, Open World 10.5%
- #42 Wildsite
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Vividdi Entertainment
Windows · Linux
Crash-land on a sci-fi planet plagued by toxic plasma storms. Alongside Bob, your sarcastic AI companion, build and shrink your base to move it anywhere. Fight with primitive or plasma weapons in this survival-craft adventure solo or with up to 3 friends in online co-op!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 34.5% ★, Crafting 13.6%, Online Co-Op 13.5%, Open World 12.3%, Co-op 9.9%
- #43 Infinilands
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: FluffyCreature
Windows · Mac · Linux
Infinilands is a pixel art sandbox survival game that lets you explore and modify a procedurally generated world full of unique plants, creatures and ruins. You can build houses and fight monsters with your friends in online/split-screen co-op. This game also supports dedicated server.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 32.6% ★, Crafting 15.6%, Online Co-Op 9.9%, Open World 9.8%, Multiplayer 7.1%
- #44 The Wild Eight
73% matchMixed68% of 8,131 reviews2019
Dev: Eight PointsPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
The Wild Eight is an intense survival action-adventure set in the frozen wilderness of Alaska. Team up with friends in online co-op or go solo, explore the mysterious land, craft weapons and fight to live another day.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 44.1% ★, Open World 11.4%, Co-op 11.1%, Crafting 10.7%, Multiplayer 8.9%
- #45 Tenkemo
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Meh Studios
Windows
Tenkemo is a cozy survival game packed with adventures. Play solo or with friends, team up with animals, explore a huge world, gather resources, craft tools, and build anything from homes to factories.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 27.7% ★, Cozy 16.7%, Online Co-Op 10.9%, Crafting 10.4%, Open World 8%
- #46 Arctico
72% matchMostly Positive70% of 2,553 reviews2022
Dev: Claudio Norori
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Explore Arctico with your dog sled, kayak, and up to 3 friends! Build and customize your base camp, gather resources and samples, set up labs, and take good care of your dogs in this peaceful island.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 41.5% ★, Open World 12.8%, Co-op 12.8%, Crafting 9.1%, Multiplayer 8.8%
- #47 Solarpunk™
68% matchVery Positive81% of 4,581 reviews2026
Dev: CyberwavePub: rokaplay
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Solarpunk is a survival game in a technologically advanced world of floating islands. Alone or together with your friends, you can construct buildings, grow food, craft gadgets and hop on your airship to explore distant islands in the sky.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 27.8% ★, Cozy 14.2%, Crafting 12%, Co-op 10.5%, Online Co-Op 10.4%
- #48 Miner Rogue
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Voxelblade Studio
Windows
In a fully destructible world, gather resources, build, and craft items. Fight back with your friends against the corruption spreading across the land. But don't dig too deep, because you might end up in hell.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 33.3% ★, Crafting 13%, Online Co-Op 12.9%, Open World 10.8%, Co-op 10.6%
- #49 WILDLANDS
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ahsen Games
Windows
Dive into a unique adventure that will put you against a world ruled by natural forces! Explore, craft, battle predators, tame animals, build homes, harvest crops & so much more. Gather your friends, grab a weapon, and head out to conquer the WILDLANDS!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 41.5% ★, Open World 12.8%, Multiplayer 9.8%, Online Co-Op 7.6%, Co-op 7.4%
- #50 Tracks of Thought
69% matchMixed41% of 32 reviews2024
Dev: Tidbits PlayPub: indie.io
Windows
Welcome aboard! A bad case of forgetfulness plagues the passengers - embark on a journey of self-discovery shaped by your own personality. As a lost ladybug, talk to everyone on board and uncover the train’s secret destination in a wholesome, card-based, talk-'em-up RPG!
Why similar: Wholesome 22.9%, Card Battler 17.4%, Cozy 16.7%, Deckbuilding 14.5%, Cute 5.5%
- #51 Out and About
67% matchVery Positive93% of 436 reviews2025
Dev: Yaldi Games
Windows
A cozy foraging adventure for anyone who loves the outdoors or wishes they knew it better. Every plant is real: learn to identify 100+ wild plants and fungi and cook 200+ real recipes, while helping a storm-struck town find its feet again.
Why similar: Wholesome 20.5%, Cozy 15.9%, Crafting 14.8%, Character Customization 12%, Open World 11.2%
- #52 Nighthold
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 2 Zombie GamesPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows
Build shelters, interact with rescuees, battle against the Rot and raiders to survive another night in this Sandbox RPG. Play Solo or team up with friends in Online Сo-op.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 47.9% ★, Crafting 10.9%, Online Co-Op 9%, Open World 8.9%, Co-op 6.2%
- #53 Raft
67% matchVery Positive93% of 379,035 reviews2022
Dev: Redbeet InteractivePub: Axolot Games
Windows
Median: 14.8 hrsMean: 38.0 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Raft™ throws you and your friends into an epic oceanic adventure! Alone or together, players battle to survive a perilous voyage across a vast sea! Gather debris, scavenge reefs and build your own floating home, but be wary of the man-eating sharks!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 42.2% ★, Co-op 14.1%, Crafting 12.6%, Multiplayer 11.2%, Open World 9.5%
- #54 Project Castaway
66% matchMixed65% of 1,893 reviews2026
Dev: Mardonpol Inc.
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Project Castaway is a survival crafting title set in the Pacific Ocean. Live the life of a stranded castaway, with only yourself - and the island's inhabitants - for company! Sail the ocean, hunt, explore unique islands and gather resources as you fight for survival.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 33.7% ★, Online Co-Op 13%, Co-op 12.3%, Open World 10.4%, Crafting 10.2%
- #55 Eden Rising
69% matchMixed64% of 1,447 reviews2019
Dev: The Wall Productions Inc.
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 16.2 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Brace yourself for a brand new action-packed Open World. Explore a huge world to gather materials for gear and defenses. Use everything at your disposal to defend your bases and defeat hordes of hostile monsters. Play solo or up to 8-player online!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 26.1% ★, Open World 15.9%, Crafting 14.8%, Co-op 14.2%, Multiplayer 10.6%
- #56 Island Beekeeper
65% matchMostly Positive74% of 224 reviews2026
Dev: Akuseru Studio
Windows
Build your apiary on islands above the clouds, travel on your medocycle, crossbreed bees with unique traits and create a cozy home in the sky. Grow plants, explore islands and send healing honey down to Earth, where people still hope for your help.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 34.3% ★, Cozy 19.2%, Co-op 12.4%, Crafting 11.1%, Open World 8.6%
- #57 Planetaries
67% matchMixed58% of 228 reviews2024
Dev: EY-Studio
Windows
Experience a vast Sci-fi open-world survival TD game set on a distant planet deep in the universe. Craft, build, mine, trade, explore, and survive in this alien world. Collect Data and defend against waves of enemies seeking to banish you. Enjoy the adventure in Singleplayer or Multiplayer.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 31.9% ★, Crafting 13.1%, Online Co-Op 12.6%, Open World 11.8%, Co-op 10.2%
- #58 Tree of Life 2
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: OddOneGames
Windows
Build a village in a strange world and begin your own adventure. Join friends or face new rivals, and enjoy boundless freedom!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 30.9% ★, Crafting 13%, Online Co-Op 12.6%, Open World 11.2%, Co-op 10.2%