- #1 Towers of Aghasba
97% matchMixed69% of 2,030 reviews2024
Dev: Dreamlit inc.
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Explore a stunning open-world filled with majestic creatures and quirky characters. Nurture the barren land into vibrant ecosystems and flex your creativity as you build a thriving civilization in balance with nature.
Why similar: Creature Collector 25.1%, Base Building 13.8%, Crafting 11.4%, Building 11%, Sandbox 8.3%
- #2 Genomon: Genetic Monsters
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Machete Games LLC
Windows
Push the boundaries of science while battling the creations of rival genetic engineers on the beautiful and remote WHITHERWARD ISLANDS. EXTRACT, SEQUENCE and SPLICE DNA. INCUBATE, BATTLE and UPGRADE Genomon. Genomon is a genetic monster making lab and battling sandbox.
Why similar: Creature Collector 20.7%, Crafting 16.5%, Base Building 14.5%, Life Sim 12.8%, Building 11.3%
- #3 灵域之主
96% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: Liu Xin Yu
Windows
一款生存建造类的开放世界探索游戏。用战斗,建造和征服来取回您被窃取的神力!
Why similar: Creature Collector 24.3%, Base Building 16.3%, Building 14.5%, Sandbox 13.2%, Exploration 6.2%
- #4 Guardians of the Wild Sky
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Blue Isle Studios
Windows
Survive, build, craft and explore a vast magical world as you capture and bond with powerful Guardians. Captain your own airship and sail the cloud seas. Build everything from cozy homes to flying castles. Explore this world solo or with friends; the skies are yours to conquer!
Why similar: Creature Collector 26.6%, Base Building 17.2%, Building 16%, Crafting 14.8%, Sandbox 8.8%
- #5 Anitons
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CrazyGoat Games
Windows
Anitons is a monster collection RPG with a vast world featuring Species experimentation, farming, and real-time combat. Explore this amazing world, collect and mix genes, with the ultimate goal of bringing back the Aniton Gods.
Why similar: Creature Collector 22.1%, Base Building 13.5%, Crafting 13.4%, Building 11.3%, Character Customization 9.9%
- #6 Monster Mart
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Little Frog Games
Windows
Welcome to your cozy Monster Mart!Catch adorable monsters, care for their every need, and evolve them into rare companions — or sell them to eager customers. Decorate your shop, manage prices, and navigate the charming chaos of capitalism in a warm, slow-paced life sim full of personality.
Why similar: Creature Collector 31%, Base Building 15.9%, Life Sim 11.5%, Crafting 9.7%, Relaxing 6%
- #7 Wyversium
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: snakeristudio
Windows
A brand-new fantasy multiplayer survival crafting game where you explore a vast and perilous world, tame mysterious creatures, and command them to fight, build, and farm. Gather resources, construct fortresses, and forge powerful weapons as you uncover ancient secrets and battle formidable foes.
Why similar: Creature Collector 24.7%, Base Building 15.2%, Building 13.9%, Crafting 13.7%, Sandbox 11.7%
- #8 Dungeon Cafe
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pango Games
Windows
Build your dream café... or die trying. In this fast-paced co-op base builder, you’ll cook, fight, and automate your way through a chaotic kitchen as you gather ingredients by slaying monsters and prepare magical meals for the Demon Overlord’s ever-hungry army.
Why similar: Base Building 18.3%, Building 18%, Crafting 17%, Sandbox 15%, Exploration 7.1%
- #9 Witherspring Wilds
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Fancy Fish Games
Windows
Reincarnate into a new open world full of danger and opportunity. Start from nothing and build a village as you advance science and magic. Farm, fight, craft, explore, tame creatures - how will you shape the Wilds?
Why similar: Creature Collector 27.7%, Building 13.4%, Crafting 12.1%, Life Sim 11.5%, Sandbox 11.5%
- #10 Edge Of Survival
90% match6 user reviews33% of 6 reviews2024
Dev: Studio Builderline
Windows
Escape to a relaxing, survival sandbox surrounded by wildlife and nature. Scavenge materials and craft tools to turn your base into a warm, well-supplied home. Survive by fishing, hunting, cooking, and growing your own food.
Why similar: Base Building 20.2%, Crafting 17.5%, Building 16.8%, Sandbox 12.3%, Stylized 9.9%
- #11 Layer Land
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: PUDDING Co. Ltd.
Windows
Layerland is a sandbox survival game set in a world that mirrors Earth’s terrain. Travel through gates, capture monsters as pets, and team up to battle, gather, craft, and build.
Why similar: Creature Collector 27.7%, Crafting 14.1%, Building 13.9%, Base Building 13.2%, Sandbox 10.2%
- #12 Project Creatures
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Ren
Windows
Project Creatures is a Multiplayer Creature Collection Game. Capture new creatures and battle your friends in a vast Open World!
Why similar: Creature Collector 32.9%, Base Building 17.3%, Character Customization 11.4%, PvE 10.8%, Third Person 7.8%
- #13 Project-Starbound
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Spaced Out Studios
Windows
Project Starbound is a single-player space exploration game built in Unreal Engine 5. After a habitable moon is discovered, players explore the solar system, take on missions, build bases, and navigate faction conflicts in a story-driven, low-poly universe.
Why similar: Base Building 17.1%, Sandbox 13.6%, Building 12.8%, Crafting 12.2%, Character Customization 11.1%
- #14 Everlost
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: kub3sqtPub: Orivilon
Windows
Stranded in a world that never stops growing. Gather, craft, build and survive in an infinite procedurally generated wilderness where no two worlds are ever the same.
Why similar: Building 21.8%, Crafting 19.6%, Sandbox 19%, Base Building 17.7%, Exploration 10%
- #15 Whisperthorn
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ryan van Zeben
Windows
A cozy-chaos co-op adventure for 1–12 witches. Combine five elements into 25 spells, brew volatile potions in physics-based cauldrons, purify corrupted creatures into loyal companions, and heal a blighted forest together — with friendly fire always on.
Why similar: Creature Collector 37.9%, Base Building 13.2%, Character Customization 11.9%, PvE 11.8%, Exploration 8.8%
- #16 Unsheltered
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Exponential Games Inc.
Windows
Realistic survival simulation game, where players must endure and thrive while managing resources, crafting goods, and overcoming obstacles. The game features modern tools and equipment and the constant threat of nuclear war, adding urgency to the player's journey.
Why similar: Base Building 21.2%, Building 19.1%, Crafting 18.2%, Life Sim 11.5%, PvE 10.6%
- #17 Research Story
83% matchVery Positive95% of 324 reviews2025
Dev: Petal Cat Games
Windows
Set out to discover and record plants and creatures for the Violet Archive. Grow crops, tame animals, and build the perfect farm! Forge friendships along the way as you begin your life as a researcher!
Why similar: Creature Collector 23.9%, Building 13%, Base Building 12%, Life Sim 10.4%, Crafting 9.8%
- #18 Gelatine
85% matchPositive93% of 29 reviews2022
Dev: Tactical Air Horse
Windows · Linux
A 2D sandbox with a heavy emphasis on action and combat. Features music-synchronized boss fights, village invasions, and more!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 18.8%, Sandbox 15.4%, Crafting 14.6%, Building 14.3%, Base Building 14%
- #19 Witching Well
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Shiitake Knights
Windows
Witching Well is a magic sandbox where you craft spells, explore, shape your surroundings, and play at your own pace. Collect ingredients, craft magic, meet unique creatures, and transform the world around you.
Why similar: Building 15.2%, Base Building 14.7%, Crafting 14.4%, Sandbox 13.7%, Life Sim 11%
- #20 AMONG THE WILD
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NUGGETS ENTERTAINMENT
Windows
Among The Wild is a first-person farming game where you wrangle fantastical creatures, build and manage your own idyllic farm, and set out to explore uncharted corners of a strange universe.
Why similar: Creature Collector 30%, Building 12.5%, Base Building 12.5%, Sandbox 12.3%, Crafting 11.4%
- #21 Mind Your Manas
86% matchNo user reviews2019
Dev: PhatRobit
Windows
Mind Your Manas is a moddable online trading card game.
Why similar: Creature Collector 30.7%, Building 12.9%, Life Sim 12.5%, Crafting 12.2%, Stylized 7.5%
- #22 My Lil Afterlife
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: JSquared Games
Windows
Become the new ruler of the afterlife. Summon spooky friends to reside in your unearthly realm and decorate it however you like with items you can craft, buy and find. Unravel the mysteries of the afterlife by taking on the reapers tower using spine-tingling spells to smite your enemies.
Why similar: Creature Collector 17.9%, Building 16.9%, Crafting 15.7%, Life Sim 12.1%, Character Customization 9.9%
- #23 Lou's Lagoon
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Tiny RoarPub: Megabit Publishing
Windows
A cozy exploration-and-crafting adventure: fly your seaplane between tropical islands, collect resources with the Swirler 2000, rebuild storm damaged communities, and unravel the mystery surrounding Uncle Lou’s disappearance.
Why similar: Base Building 17%, Crafting 15.8%, Life Sim 11.7%, Building 11.3%, Sandbox 10.3%
- #24 Warmby
80% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Poison Vine Studios
Windows
Warmby is a creature‑raising sandbox where you play with, breed, and grow quirky little creatures with moods and tons of personality. Play minigames, dress them up, discover their secrets, and help shape the game’s future! Player feedback will guide where Warmby goes next.
Why similar: Creature Collector 45.3%, Sandbox 17.9%, Life Sim 14.1%, Character Customization 13.1%, Simulation 5.5%
- #25 Alterworld
79% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2024
Dev: Poonpoonza
Windows
Explore the infinite world! Play with the fully destructible voxel terrain! Craft and split items! Build and customize a house or any building! And many more! This is the ultimate sandbox survival game where you can do almost anything you can dream!
Why similar: Sandbox 21.5%, Building 17.1%, Crafting 15.6%, Base Building 15.4%, Stylized 9.8%
- #26 Cloud 9
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mantra Games
Windows
After surviving a gravitational anomaly, humankind must find a home among the floating rocks in the skies. Build a home in the clouds, fly an airship, battle dragons, collect supplies, and help the Cloud 9 initiative rekindle humanity in this new era of survival.
Why similar: Building 16.4%, Sandbox 15.9%, Crafting 15.2%, Base Building 14.9%, Third Person 9%
- #27 Made in Melostead
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CherryCapra
Windows
Return to your hometown to run your shop by fulfilling commissions and selling wares. Choose your path as a blacksmith, alchemist, or woodworker and revive Melostead as you befriend neighbors, reform trade routes, and explore the world for exotic materials in this fantasy-inspired crafting sim RPG!
Why similar: Crafting 20.6%, Building 19%, Sandbox 14.1%, Life Sim 13.8%, Relaxing 8%
- #28 Mystical Mixing
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CrazyLabsPub: QubicGames
Windows
Enter a world of magic and wonder with Mystical Mixing!
Why similar: Creature Collector 48.5%, Crafting 15.6%, Fantasy 8.1%, Simulation 7.1%, Stylized 5.8%
- #29 Ferromon Together
77% matchMostly Positive74% of 27 reviews2024
Dev: Noah DeWolfePub: DeWolfe Studios
Windows
Journey with your friends in the free to play world of Ferromon Together and take on the 10 towers with over 140 Ferromon to save the world's inhabitants from the Tainted!
Why similar: Creature Collector 29.8%, Base Building 15.2%, Building 9.9%, PvE 9.5%, Character Customization 9.4%
- #30 The Untamed realms
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Firestonemander Studios
Windows
Explore a vast untamed world, capture powerful Ecomon, build your team, craft your survival, and battle alongside friends in an online open-world creature-collecting adventure.
Why similar: Creature Collector 37.5%, Sandbox 18.1%, Building 16.8%, Crafting 15.8%, 3D 4.9%
- #31 Dino Station
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: QorSoft
Windows
Build your base, gather resources, craft items, and develop your station. Catch dinosaurs and assign them to work! Complete quests and help the local residents. Play solo or with friends.
Why similar: Creature Collector 27.2%, Base Building 17.7%, Building 14.9%, Crafting 11.7%, Life Sim 9.6%
- #32 电子祭祖
77% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2023
Dev: 红叶工作室
Windows · Mac
你还在为清明不调休回不了家而烦恼吗?现在进入电子祭祖便可以足不出户进行祭祖。 通过电子祭祖,你可以烧香、放贡品、烧纸 马上开始为你在另一个世界的先人打钱吧!
Why similar: Life Sim 16.1%, Base Building 13.2%, Sandbox 13.1%, Crafting 13%, Building 12.7%
- #33 House of Heists
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Absurd Games
Windows · Mac
House of Heists is an action roguelike base-building game about a family of burglars in a world where furniture fights back. Fight through procedural homes, capture wild appliances, and build, decorate, and upgrade your ever-growing dream house.
Why similar: Creature Collector 33.7%, Base Building 22.4%, Building 18.1%, PvE 6.7%, Stylized 6.6%
- #34 ATK
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 月半工作室
Windows
在ATK里,你可以采集各种资源,建造自己的城镇。自己打造装备,召集伙伴佣兵,一起探索各种区域,争夺资源建筑,打败强大的怪物,然后自立为王。ATK主打玩法以及游戏性。
Why similar: Creature Collector 25.9%, Base Building 18.2%, Building 18.1%, Crafting 17.2%, Exploration 6.2%
- #35 Pickmos
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: PocketGamePub: NETWORKGO
Windows
Dive into a vast, uncharted continent filled with ancient civilizations and mysterious creatures called "Pickmon." In this multiplayer open-world survival crafter, you’ll team up with your Pickmon to fight, farm, and build industrial empires while thwarting a shadowy organization's plot.
Why similar: Creature Collector 44.8%, Base Building 21.8%, Crafting 19.8%, PvE 8.8%, Action 2.7%
- #36 Alex & Arty
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ROLLDBOX GAMES
Windows
Explore, restore nature, and build custom spaces your way in this vibrant action-adventure. Combine Alex's tech and Arty's light to heal a planet consumed by an AI's toxic Crud! Travel across the world, use the Ionizer to cleanse corruption, and transform into unique creatures.
Why similar: Creature Collector 36.2%, Base Building 22.2%, Building 10.3%, Relaxing 8.7%, Stylized 8.3%
- #37 Resttore
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: s4bishii
Windows
Craft, build and upgrade your character as you explore a fantasy open world full of secrets and help its habitants defeat the creatures that brought this place to its end.
Why similar: Base Building 22%, Building 18.4%, Crafting 17.1%, Character Customization 11.2%, Exploration 7.2%
- #38 Millville
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pidibidi Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Build a small village from the grounds up, meet and interact with its people and try to bring all different Villagers into your little town!
Why similar: Building 28.4%, Crafting 24.1%, Life Sim 15.8%, Character Customization 14.7%, Relaxing 7.8%
- #39 Cowboy Life Simulator
70% matchVery Positive90% of 1,162 reviews2025
Dev: Odd QubitPub: RockGame S.A.
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
“Cowboy Life Simulator” is an immersive and relaxing ranching sim where you step into the boots of a failed businessman starting fresh on the frontier. Buy your first goat, meet the locals, explore vibrant lands, and build your dream ranch in a world full of stories and adventure!
Why similar: Base Building 16.2%, Building 14.7%, Crafting 14.3%, Nonlinear 13.3%, Sandbox 11.6%
- #40 WormWorld
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kyjmo
Windows
A creative sandbox adventure with a focus on exploration, discovery and survival. Shape your worlds, build, mine, and farm. Expand your reach and travel to other worlds using your ship, and worm holes!
Why similar: Base Building 18.1%, Building 17.8%, Crafting 17%, Sandbox 14.7%, Nonlinear 11.8%
- #41 Rework
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Snack
Windows
Build fantastic contraptions in this open world sandbox, set in an expansive forest with ever changing climate. Protect your base from enemies and work together with friends to discover the secrets hidden beneath the surface.
Why similar: Building 16.3%, Base Building 15.5%, Sandbox 15%, Crafting 14.8%, Third Person 8.7%
- #42 Survivor 53
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: berkthedev
Windows
Survive inside a mysterious walled jungle. Gather resources, build your base, craft your gear, and defend against deadly enemy waves every night.
Why similar: Sandbox 17.3%, Building 16.6%, Base Building 16.1%, Crafting 15.8%, Stylized 9.7%
- #43 Across the Wonderlands
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Covenant.dev
Windows
The most whimsical open-world survival crafting game! Build your magical base dimension, craft bizarre dishes, and face off against quirky foes as you journey through enchanting fables to uncover the mystery of the fallen star.
Why similar: Creature Collector 24.8%, Base Building 20.1%, Crafting 14.8%, Sandbox 9.2%, Third Person 7.1%
- #44 De'Vine: Heavenly Acres
73% matchMostly Positive75% of 40 reviews2022
Dev: StapletonPub: DPSII
Windows
Welcome to your farm on Heavenly Acres! Farmland that presents many opportunities. Harvest trees & plants. Grow Crops. Romance with other misfits. Collect up to 200 unique monsters and compete with monster battles! Indulge in the underground for buried treasure and dangerous monsters!
Why similar: Creature Collector 28.7%, Crafting 15.1%, Building 14.1%, Sandbox 13.7%, Life Sim 9.2%
- #45 OddFauna : Secret of the Terrabeast
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: North Channel
Windows
Grow the TerraBeast you live on from a tiny patch of land into a whimsical world! In this fully hand-sculpted, playful systemic sandbox, you'll explore vibrant biomes, farm, craft, build, and befriend the wild OddFauna to create a thriving ecosystem.
Why similar: Creature Collector 28.4%, Base Building 17.8%, Crafting 12.6%, Sandbox 12.3%, Life Sim 9.5%
- #46 Poglings
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Yojoyco
Windows
Hatch, raise, and race magical creatures on a mysterious island brimming with ancient secrets. Train your Poglings, then race them through whimsical tracks in this cozy creature raising adventure blending island exploration, an epic story driven quest, and the thrill of building ultimate champions.
Why similar: Creature Collector 38%, Nonlinear 16.3%, Life Sim 12.3%, Third Person 7.8%, Relaxing 7.1%
- #47 Survive The Night
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hex Games Studio
Windows
Explore a vast world filled with hidden treasures and mysterious creatures, all while crafting powerful tools, weapons, and armor to build your fortress. Battle relentless foes, customize your character, and become the ultimate survival master. Are you up for the challenge?
Why similar: Base Building 17.3%, Sandbox 14.6%, Nonlinear 14.4%, Building 12.1%, Character Customization 11.6%
- #48 Avelia
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Avelia Entertainment
Windows
Delve into a low-poly survival adventure. Craft, build, thrive, breed animals, master fishing, farming, face formidable bosses. Elevate skills with stats, levels, a skill tree. Equip magic, bows, and swords to survive and dominate in a captivating medieval world
Why similar: Building 18.4%, Sandbox 17.3%, Crafting 17%, Base Building 15.2%, Third Person 9.7%
- #49 Automate Defend Repeat
69% match7 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: BigScorchPub: Sage Games
Windows
Automate, Defend, Repeat: A combination of factory management and tower defense strategy. Build a planet-dominating factory, defend it from disgruntled resource-carrying monsters, and defeat a total of 6 bosses. Once you have done that, select a New Game + modifier and do it again!
Why similar: Base Building 17.4%, Building 16.9%, Crafting 15.5%, Sandbox 11.1%, Stylized 9.6%
- #50 Forest Whiskers
69% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Forest Whiskers
Windows
A cozy RPG about rescuing cats and restoring the forest. You can keep the cats, train them, raise and breed them and form a team to fight monsters, save other animals and rebuild the forest.
Why similar: Creature Collector 36.2%, Base Building 19.4%, Crafting 17.9%, Life Sim 13%, Character Customization 10.3%
- #51 Anima Island
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Steffen Kromm
Windows · Mac · Linux
Anima Island is a 2D virtual pet monster-raising rpg with strategic real-time battles and handpainted 16-bit SNES-style pixel art!
Why similar: Creature Collector 35.1%, Base Building 19.4%, Nonlinear 11.6%, Life Sim 10.7%, PvE 10.4%
- #52 Outpost On Syrinx
68% matchMostly Positive77% of 22 reviews2024
Dev: Polychrome Games
Windows
Establish an Outpost on a wondrous alien world. Harvest, craft, build a base for humanity, uncover alien mysteries, and explore strange new lands.
Why similar: Base Building 21.4%, Building 19.6%, Crafting 18.6%, Sandbox 16.2%, Relaxing 8.6%
- #53 Scrap Dealer Simulator
67% matchMostly Positive75% of 61 reviews2025
Dev: Emre ŞahinPub: Survivillage
Windows
Start from scratch and rise with scrap, dig through trash, process junk, and grow your profits. Buy warehouses, machines, and vehicles to build your own recycling empire.
Why similar: Crafting 18.9%, Building 14.8%, Life Sim 13.9%, Sandbox 11.2%, Relaxing 10.2%
- #54 Exot
67% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: PH Networks
Windows
Discover a still unexplored region of space: the Exot galaxy. With your C.L.I.C. as your only ally, obtain the resources necessary for your survival. Develop your ship, improve your workshops, face creatures to conquer these hostile lands.
Why similar: Crafting 21%, Building 20.7%, Base Building 20.6%, Sandbox 17.2%, Exploration 7.5%
- #55 Constructed
67% match9 user reviews78% of 9 reviews2024
Dev: Gaming Project
Windows
Constructed is a factory building game, with a single goal... to automate EVERYTHING!!!
Why similar: Base Building 21.4%, Crafting 17.6%, Building 17.4%, Sandbox 13.5%, PvE 9.4%
- #56 Pacific Life
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rokyte Studio
Windows
Start a new life and see where it leads you! Build your house or work hard to buy one. Become a leader or just live by your own, the choice is yours! Gather, build, craft and improve!
Why similar: Building 21.9%, Base Building 17.3%, Sandbox 17.3%, Relaxing 11.1%, Crafting 9.9%
- #57 CatCat
65% matchPositive95% of 38 reviews2025
Dev: bogy house
Windows · Mac
"CatCat" is a relaxing cat simulation game. Raise different breeds, feed them, and pet them. You can freely change the layout, arrange furniture, and alter wall colors to create a cozy space for you and your cats. There are no goals or pressure; just enjoy a peaceful time together with your cats.
Why similar: Creature Collector 29.3%, Building 21.7%, Sandbox 20.5%, Relaxing 14.1%, Simulation 6%