- #1 Everlost
97% 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: Sandbox 18.3%, Building 16.5%, Crafting 16.3%, Base Building 14.6%, Survival 12.5%
- #2 Stranded
96% matchPositive85% of 33 reviews2024
Dev: DevBandeiraPub: DevBandeira Studios
Windows
Explore, collect and build in this action roguelike, create bases, hire allies, evolve your character and survive hordes of enemies as far as you can handle!
Why similar: Base Building 14.9%, Crafting 13.9%, Building 13.5%, Procedural Generation 10.9%, Roguelike 10.2%
- #3 Strata
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SMGAMES
Windows
Strata is a scientifically inspired astro-planetary sandbox where you influence the formation and evolution of entire worlds — your worlds. Discover, gather, and build on the surfaces of diverse planets, explore them in depth, and manage your systems beyond the orbital levels.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.5%, Sandbox 14.5%, Building 13.1%, Nature 11.3%, Base Building 10.5%
- #4 WormWorld
95% 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 14.6%, Sandbox 13.8%, Crafting 13.8%, Nature 13.3%, Building 13.2%
- #5 Oldwoods
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Arda Yn Games
Windows
A sandbox game set in a fully modifiable world. The environment changes through interaction.
Why similar: Sandbox 19.5%, Base Building 17.9%, Building 15.1%, Survival 14.3%, Nature 11.6%
- #6 Survive The Night
94% 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.3%, Base Building 14.1%, Sandbox 13.9%, Building 9.1%, Roguelike 9.1%
- #7 Tides of Despair
93% matchMixed42% of 19 reviews2023
Dev: Survival Poly Games
Windows
After a shipwreck, you are one of the survivors. To Survive you will need to fight for your life.
Why similar: Base Building 21.2%, Crafting 16.8%, Survival 15.4%, Building 15.2%, Sandbox 13.1%
- #8 Sunny Shores
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: mungbungo
Windows · Linux
Sunny Shores is software for casual and retired gamers who have prematurely reached unc-status in their careers. It features cozy lo-fi fishing mechanics, block-building and an open-world sandbox. Play with friends or play with yourself.
Why similar: Sandbox 17.5%, Building 15.5%, Crafting 13.7%, Survival 13.3%, Base Building 13.3%
- #9 Worldsmith by Charles A. Debczak
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Charles A. Debczak
Windows
Worldsmith is a 2D open-world survival/adventure game where you write books to explore unique, procedurally-generated dimensions! Features building, crafting, exploration, mining, and more!
Why similar: Sandbox 13.7%, Building 12.9%, Base Building 12%, Survival 11.2%, Moddable 11.2% ★
- #10 IslaNode Rescue Signal
91% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Gor Yeritsyan
Windows
IslaNode Rescue Signal it is a unique survival adventure ,set on deserted island where you have nothing but natural resources. Stranded alone, you’ll need to explore, gather materials, and craft with unique node-based crafting system.
Why similar: Base Building 18%, Crafting 16.2%, Sandbox 15.3%, Survival 14.6%, Nature 13.8%
- #11 On Island
90% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: SystemGames P.S.A.
Windows
On Island is a game where you must survive on a mysterious archipelago and recover your memories. Enter a world where every day brings new challenges. Complete quests, experience an amazing adventure, and find your way to escape!
Why similar: Sandbox 18.5%, Building 14.9%, Nature 14.2%, Base Building 12.6%, Crafting 12%
- #12 Reforj
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 4J Studios
Windows
Reclaim the future. Rewrite the past. Reforj the world.
Why similar: Base Building 16.7%, Crafting 14.7%, Sandbox 14.6%, Building 10%, Nature 10%
- #13 Craft Hero
89% matchVery Positive83% of 399 reviews2022
Dev: PandaCat 熊喵独立游戏Pub: OKJOY
Windows
Gather resources by day, build and recruit by noon, defend your village by night! A new minimalism sandbox survival with countless new ideas – Craft Hero
Why similar: Base Building 19.7%, Crafting 16%, Sandbox 15.3%, Building 13.4%, Survival 12.9%
- #14 Rocks Tools Hordes
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Neural Monkeys
Windows · Mac
Rocks, Tools, Hordes is a survival crafting game where a brave little girl explores vast caves, builds her base, and battles endless zombie waves. Play the Demo! Add to Wishlist! Mine resources, craft gear, and pilot powerful robots to withstand the horde. Robots, rocks, and really rude zombies.
Why similar: Survival 18%, Sandbox 16.3%, Base Building 14.7%, Building 14.4%, Crafting 13.2%
- #15 Duskisle
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Defender Point
Windows
Explore a deserted island, collect resources, build a settlement from the ruins and survive the pitfalls of the wilderness. Every step holds danger, every night brings a new challenge. Nature will break you or make you stronger.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.7%, Sandbox 15.5%, Building 11.3%, Nature 10.7%, Base Building 10.5%
- #16 Edge Of Survival
86% 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 19.4%, Crafting 16.9%, Survival 15.5%, Building 14.8%, Sandbox 13.9%
- #17 Stoned to Death
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Pita
Windows
While trapped in a stunning forested wilderness, engage in brutal hand-to-hand combat with a notorious durg cartel producing dangerous illegal drugs to uncover the mysteries of their crimes.
Why similar: Base Building 20.5%, Survival 16.4%, Procedural Generation 16.1%, Crafting 10.6%, Nature 9.8%
- #18 Primestone
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MrBeef
Windows
Primestone is a brutal stone age survival-craft game that won’t hold your grubby little hand. Use your big, beautiful brain to invent tools, tame fire, outsmart rival tribes - and maybe uncover the ruins of something much older than you.
Why similar: Base Building 16.3%, Crafting 14.8%, Sandbox 13.8%, Survival 12.8%, Procedural Generation 11%
- #19 Dark Grid
84% matchPositive93% of 14 reviews2026
Dev: Moonlight Sand
Windows
You wake up with only a luminous tower beside you, its warm light enveloping you. Besides, looking around, there is only endless darkness. Survival, exploration, utilizing all resources around to survive, searching for the reasons why the world is plunged into darkness.
Why similar: Base Building 18.9%, Survival 15.1%, Crafting 14.3%, Building 13.1%, Difficult 11.2%
- #20 Biovoid
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Dzedou
Windows
Biovoid is a creature-building roguelike game where you slay hordes of hostile aliens. Combine a variety of cells and mutations to create game-breaking builds and evolve from a fragile hatchling to a deadly predator.
Why similar: Sandbox 15.8%, Nature 15.8%, Building 12.9%, Survival 12.7%, Difficult 11.2%
- #21 Coastline Survival
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Orbitami Entertainment
Windows
Unleash your ultimate survival skills in Coastline Survival - a game that redefines open-world excitement! Craft, build, farm, hunt, and fish amidst breathtaking coastal scenery. Conquer the wild, master survival, and carve your path to triumph in this thrilling adventure today!
Why similar: Base Building 16.1%, Sandbox 14.8%, Nature 12.8%, Crafting 12.5%, Building 12.2%
- #22 Mistaken
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Storken
Windows · Mac
The world is lost to eldritch mist. No heroes, no grand purpose—only survival. Build, fight, and carve your path through treacherous lands where the remnants of humanity and horrors beyond reason now roam. Survive… or be Mistaken.
Why similar: Base Building 18.4%, Crafting 13.8%, Survival 13.4%, Procedural Generation 11%, Building 10.1%
- #23 Tail Blade
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: PocketMyth
Windows
Play as a loyal dog with a sword in a cozy top-down adventure. Explore a peaceful world, fight enemies, collect items, craft useful tools, and interact with characters while uncovering a gentle story at your own pace.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.5%, Sandbox 21.1%, Crafting 13.9%, Action-Adventure 11.1%, Nature 10.9%
- #24 Farmcoz
81% matchMostly Positive78% of 81 reviews2024
Dev: Wigtor
Windows · Linux
Cozy Sandbox Game about Farming and Building. Is it raining outside? Just chill and relax with warm and cheerful atmosphere of Farmcoz. Farm, Build, Explore, Explode and Unlock all items. Good luck!
Why similar: Sandbox 17.5%, Nature 17.3%, Crafting 16.3%, Building 15.9%, Base Building 13.2%
- #25 MewnBase
80% matchVery Positive93% of 1,439 reviews2023
Dev: Cairn4
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 74%
MewnBase is a space-cat survival and base-building game. Scavenge around a barren planet for items to keep you fed. Explore and collect resources. Craft items and grow your base to help you survive.
Why similar: Base Building 21.1%, Crafting 16.4%, Sandbox 14.9%, Building 12.8%, Survival 12.3%
- #26 ENDGAME: Survival
79% matchMixed45% of 40 reviews2023
Dev: AGames
Windows
Big group of people will be dropped into a deserted island where they will have to survive.
Why similar: Base Building 21.9%, Crafting 18%, Survival 16.3%, Building 16.2%, Sandbox 14.9%
- #27 The Fourth Sense Evolution: Stone Age
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Soft Bulb Studios
Windows · Mac
Top-Down, 2D, Evolution, Survival, and Cult-Themed Game Be a God, Evolve Your Followers, and Spread Your Faith in a Stone Age Sandbox Game
Why similar: Sandbox 17.5%, Survival 14.8%, Nature 14.2%, Building 11.8%, Roguelike 11.4%
- #28 The Last Seed
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: YebStudio
Windows
Restore life on a dying planet in this 2D automation strategy game. Build production chains, reclaim the ecosystem, and survive a hostile world with the help of The Last Seed.
Why similar: Base Building 19.1%, Sandbox 15.4%, Building 12.1%, Crafting 11.6%, Survival 9.1%
- #29 Profectus
79% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2021
Dev: Alrek Studios
Windows
Rise through the ages. In Profectus you start with nothing but a world to explore. Your goal is to use what you are given to the fullest extent and work your way up from the stone age into space.
Why similar: Base Building 24.2%, Crafting 22%, Sandbox 18.2%, Nature 12%, Simulation 9.2%
- #30 Ruins of the Forgotten: A Wild Survival
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 2 Dude Studios
Windows · Mac
Discover an open-world survival game that divides animals into two factions. While crafting, building, and taming animals, explore the forgotten ruins. Do whatever it takes to last another night and solve the mystery surrounding animal factions.
Why similar: Base Building 18.4%, Crafting 14.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.7%, Survival 12.7%, Nature 10.7%
- #31 The Joy of Mining
75% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: spielepk
Windows
Mine, loot, craft, build, fight, and explore the open world in this Minecraft/Terraria-inspired game. It includes quests from NPCs, farming and fishing, as well as a variety of arcade games to play in-game.
Why similar: Crafting 22.9%, Sandbox 20.6%, Survival 16.5%, Exploration 12%, Base Building 9.9%
- #32 Polar Bear Game
76% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2023
Dev: Joseph Cook
Windows
The arctic is a big place. Ever wanted to explore the endless expanses of the arctic as a Polar Bear? Well now you can in Polar Bear Game. Explore and survive a procedurally generated, infinite world, where, as a polar bear, you can choose whatever you want to do!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.7%, Base Building 16%, Sandbox 14.3%, Building 13.1%, Survival 13%
- #33 Camping Simulator: The Squad
74% matchMixed58% of 1,083 reviews2025
Dev: CubeCube Sports Ltd.
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 1.7 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Camping Simulator lets you experience what camp means by preparing your backpack wisely for challenging conditions of nature. You can play all the experiences with up to 8 friends in multiplayer mode or single player mode.
Why similar: Crafting 16.9%, Sandbox 16.8%, Survival 15.5%, Nature 14.1%, Building 13.5%
- #34 Nature Hunter
76% matchMixed50% of 12 reviews2023
Dev: Elisabeth Mila Rose
Windows
Realism, craftsmanship, self-regulating vegetation, plants, insects, mushrooms, ruins, in a semi-open world.
Why similar: Sandbox 17.4%, Nature 14.5%, Survival 14.2%, Base Building 13.4%, Crafting 13.2%
- #35 Layer Hunt
75% matchMixed58% of 19 reviews2024
Dev: Edvin Andersson
Windows
Layer Hunt is a singleplayer, survival sandbox game where the goal is to survive and hunt down all the bosses. To reach your goal you will have to mine, craft, build, farm, fight and explore for new abilities and resources.
Why similar: Base Building 13.9%, Sandbox 13.2%, Crafting 12.8%, Procedural Generation 12.5%, Building 12.4%
- #36 Survivor Island
77% matchMixed63% of 27 reviews2018
Dev: SGStudio Games
Windows · Linux
Try to survive on this island by collecting resources and building items that will help keep you alive.
Why similar: Crafting 18.7%, Sandbox 18.6%, Nature 16.6%, Building 16.6%, Survival 15.2%
- #37 Nyric
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lovelace Studio
Windows
Nyric is a third-person survivalcraft where your words shape the world. Type a phrase—“A storm-haunted wasteland”—and step into a procedurally generated realm built from your imagination. Survive harsh climates and strange hazards using Faebots— AI companions with unique powers tied to their moods.
Why similar: Base Building 17.7%, Building 13.8%, Sandbox 13.5%, Survival 13.5%, Crafting 11.4%
- #38 The Stormy Islands
74% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2023
Dev: SeMaxYa
Windows
Survive mother nature, prepare for the different seasons protecting yourself from cold, heat, hunger and thirst. Beware of Tornadoes, Storms, Tsunamis and predatory animals, on a variety of islands where each one will have to adapt to its limited resources.
Why similar: Sandbox 21.1%, Survival 18.9%, Difficult 14%, Crafting 13.7%, Nature 9.8%
- #39 Exot
72% 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 19.2%, Base Building 18.8%, Sandbox 18.3%, Building 17.3%, Survival 16.5%
- #40 Craft Hero - Prologue
73% matchVery Positive94% of 157 reviews2022
Dev: PandaCat 熊喵独立游戏Pub: OKJOY
Windows
Gather resources by day, build and recruit by noon, defend your village by night! A new minimalism sandbox survival with countless new ideas – Craft Hero
Why similar: Base Building 21.4%, Crafting 19.3%, Sandbox 18%, Building 13.9%, Survival 12.8%
- #41 The Maker Way
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Brave Games Inc.
Windows
Build creative machines, rovers, drones or robots. Use them to gather resources, discover new machine parts, source energy, construct bases and battle enemy factions in a physics-based open world.
Why similar: Base Building 20.6%, Crafting 18.6%, Sandbox 17.4%, Building 14.3%, Survival 11.4%
- #42 Cubits
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mango Nebula Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Take control of a talkative little Cubit, who knows he lives inside a game, and do your best to ensure both of you survive in this harsh, unforgiving world.
Why similar: Crafting 16.8%, Survival 14.9%, Sandbox 14.8%, Base Building 12%, Difficult 11%
- #43 Alterworld
71% 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 24.6%, Building 15.4%, Crafting 15.4%, Base Building 15.1%, Survival 11.9%
- #44 Miniland Adventure: Prologue
71% matchVery Positive87% of 721 reviews2023
Dev: Imilkowski DevPub: Gameparic
Windows
Miniland: Prologue is just part of the gameplay that awaits you in the full game. Your task is to build your world and fight against your enemies. The world doesn't generate itself - you do it, shape the world as you wish! Start with nothing, and build dream houses for goblins and yourself!
Why similar: Base Building 18.2%, Sandbox 15.4%, Crafting 14.6%, Survival 14.4%, Building 12.8%
- #45 Whisper of the Swallows
69% matchVery Positive86% of 163 reviews2026
Dev: Blown Leaves
Windows
Brave a savage, unforgiving procedurally generated world where extreme weather and the nightmares of the dark will hunt you down. Alone or in co-op, survive, build, and explore to turn a cursed hellscape into your sanctuary of light.
Why similar: Crafting 16.2%, Sandbox 15.8%, Base Building 15.8%, Building 14.1%, Survival 13.9%
- #46 The Isolated
70% matchMixed67% of 33 reviews2024
Dev: STuNT
Windows
You are an ordinary man who found himself in the wrong place at the wrong time. Your plane crashes off the coast of a sinister island, hidden from civilization by a shroud of fog and rumor.
Why similar: Sandbox 15%, Base Building 14.8%, Crafting 14.7%, Nature 14.4%, Survival 12.8%
- #47 99 Nights
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ammonite Design Studios
Windows
Chop down trees, gather fuel & scrap, search abandoned structures, and build a base camp strong enough to withstand what comes after the sun sets. The wilderness grows more dangerous with every passing night, and something is always watching from beyond the firelight. Survive all 99 Nights.
Why similar: Sandbox 20.8%, Base Building 20.5%, Survival 16.2%, Crafting 14.1%, Building 9.3%
- #48 Crafting Block World
73% matchMixed47% of 53 reviews2019
Dev: IO Games
Windows
Crafting Block World is an adventure with sandbox elements that will help you build your ideal world!
Why similar: Sandbox 17.3%, Survival 14.6%, Base Building 12%, Building 11.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.9%
- #49 HARM Weather Warfare
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Aurora Studio
Windows
He is prepared to do anything to save himself and his daughter from the violent grasp of death. Face anomalies, solve the mystery of extreme weather changes and find the origin of a mysterious object. HARM is a survival FPP in which you will not only battle your own weakness but also face a brutal..
Why similar: Sandbox 15.8%, Base Building 15.5%, Survival 14.4%, Nature 11.2%, Crafting 11.1%
- #50 Hands On Builder
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Good Movement Studios
Windows
Hands On Builder is a cozy first-person building simulation where you gather materials, prepare them yourself, and construct your home piece by piece. Cut logs into panels and studs, plan your worksite, and build at your own pace in a relaxed sandbox world.
Why similar: Building 21.1%, Crafting 20.2%, Sandbox 16.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.1%, Base Building 12.6%
- #51 Retreat To Enen
69% matchMixed61% of 401 reviews2022
Dev: Head WestPub: indie.io
Windows
Base building simulator 1500 years in the future. Journey to the Island of Enen to forage, craft, build, hunt, meditate, and explore across three vast biomes. Discover secrets and create the retreat of your dreams. With over 160 unique items to gather, craft, and build, every home will be unique.
Why similar: Base Building 17.3%, Sandbox 15.1%, Survival 13.4%, Crafting 12.6%, Nature 12.3%
- #52 Mayday: The Survival Island
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pequi studiosPub: indie.io
Windows
After a mysterious crash, you awaken alone on a strange island. Survive by hunting, farming, and crafting, then explore a vast archipelago filled with secrets, ancient ruins, and magical totems. Build your base, uncover the truth, and escape—if you can.
Why similar: Base Building 16.3%, Crafting 14.1%, Sandbox 13.6%, Building 12.8%, Survival 11.9%
- #53 Keplerth
67% matchVery Positive85% of 4,138 reviews2022
Dev: TAROPub: Gamirror Games
Windows
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 16.1 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 22.1%, Building 19%, Survival 18.3%, Exploration 11.3%, Base Building 10.9%
- #54 CrossWorlds: Escape
70% matchMixed64% of 158 reviews2020
Dev: Another Reality
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 97%
CrossWorlds: Escape is a hardcore game in which you will have to deploy all your skills to survive in a huge open world that is susceptible to changes in weather, seasons and various natural phenomena.
Why similar: Base Building 17.7%, Sandbox 15%, Crafting 14.8%, Nature 14.6%, Survival 13.6%
- #55 Magnetic Structures
67% matchPositive90% of 20 reviews2024
Dev: Parham
Windows · Mac
Colourful magnetic rods and balls are at your command, Well, everything is ready, so it's time to build. Beautiful 3D magnetic structures will be made by your hands.
Why similar: Sandbox 21.2%, Crafting 20.3%, Building 19.8%, Difficult 16.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.2%
- #56 Your World
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LiteralNest
Windows
Your World is a VR open-world survival game with building and crafting. Explore a stylized world, gather resources, and create your own unique world. Survive in the wilderness, manage resources, and expand your domain. Can you turn chaos into a thriving world?
Why similar: Base Building 15.7%, Crafting 14.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.8%, Sandbox 13.2%, Building 12.9%
- #57 Project Create
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Norcher Developments
Windows
Gain experience and level up in this voxel sandbox world as you travel through space and time. Craft equipment and recipes to help you survive the treacherous landscape and sculpt it into your own masterpiece!
Why similar: Sandbox 20.2%, Crafting 19.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17%, Survival 15.3%, Building 9.6%
- #58 Start Over
66% matchMixed62% of 377 reviews2024
Dev: EY-Studio
Windows
Embark on an unpredictable survival journey in Start Over. Solo, co-op, online, explore diverse landscapes, craft through 4 tech tiers, encounter wildlife, and trade or raid for resources. Choose your path, defend against waves, and shape your destiny in a dynamic world. Are you ready to Start Over?
Why similar: Base Building 20%, Crafting 16.6%, Sandbox 15.3%, Survival 14.5%, Building 14.4%
- #59 CRAFTSMAN
68% matchMostly Negative31% of 29 reviews2021
Dev: Boom TeamPub: Sweet Games
Windows
Craftsman is a game about a cubic world in which you can build anything you want. Explore the location, get resources and indulge in creativity!
Why similar: Crafting 19.7%, Sandbox 18.7%, Building 17.8%, Procedural Generation 13.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.2%