- #1 Mortal Online 2
97% matchMixed60% of 13,925 reviews2022
Dev: Star Vault AB
Windows
Median: 14.1 hrsMean: 151.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Step into Nave, a vast fantasy sandbox world with a player-driven economy, persistent housing, and deep crafting systems. Engage in first-person, full-loot PvP combat with other players and perilous foes. Build, explore, and conquer in an unforgiving world. The land is yours—who will you become?
Why similar: MMORPG 31.2% ★, Massively Multiplayer 11%, Medieval 10.7%, Sandbox 10.4%, PvP 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: A hardcore, first-person sandbox MMO that mirrors the brutal, full-loot, and skill-based combat of the seed game.
- #2 Gloria Victis: Medieval MMORPG
96% matchMixed68% of 12,038 reviews2026
Dev: gamigo US
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 26.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Gloria Victis is an MMORPG with an emphasis on realism, set in a low-fantasy medieval open world. Enjoy MMO with skill-based non-target combat, open PVP with territory control, deep crafting system and player-driven economy – all that served with beautiful graphics and an immersive atmosphere.
Why similar: MMORPG 25.9% ★, Open World Survival Craft 16.2% ★, Massively Multiplayer 13.8%, Medieval 11.4%, Open World 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses heavily on faction-based warfare and medieval realism in a persistent open world.
- #3 Myth of Empires
96% matchMixed68% of 17,631 reviews2024
Dev: Angela GamePub: Imperium Interactive Entertainment
Windows
Median: 15.0 hrsMean: 228.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Myth of Empires is a multiplayer war sandbox game featuring a high degree of freedom and multiple civilizations. Players must survive, craft, create, and lead troops in their quest to conquer PVE or PVP territory and build their own empire. Xizhou Civilization Pack is now officially released!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 25.9% ★, MMORPG 22.2% ★, Base Building 9.4%, Sandbox 8.6%, Building 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a massive medieval sandbox experience with deep base-building, siege warfare, and complex crafting systems.
- #4 Pax Dei
95% matchMixed57% of 11,377 reviews2025
Dev: Mainframe Industries
Windows
Median: 18.5 hrsMean: 76.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Welcome to a vast, social sandbox MMO inspired by the legends of the medieval era. Here, myths are real, ghosts exist, and magic is unquestioned. Join thousands of players as you explore the land, build your home, forge your reputation, and craft your own stories. What world will you make?
Why similar: MMORPG 27.3% ★, Base Building 12.8%, Medieval 11.9%, Sandbox 10%, Crafting 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: A social-focused sandbox MMO that emphasizes player-driven economies and collaborative building in a medieval setting.
- #5 Life is Feudal: Your Own
94% matchMixed66% of 12,071 reviews2015
Dev: Bitbox Ltd.
Windows
Median: 8.6 hrsMean: 57.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Hardcore and realistic; LiF is a Medieval multiplayer sandbox RPG, with free terraforming, a rich crafting system and preset and modular building construction. With engaging survival aspects, no target physics-based combat and a unique formation system - along with numerous other features - LiF is not for the faint of heart!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 30.3% ★, Medieval 11.8%, MMORPG 8.5% ★, Survival 8.4%, Crafting 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: Provides the core survival and building mechanics of the MMO in a more controlled, private server environment.
- #6 Wurm Online
94% matchMixed62% of 2,578 reviews2020
Dev: Code Club AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 39.6 hrs≥1hr: 47%
A sandbox MMORPG that has pushed the boundaries on what it means to be open world and stood the test of time. Dig, mine, shape the world around you and make your lasting mark!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 21.7% ★, MMORPG 21.3% ★, Massively Multiplayer 17.6%, Sandbox 12.4%, Building 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: The foundational hardcore sandbox MMO that features unparalleled terraforming and complex crafting mechanics.
- #7 Albion Online
93% matchMostly Positive78% of 94,048 reviews2018
Dev: Sandbox Interactive GmbH
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 85.3 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Albion Online is a fantasy sandbox MMORPG featuring a player-driven economy, classless combat system, and intense PvP battles. Explore a vast open world full of danger and opportunity. Grow your wealth, forge alliances, and leave your mark on the world of Albion.
Why similar: MMORPG 37.3% ★, Massively Multiplayer 16.5%, Open World 9.1%, Sandbox 8.3%, Crafting 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: A player-driven economy sandbox where full-loot PvP and territory control are the primary drivers of gameplay.
- #8 Conan Exiles Enhanced
92% matchMostly Positive79% of 117,692 reviews2018
Dev: Funcom
Windows
Median: 17.2 hrsMean: 114.1 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Conan Exiles Enhanced is an open world survival game set in the mythical lands of Hyboria, now fully upgraded to Unreal Engine 5 with stunning visuals and improved performance. SURVIVE, BUILD, and DOMINATE alone or with friends in a world brimming with adventure!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 31.2% ★, Survival 14.9%, Building 9.8%, Crafting 9.7%, Open World 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: Combines brutal survival, clan-based base building, and intense PvP in a harsh, unforgiving world.
- #9 Bellwright
91% matchVery Positive80% of 21,714 reviews2024
Dev: Donkey Crew
Windows
Median: 12.8 hrsMean: 41.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Establish and expand your own settlements, liberate the land and assist its villagers, and recruit others to your cause while learning more about a life you had to leave behind. Command your forces, prove your valor through combat, and cement yourself as the hero of your people.
Why similar: Medieval 21.1%, Survival 20.9%, Crafting 16.7%, Open World 14.6%, Building 12.1%
Why You'll Like It: Blends medieval survival with tactical base management and large-scale combat against oppressive factions.
- #10 Medieval Dynasty
91% matchVery Positive90% of 52,440 reviews2021
Dev: Render CubePub: Toplitz Productions
Windows
Median: 11.6 hrsMean: 36.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Hunt, survive, build and lead in the harsh Middle Ages: Create your own Medieval Dynasty and ensure its long-lasting prosperity or die trying! Play alone or team up with friends to enjoy the ultimate medieval experience.
Why similar: Crafting 14.8%, Building 13.6%, Medieval 13.5%, Base Building 12.6%, Historical 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the life-simulation and community-building aspects of medieval survival without the pressure of online PvP.
- #11 Reign Of Kings
90% matchMixed57% of 14,891 reviews2015
Dev: Code}{atch
Windows
Median: 10.2 hrsMean: 47.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Struggle to survive in a harsh medieval world. Hunt wildlife, mine resources, build structures, and craft weapons and armor in order to protect yourself. You may form a guild, bring war to all opposition, and try to seize the throne and become king!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 34.8% ★, Medieval 12.2%, Survival 10.8%, Crafting 9.6%, Building 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: Medieval survival that centers on the struggle for power, kingship, and territory control among players.
- #12 Last Oasis
89% matchMixed62% of 24,230 reviews2020
Dev: Donkey Crew
Windows
Median: 17.8 hrsMean: 120.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Nomadic Survival MMO. Build wooden walking machines to travel to new lands. Create clans and fight for territory. Resources deplete fast, so take your sword and scavenge, pirate, and trade to stay alive.
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 23%, Survival 13%, MMORPG 9% ★, Crafting 8.6%, Open World 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A nomadic survival game that features massive scale, clan warfare, and unique base-building mechanics.
- #13 V Rising
87% matchVery Positive89% of 137,392 reviews2024
Dev: Stunlock Studios
Windows
Median: 20.9 hrsMean: 58.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Awaken as a Vampire. Hunt for blood in nearby settlements to regain your strength and evade the scorching sun to survive. Raise your castle and thrive in an ever-changing, open world full of mystery. Gain allies online and conquer the land of the living.
Why similar: Base Building 18.5%, Survival 14.7%, Massively Multiplayer 14.4%, Crafting 11.6%, Open World 11%
Why You'll Like It: Features top-down survival, intricate base building, and high-stakes PvP combat in a dark fantasy setting.
- #14 Wild Terra 2: New Lands
89% matchMixed52% of 4,220 reviews2022
Dev: Juvty Worlds
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 28.1 hrs≥1hr: 38%
MMORPG full of details that create a unique immersion and the spirit of adventure! Play your role in the life-filled medieval world controlled by players.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 23.3% ★, MMORPG 14.9% ★, Massively Multiplayer 13.2%, Sandbox 7.9%, Medieval 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: A top-down sandbox survival game that emphasizes crafting, building, and community cooperation.
- #15 Valheim
84% 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 38% ★, Base Building 11.5%, Survival 11.4%, Crafting 9%, Building 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a rewarding medieval survival experience with robust building mechanics and a focus on exploration.
- #16 ARK: Survival Ascended
86% matchMixed60% of 118,321 reviews2023
Dev: Studio Wildcard
Windows
Median: 27.2 hrsMean: 198.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
ARK is reimagined from the ground-up into the next-generation of video game technology with Unreal Engine 5! Form a tribe, tame & breed hundreds of unique dinosaurs and primeval creatures, explore, craft, build, and fight your way to the top of the food-chain. Your new world awaits!
Why similar: Survival 16.6%, Base Building 15.3%, Massively Multiplayer 11.9%, Crafting 11.5%, Open World 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a massive scale for survival, complex crafting, and persistent base building in a dangerous environment.
- #17 Mortal Online
88% matchMixed52% of 2,961 reviews2015
Dev: Star Vault AB
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 20.9 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Mortal Online is a first-person medieval fantasy MMORPG, set in a huge, open, unforgiving world. Choose your race, choose your playstyle, choose a profession, choose where to place your loyalties - if you have any...
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 21.9%, MMORPG 21.2% ★, Sandbox 11.8%, Open World 10.3%, Medieval 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: The original hardcore sandbox experience that pioneered many of the mechanics found in modern medieval MMOs.
- #18 Life is Feudal: Forest Village
85% matchMixed66% of 6,027 reviews2017
Dev: MindillusionPub: Bitbox Ltd.
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 31.3 hrs≥1hr: 63%
LiF:Forest Village is a city builder with survival aspects in a realistic harsh medieval world. Shape, build and expand your settlement, grow various food to prevent your villagers from avitaminosis and starvation. Possess them for additional micromanagement or simply to wander around.
Why similar: Medieval 26.6%, Survival 20.3%, Building 17.2%, Open World 9.7%, Sandbox 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A city-builder that shares the same aesthetic and resource-management DNA as the seed game.
- #19 Rust
83% matchVery Positive87% of 1,402,448 reviews2018
Dev: Facepunch Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 52.8 hrsMean: 431.0 hrs≥1hr: 96%
The only aim in Rust is to survive. Everything wants you to die - the island’s wildlife, other inhabitants, the environment, and other survivors. Do whatever it takes to last another night.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 29.4% ★, Survival 19.7%, Crafting 13.3%, Open World 9.1%, Building 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for hardcore survival and base building where player interaction and PvP are constant threats.
- #20 Sengoku Dynasty
82% matchMostly Positive75% of 7,879 reviews2024
Dev: SuperkamiPub: Toplitz Productions
Windows
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 16.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Sengoku Dynasty is the ultimate feudal Japan experience: build villages, grow your community, and shape the open world through combat or economy. The choice is yours alone - or that of up to 4 players in multiplayer co-op!
Why similar: Base Building 17.2%, Historical 15%, Medieval 14.8%, Survival 12.3%, Crafting 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: Combines survival, building, and community management within a detailed feudal Japanese setting.
- #21 Citadel: Forged with Fire
84% matchMixed68% of 5,895 reviews2019
Dev: Blue Isle StudiosPub: Blue Isle Publishing
Windows
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 19.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
This massive online sandbox RPG features elements of magic, spellcasting, building, exploring and crafting. As a newly minted apprentice of the magic arts, you will set off to the dangerous world of Ignus. Tame mighty beasts, forge alliances, explore uncharted territories or fight for dominance!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 25.7% ★, Massively Multiplayer 15.3%, MMORPG 13.2% ★, Survival 8.4%, Open World 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A sandbox survival game that allows for massive base building and magical combat in an open world.
- #22 BitCraft Online
80% matchMostly Positive73% of 3,760 reviews2025
Dev: Clockwork Laboratories, Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.8 hrsMean: 97.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Join thousands of players in a true single-world MMORPG. Carve out a cozy nook, master a player-driven economy, or band together to transform the ancient wilderness into thriving cities. From humble beginnings to legend, your choices matter - because in BitCraft, your actions shape our world.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 30.4% ★, MMORPG 29.3% ★, Base Building 10.8%, Sandbox 9.7%, Crafting 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: A sandbox MMO that focuses on global economy, exploration, and long-term world development.
- #23 Renown
81% matchMixed58% of 1,591 reviews2025
Dev: RDBK Studios
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 16.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Renown is an intense medieval multiplayer survival experience set in a vast, ever-evolving world. Whether alone or rallying allies, gather resources, build powerful strongholds, and engage in brutal battles for dominance.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 22.8% ★, Massively Multiplayer 10.2%, Medieval 9.2%, Base Building 8.3%, Crafting 8%
Why You'll Like It: A medieval survival game that emphasizes skill-based combat, crafting, and territorial control.
- #24 The Quinfall
79% matchMixed51% of 12,982 reviews2026
Dev: Vawraek Technology Inc.
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 43.4 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Embark on an adventurous journey to explore the Quinfall universe. Be a part of unique battles and an immersive story with dozens of different professions in the depths of medieval times in an all-new MMORPG experience.
Why similar: MMORPG 30.3% ★, Massively Multiplayer 17.9%, Medieval 12.1%, PvP 9.3%, Crafting 9%
Why You'll Like It: A massive open-world sandbox with extensive RPG elements and a focus on player-driven activities.
- #25 Dark and Light
82% matchMixed52% of 11,837 reviews2017
Dev: Snail Games USA
Windows
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 49.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Dark and Light is a vast sandbox survival RPG set in a world dominated by powerful elemental forces. Find your way in a meticulously crafted world, featuring breathtaking landscapes, a wide variety of mythical creatures, and limitless possibility to craft, build, and unlock dozens of powerful weapons, spells, and skills.
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 17.6%, Open World Survival Craft 16.1% ★, MMORPG 16% ★, Survival 10.8%, Sandbox 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: A massive open-world survival game that blends magic, crafting, and base building.
- #26 Life is Feudal: Arden
78% matchMixed41% of 899 reviews2025
Dev: LTG
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 27.4 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Life is Feudal: Arden is a new free-to-play open-world MMORPG set in the Middle Ages, built on the foundation of Life is Feudal: MMO. Engage in thrilling PvP combat, navigate political intrigue, master a variety of professions and craft unique items. Forge your own path to power and greatness!
Why similar: MMORPG 21% ★, Historical 8.4%, Sandbox 7.7%, Economy 7%, Medieval 6.5%
- #27 KINGDOMS
79% matchMostly Positive72% of 4,092 reviews2015
Dev: Oreol
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 70%
KINGDOMS is a procedural medieval RPG in a randomly generated open world. The main feature of KINGDOMS is a smart AI system that completely controls NPC behavior. As the player, you can fully interact with this massive world and become any person you want to be.
Why similar: Medieval 19.6%, Building 14.2%, Survival 13.1%, Open World 12.9%, Crafting 11.8%
Why You'll Like It: A sandbox RPG that allows players to build, govern, and interact with a living medieval world.
- #28 The Guild 3
77% matchMixed60% of 8,036 reviews2022
Dev: Purple LampPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 16.3 hrs≥1hr: 78%
The Guild 3 is a fascinating trade and life simulation that takes place during the late Middle Ages. Step into the shoes of a citizen, acquire businesses and mansions, produce goods and trade them, start intrigues in politics and society, love, hate, bribe, fight and live through good and bad times!
Why similar: Economy 27.2%, Medieval 24.7%, Sandbox 9.2%, Building 8.1%, Open World 7.3%
- #29 Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord
74% matchVery Positive88% of 298,242 reviews2022
Dev: TaleWorlds Entertainment
Windows
Median: 62.4 hrsMean: 156.9 hrs≥1hr: 95%
A strategy/action RPG. Create a character, engage in diplomacy, craft, trade and conquer new lands in a vast medieval sandbox. Raise armies to lead into battle and command and fight alongside your troops in massive real-time battles using a deep but intuitive skill-based combat system.
Why similar: Medieval 32%, Sandbox 17.8%, Open World 16.3%, Historical 12.2%, RPG 6.6%
- #30 Wild Terra Online
78% matchMixed60% of 1,846 reviews2017
Dev: Juvty Worlds
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Wild Terra Online is a sandbox RPG, in a completely player-controlled medieval world. You will have to survive in a forest full of predators, build a shelter and improve your crafts skills, tame animals and fight for treasures. You can become anyone and do whatever you want!
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 20.1%, MMORPG 16.7% ★, Sandbox 11.4%, Survival 10.2%, Medieval 7.9%
- #31 Outlaws of the Old West
77% matchMixed59% of 6,297 reviews2019
Dev: Virtual Basement LLCPub: Wandering Wizard
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 22.6 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Outlaws of the Old West is a massively multiplayer survival MMO with a huge world, thousands of items and a modular building system. Survive the wild, build your own homestead, defeat villainous bandits and work with others to tame the Wild West.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 44.3% ★, Massively Multiplayer 16.5%, Survival 13.4%, Open World 9.5%, Base Building 7%
- #32 World of Sea Battle
73% matchMostly Positive75% of 8,956 reviews2025
Dev: Thera Interactive
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 26.1 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Set sail in World of Sea Battle, an action-packed open-world MMO in the Golden Age of Sail! Command historic ships, battle in PvP & PvE, shape the economy, and engage in territorial guild wars in your quest for glory across the high seas!
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 26.9%, Team-Based 17.2%, Sandbox 15.4%, PvP 14.5%, Open World 11.8%
- #33 Ashes of Creation
75% matchMostly Negative36% of 19,083 reviews2025
Dev: Intrepid Studios, Inc
Windows
Median: 13.6 hrsMean: 76.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Ashes of Creation is an old-school take on the modern MMORPG set in a living, reactive world where your choices shape civilization. In this PvX open world sandbox, players will build cities, forge empires, and lay siege to foes. Uncover the Ancients as you fight to reclaim the fallen world of Verra.
Why similar: MMORPG 54.6% ★, Crafting 17%, Base Building 14.4%, RPG 6.6%, Action 3.7%
- #34 Going Medieval
72% matchVery Positive89% of 21,464 reviews2026
Dev: Foxy VoxelPub: Mythwright
Windows
Median: 8.1 hrsMean: 32.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Build and manage your own castle settlement in a land reclaimed by wilderness. With detailed management, survival strategy, and a moddable sandbox world, Going Medieval challenges you to build the mightiest colony this side of the apocalypse.
Why similar: Historical 19.1%, Base Building 18.1%, Economy 16%, Sandbox 13.1%, Survival 12.7%
- #35 ATLAS
75% matchMixed47% of 42,929 reviews2018
Dev: Grapeshot Games
Windows
Median: 12.5 hrsMean: 111.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Set sail for the ultimate pirate experience! Embark on a grand adventure alongside thousands of other players in one of the largest game worlds ever built (and even claim a piece of it to call your own). Build your ship, assemble your crew, sail the high seas, and become a pirate legend!
Why similar: MMORPG 24.8% ★, Massively Multiplayer 17.4%, Survival 13.4%, Crafting 10%, Open World 9.4%
- #36 Boundless
74% matchMixed69% of 2,779 reviews2018
Dev: Monumental, LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 32.8 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Shape your citizen, forge your destiny and sculpt your world in this epic voxel sandbox MMO built on endless possibility.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 29.4% ★, Massively Multiplayer 15.6%, MMORPG 13.5% ★, Sandbox 9.6%, Crafting 8.3%
- #37 Valnir Rok Survival RPG
76% matchMixed44% of 980 reviews2017
Dev: encurio
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 42%
Valnir Rok is a multiplayer survival roleplaying game in a Viking setting with quests by bestselling author Giles Kristian. Explore a huge open world, craft items, cook meals, build houses and found clan cities. Raid other clans or place bounties. Pray to the gods and survive.
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 19.1%, Open World Survival Craft 18.7% ★, MMORPG 15.7% ★, Survival 13.5%, Open World 10.8%
- #38 Will To Live Online
73% matchMixed69% of 18,412 reviews2018
Dev: AlphaSoft LLC
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 35.1 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Will To Live is a MMORPG-shooter whose action takes place in a severe post-apocalyptic world. Explore the world, engage in fights with mutants and other survivors, join the clans in the struggle for existence and prove your right to Live.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 28.7% ★, MMORPG 27.5% ★, Massively Multiplayer 15.1%, Crafting 9.7%, Survival 8.7%
- #39 Deadside
69% matchMostly Positive76% of 40,566 reviews2024
Dev: Bad Pixel
Windows
Median: 9.5 hrsMean: 44.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
An Open World Survival Shooter blending hardcore PVP and PVE action. Secure precious loot in safe zones or build your own fortress in the wild. With intense gunfights, stunning visuals, and performance smooth enough for any system, the challenge awaits!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 29.1% ★, Base Building 12.9%, Survival 11.3%, Crafting 10.1%, PvP 9.5%
- #40 Out of Reach
73% matchMixed57% of 3,051 reviews2018
Dev: Space Boat Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
You’re a castaway stranded in the middle of nowhere. Storm is gone, the worst certainly not. Look for food and resources, craft gear, make shelters. These are the basics, you need much more to stay alive on this cut-off-the-world, yet not desert island. Build & burn, sail & explore, be Out of Reach!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 37.6% ★, Survival 11.6%, Massively Multiplayer 10.2%, Crafting 8.7%, Open World 7.1%
- #41 Crestfallen: Medieval Survival
71% matchMixed59% of 461 reviews2024
Dev: Bloodbath Studios
Windows
👑 Hail to the King! In Crestfallen: Medieval Survival, players clash for dominance over the realm through strategic castle 🏰 building and fierce combat. Craft epic armor, forge deadly medieval weapons⚔️, and build a kingdom worthy of legend 📜. Create a Guild 🐉, trade goods, and prevail! 🌟
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 28.2% ★, Crafting 10%, Survival 9.7%, Medieval 9.2%, Sandbox 7.9%
- #42 Force of Nature
71% matchMostly Positive75% of 4,209 reviews2016
Dev: A.Y.std
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Force of Nature is a Sandbox game that combines Action, Adventure, RPG, Strategy and Management genres
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 39.8% ★, Crafting 12.1%, Survival 11.5%, Sandbox 9.1%, Building 7%
- #43 Wurm Unlimited
71% matchMostly Positive71% of 3,138 reviews2015
Dev: Code Club ABPub: Plug In Digital
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 18.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Wurm Unlimited is the standalone version of the fantasy sandbox world Wurm Online, the MMORPG where the players are in charge! A pioneer in the ideas of player influence, crafting and adventure, it is now one of the most deep and feature packed true sandbox experiences available.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 29.5% ★, MMORPG 11.3% ★, Sandbox 10%, Crafting 8.5%, Survival 7.5%
- #44 Conqueror's Blade
70% matchMixed67% of 39,120 reviews2020
Dev: Booming TechPub: Poros Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 73.7 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Conqueror's Blade gives you a chance to be a true warlord. Commanding medieval troops in epic 15 vs. 15 siege battles, conquering cities with allies in the open world or fighting against players from all over the world – it's you who make the choice.
Why similar: MMORPG 25.1% ★, Massively Multiplayer 16.2%, Medieval 12.4%, Team-Based 10.4%, PvP 9.9%
- #45 Medieval Engineers
72% matchMixed52% of 7,326 reviews2015
Dev: Keen Software House
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 16.9 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Medieval Engineers is a sandbox game about engineering, construction and the maintenance of architectural works and mechanical equipment using medieval technology. Players build castles; construct mechanical devices and underground mining. There is an entire planet to explore!
Why similar: Medieval 22.3%, Building 19.3%, Sandbox 18.9%, Open World 11.3%, Crafting 11.3%
- #46 Reign of Guilds
68% matchMixed61% of 1,418 reviews2025
Dev: Atlant Games ltd
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 14.3 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Reign of Guilds — the spiritual successor to the old-school fantasy where steel, magic, and skill decide your fate. Inspired by the legacy of Ultima Online and EverQuest.
Why similar: MMORPG 27.5% ★, Massively Multiplayer 16%, Medieval 13.1%, Crafting 10.5%, PvP 10.2%
- #47 Eco
69% matchVery Positive81% of 14,085 reviews2018
Dev: Strange Loop Games
Windows
Median: 16.7 hrsMean: 91.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Build a civilization of real people, working together to advance society and stop a meteor, all without destroying the ecosystem in the process.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 31.7% ★, Base Building 15.2%, Economy 11.6%, Crafting 11.4%, Sandbox 9.8%
- #48 Subsistence
70% matchMostly Positive72% of 13,861 reviews2016
Dev: ColdGames
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 40.4 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Subsistence is a sandbox, first person, solo or co-op, PvE open-world survival game. Struggle through changing seasons to build a base, develop technology and gear-up in the hostile environment. Defend yourself from wildlife, the elements and AI hunters (who also build bases in the world).
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 44.4% ★, Survival 13.4%, Crafting 10.9%, Base Building 9.5%, Open World 7.1%
- #49 Dune: Awakening
65% matchMostly Positive71% of 79,582 reviews2025
Dev: Funcom
Windows
Median: 43.1 hrsMean: 98.6 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Dune: Awakening is a single- and multiplayer Open World Survival game with immersive adventure and RPG gameplay. Explore, build, craft, and unravel a cinematic Dune story as you rise from survival to greatness on the most legendary planet in the universe. Just remember: the sandworm always comes.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 23.9% ★, Massively Multiplayer 11.8%, Base Building 10.5%, Sandbox 7.6%, Survival 7.5%
- #50 Miscreated
68% matchMixed66% of 31,592 reviews2018
Dev: Entrada Interactive LLC
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 38.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Miscreated is a multiplayer online hardcore survival game set in a post-apocalyptic future. You will need to survive against mutants, players, and even mother nature herself.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 48.2% ★, Survival 15.2%, Massively Multiplayer 9.5%, Open World 8.9%, Crafting 6.8%
- #51 New World: Aeternum
66% matchMixed67% of 297,329 reviews2021
Dev: Amazon Game Studios
Windows
Median: 58.8 hrsMean: 197.6 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Experience a thrilling action RPG set on the supernatural island of Aeternum. Forge your destiny on an adventure filled with danger and opportunity.
Why similar: MMORPG 34.8% ★, Massively Multiplayer 20.6%, Open World Survival Craft 10.1% ★, Open World 9.7%, PvP 7.4%
- #52 Magisterium: Fantasy Craft
67% matchMostly Positive71% of 248 reviews2023
Dev: The Spiteful GamesPub: The Spiteful Games
Windows
A grinding medieval fantasy life sim with a detailed complex crafting system complemented by survival and RPG elements. Grind resources, craft items, trade with locals, master professions, fulfill quests and explore the world to uncover its long-lost secrets.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 34.3% ★, Base Building 15.6%, Economy 12%, Crafting 11.1%, Survival 9.9%
- #53 The Last Plague: Blight
64% matchVery Positive88% of 1,514 reviews2024
Dev: Original Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 15.7 hrs≥1hr: 80%
The Last Plague: Blight is an authentic survival experience rooted in realism and immersion. Endure the hazards of a brutal open world, uncover the origins of a mysterious disease, and become humanity’s final hope of ending the Blight.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 29.1% ★, Base Building 12.8%, Medieval 11.7%, Crafting 8.7%, Sandbox 8%
- #54 Next Day: Survival
67% matchMixed62% of 10,257 reviews2018
Dev: SOFF GamesPub: Last Level
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 21.6 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Next Day is a multi-player SURVIVAL game with elements of RPG, in an imaginary country in Eastern Europe. Carry out an array of tasks, learn skills, and develop your character. Have shootouts with opponents and earn a reputation.
Why similar: Survival 30.5%, Open World 18.7%, Crafting 13.4%, MMORPG 12.2% ★, PvP 8.9%