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60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Survival, Crafting, Open World, Singleplayer.

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How long could you survive in a parallel universe where the Mist dictates its rules? Would you be able to find the way to your homeworld, or will you adapt to live under the Mist domain? Fight for resources, get together with other survivors and discover the secrets of this world.

Reviews: Mixed — 53% — of 245 reviews
Released: 2022-01-18
Developer: Rockbee
Genres: Adventure, Indie, RPG, Simulation, Strategy, Early Access
Platforms: Windows

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    97% matchVery Positive90% of 5,410 reviews2014
    Dev: Blue Bottle Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    NEO Scavenger is a game where you must survive in the wasteland long enough to figure out who you are. Each turn, you must decide where to go, how to scavenge for supplies, and how to deal with anything and anyone you encounter.

    Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 21.5%, Survival 18.9%, Perma Death 13.9%, Hex Grid 9.4%, Crafting 9.3%

  2. #2 Terminus: Zombie Survivors
    96% matchVery Positive94% of 4,467 reviews2024
    Dev: Longplay Studios
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 13.3 hrs≥1hr: 73%

    Terminus: Zombie Survivors is a 2D turn-based survival roguelike set during a zombie apocalypse. Each journey is unique, and every decision can mean the difference between life and death. Can you brave hunger, cold, and the undead in order to reach the Terminus and find salvation?

    Why similar: Survival 18.3%, Post-apocalyptic 14.6%, Sandbox 13.6%, Open World 12%, Crafting 11.6%

  3. #3 Junk Survivor
    96% matchMostly Positive72% of 82 reviews2023
    Dev: Neojac Entertainment Inc.
    Windows

    Junk Survivor is a zombie post-apocalypse game where you loot, craft, build and farm in a struggle to survive. With a vast map to explore, a robust skillset to unlock this customizable sandbox awaits the adventurer. How long before you die!

    Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 28.8%, Survival 20.6%, Open World 16.1%, Sandbox 15.8%, Crafting 13.9%

  4. #4 Nobody - The Turnaround
    95% matchMixed60% of 14,302 reviews2022
    Dev: U.Ground Game StudioPub: Thermite Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 12.1 hrsMean: 24.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    Nobody – The Turnaround is a life simulator set in a parallel world that echoes modern society. Manage your time and resources carefully, strive to find a way through difficult times, and overcome the predicament you find yourself in.

    Why similar: Life Sim 26.5%, Survival 19.3%, Sandbox 15.9%, Realistic 15.1%, Open World 12.6%

  5. #5 City 20
    94% matchMostly Positive73% of 197 reviews2024
    Dev: Untold Games
    Windows

    Survive in a living post-apocalyptic city. Scavenge, craft, and build to stay alive, while earning trust or sparking conflict with the NPCs and factions who shape your fate.

    Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 18.6%, Survival 14.1%, Crafting 13.6%, Sandbox 13.3%, Life Sim 12.5%

  6. #6 Z Dawn
    94% matchMostly Positive73% of 292 reviews2019
    Dev: GoldenGod Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    Z Dawn is a survival RPG that takes place in a post-apocalyptic world in which you get to manage a group of survivors to fight for their life, level up their skills, help fight off different breeds of zombies, build and upgrade camp, face hundreds of thrilling events and much more!

    Why similar: Hex Grid 27.9%, Post-apocalyptic 15.5%, Turn-Based Combat 15.5%, Survival 14.6%, Crafting 12.1%

  7. #7 Wayward
    93% matchVery Positive86% of 1,366 reviews2016
    Dev: Unlok
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 21.6 hrs≥1hr: 61%

    You awake to discover yourself no longer in the company of good men or a fine seafaring vessel. Treasure... you remember something about treasure. Wayward is a challenging turn-based, top-down, wilderness survival roguelike. Explore, build, and most importantly survive in these unforgiving lands.

    Why similar: Survival 26.9%, Crafting 20.9%, Sandbox 15.1%, Open World 13%, Roguelike 12.8%

  8. #8 Stoneshard
    92% matchMostly Positive75% of 35,398 reviews2020
    Dev: Ink Stains GamesPub: HypeTrain Digital
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 38.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    Stoneshard is a hardcore turn-based RPG about the harsh life of a medieval mercenary: travel with your own caravan, descend into procedurally generated dungeons, learn new skills, survive hunger and injuries - and remember, every mistake can mean death and loss of progress.

    Why similar: Survival 23.5%, Turn-Based Combat 21.2%, RPG 17.8%, Roguelike 15.7%, Sandbox 13.6%

  9. #9 Waste Walkers
    91% matchVery Positive81% of 217 reviews2015
    Dev: Corrosive Studios LLC
    Windows
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 95%

    Waste Walkers is a gritty post-apocalyptic role playing game that allows players to discover the horrors of the apocalypse through a harsh struggle for survival.

    Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 14.6%, Survival 12%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.8%, Turn-Based Combat 11.6%, Sandbox 11.4%

  10. #10 Judgment: Apocalypse Survival Simulation
    91% matchVery Positive81% of 2,263 reviews2018
    Dev: Suncrash
    Windows
    Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 25.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Build, scavenge, craft, and perform occult rituals to survive in a demon-infested, post-apocalyptic colony simulation. Will you survive Judgment day?

    Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 32.9%, Survival 26%, Sandbox 16.2%, Crafting 13.9%, Open World 11.1%

  11. #11 Subterrain: Mines of Titan
    90% matchMostly Positive76% of 740 reviews2024
    Dev: Pixellore IncPub: indie.io
    Windows
    Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 14.7 hrs≥1hr: 67%

    Awaken from an abandoned stasis pod and discover a doomed mining camp on Titan in an uncompromising turn-based survival RPG. Survive the evolving horrors that lurk below and craft equipment, research new gear, fight against overwhelming odds, or even discover your true fate.

    Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 24%, Turn-Based Combat 20.8%, Survival 19%, Crafting 13.7%, RPG 8.2%

  12. #12 Survivalist: Invisible Strain
    88% matchVery Positive87% of 4,490 reviews2025
    Dev: BobPub: Ginormocorp Incorporated
    Windows
    Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    It's ten years since the infection started. Long-established settlements are collapsing, one by one, for unknown reasons. Survivors are running to the hills to escape, hoping for safety in remote places. As another refugee, you're here to carve out a new life for yourself - by any means necessary.

    Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 27.6%, Open World 15.3%, Survival 14.5%, Character Customization 13.6%, Crafting 13.6%

  13. #13 LIFE EFFECT Survival
    87% matchVery Positive87% of 513 reviews2026
    Dev: LIFE EFFECTPub: EFFECT STUDIO
    Windows

    Survive in a harsh and dangerous world after an alien invasion. Gather resources, craft equipment, fight mutants and massive monsters, use weapons, vehicles and robots, explore territories, defend strongholds and fight for survival.

    Why similar: Sandbox 24.4%, Survival 23.3%, Crafting 22.7%, Realistic 19.1%, Exploration 10.6%

  14. #14 Mist Survival
    89% matchMostly Positive76% of 14,320 reviews2018
    Dev: Dimension 32 Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 73%

    MIST SURVIVAL is a Single-player, survival stealth sandbox game Players will experience the Apocalypse stimulation in the form of virus pandemic, the players have to deal with it to survive through the difficulties such as finding shelter and food, threats from the environment and climate: wild animals, bandits, infected, and dense mist t

    Why similar: Survival 42.5%, Open World 26.1%, Crafting 16.8%, Sandbox 14.5%

  15. #15 Survival: Lost Way
    86% matchMostly Negative36% of 294 reviews2023
    Dev: SimplePlanPub: SimplePlan Studio
    Windows
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    An open-world post-apocalyptic survival sandbox. Scavenge, craft, build, and survive solo or in co-op.

    Why similar: Survival 29.3%, Post-apocalyptic 28.8%, Crafting 27.7%, Loot 14.3%

  16. #16 Fargone
    84% matchMixed69% of 600 reviews2022
    Dev: RedDot Games
    Windows
    Median: 54 minMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 44%

    Fargone is an RPG-based survival game with a strong focus on creating a living, breathing world through dynamic events, and NPC interactions. Set in a fictional land known only as The Barrens, you must survive by any means, whether that be alone or by allying yourself with a faction.

    Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 21%, Sandbox 17.1%, Survival 16.6%, Crafting 16.1%, Open World 12.1%

  17. #17 The Doors of Trithius
    83% matchVery Positive94% of 977 reviews2021
    Dev: Jake Donkersgoed
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 78%

    The Doors of Trithius is an open-world RPG roguelike. Engage in tactical turn-based combat in a living world of warring factions, wandering behemoths, and ancient magic. Level your skills, cook, craft, and explore dungeons. Will you follow the story, or let adventure be your guide?

    Why similar: Open World 27.1%, Survival 25.1%, Turn-Based Combat 22%, Roguelike 17.6%, RPG 8.1%

  18. #18 Mirklurk: Every Step Matters
    82% matchVery Positive93% of 75 reviews2026
    Dev: Edym Pixels
    Windows

    You've been exiled to The Mirk - an unforgiving swampland where every step could be your last. You must constantly make choices: what paths to take, which tree to shelter under, what beasts to engage or avoid, what items to bring into the darkness of dungeons, and what treasures to leave behind.

    Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 23.2%, Survival 19.7%, Crafting 16.8%, Open World 14.1%, Roguelike 10.6%

  19. #19 The Withering
    85% matchMixed49% of 372 reviews2019
    Dev: CM Softworks
    Windows
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    Have you ever thought or imagined how our world would look like after an apocalyptic event? What would we do if some of us were to survive? What world would we live in and what challenges would we face? What would you do?

    Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 37.6%, Survival 30.3%, Open World 18%, RPG 14.2%

  20. #20 Project Zomboid
    82% matchVery Positive94% of 472,710 reviews2013
    Dev: The Indie Stone
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 15.5 hrsMean: 86.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    Project Zomboid is the ultimate in zombie survival. Alone or in MP: you loot, build, craft, fight, farm and fish in a struggle to survive. A hardcore RPG skillset, a vast map, massively customisable sandbox and a cute tutorial raccoon await the unwary. So how will you die? All it takes is a bite..

    Why similar: Survival 29.3%, Post-apocalyptic 18.4%, Open World 17.3%, Sandbox 15.1%, Crafting 10.2%

  21. #21 Last Wood
    84% matchMixed67% of 587 reviews2022
    Dev: JustUsGameLab
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 66%

    In Last Wood, it is an oceanic world after the Fall. You will guide several survivors in the ocean from pieces of rafts, survive, build rafts, defense the threats, explore the unknown world, even have their offsprings, and find the truth of the world.

    Why similar: Survival 73.1%, Sandbox 26.9%

  22. #22 ZERO Sievert
    80% matchVery Positive85% of 15,232 reviews2024
    Dev: CABO StudioPub: Modern Wolf
    Windows
    Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 23.6 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    Now with over 600,000 copies sold, ZERO Sievert is a tense top-down extraction shooter that challenges you to scavenge a procedurally-generated wasteland, loot gear, and explore what’s left of a devastated world. When the odds are stacked against you, you’ll need to do more than just survive...

    Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 30.2%, Survival 24.1%, Loot 15.2%, Open World 14.6%, Top-Down 9.3%

  23. #23 Soulash 2
    81% matchVery Positive85% of 2,416 reviews2023
    Dev: Artur Smiarowski
    Windows
    Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 28.1 hrs≥1hr: 74%

    Soulash 2 is a sandbox RPG roguelike with a procedurally generated open world, simulated history, skill-based progression system, customizable abilities, material-based crafting, building, trading, and the possibility of total mayhem. Will you save your world or destroy it?

    Why similar: Sandbox 17.1%, Perma Death 15.4%, Turn-Based Combat 14.3%, Open World 13.6%, Crafting 13.5%

  24. #24 Surviving the Aftermath
    81% matchMostly Positive71% of 4,564 reviews2021
    Dev: Iceflake StudiosPub: Paradox Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 18.3 hrs≥1hr: 74%

    Survive and thrive in a post-apocalyptic future — resources are scarce, but opportunity calls! Build the ultimate disaster proof colony, protect your colonists, and restore civilization to a devastated world.

    Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 53.2%, Survival 31.6%, Open World 10.2%, Exploration 5%

  25. #25 Card Survival: Tropical Island
    79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,038 reviews2022
    Dev: WinterSpring Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 46.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%

    Card Survival is a card-based survival experience. Stranded on a desert island you must use your wits and skills to stay alive. Use cards and combine them together to explore, gather resources and craft useful tools.

    Why similar: Perma Death 31.7%, Survival 28.1%, Crafting 22%, Sandbox 9.5%, Roguelike 8.7%

  26. #26 Valorborn
    78% matchMixed62% of 528 reviews2026
    Dev: Laps Games
    Windows

    Dive into a living medieval fantasy sandbox RPG where the world moves with or without you and factions rise and fall. Become a thief, hunter, or sellsword, survive alone or with a party, and shape your story in a fully enterable world where every building, cave, and road hides opportunity or danger.

    Why similar: Tactical RPG 17.7%, Sandbox 15.2%, Survival 14.8%, Open World 13.3%, Crafting 12.8%

  27. #27 Interregnum: False Prophet
    79% matchMixed59% of 58 reviews2024
    Dev: Spacewalkers
    Windows

    A tactical, turn-based strategy game in a post-apocalyptic world of eternal winter. As the titular False Prophet, recruit and lead a group of survivors to a promised land. Loot, craft, and make the best of what you find.

    Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 20.9%, Tactical RPG 19.6%, Turn-Based Combat 17.2%, Loot 13.9%, Survival 12.8%

  28. #28 The Last Plague: Blight
    77% matchVery Positive89% of 1,467 reviews2024
    Dev: Original Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 15.3 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: Post-apocalyptic 18.2%, Realistic 16.4%, Crafting 16.2%, Survival 15.6%, Sandbox 15.3%

  29. #29 Winter Survivor Protocol
    76% matchMixed70% of 189 reviews2026
    Dev: RECAST
    Windows

    Survive a zombie apocalypse: scavenge supplies, craft weapons, build a camp, repair your vehicle, and uncover its secrets amid unknown dangers. Switch between 1st and 3rd person views. Solo-developed. Multiplayer coming after testing. Hope you enjoy!

    Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 40.2%, Open World 24.4%, Survival 13.9%, RPG 13.5%, Exploration 8.1%

  30. #30 Keplerth
    77% matchVery Positive84% of 4,155 reviews2022
    Dev: TAROPub: Gamirror Games
    Windows
    Median: 7.9 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 24.1%, Survival 22.8%, Open World 19.1%, Exploration 10.5%, Crafting 8.9%

  31. #31 The Last Caretaker
    74% matchVery Positive86% of 12,951 reviews2025
    Dev: Channel37 Ltd
    Windows
    Median: 19.7 hrsMean: 36.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    Explore a drowned Earth, restore lost systems, and raise the last human seeds in this first-person survival-crafting adventure. Build, scavenge, defend, and launch humanity back to the stars.

    Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 23.2%, Survival 18.5%, Crafting 18.1%, Sandbox 17.6%, Open World 15.3%

  32. #32 Old Future: Post-Apocalyptic Times
    78% matchMixed64% of 55 reviews2022
    Dev: Frontline: Games Series
    Windows

    Post-apocalyptic, Sandbox, Crafting-survival Indie game. Explore at your own pace or team up with your friends in multiplayer. Early access game!

    Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 23.8%, Sandbox 15.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.9%, Open World 13.6%, Survival 13%

  33. #33 Survive the Fall
    76% matchMixed68% of 676 reviews2025
    Dev: Angry Bulls StudioPub: Toplitz Productions
    Windows
    Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    Explore, loot and fight in an open world action game set in a post-apocalyptic future after a devastating meteor strike. Assemble your team and take the fight to the enemy or choose a stealthy approach to gain the upper hand. Expand your base to research new gear and get ready to survive the fall.

    Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 23.8%, Survival 17.9%, Crafting 15.8%, Loot 14.6%, Open World 14.5%

  34. #34 Don't Starve
    73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 113,344 reviews2013
    Dev: Klei Entertainment
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 28.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    Don’t Starve is an uncompromising wilderness survival game full of science and magic. Enter a strange and unexplored world full of strange creatures, dangers, and surprises. Gather resources to craft items and structures that match your survival style.

    Why similar: Survival 33.7%, Crafting 17.2%, Perma Death 15.6%, Sandbox 15.2%, Open World 8.1%

  35. #35 Last Hope Bunker: Zombie Survival
    74% matchMixed60% of 348 reviews2024
    Dev: Bazura GamesPub: Dreland Enterprises
    Windows
    Median: 54 minMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 48%

    You wake up in a bunker! The Earth became a battlefield. Dangerous creatures at every turn. We give you everything you need: medicine, weapons, shelter. Your task is to find your family. And please try to survive in this post-apocalypse.

    Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 34.7%, Crafting 21.6%, Survival 20.3%, Exploration 10.7%, Character Customization 7%

  36. #36 Dark Scavenger
    75% matchVery Positive86% of 243 reviews2014
    Dev: Psydra Games LLC
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 94%

    Dark Scavenger is a bizarre point-and-click RPG adventure with a focus on exploration, gaining loot, and meaningful choices. Filling the role of a powerful space traveler, you find yourself stranded on a mysterious alien planet. Will you save the world or just yourself?

    Why similar: RPG 45.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 42.1%, Exploration 12.6%

  37. #37 Project Cobalt
    73% matchMostly Positive73% of 55 reviews2025
    Dev: OxygenStudio
    Windows

    ⚗️ Project Cobalt is a survival action game set on a hostile island 🌴. Scavenge containers, mine resources, craft tools, hunt animals, and endure storms as you fight hunger, disease, and exhaustion all while uncovering the dark truth behind a failed experiment.

    Why similar: Survival 21.7%, Crafting 20.9%, Sandbox 20.1%, Open World 18.2%, Character Customization 10.1%

  38. #38 Sheltered 2
    75% matchMixed45% of 2,211 reviews2021
    Dev: UnicubePub: Team17
    Windows
    Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 13.6 hrs≥1hr: 67%

    A brutal survival management simulator set in a post-apocalyptic wasteland. Keep your faction of survivors alive, maintain your shelter and scavenge the ravaged world for resources. Befriend and trade with the factions you meet or conquer them by force.

    Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 40%, Survival 28.3%, Character Customization 11.2%, Hex Grid 10.5%, RPG 5.2%

  39. #39 Lost In The Open
    72% matchMixed64% of 165 reviews2025
    Dev: Black Voyage GamesPub: WhisperGames
    Windows

    An unexpected assassination attempt leaves you wounded and fleeing across no man's land. To survive in this roguelike, low-fantasy tactical RPG, you must recruit strategically, fight desperately and repent sincerely.

    Why similar: Tactical RPG 30.5%, Perma Death 29.6%, Turn-Based Combat 20%, Roguelike 12.3%, RPG 7.8%

  40. #40 Hobo: Tough Life
    71% matchVery Positive84% of 9,980 reviews2021
    Dev: Perun Creative
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 22.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    Hobo: Tough Life is an urban survival role-playing game where you play as a homeless person. Play alone or team up in online co-op. Explore the streets of Praslav, scavenge for food and supplies, beg, steal, and do whatever else it takes to survive the forthcoming winter.

    Why similar: Survival 25.9%, Open World 19.9%, Crafting 17.4%, Sandbox 16%, Realistic 13.2%

  41. #41 Ascent of Ashes
    71% matchMostly Positive70% of 303 reviews2025
    Dev: Vivid Storm Interactive
    Windows

    A colony sim set in a post-apocalyptic dystopia. Build and defend your base. Manage your survivors. Engage raiders, aliens, Remnant soldiers and other factions in real-time-with-pause combat. Or use stealth to outwit them. Explore the massive world. Survive at all costs

    Why similar: Survival 27%, Crafting 24.4%, Sandbox 22.9%, Character Customization 15.4%, Exploration 10.4%

  42. #42 GearStorm - Armored Survival
    73% matchMixed56% of 82 reviews2019
    Dev: Iron City Games
    Windows · Mac

    GearStorm - Armored Survival is a story-driven, open-world sci-fi survival adventure. Discover what led to the Phage, a deadly virus apocalypse and our escape to a alien world. Explore a vast alien planet, build your base, create your colony, acquire vehicles, weapons, and supplies to defend it.

    Why similar: Survival 33.1%, Open World 25%, Post-apocalyptic 21.1%, RPG 20.8%

  43. #43 Encased: A Sci-Fi Post-Apocalyptic RPG
    70% matchMostly Positive77% of 4,788 reviews2021
    Dev: Dark Crystal GamesPub: Prime Matter
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    A tactical sci-fi RPG set in an alternative 1970's, where an enormous and inexplicable artifact –the Dome– is discovered in a remote desert. Fight enemies, explore the anomalous wasteland, level up your character, join one of the forces in the ruined world.

    Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 35.5%, Turn-Based Combat 30.3%, RPG 9.6%, Open World 9.2%, Survival 8.9%

  44. #44 Shardpunk
    69% matchVery Positive93% of 778 reviews2023
    Dev: Clockwork PilePub: Retrovibe
    Windows
    Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 64%

    The war is lost, the Capitol lies in ruins, and you’re on the run! Shardpunk mixes turn-based tactical strategy with RPG, survival, and resource management as you gather your team, scavenge for resources, fight enemy hordes, and seek shelter to live another day.

    Why similar: Tactical RPG 25.7%, Post-apocalyptic 22.9%, Turn-Based Combat 20.7%, Survival 17.7%, Crafting 13%

  45. #45 The Last Haven
    70% matchMixed61% of 1,534 reviews2023
    Dev: Thunder Devs.
    Windows
    Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%

    The world after a nuclear war. Manage the settlement, learn technology, make decisions, produce weapons, ammunition, organize defense, raid for supplies on other areas, do not let residents die, survive the nuclear winter.

    Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 46.2%, Survival 25%, Crafting 13.1%, Open World 12.5%, Exploration 3.2%

  46. #46 Space Haven
    65% matchVery Positive86% of 11,064 reviews2026
    Dev: Bugbyte Ltd.
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 20.9 hrs≥1hr: 71%

    Embark on a space voyage with your ragtag crew of civilians in search of a new home. Build spaceships tile by tile, create optimal gas conditions, manage the needs and moods of their crew, encounter other space-faring groups, and explore the universe in this spaceship colony simulation.

    Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 27.1%, Survival 23.9%, Sandbox 22.9%, Open World 17.2%, Exploration 8.8%

  47. #47 Goldilock One: The Mists of Jakaira
    67% matchVery Positive80% of 82 reviews2026
    Dev: Shed of Ideas
    Windows

    Action RPG with survival elements. Manage resources and bond with NPCs to unlock crafting and gain allies who may become playable. Use them to solve puzzles and battle together. Survive the frozen wilds and uncover the truth behind your exile.

    Why similar: Survival 34.1%, Crafting 31.9%, Open World 24.5%, RPG 9.5%

  48. #48 Novus Inceptio
    72% matchMixed52% of 1,304 reviews2015
    Dev: McMagic Productions
    Windows
    Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    Warning: This is an Early Access game! Welcome to an enigmatic world, where a new gaming experience in exploring, building and surviving is waiting just for you. Experience a sandbox world with survival elements, and join us in creating a full version of the game.

    Why similar: Survival 19.5%, Sandbox 18.2%, Post-apocalyptic 17.7%, Crafting 17.3%, Open World 16.3%

  49. #49 Dead in Antares
    67% matchMostly Positive80% of 197 reviews2026
    Dev: Ishtar GamesPub: Nacon
    Windows

    Dead in Antares is a turn-based survival management game with RPG elements, set on an alien planet. Lead a crew of survivors sent on a mission to save humanity. Manage their needs, strengthen their teamwork, and explore this mysterious world to find a way back home.

    Why similar: Survival 49.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 32.5%, RPG 18.3%

  50. #50 Shambles: Sons of Apocalypse
    67% matchMostly Positive78% of 388 reviews2025
    Dev: EXLIXPub: GRAVITY
    Windows

    “The world you knew is already collapsed.”As an explorer in a bunker, explore a new world 500 years in the future and decide its fate. You can lead the world back to doom or bring it to peace. It all depends on your choices.

    Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 46.3%, Roguelike 19.9%, RPG 16.9%, Exploration 16.9%

  51. #51 Stay Alive: Apocalypse
    71% matchMixed50% of 164 reviews2018
    Dev: Mehan Games
    Windows

    You ever played a Sandbox Survival Zombie RPG? You heard it right. In "Stay Alive: Apocalypse" we will offer you an indie zombie survival game which is in a sandbox, random generated world and presents RPG elements.

    Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 25.4%, Survival 24.3%, Open World 15%, Crafting 12.5%, RPG 11.9%

  52. #52 Shadows of Kurgansk
    70% matchMixed67% of 224 reviews2016
    Dev: Yadon StudioPub: Gaijin inCubator
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    “Shadows of Kurgansk” is an adventure game, where you need to survive in an area full of danger and mystery. Your goal is to stay alive and find the way out, fighting monsters and completing story driven missions. Fight zombies, build asylums, find your way back home!

    Why similar: Survival 30.4%, Sandbox 19%, Crafting 18%, Post-apocalyptic 14.1%, RPG 10.2%

  53. #53 Rem Survival
    68% matchMostly Positive75% of 803 reviews2021
    Dev: Immortal Hand Studios
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 47.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    Scavenge abandoned ruins, craft gear from scrap and salvaged materials, and fight the environment itself as hunger, exposure, and exhaustion push you to your limits. There are no second chances—only adaptation or death.

    Why similar: Survival 33.2%, Crafting 31.9%, Open World 26.9%, RPG 8%

  54. #54 Home Behind
    68% matchVery Positive84% of 6,138 reviews2016
    Dev: TPP Studio
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    In Home Behind, you take on the role of a refugee cast out from your homeland by a band of rebels. Your home and the peace you enjoyed has been destroyed, and your family has disappeared. Can you survive the struggle, famine, and sickness to make it to the safety of Europe?

    Why similar: Survival 64.9%, RPG 27.5%, Roguelike 7.6%

  55. #55 HumanitZ
    63% matchMostly Positive74% of 13,914 reviews2026
    Dev: Yodubzz StudiosPub: indie.io
    Windows
    Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 15.5 hrs≥1hr: 77%

    HumanitZ is an isometric, open-world sandbox survival game set in a world ended by a zombie outbreak. Survive alone or with friends by scavenging, crafting, building, and fighting to last as long as ‘humanly’ possible. You can’t change the past, but you can fight for the future of humanity.

    Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 22%, Survival 22%, Crafting 17%, Open World 17%, Sandbox 16.4%

  56. #56 CHEMISTS: Area of infection
    67% matchMostly Positive71% of 84 reviews2022
    Dev: RPAXPub: GAMEPORTAL.CO
    Windows

    A year after the global catastrophe, you woke up in a hospital and don't remember anything. You have to not only find out what happened, but also try to survive in this harsh dangerous world.

    Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 26.6%, Survival 18.8%, Crafting 16.8%, Open World 15.9%, Realistic 14.6%

  57. #57 Regenesis
    66% matchMostly Positive77% of 69 reviews2023
    Dev: Klopsy
    Windows

    Guide a group of survivors trying to strive in this alien yet familiar environment. Fight against mutated creatures and use their parts to craft and upgrade your weapons.

    Why similar: Tactical RPG 33.2%, Post-apocalyptic 22.3%, Turn-Based Combat 17%, Character Customization 14.6%, RPG 8.1%

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