- #1 Garden Apocalypse
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: OMEGABYTE
Windows
Once a thriving alien world, now a vast desert—devoured by the relentless Swarm. These towering insect invaders have left only scattered oases and buried ruins. Grow food, craft powerful resources, and uncover lost secrets to push back against the tide and restore balance to a dying world.
Why similar: Outbreak Sim 37.4% ★, Crafting 16.1%, Sandbox 14.5%, Survival 11.9%, Strategy 8.1%
- #2 MaskuLand Survival
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: DR_Godot_Dev
Windows
You are Masku, an explorer who crash-landed in an unknown world carrying a rare cure for your son! To breathe you need special Masks, each one grants you a unique ability! Repair your balloon and get supplies, fight you way back home! His life depends on you! You need to SURVIVE!
Why similar: Crafting 21.5%, Survival 19.2%, Survival Horror 16.4%, Open World 13.9%, Sandbox 10.6%
- #3 Icon_survive
96% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: 倦怠期
Windows · Mac
Escape from the Zombie Island Use cards scattered around the map to collect items Craft items Attempt to escape before the map is overrun by zombies
Why similar: Outbreak Sim 32.9% ★, Strategy RPG 24.5%, Strategy 14.6%, Real Time Tactics 12.4%, Crafting 11.3%
- #4 The Black Bahr
95% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Zeynova Production
Windows
The Black Bahr is a sandbox colony simulation RPG blending ocean exploration, crew management, and dynamic faction politics. Freely chart your course as a pirate, merchant, or honorable captain, shaping your destiny across the open seas.
Why similar: Crafting 15.9%, Sandbox 15.8%, Survival 14.4%, Strategy RPG 13.2%, Open World 13.1%
- #5 Natives
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Diggidy.net
Windows
Natives is an open-world/sandbox game with survival elements that takes place pre-Christopher Columbus. The land is raw, nature is at its peak and the seasons are full of change.
Why similar: Sandbox 18.1%, Survival 17.6%, Open World 15.7%, Crafting 13.5%, Realistic 10.3%
- #6 Everstill Valley
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pixel Army Games
Windows
Explore a decaying wilderness haunted by silence, hunger, and shadow. Forage by day. Fear the night. In Everstill Valley, something follows.
Why similar: Inventory Management 17.1%, Crafting 16.9%, Survival Horror 14.2%, Survival 14.2%, Sandbox 12.9%
- #7 Horrors Glade
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: djva caravana
Windows
You are a young scientist whose experiment turned into a disaster. When you wake up in the heart of a creepy forest, where every whisper of the wind hides a threat, you realize: there are no rules here. There is only hunger, fear, and shadows hungry for your flesh.
Why similar: Crafting 26.5%, Survival 22.9%, Sandbox 21.4%, Open World 14.4%, Survival Horror 7.4%
- #8 Sanctuary Island
92% matchMixed63% of 19 reviews2022
Dev: Duckbill Development
Windows
Turn into a Dinosaur of your choice in this survial sandbox game and find out the truth hidden in Sanctuary Island. Or role play with your friends and other players in a vivid landscape full of flora and fauna.
Why similar: Sandbox 19.5%, Survival 17.5%, Survival Horror 16.2%, Simulation 14.9%, Character Customization 8.8%
- #9 Atomcraft
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Triplejump
Windows
Adventure in a world where every pixel is physically and chemically simulated! In this ever-evolving sandbox, creativity meets chaos, and the only limit is your imagination!
Why similar: Crafting 20.5%, Sandbox 20%, Open World 18.4%, Survival 17.6%, Simulation 10.5%
- #10 iZolated
91% matchMostly Positive71% of 116 reviews2024
Dev: Crooked RoadPub: LT-Games
Windows
iZolated - This is a post-apocalyptic 2D action game with elements of survival and RPG, which throws you into a harsh open world where the slightest mistake costs you your life. Find equipment, engage in fights, and prove that you are the top of the food chain in this chaos!
Why similar: Gun Customization 22.4% ★, Sandbox 14.7%, Inventory Management 12.4%, Crafting 11.9%, Character Customization 11.2%
- #11 Qu Zone
89% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Scotch Software
Windows
Lost in the Hoh Rainforest, inside a shifting dead zone akin to the Bermuda Triangle, you have 30 days to find extraction or be trapped forever. Qu Zone is a roguelike extraction game where every run puts your exploration, crafting, and bartering skills to the final test.
Why similar: Strategy RPG 30.7%, Character Customization 15.5%, Strategy 14.5%, Crafting 14%, Inventory Management 13.2%
- #12 The Outbreak Guardian
90% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2022
Dev: Vanilla Cookys
Windows
The Outbreak Guardian is a third person open-world game where you are in charge of ensuring the welfare of the citizens of Patriam by managing the city's resources, which involves delivering equipment and some skilled driving.
Why similar: Outbreak Sim 37.8% ★, Sandbox 15.1%, Survival 13.2%, Inventory Management 11.1%, Open World 9%
- #13 Survindust
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: IS Games
Windows
Stranded on a small island, you must gather, build, and automate to survive and turn a humble camp into a thriving, self-sustaining base.
Why similar: Survival 20.5%, Crafting 20.1%, Inventory Management 16%, Strategy 13.7%, Open World 7.7%
- #14 Project Cobalt
87% matchMostly Positive73% of 54 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: Crafting 17%, Inventory Management 15.9%, Survival 14%, Sandbox 13.6%, Survival Horror 12.6%
- #15 THE REVENANTS
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sliva Group
Windows
The Revenants is a hardcore turn—based survival story generator with elements of strategy. Hide from the poisonous fog, search for items, fight the danger and try to save your life.
Why similar: Strategy RPG 15.7%, Crafting 15.4%, Inventory Management 15%, Sandbox 11%, Survival 10.8%
- #16 Foul
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: AZRK
Windows
Foul is a survival game with story elements. Alone, you must face everything that comes your way. Contaminated animals, hunger, and darkness are just some of the dangers awaiting you.
Why similar: Survival 15.5%, Crafting 15.3%, Inventory Management 13.3%, Open World 13%, Survival Horror 12.2%
- #17 Sandbox Apocalypse
86% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2024
Dev: 7Druids GmbH
Windows · Mac · Linux
Sandbox Apocalypse is a 3rd person view, open world post-apocalyptic survial game where you are responsible for your own fate. Survive in a world inhabited by zombies, gather loot, build your base and explore the world.
Why similar: Outbreak Sim 24.7% ★, Sandbox 14.4%, Crafting 14.3%, Survival 12.3%, Open World 11.1%
- #18 Kenshi
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 110,425 reviews2018
Dev: Lo-Fi Games
Windows
Median: 9.9 hrsMean: 70.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A free-roaming squad based RPG. Focusing on open-ended sandbox gameplay features rather than a linear story. Be a trader, a thief, a rebel, a warlord, an adventurer, a farmer, a slave, or just food for the cannibals. Train your men up from puny victims to master warriors.
Why similar: Sandbox 22.4%, Open World 21.8%, Survival 19.1%, Crafting 12.2%, RPG 10%
- #19 Falldenn
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: StickyGames
Windows
Falldenn is a medieval sandbox VR game developed by one person, focusing on realistic crafting and survival mechanics. Players can master various trades, while building a thriving empire. Navigate a dynamic economy, manage resources, and explore a beautifully immersive medieval world.
Why similar: Sandbox 21.4%, Simulation 16%, Inventory Management 15.4%, Crafting 14.6%, Character Customization 10.3%
- #20 Midway accident
82% match6 user reviews50% of 6 reviews2024
Dev: Tactical penguin
Windows
This is a multi-person survival and escape game. You need to find what you need in the game. You can choose to leave immediately after finding what you need, or explore what happened in this area.
Why similar: Crafting 16.1%, Survival Horror 16%, Survival 14.1%, Inventory Management 13.6%, Open World 9.8%
- #21 Lantern Forge
84% matchMixed54% of 284 reviews2014
Dev: Hearthfire Studios
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Lantern Forge is a sandbox survival game with building, crafting, and RPG elements. Mine and forage for resources to build a home, plant crops, and craft weapons and armor. Then venture out to explore the wilderness, find hidden dungeons and temples, fight unique monsters, and collect the treasures they guard.
Why similar: Crafting 30.6%, Sandbox 27.5%, Survival 24.9%, RPG 17%
- #22 99 Nights
82% 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 21.7%, Survival Horror 18.9%, Survival 18.4%, Crafting 16.8%, Open World 13.3%
- #23 Savage Islands
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: FUNMOBILE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
Windows
Savage Islands is an action-adventure game where your objective is to make it out alive on an island teeming with trouble. To that effect, you'll need to jump into the skin of a pirate, pick up enough tools, water, and food supplies in order to fight off your enemies.
Why similar: Open World 22.7%, Strategy RPG 17.1%, Character Customization 17%, Sandbox 13.1%, Strategy 12.7%
- #24 Dune Mechanic : Survive The Steampunk Era
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Heaven BrotherhoodPub: TheGamesFortress
Windows
Create weapons of your dreams from gunpowder pistols to grenade launchers. Craft cartridges by mixing powder ingredients. Melt ore, blow glass, study chemistry, and make explosives. Cut, mine, dig, shoot, build, research, design, craft, explore and more in the Dune deserts!
Why similar: Gun Customization 18.6% ★, Inventory Management 18%, Crafting 15.8%, Sandbox 14.3%, Survival 13.9%
- #25 SNOW HELL
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SURVGAME
Windows
The crash is just the beginning. Trapped in the frozen hell of Siberia, you must fight for every single day. Use the wreckage, build shelter, find food, and face deadly threats. Rescue may never come – how long can you survive?
Why similar: Outbreak Sim 35.1% ★, Sandbox 16.9%, Crafting 10.5%, Survival 10.2%, Simulation 8.7%
- #26 Scavengers of Mars - Rover Survival Simulator
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Last Qubit
Windows
SCAVENGERS OF MARS is an exploration-survival adventure set on the cold, desolate surface of Mars. Guide a Mars Rover to aid survivors of a catastrophic disaster as they await rescue from Earth. Explore, gather resources, craft and ensure their survival against the planet's harsh conditions.
Why similar: Outbreak Sim 20.2% ★, Inventory Management 15.9%, Crafting 14.4%, Survival 12.4%, Survival Horror 10.8%
- #27 Desperation
79% matchMostly Positive70% of 10 reviews2021
Dev: EXBOTS
Windows
In Desperation, you are an elite soldier, tasked to survive in an unknown location. You will be facing many challenges, such as building shelter, finding food and water, fighting off zombies, killer robots and even other soldiers. Will you stay solo, or will you group up? How will you survive?
Why similar: Gun Customization 17.6% ★, Crafting 15.9%, Inventory Management 12.5%, Survival 12%, Survival Horror 11.9%
- #28 Barbarian Outpost
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Treason ltd
Windows
Barbarian Outpost is a management game where you control a group of fierce barbarians. Start with one lone warrior and grow in power to recruit others to the clan.
Why similar: Strategy RPG 22.2%, Inventory Management 16.5%, Crafting 14.7%, Sandbox 11.7%, Character Customization 10%
- #29 Roundfoot
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Stormjest LLC
Windows
Explore. Trade. Fight. Open world game where you manage a caravan of elephants.
Why similar: Strategy RPG 28%, Open World 17.1%, Sandbox 16.9%, Real Time Tactics 12.5%, Strategy 10.8%
- #30 I Am Zombie
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: WarmZombie
Windows
This is an RPG game where you will follow our protagonist to fight and save lives!
Why similar: Outbreak Sim 46.4% ★, Strategy RPG 14%, Simulation 9.6%, Crafting 7.9%, Survival 7.1%
- #31 Terafall: Survival
77% matchMixed42% of 33 reviews2023
Dev: Terafall: Survival
Windows
Terafall is a procedurally generated, open-world sandbox RPG all about exploring a new world to save your own dying planet from extinction, with a strong focus on non-linearity and character progression.
Why similar: Gun Customization 19.2% ★, Crafting 15%, Inventory Management 14.3%, Sandbox 13.2%, Survival 13%
- #32 the ISLE survival
76% matchMixed44% of 16 reviews2023
Dev: Free Land Studios
Windows
The ISLE survival is a vast open world survival / crafting game. Loot resources, craft items, build camps and explore the environment. Protect yourself from hazards and wildlife. Find ways to survive in hostile living conditions.
Why similar: Survival 18.7%, Survival Horror 18.5%, Crafting 17.1%, Open World 15.3%, Sandbox 11.2%
- #33 Unfear Day
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Norman Studio
Windows
it is an open world multiplayer survival game that combines sandbox and simulation elements, including base building, NPC recruitment, community building, and the fusion of zombie growth elements and major event elements.
Why similar: Outbreak Sim 25.5% ★, Survival 16.5%, Sandbox 15.5%, Open World 14%, Survival Horror 7.8%
- #34 Last Float
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LapsaDev
Windows
Explore and survive in this shattered world. Build, defend, and repair your raft. Search for secrets and uncover information about what happened - and most importantly, don't drown!
Why similar: Crafting 26.1%, Survival 25.3%, Sandbox 23.6%, Inventory Management 14.2%, Open World 7.7%
- #35 Singularity - 奇异岛
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: GAZEM
Windows
You are lost in the sea while driving a fishing boat, encountering severe thunderstorms and stranded on a remote island filled with strange things and monsters. You need to survive on the island and fight against unknown monsters to uncover the unknown side of the island.
Why similar: Crafting 20%, Survival Horror 16.2%, Survival 15.2%, Open World 14.3%, Sandbox 13.4%
- #36 Lost Paws
73% matchPositive88% of 24 reviews2025
Dev: Dungeoneering Studios
Windows
Survive as a stray dog in a large open world. Scavenge, craft, trade, and steal your way into a world where all the pets are disappearing. Arm yourself and take to the streets to rise from homeless to well-off no matter what it takes. What kind of story will you tell?
Why similar: Crafting 18.1%, Inventory Management 17%, Survival 15.4%, Sandbox 14%, Open World 13.7%
- #37 Age of Survival
74% matchVery Negative12% of 245 reviews2025
Dev: Silky Sullivan
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Age of Survival is survival simulation crafting game from Silky Sullivan. Your player has been stranded on an island not far off of the coast of Africa where you will encounter many creatures, and players alike.
Why similar: Survival 28%, Crafting 20.6%, Open World 15.7%, Simulation 10.1%, Sandbox 9.5%
- #38 Warrior Bloodline: Path of Survival
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Turdas
Windows
An epic journey of the fellowship of the children bonded by blood, escaped an experimental camp, wandering the woods and struggling both to survive and to reveal their destiny. An immersive, story-driven exploration game with a strong focus on realistic survival.
Why similar: Strategy RPG 21.9%, Crafting 17.3%, Survival 14.9%, Open World 11.3%, Character Customization 9.7%
- #39 V.O.D.K.A. Open World Survival Shooter
75% matchMostly Negative39% of 96 reviews2021
Dev: Guilty Pleasure Games
Windows
V. O. D. K. A. is a survival shooter in the open world, the game takes place in a fictional state in eastern Europe, most of the territory of which is infected with radiation. Your main task is survival.
Why similar: Survival 17.3%, Sandbox 16.1%, Open World 14.1%, Survival Horror 13.3%, RPG 11.1%
- #40 Valhalla Path: Survival
72% matchMixed63% of 16 reviews2025
Dev: Survival Saga Studios
Windows
Valhalla Path casts you as a Viking warrior stranded in a hostile land. Build a village, defend against the fallen warriors, lead your people to glory and secure your place in Valhalla's legends.
Why similar: Crafting 26.3%, Survival 23.8%, Inventory Management 17.1%, Open World 14.4%, RPG 12%
- #41 Polyturned
73% match8 user reviews50% of 8 reviews2023
Dev: PolyturnedGame
Windows
Your goal is to survive in a city overrun by zombies, team up with friends to mine resources, build forts and explore the abandoned city.
Why similar: Crafting 19%, Survival 17.5%, Open World 14.1%, Sandbox 13.4%, Gun Customization 13.4% ★
- #42 Darkest Messia
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Spektraz Games
Windows
Darkest Messia is a dark fantasy RPG with survival and cult-building. Serve one of three ancient gods, build a settlement in a dying world, expose traitors among your people, and decide whether light, darkness, or blood will shape the final fate of humanity.
Why similar: Gun Customization 33.6% ★, Inventory Management 19.4%, Character Customization 14%, PvE 11.9%, Crafting 6.8%
- #43 Craft Hero
71% matchVery Positive83% of 398 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: Crafting 21.5%, Strategy RPG 19.9%, Sandbox 17.9%, Survival 16.6%, Simulation 8.1%
- #44 European Deadzone: Polesie
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: TinyTerror Interactive
Windows
The Polesie region of Eastern Europe lies quarantined after a catastrophic event transformed its landscape and inhabitants. As a lone survivor, navigate this sealed nightmare of succubi, ghouls, and twisted horrors. Uncover the truth or attempt to tame the unknown.
Why similar: Gun Customization 21.6% ★, Inventory Management 15%, Crafting 12.8%, Strategy RPG 12%, Survival Horror 9.6%
- #45 WILDLAND: Initial Attack
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Chris Wingler
Windows
Stamp out fires with your friends using planes, helicopters, and your hands in a huge beautiful world.
Why similar: Sandbox 18.9%, Inventory Management 16.8%, Survival 14.2%, Character Customization 10.4%, Simulation 10.2%
- #46 Red Frost
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DRAGO entertainment
Windows · Mac
A story-driven, first person perspective, post-apocalyptic survival adventure set in the rough winter climates of last century’s Russia.
Why similar: Crafting 19.4%, Survival 18.6%, Sandbox 14.4%, Open World 13.9%, Simulation 13.1%
- #47 Plague Architect
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: IndividualKex
Windows
Plague Architect is a strategic outbreak simulator set in a mall. Evolve symptoms and abilities to spread infection. Watch chaos unfold.
Why similar: Outbreak Sim 42.9% ★, Sandbox 13.4%, Survival 12.2%, Simulation 10.1%, Strategy 9.9%
- #48 Valorborn
69% matchNo user 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: Crafting 16.3%, Sandbox 16.2%, Survival 14.9%, Inventory Management 14.7%, Open World 13.3%
- #49 Weapons Genius
71% matchMixed46% of 1,228 reviews2015
Dev: JDM4iKPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
You act as a weapon genius and create ever new types of weapon with better specifications.
Why similar: Gun Customization 29.4% ★, Crafting 18.7%, Survival 11.5%, Sandbox 11.3%, Simulation 10.6%
- #50 A Silent Desolation
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SHK Interactive
Windows
Stranded on post-apocalyptic Earth centuries after humanity's exodus, "A Silent Desolation" is a solo survival game developed by one person. Face dangers, craft, explore, and uncover secrets while repairing a shuttle base to escape.
Why similar: Crafting 18.3%, Survival 18.1%, Survival Horror 17.7%, Sandbox 16.9%, Open World 14.5%
- #51 Windy Kingdom
70% matchMixed46% of 140 reviews2020
Dev: EastFog StudiosPub: EastFog Studios
Windows · Mac
This is a Sandbox game project, the simulation farm combined with defense is inspired by "Harvest moon" and "Plant vs zombie". The gameplay of Windykingdom in the top-down perspective, Player will play a character from the future and is trying to survive in a kingdom full of women and monsters.
Why similar: Sandbox 19.4%, RPG 18.3%, Survival 16.4%, Strategy 15.9%, Simulation 14.5%
- #52 WAW WORLD
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: GYGAME
Windows
Open World Adventure: Spherical Planet Scene, Four-Race World
Why similar: Strategy RPG 25.1%, Sandbox 19.7%, Survival 17.2%, Open World 17.2%, RPG 10.7%
- #53 Tales of Elondria
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: invisdev
Windows
Shape your destiny in "Tales of Elondria", a single-player RPG. Your journey in Elondria is defined by your choices – who will you decide to be in this world of adventures?
Why similar: Crafting 20.6%, Sandbox 19%, Survival 17.2%, Character Customization 11.7%, Open World 10.3%
- #54 Better Late Than DEAD
70% matchMostly Negative28% of 909 reviews2016
Dev: Odin Game StudioPub: Excalibur Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 30 minMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 34%
Awaking on an island with no memory, you have just one memento of the life you led before… A child's photograph. Who is this? You must search the island for useful tools that will aid in your escape. As time passes and hopes of survival hang by a thread, you realise that this island is not as it seems.
Why similar: Survival 32.5%, Crafting 24.9%, Open World 19.9%, Sandbox 15.4%, Realistic 4.7%
- #55 Alone
68% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2021
Dev: Achilles Game StudioPub: AGS
Windows
An open world survival crafting game based more on realism. Craft, hunt, farm, build, and more to come.
Why similar: Sandbox 27%, Crafting 16.7%, Survival 14.5%, Realistic 12.7%, Open World 9.5%
- #56 Blightscape
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CK
Windows
Craft your settlement, survive the cursed island, and uncover its dark mysteries. Strengthen your character by mastering new skills, learning recipes, and gaining favor with factions. Battle the Blight, a lingering curse of black magic that threatens to consume everything in its path.
Why similar: Sandbox 23.9%, Crafting 18.9%, RPG 14.5%, Realistic 11.2%, Survival 10.8%
- #57 Anno Dominis
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Studio Estoc
Windows
"Awakened One, you who behold the two flames, must rouse the king of these lands from his slumber, or the shade of the crumbling world will once again dim your light."
Why similar: Crafting 15%, Inventory Management 14.6%, Character Customization 12.6%, Open World 11.6%, Survival 11.5%
- #58 仙路尽头
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Fluctlight Games
Windows
"The End of the Immortal Path" is an open-world sandbox game themed around immortality cultivation. This world is full of different characters, monsters and marvelous items. The path to immortality is long, you will experience the process of cultivation from a mortal and growing step by step.
Why similar: Strategy RPG 26.9%, Sandbox 20.2%, Real Time Tactics 17.5%, Open World 12.3%, RPG 11.8%