- #1 ASTRONEER
97% matchVery Positive92% of 139,015 reviews2019
Dev: System Era Softworks
Windows
Median: 11.5 hrsMean: 44.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Interact with strange new worlds in a unique and tactile way, molding the environment itself as if it were clay in your hands. Build your base, master resource management, automate your production lines, and more as you unravel the mysteries of the universe, alone or with friends.
Why similar: Space 20.7%, Survival 16.8%, Open World 16%, Sandbox 14.2%, Crafting 12.9%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a similar space-themed exploration experience with a heavy focus on terraforming and resource management.
- #2 Forager
96% matchVery Positive89% of 43,959 reviews2019
Dev: HopFrogPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 22.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
The highly popular and quirky "idle game that you want to actively keep playing". Explore, craft, gather & manage resources, find secrets and build your base out of nothing! Buy land to explore and expand!
Why similar: Crafting 32.6%, Survival 27%, Sandbox 18.9%, Open World 9.5%, Exploration 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: It perfectly mirrors the addictive loop of gathering resources to expand your territory and unlock new biomes.
- #3 Core Keeper
96% matchVery Positive93% of 66,104 reviews2024
Dev: PugstormPub: Fireshine Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 12.2 hrsMean: 34.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Explore a vast cavern of creatures, relics and resources in a mining sandbox adventure for 1-8 players. Mine, build, fight, craft and farm to unravel the mystery of the ancient Core.
Why similar: Crafting 23.4%, Sandbox 21.4%, Survival 19.8%, Open World 18.8%, Exploration 12.1%
Why You'll Like It: This game excels at the mining, dungeon-crawling, and base-building mechanics that drive the progression in My Little Universe.
- #4 The Planet Crafter
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 73,089 reviews2024
Dev: Miju Games
Windows
Median: 21.7 hrsMean: 38.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A space survival open world terraforming crafting game, designed for 1 to 10 players. Alter the ecosystem of an inhospitable planet to render it habitable for humanity. Survive, gather resources, and build your base. Then, generate oxygen, warmth, and pressure to create a brand new biosphere.
Why similar: Crafting 20.9%, Space 19.8%, Survival 18.4%, Sandbox 16%, Open World 15.1%
Why You'll Like It: You will enjoy the satisfying progression of transforming a barren world into a lush environment through exploration and crafting.
- #5 Portal Knights
94% matchVery Positive83% of 22,346 reviews2017
Dev: Keen Games GmbHPub: 505 Games
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 21.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
The world of Elysia needs YOU! Join this cooperative, 3D sandbox action RPG to level up your character, craft epic weapons, conquer enemies in real-time, and build almost anything! Craft your adventure. Forge your hero. Become the ultimate Portal Knight!
Why similar: Sandbox 28.3%, Crafting 25.7%, Survival 19.2%, Exploration 7.7%, Dungeon Crawler 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: This 3D block-based adventure features the same blend of exploration, combat, and world-building found in the seed game.
- #6 Terraria
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,548,448 reviews2011
Dev: Re-Logic
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 33.8 hrsMean: 151.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!
Why similar: Sandbox 31.3%, Crafting 22.8%, Survival 21.6%, Open World 12.1%, Exploration 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A classic choice that provides endless mining, exploration, and combat progression in a sandbox world.
- #7 Starbound
93% matchVery Positive90% of 123,281 reviews2016
Dev: Chucklefish
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 17.0 hrsMean: 64.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
You’ve fled your home, only to find yourself lost in space with a damaged ship. Your only option is to beam down to the planet below, repair your ship and set off to explore the universe...
Why similar: Sandbox 23.1%, Space 16.7%, Crafting 16.3%, Survival 14.1%, Open World 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: This space-faring sandbox offers deep exploration, mining, and character customization across procedurally generated planets.
- #8 Minicology
92% matchMixed68% of 72 reviews2024
Dev: Isaac DennerPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
You have crash-landed into a mini-verse of tiny planets. Welcome to Minicology! Embark on an interstellar survival sandbox journey. Use your crafting, combat, and automation skills to survive the many challenges this mini-verse throws at you.
Why similar: Crafting 22.4%, Sandbox 21%, Survival 18%, Open World 15.9%, Simulation 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: A space-focused survival game that emphasizes resource gathering and sandbox exploration on small, unique planets.
- #9 DRAGON QUEST BUILDERS™ 2
91% matchVery Positive92% of 8,060 reviews2019
Dev: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 11.1 hrsMean: 46.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
DRAGON QUEST BUILDERS™ 2 is a block-building RPG set in a fantasy land threatened by an evil cult. Explore, battle, build and harvest in the charming single-player campaign or build big projects in the online sandbox mode for up to 4-players.
Why similar: Sandbox 29.4%, Crafting 22.7%, Open World 8.9%, Action 8%, Third Person 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: It combines creative building with an engaging narrative and exploration that feels very similar to the progression of My Little Universe.
- #10 BLASTRONAUT
91% matchMostly Positive74% of 175 reviews2022
Dev: Perfoon
Windows · Mac · Linux
BLASTRONAUT is a mining game in a procedural alien world. Explore, extract and profit.
Why similar: Mining 40.7% ★, Sandbox 15.3%, Crafting 12%, Open World 11.2%, Survival 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the core mining and exploration loop within a stylized, space-themed environment.
- #11 Craftopia
90% matchMostly Positive76% of 20,210 reviews2020
Dev: Pocketpair
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 22.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Craftopia is the brand new multiplayer survival action game made in Japan. We combined many features we find enjoyable, such as hunting, farming, hack-and-slash, building, automation to develop this game.
Why similar: Crafting 28.3%, Open World 23.7%, Survival 20.4%, Sandbox 16.1%, Character Customization 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: An open-world survival game that blends crafting, automation, and action-adventure in a way that feels expansive and fun.
- #12 Wizard with a Gun
89% matchVery Positive80% of 3,949 reviews2023
Dev: Galvanic GamesPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Wizard with a Gun is an online sandbox survival game for 1 - 4 players set in a magical wilderness wrought with dangerous creatures and arcane mysteries. Embark on a journey alone or with a friend to collect, craft, and outfit your wizard however you see fit as you explore the unknown.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 20.3%, 2.5D 18.3%, Sandbox 16.5%, Crafting 13%, Exploration 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game provides a great mix of sandbox exploration and dungeon-crawling with a focus on crafting and gear progression.
- #13 Mining Mechs
88% matchVery Positive90% of 2,723 reviews2023
Dev: Delayed Victory
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Unleash your inner miner as you commandeer a high-tech Mining Mech! Mine for valuable resources and upgrade your mech for even bigger hauls as you explore the underground. Fun to play alone or with up to 7 friends in online co-op multiplayer!
Why similar: Mining 48.3% ★, Crafting 17.4%, Sandbox 15.6%, Exploration 8.9%, Colorful 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: It distills the mining and progression loop into a satisfying, arcade-style experience.
- #14 Astro Miner
89% matchMostly Positive77% of 53 reviews2024
Dev: CrazyLabsPub: QubicGames
Windows
Embark on a Colorful Journey Through the Galaxy! Explore new planets and mine various minerals using your vacuum gun!
Why similar: Mining 48.9% ★, Space 17.4%, Simulation 8.1%, Exploration 7.8%, Relaxing 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: A casual mining simulation that captures the simple, satisfying loop of resource extraction in space.
- #15 Loddlenaut
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 6,219 reviews2023
Dev: Moon LagoonPub: Secret Mode
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Play as an interstellar custodian sent to clean up a polluted ocean planet. Pick up trash, explore the vibrant waters, and take care of axolotl-like alien creatures!
Why similar: Crafting 17%, Open World 16.7%, Sandbox 15.8%, Relaxing 12.7%, Cute 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: A relaxing, cute, and colorful exploration game that focuses on cleaning up an underwater world.
- #16 Keplerth
86% matchVery Positive84% of 4,159 reviews2022
Dev: TAROPub: Gamirror Games
Windows
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 16.3 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 19.8%, Open World 18.1%, Exploration 13.1%, Crafting 10%
Why You'll Like It: A top-down sandbox survival game that features deep exploration, crafting, and base-building mechanics.
- #17 MewnBase
86% matchVery Positive93% of 1,450 reviews2023
Dev: Cairn4
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 73%
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: Crafting 17.9%, Sandbox 15.3%, Space 15.3%, Survival 12.6%, Open World 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: A charming, minimalist base-building game that focuses on survival and exploration on a desolate planet.
- #18 Space Trash Scavenger
84% matchVery Positive84% of 525 reviews2024
Dev: SquarePlay GamesPub: Paradox Arc
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Grab your jetpack and explore procedural asteroid fields, derelict spaceships and abandoned outposts. Build and automate your Space Rig to process scavenged trash. Craft, trade and fight your way home in this interstellar, open-world survival sandbox.
Why similar: Crafting 18.6%, Space 17.7%, Sandbox 14.9%, Survival 14.6%, Open World 12.4%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a unique take on space survival, focusing on scavenging and base-building in a modular, asteroid-based world.
- #19 Super Mining Mechs
84% matchVery Positive87% of 882 reviews2024
Dev: Delayed Victory
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Build your own Super Mining Mech and explore the underground in search of new natural resources. Customize your mech with unlockable parts to dig deeper than ever - by yourself or with up to 7 friends in online co-op multiplayer! So, what are you waiting for? There’s mining to be done!
Why similar: Mining 32.9% ★, Sandbox 15.7%, Character Customization 14%, Crafting 11.4%, Open World 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a fun, side-scrolling take on the mining and sandbox genre with plenty of character customization.
- #20 Drake Hollow
85% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,807 reviews2020
Dev: The Molasses FloodPub: CD PROJEKT RED
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Build and defend villages of vegetable folk from deadly feral beasts in the blighted world of The Hollow. Explore, gather, and fight! You can even invite your friends. Can you craft the perfect village?
Why similar: Sandbox 20.1%, Survival 17.6%, Open World 16.9%, Character Customization 11.3%, Exploration 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: It features a charming world that requires exploration and resource management to build and protect your base.
- #21 Slime Rancher
83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 156,628 reviews2017
Dev: Monomi Park
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 21.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Slime Rancher is the tale of Beatrix LeBeau, a plucky, young rancher who sets out for a life a thousand light years away from Earth on the ‘Far, Far Range’ where she tries her hand at making a living wrangling slimes.
Why similar: Open World 23.1%, Cute 20.7%, Exploration 18%, Sandbox 16.8%, Colorful 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the cute, relaxing exploration vibe while focusing on resource collection and expanding your base of operations.
- #22 Rock the Islands
82% matchVery Positive90% of 334 reviews2024
Dev: HYPE GAME LLC
Windows
Team up with friends and dive into adventure! Rescue dwellers, let them work for you so they farm resources and protect you from enemies. Upgrade your equipment, explore new lands, complete quests and fight evil with glory!
Why similar: Mining 29.5% ★, Crafting 11.4%, Sandbox 10.1%, Character Customization 9.2%, Open World 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: This adventure game focuses on mining and exploration, making it a great fit for fans of the seed game's mechanics.
- #23 Planet Centauri
81% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,387 reviews2024
Dev: Permadeath
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 13.7 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Dive into an epic adventure alone or with friends! Explore hidden dungeons, capture and tame fearsome monsters, build and defend your village. Craft powerful weapons, master magical spells, and transform an planet into the cradle of a new civilization!
Why similar: Mining 39.9% ★, Sandbox 16.8%, Crafting 15.8%, Open World 12.3%, Exploration 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D sandbox game that offers extensive exploration, creature collecting, and crafting opportunities.
- #24 Miniland Adventure
82% matchMostly Positive74% of 332 reviews2023
Dev: Imilkowski DevPub: Gameparic
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 52%
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 while exploring, collecting resources, crafting, building, fighting, farming... and more!
Why similar: Sandbox 26.4%, Crafting 21.9%, Survival 21.6%, Relaxing 11.7%, Exploration 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A relaxing sandbox survival game that focuses on building and expanding your world at your own pace.
- #25 Duck Side of the Moon
79% matchVery Positive97% of 118 reviews2026
Dev: Starbrew Games
Windows · Linux
Waddle and fly as a duck in space! Explore every corner of the galaxy and find curious creatures and materials along the way. Craft gadgets, upgrade your spaceship, and get cozy in this relaxing adventure.
Why similar: Mining 28.2% ★, Space 12.4%, Character Customization 10.4%, Open World 8.9%, Third Person 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A cute, 3D exploration and adventure game that offers a lighthearted take on space survival.
- #26 Star Ores Inc.
80% matchVery Positive82% of 330 reviews2025
Dev: BlackBeak GamesPub: Three River Games (3RG)
Windows
Take over an abandoned space station and manage your own ore mine. Cut through the asteroid with your laser, sell ore, and create an automated network of robot helpers to maximize your profit.
Why similar: Mining 33.7% ★, Crafting 15.1%, Sandbox 14.2%, Space 13.3%, Exploration 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A sandbox-focused game that emphasizes crafting and exploration within a space-themed setting.
- #27 Lost Nova
81% matchVery Positive92% of 425 reviews2022
Dev: Jon NielsenPub: HopFrog
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Your spaceship crashed on an alien planet. Explore, salvage, craft, trade, manage and upgrade your way back home!
Why similar: Crafting 20.5%, Space 17.9%, Open World 17.6%, Relaxing 13.1%, Exploration 12.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game emphasizes a relaxing, exploration-heavy experience with a focus on gathering resources to progress.
- #28 Luma Island
78% matchVery Positive84% of 12,657 reviews2024
Dev: Feel Free Games
Windows
Median: 9.5 hrsMean: 24.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Get ready to explore, farm, fish, mine, craft, and raise magical Lumas as you solve puzzles and embark on quests across Luma Island. Play solo, or team up with friends in 1-4 player online co-op. Choose relaxing Cozy, challenging Adventure, or epic Hero mode to match your mood and playstyle.
Why similar: Mining 32.2% ★, Crafting 16.4%, Character Customization 11.1%, Open World 9.3%, Relaxing 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: This cozy simulation game focuses on farming and exploration, providing a relaxing alternative to the seed game.
- #29 Starground
79% matchVery Positive82% of 191 reviews2024
Dev: Big Boy GamesPub: 2 Left Thumbs
Windows · Linux
Build a formidable factory and go dungeoning alone or with friends. Solve logic puzzles and automate resource collection and crafting, or venture into dungeons filled with dangers and rewards. Find your own ideal gameplay balance, as any unique path will advance the story!
Why similar: Mining 39.7% ★, Dungeon Crawler 16.2%, Crafting 13.2%, Space 10.9%, Sandbox 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game blends mining and automation with a cozy aesthetic, perfect for players who enjoy steady progression.
- #30 Wonderia
77% matchVery Positive82% of 347 reviews2026
Dev: Rock&DashPub: IndieArk
Windows · Mac
Wonderia's an open-world, manga-art adventure just waiting to be explored. It's got sci-fi sim elements, deep dungeons, and you can even morph into alien form! Grab up to 7 friends to mine, craft, battle, and level—or farm and fish the day away, if that's more your tempo. There's so much to do!
Why similar: Mining 29% ★, Crafting 13.6%, Sandbox 13.6%, Survival 11.4%, Open World 7.2%
- #31 Cubic Odyssey
78% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,720 reviews2025
Dev: Atypical GamesPub: Gaijin Network Ltd
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Embark on a galactic journey in Cubic Odyssey, an open-world adventure where you explore vibrant planets, craft tools, build vehicles, and fight the Red Darkness. Uncover ancient mysteries, and shape a universe full of life, danger, and limitless possibilities!
Why similar: Sandbox 35.5%, Space 11.9%, Crafting 11.4%, Open World 11.2%, Survival 9%
Why You'll Like It: An open-world survival game that features base-building and action-adventure elements in a blocky, stylized world.
- #32 Cosmodrill
76% matchMostly Positive76% of 174 reviews2026
Dev: Morse Morse Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Explore the vastness of space, dig deep into planets to find resources, upgrade your ship and survive against alien life in this short space mining adventure! How far are you willing to travel into the dark unknown?
Why similar: Mining 44.9% ★, Space 17.4%, Relaxing 11.3%, Open World 11.1%, Exploration 8.6%
- #33 Star Crafter
76% matchMixed70% of 106 reviews2025
Dev: Tbjbu2
Windows
A space survival crafting mining base building and star system building game. Craft rockets to create planets and Dyson Rings, mine and craft advanced materials, terraform the terrain, manage electricity, farm food, and more as you watch the star system evolve into stunning, ever-changing views.
Why similar: Mining 35.3% ★, Crafting 14.8%, Space 13.2%, Sandbox 9.2%, Survival 8.7%
- #34 waxweaver
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 605 reviews2025
Dev: kaiakairos
Windows
A short sandbox rpg game that takes place on a square planet. Explore the world, gather resources, build a home and become stronger.
Why similar: Mining 25.2% ★, Sandbox 14.6%, Crafting 10.9%, Space 10.9%, Open World 9.7%
- #35 My Little Blacksmith Shop
75% matchMixed70% of 1,175 reviews2025
Dev: DasiusPub: Noble Games Studio
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Craft weapons, armor and tools, manage resources and expand your workshop. Experience realistic physics-based forging, unlock new recipes and special orders, and interact with a medieval town's inhabitants as you work to become the greatest blacksmith in the land.
Why similar: Crafting 27.5%, Mining 25.3% ★, Relaxing 12.7%, Sandbox 9.7%, Simulation 8.2%
- #36 Star Valor
75% matchVery Positive89% of 3,421 reviews2022
Dev: Rafael Burgos
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 29.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Choose your own destiny as you explore an open-world procedurally generated galaxy where anything is possible. Become a miner, a trader, a bounty hunter, a pirate, or perhaps a jack of all trades. Start off small and build your way to the top but remember with every action, comes consequences.
Why similar: Mining 30.1% ★, Space 13.6%, Sandbox 12.4%, 2.5D 11.7%, Open World 9.1%
- #37 Astrox: Hostile Space Excavation
77% matchVery Positive84% of 455 reviews2015
Dev: Jace Masula
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Exiled to a deep space mining sector, you are left with a crappy ship, a laser, and a small mining beam. It is up to you to survive by working your way through the galaxy. Mine asteroids, refine and trade the ore, buy upgrades for your ship, hunt pirates... you get it.
Why similar: Mining 33.9% ★, Space 23.1%, Sandbox 14.9%, Open World 10.4%, Crafting 9.9%
- #38 Big Dig Energy
74% matchMostly Positive72% of 72 reviews2025
Dev: NuggetSmash
Windows
Do you have the Big Dig Energy!? The best co-op mining game with online multiplayer for up to 4 players! Team up, dig deep, mine energy ore, and upgrade your tools. Reach the planets core to fuel the rocket and leave Earth!
Why similar: Mining 34.8% ★, Sandbox 20%, Third Person 11.2%, Exploration 10.7%, Relaxing 6.5%
- #39 Mining Merchant
72% matchVery Positive88% of 421 reviews2026
Dev: Delayed Victory
Windows
Median: 8.1 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Mining Merchant is a relaxing mining and shopkeeping adventure game. Mine by day to uncover rare ores and gems, then craft jewelry to sell in your shop by night. Rebuild your uncle’s business solo or in co-op and uncover the mystery behind the nightly earthquakes.
Why similar: Mining 45.5% ★, Sandbox 17.7%, Crafting 16.1%, Relaxing 7%, Character Customization 6.5%
- #40 Dig Island
72% matchVery Positive86% of 308 reviews2026
Dev: FiftyEight Studios
Windows
Dig Island is a 4-player co-op digging game. As you dig deeper, discover new resources, upgrade your equipment, and work with your friends to repair the plane and escape the island.
Why similar: Mining 30.3% ★, Crafting 15.9%, Survival 11.4%, Exploration 9.6%, Character Customization 8.4%
- #41 Dig Deep
73% matchMixed70% of 143 reviews2024
Dev: CrazyLabsPub: QubicGames
Windows
Grab a shovel and let's get digging! Join the adventure, hire miners and dig for a treasure
Why similar: Mining 60.3% ★, Minimalist 16.4%, Exploration 7.8%, 3D 5.5%, Simulation 5%
- #42 Astro Colony
70% matchVery Positive81% of 2,699 reviews2026
Dev: Terad Games
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 16.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Explore endless Universe and create the most efficient constellation of colonies. Build conveyor systems to automate production. Take care of Astronauts and their needs! Establish new colonies as part of intergalactic simulation.
Why similar: Space 27.7%, Crafting 18.9%, Sandbox 17.1%, Open World 13.3%, Simulation 7.9%
- #43 Ikonei Island: An Earthlock Adventure
71% matchMostly Positive74% of 473 reviews2023
Dev: Snowcastle Games
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Ikonei Island is yours to discover! Explore and gather resources. Farm the land, craft tools and gear, and build your base or a cozy home. Befriend magical creatures and fight monsters with your friends or solo!
Why similar: Crafting 26.9%, Relaxing 22.9%, Exploration 22.1%, Colorful 14.5%, Simulation 13.6%
- #44 helionaut
71% matchVery Positive95% of 226 reviews2020
Dev: Sokpop Collective
Windows · Mac
An open-world galaxy adventure game ✨🚀🌠 Explore a procedurally-generated universe filled with diverse micro-planets, asteroid belts and UFOs. 👽
Why similar: Space 24.4%, Crafting 21.6%, Open World 15.8%, Simulation 11.4%, Action 9.5%
- #45 Little-Known Galaxy
69% matchVery Positive88% of 749 reviews2024
Dev: Carbon & Kay
Windows · Mac
Join Space Alliance as a new captain-in-training and work with your crew to solve the mysteries of an ancient relic found on the Grey Planet. Little-Known Galaxy is a cozy single-player RPG space adventure full of friendly characters, exploration, crafting, and farming.
Why similar: Crafting 23.4%, Space 18.4%, Open World 16.4%, Exploration 11.8%, Relaxing 9.4%
- #46 Crafting Block World
73% matchMixed47% of 55 reviews2019
Dev: IO Games
Windows
Crafting Block World is an adventure with sandbox elements that will help you build your ideal world!
Why similar: Mining 29.1% ★, Sandbox 16.5%, Survival 13.9%, Crafting 10.8%, Open World 8.4%
- #47 TerraTech Worlds
70% matchMixed63% of 2,287 reviews2024
Dev: Payload StudiosPub: Mythwright
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 22.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
TerraTech Worlds is an open world, build-craft adventure game, set on an uncharted alien world. Play solo or with friends, explore your surroundings, craft unique vehicles, construct automated bases, and battle your way through hazards and enemies to harness the power of your environment
Why similar: Mining 29.7% ★, Crafting 14.3%, Sandbox 13.1%, Survival 11%, Open World 10.3%
- #48 Creativerse
71% matchMostly Positive78% of 30,868 reviews2017
Dev: Playful Corp.
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 15.6 hrs≥1hr: 63%
A sandbox adventure game as big as your imagination.
Why similar: Crafting 22.1%, Sandbox 20.2%, Survival 17.2%, Open World 15.7%, Third Person 13.5%
- #49 Lilith Odyssey
70% matchMostly Positive76% of 65 reviews2022
Dev: Chaystar Unlimited LLC
Windows
In the wake of the Nacho Wars, your alien family embarks on a galactic journey to Lilith -- a faraway planet of new hope. Discover the history of the Mugalo galaxy. Relax to in-game radio. Grow your fishing, farming and spacefaring skills in a casual adventure across a cosmos of 1000+ unique worlds.
Why similar: Crafting 22.3%, Survival 19.6%, Open World 17.7%, Third Person 12%, Exploration 10.5%
- #50 Mix Universe
69% matchVery Positive96% of 122 reviews2023
Dev: Chris ZukowskiPub: Zuko Media LLC
Windows · Mac
Mix Universe is a musical sandbox game where you play as a Mixonaut connecting nodes to create music that you can upload to the universe for everyone to play!
Why similar: Crafting 24.9%, Sandbox 21.8%, Space 20.2%, Relaxing 10.1%, Exploration 8.6%
- #51 Everafter Falls
68% matchVery Positive84% of 723 reviews2024
Dev: SquareHuskyPub: Akupara Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Rediscover the simple life. Farm, fish, forge and fight to restore the peace in an all-new farming adventure. Features split-screen coop, a helpful pet, automated drones, resourceful pixies, a card-eating progression system, and dangerous dungeons to delve into!
Why similar: Mining 40% ★, Crafting 23.8%, Character Customization 16.8%, Simulation 8.8%, Relaxing 7.5%
- #52 Astronimo
68% matchVery Positive84% of 85 reviews2023
Dev: Coatsink
Windows
Crash-landed and ill-prepared, you and your friends must build, break, and rebuild to escape. A chaotic co-op puzzler about creativity, comedy, and questionable engineering.
Why similar: Crafting 18.9%, Space 18.5%, Sandbox 18.4%, Survival 14.6%, Simulation 12.2%
- #53 Masterspace
73% matchMostly Negative28% of 177 reviews2015
Dev: Mastertech
Windows
Masterspace is a game about mining, creating and exploring, featuring fully destructible environments and spaceships that allow you to travel between different planets. Use explosives to mine metal ores or watch your newly constructed home get smashed to pieces by a meteorite impact.
Why similar: Space 21.9%, Sandbox 20.7%, Crafting 19.4%, Survival 15.1%, Simulation 13.6%
- #54 Astrox Imperium
69% matchVery Positive84% of 1,249 reviews2019
Dev: Jace Masula
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 16.2 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Astrox Imperium is a relaxing space game where you fly around a generated universe. Mining, Fighting, Building, Exploring, and Surviving. What makes this game unique? You have complete control of how it plays. A robust sandbox and lots of MOD tools. Make it your game, and play it your own way.
Why similar: Mining 34.1% ★, Space 30.1%, Sandbox 15.9%, Open World 12%, Simulation 7.9%
- #55 Little Rocket Lab
65% matchVery Positive91% of 1,311 reviews2025
Dev: Teenage AstronautsPub: No More Robots
Windows
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Transform your childhood home as you build brilliant factories and forge lifelong friendships, then reach for the skies and finally finish your family's dream - your mother's precious rocket ship. Roll up your sleeves, it turns out that saving this town really IS rocket science!
Why similar: Crafting 34.8%, Sandbox 28.2%, Relaxing 12.8%, Cute 11%, Colorful 6.8%
- #56 Lost Skies
66% matchMixed61% of 2,976 reviews2025
Dev: Bossa StudiosPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 17.0 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Chart a course in a breathtaking, but fractured world. Explore ancient ruins, master advanced technology, and craft your very own skyship to brave nature’s fury and colossal threats in Lost Skies. Team up with friends or go it alone in this awe-inspiring cooperative survival adventure.
Why similar: Sandbox 25.2%, Crafting 19.4%, Character Customization 19.2%, Open World 16.3%, Exploration 13%
- #57 Aground
67% matchVery Positive94% of 2,018 reviews2020
Dev: Fancy Fish Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
As one of the last human survivors, you find yourself stranded on an uninhabited island. With a few other victims of the crash, can you craft, mine, and build your way to survival?
Why similar: Mining 44.8% ★, Survival 14.6%, Open World 14%, Sandbox 13.8%, Exploration 9.8%
- #58 The Last Cat in the Universe
63% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,219 reviews2026
Dev: Apamate Studio
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Gather the remains of a dying space station to build a cozy home for the last cat in the universe. A short, narrative-driven incremental game about finding peace in the face of darkness
Why similar: Mining 61.5% ★, Relaxing 14.8%, Space 9.5%, Cute 9.2%, Casual 4.9%
- #59 Potion Brew: Co-op
67% matchMostly Positive78% of 68 reviews2023
Dev: Soulwarmers Games
Windows
You need this game to forget about your life cares and become the best alchemist of this fantasy world with your friends! An alchemy shop keeper game offers you to brew potions for your customers, loot the ingredients in the forest, trade with sellers and compete with rivals.
Why similar: Mining 32.6% ★, Sandbox 14%, Crafting 13%, Character Customization 12.2%, Open World 10.7%
- #60 Potion Permit
66% matchMostly Positive79% of 5,410 reviews2022
Dev: MassHive MediaPub: PQube
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 13.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Moonbury's residents need healing, and you're the best chemist around! With your trusty tools, a brewing cauldron, and a canine companion at your side, you'll need to diagnose symptoms, gather ingredients, brew potions, and cure ailments in this open-ended sim RPG.
Why similar: Crafting 27.3%, Character Customization 21.3%, Relaxing 14.2%, Colorful 13.3%, Cute 10.9%
