- #1 Soulmask
97% matchMostly Positive77% of 22,226 reviews2026
Dev: CampFire StudioPub: Qooland Games
Windows
Median: 13.9 hrsMean: 69.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Don the Ancient Mask. Wield the power of gods. Possess any of your tribespeople, recruit followers, and build a thriving automated civilization. Survive, expand, and forge your own legacy across a vast ancient open world — together with friends.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 32.7% ★, Base Building 16%, Sandbox 13.5%, Open World 12.5%, Survival 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: Features deep NPC management and tribe-building mechanics that closely mirror the troop-leading systems in Myth of Empires.
- #2 Life is Feudal: Your Own
96% matchMixed66% of 12,061 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 34.1% ★, Open World 10%, Building 10%, Sandbox 9.8%, MMORPG 8.8% ★
Why You'll Like It: Provides a hardcore medieval survival experience with a heavy emphasis on realistic crafting, terraforming, and community-driven building.
- #3 Life is Feudal: MMO
96% matchMixed40% of 7,349 reviews2018
Dev: LTG
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 45.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Experience the hardcore reality of the Middle Ages. Master survival, engage in deep-rooted RPG elements, navigate a bustling economy, build communities, and employ diplomatic strategy to thrive in Abella's vast expanse.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 25.8% ★, MMORPG 22.2% ★, Base Building 9.5%, Sandbox 8.7%, Building 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on large-scale medieval warfare and persistent world building within a massive multiplayer environment.
- #4 Conan Exiles Enhanced
95% matchMostly Positive79% of 117,196 reviews2018
Dev: Funcom
Windows
Median: 17.2 hrsMean: 113.9 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 33.4% ★, Survival 14.4%, Building 14.3%, Open World 13.3%, Sandbox 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a robust survival sandbox experience with extensive base-building, thrall management, and large-scale PVP combat.
- #5 Pax Dei
94% matchMixed57% of 11,286 reviews2025
Dev: Mainframe Industries
Windows
Median: 17.7 hrsMean: 73.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 29.4% ★, Base Building 13.2%, Sandbox 12.5%, Open World 10.6%, Medieval 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A social-focused sandbox MMO that emphasizes medieval base-building and community cooperation in a vast open world.
- #6 Mortal Online 2
94% matchMixed60% of 13,911 reviews2022
Dev: Star Vault AB
Windows
Median: 14.1 hrsMean: 150.9 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 36.7% ★, Sandbox 14.3%, Open World 12.3%, Character Customization 10.1%, Medieval 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A hardcore, full-loot sandbox MMORPG that captures the high-stakes PVP and character customization found in Myth of Empires.
- #7 Bellwright
93% matchVery Positive80% of 21,324 reviews2024
Dev: Donkey Crew
Windows
Median: 12.7 hrsMean: 41.4 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: Open World 16.1%, Survival 16%, Building 14.2%, Medieval 11.9%, Online Co-Op 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: Combines medieval survival with complex village management and rebellion mechanics that feel very similar to leading troops.
- #8 The Front
92% matchMixed67% of 10,771 reviews2025
Dev: Samar Studio
Windows
Median: 10.6 hrsMean: 44.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
The Front is a survival open-world crafting sandbox game. You are a resistance fighter sent back in time to stop the rise of a tyrannical empire. Collect resources, craft tech, build shelters, and fight monsters to accomplish your mission.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 30.1% ★, Building 11.1%, Base Building 10.7%, Sandbox 9%, Survival 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: Blends survival-crafting with modern military warfare and base defense, mirroring the war-focused gameplay of the seed.
- #9 ARK: Survival Ascended
91% matchMixed60% of 115,802 reviews2023
Dev: Studio Wildcard
Windows
Median: 27.7 hrsMean: 198.6 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 17.6%, Open World 17.3%, Building 16.4%, Base Building 16%, Sandbox 12.4%
Why You'll Like It: Features deep base-building and creature taming mechanics that serve as a proxy for the troop management found in the seed game.
- #10 Dune: Awakening
90% matchMostly Positive71% of 78,134 reviews2025
Dev: Funcom
Windows
Median: 46.5 hrsMean: 100.0 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Dune: Awakening is an Open World Survival game with immersive adventure and RPG gameplay. Explore, build, craft, and unravel a cinematic Dune story alone or with friends 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 27% ★, Building 10.6%, Base Building 10.5%, Sandbox 9.2%, Open World 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: An ambitious open-world survival game that emphasizes resource gathering, base construction, and large-scale faction conflict.
- #11 Last Oasis
91% 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: Survival 19.5%, Open World 18.6%, Building 16.7%, MMORPG 13.7% ★, Sandbox 13.1%
Why You'll Like It: Features unique nomadic survival mechanics and large-scale clan warfare that requires constant movement and territory defense.
- #12 Gloria Victis: Medieval MMORPG
89% matchMixed68% of 11,915 reviews2026
Dev: gamigo US
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 26.1 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 31.4% ★, Open World Survival Craft 21.4% ★, Open World 11.3%, Medieval 9.9%, Character Customization 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A low-fantasy medieval MMORPG that prioritizes realistic combat and faction-based territorial control.
- #13 V Rising
87% matchVery Positive89% of 136,761 reviews2024
Dev: Stunlock Studios
Windows
Median: 20.8 hrsMean: 57.9 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%, Open World 15.7%, Survival 14.5%, Building 12.5%, Sandbox 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on top-down base-building and survival with a strong emphasis on territory control and combat progression.
- #14 Medieval Dynasty
88% matchVery Positive90% of 52,032 reviews2021
Dev: Render CubePub: Toplitz Productions
Windows
Median: 11.6 hrsMean: 36.1 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: Building 21.8%, Base Building 13.2%, Sandbox 11.7%, Open World 11.3%, Survival 11%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the management and growth of a medieval settlement, perfect for players who enjoy the building and logistics aspects of the seed.
- #15 Dark and Light
89% matchMixed52% of 11,834 reviews2017
Dev: Snail Games USA
Windows
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 49.0 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: Open World Survival Craft 21.6% ★, MMORPG 19.7% ★, Open World 15%, Sandbox 14%, Survival 13%
Why You'll Like It: A massive sandbox survival game that incorporates magic and creature taming into a persistent, war-torn world.
- #16 Rust
86% matchVery Positive87% of 1,393,461 reviews2018
Dev: Facepunch Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 52.7 hrsMean: 429.0 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 30.7% ★, Survival 18.5%, Open World 12.3%, Building 12.1%, Sandbox 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: The definitive hardcore survival sandbox for players who enjoy high-stakes base raiding and territorial warfare.
- #17 Smalland: Survive the Wilds
85% matchVery Positive82% of 10,429 reviews2024
Dev: Max Ent Games Ltd
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 16.1 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Experience a big adventure on a tiny scale! Enjoy multiplayer survival in a vast, hazardous world. Preparation is key when you're this small & at the bottom of the food chain. Craft weapons & armour, tame & ride creatures, build encampments & explore a strange new land.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 26.5% ★, Base Building 10.1%, Building 9.7%, Survival 8.2%, Sandbox 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a unique perspective on survival and base-building with a focus on exploration and environmental interaction.
- #18 Enshrouded
84% matchVery Positive86% of 104,779 reviews2024
Dev: Keen Games GmbH
Windows
Median: 18.9 hrsMean: 46.5 hrs≥1hr: 94%
You are Flameborn, last ember of hope of a dying race. Awaken, survive the terror of a corrupting fog, and reclaim the lost beauty of your kingdom. Venture into a vast world, vanquish punishing bosses, build grand halls and forge your path in this co-op survival action RPG for up to 16 players.
Why similar: Base Building 17.2%, Open World 17.2%, Survival 14.1%, Building 11.5%, Online Co-Op 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a highly polished building and survival experience with a focus on exploration and base defense.
- #19 Citadel: Forged with Fire
86% matchMixed68% of 5,894 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 32.5% ★, MMORPG 15.4% ★, Open World 13.7%, Survival 9.6%, Sandbox 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on magic-based combat and building, providing a similar sandbox freedom to conquer and rule territory.
- #20 Reign Of Kings
84% matchMixed57% of 14,891 reviews2015
Dev: Code}{atch
Windows
Median: 10.2 hrsMean: 47.7 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 37.7% ★, Building 11.5%, Open World 10.7%, Survival 10.5%, Medieval 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A medieval survival game centered on the struggle for power and the ability to rule over other players.
- #21 Renown
82% matchMixed58% of 1,578 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 26.8% ★, Building 10.8%, Sandbox 9.1%, Base Building 8.6%, Open World 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A medieval survival game that focuses on skill-based combat and building within a competitive multiplayer world.
- #22 Conqueror's Blade
83% matchMixed67% of 38,899 reviews2020
Dev: Booming TechPub: Poros Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 73.5 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 29.5% ★, War 14.8%, Sandbox 12.6%, Medieval 10.4%, Open World 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses entirely on the tactical troop-leading and siege warfare aspects of the medieval period.
- #23 ICARUS
81% matchMostly Positive75% of 67,515 reviews2021
Dev: RocketWerkz
Windows
Median: 10.3 hrsMean: 46.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
ICARUS is a solo or multiplayer PvE survival game. Explore a savage wilderness in the aftermath of terraforming gone wrong. Complete narrative quests as either Open World operations or Individual Missions. Explore, build, craft and hunt while seeking your fortune and prospecting for exotic matter.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 32.9% ★, Base Building 11.5%, Survival 10.4%, Building 9.3%, Open World 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A session-based survival game that emphasizes intense base-building and resource management under time pressure.
- #24 SCUM
79% matchMostly Positive74% of 126,382 reviews2025
Dev: Gamepires
Windows
Median: 11.9 hrsMean: 104.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Welcome to SCUM, a ruthless open-world survival game where deep character customization defines the prisoner you become. Loot, craft, hunt, build, and fight to outlast a hostile island where every choice can change your fate. Stay alive. Stay dangerous. Become harder to kill.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 39.5% ★, Open World 12.4%, Survival 11.3%, Sandbox 11%, Online Co-Op 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A highly detailed survival game that offers deep character customization and realistic mechanics for hardcore players.
- #25 Dawn of Defiance
80% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,842 reviews2024
Dev: Traega EntertainmentPub: Fireshine Games
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
You are the Defier, a Spartan beginning your afterlife on the Crossroads. In this Greek myth-inspired survival craft, ascend from weak soldier to god-like anti-hero. Build impressive Greek structures, craft legendary gear, and break the seals of the Underworld with up to 3 friends.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 33.9% ★, Base Building 10.3%, Survival 9.4%, Building 9.3%, Online Co-Op 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A survival-crafting game with a focus on PVE progression and base building in a mythological setting.
- #26 7 Days to Die
78% matchVery Positive87% of 405,507 reviews2024
Dev: The Fun PimpsPub: The Fun Pimps Entertainment LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 17.3 hrsMean: 110.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
7 Days to Die is an open-world game that is a unique combination of first-person shooter, survival horror, tower defense, and role-playing games. Play the definitive zombie survival sandbox RPG that came first. Navezgane awaits!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 28.8% ★, Survival 12%, Base Building 10.4%, Building 9.9%, Open World 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: Combines survival and tower-defense style base-building, perfect for players who enjoy preparing for large-scale threats.
- #27 ATLAS
82% matchMixed47% of 42,929 reviews2018
Dev: Grapeshot Games
Windows
Median: 12.5 hrsMean: 111.6 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 28.5% ★, Open World 15.3%, Survival 15.1%, Online Co-Op 9.5%, Sandbox 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A massive survival sandbox that focuses on sailing, exploration, and building empires across a vast ocean.
- #28 Wild Terra 2: New Lands
81% matchMixed52% of 4,159 reviews2022
Dev: Juvty Worlds
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 27.7 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 30% ★, MMORPG 17.7% ★, Sandbox 10.9%, Building 9.1%, Open World 6%
Why You'll Like It: A top-down survival MMO that focuses on crafting, building, and surviving in a harsh, player-driven world.
- #29 Craftopia
79% 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: Open World Survival Craft 29.8% ★, Open World 14.9%, Survival 11%, Sandbox 9.5%, Building 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A hybrid survival game that allows for massive automation and building, appealing to the sandbox nature of the seed.
- #30 Myth of Empires: Throne
77% matchMixed60% of 1,054 reviews2026
Dev: Angela GamePub: Celestial Star Publishing
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 37.5 hrs≥1hr: 39%
Myth of Empires: Throne is a free seasonal multiplayer warfare sandbox. Explore vast lands inspired by multiple civilizations, tame creatures, forge powerful weapons, and build your guild. Lead cross-server expeditions, conquer territories, and compete with players worldwide for the ultimate throne!
Why similar: Sandbox 24.8%, Hack and Slash 18.5%, War 15.3%, Open World 13.4%, Strategy 10.8%
- #31 Wurm Unlimited
78% 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 31.6% ★, Sandbox 11.4%, MMORPG 11.1% ★, Building 10.3%, Open World 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: A deep, complex sandbox survival game that allows for immense terraforming and building projects.
- #32 Cultivation Tales
77% matchMostly Negative38% of 13,640 reviews2024
Dev: Ac Games
Windows
Median: 22.1 hrsMean: 65.5 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Cultivation Tales is an open world survival craft online game. You will experience collecting, crafting, hunting, fighting, building, researching, in a wild mythical world. Fight for your clan and yourself, from mortal to divinity!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 28.2% ★, Building 14%, Sandbox 13.2%, Survival 9.1%, Online Co-Op 9%
- #33 Life is Feudal: Arden
76% matchMixed42% of 885 reviews2025
Dev: LTG
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 27.6 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 31.3% ★, Sandbox 13.3%, Building 12.8%, Base Building 8.4%, Survival 7.3%
- #34 Ashes of Creation
75% matchMostly Negative36% of 19,026 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 47.8% ★, Character Customization 13.8%, Base Building 12.3%, RPG 6.7%, Co-op 6%
- #35 Sengoku Dynasty
74% matchMostly Positive75% of 7,793 reviews2024
Dev: SuperkamiPub: Toplitz Productions
Windows
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 16.3 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 16.4%, Building 14.8%, Open World 13%, Survival 12%, Medieval 10.5%
- #36 Night of the Dead
73% matchMostly Positive77% of 11,856 reviews2024
Dev: Jackto Studios
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 32.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
'Night of the Dead' is an open-world game that combines elements of exploration, tower defense, survival, and crafting. Traverse a world dominated by zombies while collecting various resources and powerful equipment. Build a fortress to survive the hordes of zombies that swarm every night!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 30.6% ★, Building 10.9%, Base Building 10.7%, Sandbox 9.9%, Open World 8.8%
- #37 Outlaws of the Old West
75% matchMixed59% of 6,295 reviews2019
Dev: Virtual Basement LLCPub: Wandering Wizard
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 22.6 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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 51.3% ★, Open World 14.2%, Survival 13.9%, Multiplayer 8.2%, Base Building 7.2%
- #38 ASKA
72% matchMostly Positive80% of 12,091 reviews2024
Dev: Sand Sailor StudioPub: Thunderful Publishing
Windows
Median: 10.9 hrsMean: 28.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
A new Viking age dawns with you at its helm. Forge a thriving colony from nothing in this mythic open-world survival sim. Earn the gods' favor and survive in a land ruled by ancient terrors and unforgiving seasons. Rally unique villagers, expand your settlement and defend your tribe - solo or co-op!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 30.4% ★, Base Building 12%, Sandbox 11.1%, Building 9.9%, Survival 8.8%
- #39 Empyrion - Galactic Survival
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 34,392 reviews2020
Dev: Eleon Game Studios
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 77.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Build and explore in a true space sandbox survival adventure. Construct mighty capital vessels, sprawling planetary settlements, and vast space stations in your galactic journey to discover the mysteries of Empyrion!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 35.3% ★, Building 14.4%, Sandbox 11.1%, Open World 10.7%, Survival 10%
- #40 No One Survived
71% matchMixed64% of 7,777 reviews2025
Dev: Cat Play Studio
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 23.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%
This is a multiplayer cooperative open world construction survival sandbox game, where you and your friends must find supplies and build shelters in this world. You have to keep an eye on your character's needs state at all times, a bad state is likely to lead to death.
Why similar: Survival 20.9%, Open World 19.2%, Building 14.4%, Multiplayer 10.5%, Sandbox 8.8%
- #41 Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord
71% matchVery Positive88% of 296,418 reviews2022
Dev: TaleWorlds Entertainment
Windows
Median: 61.6 hrsMean: 155.2 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: War 20.7%, Medieval 16.7%, Open World 16.6%, Sandbox 14.9%, Multiplayer 8.3%
- #42 Wurm Online
73% matchMixed62% of 2,571 reviews2020
Dev: Code Club AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 39.4 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 27.2% ★, MMORPG 24.2% ★, Sandbox 16.4%, Building 10.7%, Survival 4.8%
- #43 PixARK
72% matchMostly Positive73% of 13,223 reviews2019
Dev: Snail Games USA
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 40.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Enter a world of mystery, danger, ancient dinosaurs, mythical beasts, and cubes! Work by yourself or with a tribe of others to gather materials, craft useful items, tame wild creatures, and build huge bases to survive in PixARK!
Why similar: Survival 19.2%, Open World 17.4%, Sandbox 16.9%, Building 13.1%, Multiplayer 10.1%
- #44 Deadside
69% matchMostly Positive76% of 40,499 reviews2024
Dev: Bad Pixel
Windows
Median: 9.5 hrsMean: 44.6 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 33.9% ★, Base Building 13.3%, Survival 11.8%, Open World 10.4%, Sandbox 8%
- #45 Subsistence
71% matchMostly Positive72% of 13,766 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 43.1% ★, Survival 11.6%, Building 9.1%, Open World 9%, Base Building 8.1%
- #46 The Quinfall
68% matchMixed51% of 12,912 reviews2026
Dev: Vawraek Technology Inc.
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 43.1 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 37% ★, Building 14.8%, Open World 13.6%, Character Customization 11.2%, Medieval 10.6%
- #47 BitCraft Online
68% matchMostly Positive73% of 3,702 reviews2025
Dev: Clockwork Laboratories, Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.8 hrsMean: 97.1 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 32.8% ★, MMORPG 29.2% ★, Sandbox 11.2%, Base Building 10.3%, Open World 7.1%
- #48 War Selection
69% matchVery Positive85% of 23,502 reviews2019
Dev: Glyph Worlds
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 28.2 hrs≥1hr: 70%
War Selection is a compelling RTS game featuring base building, resource extraction and warfare. Evolve from a stone age tribe to a distinct industrial nation with unique game mechanics and battle for supremacy with dozens of players on a unique procedurally generated map.
Why similar: Base Building 32.8%, War 18.5%, Multiplayer 13.4%, Strategy 10.9%, Online Co-Op 10.3%
- #49 HumanitZ
66% matchMostly Positive74% of 13,984 reviews2026
Dev: Yodubzz StudiosPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 4.2 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: Open World Survival Craft 26.5% ★, Base Building 14.2%, Survival 12.4%, Open World 12.1%, Sandbox 11.6%
- #50 XERA: Survival
69% matchMixed66% of 7,941 reviews2021
Dev: Spotted Kiwi Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 24.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Action-focused, open world survival shooter, PvPvE against fellow mercenaries and lethal XOIDS. Raid for resources alone or with team-mates, build and defend your base, stash your gear and survive against the odds. You are the hunters. You are the hunted. And the robots never sleep…
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 34.2% ★, Base Building 14.3%, Building 10.1%, Survival 9.6%, Open World 8.9%
- #51 Windrose
65% matchVery Positive87% of 51,977 reviews2026
Dev: Kraken Express
Windows
Median: 20.1 hrsMean: 32.9 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Embark on a PvE survival adventure in the Age of Piracy. Fight on land and sea, solo or with friends. Build, craft and explore vast open world filled with dark secrets. Master soulslite combat and take on challenging bosses, command your ship and plunder unspoken treasures!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 39.9% ★, Building 13.3%, Survival 11.5%, Online Co-Op 11.2%, Base Building 10.4%
- #52 Wild Terra Online
70% matchMixed60% of 1,845 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: MMORPG 20.8% ★, Sandbox 16.6%, Open World 13.1%, Survival 12.5%, Building 11%
- #53 Lost Rift
66% matchMixed70% of 1,693 reviews2025
Dev: People Can Fly
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Lost Rift is a first person survival adventure shooter that blends cooperative base building with multiplayer PvE or PvP extraction expeditions. Journey solo or in teams of up to 5 players across a vast archipelago, craft gear, build bases, defeat raiders, and become legendary.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 39.9% ★, Base Building 15.6%, Survival 11.4%, Character Customization 10.5%, Online Co-Op 9.9%
- #54 Nightingale
67% matchMixed66% of 18,038 reviews2024
Dev: Inflexion Games
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 24.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Nightingale is an open world survival crafting game, where you’ll adventure across the mysterious and dangerous Fae Realms. As a daring Realmwalker, you’ll defeat monstrous enemies, survive hostile environments, and build elaborate estates in a visually stunning Gaslamp Fantasy world.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 33.6% ★, Building 11.8%, Base Building 10.6%, Open World 9.8%, Survival 9.6%
- #55 Crestfallen: Medieval Survival
68% 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 30.1% ★, Building 11.4%, Survival 9.3%, Sandbox 9%, Open World 8.9%
- #56 Shamania
66% matchMostly Positive74% of 162 reviews2026
Dev: Totem Keepers Games
Windows
Shamania is an open world survival game where you can CRAFT, FIGHT, and EXPLORE a vibrant sandbox world with friends in CO-OP. Expand your base as a hub for survival, gather resources, and master professions to unlock new tools and opportunities!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 29.9% ★, Open World 10.7%, Sandbox 9.2%, Survival 9.1%, Building 8.1%
