- #1 Voidtrain
97% matchMostly Positive74% of 9,176 reviews2025
Dev: HypeTrain Digital
Windows
Median: 8.3 hrsMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Become a crew member of an Interdimensional Express Train! Discover a new world full of mysterious creatures, enemies and places. Upgrade and customize your train, gather new materials and build better weapons. Play solo or online сo-op with up to 4 people.
Why similar: Trains 30.6% ★, Co-op 11%, Base Building 10.3%, Survival 9.6%, Building 8.4%
- #2 Heat Death: Survival Train
96% matchMostly Positive79% of 660 reviews2024
Dev: Mass Game DevsPub: LightOnDevs
Windows
Heat Death is a sci-fi survival game where you can build, upgrade, and customize your battle train to explore and survive a frozen world! This train is not only your shelter and vehicle, but also your weapon and ally to face hostile drones, deadly storms, and hidden mysteries of an unknown world!
Why similar: Trains 27.7% ★, Base Building 13.7%, Building 13.5%, Survival 11.8%, Crafting 9.4%
- #3 Infinite Rails
96% matchVery Positive91% of 74 reviews2025
Dev: Benjamin Voráč
Windows · Mac
A railway-building adventure in an endless, procedurally generated world. Lay tracks, transport passengers and goods, complete tasks, and unlock unique locomotives. Play solo or with friends and create your ultimate railway network!
Why similar: Trains 43.9% ★, Sandbox 14.7%, Co-op 12.2%, Building 11.3%, Open World 7.9%
- #4 Zompiercer
95% matchVery Positive89% of 4,081 reviews2020
Dev: DDDimanN
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Take control of the train which will become your haven on the rails. Collect resources, craft equipment, construct a cozy house on railway cars, and travel through the carefully handcrafted locations to explore the story of a zombie apocalypse world.
Why similar: Trains 37% ★, Sandbox 16%, Base Building 15.4%, Survival 11.2%, Open World 9%
- #5 Survival Machine
94% matchMostly Positive74% of 669 reviews2025
Dev: Grape PickersPub: Games Operators
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Build your base on a moving Machine, travel through biomes with different resources, and prepare for the night when a zombie threat is much higher than during the day. Would you go solo or explore this new world with your best friends?
Why similar: Base Building 15.8%, Building 14.5%, Co-op 13.9%, Sandbox 13.8%, Survival 13.3%
- #6 Satisfactory
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 265,414 reviews2024
Dev: Coffee Stain StudiosPub: Coffee Stain Publishing
Windows
Median: 31.8 hrsMean: 108.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Satisfactory is a first-person open-world factory building game with a dash of exploration and combat. Play alone or with friends, explore an alien planet, create multi-story factories, and enter conveyor belt heaven!
Why similar: Automation 19.9%, Base Building 17.8%, Building 11.6%, Co-op 10.7%, Sandbox 10.2%
- #7 TerraTech Worlds
94% matchMixed63% of 2,175 reviews2024
Dev: Payload StudiosPub: Mythwright
Windows
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 22.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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: Base Building 12.9%, Mining 12.5% ★, Sandbox 11.4%, Building 11.1%, Co-op 10.3%
- #8 Occupy Mars: The Game
92% matchMostly Positive70% of 3,012 reviews2026
Dev: ▲ Pyramid Games
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 31.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Survive and colonize Mars in a highly technical, open-world sandbox game. Build and upgrade your base, discover new regions, conduct mining operations, retrieve water, generate oxygen, grow crops, and fix broken parts.
Why similar: Base Building 15.2%, Sandbox 15.1%, Building 13.9%, Survival 11.8%, Co-op 11.5%
- #9 Scrapnaut
91% matchMostly Positive70% of 824 reviews2021
Dev: SpiffyBitPub: RockGame S.A.
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Scrapnaut is a co-op & singleplayer top-down, base building survival game with steampunk elements. Explore an open world with different biomes, take care of oxygen, manage your farms, generate electricity, build your home and much more!
Why similar: Building 18.8%, Survival 15.3%, Co-op 14.7%, Sandbox 14.4%, Base Building 11.7%
- #10 Loco Shortline Operations
91% matchVery Positive88% of 69 reviews2021
Dev: TSRS
Windows
Openworld Railbuilder Simulator with Realistic Physics based Locomotives,Trucks,Cranes,Boats,Economy
Why similar: Trains 42.2% ★, Sandbox 19.9%, Building 19%, Co-op 9%, Exploration 5.6%
- #11 Orebound
89% matchMostly Positive78% of 849 reviews2024
Dev: Emberforge
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Orebound is a voxel, factory, automation game set in a first person open-world. The King has tasked you to locate the elusive Emberstone. Go forth and use your Dwarven prowess and knowledge to mine, craft and automate through anything standing in your way - Build up or dig down! How far will you go?
Why similar: Automation 16.1%, Mining 15% ★, Base Building 11.8%, Building 11.5%, Co-op 10.9%
- #12 Shamania
89% matchMostly Positive78% of 140 reviews2025
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: Survival 13.8%, Automation 13.6%, Sandbox 13%, Co-op 11.6%, Open World 11.5%
- #13 Crushed
90% matchMixed55% of 307 reviews2020
Dev: NipoBoxPub: NipoBox Publishing
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Crushed — is an Singleplayer and Multiplayer First-Person Survival Sandbox in an Open World! Challenge the wild and be ready to survive in harsh conditions. Explore the world, get resources, cook food, build a house, farm, hunt, and enjoy nature.
Why similar: Survival 15.5%, Sandbox 14.8%, Building 14%, Base Building 13.5%, Open World 11.6%
- #14 Eden Crafters
88% matchVery Positive86% of 2,214 reviews2024
Dev: Osaris Games
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Embark on a journey of survival, crafting, and automation in Eden Crafters, a solo and co-op open-world game that challenges you to turn a hostile planet into a habitable haven for humanity. Temper the climate, create a breathable atmosphere, and turn toxic lakes into water: shape a new world!
Why similar: Automation 18.4%, Base Building 14.3%, Sandbox 12.5%, Building 11.5%, Survival 9.5%
- #15 Elsewhere
87% matchVery Positive95% of 64 reviews2025
Dev: Four White Cats
Windows
Explore, dig for resources, and build factories in a vibrant open world with quests for both technological and magical progression. Inspired by classic old-school Minecraft modpacks and featuring many new and unique features.
Why similar: Sandbox 15.4%, Mining 15% ★, Automation 13.9%, Building 12.3%, Survival 11.8%
- #16 Frost Survival VR
86% matchVery Positive88% of 161 reviews2025
Dev: Wenkly Studio Sp. z o.o.
Windows
Sandbox Survival in VR. Face a frozen wilderness solo or in co-op - build a shelter, craft tools, hunt for food, and manage your resources to endure harsh conditions. Strategize your moves against unpredictable weather and lurking dangers. And remember to keep yourself safe and sane!
Why similar: Fishing 18.5% ★, Snow 16.3% ★, Base Building 12.5%, Sandbox 11.7%, Survival 11.3%
- #17 Railroads Online
86% matchMostly Positive75% of 5,879 reviews2024
Dev: Stefan KelnbergerPub: astragon Entertainment
Windows
Median: 11.6 hrsMean: 67.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Build your dream railroad across a huge open world! You can build tracks and stations, drive detailed locomotives, and transport goods to earn money and experience. Play exciting Online Multiplayer sessions with your friends or create your very own sandbox!
Why similar: Trains 45% ★, Building 15.1%, Sandbox 14.4%, Open World 10%, Exploration 5.4%
- #18 The Planet Crafter
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 67,314 reviews2024
Dev: Miju Games
Windows
Median: 21.1 hrsMean: 37.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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: Base Building 14.5%, Automation 13.3%, Building 12.6%, Co-op 11.4%, Survival 11.3%
- #19 Derail Valley
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,827 reviews2019
Dev: Altfuture
Windows
Median: 13.5 hrsMean: 36.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Drive massive trains and build your career in a vast open railway network. For both PC and VR.
Why similar: Trains 63.5% ★, Sandbox 13.7%, Open World 11.9%, First-Person 7.2%, Singleplayer 1.9%
- #20 Scrap Mechanic
84% matchVery Positive92% of 117,049 reviews2016
Dev: Axolot Games
Windows
Median: 11.1 hrsMean: 57.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Enter the creative paradise of Scrap Mechanic! Build fantastic machines, go on adventures with your friends and defend against waves of evil Farmbots in this imaginative multiplayer survival sandbox. With Scrap Mechanic’s powerful creation tools you can engineer your own adventures!
Why similar: Building 20.1%, Sandbox 16.9%, Survival 14%, Base Building 11.4%, Open World 10.8%
- #21 Omega Crafter
82% matchMostly Positive79% of 560 reviews2025
Dev: Preferred Networks
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Adventure in a vast open-world survival craft game with your programmable sidekick Grammi! Program the Grammi to collect materials, build your town, craft weapons and armor to challenge strong enemies! Play alone or with friends online!
Why similar: Automation 20.8%, Survival 13.9%, Co-op 12.6%, Building 11.8%, Open World 11%
- #22 Among Trees
83% matchMixed68% of 2,216 reviews2021
Dev: FJRD Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Escape to an enchanting, living sandbox surrounded by wildlife and nature. Scavenge materials and craft tools to turn your small cabin into a warm, well-supplied home. Survive by fishing, cooking and growing your own food. Be careful though, the forest is as dangerous as it is wonderful.
Why similar: Cooking 17.8%, Survival 13.9%, Sandbox 11.8%, Building 11.7%, Base Building 10.9%
- #23 RailGods of Hysterra
81% matchMixed57% of 331 reviews2025
Dev: Troglobytes GamesPub: Digital Vortex Entertainment
Windows
Embark on a co-op survival journey for 1-5 players through a post-apocalyptic Lovecraftian world! Command and evolve a living, monstrous train, craft weapons, build a mobile base, gain powers, and face the Great Old Ones. Explore an ever-changing world, hold on to your sanity, and ascend to godhood!
Why similar: Base Building 22.7%, Survival 19.1%, Building 16.8%, Sandbox 16%, Crafting 13.9%
- #24 Trans-Siberian Railway Simulator
79% matchVery Positive92% of 1,788 reviews2024
Dev: PentaclePub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Take control of a Soviet locomotive and embark on a dangerous journey along the world's longest railway line. Face mafia rivals, bandits, wild animals, constant breakdowns, severe frosts, hunger, and... a hangover. How far will you get before your supplies run out?
Why similar: Trains 45.6% ★, Sandbox 14.8%, Survival 13.4%, Open World 9.8%, First-Person 6.6%
- #25 Russian Train Trip
82% matchMixed55% of 134 reviews2021
Dev: Stop-TussiN
Windows
Traveling on passenger trains in Russia. First-person exploration.
Why similar: Trains 57.6% ★, Sandbox 11.9%, Open World 10.9%, Exploration 7.2%, First-Person 4.7%
- #26 Train Frontier Classic
81% matchVery Positive88% of 238 reviews2017
Dev: Team Train Frontier
Windows
Train Frontier Classic is a stylized landscape building and multiplayer train riding sandbox, inspired by the fun of model railroad building. Fill a scene with miles of scale track, hundreds of props, and a personal train car setup -- then go online to share and ride your creation with friends!
Why similar: Trains 79.4% ★, Sandbox 5.7%, Building 5.5%, Co-op 4%, Open World 2.9%
- #27 Trackline Express
79% matchVery Positive87% of 143 reviews2024
Dev: Bubblebird Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Embark on a thrilling journey through an unforgiving desert. You'll need to gather scarce resources and utilize your strategic and management skills to build a little train capable of overcoming attacks and fires.
Why similar: Trains 60% ★, Survival 18.8%, Automation 10.4%, Crafting 7.5%, Casual 3.3%
- #28 Core Keeper
76% matchVery Positive93% of 63,205 reviews2024
Dev: PugstormPub: Fireshine Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 12.0 hrsMean: 33.7 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: Sandbox 14.8%, Building 14.7%, Base Building 14.7%, Co-op 13%, Survival 13%
- #29 Train Mechanic Simulator 2017
80% matchMixed67% of 815 reviews2017
Dev: Si7 StudioPub: Atomic Jelly
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Take your opportunity as real Train Mechanic. Find locomotives around game world that needs your help and repair them in one of 3 workshops localized in huge 25 km2 open world. You will be face all types of damages in all genres of trains: Diesel, Electric and even Old-School Steam units.
Why similar: Trains 48.4% ★, Building 18.1%, Sandbox 11.6%, Open World 8.3%, Crafting 5.6%
- #30 Unrailed!
77% matchVery Positive93% of 19,462 reviews2020
Dev: Indoor AstronautPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Unrailed! is a co-op multiplayer game where you have to work together with your friends to build a train track across endless procedurally generated worlds. Master random encounters with its inhabitants, upgrade your train and keep it from derailing!
Why similar: Trains 61.1% ★, Co-op 24.9%, Survival 10.5%, Casual 3.5%
- #31 Ocean World: Eden Crafters Prologue
76% matchVery Positive91% of 7,161 reviews2024
Dev: Osaris Games
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Embark on a journey of survival, crafting, and automation in this free prologue introducing one of the planets you can transform in Eden Crafters – an upcoming open-world game that challenges you, alone or with friends, to turn a hostile planet into a habitable haven for humanity.
Why similar: Automation 16.1%, Base Building 15.2%, Sandbox 11.9%, Building 10.7%, Open World 9.1%
- #32 Rising World
78% matchVery Positive86% of 5,845 reviews2014
Dev: JIW-Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 21.3 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Rising World is a voxel based open-world sandbox game, featuring a procedurally generated world, playable in single and multi-player.
Why similar: Mining 18.4% ★, Base Building 14.1%, Building 14%, Sandbox 13.5%, Co-op 11.2%
- #33 SantaCraft
78% matchVery Positive97% of 110 reviews2020
Dev: Milkbag Games
Windows
Dig your way through snow, cut down gingerbread trees, and mine candy canes as you try to rescue your missing reindeer, rebuild Santa's Village, and save Christmas! In the latest FREE update: trains you can ride, new quests, new items, new puns, and more!
Why similar: Fishing 16.9% ★, Snow 16.6% ★, Mining 16.1% ★, Sandbox 13.4%, Building 11.3%
- #34 Volcanoids
77% matchVery Positive83% of 9,214 reviews2019
Dev: Volcanoid
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 15.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
A base-building open-world survival shooter that replaces your typical base with a giant drill. Alone or with friends, explore an island plagued by eruptions, upgrade your drill, and fight robots to uncover what's been hiding beneath the surface.
Why similar: Base Building 13.7%, Survival 13.6%, Building 12.5%, Sandbox 12.5%, Co-op 11.7%
- #35 Everwind
73% matchVery Positive82% of 2,069 reviews2026
Dev: Enjoy Studio S.A.Pub: Bohemia Interactive
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Everwind is a novel take on RPG and Sandbox Survival genre in First-Person-Perspective. Embark on the adventure with your friends - Build a base on a flying island-ship, gather resources, craft, loot, and fight while you rise above the clouds to uncover the mysteries of this world!
Why similar: Sandbox 17.2%, Building 16.6%, Co-op 15.6%, Survival 14.8%, Open World 11.4%
- #36 StarRupture
73% matchVery Positive81% of 10,861 reviews2026
Dev: Creepy Jar
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 18.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
StarRupture is a first-person open world base-building game with advanced combat and tons of exploration. Play alone or in a group on this sublime and ever-changing planet, extract and manage resources, create your complex industrial system and fight off hordes of alien monsters.
Why similar: Automation 18.4%, Base Building 15.6%, Co-op 13.1%, Sandbox 13%, Survival 12.7%
- #37 Caravanners
75% matchMixed42% of 781 reviews2025
Dev: Akif AkdemirPub: PLEXUS GAME
Windows
Design your dream caravan in detail, roam freely with your mobile home, set up your camp with friends, and enjoy music by the campfire in a vast open world!
Why similar: Fishing 24.8% ★, Sandbox 13.3%, Co-op 12.8%, Building 12.2%, Survival 11.6%
- #38 Hydroneer
74% matchVery Positive86% of 27,097 reviews2020
Dev: Foulball Hangover
Windows
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 22.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Hydroneer is a mining and base building sandbox. Dig for gold and other resources to turn a profit and enhance your mining operation. Build a base of operations, forge weapons, go fishing, and dig deep!
Why similar: Mining 17.1% ★, Automation 16.2%, Base Building 14.1%, Sandbox 12.5%, Co-op 11.2%
- #39 Train World
74% matchMostly Positive75% of 95 reviews2023
Dev: Turn Point Games
Windows
Become a railroad pioneer in Train World - a railway simulator that spans centuries as you design, manage, and operate your own train network. Start at the dawn of railroad technology and evolve into a complex, modern railway company.
Why similar: Trains 46.5% ★, Sandbox 17.1%, Automation 12.2%, Building 12%, Open World 5.7%
- #40 Factorio
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 227,071 reviews2020
Dev: Wube Software LTD.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 44.8 hrsMean: 188.9 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Factorio is a game about building and creating automated factories to produce items of increasing complexity, within an infinite 2D world. Use your imagination to design your factory, combine simple elements into ingenious structures, and finally protect it from the creatures who don't really like you.
Why similar: Automation 24.1%, Base Building 18.1%, Trains 13.5% ★, Sandbox 12.2%, Crafting 7.2%
- #41 Pandemic Train
73% matchMixed57% of 241 reviews2023
Dev: Trigger LabsPub: Games Operators
Windows
In Pandemic Train you are in charge of the crew aboard a train roaming the postapocalyptic wasteland, ravaged by both war and a deadly plague. Your goal is to survive long enough to discover the cure… or die trying. Humanity’s fate is in your hands! Start your journey now!
Why similar: Trains 43.2% ★, Survival 14.6%, Sandbox 12.6%, Base Building 12.3%, Crafting 9.2%
- #42 Camping Simulator: The Squad
72% matchMixed58% of 1,083 reviews2025
Dev: CubeCube Sports Ltd.
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 1.7 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Camping Simulator lets you experience what camp means by preparing your backpack wisely for challenging conditions of nature. You can play all the experiences with up to 8 friends in multiplayer mode or single player mode.
Why similar: Sandbox 17.5%, Co-op 16.6%, Survival 15.9%, Building 14.8%, Crafting 11.2%
- #43 Longvinter
71% matchMixed67% of 7,526 reviews2025
Dev: Uuvana Studios
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 39.9 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Fish, farm, craft, gather, cook, loot or steal from other players and build a campsite or a village with your friends in an open-world multiplayer sandbox game without rules!
Why similar: Survival 18.9%, Sandbox 15.7%, Building 13.5%, Crafting 13%, Open World 12.6%
- #44 Unrailed 2: Back on Track
70% matchVery Positive88% of 1,805 reviews2024
Dev: Indoor Astronaut
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The chaotic co-op railroad construction game is back! Team up with your friends to build a railroad through procedurally generated worlds with new biomes and bosses. Permanently upgrade your character and engine, even create your own levels - just don‘t let your train derail!
Why similar: Trains 62.5% ★, Co-op 18.1%, Survival 16.5%, Casual 2.9%
- #45 Start Over
71% matchMixed62% of 375 reviews2024
Dev: EY-Studio
Windows
Embark on an unpredictable survival journey in Start Over. Solo, co-op, online, explore diverse landscapes, craft through 4 tech tiers, encounter wildlife, and trade or raid for resources. Choose your path, defend against waves, and shape your destiny in a dynamic world. Are you ready to Start Over?
Why similar: Base Building 16.1%, Sandbox 14.6%, Building 14.4%, Survival 13.6%, Crafting 10.1%
- #46 OceanCraft
72% matchVery Positive85% of 60 reviews2021
Dev: FlodLabPub: FlodLab UG (haftungsbeschraenkt)
Windows
OceanCraft is a game about surviving alone - or with your friends on a self build vehicle in the ocean.
Why similar: Survival 37.6%, Co-op 21.1%, Mining 20% ★, Crafting 11.3%, Adventure 6.8%
- #47 Winter Survival
68% matchMixed63% of 751 reviews2025
Dev: DRAGO entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Winter Survival is a story-driven survival game where trauma turns reality into a reflection of your breaking mind. Battle cold, hunger, hallucinations, and adapt to the wilderness as it adapts to you.
Why similar: Cooking 22.1%, Base Building 13.8%, Survival 13%, Building 10.8%, Open World 9.6%
- #48 Tracks - The Train Set Game
70% matchVery Positive94% of 1,507 reviews2019
Dev: Whoop GroupPub: Excalibur Games
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Jump into the ultimate toy sandbox and build the train set of your dreams! Create colourful railway systems, decorate beautiful towns, transport commuting passengers, and even ride your train in first-person.
Why similar: Trains 42.4% ★, Sandbox 18.3%, Building 17.8%, Open World 8.6%, Crafting 6.5%
- #49 Arctico
69% matchMostly Positive71% of 2,417 reviews2022
Dev: Claudio Norori
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Explore Arctico with your dog sled, kayak, and up to 3 friends! Build and customize your base camp, gather resources and samples, set up labs, and take good care of your dogs in this peaceful island.
Why similar: Co-op 15.7%, Snow 15.4% ★, Survival 14.4%, Open World 11.1%, Base Building 10.1%
- #50 Locomoto
67% matchVery Positive91% of 620 reviews2025
Dev: Green Tile Digital
Windows
Customise and manage your train, tend to quirky passengers, gather resources, craft decorations, and upgrade your conductors style all accompanied by soft lo-fi tunes. Become a conductor and save your hometown Barrenpyre from environmental disaster!
Why similar: Trains 55.3% ★, Base Building 16%, Crafting 13.7%, Exploration 6.8%, Adventure 3.1%
- #51 Horizon Journey
69% matchMostly Negative25% of 81 reviews2026
Dev: Redivided Studios
Windows
Embark on an epic adventure to Mars in Horizon Journey, an open-world survival game that blends colonization, terraforming, and exploration in both single-player and multiplayer co-op modes. You're tasked with the monumental challenge of making Mars a new home for humanity.
Why similar: Base Building 14.4%, Building 14%, Sandbox 14%, Co-op 12.6%, Survival 12.3%
- #52 Drift: Space Survival
69% matchMixed70% of 76 reviews2023
Dev: KAR Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
You were deep in uncharted space on a research mission. Disaster struck. Together with your friends, explore a mysterious asteroid field and mine whatever resources possible to build what you need to survive.
Why similar: Survival 17%, Building 15.7%, Sandbox 13%, Base Building 13%, Crafting 10.9%
- #53 Wild Omission
68% matchVery Positive88% of 59 reviews2023
Dev: Telephone Studios
Windows
Wild Omission is an open world sandbox survival game with severe weather set in an infinite procedurally generated world. Play alone or with friends.
Why similar: Building 18.1%, Sandbox 17.2%, Survival 17.1%, Base Building 13.1%, Crafting 12.8%
- #54 Train Driver 2
67% matchMixed55% of 675 reviews2025
Dev: TTSK
Windows
Polish railway simulator emphasizing multiplayer and realism. Become a train driver, operating faithfully recreated trains, or a dispatcher, managing traffic and signalling equipment at your post. Cooperate online, build stations in the editor, and join railway enthusiasts!
Why similar: Trains 68.6% ★, Building 16.3%, Open World 7.7%, First-Person 3.8%, 3D 2.1%
- #55 The Gold River Project
66% matchMixed67% of 526 reviews2026
Dev: Fairview Games Inc.
Windows
The Gold River Project™ invites you and your friends on an open world camping trip gone wrong. Alone or together, you must explore, craft, build, and survive the increasingly harsh environments of the Pacific Northwest wilderness as you uncover the experiment trapping you inside.
Why similar: Co-op 21.9%, Survival 20.2%, Open World 17.8%, Crafting 13.3%, Exploration 10.6%
- #56 Lodventure
67% matchMostly Positive74% of 161 reviews2023
Dev: Sky Games
Windows
Embark on a 1-4 players Co-op survival adventure in an open world wilderness in search of a myth called the Lod Stone. Build your house, sow your crops, brew potions, tame a horse and discover powerful abilities. Venture into dangerous dungeons, fight unique bosses to find the Lod stone.
Why similar: Co-op 16.9%, Survival 14.7%, Base Building 13.2%, Building 11.5%, Sandbox 11.5%
- #57 HG Adventure
66% matchVery Positive92% of 197 reviews2023
Dev: 皓际Pub: HG重工
Windows
You suddenly enter a whole new world empty-handed. Start a whole new adventure all your own. Farming, fishing, building, cooking, alchemy and living a quiet life. Or is it fighting monsters, learning skills, building equipment and discovering the world's hidden secrets? Or maybe I want them all.
Why similar: Fishing 23% ★, Mining 16.1% ★, Sandbox 13.5%, Snow 13.2% ★, Building 12.1%
- #58 Train Life: A Railway Simulator
67% matchMixed63% of 1,628 reviews2022
Dev: SimteractPub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
For the first time in railroad simulation, play as both the driver and company director! Take the controls of your locomotives and grow your railway empire by negotiating deals and developing your network.
Why similar: Trains 69.8% ★, Open World 22.1%, Singleplayer 4.2%, Casual 3.9%