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60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Survival, Base Building, Sandbox, Crafting.

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Polylithic is a survival game unlike any other, set in the most pivotal moment in mankind's history: the Stone Age. Experience life as a Paleolithic hunter-gatherer, settle down as a Neolithic farmer, form tribes in co-op multiplayer, or go at it alone in a world where we're not yet apex predators.

Reviews: Mixed — 69% — of 163 reviews
Released: 2023-11-09
Developer: polyperfect
Publisher: indie.io
Genres: Adventure, Indie, Early Access
Platforms: Windows
Median playtime: 3.0 hrs
Mean playtime: 4.3 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 90%

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  2. #2 Settlement Survival
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    Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%

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    Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 74%

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    92% matchVery Positive81% of 17,627 reviews2024
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    Windows
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  9. #9 ASTRONEER
    91% matchVery Positive92% of 136,711 reviews2019
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    90% matchMixed49% of 167 reviews2020
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    70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 67,314 reviews2024
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    Techtonica is a first-person factory automation game with a gripping mystery about mining your way out from the depths of an alien planet. Explore bioluminescent caves, mold destructible terrain, construct a massive subterranean factory. Dig your way toward answers & discover the secrets of Calyx.

    Why similar: Automation 28.3%, Base Building 19.9%, Crafting 13.7%, Resource Management 12.5%, Sandbox 11.8%

  56. #56 Life is Feudal: Forest Village
    70% matchMixed66% of 5,984 reviews2017
    Dev: MindillusionPub: Bitbox Ltd.
    Windows
    Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 30.8 hrs≥1hr: 63%

    LiF:Forest Village is a city builder with survival aspects in a realistic harsh medieval world. Shape, build and expand your settlement, grow various food to prevent your villagers from avitaminosis and starvation. Possess them for additional micromanagement or simply to wander around.

    Why similar: Colony Sim 48.7%, Resource Management 14.9%, Survival 11.8%, Open World 7.4%, Crafting 5.2%

  57. #57 Ragnorium
    69% matchMixed59% of 624 reviews2022
    Dev: Vitali KirpuPub: Devolver Digital
    Windows

    Lead a team of cloned settlers and build a home on a new planet. Start from the Stone Age, construct sturdy shelters, hunt for food, and fight off dangers. Make your team stronger and better equipped to survive.

    Why similar: Colony Sim 28.7%, Survival 19.6%, Base Building 18.5%, Resource Management 14.4%, Sandbox 13.6%

  58. #58 Survival: Fountain of Youth
    65% matchVery Positive86% of 4,270 reviews2024
    Dev: Odinsoft Inc.Pub: Twin Sails Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 18.7 hrs≥1hr: 75%

    Survival: Fountain of Youth is a challenging single-player open-world adventure game set on the Caribbean islands. Survive as a shipwrecked 16th-century explorer, craft tools and shelter, and uncover the secrets of both an ancient civilization and your own fate.

    Why similar: Base Building 23.6%, Crafting 18.8%, Survival 17.8%, Sandbox 13.4%, Open World 13%

  59. #59 Keplerth
    66% matchVery Positive85% of 4,121 reviews2022
    Dev: TAROPub: Gamirror Games
    Windows
    Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 16.2 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 21%, Survival 19.7%, Open World 19.2%, Base Building 11.8%, Exploration 10.7%

  60. #60 Palworld
    62% matchVery Positive94% of 417,805 reviews2024
    Dev: Pocketpair
    Windows
    Median: 34.2 hrsMean: 70.0 hrs≥1hr: 97%

    Fight, farm, build and work alongside mysterious creatures called "Pals" in this completely new multiplayer, open world survival and crafting game!

    Why similar: Open World 20.7%, Survival 18.9%, Crafting 15.4%, Base Building 14.1%, Automation 13.3%

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