- #1 Project Castaway
97% matchMixed65% of 1,893 reviews2026
Dev: Mardonpol Inc.
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Project Castaway is a survival crafting title set in the Pacific Ocean. Live the life of a stranded castaway, with only yourself - and the island's inhabitants - for company! Sail the ocean, hunt, explore unique islands and gather resources as you fight for survival.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 31.6% ★, Survival 11.5%, Sandbox 10.8%, Open World 10.3%, Crafting 10.2%
- #2 Subsistence
96% matchMostly Positive72% of 13,861 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 40.8% ★, Survival 15.1%, Crafting 14%, Open World 10.9%, Building 8.7%
- #3 Out of Reach
95% matchMixed57% of 3,051 reviews2018
Dev: Space Boat Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
You’re a castaway stranded in the middle of nowhere. Storm is gone, the worst certainly not. Look for food and resources, craft gear, make shelters. These are the basics, you need much more to stay alive on this cut-off-the-world, yet not desert island. Build & burn, sail & explore, be Out of Reach!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 37.7% ★, Survival 14.3%, Crafting 12.2%, Open World 11.8%, Building 8.8%
- #4 Project: Mist
94% matchMostly Positive72% of 304 reviews2026
Dev: Chicken Launcher
Windows
Explore a strange island in this open-world survival horror. Use the Gravity Gun to manipulate objects and enemies, build a moving train base, fight giant creatures, catch critters, upgrade your gear, and uncover the dark secrets hidden within its abandoned facilities. Play alone or with friends.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 27.9% ★, Survival Horror 13.6%, Crafting 12.6%, Open World 11.7%, Building 11.2%
- #5 INMATE: Survival
94% matchMixed57% of 74 reviews2023
Dev: SV Games
Windows
INMATE: Survival is an open world survival game, where you play the role of a prisoner sentenced to stay on a 4*4 km Island with many types of enemies both humans and animals.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 31.5% ★, Crafting 13.7%, Open World 11.9%, Building 11.8%, Survival 11.8%
- #6 Rem Survival
93% matchMostly Positive76% of 809 reviews2021
Dev: Immortal Hand Studios
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 47.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Scavenge abandoned ruins, craft gear from scrap and salvaged materials, and fight the environment itself as hunger, exposure, and exhaustion push you to your limits. There are no second chances—only adaptation or death.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 34.1% ★, Crafting 15.2%, Survival 13%, Open World 12.5%, Building 12.1%
- #7 Hostile Planet: Survival
91% matchMixed64% of 99 reviews2022
Dev: Aliens Developers
Windows
Hostile Planet: Survival is a harsh adventure on an uncharted planet that full of danger and trials.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 26.9% ★, Crafting 14.4%, Survival 14.3%, Open World 11.4%, Building 10.8%
- #8 Outbreak Island
90% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,124 reviews2025
Dev: Tiny Magicians
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Survive on a remote Island, where a mysterious Outbreak awakens bloodthirsty monsters at night. Craft, build and defend your base in the brutal world of Outbreak Island, an open-world sandbox survival horror game.
Why similar: Survival 18%, Sandbox 17.8%, Crafting 15.4%, Building 12.4%, Open World 12.2%
- #9 INCUR Survival
91% matchVery Positive81% of 112 reviews2022
Dev: INCUR
Windows
A survival open-world game, where you can gather resources, Hunt, Craft tools and armor, Tame Animals, Ride Animals, Build, and defend your base from creatures, and other players.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 32% ★, Crafting 13.2%, Building 13%, Survival 11.3%, Open World 10.7%
- #10 Ember's Verge
89% matchVery Positive89% of 56 reviews2026
Dev: Feralless Games
Windows
Survive on a deserted island with no modern tools or electricity. Gather resources, craft everything you need, and adapt to changing seasons including winter conditions. No zombies, no supernatural. Man vs nature survival. Your adventure, your choice.
Why similar: Crafting 18.9%, Survival 16.7%, Open World 16.2%, Sandbox 15.1%, Building 8.2%
- #11 Fragmented
89% matchMixed43% of 1,964 reviews2017
Dev: Above and Beyond Technologies
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 41%
Stranded in a hostile alien world, you must fight to survive. Hunt, harvest, craft, advance skills, and build using local resources along with technology from your voyage.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 43.8% ★, Survival 15.7%, Open World 11%, Crafting 9.7%, Sandbox 7.8%
- #12 Starsand
88% matchMixed66% of 1,268 reviews2022
Dev: Tunnel Vision StudioPub: Toplitz Productions
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Starsand is a mystic survival game set among the dunes of an arcane desert. An open-world full of danger, vast environments and mysterious happenings await you! Explore, hunt, craft, build – and SURVIVE.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 23.3% ★, Inventory Management 10.7%, Crafting 9.8%, Survival 9.1%, Open World 9.1%
- #13 KeepUp Survival
87% matchMixed64% of 751 reviews2024
Dev: Witte Studio
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
KeepUp Survival is an open-world base-building and exploration game set in a natural, abandoned world. Build, gather, survive, and shape your own story on a mysterious island.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 28.2% ★, Crafting 12.6%, Survival 11.7%, Open World 11.6%, Inventory Management 11.2%
- #14 Urge
85% matchVery Positive90% of 524 reviews2021
Dev: EnDrew
Windows
Fight, build, explore, survive, while the dynamic player-caused hazardous fog is slowly changing the rules of the world around you.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 27.1% ★, Survival Horror 11.3%, Crafting 10.6%, Building 10%, Sandbox 9.8%
- #15 Force of Nature
86% matchMostly Positive75% of 4,209 reviews2016
Dev: A.Y.std
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Force of Nature is a Sandbox game that combines Action, Adventure, RPG, Strategy and Management genres
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 34.5% ★, Crafting 14.7%, Survival 12.4%, Open World 9.4%, Sandbox 9.2%
- #16 Stranded Deep
82% matchMostly Positive74% of 47,919 reviews2022
Dev: Beam Team GamesPub: Beam Team Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 20.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Take the role of a plane crash survivor stranded somewhere in the Pacific Ocean. Come face to face with some of the most life threatening scenarios that will result in a different experience each time you play. Scavenge. Discover. Survive.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 40.6% ★, Survival 15.2%, Crafting 11.7%, Open World 10.6%, Building 6.2%
- #17 Survival: Fountain of Youth
82% matchVery Positive85% of 4,528 reviews2024
Dev: Odinsoft Inc.Pub: Twin Sails Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 18.6 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: Open World Survival Craft 30% ★, Crafting 12.8%, Survival 12.3%, Open World 9.2%, Sandbox 9.2%
- #18 Cube Life: Island Survival
84% matchMixed69% of 177 reviews2018
Dev: Cypronia
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Cube Life: Island Survival is an open-world, block building, survival game, taking place on a beautiful remote island. Imagine being shipwrecked and stranded left for dead, with only your will to survive. You must explore, build, craft, and fight your way to stay alive.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 40.2% ★, Building 10.7%, Sandbox 10.5%, Crafting 10.2%, Open World 10.2%
- #19 Radiation Island
84% matchVery Positive81% of 642 reviews2016
Dev: Atypical Games
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Radiation Island is a survival adventure game where you craft your own destiny in a huge open world environment. As part of the Philadelphia Experiment you have become stranded in a parallel, alternate reality. Discover this new and mysterious world, with all its surprises.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 50.3% ★, Survival 21.3%, Open World 10.6%, Crafting 9.2%, Adventure 4.2%
- #20 Winter Survival
81% matchMixed63% of 777 reviews2025
Dev: DRAGO entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 56%
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: Open World Survival Craft 28.2% ★, Survival 11.5%, Open World 11.2%, Survival Horror 8.8%, Crafting 8.6%
- #21 Escape The Pacific
83% matchMixed67% of 762 reviews2018
Dev: Gamers4Gamers Team
Windows
Raw, real survival in the Pacific. Build a modular floating base. Master realistic sailing mechanics. Face challenging Pacific-like weather & seasons. Hunt, craft, build & navigate using Sun Dial, Sextant & Triangulation. Explore an endless island cluster-based world. Simulate real life scenarios!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 28% ★, Crafting 12.6%, Survival 10.8%, Open World 10.8%, Building 10.2%
- #22 Mist Survival
81% matchMostly Positive76% of 14,394 reviews2018
Dev: Dimension 32 Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 73%
MIST SURVIVAL is a Single-player, survival stealth sandbox game Players will experience the Apocalypse stimulation in the form of virus pandemic, the players have to deal with it to survive through the difficulties such as finding shelter and food, threats from the environment and climate: wild animals, bandits, infected, and dense mist t
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 36.2% ★, Survival 19.8%, Open World 14.3%, Crafting 9.6%, Sandbox 6.8%
- #23 Forever Skies
77% matchMostly Positive78% of 9,059 reviews2025
Dev: Far From Home
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 30.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
A first-person survival game set on a post-apocalyptic, ecologically ruined Earth. Play solo or with up to 3 friends as you build, upgrade, and fly a high-tech airship. Scavenge resources, craft tools, and face dangers on the surface as you hunt for a cure to save humanity.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 26.5% ★, Crafting 12.9%, Survival 11.1%, Open World 11.1%, Building 9.5%
- #24 Crushed
80% matchMixed53% of 321 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: Open World Survival Craft 31.6% ★, Survival 11.8%, Open World 11.6%, Crafting 11.3%, Sandbox 9.7%
- #25 Short Snow | Cold Survival Game
78% matchMixed54% of 173 reviews2025
Dev: MubDev
Windows
A realistic open-world survival experience. After a harrowing plane crash, you find yourself stranded in the wilderness. Battling freezing temperatures and hunger, you face an unknown virus that slowly paralyzes muscles, leaving its victims motionless and at the mercy of the unforgiving cold.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 28.5% ★, Survival 12.4%, Open World 11.9%, Crafting 9.9%, Sandbox 8.2%
- #26 Survive The Island
79% matchMixed54% of 84 reviews2021
Dev: PhantomCore StudioPub: PhantomCore PUBLISHING
Windows
survive the island you survive from skeletons and humans you can build and mine and level up your stats you can build whatever you want you can raid enemies you can mine and cut down trees and you have to hunt for your own food and you can grow your own crops and you can craft weapons
Why similar: Sandbox 22.1%, Building 18%, Survival 16.4%, Crafting 15.7%, Open World 11.8%
- #27 Trials of Wilderness
79% matchMixed70% of 128 reviews2021
Dev: MightByte Games
Windows
You are alone on an island, trying desperately to survive amongst the village tribes of savages. To do this you need food, water, and shelter. Hunt animals, plant crops, tame and breed animals, make weapons, armors and potions, raid villages, defend your base, fight with big creatures...
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 30.9% ★, Survival 18.2%, Open World 17.7%, Crafting 15.8%, First-Person 8.4%
- #28 Savage Lands
78% matchMixed54% of 6,690 reviews2021
Dev: Last Bastion Studios LLC
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Your fight for survival begins on the frozen shores of Tarvhas, where bitter cold and vicious creatures conspire to defeat the unprepared. Uncover the land’s dark history as you and fellow explorers traverse an unforgiving and hostile world to tame the Savage Lands.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 40.3% ★, Survival 14.3%, Open World 11.8%, Crafting 11.6%, Sandbox 9.4%
- #29 Forsaken Isle
76% matchMostly Positive71% of 521 reviews2025
Dev: Smoodlez
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Stranded on a desert island, explore, craft, build and fight in this action survival game!
Why similar: Survival 33.4%, Crafting 31.5%, Sandbox 21.6%, Adventure 7.1%, Action 5%
- #30 Eden Island
77% matchMixed61% of 257 reviews2024
Dev: Moon Studio
Windows
Eden Island is a beautiful survival game. As a survivor, you will explore and survive on a realistic tropical island, craft weapons against beasts, farm and hunt, build your own home.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 30.2% ★, Crafting 13.5%, Building 11.9%, Survival 11.7%, Open World 11.1%
- #31 Green Hell
74% matchVery Positive85% of 102,938 reviews2019
Dev: Creepy Jar
Windows
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 18.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Plunge into the open-world survival simulation set in the extreme conditions of the uncharted Amazon jungle. Use real-life survival techniques to craft, hunt, fight, and gather resources, set a makeshift shelter, or raise a fortress. Survive alone or team up with your friends and challenge the jungle together.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 38.2% ★, Survival 15.3%, Crafting 10.7%, Open World 9.4%, Survival Horror 5.6%
- #32 Rust
73% matchVery Positive87% of 1,402,448 reviews2018
Dev: Facepunch Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 52.8 hrsMean: 431.0 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 25.2% ★, Survival 20.8%, Crafting 16%, Open World 12.9%, Building 10.1%
- #33 Crazy Islands
74% matchMixed69% of 75 reviews2025
Dev: Ge-Aivan
Windows
Welcome to "Crazy Islands", a 3D survival game for 1-4 players that takes you into a world full of mystery and challenges. On this isolated archipelago, you will face ancient gods, cruel natural environment and unknown dangers. Only wisdom and courage can help you survive in this unknown land.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 29.8% ★, Survival 11.9%, Open World 10.6%, Sandbox 10%, Building 8.8%
- #34 Iridio
72% matchVery Positive88% of 109 reviews2026
Dev: KR Games
Windows
Seized by criminals, the island designated for your research needs your help. Join Yatziri and the Wazhari tribe to liberate their hostages, explore hidden secrets, craft essential items and weapons, and strategically use fire and water in challenging puzzles and life-or-death battles for survival.
Why similar: Open World 17.1%, Crafting 17%, Inventory Management 16.4%, Survival 15.5%, First-Person 8.9%
- #35 DYSMANTLE
72% matchVery Positive91% of 11,622 reviews2021
Dev: 10tons Ltd
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 25.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Ascend from your shelter. Ruin everything. Escape the wretched island. ⚔️🔨🎣🌱🌵🍰 Explore. Fight. Level up. Survive. Gather. Craft. Harvest. Hunt. Build. Farm. Solve puzzles. Fish. Cook. Live. Enjoy the bittersweet post-apocalypse.
Why similar: Crafting 23.4%, Survival 23%, Open World 22.4%, Sandbox 12.8%, Exploration 8.2%
- #36 Hold Your Own
75% matchMixed67% of 577 reviews2017
Dev: DistrictWare inc.
Windows
A single player open world sandbox, crafting and survival FPS game set in a multi-island land where you'll fight to survive. Build your base, hunt and craft to defend yourself from aggressive wildlife, enemies or friends. Do you have what it takes to Hold Your Own?
Why similar: Crafting 19.9%, Survival 17%, Open World 14.3%, Building 13.1%, Sandbox 13%
- #37 Atomfall
71% matchMostly Positive77% of 5,914 reviews2025
Dev: Rebellion
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A nuclear disaster has left an area of Britain in tatters. Atomfall, a new survival-action game, will see you explore, scavenge, craft, barter and fight your way through beautifully recreated scenery in search of answers.
Why similar: Open World 31.4%, Survival 20.1%, First-Person 13.9%, Adventure 7.5%, Action 7.1%
- #38 The Island
75% matchMixed46% of 105 reviews2021
Dev: Ibis Games
Windows
The Island - "Island") - a computer game with an open world and a first-person view in the genre of survival.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 35.2% ★, Survival 13.7%, Crafting 13.4%, Building 13%, Open World 13%
- #39 The Forest
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 683,269 reviews2018
Dev: Endnight Games Ltd
Windows
Median: 13.1 hrsMean: 37.4 hrs≥1hr: 93%
As the lone survivor of a passenger jet crash, you find yourself in a mysterious forest battling to stay alive against a society of cannibalistic mutants. Build, explore, survive in this terrifying first person survival horror simulator.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 37.7% ★, Survival 14.5%, Open World 10.7%, Crafting 9.4%, Building 7.1%
- #40 Card Survival: Tropical Island
70% matchVery Positive95% of 3,067 reviews2022
Dev: WinterSpring Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 46.0 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Card Survival is a card-based survival experience. Stranded on a desert island you must use your wits and skills to stay alive. Use cards and combine them together to explore, gather resources and craft useful tools.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 29.6% ★, Survival 20.5%, Crafting 19.6%, Resource Management 11%, Sandbox 7%
- #41 The Gold River Project
69% matchMixed63% of 686 reviews2026
Dev: Fairview Games Inc.
Windows
The Gold River Project™ is a camping trip gone wrong in the Pacific Northwest. Explore, craft, build, and survive in this open-world experiment that traps you and up to 4 friends in this single player or co-op survival adventure game.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 37.9% ★, Open World 14.5%, Crafting 12.9%, Survival 12.6%, Exploration 7.1%
- #42 Project Silverfish
67% matchVery Positive93% of 3,353 reviews2025
Dev: Siris Pendrake
Windows
Median: 10.8 hrsMean: 24.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Explore a hostile, living world: Uncover forgotten horrors, both man-made and supernatural, as you hunt for powerful weapons and exotic artifacts.
Why similar: Sandbox 23.6%, Survival Horror 21.7%, Open World 19.5%, Exploration 12.7%, First-Person 9%
- #43 Breakwaters: Crystal Tides
70% matchMixed62% of 1,001 reviews2021
Dev: Soaring Pixels Games
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Survive in a world ravaged by massive Titans and an ever changing ocean sim. Displace water to find resources for building and crafting unique items. Swim, sail, and fly to explore new islands and fight Titans.
Why similar: Building 16.1%, Survival 15.5%, Open World 14.9%, Sandbox 14.7%, Crafting 13.8%
- #44 Survival Is Not Enough
73% matchMostly Negative35% of 52 reviews2017
Dev: Fixer Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Survival Is Not Enough is an open world first person zombie survival game. You wake up in a mysterious island and find out that you're infected. To survive you need to: build a shelter; protect yourself from dangers of this island; kill animals for food; kill zombies for underblood to cure yourself from zombie virus; The better you're...
Why similar: Action 55.3%, Adventure 44.7%
- #45 Survival: Lost Way
71% matchMostly Negative36% of 301 reviews2023
Dev: SimplePlanPub: SimplePlan Studio
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
An open-world post-apocalyptic survival sandbox. Scavenge, craft, build, and survive solo or in co-op.
Why similar: Crafting 23%, Survival 20%, Survival Horror 16.6%, Building 12.8%, First-Person 7.9%
- #46 Island Notes
67% matchVery Positive82% of 933 reviews2025
Dev: KangBaoGame
Windows
Shipwrecked on a mysterious island, choose self-preservation or alliances. Master base-building, farming, fishing, romance and pet taming in this morally-charged survival simulator that blends strategy with human drama. Forge bonds, conquer nature, and evolve your humanity.
Why similar: Open World 36.2%, Sandbox 33.9%, First-Person 12.8%, 3D 8.7%, Adventure 7.8%
- #47 Under A New Sun
68% matchMostly Positive76% of 406 reviews2023
Dev: New Horizon Games
Windows
While searching for a new home, an unexpected failure in your ship has left you stranded on a planet surprisingly similar to Earth. Discover a vast open world, hunt for food, develop technologies, and build yourself a new home to survive!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 37.4% ★, Crafting 14.6%, Survival 13.8%, Open World 13.5%, Sandbox 7.3%
- #48 Polygeddon
69% matchMixed40% of 75 reviews2025
Dev: Digital Dreamworks
Windows
You are on an island where everyone wants to kill you, ranging from weather conditions to dangerous enemies, your goal is to survive. Survive alone or together. Build, craft, grow, explore, fight!
Why similar: Survival 17.4%, Open World 17.3%, Crafting 17.3%, Sandbox 15.5%, Building 10.2%
- #49 Volcanoids
68% matchVery Positive83% of 9,358 reviews2019
Dev: Volcanoid
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.9 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: Crafting 17.8%, Building 14.6%, Sandbox 14.4%, Survival 13.8%, Open World 13.3%
- #50 The Infected
67% matchVery Positive84% of 7,020 reviews2020
Dev: DigX Studios
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 18.5 hrs≥1hr: 68%
The Infected is a sandbox, first-person, open-world survival game. Build bases, craft, farm, hunt, and survive changing seasons. Choose whether to face the hybrid “Vambies” or turn them off for a pure survival experience.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 25.1% ★, Crafting 11.2%, Open World 9.9%, Building 9.8%, Survival 9.4%
- #51 MAZEBOUND: Hunt, Gather, Run!
65% matchVery Positive83% of 704 reviews2026
Dev: Absam Studios
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
In this survival horror, you're surrounded by sea and a towering gate ahead. Walk into the maze, hunt, gather, and run to survive, alone or with friends. Remember: You're not the only one starving...
Why similar: Survival 26.3%, Crafting 21%, Sandbox 11%, Survival Horror 10.8%, Exploration 8.7%
- #52 Solace Crafting
67% matchMostly Positive71% of 899 reviews2022
Dev: Big Kitty Games
Windows · Linux
Embark on an adventure set in a fantasy survival RPG. Visit a borderless, open world where you manage resources to construct your base and new types of equipment to support your conquest.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 30.6% ★, Crafting 14.3%, Survival 12.6%, Open World 11.4%, Building 10.6%
- #53 Frost Survival VR
65% matchVery Positive89% of 179 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: Open World Survival Craft 25.9% ★, Survival 11.8%, Crafting 10.7%, Inventory Management 10.7%, Sandbox 10.4%