- #1 Terraria
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,558,339 reviews2011
Dev: Re-Logic
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 33.9 hrsMean: 152.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!
Why similar: Survival 55.7%, Open World 13.4%, Adventure 12.6%, 2D 8%, Action 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: The definitive 2D sandbox survival experience that perfectly matches the core gameplay loop of Project Explore.
- #2 Core Keeper
96% matchVery Positive93% of 66,787 reviews2024
Dev: PugstormPub: Fireshine Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 12.3 hrsMean: 34.9 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: Survival 49.4%, Open World 20.1%, Adventure 10.4%, Action 9.3%, Indie 7%
Why You'll Like It: Combines top-down exploration with deep survival and crafting mechanics in a vibrant, underground world.
- #3 Keplerth
96% matchVery Positive84% of 4,170 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: Survival 44.2%, Open World 17.3%, Adventure 11.6%, Simulation 8.8%, Casual 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: Features deep survival mechanics and genetic modification in a procedurally generated 2D world.
- #4 Necesse
94% matchVery Positive93% of 29,166 reviews2025
Dev: Fair Games ApS
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 15.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Build, quest, and conquer across an infinite procedurally generated world. Play alone or with friends as you establish a settlement and explore deep dungeons, fight monsters and bosses, mine rare ores, craft magical equipment, recruit specialists for your colony, and more!
Why similar: Survival 48.2%, Open World 20.8%, Adventure 11.2%, Action 7.7%, Indie 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: A top-down sandbox survival game that emphasizes base building and progression through challenging boss encounters.
- #5 Starbound
95% matchVery Positive90% of 123,321 reviews2016
Dev: Chucklefish
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 17.0 hrsMean: 64.5 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: Survival 49.9%, Open World 17.1%, Adventure 12.1%, Action 8%, Indie 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a vast, procedurally generated universe with similar 2D survival and exploration mechanics.
- #6 Junk Jack
94% matchMostly Positive78% of 478 reviews2016
Dev: Pixbits
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 21.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Make the world truly yours in Junk Jack, a relaxing sandbox experience focused on building and improving your home. Discover new planets, tame and breed creatures, cook foods, collect animal companions, farm exotic plants, collect fish, grow flowers, play with your friends!
Why similar: Survival 51.8%, Adventure 14.9%, Action 9.5%, Indie 8.7%, 2D 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A charming 2D sandbox game that focuses heavily on exploration, crafting, and creative building.
- #7 Dig or Die
93% matchVery Positive90% of 4,291 reviews2018
Dev: Gaddy Games
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Crash land on a hostile planet where you'll have to build the strongest defenses if you wish to live to escape from it. But be warned... this planet is merciless. Build strong, and smart; else physics may flood or destroy your only hopes of survival.
Why similar: Survival 62.6%, Open World 14.7%, 2D 6.9%, Action 6.3%, Indie 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the survival aspect of 2D sandbox games, requiring you to build defenses against nightly waves of enemies.
- #8 Planet Centauri
92% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,395 reviews2024
Dev: Permadeath
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 13.6 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: Open World 42.4%, Adventure 23.3%, Indie 17.9%, 2D 16.4%
Why You'll Like It: Offers extensive creative freedom with a complex magic and creature-taming system in a 2D sandbox.
- #9 Forager
91% matchVery Positive89% of 44,137 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: Survival 59.9%, Open World 9%, Adventure 8.6%, Indie 7.4%, Simulation 6%
Why You'll Like It: An addictive open-world survival game that focuses on gathering, crafting, and expanding your territory.
- #10 Craft The World
91% matchVery Positive88% of 17,114 reviews2014
Dev: Dekovir EntertainmentPub: Dekovir Ltd
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 38.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Craft The World is a unique sandbox strategy game, the mix of Dungeon Keeper, Terraria and Dwarf Fortress. Explore a random generated world populated by dangerous creatures, build a dwarf fortress, gather resources, and craft all the items, weapons, and armor you need.
Why similar: Survival 55%, Open World 18.7%, Simulation 11.5%, Indie 6.2%, 2D 4.4%
Why You'll Like It: Blends god-game elements with 2D survival as you manage a tribe of dwarves in a dangerous sandbox environment.
- #11 Forsaken Isle
90% 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 58.6%, Adventure 14.4%, Action 9.4%, Casual 7.9%, Indie 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: A survival-focused sandbox game that challenges you to thrive on a procedurally generated island.
- #12 Pixelum
89% matchMixed49% of 74 reviews2025
Dev: ZXC Games
Windows
Pixelum is a whole world made up entirely from interactive pixels. Explore procedurally generated sandbox with advanced physics. Dig and mine, fight mobs, build bases, craft items, and progress throughout the pixel canvas!
Why similar: Survival 34%, Simulation 23.2%, Adventure 15.8%, Action 12.5%, Indie 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D sandbox game that blends exploration and survival with unique pixel art aesthetics.
- #13 Tinkerlands
87% matchVery Positive86% of 4,122 reviews2025
Dev: CodeManuPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows
Median: 8.4 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Explore, craft, and fight your way through uncharted islands — solo or with up to 4 players in co-op! Tinkerlands is an exciting survival adventure where you will build your settlement, craft useful tools to survive, and even use magic!
Why similar: Survival 49.6%, Open World 19.2%, Adventure 10.6%, Indie 8%, Action 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: A vibrant 2D survival game that emphasizes exploration and crafting in a world filled with secrets.
- #14 Miniland Adventure
89% matchMostly Positive74% of 334 reviews2023
Dev: Imilkowski DevPub: Gameparic
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 4.8 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: Survival 71.6%, 2D 9.7%, Casual 9.4%, Adventure 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist sandbox survival game that lets you expand your world piece by piece.
- #15 Feel The Snow
88% matchVery Positive87% of 3,062 reviews2019
Dev: Owlet
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Choose one of the characters and start your journey. The game has many interesting things in store: building, crafting, puzzles, bosses, mystery, laughs, quests etc.
Why similar: Survival 50.1%, Open World 12.8%, Adventure 11%, Simulation 9.9%, Action 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: A winter-themed 2D survival game with a focus on exploration and combat in a harsh environment.
- #16 Piworld
86% matchMostly Positive79% of 159 reviews2025
Dev: Ahaha studio
Windows
Piworld is a unique multiplayer game where everyone can find something to do to suit their desires. Try out different roles: from a simple fisherman to an adventurer. Explore the world alone or with friends, fight evil, develop your skills, and create your own story.
Why similar: Survival 45.2%, Open World 17.8%, Simulation 17.6%, Adventure 12.8%, 2D 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: An early-access sandbox game that focuses on building and survival in a pixelated 2D environment.
- #17 Aground
86% matchVery Positive94% of 2,039 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: Survival 58.5%, Open World 24%, Casual 10.2%, 2D 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: A unique 2D survival game that starts with primitive tools and progresses through technology to space travel.
- #18 Creativerse
85% matchMostly Positive78% of 30,868 reviews2017
Dev: Playful Corp.
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 15.5 hrs≥1hr: 63%
A sandbox adventure game as big as your imagination.
Why similar: Survival 55.1%, Open World 21.5%, Adventure 13.8%, Indie 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: A voxel-based sandbox game that offers extensive building tools and a focus on exploration.
- #19 Orion Sandbox Enhanced
84% matchVery Positive94% of 1,250 reviews2018
Dev: y8.com
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 21.0 hrs≥1hr: 61%
This is a 2D crafting survival sandbox game. You will be able to explore a huge 2D side-view world, building houses, crafting tools, weapons and armour from the resources you collect. There is a day/night cycle and each night many dangerous monsters can be found and defeated.
Why similar: Survival 29.6%, Adventure 19.2%, Action 16.7%, Casual 15.2%, Indie 12.8%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D sandbox game that provides a straightforward survival experience with crafting and building.
- #20 Rise of Ages
84% matchMixed44% of 218 reviews2019
Dev: Anguis Game StudioPub: 99Gamers Digital
Windows
Rise of Ages is a sandbox game, allowing you to explore, build, found cities, make wars and evolve technologies to reach the highest level of a civilization and then travel to other planets! The game begins in prehistory and will advance ages, one by one, as the player evolves.
Why similar: Survival 45.4%, Open World 17%, Adventure 13%, Action 12.7%, Indie 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A survival game that spans different eras, allowing you to progress from primitive tools to advanced technology.
- #21 Total Miner
83% matchMostly Positive78% of 770 reviews2017
Dev: Brandon Moore
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 36.5 hrs≥1hr: 41%
Total Miner is an open world voxel sandbox game. It is primarily designed for creative RPG game builders, but also has two action/adventure style game modes where you can just jump in and play.
Why similar: Survival 45.2%, Open World 20.2%, Adventure 12.8%, Action 11.9%, Indie 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: A classic voxel-based sandbox game that offers both creative and survival modes for players.
- #22 Zero-based World-从零开始
82% matchMostly Positive71% of 182 reviews2020
Dev: zerogame
Windows
Zero Based World is a multiplayer sandbox survival game.
Why similar: Open World 40.9%, Adventure 22.8%, Casual 19.9%, Indie 16.5%
Why You'll Like It: A massive multiplayer sandbox survival game that focuses on building and community interaction.
- #23 Project 5: Sightseer
80% matchMostly Positive72% of 550 reviews2019
Dev: Tasharen Entertainment Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 28.4 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Open world multiplayer sandbox/RPG game. Explore, gather, build, research, and fight to protect what's yours -- by yourself or together with your friends.
Why similar: Adventure 32.7%, Action 25%, Open World 21.8%, Indie 20.4%
Why You'll Like It: An open-world survival game that emphasizes exploration and building in a vast, procedurally generated landscape.
- #24 Blockscape
81% matchMixed46% of 899 reviews2014
Dev: ioneo
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 48%
The ultimate block building game. Start with nothing and build an empire. Smooth voxel worlds, settlers, crafting, vehicles, and Steam multiplayer. Survival or Just Build — every item in your inventory is also a building block.
Why similar: Survival 47.6%, Open World 20.6%, Simulation 11.8%, Indie 6.9%, Adventure 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: A voxel sandbox game that provides high-fidelity building and exploration in a destructible world.
- #25 Delverium
77% matchVery Positive85% of 157 reviews2026
Dev: Sagestone Games
Windows
Explore, Build, Farm, Craft and Fight in this survival sandbox adventure for 1-8 players. Delve deep to uncover the secret of the invading 'Faults' and restore stability to the land.
Why similar: Survival 55.6%, Open World 18.7%, Adventure 12.9%, Action 8%, 2D 4.8%
- #26 Edge of Space
81% matchMostly Negative33% of 2,729 reviews2015
Dev: Handyman StudiosPub: Reverb Triple XP
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Suit up as an operative of the Ark Corporation, sent to the farthest reaches of the universe in search of habitable planets to terraform. However, after the long space journey you awaken from cryosleep to find that your ship has gone way off course and is disabled near a strange new world.
Why similar: Survival 42%, Adventure 15.5%, Open World 12.5%, Indie 11.7%, Action 11%
Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi 2D sandbox survival game that emphasizes exploration and combat in a hostile alien environment.
- #27 Gathera
76% matchVery Positive82% of 66 reviews2026
Dev: Catris Games
Windows
Gather, craft, build and explore alone or with up to 3 friends. Unlock new land, collect resources, build and decorate your home, farm, fish, automate production, upgrade your character, and defend against optional enemy raids.
Why similar: Survival 47.6%, Open World 17.4%, Adventure 12.7%, Action 8.6%, Indie 8.2%
- #28 Growtopia
78% matchMostly Negative27% of 2,493 reviews2024
Dev: Ubisoft Abu DhabiPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 13.6 hrs≥1hr: 36%
Growtopia is a 2D sandbox game, that brings together millions of players in an expansive pixel world. Collaborate in building anything you can imagine, become anyone you want to be, and delve into numerous mini-games. Unleash your creativity and join the massive universe in Growtopia today!
Why similar: Simulation 33.7%, Adventure 23.1%, Casual 19.6%, Open World 12.6%, 2D 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: A massive multiplayer sandbox game that focuses on creative building and social interaction.
- #29 Crafting Block World
79% 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: Survival 43.8%, Simulation 15.7%, Open World 11.4%, Adventure 8.4%, Action 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A voxel-based sandbox game that emphasizes building and survival mechanics.
- #30 Planet Explorers
77% matchMixed62% of 6,818 reviews2016
Dev: Pathea Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Planet Explorers is an open world sandbox adventure RPG game set on a distant planet. The game uses a new OpenCL calculated voxel system to allow players to change the terrain in any way, create new objects such as weapons, vehicles, objects, and do it anywhere.
Why similar: Survival 47.2%, Open World 26.3%, Adventure 11.2%, Simulation 6.2%, Indie 4.6%
- #31 Countrified
76% matchMixed57% of 111 reviews2021
Dev: Avelar Studios
Windows
Countrified is an online Survival simulator focused on player interaction. Hunt, build, control regions, survive, kill, die and more in our world!
Why similar: Survival 39.6%, Simulation 19.1%, Adventure 13.1%, Action 10.1%, Casual 9.8%
- #32 Pixel Worlds: MMO Sandbox
74% matchMostly Positive75% of 7,992 reviews2017
Dev: Social First Oy
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 72.9 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Pixel Worlds is a free-to-play sandbox MMO where players build worlds, craft items, explore dungeons, farm resources, and trade in a player-driven economy, all within a shared online universe rebuilt as a fresh start for a fair and stable long-term experience.
Why similar: Adventure 36.3%, Open World 22.2%, Indie 17.7%, 2D 14.6%, Action 9.2%
- #33 PIRATECRAFT
75% matchMixed58% of 53 reviews2021
Dev: Game for games
Windows
PIRATECRAFT is a game battle-royale (survival, action, first person shooter) for single or multiplayer game
Why similar: Open World 34.1%, Simulation 29.8%, Action 18.2%, Adventure 17.9%
- #34 Squarelands
75% matchMixed50% of 163 reviews2015
Dev: Oryon Entertainment
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Squarelands is sandbox adventure game where you explore a randomly generated world while fighting, building and becoming stronger as you play! Mainly inspired by Terraria, Squarelands aims to provide plenty of freedom for the player.
Why similar: Adventure 59.5%, Indie 40.5%
- #35 Novus Inceptio
74% matchMixed52% of 1,304 reviews2015
Dev: McMagic Productions
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Warning: This is an Early Access game! Welcome to an enigmatic world, where a new gaming experience in exploring, building and surviving is waiting just for you. Experience a sandbox world with survival elements, and join us in creating a full version of the game.
Why similar: Survival 45.4%, Open World 17.8%, Simulation 14.7%, Adventure 10.8%, Indie 5.7%
- #36 Definya 2D MMORPG
72% matchMixed67% of 70 reviews2023
Dev: Definya: 2D MMORPG Online
Windows
Fantasy 2D Retro Pixel Anime MMORPG — Crafting, Open-World, Sandbox — PVP & PvE
Why similar: Open World 72.6%, 2D 27.4%
- #37 Voxel Project VR
70% matchVery Positive84% of 346 reviews2025
Dev: 180°
Windows
Voxel Project offers an immersive sandbox experience set in a fully destructible voxel environment. Explore a dynamic world teeming with vehicles, dynamic fire mechanics, enemy NPCs, voxel gore, weapon customization, and a bunch of additional features to discover.
Why similar: Simulation 35%, Casual 22.9%, Action 22.7%, Adventure 19.4%
- #38 Everwind
69% matchVery Positive81% of 3,899 reviews2026
Dev: Enjoy Studio S.A.Pub: Bohemia Interactive
Windows
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 14.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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: Survival 54.3%, Open World 22.2%, Adventure 12.8%, Casual 10.7%
- #39 Allumeria
68% matchVery Positive93% of 602 reviews2026
Dev: Infinimelon
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 73%
A classic voxel sandbox combined with in-depth progression through exploration, dungeon crawling and boss battles. Spend every minute discovering new weapons, abilities, resources, enemies, structures, mechanics and tools. With a strong focus on discovery, variety and creativity, the world is yours.
Why similar: Survival 51.4%, Open World 18.5%, Adventure 12.3%, Action 9.7%, Indie 8.1%
- #40 Modiverse
73% matchMixed57% of 67 reviews2021
Dev: Deep Voodoo Games
Windows
An open multiplayer sandbox game; includes tools, props, levels, NPCs, character models, game-modes and much more! Make your own using our mod kit!
Why similar: Survival 100%
- #41 Deep Despair
73% matchMixed67% of 284 reviews2020
Dev: BekkerDev Studio
Windows
Median: 10.5 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Deep Despair is a Minecraft-style survival sandbox. Travel, collect resources, craft items, dig, build, grow crops and survive. Freedom of action is limited only by your imagination!
Why similar: Survival 35.9%, Adventure 14.7%, Action 12.4%, Open World 12%, Simulation 11.6%
- #42 Re.poly
71% matchVery Positive91% of 137 reviews2019
Dev: Hinkfoot Studios
Windows
Re.Poly is a relaxed yet deep indie survival game in a low-poly style that blends exploration, combat, building, and adventure. Whether alone or with friends, create your own world, write your own story, and decide how you want to play.
Why similar: Survival 52.2%, Open World 19.6%, Adventure 11.7%, Action 9.3%, Indie 7.2%
- #43 ACTION SANDBOX
71% matchMostly Positive72% of 1,017 reviews2022
Dev: Vona Soft
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 64%
A physics sandbox game for people who like to play with digital toys. Create, control toys and define your goals.
Why similar: Simulation 74.4%, 2D 25.6%
- #44 Playcraft
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 700 reviews2023
Dev: Bebop Games
Windows
Playcraft is a multiplayer game-creation sandbox accessible to anyone!
Why similar: Survival 45.1%, Open World 19.8%, Adventure 14%, Action 11.8%, Indie 9.3%
- #45 Metaverse
73% matchMixed43% of 77 reviews2016
Dev: Metaware Limited, LLC
Windows · Mac
In Metaverse you will dig, discover, design, deploy, and defend. Explore, build upon, or tear apart your own procedurally generated voxel planet. And now in the early stages of our multiplayer implementation, help conquer or build the planets of others.
Why similar: Simulation 35.2%, Adventure 27%, Action 20.8%, Indie 17%
- #46 Deep Despair 2
71% matchMostly Positive74% of 93 reviews2021
Dev: BekkerDev Studio
Windows
Deep Despair 2 is an open world survival adventure action game with procedural generation and complete freedom of action: building, crafting, hunting, farming, livestock, brewing, cooking, traveling, fight, and more.
Why similar: Survival 46.8%, Open World 18.4%, Simulation 17.1%, Adventure 11.9%, 2D 5.7%
- #47 Atomcraft
66% matchVery Positive95% of 434 reviews2026
Dev: Triplejump
Windows
A sandbox adventure where every pixel is physically and chemically simulated! Build intricate, fully functional machines from the pixels around you. Harvest, react, and manipulate all 118 elements to craft everything from simple tools to complex systems.
Why similar: Survival 52.3%, Simulation 19.9%, Open World 11.8%, 2D 5.6%, Action 5.4%
- #48 Vagabond
69% matchMostly Positive77% of 100 reviews2023
Dev: Pierre Vigier
Windows · Linux
Explore procedurally generated living worlds in this 2D sandbox RPG. Meet hundreds of characters in cities, complete quests, craft powerful items, buy and furnish your home or fight monsters in dungeons.
Why similar: Survival 38.5%, Open World 30.2%, Adventure 14.1%, 2D 9.1%, Indie 8.1%
- #49 Signs of Life
70% matchMostly Positive76% of 846 reviews2014
Dev: Sweet Dog Studios
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Signs of Life is a sci-fi survival sandbox platformer with a combination of procedurally generated and hand-crafted content. You'll explore mysterious locations, mine blocks for resources, and meet strange (and some familiar) creatures, some of which don't even want to kill you and eat your corpse.
Why similar: Survival 49.7%, Adventure 13%, Open World 10.9%, Action 8.3%, Indie 7.2%
- #50 The Survivalists
67% matchMostly Positive76% of 10,123 reviews2020
Dev: Team17
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%
A living world full of surprises, secrets and danger awaits in The Survivalists, an adventure-filled survival sandbox set in The Escapists universe. Explore, build, craft and even train monkeys with up to three friends in a desperate bid to survive. Have you got what it takes to be a Survivalist?
Why similar: Survival 53.4%, Open World 15.7%, Adventure 12.7%, Action 6.7%, Casual 6.6%
- #51 Project Zomboid
65% matchVery Positive94% of 484,416 reviews2013
Dev: The Indie Stone
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 15.9 hrsMean: 89.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Project Zomboid is the ultimate in zombie survival. Alone or in MP: you loot, build, craft, fight, farm and fish in a struggle to survive. A hardcore RPG skillset, a vast map, massively customisable sandbox and a cute tutorial raccoon await the unwary. So how will you die? All it takes is a bite..
Why similar: Survival 66%, Open World 18.2%, Simulation 7.3%, Indie 3.6%, Adventure 3%
- #52 Wonderia
64% matchVery Positive83% of 380 reviews2026
Dev: Rock&DashPub: IndieArk
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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: Survival 59.4%, Adventure 16.2%, Open World 16.2%, 2D 8.2%
- #53 PixPhys
68% matchMostly Positive74% of 218 reviews2021
Dev: Red Starship
Windows · Linux
PixPhys is a 2D engineering sandbox with huge technical possibilities and scope for imagination: design equipment from a jet-powered cart to space stations.
Why similar: Simulation 37.8%, Open World 26.5%, Indie 13.9%, 2D 12.8%, Action 9%
- #54 Wild Omission
66% matchVery Positive88% of 83 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: Survival 53.4%, Open World 20.1%, Adventure 11.2%, Action 9.3%, Indie 6%
- #55 Project Cobalt
65% matchMostly Positive74% of 57 reviews2026
Dev: OxygenStudio
Windows
⚗️ Project Cobalt is a survival action game set on a hostile island 🌴. Scavenge containers, mine resources, craft tools, hunt animals, and endure storms as you fight hunger, disease, and exhaustion all while uncovering the dark truth behind a failed experiment.
Why similar: Survival 49.8%, Open World 19.6%, Simulation 13.2%, Adventure 9.4%, Action 7.9%
