- #1 Terraria
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,511,859 reviews2011
Dev: Re-Logic
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 33.2 hrsMean: 149.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 55.3% ★, Sandbox 12.3%, Open World 5.4%, Survival 5.2%, Crafting 4.6%
Why You'll Like It: The definitive 2D sandbox experience that shares the same focus on exploration, boss progression, and complex crafting as the seed game.
- #2 Necesse
96% matchVery Positive93% of 26,780 reviews2025
Dev: Fair Games ApS
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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: Open World Survival Craft 58.1% ★, Sandbox 8.4%, Open World 7.9%, RPG 5.7%, Crafting 4.2%
Why You'll Like It: A top-down sandbox survival game that features deep RPG elements, base building, and multiplayer exploration.
- #3 Core Keeper
96% 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: Open World Survival Craft 47% ★, Sandbox 11.8%, Open World 11.4%, Crafting 6.5%, Survival 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: A top-down survival sandbox that emphasizes mining, base building, and RPG-style combat against bosses in a persistent world.
- #4 Starbound
95% matchVery Positive90% of 122,901 reviews2016
Dev: Chucklefish
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 17.2 hrsMean: 64.1 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: Open World Survival Craft 57.7% ★, Sandbox 11.5%, Open World 6.3%, RPG 5%, Survival 4.3%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a similar 2D sandbox survival experience but expands the scope to space exploration and diverse planetary biomes.
- #5 Craftopia
94% matchMostly Positive77% of 19,974 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 46.6% ★, Open World 15.4%, Sandbox 9.3%, Crafting 8.2%, RPG 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: Combines open-world survival with deep RPG elements and crafting, offering a massive variety of activities similar to the sandbox nature of the seed.
- #6 Aground
94% matchVery Positive94% of 1,965 reviews2020
Dev: Fancy Fish Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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: Open World Survival Craft 52.1% ★, Open World 12.3%, Sandbox 10.7%, RPG 9.9%, Survival 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D crafting RPG that starts with basic survival and evolves into complex technology and magic progression.
- #7 Planet Centauri
93% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,359 reviews2024
Dev: Permadeath
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.8 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: Sandbox 21.3%, Open World 17.5%, RPG 14.8%, Crafting 10.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D sandbox game with extensive crafting and creature-collection mechanics that mirror the freedom of the seed.
- #8 Kynseed
92% matchVery Positive83% of 3,619 reviews2022
Dev: PixelCount Studios
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Embark on a lifetime of adventure in a beautiful world of creativity and intrigue. Raise a family, customise your farm, run a business, craft items, and battle some marvellously malevolent monsters.
Why similar: Sandbox 23.2%, Open World 19.2%, RPG 18.9%, Crafting 12.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on life-simulation and exploration within a sandbox world, emphasizing long-term character progression.
- #9 Tinkerlands
91% matchVery Positive86% of 3,746 reviews2025
Dev: CodeManuPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 13.7 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: Open World Survival Craft 49.6% ★, Sandbox 10.5%, Open World 9%, RPG 6.7%, Survival 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D survival sandbox that emphasizes exploration and crafting in a pixel-art world.
- #10 Survivalist: Invisible Strain
90% matchVery Positive87% of 4,190 reviews2025
Dev: BobPub: Ginormocorp Incorporated
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
It's ten years since the infection started. Long-established settlements are collapsing, one by one, for unknown reasons. Survivors are running to the hills to escape, hoping for safety in remote places. As another refugee, you're here to carve out a new life for yourself - by any means necessary.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 61.8% ★, RPG 11.2%, Open World 11%, Crafting 5.2%, Survival 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: A sandbox RPG that focuses on survival, base building, and community management in a dynamic open world.
- #11 Forager
91% matchVery Positive90% of 43,003 reviews2019
Dev: HopFrogPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 22.3 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: Open World Survival Craft 59.7% ★, Sandbox 7.3%, Survival 6.4%, Crafting 6.4%, Pixel Graphics 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced sandbox game that blends exploration, crafting, and RPG progression in a charming 2D world.
- #12 Mirthwood
89% matchMostly Positive70% of 2,326 reviews2024
Dev: Bad Ridge GamesPub: V Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Embark on an enchanting journey and brave ferocious creatures in an immersive medieval fantasy world. Will you settle a new homestead to live a life of farming and trade, or pick up the sword and take up the adventurers' path?
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 54.1% ★, Sandbox 12.7%, RPG 12.1%, Open World 7.5%, Crafting 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: Blends RPG elements with farming and sandbox survival in a medieval fantasy setting.
- #13 Vagabond
89% matchMostly Positive78% of 98 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: Open World Survival Craft 45.8% ★, Sandbox 11.4%, Open World 10.3%, RPG 10%, Crafting 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: A sandbox RPG that emphasizes open-world exploration and procedural generation to create a unique adventure.
- #14 Secrets of Grindea
87% matchVery Positive89% of 8,501 reviews2024
Dev: Pixel Ferrets
Windows
Median: 10.2 hrsMean: 73.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Secrets of Grindea is an old-school Action RPG with co-op support for up to 4 players. Journey through fantastical lands and battle tons of different enemies and bosses in your quest for truth, friendship and, above all, finding the world’s rarest treasures!
Why similar: RPG 29.4%, Adventure 16.7%, Pixel Graphics 14.1%, 2D 10.1%, Indie 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the classic RPG feel and pixel-art charm while providing a robust action-oriented adventure.
- #15 Exiled Kingdoms
88% matchVery Positive90% of 1,099 reviews2018
Dev: 4 Dimension Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 19.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Roam freely through a huge open world full with dangers, ancient secrets and adventure. An old-school action-RPG with a challenging environment, tough choices and a unique setting. Explore, fight, make friends and enemies... and above all, Roleplay!
Why similar: RPG 39.9%, Open World 23.2%, Adventure 13.4%, Indie 7.2%, Action 6%
Why You'll Like It: A classic-style RPG that prioritizes exploration and character build customization in an open world.
- #16 The Bloodline
86% matchVery Positive83% of 3,777 reviews2023
Dev: Shieldbearer StudiosPub: 505 Pulse
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 78%
The Bloodline is a sandbox adventure RPG that lets you play your way. Reforge bonds between kingdoms, explore the wilds, craft and plan adventures and wield mighty weapons or magic as you prepare for what is to come…
Why similar: Sandbox 27.5%, RPG 25.1%, Open World 24.4%, Indie 7.1%, Action 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: An open-world RPG that emphasizes combat, physics, and character customization in a medieval fantasy world.
- #17 UnReal World
86% matchVery Positive95% of 1,350 reviews2016
Dev: Sami Maaranen (creator)Pub: Enormous Elk
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 18.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%
The cult classic open-ended wilderness survival roguelike taking place in the ancient North, iron-age Finland. Throughout the years, UnReal World has been praised for its incredible depth, realism, atmos and immersion. Lose yourself in the most intricate, detailed and enchanting iron-age game world.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 49.9% ★, Sandbox 11.9%, Open World 11.5%, RPG 10.1%, Survival 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: A deep, realistic survival RPG set in an open world that emphasizes crafting and character development.
- #18 Force of Nature 2: Ghost Keeper
84% matchVery Positive80% of 2,320 reviews2021
Dev: A.Y.stdPub: Crytivo
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 16.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Force of Nature 2: Ghost Keeper offers incredible adventures full of mystery, danger, exploration and magic. This game combines the genres of Survival, Sandbox, Action, Adventure, RPG, Strategy and Resource Management
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 41.3% ★, Open World 13.2%, Sandbox 12.2%, RPG 8.1%, Crafting 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: Combines open-world survival, crafting, and base-building with RPG-style progression.
- #19 Wayward
85% matchVery Positive86% of 1,349 reviews2016
Dev: Unlok
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 21.4 hrs≥1hr: 61%
You awake to discover yourself no longer in the company of good men or a fine seafaring vessel. Treasure... you remember something about treasure. Wayward is a challenging turn-based, top-down, wilderness survival roguelike. Explore, build, and most importantly survive in these unforgiving lands.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 53.8% ★, Sandbox 7.4%, RPG 7.4%, Survival 7.1%, Open World 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: A survival-focused sandbox game that emphasizes crafting and exploration in a challenging, open environment.
- #20 Dinkum
82% matchVery Positive92% of 28,435 reviews2025
Dev: James BendonPub: KRAFTON, Inc.
Windows
Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 28.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Dinkum is a survival life simulation game set on an island inspired by the rugged Australian outback. Farm, hunt, mine, fish, and forage to gather resources, expand your town, and discover what makes Dinkum so special—either solo or with friends.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 70.7% ★, Sandbox 9.5%, RPG 8%, Crafting 5.7%, Adventure 3.4%
Why You'll Like It: A sandbox life-sim that incorporates survival and crafting elements in an open-world environment.
- #21 Feel The Snow
83% matchVery Positive87% of 3,024 reviews2019
Dev: Owlet
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 7.4 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: Open World Survival Craft 54.2% ★, Sandbox 7.6%, RPG 7.1%, Open World 6.5%, Survival 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D survival game that features crafting and exploration in a snowy, pixel-art world.
- #22 Swords 'n Magic and Stuff
82% matchVery Positive93% of 1,168 reviews2020
Dev: Kindred Games
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Grab your friends and set out for adventure in this cozy, multiplayer, open world RPG! Explore, quest and craft your way through a densely packed open world. Level up 6 different classes and buy land to build and decorate your home to settle down in this medieval fantasy world.
Why similar: Open World 51.2%, Crafting 25.7%, Magic 16.4%, Fantasy 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: An open-world RPG that focuses on magic, exploration, and cooperative play in a colorful sandbox environment.
- #23 Wanderlust: Rebirth
84% matchMixed52% of 508 reviews2012
Dev: Yeti TrunkPub: Chucklefish
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Wanderlust: Rebirth is an online four player co-op arcade-action RPG set in the fantasy world, Valandria. The heroes are summoned to Westhaven Arena to prove their worth as heroes of old legend. However, things are not as transparent as they first appear, when our heroes are unknowingly set upon a trek to save mankind from an ominous end.
Why similar: RPG 53.2%, Adventure 16.3%, Indie 12.1%, Action 9.5%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: An action-RPG that focuses on cooperative exploration and character growth in a fantasy setting.
- #24 Solace Crafting
81% matchMostly Positive72% of 891 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 52.4% ★, Open World 10.1%, Sandbox 9.6%, RPG 8.8%, Survival 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: An open-world survival game that focuses on crafting and exploration with a strong emphasis on character progression.
- #25 Alchemist's Awakening
81% matchMostly Positive73% of 496 reviews2019
Dev: OsarisGames
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Enter a world full of magic, mystery, beautiful landscapes and dangerous creatures. Build your own destiny, by yourself or with some friends, gather materials, use elements as attacks, recombine them into building blocks... and use your Alchemist's power to give life to any shape you built.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 59.2% ★, Sandbox 11.7%, Open World 9.7%, Crafting 6.5%, Survival 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: A sandbox RPG that focuses on crafting and exploration, allowing players to shape the world around them.
- #26 Citadel: Forged with Fire
80% matchMixed68% of 5,882 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 47.6% ★, Open World 13.2%, RPG 10.7%, Sandbox 8.5%, Survival 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: A massive open-world RPG that focuses on magic, crafting, and survival in a fantasy setting.
- #27 Ars Notoria
78% matchMixed63% of 288 reviews2025
Dev: XRON SoftwarePub: Lilith Games
Windows
Ars Notoria is an open-world survival crafting game set in a rich fantasy world. Learn six distinct schools of magic, gather resources, build your base, expand your influence, and stand against the ever-shifting threat of the Enthralled. You are the one destined to change the kingdom.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 51.2% ★, Sandbox 11.2%, Open World 9.5%, RPG 8.6%, Crafting 6%
Why You'll Like It: An early-access adventure game that focuses on magic and open-world survival in a dark fantasy setting.
- #28 Miniland Adventure
79% matchMostly Positive74% of 328 reviews2023
Dev: Imilkowski DevPub: Gameparic
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 54%
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: Open World Survival Craft 58.6% ★, Sandbox 14.9%, Survival 7.5%, Crafting 6.3%, Pixel Graphics 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: A sandbox survival game that emphasizes exploration and crafting in a compact, 2D world.
- #29 Shards of Azuria
79% matchMixed60% of 101 reviews2019
Dev: Blue Potion Games
Windows
Shards of Azuria is an isometric, craft and build RPG. Create a character and a new world, then start your adventure by waking up in town. You are greeted by the locals of Azuria and begin to find your way around.
Why similar: RPG 21.2%, Sandbox 18.9%, Adventure 14.5%, Crafting 13.4%, Survival 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: An action-adventure RPG that incorporates crafting and exploration in a sandbox environment.
- #30 Tales of Morrow
78% matchMixed47% of 94 reviews2024
Dev: GameMechanic
Windows
Create your tale! Build your home, fight, farm, and explore an old civilization while developing your skills and abilities in this relaxing and adventurous experience. You decide your fate!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 68.6% ★, RPG 11.5%, Crafting 7.3%, Survival 5.7%, Adventure 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: An open-world survival craft game that focuses on base building and exploration in a fantasy setting.
- #31 Gedonia
75% matchVery Positive87% of 3,849 reviews2022
Dev: Kazakov Oleg
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Gedonia is a classic open world rpg, featuring a complete freedom of building your character, exploring a huge world and completing quests.
Why similar: Open World 32.2%, RPG 29.9%, Crafting 13.9%, Adventure 8.1%, Magic 6.6%
- #32 Alchemage
77% matchMostly Positive72% of 308 reviews2020
Dev: 量子艺界（QUANTUM ARTS）
Windows
Begin your otherworldly life from scratch—with nothing but a single magic staff in hand. Shape the world with your own hands, build the home you love, or unleash the powers of alchemy and magic to battle relentless monsters from beyond.Set forth, Warlock!
Why similar: Sandbox 35.5%, Adventure 28.8%, Indie 19.4%, Action 16.4%
- #33 Creativerse
76% 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: Open World Survival Craft 48.8% ★, Sandbox 11.3%, Open World 9.8%, RPG 9.2%, Crafting 6.3%
- #34 Sun Haven
74% matchVery Positive81% of 24,588 reviews2023
Dev: Pixel Sprout Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 14.8 hrsMean: 31.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Build your farm and relationships with townsfolk, or forge ahead on a quest of magic, monsters, and dragons. Level up through a skill tree in 8 person multiplayer, or adventure solo!
Why similar: RPG 33.7%, Pixel Graphics 18.9%, Crafting 16.5%, Adventure 11.5%, Character Customization 7.7%
- #35 Balrum
76% matchMostly Positive80% of 781 reviews2016
Dev: Balcony Softworks
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Balrum is an old-school, turn-based, open world RPG with deep tactical combat. Explore a huge living fantasy world with dozens of side quests next to an epic main quest. Grow your own crops, build your home, and craft your own custom items.
Why similar: Sandbox 19.7%, Open World 18.4%, RPG 18.2%, Crafting 11.6%, Survival 10.3%
- #36 The Black Grimoire: Cursebreaker
73% matchVery Positive86% of 835 reviews2024
Dev: Olipa Games
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 21.8 hrs≥1hr: 65%
A story driven solo RPG inspired by oldschool games like RuneScape and Ultima Online! Explore a sprawling medieval fantasy world full of npcs with dialogue, level skills, fight varied monsters and uncover the story of Rothar Aercrest – the cursed lord to the remote woodlands of Imberthale.
Why similar: RPG 28.4%, Open World 20.2%, Adventure 19.9%, Crafting 13.7%, Magic 4.1%
- #37 Serin Fate
75% matchMostly Positive74% of 567 reviews2021
Dev: VethergenPub: Crytivo
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Evil is afoot... Wielding your new Magic, bound into mysterious Monster-infested lands to uncover ancient relics and restore the Fate Stone. Along the way, explore the depths of every nook to find creatures, garner ingredients, train in Witchery, and craft new equipment.
Why similar: Sandbox 21.2%, Open World 20.4%, RPG 17.6%, Crafting 10.8%, Pixel Graphics 9%
- #38 Portal Knights
74% matchVery Positive83% of 22,116 reviews2017
Dev: Keen Games GmbHPub: 505 Games
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 21.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
The world of Elysia needs YOU! Join this cooperative, 3D sandbox action RPG to level up your character, craft epic weapons, conquer enemies in real-time, and build almost anything! Craft your adventure. Forge your hero. Become the ultimate Portal Knight!
Why similar: Sandbox 30.1%, RPG 24.6%, Crafting 13.9%, Adventure 13.1%, Survival 12.5%
- #39 Astral Terra
77% matchMixed50% of 152 reviews2015
Dev: Tethys Interactive LLC
Windows
Explore, Adventure, Craft, Build, Survive. How will you shape your world? Astral Terra is a Smooth Voxel, Procedurally Generated Open World game with RPG and Survival Elements!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 53.5% ★, Open World 10.5%, Sandbox 10.5%, RPG 6.9%, Survival 5.8%
- #40 Warlocks Deeds
73% matchVery Positive86% of 124 reviews2023
Dev: Sub Orbital Software
Windows
Embark on an extraordinary journey through a mystical realm where warlocks and magic reign supreme. Introducing "Warlocks Deeds," a superbly crafted medieval survival sandbox voxel game that will transport you to a world of enchantment and adventure!
Why similar: Sandbox 31.7%, RPG 29.1%, Crafting 15.1%, Adventure 12.8%, Action 8%
- #41 Soulash 2
72% matchVery Positive86% of 2,323 reviews2023
Dev: Artur Smiarowski
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 25.4 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Soulash 2 is a sandbox RPG roguelike with a procedurally generated open world, simulated history, skill-based progression system, customizable abilities, material-based crafting, building, trading, and the possibility of total mayhem. Will you save your world or destroy it?
Why similar: Sandbox 25.3%, RPG 21.5%, Open World 21.5%, Crafting 11.5%, Survival 10.3%
- #42 Keplerth
71% 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 24.6%, Open World 21%, RPG 14%, Survival 12.3%, Adventure 9.3%
- #43 Project: Gorgon
68% matchVery Positive87% of 4,441 reviews2026
Dev: Elder Game, LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 11.3 hrsMean: 75.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Project: Gorgon is a fantasy MMORPG that allows you to forge your own path through exploration and discovery.
Why similar: RPG 48.7%, Open World 14%, Indie 13.2%, Sandbox 12.9%, Crafting 5.9%
- #44 Dread Delusion
69% matchVery Positive90% of 4,890 reviews2024
Dev: Lovely HellplacePub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Dread Delusion is an open world RPG brimming with strange places and dark perils. Carve your own path through the flying continents of a shattered land. Discover curious towns, unearth occult secrets, master powerful magic - and change the world through your choices.
Why similar: RPG 33.2%, Open World 31.8%, Adventure 12.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%, Magic 6.4%
- #45 Afallon
70% matchVery Positive80% of 116 reviews2025
Dev: Stargazing interactive
Windows
Afallon is a single-player RPG with the feel of an MMO. Choose your class and race to forge a unique character, explore a large open world with diverse zones and biomes, and experience a living world that changes based on your actions.
Why similar: RPG 27.5%, Sandbox 20.8%, Open World 19.6%, Adventure 11.5%, Action 7.2%
- #46 Enshrouded
68% matchVery Positive86% of 98,202 reviews2024
Dev: Keen Games GmbH
Windows
Median: 18.3 hrsMean: 44.1 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: Open World 27.9%, RPG 15.5%, Survival 14.6%, Sandbox 13.9%, Crafting 11.5%
- #47 Dark and Light
73% matchMixed52% of 11,804 reviews2017
Dev: Snail Games USA
Windows
Median: 8.3 hrsMean: 49.3 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 35.4% ★, Open World 16.1%, Sandbox 14.2%, RPG 12.8%, Survival 8.8%
- #48 ManaSoul
70% matchMostly Positive73% of 117 reviews2023
Dev: Celtaria Productions
Windows · Mac · Linux
ManaSoul is a 2D Pixel Art MORPG where you create and play as your own unique Mage in a world of magic. Play solo or with friends and take on challenges, solve puzzles, and explore the beautiful hand crafted open world.
Why similar: RPG 30.4%, Open World 25.5%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%, 2D 9.4%, Adventure 8.3%
- #49 Force of Nature
71% matchMostly Positive75% of 4,198 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 59.5% ★, Sandbox 8.9%, Open World 8.3%, Crafting 6.8%, Survival 6.5%
- #50 Low Magic Age
71% matchVery Positive89% of 3,411 reviews2017
Dev: Low Magic Studios
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Adventure and fight in a medieval fantasy open world! Build heroic characters with various abilities, travel through villages, cities, or perilous dungeons. Strategic turn-based combat system and advanced character building - Fog of war, charging and flanking, and more in the fast-paced Arena mode.
Why similar: Sandbox 63.3%, Adventure 22%, Character Customization 14.7%
- #51 Erenshor
66% matchVery Positive94% of 1,902 reviews2025
Dev: Burgee Media
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Erenshor is a single player RPG with the soul of a classic MMO - built for players who miss the journey. Partner up with Erenshor's signature SimPlayers and explore an open world where every reward comes with a story. Discover thousands of items, quests, raids, and secrets - all at your own pace.
Why similar: RPG 40.2%, Open World 23.6%, Adventure 17.1%, Magic 7.6%, Character Customization 6.2%
- #52 Tile Miner
70% matchMixed62% of 63 reviews2021
Dev: nalothchrisPub: MadSwan
Windows · Mac
Explore a vast world. Manipulate every tile. Build your kingdom. Conquer the elemental dungeons. The moldable world of Tile Miner is at your fingertips!
Why similar: Sandbox 23%, Open World 20.2%, Crafting 11.2%, Survival 10.9%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%
- #53 Stickman Strikes: Conquer Fantasy World
67% matchVery Positive81% of 667 reviews2025
Dev: LGaoGamePub: Gamersky Games
Windows
A dragon's breath turns you into a stickman! Conquer castles, plunder territories, or lead your squad in this fantasy world! During your journey, you can explore various dungeons, discover hidden treasures, engage in trading, farming, craftmaking and more. Will you survive and regain your true self?
Why similar: RPG 36.4%, Sandbox 34.1%, Open World 13.6%, Action 9.6%, Adventure 3.2%
- #54 Tinkertown
68% matchMixed67% of 1,340 reviews2023
Dev: Headup
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Gather your friends and come to Tinkertown - A refreshing new Multiplayer Sandbox Experience! Explore magical places filled with loot, danger, and creativity.
Why similar: RPG 28.3%, Sandbox 15.6%, Adventure 14.1%, Open World 12.9%, Crafting 8.9%
- #55 Border Town
65% matchVery Positive81% of 299 reviews2025
Dev: GoHoGamesPub: 2P Games
Windows
Restore the former glory of Border Town in an open-world sandbox RPG set in a fantastical realm. Explore the world, craft tools and weapons, cultivate fields, and socialise with your neighbours while dealing with dark forces that threaten to destroy everything you have built.
Why similar: Sandbox 24.8%, Open World 23.4%, RPG 20%, Survival 11.6%, Adventure 9.8%
- #56 Boundless
69% matchMixed70% of 2,766 reviews2018
Dev: Monumental, LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 33.0 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Shape your citizen, forge your destiny and sculpt your world in this epic voxel sandbox MMO built on endless possibility.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 55.6% ★, Sandbox 12.1%, Open World 10.6%, RPG 6.4%, Crafting 5.8%
- #57 Adventure Craft
69% matchVery Positive82% of 224 reviews2017
Dev: Edible Entertainment
Windows
Adventure Craft is a challenging procedurally generated sandbox RPG with roguelike elements. Hunt monsters, horde loot, and craft weapons and armor, to survive in a vast ever-changing RPG world full of action, extreme danger and wonderful surprises.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 52.5% ★, Sandbox 11.5%, Open World 10.6%, RPG 8.6%, Survival 5.5%
- #58 Mortal Online 2
67% matchMixed60% of 13,523 reviews2022
Dev: Star Vault AB
Windows
Median: 14.1 hrsMean: 145.1 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: Sandbox 23.4%, Open World 21.4%, RPG 18%, Crafting 10.1%, Survival 9.1%
