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Games Like RECOG The First Wave

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Open World Survival Craft, Indie, Open World, Survival.

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RECOG The Game is truly challenging and strategically entertaining. Build and defend your industry from an enemy who knows you more than you know yourself. Plan each step wisely, for all decisions you make directly impact what’s to come. Be prepared, for you are now entering THE RECOG!

Reviews: Mixed — 43% — of 14 reviews
Released: 2018-06-15
Developer: LozMarblz Inc.
Genres: Casual, Indie, Simulation, Strategy
Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux

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    97% matchMixed46% of 898 reviews2014
    Dev: ioneo
    Windows
    Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 49%

    The ultimate block building game.

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 69.8%, Sandbox 7.6%, Crafting 5.6%, Open World 4.2%, Survival 3.8%

  2. #2 Nighthold
    96% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: 2 Zombie GamesPub: HypeTrain Digital
    Windows

    Build shelters, interact with rescuees, battle against the Rot and raiders to survive another night in this Sandbox RPG. Play Solo or team up with friends in Online Сo-op.

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 63.4%, Base Building 6.2%, Crafting 5.6%, Sandbox 4.9%, Difficult 4.2%

  3. #3 Cubits
    96% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Mango Nebula Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Take control of a talkative little Cubit, who knows he lives inside a game, and do your best to ensure both of you survive in this harsh, unforgiving world.

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 46.8%, Crafting 8%, Simulation 6.1%, Sandbox 6.1%, Survival 5.7%

  4. #4 Force of Nature
    95% 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 61%, Crafting 9.6%, Survival 6.5%, Sandbox 5.9%, Open World 4.9%

  5. #5 Outpost Zero
    94% matchMixed49% of 846 reviews2019
    Dev: Symmetric GamesPub: tinyBuild
    Windows
    Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 54%

    Outpost Zero blends the genres of Multiplayer Base Building Survival and Simulation games in a Sci-Fi universe. On a lawless alien world, robotic scouts are tasked with building an Outpost for human colonists. Command AI minions, colonize the planet, and survive the perils of Gaiya.

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 55.6%, Simulation 9.8%, Base Building 7.5%, Survival 7.5%, Crafting 5.6%

  6. #6 The Long Dark
    94% matchVery Positive90% of 117,376 reviews2017
    Dev: Hinterland Studio Inc.
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 46.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    THE LONG DARK is a thoughtful, exploration-survival experience that challenges solo players to think for themselves as they explore an expansive frozen wilderness in the aftermath of a geomagnetic disaster. There are no zombies -- only you, the cold, and all the threats Mother Nature can muster.

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 70.3%, Survival 8.7%, Open World 5.9%, Crafting 4.5%, Sandbox 3.2%

  7. #7 Wrongworld
    93% matchVery Positive94% of 538 reviews2018
    Dev: Sludj Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    Crash-landed on a surreal, low-poly world filled with freakish inhabitants, choose between permadeath and non-permadeath modes and embark on an epic (and ridiculous) survival adventure. Will you manage to stay alive as you unravel the mysteries of Wrongworld and search for a way home?

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 67%, Simulation 8.1%, Survival 5.8%, Crafting 5.5%, Sandbox 5.2%

  8. #8 My Island
    92% matchMixed67% of 1,706 reviews2024
    Dev: SnowBaby Games
    Windows
    Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 48%

    MyIsland is a relaxed and beautiful survival game,You will drift and survive on the tropical islands, hunt and travel, build houses and development farming, and create your own warm homeland.

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 70.3%, Survival 7.1%, Crafting 6.7%, Open World 5.3%, Simulation 4.9%

  9. #9 The Nature
    91% matchMixed69% of 13 reviews2018
    Dev: Unphysical Machinery
    Windows · Linux

    (NOT A MOBILE GAME PORT or NOT AN RPG MAKER GAME!!!) You are a creature just like others. You have the same needs, the same abilities. There is just one difference; you can talk with the Spirit of The Nature. Gather items, craft weapons, achieve your dreams, start a family, form a party and complete the quests without dying.

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 68.3%, Moddable 8.1%, Crafting 6%, Indie 5.1%, Sandbox 4.6%

  10. #10 Alchemist's Awakening
    91% 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 66.1%, Crafting 10.1%, Sandbox 8.3%, Open World 6.3%, Survival 5.7%

  11. #11 Don't Starve Together
    89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 528,033 reviews2016
    Dev: Klei Entertainment
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 64.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    Fight, Farm, Build and Explore Together in the standalone multiplayer expansion to the uncompromising wilderness survival game, Don't Starve.

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 84%, Survival 9.9%, Crafting 1.7%, Open World 1.5%, Sandbox 1.1%

  12. #12 Mars Colony: Frontier
    90% matchMixed40% of 57 reviews2015
    Dev: HyperKat Games
    Windows

    In Mars Colony: Frontier you can learn the hard way what life would be like if you were stranded on the red planet. In this open-world simulator, you assume the role of an astronaut who has been sent on a mission to Mars only to have turmoil on Earth extend your stay indefinitely.

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 83.7%, Simulation 11.6%, Indie 4.7%

  13. #13 Subsistence
    89% matchMostly Positive72% of 13,601 reviews2016
    Dev: ColdGames
    Windows
    Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 40.0 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 67.2%, Crafting 8.5%, Survival 7.4%, Base Building 6%, Open World 5.3%

  14. #14 Primal Man Simulator
    88% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: RD Games
    Windows

    Primal Man Simulator is a complex survival simulator where the player becomes one of the evolutionary precursors of modern homo sapiens, trying to live through another day in an unwelcoming forests of Europe.

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 55.7%, Crafting 9.2%, Simulation 7.1%, Survival 6.8%, Open World 6.5%

  15. #15 Woodland Rebels
    87% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Beak Berry Games
    Windows · Mac

    Survive an untamed world where humans, animal villagers and wild animals all coexist, but not in harmony. Craft, farm, cook, and assign roles to villagers. Explore various biomes and muster an animal rebellion to fight back against human invaders.

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 51.2%, Crafting 8.4%, Base Building 6.9%, Procedural Generation 6.5%, Sandbox 6.5%

  16. #16 Forager
    86% 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 60.9%, Crafting 9%, Survival 6.5%, Base Building 5.3%, Sandbox 4.8%

  17. #17 Dig or Die
    86% matchVery Positive90% of 4,268 reviews2018
    Dev: Gaddy Games
    Windows
    Median: 4.2 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: Open World Survival Craft 59.8%, Crafting 8.6%, Sandbox 8.2%, Survival 7.3%, Strategy 4.8%

  18. #18 GRAV
    85% matchMixed47% of 6,921 reviews2015
    Dev: BitMonster, Inc.
    Windows
    Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 60%

    GRAV is a sand box experience where you explore a multitude of planets, hunt strange alien creatures, build and defend outposts, craft weapons and armor, and attempt to survive against other players in a hostile environment.

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 62.7%, Base Building 8.4%, Survival 7%, Crafting 6.3%, Open World 6.3%

  19. #19 FortressCraft Evolved!
    84% matchMostly Positive72% of 3,055 reviews2015
    Dev: ProjectorGamesPub: Digital Tribe
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 13.6 hrs≥1hr: 72%

    FortressCraft Evolved is a unique blend of Voxel Landscapes, Tower Defense, Crafting, Logistics, Exploration, Combat and Assembly lines. Players begin by crash-landing on a strange alien world, left with only a small handful of starting machines.

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 56.4%, Crafting 7.7%, Sandbox 6.6%, Base Building 5.8%, Strategy 5.1%

  20. #20 Crea
    83% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,406 reviews2016
    Dev: Siege Games
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 19.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Progress with every slain monster, learn over 80 skills through talents, craft hundreds of items, and explore vast procedurally-generated worlds in this ever-expanding sandbox RPG!

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 67.3%, Sandbox 9.4%, Crafting 8.9%, Survival 4.7%, Moddable 4.3%

  21. #21 Nighthold: Number 1
    81% matchMostly Positive72% of 356 reviews2025
    Dev: 2 Zombie GamesPub: HypeTrain Digital
    Windows
    Median: 42 minMean: 1.3 hrs≥1hr: 26%

    Investigate a starship crash, explore a hostile world, build shelters and survive nightly attacks of the Rot. Tear down any structure and experience total freedom of action.

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 56.2%, Base Building 9.4%, Crafting 8.3%, Sandbox 7.7%, Survival 6.4%

  22. #22 Signs of Life
    82% matchMostly Positive76% of 841 reviews2014
    Dev: Sweet Dog Studios
    Windows
    Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 9.5 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: Open World Survival Craft 66.2%, Sandbox 8.6%, Crafting 8%, Survival 5.8%, Open World 3.2%

  23. #23 Don't Starve
    81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 112,271 reviews2013
    Dev: Klei Entertainment
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 28.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    Don’t Starve is an uncompromising wilderness survival game full of science and magic. Enter a strange and unexplored world full of strange creatures, dangers, and surprises. Gather resources to craft items and structures that match your survival style.

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 57%, Survival 11.3%, Crafting 8.7%, Sandbox 6.2%, Moddable 5.2%

  24. #24 Moon Colony Crafter
    79% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: InfinityCoders
    Windows

    Play as an astronaut on our moon in the future. Your task is to prepare the moon for future colonies by terraforming. Collect resources, explore procedurally generated caves, build buildings and create a second world for you and our earth.

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 52.5%, Base Building 9.1%, Crafting 7.1%, Survival 5.8%, Sandbox 5.7%

  25. #25 Fragmented
    80% 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 72.1%, Survival 7.7%, Crafting 5.8%, Open World 5.4%, Sandbox 4.6%

  26. #26 Cube Life: Island Survival
    79% 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 71.5%, Crafting 6.6%, Sandbox 6.5%, Open World 5.4%, Survival 5.1%

  27. #27 Kalt
    78% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Kirov57
    Windows

    Explore and survive in the harsh weather conditions of northern lands.

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 68.2%, Strategy 12.6%, Simulation 9.6%, Open World 7.1%, Indie 2%

  28. #28 Breathedge
    78% matchVery Positive82% of 16,026 reviews2021
    Dev: RedRuins SoftworksPub: HypeTrain Digital
    Windows
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Survive in outer space! Together with your immortal chicken, discover the truth behind your sudden spaceship crash. Craft tools, pilot vehicles, and even control space stations to survive and explore the wreckage.

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 59.3%, Base Building 8.5%, Sandbox 6.9%, Crafting 6.4%, Survival 6%

  29. #29 Stranded Deep
    76% matchMostly Positive74% of 47,062 reviews2022
    Dev: Beam Team GamesPub: Beam Team Publishing
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 21.1 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 71%, Survival 7.9%, Crafting 7.5%, Open World 5.5%, Sandbox 2.9%

  30. #30 Realms of Magic
    75% matchVery Positive81% of 986 reviews2022
    Dev: Polished Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 79%

    Embark on a journey through the Old Kingdom in Realms of Magic - a sandbox RPG where you customize your character, choose your path, and immerse yourself in the fantasy world as a knight, wizard, miner, lumberjack, farmer, and more. After all, this is YOUR adventure.

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 76.7%, Sandbox 6.5%, Open World 5.5%, Indie 4.1%, Crafting 3.9%

  31. #31 Claycrafter
    75% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: scoz
    Windows

    Gather resources, build structures, and craft increasingly wondrous items to unlock the secrets of a mysterious world made entirely out of clay.

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 57.2%, Crafting 9.6%, Simulation 9.1%, Resource Management 8.3%, Sandbox 7.2%

  32. #32 Edge of Space
    77% matchMostly Negative33% of 2,729 reviews2015
    Dev: Handyman StudiosPub: Reverb Triple XP
    Windows
    Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.8 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: Open World Survival Craft 70.5%, Sandbox 9.6%, Crafting 6.8%, Survival 3.8%, Indie 3.2%

  33. #33 Planet Explorers
    76% matchMixed62% of 6,817 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: Open World Survival Craft 65.2%, Sandbox 9.4%, Open World 7.1%, Crafting 7%, Survival 5%

  34. #34 The Forest
    73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 665,921 reviews2018
    Dev: Endnight Games Ltd
    Windows
    Median: 13.1 hrsMean: 37.0 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 72.6%, Survival 8.3%, Crafting 6.6%, Open World 6.2%, Sandbox 2.8%

  35. #35 Exotic Matter
    74% matchMixed57% of 28 reviews2018
    Dev: MobiusCode
    Windows

    A blend of Metroidvania adventure and procedural survival game, in Exotic Matter you will explore, craft, fight, solve puzzles and survive. As the sole survivor of a last-ditch expedition to an alien planet, your duty is to find a powerful alien material that could save Earth from destruction.

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 78.6%, Procedural Generation 4.2%, Indie 4.1%, Crafting 4.1%, Sandbox 3.1%

  36. #36 AstroPlanet
    72% matchMostly Positive71% of 41 reviews2025
    Dev: VIVA
    Windows

    AstroPlanet is a sandbox game where you find yourself in the role of an astronaut whose ship has crashed on a planet with an inhospitable atmosphere. Your task is not only to survive, but also to turn this world into a habitable place.

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 44.5%, Base Building 10.1%, Crafting 9.6%, Sandbox 8.8%, Simulation 7.6%

  37. #37 ARCANA
    73% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Thomas RandallPub: bald
    Windows

    An Open World Survival Crafting game where you harness magic to advance. Discover new crafting recipies, expand your base, and conquer your enemies.

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 67.9%, Survival 7.2%, Procedural Generation 6.8%, Crafting 6.8%, Sandbox 6.7%

  38. #38 Alice in Dinerland
    72% match4 user reviews25% of 4 reviews2023
    Dev: Marginal_act
    Windows

    Embark on a whimsical and treacherous journey through a twisted version of Wonderland in "Alive in Dinerland," a gripping survival game inspired by the beloved tale of Alice in Wonderland.

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 56.2%, Crafting 9.2%, Difficult 7%, Sandbox 6.9%, Survival 6.3%

  39. #39 Aniverse
    71% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: AniLab
    Windows

    Chop trees, cook meals, build your home and play music to control the wild! Explore a procedurally generated world and survive your way through art.

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 62.7%, Procedural Generation 8%, Crafting 7.3%, Open World 7%, Sandbox 6.5%

  40. #40 Nimoyd - Survival Sandbox
    70% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Nudge Nudge Games
    Windows

    You’ve crash-landed on Earth in 2702. Craft, dig, fight through a vast and colorful post-apocalyptic open world full of wonder, generated cities, dungeons, aliens, mechs, and an underworld. Find love. Or beat the ultimate Underlord!

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 52.5%, Procedural Generation 8.4%, Crafting 8.3%, Sandbox 7.6%, Survival 6.4%

  41. #41 The Wild Eight
    71% matchMostly Positive70% of 7,155 reviews2019
    Dev: Eight PointsPub: HypeTrain Digital
    Windows
    Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    The Wild Eight is an intense survival action-adventure set in the frozen wilderness of Alaska. Team up with friends in online co-op or go solo, explore the mysterious land, craft weapons and fight to live another day.

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 66.6%, Survival 9%, Crafting 6.3%, Open World 5.4%, Sandbox 3.8%

  42. #42 Necesse
    67% 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 68.5%, Crafting 6.8%, Sandbox 6.4%, Base Building 5.7%, Open World 5.4%

  43. #43 SURVIVAL 2099
    70% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Doomsday GamesPub: Open World Entertainment
    Windows

    Survival 2099 is an open world survival crafting game. Human beings have been discharging nuclear wastewater into the sea for a long time, and Marine creatures are slowly mutated by radiation. In 2099, the apocalypse comes, and the terrible creatures after mutation begin to attack human.

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 50.3%, Moddable 10.2%, Crafting 8.6%, Sandbox 6.3%, Survival 6.2%

  44. #44 Hide & Hold Out - H2o
    71% matchMixed54% of 630 reviews2016
    Dev: Red Abyss Software
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 16.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    Hide & Hold Out is a multiplayer survival game taking place in a devastated water world. Gather, build, team up with your friends and establish the foundations of your future floating empire utilizing the heavy guns of your battle ships!

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 71.9%, Survival 7%, Simulation 6.7%, Crafting 6.1%, Open World 4.4%

  45. #45 No Light
    69% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: 匠门电子科技有限公司
    Windows

    When wake up, you in a strange world. You must learn to be strong in this dangerous and dark world. Look for all the materials that can live, light the torch in hand, this light may be the last hope, but don't forget, in this boundless darkness, the light will also let "them" See you.

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 72%, Simulation 10.6%, Crafting 8.5%, Survival 6.2%, Indie 2.1%

  46. #46 Under A New Sun
    68% matchMostly Positive76% of 368 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 58.9%, Crafting 8.4%, Base Building 7.7%, Survival 6.5%, Open World 6.3%

  47. #47 Animallica
    67% matchMostly Positive70% of 904 reviews2022
    Dev: Animallica Games Studio
    Windows
    Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    In Animallica you are racing against extinction after a deadly virus ravaged the world. As the lone survivor of the last conservation center on Earth, the fate of every single animal and plant species lies in your hands.

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 61.4%, Simulation 9.5%, Crafting 9.4%, Survival 6.2%, Open World 4.1%

  48. #48 Green Hell
    67% matchVery Positive85% of 94,379 reviews2019
    Dev: Creepy Jar
    Windows
    Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 18.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    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 67.3%, Survival 7.9%, Crafting 6.9%, Base Building 5.9%, Open World 4.9%

  49. #49 Whisper of the Swallows
    65% matchVery Positive87% of 144 reviews2026
    Dev: Blown Leaves
    Windows

    Brave a savage and unforgiving procedurally-generated world where extreme weather and the nightmares of the dark are your greatest enemies. Alone or in co-op, survive, build, and explore to transform a cursed hellscape into your sanctuary of light.

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 53.2%, Crafting 8.7%, Base Building 7.6%, Sandbox 7.3%, Survival 6%

  50. #50 Vortex: The Gateway
    69% matchMixed57% of 398 reviews2016
    Dev: StormCube Games
    Windows
    Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 54%

    Vortex: The Gateway is an open world survival horror game with two game modes. If you want to survive then be alert, sneak, build and fight. Meanwhile life back on Earth changes dramatically. What changes? You will get bits of information through your adventure. Prepare for the worst!

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 75.3%, Survival 8.3%, Crafting 7.5%, Open World 6%, Indie 2.9%

  51. #51 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: Open World Survival Craft 55.9%, Base Building 7%, Crafting 6.9%, Open World 6%, Survival 5.9%

  52. #52 Out of Reach
    68% matchMixed57% of 3,044 reviews2018
    Dev: Space Boat Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 11.2 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 66.2%, Crafting 7.9%, Survival 7.5%, Open World 6.1%, Base Building 4.6%

  53. #53 Candy Factory TD
    66% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Tbjbu2 Originals
    Windows

    Build a candy factory to defend against waves of candy creatures! A first-person tower defense factory building automation game. Manage productions, build candy turrets, expand the island, and beat the waves!

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 45.4%, Base Building 9%, Crafting 7.6%, Resource Management 7.5%, Strategy 7.4%

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