- #1 Cannon Foundry Simulator
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Orbital FireworksPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
You set up a cannon foundry. You have to go through the entire process of creating an old cannon from the very beginning. Build your workshop and start production. You start with the most primitive medieval guns. But you're still developing.
Why similar: War 24.4%, Sandbox 15.7%, Historical 13.2%, Crafting 9.1%, Realistic 8.8%
- #2 This War of Mine
96% matchVery Positive94% of 97,235 reviews2014
Dev: 11 bit studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 16.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
In This War Of Mine you do not play as an elite soldier, rather a group of civilians trying to survive in a besieged city; struggling with lack of food, medicine and constant danger from snipers and hostile scavengers. The game provides an experience of war seen from an entirely new angle.
Why similar: Survival 32.9%, War 27.4%, Crafting 11.5%, Choices Matter 9.6%, Simulation 6.1%
- #3 Too Much Water
96% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2020
Dev: Filip Budd
Windows · Mac
Too Much Water is a top-down castaway simulator with an exquisite "splash" of humour, and a captivating story.
Why similar: Crafting 21.4%, Survival 18.1%, Top-Down Shooter 12.5%, Multiple Endings 10.2%, Top-Down 9.2%
- #4 Totally Accurate Battle Simulator
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 151,370 reviews2021
Dev: Landfall
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 20.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Be the leader of wobblers from ancient lands, spooky places, and fantasy worlds. Watch them fight in simulations made with the wobbliest physics system ever created, make your own wobblers in the unit creator and send your army off to fight your friends in multiplayer.
Why similar: War 28.8%, Sandbox 20%, Simulation 11.4%, Historical 10.5%, Realistic 9.4%
- #5 塞图格莉娜号Sertorgina
94% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: 拉可欧蒂
Windows
Welcome to explore the unknown world with Sertorgina together. You will face various enemies, from ordinary soldiers to powerful boss.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 34.9%, Survival 17.5%, Adventure 15.8%, Top-Down 12.7%, 3D 6.9%
- #6 FossilFrontier
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: M'Sprj
Windows
This game is about exploring the desert, digging up fossils, and reconstructing them.
Why similar: Simulation 22.8%, Sandbox 22.6%, Survival 20%, Crafting 16%, Third Person 12.1%
- #7 Survival Instinct
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wenay Studio
Windows
You are the lucky one (or not) who managed to survive the most powerful solar flare in history and then plunge headlong into the permafrost. Can you adapt to the new conditions on Earth without losing your sanity and retaining your humanity?
Why similar: War 25.8%, Survival 16.2%, Crafting 15.4%, Choices Matter 10.8%, Sandbox 10.3%
- #8 Pandemic Isolation
92% matchMixed70% of 33 reviews2020
Dev: Maxim Arefiev
Windows · Mac
In this game you have to help the main character to hold on in self-isolation with limited resources. Every day you face a difficult choice: how to eke out your groceries, whose request you should respond to, and who is to be left without a piece of bread.
Why similar: War 17.8%, Simulation 16.7%, Crafting 12.4%, Survival 12.2%, Choices Matter 11.6%
- #9 Agni Fighter
91% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: gtgame
Windows
Agni Fighter is a vertical scroll flight shooting game with future technology pictures. In the game, the player will control a fighter to fight over the city.
Why similar: War 34.1%, Top-Down Shooter 34.1%, Top-Down 13.8%, Combat 7.3%, Adventure 5.1%
- #10 Horrors Glade
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: djva caravana
Windows
You are a young scientist whose experiment turned into a disaster. When you wake up in the heart of a creepy forest, where every whisper of the wind hides a threat, you realize: there are no rules here. There is only hunger, fear, and shadows hungry for your flesh.
Why similar: Survival 28.2%, Crafting 26.4%, Sandbox 21.3%, Simulation 9.1%, Adventure 6.4%
- #11 Ultimate Epic Battle Simulator
90% matchMostly Positive77% of 12,242 reviews2017
Dev: Brilliant Game Studios
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 36%
Here is a sandbox like no other. Create massive battles with absolutely no limits. Want to see 10,000 chickens fight an army of Romans?? Sure, why not. Want to see a company of WW2 U.S soldiers fight 11,000 Medieval soldiers?? There are simply no limits to the carnage you can achieve in UEBS.
Why similar: War 39.8%, Sandbox 24.2%, Simulation 15.9%, Strategy 5.6%, Survival 5.2%
- #12 Titanic Escape Simulator™
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: magicprostudio
Windows
Investigate a dark mystery aboard the RMS Titanic before the final night becomes a fight for survival. Explore, solve puzzles, uncover secrets, and make impossible choices as history’s most famous ship sinks beneath the Atlantic.
Why similar: Survival 26.8%, Historical 26%, Simulation 12.8%, Adventure 8.5%, Realistic 7.2%
- #13 National Machine
88% matchMixed61% of 59 reviews2018
Dev: Eric Sun
Windows
You are a munitions manufacturer in 1930s. Help your nation for arms race. Before war break, you need to produce enough aircraft, tanks and guns.
Why similar: War 22.6%, Simulation 17.6%, Historical 16.4%, Sandbox 16.2%, Crafting 10%
- #14 Undead Sands: Stolen Future ☢️
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Frontline: Games Series
Windows
Lead the last Commandos in a blasted North African wasteland. Tactical, turn-based RPG with open-world exploration, character creation, PERKS, and upgrades.
Why similar: War 23.3%, Crafting 16.1%, Historical 15.8%, Survival 14.9%, Choices Matter 10.6%
- #15 Lantern Forge
87% matchMixed54% of 284 reviews2014
Dev: Hearthfire Studios
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Lantern Forge is a sandbox survival game with building, crafting, and RPG elements. Mine and forage for resources to build a home, plant crops, and craft weapons and armor. Then venture out to explore the wilderness, find hidden dungeons and temples, fight unique monsters, and collect the treasures they guard.
Why similar: Survival 29.7%, Crafting 29.6%, Sandbox 26.5%, Adventure 10.6%, Indie 3.5%
- #16 Direland
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: KAIJIUUUUU
Windows
A sandbox survival craft game set in a vast world. Explore the wilderness, defeat monsters, gather materials, and conquer colossal bosses.
Why similar: Crafting 27.8%, Sandbox 25.4%, Survival 24.1%, Top-Down 6.2%, Adventure 5.9%
- #17 Human Wall Simulator
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MadJupiterStudio
Windows
All is about humans forming a wall, and breaking it! Gather your people and stand hand in hand. Hold up against rushing enemy. Explore wall scenarios and watch the humans fight in a real-time physics simulation playground.
Why similar: War 34.6%, Simulation 21.3%, Sandbox 20.4%, Strategy 9.1%, Realistic 8.4%
- #18 Smoke and Sacrifice
84% matchMostly Positive76% of 508 reviews2018
Dev: Solar Sail Games LtdPub: Curve Games
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 45%
Smoke and Sacrifice sees Sachi, a mother forced to give up her son, adventure into a grotesque underworld on a quest that will lead her to a darker truth.
Why similar: Survival 30.6%, Crafting 29.3%, Female Protagonist 21.6%, Adventure 11.3%, Indie 5.8%
- #19 Wild Horizon: Edge of Survival
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ravi Gyani
Windows
Survive. Solve. Escape! Stranded after a plane crash, navigate a breathtaking deadly wilderness. Master the elements, outsmart predators, and solve intricate puzzles to survive. No crafting—just skill, stamina, and strategy. Can you conquer the wild and make it home, or will the horizon claim you?
Why similar: Survival 28.1%, Choices Matter 15.6%, Multiple Endings 14.5%, Third Person 11.4%, Simulation 8.2%
- #20 Steamwrecked
82% matchMixed65% of 40 reviews2026
Dev: sTeam
Windows
Ascend the skies and escape the hot desert caused by humanity's over usage of fossil fuels. Find blueprints, scavenge and craft items to build your airship to soar the skies up to society once more. Can you survive this tragedy or fall prey to the harsh nature of this decaying world?
Why similar: Survival 30.1%, Sandbox 28.9%, Crafting 16.7%, Adventure 13.4%, 3D 4.1%
- #21 Last Wood
82% matchMixed67% of 587 reviews2022
Dev: JustUsGameLab
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 66%
In Last Wood, it is an oceanic world after the Fall. You will guide several survivors in the ocean from pieces of rafts, survive, build rafts, defense the threats, explore the unknown world, even have their offsprings, and find the truth of the world.
Why similar: Survival 34.4%, Simulation 27.4%, Adventure 16.5%, Indie 10.9%, Sandbox 10.7%
- #22 Galactineers
83% matchMixed46% of 26 reviews2019
Dev: LInsoDeTeh
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Galactineers is a genre-mix of open world sandbox game and realtime strategy game. You can use blocks and items to build your world in space, and also construct your own ships. Win cooperative PVE missions or PVP arena battles with your own custom ships.
Why similar: Simulation 22.9%, Sandbox 19.4%, Crafting 18.7%, Adventure 14.6%, Strategy 14.2%
- #23 Forsaken Isle
81% matchMostly Positive71% of 516 reviews2025
Dev: Smoodlez
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Stranded on a desert island, explore, craft, build and fight in this action survival game!
Why similar: Survival 34.9%, Crafting 27.7%, Sandbox 19%, Adventure 11%, Indie 5.7%
- #24 Ahoy!
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Silver Compass Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Ahoy! is an open world survival adventure where you must craft, build, and fight to survive on a tough, bullet hell boss and magic filled, island. Explore treacherous lands, uncover secrets, and face supernatural threats in your quest for survival stranded on a mystical island!
Why similar: Survival 18.4%, Historical 17.8%, Sandbox 15.5%, Crafting 13.6%, Choices Matter 9.3%
- #25 Treasure Hunter Simulator 2
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DRAGO entertainmentPub: Movie Games S.A.
Windows
Once you've found all the artifacts in part one, it's time to test yourself in the new, revolutionary high-quality, Treasure Hunter Simulator 2.
Why similar: Simulation 29.2%, Historical 28.9%, Crafting 19.6%, 3D 8.1%, Adventure 5.9%
- #26 The Last
79% matchMixed64% of 11 reviews2016
Dev: Mateusz Kuliś
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%
The Last is a survival game with a twist, Your main objective is to stay alive and making your camp bigger. The game focuses on the player camp and player made buildings, as a player you will be able to build plenty of different structures to suit your needs on this lonely island.
Why similar: Survival 26.1%, Sandbox 20.8%, Crafting 20.5%, Simulation 12.7%, Adventure 8.7%
- #27 Cyberpunk Fighting
78% matchMostly Positive71% of 28 reviews2021
Dev: LTZinc
Windows
Cyberpunk Fighting - is unusual 2D quest game with fighting elements made as cyberpunk style in which you will learn about a difficult destiny of a street fighter Leroy.
Why similar: War 37.8%, Survival 25.6%, Simulation 13.6%, Adventure 8.8%, Indie 5.6%
- #28 Ex/l
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: FDST
Windows
A top-down 2D survival shooter with base building and crafting. Explore procedurally generated islands, secure resources, and defend—or raid—player bases in tense online PvP. Every run reshapes routes, chokepoints, and risk.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 27.4%, Survival 24.9%, Crafting 22.7%, Sandbox 15.7%, Top-Down 7.6%
- #29 Notrium
77% matchVery Positive95% of 73 reviews2015
Dev: Ville Mönkkönen
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 36%
You have crash-landed on Notrium. Your food supplies are running low, and a pack of predatory aliens have your scent. You're out of bullets for your pistol, your only weapon a handful of rocks. A freezing night is setting in, and you are desperately looking for firewood. Can you survive?
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 27.6%, Survival 20.6%, Crafting 20.4%, Multiple Endings 11.7%, Top-Down 7.2%
- #30 Last Chickenburg
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: YerenGames
Windows
Fight to build your base, gather resources and take back the land that is rightfully yours from the humans who wish to eradicate and enslave you.
Why similar: War 24.8%, Sandbox 18.2%, Crafting 13.2%, Survival 12.5%, Combat 7.8%
- #31 Dead In Bermuda
76% matchMostly Positive71% of 993 reviews2015
Dev: Ishtar Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
DEAD IN BERMUDA is a survival management game with RPG and adventure elements. Lead a team of 8 survivors from a plane crash. Assign them to tasks, gain experience, develop your survival skills, research and craft new items, explore the island and solve its mysteries.
Why similar: Survival 42.2%, Simulation 17.1%, Crafting 14.3%, Adventure 9.1%, Strategy 9%
- #32 Darkout
76% matchMixed48% of 883 reviews2013
Dev: AllgrafPub: KISS ltd
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Crashed and alone on a world mankind tried to leave behind, Darkout challenges players to survive on Illuna, in harsh, procedurally generated biomes, utilizing the game’s sandbox features to build shelters, craft weapons, and research new technologies.You are not alone.
Why similar: Sandbox 33.4%, Crafting 27.2%, Survival 25.4%, Adventure 7.9%, Indie 6%
- #33 Dead Night
75% matchPositive84% of 31 reviews2021
Dev: LTZinc
Windows
Dead Night - is a simple and incredibly hardcore 3D shooter where you have to fight to various monsters alone.
Why similar: War 41.9%, Survival 25.8%, Simulation 14.1%, Adventure 9.2%, Indie 5.6%
- #34 SanGuo223
74% match8 user reviews63% of 8 reviews2023
Dev: DuanWeibo
Windows
This is a RTS game, a war game about Three Kingdoms.Focus on the era of the Three Kingdoms when Zhuge Liang , and Cao Pi and Sun Quan.This game has a series of magical events, to tell the story of that era.
Why similar: Historical 30%, War 23.7%, Sandbox 17.5%, Strategy 10.1%, Top-Down 7.3%
- #35 Roman Conquest: Rise to Power
73% matchPositive80% of 15 reviews2024
Dev: LOMS Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Roman Conquest: Rise to Power is a turn-based strategy game in which the player can feel like a great commander of the Roman Empire. Lead a legion and go with your army to recapture the occupied lands.
Why similar: War 23.9%, Top-Down Shooter 23.6%, Historical 15.4%, Simulation 11.5%, Top-Down 9.2%
- #36 Brutal Inventions
74% matchMixed42% of 19 reviews2019
Dev: Cankut Keskin
Windows
Brutal Inventions is a 3D tower defense and survival game. You are the king in a war between two castle.
Why similar: Survival 23.5%, Crafting 20.9%, Sandbox 17.6%, Adventure 14.7%, Strategy 13.1%
- #37 AC-130 Gunship Operator
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: WarZoneLab
Windows
In AC-130 Gunship Operator game you will seat in chair of armament operator of three most powerful gunships in the world. As first, we are pleased to offer to gamers Russian artillery aircraft AN-12 Aurora and Chinese Y-9 Hawk. Prepare for lead rain from the sky and great emotions.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 33.1%, Survival 25.4%, Simulation 23.5%, Multiple Endings 10.7%, 3D 5.6%
- #38 Before Nightfall
73% matchMixed62% of 94 reviews2018
Dev: Pickle Drugs
Windows
It’s a small survival game, in which you will be tested for speed and prudence. Challenge the deadly cold
Why similar: Survival 40%, Simulation 29.7%, Adventure 18.3%, Indie 12%
- #39 Trick or Treat
72% matchMixed58% of 26 reviews2021
Dev: LTZincPub: HandMade Games
Windows
Trick or Treat - is an effective and hardcore 2D platformer with surviving elements where you will have to do various levels playing like a Jack-o-lantern.
Why similar: War 41.1%, Survival 25.8%, Simulation 14.9%, Adventure 9.6%, Indie 6.1%
- #40 Long Black-Haired Schoolgirl Survival Simulation Game
70% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: stripmine
Windows · Mac
Play as a stranded high school girl with long black hair and try to escape from a deserted island!
Why similar: Survival 29.3%, Female Protagonist 16.9%, Crafting 14.6%, Simulation 14.5%, Multiple Endings 12.2%
- #41 Her War
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: KK Game Studio
Windows
She was a normal college student, until the terrorist mercilessly ravaged her homeland. In this survival first-person shooter, you will lead fellow female soldiers to liberate your homeland. Be ready to face constant life threats and set on a journey of revenge.
Why similar: Survival 18.9%, Crafting 17.6%, Female Protagonist 15%, Simulation 13.3%, War 9.9%
- #42 Basterd Blitz
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nurt Studios
Windows · Linux
Basterd Blitz is a top-down 3D arena shooter roguelite where you play as an allied soldier with up to 3 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of enemy soldiers. Choose from a variety of characters with different traits, buy items and upgrade weapons to create unique runs and kill some enemies.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 24.8%, War 20.7%, Survival 18.4%, Top-Down 8.8%, Choices Matter 7.8%
- #43 WW2: Bunker Simulator
70% matchMostly Positive75% of 407 reviews2022
Dev: BEPLAYERPub: Art Games Studio S.A.
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 62%
During WWII you are an American soldier who captured the german bunker in Normandy. You must defend it at all costs and survive this World War II. Complete missions, cook & shoot, search the bodies for medicines, ammo, and food to survive. WW2: Bunker Simulator is a mix of fps and simulator.
Why similar: War 24.1%, Crafting 16%, Survival 15.7%, Historical 15.1%, Simulation 8.2%
- #44 Caldera
70% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: Robert William BonnerPub: NA
Windows
Caldera is set in 1849 at the very beginning of the American Gold Rush, where Players have the opportunity to seek their fortunes and learn about the various Mineralization's responsible for Gold-Bearing Ore! Pan for Gold, Mine for Gold, Dig for Gold, Process Minerals, and more!
Why similar: Sandbox 16.9%, Historical 14.7%, Crafting 13.9%, Simulation 12.3%, Survival 12%
- #45 The Escapists
69% matchVery Positive90% of 16,182 reviews2015
Dev: Mouldy Toof StudiosPub: Team17
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%
The Escapists provides players the opportunity of experiencing a light-hearted insight into everyday prison life with the main objective being that of escaping!
Why similar: Crafting 30.9%, Survival 16.7%, Simulation 12.7%, Sandbox 9.8%, Strategy 9.3%
- #46 Modern Wars
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: man_82
Windows
Modern Wars is a modern geopolitical simulation where you watch AI-controlled nations fight wars, expand territory, form alliances, collapse into civil wars, create puppet states, and react to changing world events over time.
Why similar: War 35.5%, Sandbox 21.4%, Historical 14.5%, Simulation 10.1%, Top-Down 8.2%
- #47 All Quiet in the Trenches
66% matchVery Positive90% of 909 reviews2024
Dev: Totally Not Aliens
Windows · Linux
All Quiet in the Trenches is a narrative turn-based strategy RPG set in World War I. Get to know your soldiers, take care of their needs and lead them in battle, trying to strike a precarious balance between the ambitions of your superiors and the survival of your men.
Why similar: War 32.4%, Survival 21.1%, Historical 14.9%, Choices Matter 14.8%, Simulation 7.5%
- #48 Cannibal
69% matchMostly Positive73% of 44 reviews2015
Dev: Gametek Brasil
Windows
Live the life of a survivor who lost his parents at age 12 and was adopted by the wily Mr. Francis. Survive the cold nights and constant attacks. Build shelters to keep protected and tools to assist in the tasks, try to create alliances with other survivors, explore this new world to find new ways to stay alive in a survival game in...
Why similar: Survival 45.6%, Simulation 23.1%, Adventure 13.2%, Strategy 10.1%, Indie 8%
- #49 Best Intruder
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Millwoo StudioPub: Jibeijia
Windows
Are you ready to start your invasion plan?
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 19.9%, Noir 16.8%, War 16.1%, Sandbox 14.1%, Third Person 9.8%
- #50 Blightscape
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CK
Windows
Craft your settlement, survive the cursed island, and uncover its dark mysteries. Strengthen your character by mastering new skills, learning recipes, and gaining favor with factions. Battle the Blight, a lingering curse of black magic that threatens to consume everything in its path.
Why similar: Sandbox 23.4%, Crafting 18.5%, Survival 13.1%, Realistic 12.1%, Third Person 11%
- #51 Pandemic Train
67% matchMixed58% of 248 reviews2023
Dev: Trigger LabsPub: Games Operators
Windows
In Pandemic Train you are in charge of the crew aboard a train roaming the postapocalyptic wasteland, ravaged by both war and a deadly plague. Your goal is to survive long enough to discover the cure… or die trying. Humanity’s fate is in your hands! Start your journey now!
Why similar: War 23.1%, Survival 18.9%, Crafting 15.7%, Choices Matter 12.7%, Sandbox 11.8%
- #52 Ukrainians: Our battle
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Serhii KhramovPub: General Script Studio
Windows
Immerse yourself in the atmosphere of military events, become one of the volunteers of the country, where your every decision can become critical. Explore locations, make decisions, complete challenging missions. Everything is in your hands. Good luck!
Why similar: Choices Matter 19.3%, Historical 16.5%, Multiple Endings 16.2%, Simulation 14.5%, Adventure 9.1%
- #53 Hyper Knights: Battles
68% matchMixed60% of 87 reviews2017
Dev: Endless Loop Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 31%
Spartans vs Persians, Ogres vs Chickens, Marines vs Archers. Create your own units, customize their AI and watch them fight!
Why similar: War 35.1%, Simulation 24.8%, Sandbox 17.8%, Strategy 12.4%, Indie 9.9%
- #54 Cursed Core
64% matchPositive100% of 16 reviews2026
Dev: BekkerDev Studio
Windows
Cursed Core is a small, hardcore survival sandbox set in an open, randomly generated world.
Why similar: Survival 23.9%, Sandbox 23.7%, Crafting 22.4%, Simulation 17.3%, Adventure 6.7%