- #1 Life is Feudal: Your Own
97% matchMixed66% of 12,061 reviews2015
Dev: Bitbox Ltd.
Windows
Median: 8.6 hrsMean: 57.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Hardcore and realistic; LiF is a Medieval multiplayer sandbox RPG, with free terraforming, a rich crafting system and preset and modular building construction. With engaging survival aspects, no target physics-based combat and a unique formation system - along with numerous other features - LiF is not for the faint of heart!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 35.9% ★, Medieval 12%, Open World 10.5%, Survival 10.2%, Crafting 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: This title focuses heavily on the realistic medieval survival and terraforming aspects that define the genre.
- #2 Rust
96% matchVery Positive87% of 1,393,461 reviews2018
Dev: Facepunch Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 52.7 hrsMean: 429.0 hrs≥1hr: 96%
The only aim in Rust is to survive. Everything wants you to die - the island’s wildlife, other inhabitants, the environment, and other survivors. Do whatever it takes to last another night.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 27.8% ★, Survival 18.9%, Crafting 12.6%, Open World 11.1%, Building 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: As the mechanical blueprint for the genre, it provides the same high-stakes resource gathering, raiding, and base defense loop.
- #3 Valheim
96% matchVery Positive94% of 540,690 reviews2021
Dev: Iron Gate ABPub: Coffee Stain Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 26.0 hrsMean: 78.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
A brutal exploration and survival game for 1-10 players, set in a procedurally-generated purgatory inspired by viking culture. Battle, build, and conquer your way to a saga worthy of Odin’s patronage!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 39.4% ★, Survival 12%, Open World 10.6%, Crafting 9.3%, Building 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a more polished and atmospheric medieval survival experience with deep building mechanics and rewarding boss progression.
- #4 Gloria Victis: Medieval MMORPG
95% matchMixed68% of 11,915 reviews2026
Dev: gamigo US
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 26.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Gloria Victis is an MMORPG with an emphasis on realism, set in a low-fantasy medieval open world. Enjoy MMO with skill-based non-target combat, open PVP with territory control, deep crafting system and player-driven economy – all that served with beautiful graphics and an immersive atmosphere.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 27.3% ★, Medieval 16.4%, Open World 14.3%, Crafting 8.6%, Survival 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the essence of faction-based medieval warfare and territory control in a persistent, player-driven world.
- #5 Mortal Online 2
94% matchMixed60% of 13,911 reviews2022
Dev: Star Vault AB
Windows
Median: 14.1 hrsMean: 150.9 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: Open World 17.3%, Medieval 16.7%, Crafting 14.5%, Survival 13.2%, PvP 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: A hardcore, sandbox medieval world where player interaction, crafting, and PvP are the primary drivers of the experience.
- #6 Dark and Light
94% matchMixed52% of 11,834 reviews2017
Dev: Snail Games USA
Windows
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 49.0 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 27.4% ★, Open World 19%, Survival 18.7%, Sandbox 9.3%, Crafting 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: A massive sandbox survival game that emphasizes medieval fantasy elements and territorial dominance.
- #7 Life is Feudal: MMO
93% matchMixed40% of 7,349 reviews2018
Dev: LTG
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 45.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Experience the hardcore reality of the Middle Ages. Master survival, engage in deep-rooted RPG elements, navigate a bustling economy, build communities, and employ diplomatic strategy to thrive in Abella's vast expanse.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 34.7% ★, Medieval 12.2%, Survival 10.8%, Crafting 9.6%, Building 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a large-scale persistent world focused on medieval society, trade, and survival.
- #8 Citadel: Forged with Fire
92% matchMixed68% of 5,894 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 38.8% ★, Open World 16.3%, Survival 12.9%, Crafting 8.1%, Sandbox 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: Combines medieval-style building with sandbox survival and magical combat in a large, open environment.
- #9 Renown
91% matchMixed58% of 1,578 reviews2025
Dev: RDBK Studios
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 16.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Renown is an intense medieval multiplayer survival experience set in a vast, ever-evolving world. Whether alone or rallying allies, gather resources, build powerful strongholds, and engage in brutal battles for dominance.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 28.4% ★, Crafting 10%, Medieval 9.9%, Survival 9.8%, Open World 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A modern take on the medieval survival genre with a strong focus on skill-based combat and base building.
- #10 ARK: Survival Evolved
91% matchVery Positive83% of 776,082 reviews2017
Dev: Studio Wildcard
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.2 hrsMean: 202.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Stranded on the shores of a mysterious island, you must learn to survive. Use your cunning to kill or tame the primeval creatures roaming the land, and encounter other players to survive, dominate... and escape!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 44.6% ★, Survival 13.8%, Open World 10.3%, Crafting 9.2%, Building 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the same core loop of gathering, crafting, and defending territory against other players in a harsh open world.
- #11 V Rising
89% matchVery Positive89% of 136,761 reviews2024
Dev: Stunlock Studios
Windows
Median: 20.8 hrsMean: 57.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Awaken as a Vampire. Hunt for blood in nearby settlements to regain your strength and evade the scorching sun to survive. Raise your castle and thrive in an ever-changing, open world full of mystery. Gain allies online and conquer the land of the living.
Why similar: Survival 19.9%, Open World 19%, Crafting 15.5%, Building 10.9%, Multiplayer 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: It provides intense base building and competitive PvP in a dark, atmospheric setting that rewards strategic planning.
- #12 Medieval Engineers
90% matchMixed52% of 7,324 reviews2015
Dev: Keen Software House
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 16.9 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Medieval Engineers is a sandbox game about engineering, construction and the maintenance of architectural works and mechanical equipment using medieval technology. Players build castles; construct mechanical devices and underground mining. There is an entire planet to explore!
Why similar: Medieval 19.3%, Building 19%, Open World 14.7%, Crafting 11.3%, Sandbox 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the structural integrity and building mechanics that are central to the medieval survival experience.
- #13 Out of Reach
89% matchMixed57% of 3,051 reviews2018
Dev: Space Boat Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 43.1% ★, Survival 13.5%, Open World 10.5%, Crafting 10%, Building 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: Features island-based survival mechanics with a heavy emphasis on building and naval combat.
- #14 Savage Lands
87% matchMixed54% of 6,690 reviews2021
Dev: Last Bastion Studios LLC
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Your fight for survival begins on the frozen shores of Tarvhas, where bitter cold and vicious creatures conspire to defeat the unprepared. Uncover the land’s dark history as you and fellow explorers traverse an unforgiving and hostile world to tame the Savage Lands.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 45.9% ★, Survival 13.4%, Open World 10.5%, Crafting 9.4%, Multiplayer 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: A harsh survival game that pits players against the environment and mythical creatures in a medieval setting.
- #15 Hurtworld
86% matchMostly Positive76% of 31,099 reviews2019
Dev: Bankroll Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 64.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Hurtworld is a hardcore multiplayer survival FPS with a focus on competitive gunplay and strategic map control. Built for hardcore gamers, Hurtworld aims to punish.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 34.9% ★, Survival 16.5%, Open World 11.5%, Crafting 10.7%, Building 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A hardcore survival game that emphasizes PvP and resource management similar to the core loop of the seed game.
- #16 KINGDOMS
86% matchMostly Positive72% of 4,086 reviews2015
Dev: Oreol
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 70%
KINGDOMS is a procedural medieval RPG in a randomly generated open world. The main feature of KINGDOMS is a smart AI system that completely controls NPC behavior. As the player, you can fully interact with this massive world and become any person you want to be.
Why similar: Medieval 19.7%, Open World 19.5%, Building 16.3%, Survival 15.6%, Crafting 13.7%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the simulation of medieval life and the ability to build and manage your own settlement in a dynamic world.
- #17 Miscreated
85% matchMixed66% of 31,591 reviews2018
Dev: Entrada Interactive LLC
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 38.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Miscreated is a multiplayer online hardcore survival game set in a post-apocalyptic future. You will need to survive against mutants, players, and even mother nature herself.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 50.1% ★, Survival 16%, Open World 11.9%, Crafting 7%, Multiplayer 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a tense, multiplayer-focused survival experience with a strong emphasis on scavenging and environmental hazards.
- #18 Subsistence
84% matchMostly Positive72% of 13,766 reviews2016
Dev: ColdGames
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 40.4 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Subsistence is a sandbox, first person, solo or co-op, PvE open-world survival game. Struggle through changing seasons to build a base, develop technology and gear-up in the hostile environment. Defend yourself from wildlife, the elements and AI hunters (who also build bases in the world).
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 45.2% ★, Survival 13.8%, Crafting 11.1%, Open World 9.4%, Multiplayer 7%
Why You'll Like It: Shares the intense base-building and survival loop that defines the core of the genre.
- #19 Valnir Rok Survival RPG
84% matchMixed44% of 980 reviews2017
Dev: encurio
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 42%
Valnir Rok is a multiplayer survival roleplaying game in a Viking setting with quests by bestselling author Giles Kristian. Explore a huge open world, craft items, cook meals, build houses and found clan cities. Raid other clans or place bounties. Pray to the gods and survive.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 25.1% ★, Open World 18.7%, Survival 18.4%, Multiplayer 9.2%, Crafting 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: A Norse-inspired survival game that emphasizes combat and exploration in a harsh, unforgiving world.
- #20 SURVIVAL: Postapocalypse Now
83% matchMixed56% of 8,877 reviews2019
Dev: TB Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Want to survive? - Arm yourself and survive. Crafting, shooting, transport and much more awaits you in the Survival game. What happened to the world around and why he died - you may find out. But is this the main question now?
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 50.3% ★, Survival 15.8%, Open World 10.3%, Multiplayer 6.8%, Crafting 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: Shares the open-world survival and base-building mechanics found in the seed game.
- #21 Outlaws of the Old West
82% matchMixed59% of 6,295 reviews2019
Dev: Virtual Basement LLCPub: Wandering Wizard
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 22.6 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Outlaws of the Old West is a massively multiplayer survival MMO with a huge world, thousands of items and a modular building system. Survive the wild, build your own homestead, defeat villainous bandits and work with others to tame the Wild West.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 52% ★, Survival 16%, Open World 14.3%, Multiplayer 8.5%, Crafting 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: Uses the same survival-crafting engine to provide a large-scale sandbox experience in a frontier setting.
- #22 CastleMiner Z
81% matchVery Positive81% of 11,158 reviews2014
Dev: DigitalDNA Games
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 66%
CastleMiner Z is an infinite world filled with deep places to explore, and horrifying monsters to slay. Build structures out of blocks, craft weapons and tools from raw materials, and explore the vast and frightening world around you.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 45.8% ★, Survival 14%, Open World 8.5%, Crafting 8.2%, Multiplayer 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A classic voxel-based survival game that emphasizes building and combat against hordes of enemies.
- #23 The Forest
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 680,573 reviews2018
Dev: Endnight Games Ltd
Windows
Median: 13.1 hrsMean: 37.3 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 50.1% ★, Survival 15.9%, Open World 11.1%, Crafting 8.9%, Building 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a high-tension survival experience with deep building mechanics and a focus on defending against hostile entities.
- #24 Rem Survival
79% matchMostly Positive75% of 803 reviews2021
Dev: Immortal Hand Studios
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 47.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Scavenge abandoned ruins, craft gear from scrap and salvaged materials, and fight the environment itself as hunger, exposure, and exhaustion push you to your limits. There are no second chances—only adaptation or death.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 40.4% ★, Crafting 12.9%, Survival 12.7%, Open World 11.6%, Building 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the core survival loop of gathering and building in an unforgiving open world.
- #25 GRAV
81% matchMixed47% of 6,921 reviews2015
Dev: BitMonster, Inc.
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 11.6 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 46.8% ★, Survival 14.6%, Open World 12.3%, Crafting 9.1%, Multiplayer 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: A sandbox survival game that offers extensive base-building and exploration in a sci-fi setting.
- #26 Crestfallen: Medieval Survival
78% matchMixed59% of 461 reviews2024
Dev: Bloodbath Studios
Windows
👑 Hail to the King! In Crestfallen: Medieval Survival, players clash for dominance over the realm through strategic castle 🏰 building and fierce combat. Craft epic armor, forge deadly medieval weapons⚔️, and build a kingdom worthy of legend 📜. Create a Guild 🐉, trade goods, and prevail! 🌟
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 29.5% ★, Crafting 10.4%, Survival 10.3%, Open World 8.7%, Medieval 8.3%
- #27 Medieval Dynasty
76% matchVery Positive90% of 52,032 reviews2021
Dev: Render CubePub: Toplitz Productions
Windows
Median: 11.6 hrsMean: 36.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Hunt, survive, build and lead in the harsh Middle Ages: Create your own Medieval Dynasty and ensure its long-lasting prosperity or die trying! Play alone or team up with friends to enjoy the ultimate medieval experience.
Why similar: Crafting 18.3%, Building 16.5%, Medieval 14.4%, Survival 13%, Open World 11.9%
- #28 ENDALOR
75% matchMixed70% of 272 reviews2026
Dev: Diorite Games
Windows
An immersive medieval dark fantasy survival game with RPG elements for 1-4 players. Set in a hand crafted open world. Explore, survive, build, craft, fight and conquer your way through the dark, brutal and mysterious lands.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 34.3% ★, Survival 10%, Medieval 9.7%, Open World 9.3%, Crafting 8%
- #29 Bellwright
73% matchVery Positive80% of 21,324 reviews2024
Dev: Donkey Crew
Windows
Median: 12.7 hrsMean: 41.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Establish and expand your own settlements, liberate the land and assist its villagers, and recruit others to your cause while learning more about a life you had to leave behind. Command your forces, prove your valor through combat, and cement yourself as the hero of your people.
Why similar: Survival 19.3%, Open World 17.1%, Medieval 16.5%, Crafting 15.2%, Building 10.9%
- #30 Heat
76% matchMixed49% of 2,935 reviews2020
Dev: Code}{atch
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 28.8 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Survive the wilderness, build a home, raise a family, and expand your territory. Gain power as President, deliver justice as Sheriff, fight for your tribe as Chief, or show some southern hospitality as Governor. Begin your new life in 19th century America.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 28.9% ★, Survival 18%, Open World 15.4%, Multiplayer 10.2%, Crafting 7.5%
- #31 Life is Feudal: Arden
74% matchMixed42% of 885 reviews2025
Dev: LTG
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 27.6 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Life is Feudal: Arden is a new free-to-play open-world MMORPG set in the Middle Ages, built on the foundation of Life is Feudal: MMO. Engage in thrilling PvP combat, navigate political intrigue, master a variety of professions and craft unique items. Forge your own path to power and greatness!
Why similar: Crafting 15.9%, Building 15%, Medieval 14.8%, Survival 13.4%, Sandbox 11.4%
- #32 Last Oasis
74% matchMixed62% of 24,230 reviews2020
Dev: Donkey Crew
Windows
Median: 17.8 hrsMean: 120.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Nomadic Survival MMO. Build wooden walking machines to travel to new lands. Create clans and fight for territory. Resources deplete fast, so take your sword and scavenge, pirate, and trade to stay alive.
Why similar: Survival 22.6%, Open World 19%, Crafting 14.7%, Building 12.3%, Multiplayer 8.5%
- #33 Myth of Empires
72% matchMixed68% of 17,524 reviews2024
Dev: Angela GamePub: Imperium Interactive Entertainment
Windows
Median: 15.1 hrsMean: 229.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Myth of Empires is a multiplayer war sandbox game featuring a high degree of freedom and multiple civilizations. Players must survive, craft, create, and lead troops in their quest to conquer PVE or PVP territory and build their own empire. Xizhou Civilization Pack is now officially released!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 37.7% ★, Building 11.5%, Open World 10.7%, Survival 10.5%, Medieval 8.7%
- #34 The Isle
73% matchVery Positive80% of 119,173 reviews2015
Dev: Afterthought LLC
Windows
Median: 12.6 hrsMean: 122.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Experience fierce open world survival gameplay as you attempt to stay alive on an unforgiving island inhabited by dinosaurs! Hunt. Grow. Survive.
Why similar: Survival 32.7%, Open World 27.5%, Multiplayer 17.5%, Sandbox 5.7%, Realistic 5.2%
- #35 Mortal Online
75% matchMixed52% of 2,959 reviews2015
Dev: Star Vault AB
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 21.0 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Mortal Online is a first-person medieval fantasy MMORPG, set in a huge, open, unforgiving world. Choose your race, choose your playstyle, choose a profession, choose where to place your loyalties - if you have any...
Why similar: Open World 24.2%, Survival 15.8%, Medieval 13.9%, Sandbox 12%, Crafting 8.4%
- #36 Conan Exiles Enhanced
71% matchMostly Positive79% of 117,196 reviews2018
Dev: Funcom
Windows
Median: 17.2 hrsMean: 113.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Conan Exiles Enhanced is an open world survival game set in the mythical lands of Hyboria, now fully upgraded to Unreal Engine 5 with stunning visuals and improved performance. SURVIVE, BUILD, and DOMINATE alone or with friends in a world brimming with adventure!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 31.8% ★, Survival 15.5%, Open World 12.7%, Crafting 9.9%, Building 9.8%
- #37 Rising World
72% matchVery Positive86% of 5,974 reviews2014
Dev: JIW-Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 21.2 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Rising World is a voxel based open-world sandbox game, featuring a procedurally generated world, playable in single and multi-player.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 43.1% ★, Crafting 12.7%, Survival 12.2%, Building 11.8%, Multiplayer 7.4%
- #38 Fragmented
73% 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 47.5% ★, Survival 14.1%, Open World 9.3%, Crafting 7.5%, Multiplayer 6.5%
- #39 ATLAS
71% matchMixed47% of 42,929 reviews2018
Dev: Grapeshot Games
Windows
Median: 12.5 hrsMean: 111.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Set sail for the ultimate pirate experience! Embark on a grand adventure alongside thousands of other players in one of the largest game worlds ever built (and even claim a piece of it to call your own). Build your ship, assemble your crew, sail the high seas, and become a pirate legend!
Why similar: Survival 23.9%, Open World 21.3%, Crafting 17.6%, Multiplayer 10%, Online Co-Op 6.8%
- #40 Wurm Online
70% matchMixed62% of 2,571 reviews2020
Dev: Code Club AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 39.4 hrs≥1hr: 47%
A sandbox MMORPG that has pushed the boundaries on what it means to be open world and stood the test of time. Dig, mine, shape the world around you and make your lasting mark!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 38.6% ★, Sandbox 12.2%, Building 10.9%, Survival 7.8%, Open World 6.1%
- #41 SCUM
66% matchMostly Positive74% of 126,382 reviews2025
Dev: Gamepires
Windows
Median: 11.9 hrsMean: 104.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Welcome to SCUM, a ruthless open-world survival game where deep character customization defines the prisoner you become. Loot, craft, hunt, build, and fight to outlast a hostile island where every choice can change your fate. Stay alive. Stay dangerous. Become harder to kill.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 38.6% ★, Survival 12.5%, Open World 12.1%, Crafting 10.4%, PvP 5.9%
- #42 Nightingale
67% matchMixed66% of 18,038 reviews2024
Dev: Inflexion Games
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 24.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Nightingale is an open world survival crafting game, where you’ll adventure across the mysterious and dangerous Fae Realms. As a daring Realmwalker, you’ll defeat monstrous enemies, survive hostile environments, and build elaborate estates in a visually stunning Gaslamp Fantasy world.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 37% ★, Survival 11.9%, Open World 10.8%, Crafting 10.5%, Building 9.4%
- #43 Carth
69% matchMixed59% of 75 reviews2024
Dev: Deidre Reay Studios LLC
Windows
Carth is a survival rpg set in a ravaged open world. You will need to explore, build, and fight to thrive. Gain extraordinary skills as you take on an incredible evil. Join together or go at it alone as you attempt to survive Carth.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 36.6% ★, Crafting 11.8%, Medieval 11.6%, Building 9.8%, Open World 9.5%
- #44 Wurm Unlimited
70% matchMostly Positive71% of 3,138 reviews2015
Dev: Code Club ABPub: Plug In Digital
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 18.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Wurm Unlimited is the standalone version of the fantasy sandbox world Wurm Online, the MMORPG where the players are in charge! A pioneer in the ideas of player influence, crafting and adventure, it is now one of the most deep and feature packed true sandbox experiences available.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 37.3% ★, Open World 11.5%, Crafting 10.8%, Survival 9.6%, Building 8.8%
- #45 Wild Terra 2: New Lands
69% matchMixed52% of 4,159 reviews2022
Dev: Juvty Worlds
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 27.7 hrs≥1hr: 38%
MMORPG full of details that create a unique immersion and the spirit of adventure! Play your role in the life-filled medieval world controlled by players.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 36.7% ★, Crafting 9.5%, Medieval 9%, Building 8%, Survival 7.5%
- #46 Deadside
66% matchMostly Positive76% of 40,499 reviews2024
Dev: Bad Pixel
Windows
Median: 9.5 hrsMean: 44.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
An Open World Survival Shooter blending hardcore PVP and PVE action. Secure precious loot in safe zones or build your own fortress in the wild. With intense gunfights, stunning visuals, and performance smooth enough for any system, the challenge awaits!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 36% ★, Survival 14.1%, Crafting 12.4%, Open World 11%, Multiplayer 7.5%
- #47 Ars Notoria
67% matchMixed62% of 312 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 37.7% ★, Crafting 11.9%, Survival 11.5%, Open World 10.5%, Building 10.3%
- #48 Survive the Nights
66% matchMixed66% of 6,719 reviews2025
Dev: a2z Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Hardcore open-world survival where preparation is everything. Scavenge, craft, fortify during the day. When night falls, the infected hunt in numbers. Play solo or with friends in a brutal post-apocalyptic sandbox where survival is earned through smart decisions. How many Nights will you survive?
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 42.8% ★, Survival 17%, Multiplayer 10.9%, Sandbox 10%, Online Co-Op 6.5%
- #49 The Front
65% matchMixed67% of 10,771 reviews2025
Dev: Samar Studio
Windows
Median: 10.6 hrsMean: 44.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
The Front is a survival open-world crafting sandbox game. You are a resistance fighter sent back in time to stop the rise of a tyrannical empire. Collect resources, craft tech, build shelters, and fight monsters to accomplish your mission.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 35.5% ★, Survival 11.3%, Crafting 11%, Open World 9.6%, Building 9.4%
- #50 Next Day: Survival
68% matchMixed62% of 10,257 reviews2018
Dev: SOFF GamesPub: Last Level
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 21.6 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Next Day is a multi-player SURVIVAL game with elements of RPG, in an imaginary country in Eastern Europe. Carry out an array of tasks, learn skills, and develop your character. Have shootouts with opponents and earn a reputation.
Why similar: Survival 31%, Open World 24.1%, Multiplayer 13.7%, Crafting 13.3%, PvP 5.4%
- #51 Mount & Blade: Warband
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 171,960 reviews2010
Dev: TaleWorlds Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18.6 hrsMean: 121.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
In a land torn asunder by incessant warfare, it is time to assemble your own band of hardened warriors and enter the fray. Lead your men into battle, expand your realm, and claim the ultimate prize: the throne of Calradia!
Why similar: Medieval 39%, Open World 25.3%, Multiplayer 11.6%, Sandbox 11.4%, RPG 5.4%
- #52 Hide & Hold Out - H2o
70% matchMixed54% of 631 reviews2016
Dev: Red Abyss Software
Windows · Linux
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 16.2 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 52.5% ★, Survival 14.3%, Crafting 8.6%, Open World 8.5%, Multiplayer 7.1%
