- #1 Tribe: Primitive Builder
97% matchVery Positive81% of 805 reviews2023
Dev: Space Boat StudiosPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Chill out as you explore the beautiful, realistic island of exiles. Gather resources, craft tools, construct buildings and settlements. Manage tribe and automate your gameplay. Discover 4 lands, a storyline and save the inhabitants of the island.
Why similar: Fishing 21.6% ★, Base Building 12%, Nature 11%, Crafting 8.9%, Building 8.8%
- #2 I Am Future: Cozy Apocalypse Survival
96% matchVery Positive84% of 4,696 reviews2024
Dev: MandragoraPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 8.7 hrsMean: 14.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
I Am Future is a relaxing single-player survival game about building a cozy rooftop camp amid a flooded post-apocalyptic city. Set up a farm, go fishing, tinker with gadgets, craft new tools, manage a team of cute robots to automate and expand your base, explore the mysterious world, and chill out!
Why similar: Sandbox 14.4%, Base Building 13.2%, Crafting 12.9%, Building 12.1%, Open World 11.4%
- #3 The Last Caretaker
96% matchVery Positive86% of 13,935 reviews2025
Dev: Channel37 Ltd
Windows
Median: 20.3 hrsMean: 37.4 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Explore a drowned Earth, restore lost systems, and raise the last human seeds in this first-person survival-crafting adventure. Build, scavenge, defend, and launch humanity back to the stars.
Why similar: Base Building 15.6%, Sandbox 12.3%, Survival 12.1%, Crafting 11.6%, Open World 10.5%
- #4 Outpath
95% matchVery Positive93% of 3,137 reviews2023
Dev: David Moralejo SánchezPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 12.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
An experimental clicker base building game. Craft, gather & manage resources, build your base and buy more islands to exploit and expand!
Why similar: Base Building 13.9%, Sandbox 11.4%, Crafting 10.3%, Building 9.5%, Nature 9.1%
- #5 Forever Skies
94% matchMostly Positive78% of 9,059 reviews2025
Dev: Far From Home
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 30.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
A first-person survival game set on a post-apocalyptic, ecologically ruined Earth. Play solo or with up to 3 friends as you build, upgrade, and fly a high-tech airship. Scavenge resources, craft tools, and face dangers on the surface as you hunt for a cure to save humanity.
Why similar: Base Building 15.1%, Survival 11.5%, Crafting 10.7%, Open World 10.2%, Building 8.8%
- #6 Among Trees
94% matchMixed68% of 2,238 reviews2021
Dev: FJRD Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Escape to an enchanting, living sandbox surrounded by wildlife and nature. Scavenge materials and craft tools to turn your small cabin into a warm, well-supplied home. Survive by fishing, cooking and growing your own food. Be careful though, the forest is as dangerous as it is wonderful.
Why similar: Survival 13.5%, Base Building 11.4%, Open World 11.2%, Sandbox 10.5%, Crafting 10.2%
- #7 Len's Island
93% matchMostly Positive80% of 7,974 reviews2025
Dev: Flow Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%
An open-world survival crafting game for 1–8 players, blending intense dungeon crawling and ARPG combat with peaceful farming and creative building. Take on quests and explore a vast, procedurally-generated world full of danger and discovery.
Why similar: Survival 13.1%, Base Building 13%, Sandbox 12.5%, Building 12.4%, Nature 11.9%
- #8 The Planet Crafter
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 74,281 reviews2024
Dev: Miju Games
Windows
Median: 21.7 hrsMean: 38.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A space survival open world terraforming crafting game, designed for 1 to 10 players. Alter the ecosystem of an inhospitable planet to render it habitable for humanity. Survive, gather resources, and build your base. Then, generate oxygen, warmth, and pressure to create a brand new biosphere.
Why similar: Base Building 17.6%, Survival 12.6%, Building 11.1%, Crafting 10.9%, Sandbox 10.2%
- #9 Ikonei Island: An Earthlock Adventure
91% matchMostly Positive74% of 476 reviews2023
Dev: Snowcastle GamesPub: Amplified Games
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Ikonei Island is yours to discover! Explore and gather resources. Farm the land, craft tools and gear, and build your base or a cozy home. Befriend magical creatures and fight monsters with your friends or solo!
Why similar: Building 22.1%, Relaxing 21.6%, Crafting 19%, Exploration 18.2%, Simulation 12.2%
- #10 Above Snakes
90% matchMostly Positive75% of 2,004 reviews2023
Dev: Square Glade GamesPub: Crytivo
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Piece by piece, create your own world in this relaxing Wild West-inspired worldbuilder. Craft, farm, hunt, build your base, and explore.
Why similar: Base Building 14%, Sandbox 12.9%, Open World 12.7%, Crafting 11.3%, Building 11.2%
- #11 Escape The Pacific
91% matchMixed67% of 762 reviews2018
Dev: Gamers4Gamers Team
Windows
Raw, real survival in the Pacific. Build a modular floating base. Master realistic sailing mechanics. Face challenging Pacific-like weather & seasons. Hunt, craft, build & navigate using Sun Dial, Sextant & Triangulation. Explore an endless island cluster-based world. Simulate real life scenarios!
Why similar: Survival 13.1%, Sandbox 12.4%, Crafting 12.4%, Open World 11.6%, Building 11.1%
- #12 Eden Island
89% matchMixed61% of 257 reviews2024
Dev: Moon Studio
Windows
Eden Island is a beautiful survival game. As a survivor, you will explore and survive on a realistic tropical island, craft weapons against beasts, farm and hunt, build your own home.
Why similar: Base Building 18%, Survival 13.7%, Sandbox 13.7%, Crafting 12.8%, Building 12.5%
- #13 DYSMANTLE
88% matchVery Positive91% of 11,622 reviews2021
Dev: 10tons Ltd
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 25.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Ascend from your shelter. Ruin everything. Escape the wretched island. ⚔️🔨🎣🌱🌵🍰 Explore. Fight. Level up. Survive. Gather. Craft. Harvest. Hunt. Build. Farm. Solve puzzles. Fish. Cook. Live. Enjoy the bittersweet post-apocalypse.
Why similar: Fishing 20.9% ★, Survival 14.9%, Base Building 14.3%, Open World 12.9%, Crafting 12.3%
- #14 Volcanoids
89% matchVery Positive83% of 9,358 reviews2019
Dev: Volcanoid
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 15.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
A base-building open-world survival shooter that replaces your typical base with a giant drill. Alone or with friends, explore an island plagued by eruptions, upgrade your drill, and fight robots to uncover what's been hiding beneath the surface.
Why similar: Base Building 15.7%, Sandbox 12.8%, Crafting 11.9%, Survival 11.5%, Building 10.9%
- #15 Havendock
87% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,964 reviews2025
Dev: YYZ StudioPub: Pretty Soon
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Breathe easy and thrive in this cozy colony sim. Build a haven for castaways, manage resources, live your best life on the ocean. Lead your humble settlement into a high-tech society.
Why similar: Base Building 16.8%, Sandbox 14.4%, Crafting 12.6%, Building 12.4%, Open World 11.4%
- #16 Survival: Fountain of Youth
86% matchVery Positive85% of 4,528 reviews2024
Dev: Odinsoft Inc.Pub: Twin Sails Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 18.6 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Survival: Fountain of Youth is a challenging single-player open-world adventure game set on the Caribbean islands. Survive as a shipwrecked 16th-century explorer, craft tools and shelter, and uncover the secrets of both an ancient civilization and your own fate.
Why similar: Base Building 18.1%, Survival 14.9%, Crafting 12.6%, Sandbox 11.9%, Open World 9.9%
- #17 Nightwater
85% matchVery Positive86% of 138 reviews2026
Dev: Studio Ashty
Windows
Forage, craft and automate to grow your factory, unlock new technologies and expand your island to discover new biomes. Progress through the ages from sticks and stones to the Bronze Age, the Industrial Era and into the future to uncover the secret of the Lighthouse and escape this reality.
Why similar: Open World 13.7%, Base Building 13.5%, Sandbox 12.5%, Resource Management 11.6%, Crafting 11.5%
- #18 Tales of Morrow
86% matchMixed46% of 96 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: Fishing 23.2% ★, Base Building 16.8%, Crafting 11%, Building 10.6%, Survival 9.4%
- #19 Start Over
84% matchMixed61% of 382 reviews2024
Dev: EY-Studio
Windows
Embark on an unpredictable survival journey in Start Over. Solo, co-op, online, explore diverse landscapes, craft through 4 tech tiers, encounter wildlife, and trade or raid for resources. Choose your path, defend against waves, and shape your destiny in a dynamic world. Are you ready to Start Over?
Why similar: Base Building 16%, Survival 12.6%, Sandbox 12.4%, Crafting 11.7%, Building 10.6%
- #20 XenoHaven
82% matchVery Positive82% of 73 reviews2025
Dev: Miniverse GamePub: OKJOY
Windows
In XenoHaven, gather resources to build shelters, enslave alien beasts to work for you, and run restaurants and shops. Delve into dark underground dungeons, defeat swarming insectoids and mighty bosses, and craft powerful gear to conquer the alien world.
Why similar: Base Building 16.5%, Sandbox 14.6%, Survival 13%, Open World 12.9%, Crafting 10.5%
- #21 Starsand
84% matchMixed66% of 1,268 reviews2022
Dev: Tunnel Vision StudioPub: Toplitz Productions
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Starsand is a mystic survival game set among the dunes of an arcane desert. An open-world full of danger, vast environments and mysterious happenings await you! Explore, hunt, craft, build – and SURVIVE.
Why similar: Base Building 14.2%, Survival 12.2%, Open World 10.8%, Crafting 10.6%, Sandbox 10.3%
- #22 Under A New Sun
83% matchMostly Positive76% of 406 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: Survival 15.6%, Base Building 15.4%, Open World 13.6%, Crafting 13.3%, Nature 9.4%
- #23 Ember's Verge
82% matchVery Positive89% of 56 reviews2026
Dev: Feralless Games
Windows
Survive on a deserted island with no modern tools or electricity. Gather resources, craft everything you need, and adapt to changing seasons including winter conditions. No zombies, no supernatural. Man vs nature survival. Your adventure, your choice.
Why similar: Survival 15%, Sandbox 14.5%, Crafting 13.7%, Open World 12.9%, Nature 12.6%
- #24 Eden Crafters
81% matchVery Positive85% of 2,696 reviews2026
Dev: Osaris Games
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Eden Crafters is a solo or co-op open-world survival, crafting, and factory-building game where you transform a hostile planet into a habitable haven for humanity. Build, automate, and terraform. Control the climate, create a breathable atmosphere, and turn toxic lakes into water: shape a new world!
Why similar: Base Building 17.9%, Sandbox 13.4%, Crafting 12.9%, Survival 11.1%, Open World 11%
- #25 House Builder
81% matchMostly Positive80% of 2,595 reviews2024
Dev: FreeMind S.A.Pub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
From traditional huts to modern homes of the future - become a one-person crew! Gather resources, use tools, and build brick by brick across history. Discover architecture secrets and create your dream homes!
Why similar: Sandbox 26%, Building 24.8%, Relaxing 17.4%, First-Person 13.6%, Simulation 10.7%
- #26 Solarpunk™
78% matchVery Positive81% of 4,581 reviews2026
Dev: CyberwavePub: rokaplay
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Solarpunk is a survival game in a technologically advanced world of floating islands. Alone or together with your friends, you can construct buildings, grow food, craft gadgets and hop on your airship to explore distant islands in the sky.
Why similar: Base Building 16.3%, Sandbox 12.5%, Crafting 12%, Building 11.5%, Survival 11.3%
- #27 Lightyear Frontier
79% matchVery Positive84% of 4,735 reviews2024
Dev: FRAME BREAK
Windows
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 13.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
In Lightyear Frontier you use your powerful trusty mech to farm on a large beautiful alien planet. Settle your homestead, farm and deliver produce to remote colonies, gather and manage resources, build, craft, explore, expand, improve your mech, meet neighbors, and make a place to call your own.
Why similar: Base Building 17.4%, Sandbox 13%, Crafting 12.9%, Building 12.6%, Open World 11.6%
- #28 No Place Like Home
80% matchMostly Positive78% of 4,116 reviews2022
Dev: Chicken LauncherPub: Awaken Realms
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Humanity Trashed the Earth and left for Mars. Only few remained. EXPLORE the world. Clean the environment, CRAFT with recycled resources. Domesticate animals. Rebuild your village. Restore environment and run your own post-apo FARM as there is No Place Like Home!
Why similar: Fishing 24.7% ★, Base Building 16.7%, Crafting 12.8%, Nature 10.6%, Building 10%
- #29 MewnBase
78% matchVery Positive93% of 1,456 reviews2023
Dev: Cairn4
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 73%
MewnBase is a space-cat survival and base-building game. Scavenge around a barren planet for items to keep you fed. Explore and collect resources. Craft items and grow your base to help you survive.
Why similar: Base Building 19%, Sandbox 13.5%, Crafting 12.9%, Survival 11.9%, Building 10.5%
- #30 Island Beekeeper
77% matchMostly Positive74% of 224 reviews2026
Dev: Akuseru Studio
Windows
Build your apiary on islands above the clouds, travel on your medocycle, crossbreed bees with unique traits and create a cozy home in the sky. Grow plants, explore islands and send healing honey down to Earth, where people still hope for your help.
Why similar: Base Building 15.3%, Survival 13.8%, Building 11.7%, Sandbox 11.6%, Crafting 10.9%
- #31 Occupy Mars: The Game
76% matchMixed70% of 3,170 reviews2026
Dev: ▲ Pyramid Games
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 36.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Survive and colonize Mars alone or in online co-op. Build and upgrade your base, craft equipment, mine resources, produce water, oxygen and food, explore an open world, and repair complex machinery in a technical survival sandbox.
Why similar: Base Building 16%, Survival 12%, Crafting 11.6%, Sandbox 11.4%, Open World 10.3%
- #32 Resort Island Simulator
75% matchMostly Positive79% of 76 reviews2026
Dev: Tenjin GamesPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
A world filled with tricksters, pirates, zealots, and treasures. An ocean full of danger and prize. Face dilemmas and encounters. Manage a resort in this wild world and build a thriving business. An Explorer, a Survivor a Resorter or a Trader? Forge your own path to wealth. Make Resort Prosper!
Why similar: Fishing 23.6% ★, Base Building 17.1%, Building 12.7%, Sandbox 12.1%, Simulation 9.4%
- #33 Hold Your Own
79% matchMixed67% of 577 reviews2017
Dev: DistrictWare inc.
Windows
A single player open world sandbox, crafting and survival FPS game set in a multi-island land where you'll fight to survive. Build your base, hunt and craft to defend yourself from aggressive wildlife, enemies or friends. Do you have what it takes to Hold Your Own?
Why similar: Base Building 15.6%, Survival 15.6%, Crafting 14.7%, Sandbox 12.7%, Open World 11.7%
- #34 Elsewhere
75% matchVery Positive97% of 87 reviews2025
Dev: Four White Cats
Windows
A sandbox crafting adventure with quests, magic, automation, and exploration. Gather resources, build your base, unlock new technologies, and shape your own path through a world full of secrets and progression. Inspired by classic Minecraft modpacks with many new and unique features.
Why similar: Base Building 14.5%, Sandbox 14.4%, Survival 12.6%, Crafting 12.5%, Building 11.1%
- #35 Outbound
74% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,188 reviews2026
Dev: Square Glade Games
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Explore a colorful world and build your own cozy home on wheels. Craft workstations, and source energy from the sun, wind, or water. Upgrade and customize your vehicle, grow crops, and live sustainably off-grid with up to 4 players.
Why similar: Base Building 15.8%, Nature 11.4%, Sandbox 11.4%, Building 10.9%, Crafting 10.9%
- #36 KeepUp Survival
77% matchMixed64% of 751 reviews2024
Dev: Witte Studio
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
KeepUp Survival is an open-world base-building and exploration game set in a natural, abandoned world. Build, gather, survive, and shape your own story on a mysterious island.
Why similar: Base Building 17.9%, Survival 15.5%, Sandbox 14.1%, Open World 13.6%, Crafting 13.5%
- #37 StarRupture
72% matchVery Positive81% of 13,607 reviews2026
Dev: Creepy Jar
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 27.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
StarRupture is a first-person open world base-building game with advanced combat and tons of exploration. Play alone or in a group on this sublime and ever-changing planet, extract and manage resources, create your complex industrial system and fight off hordes of alien monsters.
Why similar: Base Building 19.2%, Survival 14.4%, Sandbox 13.6%, Crafting 12.8%, Open World 12.7%
- #38 Away From Life
74% matchMixed67% of 238 reviews2026
Dev: Cursor GamesPub: IZilla Games
Windows
You survived a helicopter crash; going home is your top priority. Live as a castaway - survive the dangers of the islands by using your environment to find food, build shelter, craft tools to extend your stay, explore the secrets of the islands and their surrounding waters, and carve your way home.
Why similar: Base Building 14.7%, Sandbox 13%, Survival 11.8%, Crafting 11.6%, Building 11.5%
- #39 Outpath: First Journey
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,694 reviews2022
Dev: David Moralejo SánchezPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 45%
Outpath: First Journey is a prologue chapter of the main game, Outpath. An experimental clicker base building game. Craft, gather & manage resources, build your base and buy more islands to exploit and expand!
Why similar: Base Building 24%, Crafting 17.1%, Building 14.9%, Resource Management 14.8%, Relaxing 9.8%
- #40 Satisfactory
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 280,086 reviews2024
Dev: Coffee Stain StudiosPub: Coffee Stain Publishing
Windows
Median: 33.5 hrsMean: 113.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Satisfactory is a first-person open-world factory building game with a dash of exploration and combat. Play alone or with friends, explore an alien planet, create multi-story factories, and enter conveyor belt heaven!
Why similar: Base Building 22.5%, Crafting 12.4%, Open World 12%, Sandbox 10.9%, Building 10.7%
- #41 Ocean World: Eden Crafters Prologue
71% matchVery Positive91% of 7,668 reviews2024
Dev: Osaris Games
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Survive, craft, and automate in this free prologue set on one of the planets you can transform in Eden Crafters, an open-world game where you play solo or with friends to turn a hostile planet into a habitable haven for humanity.
Why similar: Base Building 17.6%, Sandbox 11.5%, Crafting 11.3%, Open World 11.3%, Survival 9.7%
- #42 Pathless Woods
72% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,121 reviews2024
Dev: AniYa Games Studio
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Embark on a cozy open-world survival journey inspired by ancient China's heritage. Gather resources, cultivate crops, build your dream home, and defend it from marauders. Team up with friends to explore and uncover a world where adventure meets serenity.
Why similar: Base Building 14.9%, Sandbox 13.9%, Crafting 12.9%, Survival 12.8%, Open World 12.5%
- #43 Penkura
73% matchVery Positive90% of 202 reviews2018
Dev: LionsArt
Windows
Penkura is a sci-fi base-building survival game where you construct a colony from a top-down command system, explore an alien world in first person, and use programmable bots to gather resources, build, repair, and keep your base alive.
Why similar: Base Building 19.5%, Survival 14%, Crafting 13.5%, Open World 11.4%, Resource Management 11.3%
- #44 Critter Cove
70% matchVery Positive95% of 1,947 reviews2024
Dev: Gentleman Rat Studios
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 16.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
A deep, open world life sim and town building game set in a cozy post-apocalyptic paradise. Restore your town, sail across a mysterious archipelago, rescue animal pals. Hunt for relics and farm, fish & craft everything you need. Can you help turn Critter Cove into a thriving tourist town once again?
Why similar: Fishing 41.2% ★, Sandbox 17.5%, Open World 14.6%, Relaxing 11.1%, Exploration 9.2%
- #45 Island Paradise
70% matchMostly Positive74% of 113 reviews2025
Dev: GSG
Windows
Island Paradise is a survival game where you build, upgrade, customize your own island and use nearby resources to create a home for generations to come!
Why similar: Open World 16.7%, Crafting 16.4%, Building 14.9%, Sandbox 13.7%, Nature 10.9%
- #46 Force of Nature
73% matchMostly Positive75% of 4,209 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: Survival 18.6%, Crafting 17.9%, Sandbox 14.9%, Open World 12.5%, Building 11.2%
- #47 Honeycomb: The World Beyond
69% matchMostly Positive75% of 228 reviews2026
Dev: Frozen WayPub: Snail Games USA
Windows
Honeycomb: The World Beyond is a sci-fi survival adventure set on the vibrant alien planet of Sota7. Adapt by building your base and crafting essential tools. Explore diverse biomes and use your bioengineering experience to uncover mysteries and secure humanity's future.
Why similar: Base Building 17.2%, Survival 13.1%, Sandbox 12.8%, Crafting 12.7%, Open World 11.3%
- #48 Camping Simulator: The Squad
71% matchMixed57% of 1,095 reviews2025
Dev: CubeCube Sports Ltd.
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 1.7 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Camping Simulator lets you experience what camp means by preparing your backpack wisely for challenging conditions of nature. You can play all the experiences with up to 8 friends in multiplayer mode or single player mode.
Why similar: Sandbox 13.1%, Survival 12.9%, Crafting 11.5%, Nature 10%, Building 9.6%
- #49 Astro Colony
67% matchVery Positive81% of 2,730 reviews2026
Dev: Terad Games
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 16.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Explore endless Universe and create the most efficient constellation of colonies. Build conveyor systems to automate production. Take care of Astronauts and their needs! Establish new colonies as part of intergalactic simulation.
Why similar: Base Building 22.8%, Resource Management 11.6%, Building 11%, Sandbox 10.7%, Crafting 9.6%
- #50 Frost Survival VR
68% matchVery Positive89% of 179 reviews2025
Dev: Wenkly Studio Sp. z o.o.
Windows
Sandbox Survival in VR. Face a frozen wilderness solo or in co-op - build a shelter, craft tools, hunt for food, and manage your resources to endure harsh conditions. Strategize your moves against unpredictable weather and lurking dangers. And remember to keep yourself safe and sane!
Why similar: Fishing 20.3% ★, Base Building 13.4%, Survival 11.3%, Sandbox 10.7%, Crafting 8.3%
- #51 Ocean Is Home : Island Life Simulator
71% matchMixed63% of 150 reviews2022
Dev: BirdyDog Studio
Windows · Mac
Ocean is Home is an island life simulator and an open world adventure rolled into one. Starting with a small house and an old pickup truck, you can build an estate and become a significant person in a warm tropical paradise.
Why similar: Sandbox 16.3%, Base Building 16%, Crafting 13.7%, Open World 13.5%, Building 13.2%
- #52 Outbreak Island
68% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,124 reviews2025
Dev: Tiny Magicians
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Survive on a remote Island, where a mysterious Outbreak awakens bloodthirsty monsters at night. Craft, build and defend your base in the brutal world of Outbreak Island, an open-world sandbox survival horror game.
Why similar: Sandbox 16.8%, Survival 15.9%, Base Building 14%, Crafting 11%, Building 9.9%
- #53 Soulmask
66% matchMostly Positive77% of 22,506 reviews2026
Dev: CampFire StudioPub: Qooland Games
Windows
Median: 13.9 hrsMean: 69.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Don the Ancient Mask. Wield the power of gods. Possess any of your tribespeople, recruit followers, and build a thriving automated civilization. Survive, expand, and forge your own legacy across a vast ancient open world — together with friends.
Why similar: Base Building 19.6%, Survival 15%, Sandbox 14.8%, Crafting 14.4%, Open World 13.3%
- #54 Oceaneers
67% matchVery Positive88% of 116 reviews2026
Dev: Barrel Smash Studios
Windows
A sci-fi survival-crafting colony sim set in a flooded world of floating islands. Build a colony, craft gear, design rafts, fend off sharks, manage your survivors, and explore island bunkers to uncover lost Float-Tech from an old-world corporation.
Why similar: Base Building 15.9%, Survival 15.2%, Crafting 13.6%, Building 12.6%, Sandbox 8.5%
- #55 Deep Crafter
67% matchMostly Positive75% of 106 reviews2026
Dev: Deep Crafter StudioPub: Samar Studio
Windows
Build a self-sustaining industrial empire in the deep sea of an ocean-covered alien world. Explore procedurally generated waters, automate resource production, and turn alien life into renewable industrial output through advanced bio-cultivation systems.
Why similar: Base Building 16.4%, Open World 14.8%, Sandbox 14.3%, Building 10.3%, Survival 9.9%
- #56 Farm to Table
65% matchVery Positive91% of 689 reviews2026
Dev: indieGiant
Windows
A farming & restaurant management sim with base building elements. Grow in backyard to cook & serve! Discover new recipes by exploring ingredients on the island; gather, fish, raise animals & produce with machines. Manage resources, hire staff & grow your organic business into a 5-star restaurant!
Why similar: Fishing 36.8% ★, Building 16%, Crafting 15.1%, Resource Management 12.6%, Relaxing 11.2%
- #57 Russian Village Simulator on Mars
67% matchMostly Positive75% of 73 reviews2025
Dev: VD Games
Windows
Develop a village colony on Mars, using various resources and bringing the unique flavor of Russian culture to the distant space.
Why similar: Fishing 22.7% ★, Base Building 17.8%, Sandbox 12.9%, Crafting 11.2%, Survival 9.8%
- #58 Grandiose
70% matchMixed65% of 213 reviews2021
Dev: Valentin SupiotPub: Heldenlied
Windows
Grandiose is a calming and creative base builder game full of botany, building and strategy. Land on the island that will become your domain in a universe soon to be borrowed from the ingenious and creative abilities of your mind.
Why similar: Base Building 18.1%, Survival 17.3%, Building 14.6%, Crafting 13.2%, Resource Management 11.1%
- #59 Space Haven
63% matchVery Positive86% of 11,153 reviews2026
Dev: Bugbyte Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 21.0 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Embark on a space voyage with your ragtag crew of civilians in search of a new home. Build spaceships tile by tile, create optimal gas conditions, manage the needs and moods of their crew, encounter other space-faring groups, and explore the universe in this spaceship colony simulation.
Why similar: Base Building 17%, Sandbox 12.9%, Survival 12.5%, Building 11.1%, Open World 9.5%