- #1 Medieval Dynasty
97% 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: Medieval 15.7%, Building 15.2%, Crafting 15.1%, Base Building 12.7%, Open World 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: It is the definitive experience for players who enjoy combining medieval life simulation with village management and building.
- #2 Bellwright
96% 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: Medieval 22.4%, Open World 18%, Crafting 15.5%, Survival 15.2%, Building 12.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game mirrors the rebellion and village-building themes of the seed game while adding deep tactical combat.
- #3 Sengoku Dynasty
96% matchMostly Positive75% of 7,793 reviews2024
Dev: SuperkamiPub: Toplitz Productions
Windows
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 16.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Sengoku Dynasty is the ultimate feudal Japan experience: build villages, grow your community, and shape the open world through combat or economy. The choice is yours alone - or that of up to 4 players in multiplayer co-op!
Why similar: Base Building 16.2%, Medieval 16.1%, Open World 11.9%, Building 10.6%, Crafting 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a similar hybrid of survival, base-building, and RPG elements set in a historical Japanese environment.
- #4 Enshrouded
95% matchVery Positive86% of 104,779 reviews2024
Dev: Keen Games GmbH
Windows
Median: 18.9 hrsMean: 46.5 hrs≥1hr: 94%
You are Flameborn, last ember of hope of a dying race. Awaken, survive the terror of a corrupting fog, and reclaim the lost beauty of your kingdom. Venture into a vast world, vanquish punishing bosses, build grand halls and forge your path in this co-op survival action RPG for up to 16 players.
Why similar: Base Building 20.1%, Open World 18.4%, Survival 12.9%, Crafting 12.8%, Building 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: It features an excellent blend of action-RPG combat and highly intuitive, voxel-based base building.
- #5 Kingdom Come: Deliverance
94% matchVery Positive84% of 184,967 reviews2018
Dev: Warhorse Studios
Windows
Median: 13.7 hrsMean: 48.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Story-driven open-world RPG that immerses you in an epic adventure in the Holy Roman Empire. Avenge your parents' death as you battle invading forces, go on game-changing quests, and make influential choices. Explore castles, forests, villages and other realistic settings in medieval Bohemia!
Why similar: Medieval 38%, Open World 23.3%, RPG 12.3%, Realistic 11.8%, Action RPG 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: This title provides the most authentic medieval RPG experience that captures the atmosphere and struggle of a commoner rising to greatness.
- #6 Mirthwood
94% matchMostly Positive70% of 2,368 reviews2024
Dev: Bad Ridge GamesPub: V Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Embark on an enchanting journey and brave ferocious creatures in an immersive medieval fantasy world. Will you settle a new homestead to live a life of farming and trade, or pick up the sword and take up the adventurers' path?
Why similar: Medieval 21.8%, Crafting 15.5%, Management 12.3%, Open World 10.7%, Action RPG 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a charming medieval life-sim experience with RPG elements that focus on community and exploration.
- #7 Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord
93% matchVery Positive88% of 296,418 reviews2022
Dev: TaleWorlds Entertainment
Windows
Median: 61.6 hrsMean: 155.2 hrs≥1hr: 95%
A strategy/action RPG. Create a character, engage in diplomacy, craft, trade and conquer new lands in a vast medieval sandbox. Raise armies to lead into battle and command and fight alongside your troops in massive real-time battles using a deep but intuitive skill-based combat system.
Why similar: Medieval 43.4%, Open World 25.8%, RPG 11.9%, Realistic 7.3%, Third Person 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: It excels at medieval leadership and large-scale combat, perfect for those who enjoy the tactical side of the seed game.
- #8 Smalland: Survive the Wilds
92% matchVery Positive82% of 10,429 reviews2024
Dev: Max Ent Games Ltd
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 16.1 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Experience a big adventure on a tiny scale! Enjoy multiplayer survival in a vast, hazardous world. Preparation is key when you're this small & at the bottom of the food chain. Craft weapons & armour, tame & ride creatures, build encampments & explore a strange new land.
Why similar: Base Building 19.1%, Crafting 13.4%, Building 13.2%, Open World 13.1%, Survival 12.1%
Why You'll Like It: It combines exploration and base-building with a unique perspective and engaging crafting systems.
- #9 Valheim
91% 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: Base Building 18.6%, Open World 17.4%, Building 15.9%, Crafting 14.8%, Survival 14.7%
Why You'll Like It: It features rewarding exploration and creative building mechanics in a harsh, atmospheric environment.
- #10 Kenshi
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 115,920 reviews2018
Dev: Lo-Fi Games
Windows
Median: 9.4 hrsMean: 71.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A free-roaming squad based RPG. Focusing on open-ended sandbox gameplay features rather than a linear story. Be a trader, a thief, a rebel, a warlord, an adventurer, a farmer, a slave, or just food for the cannibals. Train your men up from puny victims to master warriors.
Why similar: Base Building 17.9%, Crafting 13.8%, Building 13.7%, Open World 13.3%, Action RPG 12.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers deep base-building and squad management in a challenging, unforgiving open world.
- #11 Survival: Fountain of Youth
89% matchVery Positive85% of 4,480 reviews2024
Dev: Odinsoft Inc.Pub: Twin Sails Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 18.6 hrs≥1hr: 74%
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 20.5%, Crafting 14.7%, Survival 12.5%, Open World 11.8%, Building 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a strong focus on survival mechanics, crafting, and exploration in a historical setting.
- #12 Life is Feudal: Your Own
91% 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: Medieval 27.2%, Open World 18.7%, Crafting 17.1%, Building 14.6%, Survival 13.4%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses heavily on realistic medieval survival and complex construction mechanics.
- #13 Dawn of Defiance
89% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,842 reviews2024
Dev: Traega EntertainmentPub: Fireshine Games
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
You are the Defier, a Spartan beginning your afterlife on the Crossroads. In this Greek myth-inspired survival craft, ascend from weak soldier to god-like anti-hero. Build impressive Greek structures, craft legendary gear, and break the seals of the Underworld with up to 3 friends.
Why similar: Base Building 19.5%, Survival 13.9%, Open World 13.4%, Building 12.8%, Crafting 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: It features open-world survival and crafting with a mythological backdrop that encourages exploration.
- #14 The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 882,581 reviews2015
Dev: CD PROJEKT RED
Windows
Median: 22.1 hrsMean: 99.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
You are Geralt of Rivia, mercenary monster slayer. Before you stands a war-torn, monster-infested continent you can explore at will. Your current contract? Tracking down Ciri — the Child of Prophecy, a living weapon that can alter the shape of the world.
Why similar: Open World 34.4%, Medieval 17.9%, RPG 14.9%, Action RPG 10%, Third Person 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: It provides the definitive medieval action-RPG exploration experience with a strong narrative focus.
- #15 This Land Is My Land
88% matchMixed68% of 4,651 reviews2021
Dev: Game-Labs
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 21.6 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Experience the frontier as a chief of a Native American tribe and resist the onset of the settlers. Explore the vast world full of hostile humans and animals while defining your narrative through the decisions you make.
Why similar: Open World 29%, Survival 25.5%, Crafting 21.4%, RPG 12.1%, Third Person 10%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on guerrilla warfare and rebellion against oppressors, mirroring the core premise of Robin Hood.
- #16 Pax Dei
86% matchMixed57% of 11,286 reviews2025
Dev: Mainframe Industries
Windows
Median: 17.7 hrsMean: 73.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Welcome to a vast, social sandbox MMO inspired by the legends of the medieval era. Here, myths are real, ghosts exist, and magic is unquestioned. Join thousands of players as you explore the land, build your home, forge your reputation, and craft your own stories. What world will you make?
Why similar: Medieval 18.2%, Base Building 17%, Crafting 13.2%, Open World 12.6%, Realistic 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A social-focused medieval sandbox that emphasizes deep crafting and community-driven world-building.
- #17 Dungeons & Kingdoms
86% matchMixed43% of 82 reviews2025
Dev: Uncle Grouch GamingPub: Camlann Games
Windows
A medieval fantasy kingdom builder, management sim and dungeon delver RPG hybrid. Gather resources, manage villagers and build infrastructure. Then dive into the dungeons to face the monsters within. Or just unlock everything in a Creative "God Mode" and build the fantasy kingdom of your dreams.
Why similar: Medieval 17.4%, Base Building 15.8%, Building 12.4%, Action RPG 10.9%, Management 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: It blends medieval building with dungeon exploration and RPG progression.
- #18 Force of Nature 2: Ghost Keeper
85% matchMostly Positive80% of 2,353 reviews2021
Dev: A.Y.stdPub: Crytivo
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 16.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Force of Nature 2: Ghost Keeper offers incredible adventures full of mystery, danger, exploration and magic. This game combines the genres of Survival, Sandbox, Action, Adventure, RPG, Strategy and Resource Management
Why similar: Base Building 17%, Open World 14.4%, Crafting 13.9%, Building 11.6%, Survival 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: It offers sandbox exploration and base-building with a focus on gathering and crafting.
- #19 Alek - The Lost Kingdom
84% matchMostly Positive78% of 413 reviews2021
Dev: Jessy LemieuxPub: Blackmyers Studio
Windows
Alek, the young man who will change Zarabon's World forever. In this adventure, you must rebuild the world of Zarabon in your image. Build villages and manage your production lines with the help of your villagers.
Why similar: Medieval 13.9%, Building 12.6%, Open World 12.5%, Action RPG 11.2%, Management 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: It features adventure and RPG elements in a fantasy world with light city-building mechanics.
- #20 GreedFall
84% matchMostly Positive76% of 21,967 reviews2019
Dev: SpidersPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Engage in a core roleplaying experience, and forge the destiny of a new world seeping with magic, and filled with riches, lost secrets, and fantastic creatures. With diplomacy, deception and force, become part of a living, evolving world - influence its course and shape your story.
Why similar: Open World 33%, RPG 24.3%, Action RPG 12.7%, Third Person 11.6%, Action-Adventure 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: It emphasizes RPG choices and faction-based storytelling, similar to the community-building aspects of the seed game.
- #21 Outward Definitive Edition
82% matchMostly Positive73% of 31,321 reviews2022
Dev: Nine Dots StudioPub: Prime Matter
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 18.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
No remarkable journey is achieved without great effort. In Outward, the cold of the night or an infected wound can be as dangerous as a predator lurking in the dark. Explore the vast world of Aurai solo or in Co-op. The Definitive Edition features both DLCs and quality of life improvements.
Why similar: Open World 33.8%, RPG 19.8%, Survival 18.5%, Exploration 8.5%, Third Person 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: A challenging survival RPG that emphasizes preparation, exploration, and realistic survival mechanics.
- #22 V Rising
81% 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: Base Building 23.1%, Open World 18.5%, Crafting 14.6%, Survival 14.5%, Building 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: It offers polished base-building and action-RPG combat that rewards strategic planning.
- #23 Survive the Fall
80% matchMixed68% of 677 reviews2025
Dev: Angry Bulls StudioPub: Toplitz Productions
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Explore, loot and fight in an open world action game set in a post-apocalyptic future after a devastating meteor strike. Assemble your team and take the fight to the enemy or choose a stealthy approach to gain the upper hand. Expand your base to research new gear and get ready to survive the fall.
Why similar: Base Building 24.7%, Crafting 17.5%, Open World 17.5%, Survival 14.4%, Exploration 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: It provides post-apocalyptic base-building and exploration with a focus on resource management.
- #24 Brinefall
82% matchMixed42% of 100 reviews2023
Dev: Qwerty StudioPub: Gamera Interactive
Windows
Embark on an epic journey in Brinefall, where you'll gather resources and construct your own village while exploring a vast open-world filled with secrets and mysteries. Battle fierce enemies and collect valuable loot in this unique blend of sandbox and RPG gameplay.
Why similar: Base Building 16.1%, Crafting 12.2%, Building 11.6%, Action RPG 10.2%, Open World 10%
Why You'll Like It: This game combines survival and base-building with hack-and-slash combat in an open world.
- #25 Tales of Morrow
81% 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: Base Building 19.4%, Crafting 13.2%, Building 12.8%, Exploration 9.1%, Nature 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on survival and exploration in an open world with RPG progression systems.
- #26 Ancestors Legacy
79% matchMostly Positive79% of 8,643 reviews2018
Dev: Destructive Creations
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Ancestors Legacy is a squad-based real time strategy with a strong focus on tactics. Inspired by medieval European history, it brings to life four different nations and their conflicts, usually solved by war.
Why similar: Medieval 75.9%, Base Building 14.1%, Atmospheric 7.5%, Singleplayer 2.5%
Why You'll Like It: This title provides tactical medieval combat with a focus on squad management and historical campaigns.
- #27 Viking Frontiers
78% matchMixed52% of 545 reviews2025
Dev: BLUM EntertainmentPub: GameHunters
Windows
Survival of your people - that's the only thing that matters. Become the leader of a newly founded Viking settlement and lead it to safety and glory. Gather, build, craft, hunt, raid and follow your Gods to endure hardships of nature and save your clan from violent destruction.
Why similar: Medieval 36.7%, Open World 26.8%, RPG 14.2%, Realistic 13.6%, Adventure 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: It offers medieval simulation and strategy elements with a focus on building and expansion.
- #28 Valorborn
77% matchMixed62% of 532 reviews2026
Dev: Laps Games
Windows
Dive into a living medieval fantasy sandbox RPG where the world moves with or without you and factions rise and fall. Become a thief, hunter, or sellsword, survive alone or with a party, and shape your story in a fully enterable world where every building, cave, and road hides opportunity or danger.
Why similar: Medieval 16.1%, Open World 12.8%, Building 11.9%, Base Building 11.3%, Crafting 11.2%
- #29 Robin Hood - Sherwood Builders - Bandit's Trail
78% matchVery Positive83% of 1,086 reviews2023
Dev: MeanAstronautsPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 50%
FREE PROLOGUE! Robin Hood - Sherwood Builders is an action-adventure RPG with base-building elements, where you take on the role of a classic hero who stands up to the tyranny and injustice that haunts Sherwood. Fight, craft, steal, and of course help the local people grow and prosper.
Why similar: Medieval 12.7%, Action RPG 12.2%, Building 10.5%, Crafting 10%, Realistic 8.2%
- #30 Re.poly
79% matchVery Positive91% of 137 reviews2019
Dev: Hinkfoot Studios
Windows
Re.Poly is a relaxed yet deep indie survival game in a low-poly style that blends exploration, combat, building, and adventure. Whether alone or with friends, create your own world, write your own story, and decide how you want to play.
Why similar: Base Building 16.2%, Crafting 14.1%, Open World 13.2%, Action RPG 11.9%, Survival 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: A sandbox survival game that emphasizes crafting and building in an open environment.
- #31 Noble Legacy
77% matchMostly Positive72% of 793 reviews2025
Dev: Studio 369Pub: Ultimus Rex LLC
Windows
Noble Legacy is a medieval colony sim where every villager has a purpose and every decision carries weight. Build a thriving settlement, recruit & manage your people, master a deep economy, and defend your realm as you forge a legacy worthy of the crown. What kind of ruler will you be?
Why similar: Medieval 14.2%, Base Building 13.5%, Crafting 10.1%, Open World 9.9%, Building 9.9%
- #32 Towers of Aghasba
76% matchMixed68% of 2,050 reviews2024
Dev: Dreamlit inc.
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Explore a stunning open-world filled with majestic creatures and quirky characters. Nurture the barren land into vibrant ecosystems and flex your creativity as you build a thriving civilization in balance with nature.
Why similar: Base Building 16.2%, Action RPG 12.7%, Open World 12.3%, Crafting 12.2%, Building 11.4%
- #33 Nightingale
75% 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: Base Building 18.1%, Open World 15.6%, Crafting 14.7%, Building 14.7%, Survival 12.8%
- #34 Of Ash and Steel
73% matchMixed66% of 6,918 reviews2025
Dev: Fire & FrostPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 31.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Of Ash and Steel is an immersive third-person open-world RPG created by a passionate team that values the essence of classic old-school RPGs and modern design. Explore the lands of a once-prosperous island, hone your combat skills, and survive in the unforgiving realm of the Kingdom of the Seven.
Why similar: Medieval 28.5%, Action RPG 19%, Crafting 12.7%, RPG 9.3%, Open World 7.6%
- #35 KINGDOMS
76% 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 23.5%, Open World 18.1%, Building 16.5%, Crafting 12.4%, Survival 10.8%
- #36 Vampires: Bloodlord Rising
73% matchMostly Positive71% of 1,818 reviews2026
Dev: Mehuman GamesPub: Toplitz Productions
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
In this dark, open-world adventure, you awaken as a Vampire Lord. Build and customize your castle. Hunt for blood, fight, craft, and gather. Command your loyal servants. Shapeshift into a bat to explore the night and survive the relentless Inquisition, solo or in 4-player co-op.
Why similar: Base Building 18.4%, Crafting 13.6%, Open World 13.6%, Building 12.3%, Survival 10.2%
- #37 Map Of Materials
74% matchVery Positive88% of 104 reviews2022
Dev: Mike Engler
Windows
An exploration adventure on a mysterious island. Explore, gather, craft, and improve your gear. No quest markers, no hand-holding. You find your own way.
Why similar: Archery 29.3% ★, Open World 10.9%, Crafting 10.4%, Nature 9.1%, Exploration 7.4%
- #38 Notmads
72% matchVery Positive85% of 105 reviews2026
Dev: Rhomita
Windows
Your home is a living beast. Raise it, build on its back, and explore the world as it becomes a moving fortress. Fight, gather resources, and grow stronger alongside it in a fast-paced action RPG with progression, crafting, and exploration, playable solo or with friends.
Why similar: Base Building 15.6%, Medieval 13%, Open World 11.5%, Action RPG 11.2%, Building 10.5%
- #39 Sons of Valhalla
73% matchMixed67% of 976 reviews2024
Dev: Pixel Chest
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Sons of Valhalla is a roguelike strategy game set in the Viking Age. Build fortresses, gather warriors, and lay siege to enemy strongholds, engaging in personal combat as you raid and conquer across England.
Why similar: Medieval 32.8%, Open World 22.1%, Realistic 14.1%, Third Person 11.9%, RPG 11.3%
- #40 Outlaws of the Old West
75% 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 29.6%, Survival 24.7%, Base Building 16.3%, Crafting 10.7%, RPG 7.5%
- #41 Bound Forest Alpha
74% matchMostly Positive74% of 50 reviews2020
Dev: Treplacon Studio
Windows
Bound Forest is a survival action game where you play as Josh, a young kid stranded in the forest fighting for his survival. Fight the dangers of the forest with your trusty bow and arrow.
Why similar: Archery 28.7% ★, Medieval 15.6%, Crafting 10.6%, Action RPG 9.6%, Exploration 7.2%
- #42 Chinese Frontiers
71% matchMostly Positive74% of 537 reviews2025
Dev: SolidGamesPub: Big Cheese Studio
Windows
Plan, build, and unwind in medieval China. Lead villagers, fine-tune production, and craft iconic Chinese landmarks brick by brick. Roam passes, deserts, and river valleys; farm, cook, and decorate. Master new crafts, earn imperial favor, and turn smart design into lasting legacy.
Why similar: Medieval 22.7%, Crafting 17%, Building 15.1%, Base Building 12.7%, Open World 12.4%
- #43 The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™
70% matchVery Positive81% of 12,363 reviews2024
Dev: Free Range GamesPub: North Beach Games
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 19.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A survival crafting adventure set in the Fourth Age of Middle-earth. Lead the Dwarves to reclaim Moria - mine, build, and battle through procedurally generated depths alone or with up to 8 players in co-op. It is time to return to Moria!
Why similar: Base Building 22.1%, Crafting 15.4%, Building 14.1%, Survival 12.3%, Exploration 9.7%
- #44 Tales of Old: Dominus
71% matchMixed49% of 141 reviews2025
Dev: Hvmana Industries MMDPub: indie.io
Windows
The Battle of the Brides is lost, but your tale of rebellion and vengeance begins. From the ashes, forge your dominion. Claim settlements, command men, and rise in a kingdom torn by corruption and civil war.
Why similar: Base Building 19.2%, Open World 13.8%, Crafting 13.8%, Building 13.3%, Action RPG 10.7%
- #45 Gangs of Sherwood
72% matchMixed41% of 308 reviews2023
Dev: Appeal StudiosPub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Fight the armies of the Sheriff of Nottingham and lead the rebellion, solo or in co-op with up to 4 players. Play as one of the Merry Men, combine your attacks, and free the people in this futuristic dystopia inspired by the legend of Robin Hood.
Why similar: Third Person 32.4%, Atmospheric 23.2%, RPG 22.7%, Adventure 13.6%, Singleplayer 8.2%
- #46 Nested Lands
68% matchMostly Positive72% of 555 reviews2026
Dev: 1M Bits HordePub: META Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Nested Lands is a ruthless medieval RPG game featuring in-depth village building, large-scale social management and combats. Gather survivors, build a settlement, craft, master your skills, survive, and endure alone or in online co-op.
Why similar: Medieval 34.9%, Open World 24.3%, Survival 18.8%, Third Person 15.7%, Adventure 6.3%
- #47 WW2 Rebuilder
69% matchVery Positive85% of 1,577 reviews2023
Dev: Madnetic Games
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Build the new future of Europe! Flip, renovate, repair and rebuild places destroyed during World War 2. Get to know the history and stories of civilians. Play an immersive building simulator with grappling storytelling.
Why similar: Base Building 22.9%, Crafting 17.5%, Building 16.5%, Management 14.5%, Realistic 13.2%
- #48 Romestead
67% matchMostly Positive77% of 4,827 reviews2026
Dev: BeartwigsPub: Three Friends
Windows
Median: 8.6 hrsMean: 15.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Rome has fallen! Rebuild civilization in this action-adventure survival game for 1-8 players. Fight hordes of the walking dead, build settlements, restore the Roman gods... or kick back and farm with friends.
Why similar: Base Building 17.1%, Crafting 16.9%, Action RPG 12.1%, Survival 11.8%, Building 11.7%
- #49 Wild West Legacy
70% matchMostly Negative37% of 2,142 reviews2024
Dev: Moon Punch StudioPub: Toplitz Productions
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Conquer the Wild West. Explore the open world of a fictitious American Midwest and survive the harsh environment. Convince other settlers to join you and manage your ever-growing settlements. Build a home, take care of your farm and become a legend in Wild West Legacy.
Why similar: Base Building 19.6%, Crafting 15.2%, Building 14.6%, Open World 14.6%, Survival 11.4%
- #50 Hold Your Own
71% matchMixed67% of 576 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 18.4%, Crafting 17.8%, Open World 14.5%, Survival 13.6%, Building 13.2%
- #51 HammerHelm
70% matchMostly Positive80% of 396 reviews2021
Dev: SuperSixStudiosPub: SOEDESCO
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
HammerHelm is a unique blend of third-person adventuring and strategic town building. Create your dwarf character and build a flourishing town above ground. Complete quests, craft weapons and armor, defeat dangerous enemies and be the leader your townspeople need!
Why similar: Building 18.7%, Crafting 17.2%, Base Building 17%, Open World 15.7%, Third Person 9.8%
- #52 A Hero's Rest: An RPG Town Simulator
69% matchMixed69% of 180 reviews2024
Dev: Vanargand Games
Windows
Build shops, craft items with hundreds of customization options, and manage your resources wisely to lead your Heroes to success. Immerse yourself as proprietor of a medieval fantasy town in a world abounding with Heroes and Monsters.
Why similar: Medieval 24.9%, Base Building 20.7%, Crafting 16.1%, Building 15.1%, Management 12.5%
- #53 Ertugrul of Ulukayin
67% matchVery Positive84% of 486 reviews2025
Dev: Tekden Studio
Windows
Become a medieval warrior in this action-adventure game. Discover traditional myths and fight for your tribe. Mount your horse, sharpen your weapons and explore an ancient semi-open world.
Why similar: Medieval 20.4%, Open World 14.4%, Nature 12.4%, Realistic 10%, Third Person 9.4%
- #54 Windrose
64% matchVery Positive87% of 51,977 reviews2026
Dev: Kraken Express
Windows
Median: 20.1 hrsMean: 32.9 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Embark on a PvE survival adventure in the Age of Piracy. Fight on land and sea, solo or with friends. Build, craft and explore vast open world filled with dark secrets. Master soulslite combat and take on challenging bosses, command your ship and plunder unspoken treasures!
Why similar: Crafting 18.4%, Base Building 16.3%, Building 15%, Survival 14%, Open World 11.9%
- #55 KeepUp Survival
68% matchMixed64% of 749 reviews2024
Dev: Witte Studio
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 19.9%, Open World 16%, Crafting 15.4%, Survival 12.8%, Realistic 9.7%
- #56 ArkCraft: The Rebirth of the World
67% matchMostly Positive74% of 182 reviews2024
Dev: ZD Yazilim
Windows
In this open-world crafting and building game, you explore an ancient world full of dangers and secrets. Collect animals and plants, build bases and master the craft as you build your ark and save civilization from destruction by the flood and then rebuild it.
Why similar: Base Building 23.1%, Crafting 18%, Open World 17.5%, Survival 10.6%, Exploration 9.4%
- #57 Survive The Island
69% matchMixed53% of 83 reviews2021
Dev: PhantomCore StudioPub: PhantomCore PUBLISHING
Windows
survive the island you survive from skeletons and humans you can build and mine and level up your stats you can build whatever you want you can raid enemies you can mine and cut down trees and you have to hunt for your own food and you can grow your own crops and you can craft weapons
Why similar: Action RPG 15.5%, Building 13.7%, Base Building 13.3%, RPG 12.8%, Crafting 10.6%
- #58 Above Snakes
66% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,990 reviews2023
Dev: Square Glade GamesPub: Crytivo
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 70%
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 17.5%, Open World 16.7%, Crafting 14.5%, Building 14.5%, Survival 9.9%
- #59 Nocked! True Tales of Robin Hood
68% matchVery Positive94% of 87 reviews2019
Dev: Andrew G. Schneider
Windows · Mac
You are Robin Hood! Forge your destiny and fight to liberate Nottingham in this epic story-driven RPG blending interactive fiction, resource management, and base building set within a lushly-illustrated Sherwood Forest.
Why similar: Base Building 75.5%, RPG 18.9%, Singleplayer 5.7%