- #1 Medieval Dynasty
97% matchVery Positive90% of 52,440 reviews2021
Dev: Render CubePub: Toplitz Productions
Windows
Median: 11.6 hrsMean: 36.2 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%, Base Building 12.6%, Open World 10.2%
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 21,714 reviews2024
Dev: Donkey Crew
Windows
Median: 12.8 hrsMean: 41.6 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 18.3%, Crafting 15.4%, Survival 15.3%, Building 12.4%
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 7,879 reviews2024
Dev: SuperkamiPub: Toplitz Productions
Windows
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 16.6 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 12%, 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 106,050 reviews2024
Dev: Keen Games GmbH
Windows
Median: 18.9 hrsMean: 46.8 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%, Open World 18.6%, Survival 13%, Crafting 12.7%, Building 9.6%
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 186,182 reviews2018
Dev: Warhorse Studios
Windows
Median: 13.8 hrsMean: 48.7 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 37.8%, Open World 23.4%, RPG 12.3%, Realistic 11.9%, Action RPG 5.8%
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 2,381 reviews2024
Dev: Bad Ridge GamesPub: V Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.0 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 15.4%, Management 12%, Open World 10.8%, Action RPG 10.4%
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 298,242 reviews2022
Dev: TaleWorlds Entertainment
Windows
Median: 62.4 hrsMean: 156.9 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 43.2%, Open World 26%, RPG 12%, 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 Valheim
91% matchVery Positive94% of 555,289 reviews2026
Dev: Iron Gate ABPub: Coffee Stain Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 26.9 hrsMean: 81.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
A collaborative exploration and survival game for 1-10 players, set in a procedurally generated afterlife inspired by Viking culture. Battle, build, and conquer your way to a saga worthy of Odin’s patronage!
Why similar: Base Building 18.5%, Open World 17.5%, Building 15.8%, Survival 14.8%, Crafting 14.7%
Why You'll Like It: It features rewarding exploration and creative building mechanics in a harsh, atmospheric environment.
- #9 Smalland: Survive the Wilds
92% matchVery Positive82% of 10,551 reviews2024
Dev: Max Ent Games Ltd
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 16.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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%, Crafting 13.4%, Open World 13.2%, Building 13.2%, Survival 12.2%
Why You'll Like It: It combines exploration and base-building with a unique perspective and engaging crafting systems.
- #10 Survival: Fountain of Youth
90% 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 20.3%, Crafting 14.6%, Survival 12.5%, Open World 11.9%, Building 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a strong focus on survival mechanics, crafting, and exploration in a historical setting.
- #11 Life is Feudal: Your Own
91% matchMixed66% of 12,071 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 18.8%, Crafting 16.9%, Building 14.6%, Survival 13.5%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses heavily on realistic medieval survival and complex construction mechanics.
- #12 Kenshi
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 117,010 reviews2018
Dev: Lo-Fi Games
Windows
Median: 9.4 hrsMean: 71.5 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 17.8%, Crafting 13.8%, Building 13.6%, Open World 13.5%, Action RPG 12.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers deep base-building and squad management in a challenging, unforgiving open world.
- #13 Dawn of Defiance
88% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,856 reviews2024
Dev: Traega EntertainmentPub: Fireshine Games
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
You are a fallen Spartan, cast into the realm between the living and the Underworld. In this survival adventure inspired by Greek myth, hunt, craft and build a home worthy of legend with up to 3 friends. Raid the gods' temples, defeat legendary creatures and loot the iconic weapons of the Olympians.
Why similar: Base Building 19.3%, Survival 14%, Open World 13.5%, Building 12.7%, Crafting 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: It features open-world survival and crafting with a mythological backdrop that encourages exploration.
- #14 This Land Is My Land
89% matchMixed68% of 4,660 reviews2021
Dev: Game-Labs
Windows
Median: 3.6 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 29.1%, Survival 25.6%, Crafting 21.1%, 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.
- #15 Pax Dei
87% matchMixed57% of 11,377 reviews2025
Dev: Mainframe Industries
Windows
Median: 18.5 hrsMean: 76.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 18.1%, Base Building 16.8%, Crafting 13.1%, Open World 12.7%, Realistic 9%
Why You'll Like It: A social-focused medieval sandbox that emphasizes deep crafting and community-driven world-building.
- #16 The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Complete Edition
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 891,330 reviews2015
Dev: CD PROJEKT RED
Windows
Median: 22.3 hrsMean: 99.4 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 34.5%, Medieval 17.8%, 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.
- #17 Dungeons & Kingdoms
86% matchMixed42% of 83 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 15.7%, Building 12.4%, Action RPG 11%, Management 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: It blends medieval building with dungeon exploration and RPG progression.
- #18 GreedFall
85% matchMostly Positive76% of 22,065 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 33.1%, 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.
- #19 Alek - The Lost Kingdom
84% matchMostly Positive78% of 414 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 13.8%, Open World 12.6%, Building 12.5%, Action RPG 11.3%, Crafting 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: It features adventure and RPG elements in a fantasy world with light city-building mechanics.
- #20 Force of Nature 2: Ghost Keeper
83% matchMostly Positive80% of 2,370 reviews2021
Dev: A.Y.stdPub: Crytivo
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 16.7 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 16.9%, Open World 14.5%, Crafting 13.9%, Building 11.5%, Survival 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: It offers sandbox exploration and base-building with a focus on gathering and crafting.
- #21 Outward Definitive Edition
82% matchMostly Positive73% of 31,430 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 34%, RPG 19.8%, Survival 18.5%, Exploration 8.4%, 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 137,392 reviews2024
Dev: Stunlock Studios
Windows
Median: 20.9 hrsMean: 58.2 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 22.9%, Open World 18.7%, Survival 14.6%, Crafting 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% matchMixed67% of 689 reviews2025
Dev: Angry Bulls StudioPub: Toplitz Productions
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 8.9 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 24.5%, Open World 17.7%, Crafting 17.4%, Survival 14.5%, 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 15.9%, Crafting 12.2%, Building 11.5%, Action RPG 10.3%, Open World 10.1%
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 19.3%, Crafting 13.1%, 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 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%, Crafting 14%, Open World 13.3%, Action RPG 12%, Survival 11%
Why You'll Like It: A sandbox survival game that emphasizes crafting and building in an open environment.
- #27 Viking Frontiers
78% matchMixed52% of 553 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 36.5%, Open World 26.9%, 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% matchMixed61% of 545 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 12.9%, Building 11.8%, 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 12.3%, Building 10.4%, Crafting 10%, Realistic 8.2%
- #30 Ancestors Legacy
79% matchMostly Positive79% of 8,665 reviews2018
Dev: Destructive Creations
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.6 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 76%, Base Building 14%, 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.
- #31 Noble Legacy
77% matchMostly Positive72% of 805 reviews2025
Dev: 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 13.4%, Open World 10%, Crafting 10%, Building 9.9%
- #32 Towers of Aghasba
76% matchMixed68% of 2,054 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%, Action RPG 12.8%, Open World 12.4%, Crafting 12.2%, Building 11.4%
- #33 Nightingale
75% matchMixed66% of 18,084 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%, Open World 15.7%, Building 14.7%, Crafting 14.6%, Survival 12.9%
- #34 Of Ash and Steel
73% matchMixed66% of 7,038 reviews2025
Dev: Fire & FrostPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 31.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 28.4%, Action RPG 19.1%, Crafting 12.6%, RPG 9.3%, Open World 7.6%
- #35 Map Of Materials
75% 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 29.4% ★, Open World 10.9%, Crafting 10.3%, Nature 9%, Exploration 7.3%
- #36 KINGDOMS
76% matchMostly Positive72% of 4,092 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 18.3%, Building 16.4%, Crafting 12.3%, Survival 10.9%
- #37 Vampires: Bloodlord Rising
73% matchMostly Positive71% of 1,868 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 18.2%, Open World 13.7%, Crafting 13.5%, Building 12.2%, Survival 10.3%
- #38 Chinese Frontiers
73% matchMostly Positive74% of 544 reviews2025
Dev: SolidGamesPub: Big Cheese Studio
Windows
Become a master builder in medieval China. Construct iconic landmarks brick by brick in first person, while managing villagers, production chains, and a growing settlement at your own pace.
Why similar: Medieval 22.2%, Base Building 20.8%, Building 16.4%, Crafting 16.3%, Realistic 10.1%
- #39 Notmads
71% matchVery Positive85% of 107 reviews2026
Dev: Rhomita
Windows
Your home is a living beast. Explore a handcrafted open world in an action RPG where you fight with magic, gather resources, find loot, craft, and grow stronger. Customize and expand your home on its back, and take it with you as you explore solo or with friends.
Why similar: Base Building 18.5%, Open World 14%, Crafting 13.5%, Building 12.5%, Action RPG 11.3%
- #40 Outlaws of the Old West
74% matchMixed59% of 6,297 reviews2019
Dev: Virtual Basement LLCPub: Wandering Wizard
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 22.6 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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 29.8%, Survival 24.7%, Base Building 16.2%, Crafting 10.7%, RPG 7.5%
- #41 Sons of Valhalla
72% matchMixed67% of 993 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 32.6%, Open World 22.2%, Realistic 14.2%, Third Person 11.9%, RPG 11.3%
- #42 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 28.8% ★, Medieval 15.4%, Crafting 10.5%, Action RPG 9.7%, Exploration 7.2%
- #43 Windrose
68% matchVery Positive87% of 53,040 reviews2026
Dev: Kraken Express
Windows
Median: 20.3 hrsMean: 33.3 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 18.3%, Base Building 16.2%, Building 15%, Survival 14%, Open World 12%
- #44 Nested Lands
70% matchMostly Positive72% of 576 reviews2026
Dev: 1M Bits HordePub: META Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 72%
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 34.7%, Open World 24.4%, Survival 18.8%, Third Person 15.7%, Adventure 6.4%
- #45 Noble Fates
71% matchVery Positive83% of 1,489 reviews2021
Dev: Xobermon, LLC
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Harness your Demigod powers to lead a group from rags to riches in this 3D Fantasy Kingdom Management Sim with RPG elements. Command from the sky or take control in 3rd Person to BUILD, BATTLE, and RULE. Navigate a world of interesting Nobles, earn their respect, and decide their Fates.
Why similar: Base Building 20.3%, Medieval 18.6%, Nonlinear 14%, Building 13.3%, Management 11.9%
- #46 Tales of Old: Dominus
70% 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%, Open World 14%, Crafting 13.7%, Building 13.2%, Action RPG 10.8%
- #47 Romestead
67% matchMostly Positive77% of 5,129 reviews2026
Dev: BeartwigsPub: Three Friends
Windows
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 15.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 16.8%, Action RPG 12.1%, Survival 11.8%, Building 11.7%
- #48 ArkCraft: The Rebirth of the World
69% matchMostly Positive73% of 187 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 22.9%, Crafting 17.9%, Open World 17.7%, Survival 10.6%, Exploration 9.4%
- #49 Hold Your Own
72% 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 18.2%, Crafting 17.7%, Open World 14.6%, Survival 13.6%, Building 13.2%
- #50 The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™
67% matchVery Positive81% of 12,511 reviews2024
Dev: Free Range GamesPub: North Beach Games
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 19.2 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%, Crafting 15.3%, Building 14.1%, Survival 12.3%, Exploration 9.7%
- #51 Gangs of Sherwood
71% matchMixed41% of 311 reviews2023
Dev: Appeal StudiosPub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 59%
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%, RPG 22.7%, Adventure 13.7%, Singleplayer 8.1%
- #52 Wild West Legacy
70% matchMostly Negative37% of 2,143 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 19.4%, Crafting 15.1%, Open World 14.8%, Building 14.6%, Survival 11.4%
- #53 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 25%, Base Building 20.6%, Crafting 16%, Building 15.1%, Management 12.3%
- #54 KeepUp Survival
68% 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 19.7%, Open World 16.1%, Crafting 15.3%, Survival 12.8%, Realistic 9.7%
- #55 Airborne Empire
64% matchVery Positive87% of 948 reviews2026
Dev: The Wandering Band LLCPub: Stray Fawn Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Build your sky city while exploring a vast landscape in this Open World RPG City Builder. Combining the methodical construction and management of a city builder; the unique lift, balance, and propulsion needed for a flying city; and the compelling characters, dangers, and adventures of an RPG!
Why similar: Open World 21.5%, Base Building 19.3%, Building 14.7%, Exploration 13.7%, Management 13.2%
- #56 WW2 Rebuilder
67% matchVery Positive85% of 1,589 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 14.3%, Realistic 13.4%
- #57 Survive The Island
69% matchMixed54% of 84 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 15.6%, Building 13.6%, Base Building 13.2%, RPG 12.9%, Crafting 10.6%
- #58 The Bloodline
66% matchVery Positive83% of 3,985 reviews2023
Dev: Shieldbearer StudiosPub: 505 Pulse
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 79%
The Bloodline is a sandbox adventure RPG that lets you play your way. Reforge bonds between kingdoms, explore the wilds, craft and plan adventures and wield mighty weapons or magic as you prepare for what is to come…
Why similar: Medieval 26.1%, Open World 16.4%, Action RPG 15.8%, Exploration 11%, Action-Adventure 10.4%
- #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 75.3%, RPG 19.1%, Singleplayer 5.7%