- #1 Broken World
97% matchMixed61% of 41 reviews2024
Dev: N777
Windows
"Broken World" is an exciting post-apocalyptic low-poly game where players have to survive in a world overrun by zombies and chaos. Build and strengthen your shelters, fight various threats and explore a dangerous world full of secrets and dangers.
Why similar: Survival 16.6%, Open World 14.4%, Sandbox 12.6%, Building 11.4%, Base Building 10.7%
- #2 THE DEAD WE KNEW: Open World Survival
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: MAY19 STUDIO
Windows
Explore a dangerous open world, loot abandoned places, build your shelter, produce food, and manage your resources. Survive alone or in co-op against zombies, hostile humans, and the growing dangers that come with the fog.
Why similar: Survival 16.9%, Open World 16.8%, Zombies 12.9%, Sandbox 10.3%, Building 10.2%
- #3 The Old Forge
96% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: ToF Studio
Windows
Explore a open world inspired by 1990s Poland. Scavenge, build, craft and dig your way through forests, villages and industrial ruins surviving the zombies, harsh weather and the constant fight for food, warmth and safety.
Why similar: Survival 18.3%, Open World 15.1%, Zombies 12.9%, Base Building 12.2%, Crafting 10.4%
- #4 Junk Survivor
95% matchMixed70% of 83 reviews2023
Dev: Neojac Entertainment Inc.
Windows
Junk Survivor is a zombie post-apocalypse game where you loot, craft, build and farm in a struggle to survive. With a vast map to explore, a robust skillset to unlock this customizable sandbox awaits the adventurer. How long before you die!
Why similar: Survival 16.4%, Open World 13.8%, Zombies 13.1%, Sandbox 10.9%, Building 10.2%
- #5 Everlost
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: kub3sqtPub: Orivilon
Windows
Stranded in a world that never stops growing. Gather, craft, build and survive in an infinite procedurally generated wilderness where no two worlds are ever the same.
Why similar: Sandbox 18.7%, Building 17.3%, Survival 17%, Crafting 14.1%, Base Building 11.6%
- #6 Exot
93% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: PH Networks
Windows
Discover a still unexplored region of space: the Exot galaxy. With your C.L.I.C. as your only ally, obtain the resources necessary for your survival. Develop your ship, improve your workshops, face creatures to conquer these hostile lands.
Why similar: Survival 17.9%, Sandbox 14.9%, Building 14.5%, Open World 13.7%, Crafting 13.3%
- #7 Elacoria
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lightborn68
Windows
Explore an endless open world — vast in width, length, and depth — filled with mysteries to uncover. Join up to 8 friends to survive, farm, mine, build, and fight together in a living world with day-night cycles, seasons, and dynamic weather.
Why similar: Open World 23.2%, Survival 19.3%, Sandbox 18.1%, Building 15.3%, Crafting 11.2%
- #8 Keplerth
91% matchVery Positive84% of 4,170 reviews2022
Dev: TAROPub: Gamirror Games
Windows
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 16.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Welcome to Keplerth! Try to survive on a hostile alien planet in this 2D sandbox RPG, where you can choose to live alone or fight side by side with your friends in the online multiplayer mode. Survive, build, farm, fight, and explore your way to victory in this open-world adventure!
Why similar: Survival 19.8%, Sandbox 18.1%, Open World 17.7%, Building 15.7%, Exploration 9.6%
- #9 Tides of Despair
91% matchMixed42% of 19 reviews2023
Dev: Survival Poly Games
Windows
After a shipwreck, you are one of the survivors. To Survive you will need to fight for your life.
Why similar: Survival 19.1%, Open World 16.5%, Base Building 15.3%, Building 14.4%, Crafting 13.2%
- #10 Stranded Deep 2
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: North Beach Games
Windows
Survival is just the beginning. Stranded in a desert wilderness, an endless river is your only lifeline. Scavenge resources, craft tools, and build a floating home to brave the treacherous waters and scorching heat. Every bend brings new danger and deeper discoveries. How far will you go?
Why similar: Survival 24.7%, Open World 20.3%, Sandbox 17.5%, Base Building 14.1%, Crafting 13.3%
- #11 暴食海岛 Munchy Island
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: clownpiece
Windows
Play as a fennec fox in a survival adventure on an island packed with food! Keep your belly full as you explore the island, build defensive structures, and fend off relentless attacks from monsters of the deep.
Why similar: Survival 21.5%, Base Building 16.6%, Building 16.6%, Crafting 14%, Sandbox 13.7%
- #12 Squad Zero
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Code Bard Pub: Code Bard
Windows
Squad Zero is a squad-based open-world RPG with survival and strategy elements. The world has fallen to a zombie plague. Gather your squad, explore abandoned towns, scavenge resources, and build a base while the living and the dead fight for survival.
Why similar: Survival 19.9%, Sandbox 16%, Open World 15.4%, Zombies 14.6%, Base Building 13.3%
- #13 HORDE Survival
88% matchMostly Negative29% of 28 reviews2023
Dev: WDS Games
Windows
See yourself stuck in the middle of an ever growing virus epidemic. Find or craft weapons and tools to fight against the living and the dead. Build a safe place to survive in this cruel, apocalyptic world.
Why similar: Survival 17.5%, Open World 16.6%, Base Building 14.3%, Building 13.1%, Crafting 12.7%
- #14 99 Nights
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ammonite Design Studios
Windows
Chop down trees, gather fuel & scrap, search abandoned structures, and build a base camp strong enough to withstand what comes after the sun sets. The wilderness grows more dangerous with every passing night, and something is always watching from beyond the firelight. Survive all 99 Nights.
Why similar: Survival 18.2%, Sandbox 17.6%, Open World 13.9%, Base Building 13.5%, Crafting 10.3%
- #15 404 Survivor
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: YSLJ Studio
Windows
The horde is coming. 404 Survivor is a top-down post-apocalyptic survival game focused on scavenging, crafting, and base building. Gather resources and fortify your base by day, then defend against growing zombie hordes by night. Every night could be your last.
Why similar: Survival 17.4%, Open World 14.7%, Zombies 13.9%, Base Building 12.6%, Sandbox 12.5%
- #16 The Joy of Mining
86% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: spielepk
Windows
Mine, loot, craft, build, fight, and explore the open world in this Minecraft/Terraria-inspired game. It includes quests from NPCs, farming and fishing, as well as a variety of arcade games to play in-game.
Why similar: Survival 19.4%, Sandbox 18.2%, Crafting 17.1%, Open World 14%, Exploration 11.1%
- #17 WormWorld
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kyjmo
Windows
A creative sandbox adventure with a focus on exploration, discovery and survival. Shape your worlds, build, mine, and farm. Expand your reach and travel to other worlds using your ship, and worm holes!
Why similar: Survival 14.1%, Sandbox 14%, Building 13.6%, Crafting 11.7%, Base Building 11.5%
- #18 Paloma Island
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Houari Mohamed AminePub: Damz Games
Windows
Stranded after a storm, survive the uncharted dangers of Paloma Island. Gather resources, craft tools, and build shelter in this open-world sandbox survival adventure. Explore lush biomes and diverse locations, uncover secrets, and face wildlife and enemies to stay alive.
Why similar: Survival 19.6%, Base Building 15.2%, Sandbox 14.4%, Crafting 13.3%, Open World 12.9%
- #19 New Spring: Survival
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Promination Studios
Windows
New Spring is a open world zombie survival RPG where you spend the daytime exploring and scavenging for tools and weapons, and defend your base when night falls. How long can you stave off the hordes?
Why similar: Open World 16.1%, Survival 15.1%, Sandbox 14.3%, Building 12.4%, Crafting 10.2%
- #20 To-Gather
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Poeka Studio
Windows
When a cult disrupted the peace 200 years ago by summoning terrible creatures, they couldn't reverse their mistake! Gather resources, Explore the abandoned Island and battle the curse with your friends before it takes over your home!
Why similar: Survival 17.8%, Open World 15.9%, Sandbox 14.9%, Base Building 13.5%, Building 13.4%
- #21 As I Survive
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pinnacle Gaming Studios
Windows
A survival FPS where you must maintain the tactical advantage to survive your environment. Explore caves and bunkers, unlock secrets, and contain the situation in the valley to restore peace. Unlock new quests along the way that will give you the power to save what is left.
Why similar: Survival 16.2%, Crafting 12.1%, Zombies 12%, Open World 11.9%, Base Building 11.2%
- #22 Gelatine
82% matchPositive93% of 29 reviews2022
Dev: Tactical Air Horse
Windows · Linux
A 2D sandbox with a heavy emphasis on action and combat. Features music-synchronized boss fights, village invasions, and more!
Why similar: Survival 17.1%, Sandbox 15.9%, Building 11.9%, Open World 11.6%, Crafting 11%
- #23 Afterlight Survival
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Afterlight Studios
Windows · Linux
Afterlight Survival is an open-world sandbox survival horror game combining base-building, crafting, and tower defense. Hunt for supplies by day. Build your defenses and outlast the horde when night falls, solo or co-op. The virus was planned. You're the loose end.
Why similar: Survival 15.4%, Open World 13.6%, Zombies 11.9%, Base Building 11.5%, Crafting 11.1%
- #24 HUNKER DOWN
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: munkgames
Windows
How long can you survive a post-apocalyptic world? A land overrun with an infected "zombie" population, where you compete with other survivors for limited resources.
Why similar: Survival 17.6%, Zombies 14.2%, Base Building 13.2%, Crafting 12.4%, Open World 11.9%
- #25 Apocalyptica
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Soullessregent Gaming LLC
Windows
Fight off starvation, dehydration, and madness. Lose your sanity, and your nightmares become fatal.
Why similar: Survival 16.3%, Open World 13.6%, Base Building 12%, Crafting 11.7%, Sandbox 10.7%
- #26 Apexiom
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: QuesoPub: Queso Studios
Windows
Explore an open, procedurally-generated world, loot caves, chests and fight monsters to craft better gear. Can you take on the toughest bosses to unlock new abilties and become increasingly overpowered?
Why similar: Survival 21.7%, Open World 17.8%, Building 14.8%, Crafting 12.2%, Base Building 8.9%
- #27 Unfear Day
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Norman Studio
Windows
it is an open world multiplayer survival game that combines sandbox and simulation elements, including base building, NPC recruitment, community building, and the fusion of zombie growth elements and major event elements.
Why similar: Survival 16.8%, Open World 15.2%, Zombies 14.4%, Building 13.6%, Base Building 13.5%
- #28 Enshrouded
76% 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: Open World 21.4%, Survival 21.1%, Base Building 15.5%, Crafting 11.7%, Building 10.1%
- #29 Isle of Survival: The New Dawn
77% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: BlueSlay3r
Windows
“Survive and rebuild on a mysterious island. Explore diverse biomes, battle zombies, craft, farm, trade, and harness electricity in this open-world sandbox adventure — alone or with friends.”
Why similar: Survival 24.1%, Sandbox 18.6%, Open World 11.7%, Base Building 11.4%, Zombies 8.3%
- #30 Last of Humanity
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Divine Games, inc.
Windows
Welcome to Last of Humanity, an online open-world sandbox multiplayer zombie survival game. Travel the zombie wasteland as you attempt to rebuild society controlling key locations to manufacture & produce equipment for survival. Forage, Craft and shoot your way to survival from the dead and living.
Why similar: Sandbox 16.5%, Building 13.7%, Survival 13.6%, Crafting 11.5%, Zombies 10.4%
- #31 Z: The End
78% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2018
Dev: Ridgeline Studios LLC
Windows
Z: The End is a top-down shooter survival sandbox set in a world infested with zombies. Explore, scavenge for supplies and weapons, and survive as long as you can against the zombies and the elements.
Why similar: Sandbox 14.4%, Open World 12%, Base Building 11.4%, Zombies 9.8%, Building 9.6%
- #32 Gone: Survival
77% matchMixed43% of 320 reviews2020
Dev: Coden StudioPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Gone Survival is a first-person survival game for one player. Where you have many opportunities and a completely open world
Why similar: Survival 16.9%, Building 13.1%, Open World 13%, Base Building 12.1%, Sandbox 12.1%
- #33 Medieval Apocalypse
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Joma Rage
Windows · Mac
The main goal in Medieval Apocalypse is not only to survive as in previous survival games where you had to watch over the hunger, thirst, fatigue but the player will have to watch out for infection caused by zombies to not become one of them.
Why similar: Survival 17.6%, Open World 15.7%, Building 14.2%, Zombies 14%, Sandbox 12%
- #34 Sunny Shores
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: mungbungo
Windows · Linux
Sunny Shores is software for casual and retired gamers who have prematurely reached unc-status in their careers. It features cozy lo-fi fishing mechanics, block-building and an open-world sandbox. Play with friends or play with yourself.
Why similar: Survival 17.7%, Sandbox 17.5%, Building 15.8%, Procedural Generation 12.8%, Crafting 11.6%
- #35 Necrocyte
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: FloatSurvival
Windows
In a world devastated by the infected, you play as a surviving soldier enhanced with a mechanical arm. Explore dangerous regions, gather resources, discover powerful abilities, and fight to survive in a hostile world.
Why similar: Survival 16.6%, Open World 14.7%, Zombies 14.7%, Base Building 10.8%, Sandbox 10.7%
- #36 Core Keeper
72% matchVery Positive93% of 66,787 reviews2024
Dev: PugstormPub: Fireshine Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 12.3 hrsMean: 34.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Explore a vast cavern of creatures, relics and resources in a mining sandbox adventure for 1-8 players. Mine, build, fight, craft and farm to unravel the mystery of the ancient Core.
Why similar: Survival 15.6%, Open World 14.5%, Sandbox 12.6%, Building 12.1%, Base Building 11.5%
- #37 Gravehollow
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Silo Snowdash
Windows
Gravehollow is a survival RPG set in a restless world on the cusp of death. Hunt, scavenge, craft, build, and fight as friends and foes alike clash and pursue their own ends. Uncover why death refuses to release you, and what horrors your survival is awakening.
Why similar: Survival 17.1%, Open World 15.1%, Sandbox 13.2%, Crafting 12%, Building 11.6%
- #38 VEIN
71% matchVery Positive88% of 12,706 reviews2025
Dev: Ramjet Studios
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
VEIN is a post-apocalyptic survival multiplayer sandbox game. Gather supplies to survive, explore abandoned buildings, defend your home, and rebuild society, whether alone or with friends.
Why similar: Survival 21%, Open World 18.3%, Zombies 14.6%, Base Building 13.6%, Sandbox 9.7%
- #39 Wormhusk
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Aeoln Studios
Windows
The world is dying. The answer lies beneath. Dig deep into the husk of an ancient god-worm, build your defenses, slay the parasites that feed on its remains, and uncover the truth before it's too late.
Why similar: Open World 24%, Survival 23.1%, Sandbox 17.4%, Base Building 10.2%, Exploration 10%
- #40 Breakwaters: Crystal Tides
74% matchMixed62% of 1,001 reviews2021
Dev: Soaring Pixels Games
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Survive in a world ravaged by massive Titans and an ever changing ocean sim. Displace water to find resources for building and crafting unique items. Swim, sail, and fly to explore new islands and fight Titans.
Why similar: Survival 19.5%, Open World 17%, Building 16.4%, Sandbox 15.9%, Crafting 10.9%
- #41 Cosmorists
73% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2024
Dev: Stellar Roots
Windows
You find yourself completely alone on a different yet very familiar looking planet. Explore the planet, craft tools, fight enemies, and build bases! Do science to learn new technologies that will allow interplanetary travel and better tools at your disposal!
Why similar: Open World 15.9%, Survival 15.9%, Sandbox 14.1%, Building 11.2%, Crafting 11%
- #42 Port Town: Survival
72% matchMixed46% of 26 reviews2025
Dev: Emre ŞahinPub: Survivillage
Windows
A deserted port town, missing people, and a dark secret waiting to be uncovered… Dive into Port Town’s open world, collect mysterious photos, and reveal the truth. But be careful… some secrets are meant to stay buried.
Why similar: Survival 17.2%, Open World 14.8%, Building 14.3%, Sandbox 12.4%, Base Building 11.5%
- #43 Blood Night
70% matchVery Positive95% of 111 reviews2026
Dev: Team
Windows
(Multiplayer | COOP) THE FOREST IS DEAD. YOU ARE NOT. Survive. Build. Kill everyone. A world where zombies are smarter than they look. Inventory, crafting, and building are your tools in the war for tomorrow.
Why similar: Survival 17.5%, Zombies 15.2%, Building 14.8%, Crafting 12.7%, Open World 11.9%
- #44 XenoHaven
70% 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: Open World 17.3%, Survival 17.2%, Sandbox 15.4%, Base Building 13.9%, Building 12%
- #45 ENDGAME: Survival
71% matchMixed45% of 40 reviews2023
Dev: AGames
Windows
Big group of people will be dropped into a deserted island where they will have to survive.
Why similar: Survival 20.3%, Base Building 16%, Building 15.5%, Crafting 14.2%, Sandbox 13.9%
- #46 Nyric
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lovelace Studio
Windows
Nyric is a third-person survivalcraft where your words shape the world. Type a phrase—“A storm-haunted wasteland”—and step into a procedurally generated realm built from your imagination. Survive harsh climates and strange hazards using Faebots— AI companions with unique powers tied to their moods.
Why similar: Survival 16.4%, Open World 14.8%, Building 12.9%, Base Building 12.6%, Sandbox 12.3%
- #47 Last Float
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LapsaDev
Windows
Explore and survive in this shattered world. Build, defend, and repair your raft. Search for secrets and uncover information about what happened - and most importantly, don't drown!
Why similar: Survival 26.7%, Sandbox 20.5%, Crafting 16.7%, Base Building 12.2%, Exploration 9.4%
- #48 Hold Your Own
71% 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: Survival 20.2%, Open World 15.4%, Crafting 14.9%, Sandbox 13.2%, Base Building 12.9%
- #49 Whisper of the Swallows
67% matchVery Positive87% of 207 reviews2026
Dev: Blown Leaves
Windows
Brave a savage, unforgiving procedurally generated world where extreme weather and the nightmares of the dark will hunt you down. Alone or in co-op, survive, build, and explore to turn a cursed hellscape into your sanctuary of light.
Why similar: Survival 16.6%, Sandbox 14.2%, Open World 13.1%, Building 12.9%, Crafting 12.2%
- #50 Kindling Wilds: Symbiotic Wasteland
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: EasyLovePub: 猫耳游戏
Windows
Ember: Symbiotic Wilderness is a 2D pixel-art co-op survival game set in a living wilderness shaped by temperature, weather, seasons, and ecology. Start with a single fire, divide the work with your team, and build a camp that can endure.
Why similar: Survival 22.7%, Sandbox 18%, Building 14.9%, Base Building 13.6%, Crafting 11.6%
- #51 By the Dead
68% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Loomeit Studios
Windows
Explore the dark, fight the un-dead forces, gather valuable resources, craft for survival, build safe shelters, and survive the night in this eerie open world survival crafting game!
Why similar: Survival 19.1%, Open World 15.8%, Zombies 13.8%, Crafting 13.6%, Building 12.6%
- #52 Scrap Mechanic
64% matchVery Positive92% of 123,030 reviews2026
Dev: Axolot Games
Windows
Median: 11.5 hrsMean: 65.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Enter the creative paradise of Scrap Mechanic! Build fantastic machines, go on adventures with your friends and defend against waves of evil Farmbots in this imaginative multiplayer survival sandbox. With Scrap Mechanic’s powerful creation tools you can engineer your own adventures!
Why similar: Building 19.3%, Survival 18.6%, Open World 17%, Sandbox 16.7%, Crafting 13.5%
- #53 Symbiosis
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Aberratic
Windows
A solo or coop hero-shooter set in a procedural alien world. Explore, build, evolve, and fight side-by-side against waves of mechanical hybrids. Wishlist now!
Why similar: Survival 15.5%, Open World 13.5%, Base Building 13.3%, Building 12.4%, Sandbox 12.1%
- #54 Romestead
65% 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: Survival 16.2%, Crafting 13.1%, Base Building 11.2%, Open World 10.9%, Sandbox 10.8%
- #55 Tide Fall
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Lone Badger Studio Pub: Lone Badger Studio
Windows
Explore dangerous islands, build and defend your base, sail the seas, and raid rival crews in this open-world pirate survival game.
Why similar: Survival 16.6%, Open World 15.7%, Base Building 13.6%, Sandbox 12.8%, Crafting 12.2%
- #56 Deadburg
67% matchVery Positive87% of 128 reviews2022
Dev: Reanimated Games
Windows
Deadburg is a co-op survival game set in a procedurally generated city with thousands of buildings to explore and zombies to kill. Every building you see can be explored, exploited and destroyed one block at a time. Play alone or with friends and discover the secrets of the city.
Why similar: Survival 24.6%, Base Building 18.9%, Zombies 16.9%, Sandbox 15.7%, Crafting 9%
- #57 Lost Zone: Survival
66% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: İlker YelkenPub: Lofwin Games
Windows
Lost Zone: Survival ,Survive in a vast open world by battling harsh conditions, hunger, and unknown threats. Explore with friends, gather resources, fish, farm, and craft tools to stay alive. Beware of other players who can steal your hard-earned loot. Only the strongest will survive!
Why similar: Survival 17%, Open World 15%, Base Building 13.4%, Building 13.2%, Crafting 12.7%