- #1 Wild Terra Online
97% matchMixed60% of 1,845 reviews2017
Dev: Juvty Worlds
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Wild Terra Online is a sandbox RPG, in a completely player-controlled medieval world. You will have to survive in a forest full of predators, build a shelter and improve your crafts skills, tame animals and fight for treasures. You can become anyone and do whatever you want!
Why similar: MMORPG 23.3% ★, Sandbox 17.4%, Open World 13.4%, Crafting 11.3%, Base Building 10.3%
- #2 Rem Survival
96% matchMostly Positive75% of 803 reviews2021
Dev: Immortal Hand Studios
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 47.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Scavenge abandoned ruins, craft gear from scrap and salvaged materials, and fight the environment itself as hunger, exposure, and exhaustion push you to your limits. There are no second chances—only adaptation or death.
Why similar: Base Building 33.7%, Crafting 29.4%, Open World 22.6%, RPG 8.6%, Adventure 5.7%
- #3 Wurm Online
96% matchMixed62% of 2,571 reviews2020
Dev: Code Club AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 39.4 hrs≥1hr: 47%
A sandbox MMORPG that has pushed the boundaries on what it means to be open world and stood the test of time. Dig, mine, shape the world around you and make your lasting mark!
Why similar: MMORPG 35.2% ★, Sandbox 22.5%, RPG 10.1%, Open World 5.7%, Crafting 5.5%
- #4 Ruins To Fortress
95% matchMixed65% of 181 reviews2024
Dev: NimbleBeasts
Windows · Linux
Explore a post-apocalyptic island, craft, build, tear down enemy bases, defend and nuke your rivals! Life's about surviving in this multiplayer game, no matter what it takes!
Why similar: Base Building 28.9%, Crafting 24.9%, Open World 19%, PvP 15.3%, PvE 11.8%
- #5 Outerstellar
94% matchMostly Positive72% of 175 reviews2023
Dev: Strange Horizons Ltd
Windows
Stranded on a hostile and deadly planet, you must gather resources, build shelter, and fight to survive each night. But the secrets of this world await in a gripping sci-fi survival PvP game.
Why similar: Base Building 34%, Crafting 28.3%, PvP 19.4%, Exploration 11.1%, 3D 7.2%
- #6 Project Asteroids
94% matchMixed56% of 130 reviews2024
Dev: PAEB Studio
Windows
In the vastness of space, you are a lone robot desperately trying to survive. Build, explore, and fight for your life as you face deadly threats in the asteroid belt. This hardcore game shows no mercy—dangers lurk at every step, ready to destroy you at any moment.
Why similar: Crafting 27.5%, Base Building 20.9%, Open World 20.4%, PvP 10.2%, Exploration 8.6%
- #7 Carth
93% matchMixed59% of 75 reviews2024
Dev: Deidre Reay Studios LLC
Windows
Carth is a survival rpg set in a ravaged open world. You will need to explore, build, and fight to thrive. Gain extraordinary skills as you take on an incredible evil. Join together or go at it alone as you attempt to survive Carth.
Why similar: Base Building 18.2%, Crafting 14.5%, Sandbox 12.5%, Medieval 11.4%, Open World 10%
- #8 Mortal Online
92% matchMixed52% of 2,959 reviews2015
Dev: Star Vault AB
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 21.0 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Mortal Online is a first-person medieval fantasy MMORPG, set in a huge, open, unforgiving world. Choose your race, choose your playstyle, choose a profession, choose where to place your loyalties - if you have any...
Why similar: MMORPG 29.3% ★, Open World 18.4%, Sandbox 17.8%, Medieval 9.9%, PvP 8.3%
- #9 In Next Life
91% matchMixed67% of 151 reviews2026
Dev: Dual DecadePub: Wereviz AB
Windows · Mac
An online multiplayer game of crafting, survival, civilization building, and player collaboration. Start in the stone age and live, build, and invent your way to higher civilization. Live and die as well as you can, to gain the experience you need to achieve even more in your next life!
Why similar: MMORPG 27.5% ★, Crafting 14.7%, Base Building 14.6%, Sandbox 12.2%, Open World 9.8%
- #10 GRAV
91% matchMixed47% of 6,921 reviews2015
Dev: BitMonster, Inc.
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 60%
GRAV is a sand box experience where you explore a multitude of planets, hunt strange alien creatures, build and defend outposts, craft weapons and armor, and attempt to survive against other players in a hostile environment.
Why similar: Base Building 27.8%, Open World 21.2%, Sandbox 20.8%, Crafting 18.3%, RPG 5.4%
- #11 Mortal Online 2
89% matchMixed60% of 13,911 reviews2022
Dev: Star Vault AB
Windows
Median: 14.1 hrsMean: 150.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Step into Nave, a vast fantasy sandbox world with a player-driven economy, persistent housing, and deep crafting systems. Engage in first-person, full-loot PvP combat with other players and perilous foes. Build, explore, and conquer in an unforgiving world. The land is yours—who will you become?
Why similar: MMORPG 30.5% ★, Sandbox 11.2%, Open World 9.3%, Crafting 9.1%, Medieval 8.5%
- #12 Life is Feudal: Arden
89% matchMixed42% of 885 reviews2025
Dev: LTG
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 27.6 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Life is Feudal: Arden is a new free-to-play open-world MMORPG set in the Middle Ages, built on the foundation of Life is Feudal: MMO. Engage in thrilling PvP combat, navigate political intrigue, master a variety of professions and craft unique items. Forge your own path to power and greatness!
Why similar: MMORPG 35.5% ★, Sandbox 14.2%, Crafting 11.9%, Base Building 10.5%, Medieval 8.9%
- #13 Enshrouded
86% 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 22.5%, Open World 18.4%, Crafting 15.4%, Sandbox 9.8%, Character Customization 6.8%
- #14 Starwalker - The Last Cylinder
88% matchMixed51% of 51 reviews2023
Dev: Starwalker
Windows
Interstellar Spacepunk Survival Permadeath MMORPG. Survive in humanity's final outpost, far far into the future. Traverse the untamed land, overcome countless perils across each and every dip & hill, mountains, lush meadows and serene lakes, make new allies and build a reputation among the stars.
Why similar: MMORPG 37.9% ★, Medieval 16.6%, Open World 13.7%, PvP 12.3%, Futuristic 10.5%
- #15 Dune: Awakening
85% matchMostly Positive71% of 78,134 reviews2025
Dev: Funcom
Windows
Median: 46.5 hrsMean: 100.0 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Dune: Awakening is an Open World Survival game with immersive adventure and RPG gameplay. Explore, build, craft, and unravel a cinematic Dune story alone or with friends as you rise from survival to greatness on the most legendary planet in the universe. Just remember: the sandworm always comes.
Why similar: Base Building 17.6%, Crafting 13.8%, Sandbox 13.1%, Open World 11.5%, PvP 9.6%
- #16 Muck
84% matchVery Positive93% of 184,419 reviews2021
Dev: Dani
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Muck is a survival-roguelike. Collect resources, find items & build a base to survive for as long as you can.
Why similar: Crafting 27.8%, Base Building 22.5%, Open World 18.8%, Exploration 8.8%, Fantasy 6.2%
- #17 Albion Online
84% matchMostly Positive78% of 93,362 reviews2018
Dev: Sandbox Interactive GmbH
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 84.6 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Albion Online is a fantasy sandbox MMORPG featuring a player-driven economy, classless combat system, and intense PvP battles. Explore a vast open world full of danger and opportunity. Grow your wealth, forge alliances, and leave your mark on the world of Albion.
Why similar: MMORPG 45.5% ★, Open World 14.4%, Sandbox 11%, Crafting 9.6%, PvP 5.3%
- #18 Haven & Hearth
83% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,013 reviews2024
Dev: Seatribe
Windows · Mac · Linux
A free-to-play MMORPG with crafting, building, landscaping, foraging, hunting, fishing, a dash of poetry, and open PvP combat,
Why similar: MMORPG 31.1% ★, Sandbox 12.4%, Base Building 12.1%, Crafting 10.6%, Open World 9.1%
- #19 Will To Live Online
81% matchMixed69% of 18,383 reviews2018
Dev: AlphaSoft LLC
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 35.1 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Will To Live is a MMORPG-shooter whose action takes place in a severe post-apocalyptic world. Explore the world, engage in fights with mutants and other survivors, join the clans in the struggle for existence and prove your right to Live.
Why similar: MMORPG 47.7% ★, Crafting 19.7%, Open World 15.6%, RPG 8.7%, Exploration 8.3%
- #20 Life is Feudal: MMO
82% matchMixed40% of 7,349 reviews2018
Dev: LTG
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 45.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Experience the hardcore reality of the Middle Ages. Master survival, engage in deep-rooted RPG elements, navigate a bustling economy, build communities, and employ diplomatic strategy to thrive in Abella's vast expanse.
Why similar: MMORPG 30.9% ★, Base Building 14.7%, Sandbox 11.3%, Medieval 10.9%, Crafting 10.7%
- #21 Nomad
82% matchMixed60% of 4,634 reviews2015
Dev: Diminished Studios
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Try and survive in the world of Nomad. Build a base and protect it from raiding players. Scavenge food, weapons and medical supplies across the island. Team up with others and make a base. Make your mark on the world of Nomad.
Why similar: Open World 47.8%, Crafting 42.2%, Adventure 10%
- #22 Keplerth
79% matchVery Positive84% of 4,159 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: Sandbox 25.6%, Open World 19.8%, Base Building 13.2%, Exploration 11.6%, Crafting 10.1%
- #23 Rust
78% matchVery Positive87% of 1,393,461 reviews2018
Dev: Facepunch Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 52.7 hrsMean: 429.0 hrs≥1hr: 96%
The only aim in Rust is to survive. Everything wants you to die - the island’s wildlife, other inhabitants, the environment, and other survivors. Do whatever it takes to last another night.
Why similar: Crafting 34.7%, Open World 26.1%, Sandbox 19.8%, PvP 15%, Adventure 4.4%
- #24 Skullborn
80% matchMostly Positive77% of 64 reviews2022
Dev: Snubber
Windows · Mac · Linux
Skullborn is an infinite massively multiplayer sandbox game! Begin as a skeleton, fight, gather resources, and craft armor/weapon to upgrade your bones! Explore and team up with other players around the world.
Why similar: MMORPG 30.7% ★, Base Building 14.8%, Crafting 12.6%, Sandbox 12.6%, Inventory Management 8.7%
- #25 Periphery Online
77% matchMixed72% of 54 reviews2026
Dev: Aleksandr Nagaev
Windows
A refugee capsule lands on an uninhabited planet. You have to survive, rebuild civilization and, if possible, regain control over the Earth. One big universe, one endless pvp session for all players.
Why similar: Futuristic 37.2%, Open World 36.4%, 3D 14.2%, Exploration 6.2%, PvP 5.9%
- #26 Realm of Simplicity MMORPG
77% matchMixed63% of 311 reviews2025
Dev: Pure Heart Game Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Realm of Simplicity is an indie-developed open world MMORPG set in a medieval fantasy where you will embark on your own adventure. Complete quests, master your skills, trade loot with others or befriend them in a party to conquer the mightiest of monsters!
Why similar: MMORPG 40% ★, RPG 12.5%, Medieval 12.4%, Inventory Management 12%, Character Customization 8.8%
- #27 Wurm Unlimited
78% matchMostly Positive71% of 3,138 reviews2015
Dev: Code Club ABPub: Plug In Digital
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 18.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Wurm Unlimited is the standalone version of the fantasy sandbox world Wurm Online, the MMORPG where the players are in charge! A pioneer in the ideas of player influence, crafting and adventure, it is now one of the most deep and feature packed true sandbox experiences available.
Why similar: MMORPG 18.1% ★, Sandbox 17.5%, Crafting 16%, Open World 14.6%, Base Building 11%
- #28 Downfall MMORPG
74% matchMixed52% of 83 reviews2026
Dev: Rainmade Games
Windows
Downfall MMORPG is an open-world sci-fi & fantasy MMORPG where magic and technology collide. Choose a faction, forge your own playstyle, and fight for control of a living world in massive PvP battles and endless PvE adventures.
Why similar: MMORPG 43% ★, Open World 11%, RPG 8%, Fantasy 6.9%, PvP 6.1%
- #29 Remain
75% matchVery Negative18% of 62 reviews2025
Dev: XTop Game
Windows
Remain is an MMO game. Within this open world, you can tame "zombies", making them your labor force, or commanding them to fight your foes. Apart from zombies, you will still have to face the survival challenges of food and water. Remaining warriors, don't let your guard down, and keep surviving...
Why similar: Open World 26.3%, Crafting 22.3%, Base Building 19.8%, PvP 16.3%, RPG 10.2%
- #30 Rogalia
76% matchMostly Positive70% of 535 reviews2018
Dev: TatriX
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 21.0 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Rogalia is the sandbox with fantasy open world, meal-based character leveling, nice graphics and cozy atmosphere.
Why similar: MMORPG 39.6% ★, Sandbox 20.7%, Open World 16.9%, RPG 11.1%, PvP 6.6%
- #31 GearStorm - Armored Survival
76% matchMixed56% of 82 reviews2019
Dev: Iron City Games
Windows · Mac
GearStorm - Armored Survival is a story-driven, open-world sci-fi survival adventure. Discover what led to the Phage, a deadly virus apocalypse and our escape to a alien world. Explore a vast alien planet, build your base, create your colony, acquire vehicles, weapons, and supplies to defend it.
Why similar: RPG 40.5%, Open World 37.8%, Adventure 21.7%
- #32 Dynast.io
74% matchMixed67% of 384 reviews2023
Dev: Whalebox Studio
Windows · Mac
Dynast.IO is a cool survival game with RPG elements. Build a base, get resources, craft weapons and survive with your friends.
Why similar: MMORPG 48.2% ★, Sandbox 18.2%, RPG 11.1%, Stylized 7.9%, Exploration 7.6%
- #33 Plains of Pain
72% matchVery Positive83% of 933 reviews2023
Dev: Cobra Byte Digital
Windows
Enter a living post-apocalyptic sandbox where the world doesn't wait for you. Build, craft, trade, earn the trust of factions, and forge your own path through a brutal procedural wasteland.
Why similar: Base Building 20.6%, Sandbox 16.3%, Crafting 16.1%, Open World 13.1%, PvP 10.3%
- #34 Last Oasis
73% matchMixed62% of 24,230 reviews2020
Dev: Donkey Crew
Windows
Median: 17.8 hrsMean: 120.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Nomadic Survival MMO. Build wooden walking machines to travel to new lands. Create clans and fight for territory. Resources deplete fast, so take your sword and scavenge, pirate, and trade to stay alive.
Why similar: Open World 20%, Crafting 18.1%, MMORPG 16.1% ★, Sandbox 14.5%, RPG 10.4%
- #35 Grim
70% matchMixed57% of 149 reviews2025
Dev: Spoonfed Interactive
Windows
GRIM is an Exclusive VR Multiplayer Survival game where you must immerse yourself, stranded on a secluded part of Earth. Survival is not just a choice but a grueling battle against nature and other players. Gather resources, craft, and build your base, all to stay alive.
Why similar: Crafting 26%, Base Building 25.2%, Open World 19.2%, PvP 14.9%, Exploration 9.2%
- #36 Wild Omission
70% matchVery Positive88% of 80 reviews2023
Dev: Telephone Studios
Windows
Wild Omission is an open world sandbox survival game with severe weather set in an infinite procedurally generated world. Play alone or with friends.
Why similar: Crafting 19.1%, Sandbox 15.8%, Base Building 14.9%, Open World 14.5%, Inventory Management 14.3%
- #37 StarRupture
66% matchVery Positive81% of 13,247 reviews2026
Dev: Creepy Jar
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 26.2 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 28.3%, Crafting 21%, Sandbox 19%, Open World 17.6%, Exploration 8.9%
- #38 Stars End
70% matchMixed61% of 1,428 reviews2023
Dev: Reverie World StudiosPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Stars End is a sci-fi survival sandbox set on the wild frontier of a distant star system. Play solo or host your own server as you craft, build, and battle to survive in a galaxy shaped by danger, discovery, and your own grit.
Why similar: Crafting 19.5%, Sandbox 19%, Open World 16.8%, PvP 15.6%, PvE 12.6%
- #39 Solace Crafting
69% matchMostly Positive72% of 898 reviews2022
Dev: Big Kitty Games
Windows · Linux
Embark on an adventure set in a fantasy survival RPG. Visit a borderless, open world where you manage resources to construct your base and new types of equipment to support your conquest.
Why similar: Base Building 20.6%, Crafting 19.2%, Sandbox 14.9%, Open World 14.3%, RPG 7.9%
- #40 Ryzom
71% matchMixed70% of 540 reviews2016
Dev: Winch Gate Property Limited
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 42%
Enter a unique science fantasy MMORPG and dive into a unique organic living world !
Why similar: MMORPG 40.2% ★, Sandbox 14.4%, Open World 12.5%, PvP 8.1%, PvE 7.4%
- #41 CryoFall
68% matchMostly Positive78% of 6,462 reviews2021
Dev: AtomicTorch StudioPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 16.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
CryoFall is a sci-fi colony simulation survival game set on a forgotten planet in a distant future. Master technology, agriculture, trading, industry, cybernetics, exploration, and more!
Why similar: Base Building 20.4%, Crafting 17.6%, Sandbox 15.3%, PvP 11.1%, Open World 10.4%
- #42 Ocean World: Eden Crafters Prologue
65% matchVery Positive91% of 7,602 reviews2024
Dev: Osaris Games
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 55%
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 23.8%, Crafting 17.2%, Sandbox 14.8%, Open World 14.4%, Resource Management 10.5%
- #43 BEACHED
68% matchMixed65% of 3,697 reviews2021
Dev: Gradient Studios
Windows
A free-to-play, low-poly, open-world survival shooter where you’ll battle other players, explore massive monuments, and fight to stay alive. Build and fortify your base to defend against enemy raids, gather resources, and conquer a harsh, competitive world. Survival means doing whatever it takes.
Why similar: Sandbox 39.6%, Open World 34.5%, Exploration 15.9%, Adventure 9.9%
- #44 VEIN
63% matchVery Positive88% of 12,003 reviews2025
Dev: Ramjet Studios
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 14.3 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: Base Building 26.4%, Open World 20.8%, Crafting 15.9%, Sandbox 14.1%, Character Customization 8.2%
- #45 Boundless
67% matchMixed70% of 2,774 reviews2018
Dev: Monumental, LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 32.9 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Shape your citizen, forge your destiny and sculpt your world in this epic voxel sandbox MMO built on endless possibility.
Why similar: MMORPG 28.5% ★, Sandbox 22.4%, Crafting 20.3%, Open World 18%, RPG 6.8%
- #46 The Planet Crafter: Prologue
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,709 reviews2021
Dev: Miju Games
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Experience the first stages of terraforming an entire planet in this space survival open world terraforming crafting game prologue. Explore, survive, collect, build your base then create oxygen, heat and pressure to make an hostile planet livable for humanity.
Why similar: Base Building 26.5%, Crafting 19.8%, Open World 16.6%, Sandbox 15.6%, Exploration 8.7%
- #47 Undawn
66% matchMixed54% of 6,601 reviews2023
Dev: Lightspeed StudiosPub: Level Infinite
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 41.2 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Explore, adapt, and survive in Undawn, a free-to-play open-world survival RPG for mobile and PC developed by LightSpeed Studios and published by Level Infinite. Embark on an adventure with other survivors four years after a worldwide disaster where hordes of infected roam a shattered world.
Why similar: MMORPG 35.4% ★, Open World 14.4%, Crafting 13%, Sandbox 10.1%, RPG 7.4%
- #48 Fragmented
69% matchMixed43% of 1,964 reviews2017
Dev: Above and Beyond Technologies
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 41%
Stranded in a hostile alien world, you must fight to survive. Hunt, harvest, craft, advance skills, and build using local resources along with technology from your voyage.
Why similar: Open World 29.2%, Crafting 27.6%, Sandbox 25%, RPG 11.2%, Exploration 6.9%