- #1 Valheim
97% 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: Open World Survival Craft 43.2% ★, Survival 12.2%, Online Co-Op 10.7%, Open World 9.4%, Crafting 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the essence of fantasy survival in a harsh, procedurally generated world with a strong emphasis on building and exploration.
- #2 Conan Exiles Enhanced
96% matchMostly Positive79% of 117,692 reviews2018
Dev: Funcom
Windows
Median: 17.2 hrsMean: 114.1 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Conan Exiles Enhanced is an open world survival game set in the mythical lands of Hyboria, now fully upgraded to Unreal Engine 5 with stunning visuals and improved performance. SURVIVE, BUILD, and DOMINATE alone or with friends in a world brimming with adventure!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 38.4% ★, Survival 17.2%, Open World 12.4%, Crafting 8.8%, Sandbox 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: This title offers a brutal, high-fantasy survival experience with deep base-building mechanics and dangerous creatures similar to the Savage Lands.
- #3 ARK: Survival Evolved
96% matchVery Positive83% of 778,394 reviews2017
Dev: Studio Wildcard
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.2 hrsMean: 202.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Stranded on the shores of a mysterious island, you must learn to survive. Use your cunning to kill or tame the primeval creatures roaming the land, and encounter other players to survive, dominate... and escape!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 48.1% ★, Survival 13.7%, Open World 9%, Crafting 7.3%, Dragons 6.4% ★
Why You'll Like It: It provides the definitive open-world survival experience, featuring massive creatures and complex crafting systems that mirror the scale of Savage Lands.
- #4 Citadel: Forged with Fire
95% matchMixed68% of 5,895 reviews2019
Dev: Blue Isle StudiosPub: Blue Isle Publishing
Windows
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 19.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
This massive online sandbox RPG features elements of magic, spellcasting, building, exploring and crafting. As a newly minted apprentice of the magic arts, you will set off to the dangerous world of Ignus. Tame mighty beasts, forge alliances, explore uncharted territories or fight for dominance!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 37.1% ★, Open World 12.6%, Survival 11.3%, Dragons 9.4% ★, Sandbox 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: A magic-focused survival game that allows players to tame mythical beasts and explore a vast fantasy landscape.
- #5 Enshrouded
94% 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: Survival 20.1%, Open World 18.8%, Online Co-Op 14.8%, Crafting 12.2%, Multiplayer 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A blend of survival and action-RPG elements set in a vast, decaying fantasy world that rewards exploration and creative construction.
- #6 V Rising
93% 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: Survival 22.8%, Open World 19%, Crafting 14.2%, Online Co-Op 12.7%, Sandbox 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game combines top-down action combat with survival mechanics in a dark fantasy setting, focusing on progression and base management.
- #7 Dark and Light
94% matchMixed52% of 11,837 reviews2017
Dev: Snail Games USA
Windows
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 49.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Dark and Light is a vast sandbox survival RPG set in a world dominated by powerful elemental forces. Find your way in a meticulously crafted world, featuring breathtaking landscapes, a wide variety of mythical creatures, and limitless possibility to craft, build, and unlock dozens of powerful weapons, spells, and skills.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 26.1% ★, Survival 16.4%, Open World 14.6%, Dragons 10.3% ★, Sandbox 10%
Why You'll Like It: This high-fantasy survival sandbox features a massive world filled with magical creatures and environmental hazards.
- #8 The Wild Eight
92% matchMixed68% of 8,131 reviews2019
Dev: Eight PointsPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
The Wild Eight is an intense survival action-adventure set in the frozen wilderness of Alaska. Team up with friends in online co-op or go solo, explore the mysterious land, craft weapons and fight to live another day.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 46.7% ★, Survival 16.2%, Open World 8%, Crafting 6.3%, Multiplayer 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: Set in a frozen, unforgiving wilderness, this game captures the desperate struggle for survival against the elements.
- #9 Reign Of Kings
91% matchMixed57% of 14,891 reviews2015
Dev: Code}{atch
Windows
Median: 10.2 hrsMean: 47.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Struggle to survive in a harsh medieval world. Hunt wildlife, mine resources, build structures, and craft weapons and armor in order to protect yourself. You may form a guild, bring war to all opposition, and try to seize the throne and become king!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 46.1% ★, Survival 13.4%, Open World 10.6%, Crafting 9.4%, Multiplayer 6%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the brutal, medieval survival aspect with a strong emphasis on multiplayer conflict and territory control.
- #10 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: Open World Survival Craft 47.2% ★, Survival 12.4%, Open World 11.2%, Crafting 9.7%, Sandbox 8%
Why You'll Like It: A hardcore, medieval-themed survival game that demands cooperation and strategic base building.
- #11 Frozen Flame
90% matchMixed62% of 2,997 reviews2022
Dev: Dreamside InteractivePub: Ravenage Games
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A challenging exploration and survival adventure, set in the dying world of Dragons. Only those who harness the power of Frozen Flame have the means to survive the harsh conditions of the realm and able to muster the strength to cleanse it for good.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 37.7% ★, Survival 10.6%, Online Co-Op 10.1%, Open World 9.1%, Crafting 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A fantasy survival game that features RPG progression and exploration in a world shaped by ancient magic.
- #12 Outward Definitive Edition
89% 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 28.1%, Survival 23.5%, Online Co-Op 17%, RPG 13.4%, Fantasy 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: It emphasizes the 'unprepared' aspect of survival, requiring careful planning and resource management to survive in a dangerous fantasy world.
- #13 Nightingale
89% 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: Open World Survival Craft 39.8% ★, Survival 11.8%, Online Co-Op 10%, Open World 9.4%, Crafting 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: This gaslamp-fantasy survival game features unique world-hopping mechanics and a heavy focus on crafting and exploration.
- #14 ICARUS
88% matchMostly Positive75% of 68,864 reviews2021
Dev: RocketWerkz
Windows
Median: 10.4 hrsMean: 46.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
ICARUS is a solo or multiplayer PvE survival game. Explore a savage wilderness in the aftermath of terraforming gone wrong. Complete narrative quests as either Open World operations or Individual Missions. Explore, build, craft and hunt while seeking your fortune and prospecting for exotic matter.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 41.9% ★, Survival 13.9%, Online Co-Op 9.8%, Crafting 8.3%, Open World 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A session-based survival game that forces players to contend with hostile environments and extreme weather conditions.
- #15 Smalland: Survive the Wilds
86% 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: Open World Survival Craft 38.7% ★, Survival 12.5%, Online Co-Op 9.6%, Open World 8.9%, Crafting 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a unique perspective on survival, focusing on exploration and building in a world where the environment is the primary threat.
- #16 Subsistence
87% matchMostly Positive72% of 13,861 reviews2016
Dev: ColdGames
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 40.4 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Subsistence is a sandbox, first person, solo or co-op, PvE open-world survival game. Struggle through changing seasons to build a base, develop technology and gear-up in the hostile environment. Defend yourself from wildlife, the elements and AI hunters (who also build bases in the world).
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 50.6% ★, Survival 14.3%, Crafting 9.2%, Open World 8.5%, Multiplayer 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: A challenging open-world survival game that emphasizes resource gathering and defense against AI threats.
- #17 Wurm Unlimited
85% 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: Open World Survival Craft 44.3% ★, Open World 11.1%, Survival 10.6%, Crafting 9.5%, Sandbox 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: Offers an incredibly deep crafting and terraforming system for players who enjoy the building aspects of survival games.
- #18 GRAV
86% matchMixed47% of 6,922 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: Open World Survival Craft 50.3% ★, Survival 14.4%, Open World 10.7%, Sandbox 7.4%, Crafting 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A sandbox survival game that allows for exploration of alien planets with a focus on base construction.
- #19 Miscreated
84% matchMixed66% of 31,592 reviews2018
Dev: Entrada Interactive LLC
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 38.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Miscreated is a multiplayer online hardcore survival game set in a post-apocalyptic future. You will need to survive against mutants, players, and even mother nature herself.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 54.1% ★, Survival 16%, Open World 10.4%, Multiplayer 5.7%, Crafting 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: An open-world survival game that features a high-stakes environment and intense player-versus-player encounters.
- #20 Hurtworld
84% matchMostly Positive76% of 31,099 reviews2019
Dev: Bankroll Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 64.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Hurtworld is a hardcore multiplayer survival FPS with a focus on competitive gunplay and strategic map control. Built for hardcore gamers, Hurtworld aims to punish.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 39.1% ★, Survival 17.1%, Open World 10.4%, FPS 8.9%, Crafting 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A multiplayer-focused survival game that emphasizes fast-paced action and environmental hazards.
- #21 Stranded Deep
83% matchMostly Positive74% of 47,919 reviews2022
Dev: Beam Team GamesPub: Beam Team Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 20.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Take the role of a plane crash survivor stranded somewhere in the Pacific Ocean. Come face to face with some of the most life threatening scenarios that will result in a different experience each time you play. Scavenge. Discover. Survive.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 52.1% ★, Survival 14.9%, Open World 8.6%, Crafting 7.9%, Multiplayer 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the core mechanics of survival and resource management in a hostile, isolated environment.
- #22 Out of Reach
82% matchMixed57% of 3,051 reviews2018
Dev: Space Boat Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
You’re a castaway stranded in the middle of nowhere. Storm is gone, the worst certainly not. Look for food and resources, craft gear, make shelters. These are the basics, you need much more to stay alive on this cut-off-the-world, yet not desert island. Build & burn, sail & explore, be Out of Reach!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 51% ★, Survival 14.8%, Open World 10%, Crafting 8.8%, Multiplayer 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: A survival game set on a remote island where players must craft, build, and defend their territory.
- #23 CastleMiner Z
81% matchVery Positive81% of 11,161 reviews2014
Dev: DigitalDNA Games
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 66%
CastleMiner Z is an infinite world filled with deep places to explore, and horrifying monsters to slay. Build structures out of blocks, craft weapons and tools from raw materials, and explore the vast and frightening world around you.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 42.9% ★, Survival 12.1%, Dragons 8.3% ★, Open World 6.5%, Sandbox 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: A classic voxel-based survival game that pits players against hordes of zombies in a dangerous landscape.
- #24 Fragmented
82% 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 Survival Craft 51% ★, Survival 13.9%, Open World 8.1%, Crafting 6%, Multiplayer 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi survival game that emphasizes combat and resource gathering in a hostile alien world.
- #25 Planet Explorers
80% matchMixed62% of 6,818 reviews2016
Dev: Pathea Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Planet Explorers is an open world sandbox adventure RPG game set on a distant planet. The game uses a new OpenCL calculated voxel system to allow players to change the terrain in any way, create new objects such as weapons, vehicles, objects, and do it anywhere.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 48.9% ★, Open World 11.3%, Sandbox 10.6%, Survival 9.7%, Crafting 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: Combines voxel-based building with RPG elements and survival mechanics on an alien planet.
- #26 Force of Nature
79% matchMostly Positive75% of 4,209 reviews2016
Dev: A.Y.std
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Force of Nature is a Sandbox game that combines Action, Adventure, RPG, Strategy and Management genres
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 48.4% ★, Survival 13.2%, Crafting 10.9%, Open World 8.3%, Sandbox 7%
Why You'll Like It: A top-down survival game that emphasizes crafting and exploration in a procedurally generated world.
- #27 ENDALOR
77% matchMostly Positive70% of 280 reviews2026
Dev: Diorite Games
Windows
An immersive medieval dark fantasy survival game with RPG elements for 1-4 players. Set in a hand crafted open world. Explore, survive, build, craft, fight and conquer your way through the dark, brutal and mysterious lands.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 43% ★, Survival 11.6%, Online Co-Op 10.4%, Open World 9.5%, Crafting 7.5%
- #28 Whisper of the Swallows
76% 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: Open World Survival Craft 40.2% ★, Survival 11.7%, Crafting 9.5%, Online Co-Op 8.8%, Open World 8.5%
- #29 RuneScape: Dragonwilds
74% matchVery Positive81% of 32,495 reviews2026
Dev: Jagex Ltd
Windows
Median: 10.1 hrsMean: 20.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
On RuneScape's forgotten continent of Ashenfall, dragons have awoken. Gather, build, skill and craft in this co-operative survival adventure. Only by mastering survival and uncovering ancient secrets can you hope to face the ferocious Dragon Queen.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 35.8% ★, Survival 11.1%, Open World 10.5%, Dragons 10% ★, Online Co-Op 8.6%
- #30 DESOLATE
78% matchMixed66% of 8,065 reviews2019
Dev: NeargaPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
DESOLATE is a first person horror survival experience. Form a research team with up to 4 players and explore an open world filled with mysteries and unsolved questions, or do it all on your own.
Why similar: Survival 42%, Open World 32.4%, First-Person 8.7%, Crafting 4%, Action 3.6%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person survival game set in a mysterious, horror-filled environment that requires careful exploration.
- #31 SURVIVAL: Postapocalypse Now
77% matchMixed56% of 8,877 reviews2019
Dev: TB Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Want to survive? - Arm yourself and survive. Crafting, shooting, transport and much more awaits you in the Survival game. What happened to the world around and why he died - you may find out. But is this the main question now?
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 54.1% ★, Survival 15.7%, Open World 9%, Multiplayer 5.5%, Crafting 5.1%
- #32 Rem Survival
76% matchMostly Positive76% of 809 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: Open World Survival Craft 44.3% ★, Survival 12.9%, Crafting 10.5%, Open World 10.3%, FPS 4.3%
- #33 Solace Crafting
75% matchMostly Positive71% of 899 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: Open World Survival Craft 36.1% ★, Survival 11.3%, Crafting 8.9%, Open World 8.5%, Online Co-Op 8.3%
- #34 The Forest
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 683,269 reviews2018
Dev: Endnight Games Ltd
Windows
Median: 13.1 hrsMean: 37.4 hrs≥1hr: 93%
As the lone survivor of a passenger jet crash, you find yourself in a mysterious forest battling to stay alive against a society of cannibalistic mutants. Build, explore, survive in this terrifying first person survival horror simulator.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 55.7% ★, Survival 16.3%, Open World 10%, Crafting 7.3%, Sandbox 3.3%
- #35 Far Lands
73% matchMixed64% of 173 reviews2024
Dev: Scalpel Softworks
Windows
Far Lands is an open-world survival game. Fight mercenaries, steal their loot and vehicles. Build and defend your base from zombies. Gather resources, craft better gear and loot different points of interest. Want to play with friends? Join them on Co-op!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 42.1% ★, Survival 15.9%, Crafting 12.7%, Open World 10.8%, PvE 5.7%
- #36 Fade to Silence
74% matchMixed62% of 1,337 reviews2019
Dev: Black Forest GamesPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Fade to Silence is a single-player and co-op survival adventure set in a post-apocalyptic world that is frozen in an eternal winter. Snow and ice have shaped a merciless landscape. Nature is corrupted. Monstrous creatures out of an Eldritch horror dream roam the frozen wasteland.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 51.3% ★, Survival 17.1%, Open World 9.1%, Crafting 7.5%, Online Co-Op 6.6%
- #37 Green Hell
71% matchVery Positive85% of 102,938 reviews2019
Dev: Creepy Jar
Windows
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 18.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Plunge into the open-world survival simulation set in the extreme conditions of the uncharted Amazon jungle. Use real-life survival techniques to craft, hunt, fight, and gather resources, set a makeshift shelter, or raise a fortress. Survive alone or team up with your friends and challenge the jungle together.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 45.9% ★, Survival 14%, Online Co-Op 9%, Open World 7.1%, Multiplayer 7%
- #38 Niffelheim
73% matchMostly Positive71% of 2,338 reviews2018
Dev: Ellada Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Your avatar is a brave warrior who has fallen in battle. But instead of well-deserved peace in Asgard, his soul is trapped in the harsh world of Niffelheim. Survive in this hostile world, ransack the neighbor lands, explore dangerous dungeons and find your way to Valhalla
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 35.9% ★, Survival 11.1%, Crafting 10.2%, Online Co-Op 9.6%, Sandbox 8.4%
- #39 Salt
73% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,252 reviews2018
Dev: Lavaboots Studios
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Salt is an open world exploration game where you sail from island to island looking for loot and new discoveries! Relax and explore at your own pace, picking a direction and setting sail across a vast ocean filled with quests, merchants, ruins, pirates, and other mysterious places.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 45.8% ★, Survival 13.5%, Open World 11.6%, Crafting 8.6%, Sandbox 6.4%
- #40 This Land Is My Land
71% 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 Survival Craft 45.8% ★, Survival 14.1%, Open World 10.4%, Crafting 7.2%, Multiplayer 5%
- #41 Spirit Animal Survival
69% matchMixed70% of 136 reviews2026
Dev: TRUEFX GAMES Pub: TRUEFX GAMES
Windows
SAS is an Open World Multiplayer PVP and CO-OP Survival Game. Set in a vast environment that features Building, Crafting, Taming, Riding, Flying and Exploring Wildlife, Dinos and Dragons as well as Horrific Creatures and Instances with the ability to Morph into Spirit Animals.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 32.3% ★, Dragons 14.6% ★, Survival 10.3%, Open World 8.5%, Online Co-Op 8.1%
- #42 Rust
69% matchVery Positive87% of 1,402,448 reviews2018
Dev: Facepunch Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 52.8 hrsMean: 431.0 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: Open World Survival Craft 32.7% ★, Survival 20.5%, Crafting 11%, Open World 10.5%, Multiplayer 6.8%
- #43 The Long Dark
69% matchVery Positive89% of 123,946 reviews2017
Dev: Hinterland Studio Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 47.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
THE LONG DARK is a thoughtful, exploration-survival experience that challenges solo players to think for themselves as they explore an expansive frozen wilderness in the aftermath of a geomagnetic disaster. There are no zombies -- only you, the cold, and all the threats Mother Nature can muster.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 54.8% ★, Survival 17.4%, Open World 9.7%, Crafting 5.1%, Sandbox 3.7%
- #44 Survive the Nights
68% matchMixed66% of 6,793 reviews2025
Dev: a2z Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Hardcore open-world survival where preparation is everything. Scavenge, craft, fortify during the day. When night falls, the infected hunt in numbers. Play solo or with friends in a brutal post-apocalyptic sandbox where survival is earned through smart decisions. How many Nights will you survive?
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 35.5% ★, Survival 13%, Online Co-Op 10.2%, Sandbox 9.4%, FPS 7.2%
- #45 Valnir Rok Survival RPG
72% matchMixed44% of 980 reviews2017
Dev: encurio
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 42%
Valnir Rok is a multiplayer survival roleplaying game in a Viking setting with quests by bestselling author Giles Kristian. Explore a huge open world, craft items, cook meals, build houses and found clan cities. Raid other clans or place bounties. Pray to the gods and survive.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 29% ★, Survival 19.7%, Open World 17.5%, Multiplayer 8%, RPG 6.5%
- #46 Tharsis
71% matchMostly Positive70% of 2,513 reviews2016
Dev: Choice Provisions
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Succeeding in Tharsis requires you to make the best of what you have, even if it happens to be a pair of snake eyes. Certain factors may be outside of your control, but that doesn’t mean they can’t be overcome. Tharsis is not a game about facing the odds. It’s a game about changing them.
Why similar: Survival 72.1%, RPG 15.9%, Singleplayer 6.8%, Indie 5.2%
- #47 Tinkerlands
66% matchVery Positive86% of 4,122 reviews2025
Dev: CodeManuPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows
Median: 8.4 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Explore, craft, and fight your way through uncharted islands — solo or with up to 4 players in co-op! Tinkerlands is an exciting survival adventure where you will build your settlement, craft useful tools to survive, and even use magic!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 40.9% ★, Survival 11.1%, Online Co-Op 10.4%, Open World 9%, Sandbox 8.2%
- #48 Wild Terra Online
70% matchMixed60% of 1,846 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: Survival 24.3%, Open World 19.7%, Sandbox 18.2%, Crafting 13%, RPG 9.7%
- #49 Mist Survival
68% matchMostly Positive76% of 14,394 reviews2018
Dev: Dimension 32 Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 73%
MIST SURVIVAL is a Single-player, survival stealth sandbox game Players will experience the Apocalypse stimulation in the form of virus pandemic, the players have to deal with it to survive through the difficulties such as finding shelter and food, threats from the environment and climate: wild animals, bandits, infected, and dense mist t
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 48.2% ★, Survival 20.1%, Open World 12.1%, Crafting 6.7%, Sandbox 4.8%
- #50 Dig or Die
67% matchVery Positive90% of 4,291 reviews2018
Dev: Gaddy Games
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Crash land on a hostile planet where you'll have to build the strongest defenses if you wish to live to escape from it. But be warned... this planet is merciless. Build strong, and smart; else physics may flood or destroy your only hopes of survival.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 48.7% ★, Survival 15.2%, Crafting 10.1%, Sandbox 10%, Open World 7.5%
- #51 CrossWorlds: Escape
68% matchMixed64% of 158 reviews2020
Dev: Another Reality
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 97%
CrossWorlds: Escape is a hardcore game in which you will have to deploy all your skills to survive in a huge open world that is susceptible to changes in weather, seasons and various natural phenomena.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 40.9% ★, Survival 11.9%, Open World 9.7%, Crafting 9%, Sandbox 8.1%
- #52 Plains of Pain
66% matchVery Positive83% of 1,036 reviews2023
Dev: Cobra Byte Digital
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 13.6 hrs≥1hr: 71%
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: Open World Survival Craft 36.1% ★, Survival 10.5%, Online Co-Op 9.2%, Open World 8.7%, Crafting 8.4%
- #53 Carth
67% 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: Open World Survival Craft 40% ★, Dragons 17.6% ★, Crafting 9.5%, Open World 8.4%, Sandbox 7.4%
- #54 Short Snow | Cold Survival Game
66% matchMixed54% of 173 reviews2025
Dev: MubDev
Windows
A realistic open-world survival experience. After a harrowing plane crash, you find yourself stranded in the wilderness. Battling freezing temperatures and hunger, you face an unknown virus that slowly paralyzes muscles, leaving its victims motionless and at the mercy of the unforgiving cold.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 41.9% ★, Survival 13.8%, Open World 11%, Crafting 7.7%, Sandbox 6.5%
