- #1 Dusklander
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bitrunner
Windows
Survive in a nightmare world where Light is the most valuable resource. Explore, craft and learn to bend this strange reality to your will. Travel across lands locked in everlasting dusk, face dangers lurking in the dark and find a way to wake up.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 26.7% ★, Perma Death 13.5%, Crafting 10.8%, Survival 9.6%, Cooking 8.6%
- #2 Winter Survival
96% matchMixed63% of 775 reviews2025
Dev: DRAGO entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Winter Survival is a story-driven survival game where trauma turns reality into a reflection of your breaking mind. Battle cold, hunger, hallucinations, and adapt to the wilderness as it adapts to you.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 23.5% ★, Hunting 20.7% ★, Cooking 16.6%, Survival 8.2%, Open World 7.9%
- #3 Project Canopy
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SocksandGoats Studios
Windows · Mac
Harvest, Build, Craft and Explore the different biomes among massive trees, plants, and hostile creatures to survive and unlock the mysteries of an alien jungle in a first person sci-fi survival adventure.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 31.9% ★, Hunting 13.3% ★, Crafting 10.6%, Survival 10.4%, Open World 10.2%
- #4 KHIO
94% match3 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2020
Dev: Necavare
Windows
Explore and fight through the desolate frozen wilderness of KHIO and discover the true reason you were sent here.
Why similar: Hunting 22.1% ★, Perma Death 13.3%, Action Roguelike 9.8%, Crafting 9.2%, Survival 8.8%
- #5 Kalahari’s End
94% matchMixed60% of 10 reviews2026
Dev: Owlfig Games
Windows
After your plane crashes, You find yourself in one of the largest abandoned tourist locations in South Africa. Build, Craft, and create your character while combatting the intense heat of the Kalahari Desert in this upcoming realistic open-world survival simulation game.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 26.5% ★, Cooking 16.6%, Hunting 16.6% ★, Crafting 10.6%, Survival 8.7%
- #6 Neolithic Dawn
93% matchMixed69% of 39 reviews2025
Dev: Neolithic LLC
Windows
A physics-based VR survival game set in 10,000 BC. Tame any animal you encounter. Craft any tool you can imagine. Survive a world where death passes your journey to the next generation. Five open world maps across prehistoric North America. Your tribe is counting on you.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 22.7% ★, Hunting 21.1% ★, Perma Death 11.6%, Crafting 9.5%, Survival 7.9%
- #7 Minotaur Maze
92% matchPositive88% of 16 reviews2021
Dev: HitherYon Games
Windows
Minotaur Maze is a simple action puzzle game about navigating a maze and avoiding a monster. Somewhere out there lurking, The Minotaur is honing in on your location and hunting you down! With each new level, the difficulty increases because the maze gets larger and the Minotaur gets faster.
Why similar: Hunting 21.5% ★, Mystery Dungeon 19.1%, Perma Death 12.8%, Dungeon Crawler 10.6%, Action Roguelike 9.6%
- #8 Primitive
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wildlands Interactive
Windows
Welcome to the brutal reality of the Stone Age. Fight, conquer, dominate! An open world full of traps and unexpected events, breathtaking views, dynamic changes in weather conditions, deadly beasts, and hostile tribes - welcome to "Primitive" and dare to survive.
Why similar: Hunting 29.8% ★, Open World Survival Craft 26.5% ★, Open World 11.6%, Survival 11.1%, Crafting 10.6%
- #9 Surviving Skeleton Island
91% matchMostly Positive76% of 21 reviews2025
Dev: Bert Games
Windows
Surviving Skeleton Island is an open world survival crafting RPG set in a primitive 3D low poly island world of 12 unique biomes. Explore, hunt, craft, build, farm and fish to survive, while quests and clues unveil the secrets of the island, and your past. Forge your destiny and plot your escape!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 29.1% ★, Cooking 13%, Crafting 11.4%, Sandbox 9.9%, Survival 9.4%
- #10 Survive 10,000 B.C.
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Echoes of Existence
Windows
12,000 years ago, the ice is retreating, and humanity is expanding north. Survive 10.000 B.C. is a brutal prehistoric survival game set in the unforgiving European Alps. Nature is abundant but everything is a threat. Forage, craft, hunt, and survive.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 33.4% ★, Hunting 18.2% ★, Cooking 11.6%, Open World 10.3%, Crafting 8.2%
- #11 Don't Starve
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 113,344 reviews2013
Dev: Klei Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 28.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Don’t Starve is an uncompromising wilderness survival game full of science and magic. Enter a strange and unexplored world full of strange creatures, dangers, and surprises. Gather resources to craft items and structures that match your survival style.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 34.7% ★, Survival 19.9%, Crafting 12.8%, Perma Death 10.3%, Sandbox 9.8%
- #12 Lost Viking: Kingdom of Women
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Forestlight Games
Windows
While traveling to the East the Vikings fall into a trap. Ragnald is saved by the accompanying wolf and must find his loved ones. The Viking and his companion are forced not only to survive, but properly manage time, space and energy to achieve the goal.
Why similar: Hunting 25.6% ★, Open World Survival Craft 24.8% ★, Crafting 11.1%, Survival 9%, Sandbox 8.2%
- #13 Zoxel
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DeusPub: Mr Penguin Studios
Windows · Linux
Journey through vast, procedurally generated worlds and dungeons filled with monsters and danger. The farther you venture, the greater the challenge. Grow your strength, refine your skills, and rise from a fragile traveler to a powerful god.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 23.3% ★, Open World 10.9%, Sandbox 10.6%, Action Roguelike 9.6%, Roguelike 9.4%
- #14 Far Cry® Primal
87% matchVery Positive86% of 41,009 reviews2016
Dev: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 26.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
The award-winning Far Cry franchise returns with its innovative open world gameplay, bringing together massive beasts, breathtaking environments, and unpredictable savage encounters. Welcome to the Stone Age, a time of danger and adventure.
Why similar: Hunting 30.1% ★, Open World Survival Craft 24.4% ★, Open World 16.8%, Survival 14.1%, Crafting 8.8%
- #15 Mythvale
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: adevstudio
Windows
Tame, fight, explore and build! Survive a mysterious fantasy world filled with mythical creatures, dangerous foes and endless adventures!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 38.4% ★, Sandbox 13%, Survival 11.1%, Crafting 10.1%, Dark Fantasy 8.2%
- #16 Rocksowers
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: bemad
Windows · Linux
Co-op Survival Sandbox meets Bullet Hell. Explore the corrupted surface on a moving base, scavenge for resources and craft GAME-BREAKING weapons using many unique modules to defeat ever-stronger foes. Fight to reclaim what The Bloom took from humanity!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 38.4% ★, Sandbox 13.5%, Survival 11.7%, Crafting 10.5%, Open World 8.8%
- #17 Rune Break
85% matchMixed62% of 65 reviews2023
Dev: SuperBlast
Windows
Cut down Thousands of enemies, from the undead to the mysterious creatures of the night to save the world from the impending doom, Rune Break is a Fantasy Rogue-lite where you fight hordes of enemies with casual elements.
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 24.7%, Dungeon Crawler 13.4%, Action Roguelike 12.6%, Roguelite 10.2%, Roguelike 8.4%
- #18 Unforged
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lisowi Studios
Windows
A dark survival experience where you must explore a mysterious wilderness, gather resources, craft tools, and survive the horrors that emerge after nightfall. The wilderness is unforgiving. The night is worse.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 34% ★, Cooking 14.2%, Crafting 13.7%, Survival 12.5%, Sandbox 9.1%
- #19 Quiet Town
84% match7 user reviews14% of 7 reviews2022
Dev: mudpill
Windows
1
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 33.6% ★, Cooking 18.4%, Perma Death 14%, Crafting 12.3%, Survival 11%
- #20 Chiklet's Human Products
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: YK Game StudioPub: RockGame S.A.
Windows
This is a "Reverse Farming" game, where you play as a chicken and harvest human products. Hunt wild humans, harvest their Meat, Bones, Hair, Skin etc to craft bizarre recipes. Sell them for Profit and Expand your farm.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 26.9% ★, Hunting 18.4% ★, Cooking 16.3%, Crafting 10.8%, Sandbox 9.7%
- #21 Doomed Lands
82% matchMixed46% of 65 reviews2023
Dev: Nibb GamesPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A diabolical demon dooms a teeming island to destruction. Five legendary lieutenants and their minions descend every seven days…but that allows ample time to prepare. Survive, craft, train, and gear up to defend the island!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 27.6% ★, Crafting 11.1%, Survival 10.4%, Roguelike 10%, Roguelite 9.5%
- #22 The Neroe
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Neroe Dev
Windows
Catch and control the amazing creatures that inhabit the world to defeat the enemies hiding in the dungeons and get the items that allow you to advance in your adventure towards your destiny of becoming the new hero.
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 21.3%, Perma Death 14.6%, Dungeon Crawler 14%, Action Roguelike 12%, Open World 10.3%
- #23 TopCraft
81% matchMostly Negative33% of 11 reviews2025
Dev: ZXC Games
Windows
Topcraft is a free, cross‑platform, top‑down sandbox survival game. Explore procedural worlds, mine and craft gear, build cozy bases, and wire contraptions. Battle roaming creatures, clear dungeons, and shape the land—your tiny blocky frontier, your rules.
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 26%, Open World 13.1%, Sandbox 13.1%, PvE 10.4%, Survival 10.2%
- #24 Rogue Night
79% matchPositive80% of 35 reviews2026
Dev: Grey November Games
Windows
Explore a medieval fantasy world overrun by the undead. Master 20 weapons, explore dungeons, rescue survivors, and build a base that can outlast the horde. Unlock permanent upgrades with the heads of slain zombies after death.
Why similar: Perma Death 15.3%, Dungeon Crawler 13%, Action Roguelike 11.5%, Crafting 11%, Roguelite 9.1%
- #25 Northern Lights
81% matchMixed67% of 296 reviews2020
Dev: MadGoat Studio
Windows
Northern Lights is an open world survival simulation set in the extreme conditions of the arctic tundra. Clinging to life, you must use real-life survival techniques to gather resources, craft, and hunt while tending to your health and sanity. Can you survive your way out of the mysterious island?
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 31.4% ★, Hunting 17.3% ★, Crafting 11.1%, Survival 10.2%, Open World 10.1%
- #26 25°N 71°W
80% match4 user reviews0% of 4 reviews2022
Dev: SE {} KS
Windows
25°N 71°W, Bermuda Triangle: An airplane is on its way to America. Suddenly the engines fail. At the end of the day there's a lone survivor: you, stranded on a desert island. Welcome to 25°N 71°W - a survival game where you have to mine, craft and build - to survive somehow! Remastered 2023.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 30.9% ★, Hunting 16.7% ★, Crafting 13.4%, Survival 11.6%, Sandbox 11.3%
- #27 Survival On Snow
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NekoKing
Windows · Mac
You play as Hayan, a survivor who crashes into a snowy field due to the breakdown of the aircraft, she was on during his journey. To return home, Hayan needs to use his smartphone to gather various wild materials to create items or structures.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 25.5% ★, Hunting 21.9% ★, Cooking 15.4%, Crafting 9.6%, Hand-drawn 8.9%
- #28 1 HP DUNGEON
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: mauneven
Windows · Mac · Linux
1 HP DUNGEON is an action game where everything has 1 HP. One hit can defeat an enemy or end your run. Recover lost spells, collect weapons and souls, and explore a new dungeon every run. Play with Emma, friends, or in Horde mode.
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 24.1%, Action Roguelike 13.1%, Dungeon Crawler 12.5%, Perma Death 11.5%, Roguelite 10.5%
- #29 SURVIVAL 2099
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Doomsday GamesPub: Open World Entertainment
Windows
Survival 2099 is an open world survival crafting game. Human beings have been discharging nuclear wastewater into the sea for a long time, and Marine creatures are slowly mutated by radiation. In 2099, the apocalypse comes, and the terrible creatures after mutation begin to attack human.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 31.7% ★, Perma Death 14%, Crafting 13.1%, Survival 11.3%, Sandbox 10.2%
- #30 COLDNIGHTS
77% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Addiekin Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Learn how to survive, craft and build the essentials, find source of food and construct necessary shelter before the snow starts falling. And may be someday, after building a bridge, you will find your way back home. Keep building bridges.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 33.1% ★, Cooking 16.6%, Crafting 12.1%, Survival 10.1%, Hunting 9.2% ★
- #31 Animallica
77% matchMixed70% of 908 reviews2022
Dev: Animallica Games Studio
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
In Animallica you are racing against extinction after a deadly virus ravaged the world. As the lone survivor of the last conservation center on Earth, the fate of every single animal and plant species lies in your hands.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 38.8% ★, Hunting 25.4% ★, Crafting 14.1%, Survival 11.1%, Open World 7.4%
- #32 Enersify
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: VERKME
Windows
Fight against other survivors for limited resources, beware of mutants, survive. You are the creators of your story at Enersify and everyone has their own path.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 23.9% ★, Hunting 22.3% ★, Crafting 14.3%, Open World 9.6%, Survival 8.5%
- #33 Cubits
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mango Nebula Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Take control of a talkative little Cubit, who knows he lives inside a game, and do your best to ensure both of you survive in this harsh, unforgiving world.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 33.3% ★, Perma Death 16.2%, Crafting 13.8%, Survival 11.7%, Sandbox 11.2%
- #34 In Next Life
74% matchMixed66% of 149 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: Open World Survival Craft 23.8% ★, Hunting 18% ★, Cooking 15%, Crafting 11.5%, Sandbox 9%
- #35 Aniverse
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: AniLab
Windows
Chop trees, cook meals, build your home and play music to control the wild! Explore a procedurally generated world and survive your way through art.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 40% ★, Open World 12.7%, Crafting 11.2%, Sandbox 10.8%, Pixel Graphics 6.8%
- #36 Wrongworld
75% matchVery Positive94% of 551 reviews2018
Dev: Sludj Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Crash-landed on a surreal, low-poly world filled with freakish inhabitants, choose between permadeath and non-permadeath modes and embark on an epic (and ridiculous) survival adventure. Will you manage to stay alive as you unravel the mysteries of Wrongworld and search for a way home?
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 46.2% ★, Survival 11.5%, Sandbox 9.3%, Crafting 9.1%, Open World 8.8%
- #37 The Long Dark
74% matchVery Positive89% of 123,328 reviews2017
Dev: Hinterland Studio Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 47.4 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 48.7% ★, Survival 17.5%, Open World 11.6%, Crafting 7.6%, Sandbox 5.7%
- #38 INMATE: Survival
73% matchMixed57% of 74 reviews2023
Dev: SV Games
Windows
INMATE: Survival is an open world survival game, where you play the role of a prisoner sentenced to stay on a 4*4 km Island with many types of enemies both humans and animals.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 32.4% ★, Hunting 22.1% ★, Crafting 12.4%, Survival 10.4%, Open World 10.4%
- #39 Until North Ends
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Unknown Hex
Windows
Fight, farm, and forage as a new experience awaits in this open-world survival crafting adventure. Journey alone or with friends as you build your own safe haven to weather the harsh Nordic landscapes before you.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 36% ★, Crafting 13.6%, Open World 11.7%, Survival 11.2%, Dungeon Crawler 8.5%
- #40 The Survivalists
72% matchMostly Positive76% of 10,083 reviews2020
Dev: Team17
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%
A living world full of surprises, secrets and danger awaits in The Survivalists, an adventure-filled survival sandbox set in The Escapists universe. Explore, build, craft and even train monkeys with up to three friends in a desperate bid to survive. Have you got what it takes to be a Survivalist?
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 27.5% ★, Hunting 19.9% ★, Crafting 14.5%, Survival 11.6%, Sandbox 9.2%
- #41 ARCANA
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Thomas RandallPub: bald
Windows
An Open World Survival Crafting game where you harness magic to advance. Discover new crafting recipies, expand your base, and conquer your enemies.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 44% ★, Survival 13.5%, Sandbox 11.2%, Crafting 10.5%, Open World 7.5%
- #42 Alchemist's Awakening
73% matchMostly Positive73% of 497 reviews2019
Dev: OsarisGames
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Enter a world full of magic, mystery, beautiful landscapes and dangerous creatures. Build your own destiny, by yourself or with some friends, gather materials, use elements as attacks, recombine them into building blocks... and use your Alchemist's power to give life to any shape you built.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 45.2% ★, Crafting 16.6%, Sandbox 14.7%, Open World 12.2%, Survival 11.3%
- #43 Category 6
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Crafty Game Lab
Windows
Brace yourself for the ultimate open-world survival craft experience. Welcome to a world shattered by the relentless fury of the most colossal hurricane in history. Explore and gather resources for survival and crafting. Fight off aggressive wildlife and scavengers. Play story mode or survival mode
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 33.7% ★, Crafting 13%, Survival 10.7%, Perma Death 10.3%, Open World 9.8%
- #44 Liv: Nordic Survival
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sascha StrackPub: Code Strack
Windows
You are LIV. Naked and with no memory, you awaken on a mysterious island. Discover who you are. Hunt, build, craft – survive cold, hunger, and madness. Learn, evolve, and uncover the secret that seems to slumber beneath the surface.
Why similar: Hunting 21.9% ★, Cooking 18%, Sandbox 13.4%, Survival 13.3%, Open World 12.9%
- #45 Rinthine
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Optillusion
Windows
Brave the depths of an ever-changing labyrinth in search of secrets, treasures—or simply a place to call home.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 29.2% ★, Cooking 18.8%, Crafting 11.3%, Sandbox 10.7%, Survival 8.7%
- #46 The Last Disease Z
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Bublig
Windows · Mac · Linux
The Last Disease Z is a co-op survival experience where everything is against you. Abandoned cities, zombies and bandits, a struggle for resources and a place to live. Build, unite, and survive.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 26% ★, Hunting 24.2% ★, Crafting 10.7%, Sandbox 9.3%, Open World 9.3%
- #47 Out of Reach
71% matchMixed57% of 3,051 reviews2018
Dev: Space Boat Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 42.5% ★, Survival 13.8%, Crafting 12.2%, Open World 11.3%, Hunting 11.1% ★
- #48 Ardent Wilds
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Spellware Studios
Windows
Dive into a fast-paced open-world survival crafting game built around flashy, arcade-style combat. Discover powerful spells and power-ups, experiment with character builds, and push your limits through increasingly dangerous environments and intense boss fights.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 29% ★, Crafting 11.5%, Dungeon Crawler 10.1%, Sandbox 10%, Survival 9.3%
- #49 Primal Survival
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Quantum Box
Windows · Linux
A realistic prehistoric survival game where you play as Homo habilis or Homo erectus. Craft primitive tools, build shelter, hunt massive beasts, and survive the harsh forces of nature in a vast multiplayer world.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 26.5% ★, Hunting 20.8% ★, Crafting 10.8%, Sandbox 9%, Open World 8.9%
- #50 Blue Land
68% matchPositive87% of 15 reviews2024
Dev: Vladimir StepanovPub: MilknoDev Games
Windows · Mac
Craft, fight, explore! In this Open-World experience, you can do that all! The choice is yours...
Why similar: Action Roguelike 17.8%, Open World Survival Craft 17.5% ★, Crafting 15.6%, Survival 13.8%, Open World 12.4%
- #51 Elodya
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Le Fruit Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Explore the continent of Elodya and unravel its mysteries, alone or with friends, as you gather, craft, battle, learn about its inhabitants, flora and wildlife, and send your discoveries back to your homeland!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 28% ★, Crafting 15.4%, Open World 13.7%, Sandbox 13.2%, PvE 8.4%
- #52 Badiya: Desert Survival
70% matchMixed49% of 342 reviews2016
Dev: Semaphore
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Badiya is a Sandbox Survival RPG set in the WWI era desert lands. Badiya challenges you to brave the sands, take part in wars, ply the spice routes, or hunt for treasure as you strive to fulfill your ambitions.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 25.5% ★, Hunting 20.7% ★, Cooking 14.6%, Crafting 9.7%, Sandbox 9.2%
- #53 RuinsEnd
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dungeon Builder Studios
Windows
RUINSEND is a first-person extraction dungeon crawler where you explore procedurally assembled ruins, fight enemies, evade traps, gather valuable loot, and choose when to escape—then rebuild your camp and prepare for the next descent.
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 32.2%, Perma Death 20%, Dungeon Crawler 16.9%, PvE 9.2%, Exploration 8.1%
- #54 Collinwood
67% matchNegative0% of 10 reviews2025
Dev: Studio WhatHunts
Windows
Explore a vibrant sandbox world full of wildlife and nature. Gather materials and craft tools to turn your small cabin into a cozy home. Build your shelter and hunt for food to survive—but be careful, the forest can be a dangerous place.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 32.6% ★, Cooking 15.6%, Crafting 11.2%, Survival 10.7%, Open World 10.6%
- #55 Red Rust Pioneers
66% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: fish in a bottlePub: Rusty Robot
Windows
Build a new life in the Wild West open world of Red Rust Valley, alone or with up to 4 players in co-op. Hunt, farm, raise animals and craft through the changing seasons in this survival game as your camp grows from a canvas tent to a homestead. Free land, open skies, and a world worth exploring.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 27.5% ★, Hunting 20.8% ★, Crafting 10.8%, Survival 9.5%, Open World 9.2%
- #56 Soulmask
63% matchMostly Positive77% of 22,184 reviews2026
Dev: CampFire StudioPub: Qooland Games
Windows
Median: 13.9 hrsMean: 69.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Don the Ancient Mask. Wield the power of gods. Possess any of your tribespeople, recruit followers, and build a thriving automated civilization. Survive, expand, and forge your own legacy across a vast ancient open world — together with friends.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 25.4% ★, Hunting 22.7% ★, Crafting 10.4%, Sandbox 8.6%, Survival 8.5%