- #1 Lost in the Blizzard Abyss
97% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: RFK Immersive Spirit Works
Windows
One of the world's hardest survival FPS games. The blizzard constantly drains your Health, and standing still means waiting to die. Keep moving, seek Health, collect five Crystals, obtain the Frost Crown, and offer it at the altar to stop the blizzard. Challengers from around the world are welcome.
Why similar: Snow 39.5% ★, Survival 24.7%, Open World 11.1%, Action-Adventure 9.3%, Action 5.4%
- #2 Just Us
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: eelDev
Windows
After global warming drowns most of the planet, only fragments of land remain above the rising seas. Among them lies a lonely island—once part of Sweden. Here, a couple struggles to survive the new world, searching for warmth, food, and meaning in the cold remnants of humanity.
Why similar: Survival 34.4%, Crafting 28.3%, Open World 21.2%, Adventure 8%, Action 6.4%
- #3 Trail of Singularity
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: WEB3 Studios
Windows
In 2207, Earth vanished. As a Hyper Station engineer, explore abandoned spaceships, face android guardians, craft tools, and mend your ship to find the last station in a 3000-light-year radius. Survival is key in this post-cataclysmic space odyssey.
Why similar: Survival 28.4%, Crafting 26.8%, Open World 22.8%, Action-Adventure 5.6%, Exploration 5.1%
- #4 Frozen Isolation
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CDDevelopments
Windows
Report the weather, fight the cold, build your shelter, and survive a frozen wasteland where strange structures appear and vanish in the endless white.
Why similar: Snow 37.8% ★, Survival 21.5%, Open World 16.7%, Crafting 13.5%, Adventure 5.3%
- #5 EXELIO
94% matchMixed60% of 18 reviews2026
Dev: AI Frog Interactive, Inc.
Windows
In "Exelio," you'll face an ever-changing environment and various threats while acquiring the knowledge and skills needed to survive in uncharted lands. Explore a world where beautiful nature and harsh realities collide, and delve into its mysteries as you carve out your own fate.
Why similar: Survival 29.9%, Crafting 23.7%, Collectathon 10.9%, Action-Adventure 9.5%, Action 9.5%
- #6 Into the Wild
94% matchMostly Positive74% of 31 reviews2024
Dev: Persephone Dawson
Windows · Mac
Into the Wild is a tense yet tranquil survival game where nature holds nothing back. Inspired by the Norwegian hinterlands, the haunting valley of Jegersdal offers a faithful survival experience. Witness the magnificent aurora and search for answers amid the ruins of yesterday.
Why similar: Survival 29.3%, Snow 28.6% ★, Open World 20.7%, Female Protagonist 10.8%, Adventure 5.8%
- #7 Near Death
93% matchVery Positive91% of 1,072 reviews2016
Dev: Orthogonal Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Stranded at an abandoned Antarctic research base with no hope of rescue, you must battle a deadly blizzard in a desperate fight to find your way home.
Why similar: Snow 32.3% ★, Survival 18.2%, Open World 11.8%, Female Protagonist 11.1%, Action-Adventure 8.5%
- #8 DUSKDOG
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ExoDive
Windows · Mac
A dark atmospheric survival exploration game. Humanity lives underground; you volunteered to walk the frozen surface alone. Explore and survive the cold and dark forgotten lands, and learn what the artificial sun is doing to this world and to you.
Why similar: Snow 43.4% ★, Survival 19.3%, Open World 15%, Female Protagonist 9.2%, Exploration 5.7%
- #9 Ka Mate
91% matchMixed40% of 35 reviews2021
Dev: 2645Interactive
Windows
An adventurous TV presenter goes to New Zealand. He want to find this place to investigate the story of Maori & Haka Dance. The adventurous who encounters with unexpected events will have to struggle for life against wildlife.
Why similar: Survival 34%, Open World 27%, Action-Adventure 12.3%, Action 11.5%, Adventure 11.3%
- #10 Horrors Glade
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: djva caravana
Windows
You are a young scientist whose experiment turned into a disaster. When you wake up in the heart of a creepy forest, where every whisper of the wind hides a threat, you realize: there are no rules here. There is only hunger, fear, and shadows hungry for your flesh.
Why similar: Survival 30.2%, Crafting 28.6%, Open World 20.1%, Simulation 6.5%, Adventure 5.3%
- #11 Deathtouch
90% match8 user reviews75% of 8 reviews2025
Dev: RichoPOV
Windows
DEATHTOUCH is an open-world horror game where exploration leads to hidden secrets—and lurking nightmares. Uncover mysterious locations, navigate eerie environments, and survive terrifying encounters in a world that feels truly alive.
Why similar: Survival 31.3%, Open World 22.4%, Crafting 10.9%, Adventure 10%, Action-Adventure 8.5%
- #12 Lunara: Planet IX
89% matchMostly Positive76% of 24 reviews2024
Dev: Luamar Games
Windows
Build and explore in Planet IX, a vibrant 2D pixel art simulation game where you create a colony on a mysterious planet, face monsters, and uncover secrets while managing resources and oxygen.
Why similar: Survival 18.8%, Crafting 18.3%, Collectathon 13.9%, Open World 12.8%, Female Protagonist 12.5%
- #13 Kuma's Panty
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: KUMAPub: KUMA Software
Windows
A weak bear wore panties to become stronger!? You only have 30 days to spend with Panty! Survive together! Survive in the harsh nature and walk the path to power that plunders everything. As long as you have Panty, you have nothing to fear in the world!
Why similar: Survival 31.3%, Open World 31.2%, Crafting 29.3%, Action 3.5%, Indie 2.2%
- #14 Star Man
87% match3 user reviews75% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: ビビンドン
Windows
A survival adventure where you build a raft and escape from a deserted island.
Why similar: Survival 22.8%, Crafting 20.6%, Open World 18.9%, Action RPG 8.3%, Collectathon 6.8%
- #15 Green Valley County
86% matchMixed57% of 23 reviews2026
Dev: Home Studio Games
Windows
Green Valley County is an open-world farming game played from a first-person perspective. Both single-player and co-op modes are available.
Why similar: Open World 21.8%, Survival 18.2%, Action-Adventure 14.7%, Female Protagonist 13.7%, Crafting 10.1%
- #16 Untamed: Life Of A Cougar
88% matchMixed60% of 140 reviews2015
Dev: OCCA StudiosPub: Strategy First
Windows
Experience the life of a mountain lion in the brutal wild, Fight and maintain your territory, find a mate and raise cubs of your own which will grow into adults as your parenting skills are put to the test. Hunt prey, both big and small as you level up to become an effective and lethal hunter.
Why similar: Survival 25.9%, Open World 23.7%, Simulation 15.8%, Female Protagonist 15.8%, Action 7.3%
- #17 ToGather:Island
86% matchVery Positive83% of 53 reviews2019
Dev: Studio KamiiPub: Todak Studios
Windows
ToGather:Island is an open world survival game set in a science-fantasy archipelago
Why similar: Survival 25.8%, Crafting 22.4%, Action-Adventure 11%, Open World 10.3%, Simulation 8.2%
- #18 The Cold White
84% matchMixed48% of 46 reviews2025
Dev: 2MEDYA
Windows
Your fiance Alice and you are an archaeologist in Alaska. Alice ignored you and had an accident during hang gliding. When she reached you via radio, her last words were "They are real"... You have to get into this cold white world to find Alice and solve the mystery.
Why similar: Snow 37.6% ★, Survival 20.4%, Crafting 17.1%, Open World 16.9%, Adventure 3.8%
- #19 Better Late Than DEAD
85% matchMostly Negative28% of 910 reviews2016
Dev: Odin Game StudioPub: Excalibur Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 30 minMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 33%
Awaking on an island with no memory, you have just one memento of the life you led before… A child's photograph. Who is this? You must search the island for useful tools that will aid in your escape. As time passes and hopes of survival hang by a thread, you realise that this island is not as it seems.
Why similar: Survival 39%, Open World 25.4%, Crafting 24.5%, Action 4.9%, Adventure 4.7%
- #20 The Caretaker’s Lease
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Invisible Ghost Studios LLC
Windows
Survive alone on Sagewater Island after the Quiet Collapse. Hunt, trap and track your prey in a grounded sim where every shot matters and the legacy of unchecked AI haunts the land.
Why similar: Snow 28.6% ★, Crafting 20%, Survival 18.8%, Open World 12.5%, Action-Adventure 9.5%
- #21 The Mist Train
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Velora Games
Windows
The Mist Train is an isometric survival game set in a frozen world. Exploring snowy landscapes with a modular train as your main base, you must plan strategically to survive alone against the freezing cold, hunger, wild creatures, and the harsh elements of nature.
Why similar: Survival 32.7%, Female Protagonist 17%, Crafting 14.1%, Action-Adventure 13.5%, Adventure 10.5%
- #22 Stranger's Worlds
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Azwar AzamPub: Extra Shot Studio
Windows
Stranded in an anomalous planet containing various environments from other worlds that have collided. Utilize what different worlds can offer within, such as magic and technology. Gather, craft, survive and explore with up to 4 players throughout the journey.
Why similar: Open World 27.8%, Survival 27.8%, Crafting 25.3%, Action 9%, Adventure 8.4%
- #23 RANJIT
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sebas
Windows
RANJIT is a brutal single-player survival game focused on physics, realism, and freedom. Unlike most open-world games, RANJIT does not provide maps, waypoints, or guidance. Players must rely entirely on their own sense of direction, forced to use their instincts, creating a true sense of freedom.
Why similar: Survival 27.3%, Open World 27.2%, Action-Adventure 17.5%, Action 13.5%, Exploration 5.3%
- #24 盗墓者手记 The Tomb Raider’s Journal
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: XTGame
Windows
This tomb adventure game mixes combat, farming, survival and crafting. Venture into dangerous tombs, fight feral creatures and undying sentinels. Hunt for ancient relics and rare treasures, gather resources, and craft supplies to survive these perilous wilds.
Why similar: Survival 34.5%, Crafting 30.8%, Adventure 9.6%, Action-Adventure 9.4%, Action 8.6%
- #25 Smoke and Sacrifice
79% matchMostly Positive76% of 514 reviews2018
Dev: Solar Sail Games LtdPub: Curve Games
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 45%
Smoke and Sacrifice sees Sachi, a mother forced to give up her son, adventure into a grotesque underworld on a quest that will lead her to a darker truth.
Why similar: Survival 33%, Crafting 32%, Female Protagonist 22.7%, Adventure 9.4%, Indie 2.3%
- #26 Stranded Deep 2
79% 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 31.8%, Open World 26.1%, Crafting 23.1%, Action 7.4%, Adventure 7.1%
- #27 Direland
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: KAIJIUUUUU
Windows
A sandbox survival craft game set in a vast world. Explore the wilderness, defeat monsters, gather materials, and conquer colossal bosses.
Why similar: Crafting 30.6%, Survival 26.2%, Open World 20.3%, Action 7%, Exploration 5.1%
- #28 Project Explore
78% matchMixed67% of 242 reviews2017
Dev: Fern Nigro
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 66%
A 2D sandbox survival game designed for creators, players, and everyone else.
Why similar: Survival 47.6%, Open World 16.9%, Simulation 12.4%, Adventure 10.4%, Action 9.4%
- #29 Defend Till Sunshine
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: EUZERU
Windows
Defend Till Sunshine is a exploration-survival game which you will experience with your puppy. You need to survive against multiple situations. Discover across the land, find villages, learn craft techniques, interact with villagers and learn tips from them, build your own house and more!
Why similar: Survival 32.2%, Crafting 24.6%, Open World 16.3%, Adventure 10.4%, Action-Adventure 9%
- #30 Wilderness Edge
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Envying CentaurPub: Envying Centaur Gaming
Windows
Wilderness Edge is a open world survival multiplayer game. You must rely on your instincts to forage for resources, build shelter, and hunt for sustenance to survive.
Why similar: Crafting 21%, Survival 19.1%, Open World 15%, Action-Adventure 14.5%, Action 12.4%
- #31 Demesne
77% matchMixed50% of 66 reviews2016
Dev: Demesnegame
Windows
The main objective of the game is to survive in the taiga.
Why similar: Survival 38.7%, Open World 27.4%, Simulation 19%, Adventure 10.5%, Indie 4.4%
- #32 Break The Ice
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BeyondRealm
Windows
Mine, survive, sell, upgrade, repeat. Descend into a treacherous ice cave filled with relentless monsters and rare loot. Escape with the Miner's Stone to proceed to your next expedition. But watch the frost, if your cabin's temperature drops, your journey ends permanently.
Why similar: Crafting 24.9%, Snow 24.4% ★, Survival 23.2%, Adventure 7.1%, Action-Adventure 6.4%
- #33 IMA SURVIVOR
74% matchMixed60% of 15 reviews2024
Dev: Archor WrightPub: Archor Games
Windows
IMA SURVIVOR - Shipwrecked on a remote island, You have to try to survive on Your own.
Why similar: Survival 30.1%, Action-Adventure 21.7%, Adventure 16.9%, Female Protagonist 15%, Exploration 7.8%
- #34 Psycho Wolf
74% matchMixed64% of 22 reviews2020
Dev: HYDRAGONPub: Ultimate Games S.A.
Windows
Psycho wolf is an indie stealth game, which draws inspiration for its unique graphic style from the first 3D games of mid 90's. Gameplay itself is the evolution of the best mechanics encountered in modern games.
Why similar: Crafting 17.7%, Survival 17.3%, Action 16.9%, Open World 15.9%, Adventure 15.8%
- #35 Blightrest
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Zero Hype Games
Windows
Blightrest is a co-op survival action game set in a dark, open world where every decision brings you closer to either salvation or eternal damnation. Master survival, build fortifications, banish demons with ancient rituals, and explore the Wastes where even shadows have eyes.
Why similar: Open World 24.5%, Survival 24.1%, Crafting 20.7%, Action-Adventure 8.1%, Adventure 6.6%
- #36 Muck
71% matchVery Positive93% of 184,764 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: Survival 32.4%, Crafting 23.5%, Open World 18.1%, Action-Adventure 7.1%, Roguelike 4.6%
- #37 Journey to Echo
71% matchNo user reviews43% of 46 reviews2026
Dev: North Ruins
Windows
Explore a handcrafted post-apocalyptic world, drive your vehicle across abandoned roads, scavenge for vital resources, repair communication systems, and survive against infected while searching for the last remaining outposts.
Why similar: Survival 29.5%, Crafting 27.2%, Open World 22.9%, Simulation 9.2%, Adventure 5%
- #38 EONIA
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 39 reviews2019
Dev: GEOMETRIC BYTES
Windows
A first-person adventure game that takes place in a magical, colorful open world. Live Albius’ story, Master Enodio’s apprentice, and meet his loyal magical pet Flino, as you discover the dangerous secrets of EONIA.
Why similar: Open World 31.4%, Crafting 26.7%, Action-Adventure 12.2%, Action 8.2%, Adventure 7.8%
- #39 Desperate Island
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Endurance Games
Windows
In the game Desperate Island, the player takes on the role of a survivor on a deserted island and must use the island's resources to survive and overcome the challenges posed by nature. The player must search for food and water and create shelters.
Why similar: Survival 21.9%, Open World 16.3%, Action-Adventure 16.1%, Crafting 10.5%, Adventure 8.8%
- #40 Aetherwell
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Laszlo Kiraly
Windows
Aetherwell is a challenging survival action RPG for 1 to 4 players. Build bases and craft weapons and tools to adventure in a dangerous open world. Master melee, ranged and magical combat and unique class skills to slay monsters and save the dying and chaotic Aetherwells.
Why similar: Survival 24%, Open World 23.3%, Crafting 20.9%, Action-Adventure 9%, Action RPG 6.3%
- #41 COLDNIGHTS
72% 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: Snow 27.6% ★, Survival 18.8%, Crafting 18.6%, Open World 12.5%, Action-Adventure 8.4%
- #42 Midwinter Fan Remaster
69% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: Titanium Helix Games
Windows
Find allies. Recruit. Resist. Conquer. Nearly 30 years before Breath of the Wild perfected open world, there was Midwinter. Mike Singleton's 1989 landmark, faithfully remastered — 160,000 square miles of frozen island, 32 survivors with 32 personalities, and an invading army to resist and destroy.
Why similar: Open World 28.6%, Snow 25.6% ★, Survival 25.6%, Action-Adventure 5.1%, Exploration 4.7%
- #43 Lost World
71% matchMixed56% of 283 reviews2023
Dev: C.S. GamesPub: C.S. Games publishing
Windows
Lost World is a survival video game with single and co-op modes. Open world and first person view.
Why similar: Survival 21.7%, Crafting 17.2%, Action-Adventure 13.4%, Open World 11.6%, Simulation 9.6%
- #44 The Joy of Mining
70% 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: Crafting 29.8%, Survival 25%, Open World 18.1%, Action-Adventure 9.3%, Action 8.1%
- #45 Paloma Island
70% 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 25.1%, Crafting 23%, Open World 16.5%, Action-Adventure 10.8%, Simulation 6%
- #46 Sitry Spirit at Dusk
68% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: NanoPub: NDev
Windows
You wake up on a strange planet with no memory of why you’re here. To survive, you’ll need to gather resources, craft tools, and build a home. Search for clues and uncover the truth of this mysterious world. The question is… can you make it out alive?
Why similar: Crafting 28.3%, Open World 17.2%, Simulation 12.1%, Adventure 10.7%, Survival 9.4%
- #47 First Men´s Life
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Paul UrbanPub: Laid-Back Games
Windows
Create your own world! Build, fight, farm and explore the open world map in a relaxed way!
Why similar: Survival 28.3%, Crafting 21.1%, Action-Adventure 20.2%, Adventure 15.6%, Exploration 7.3%
- #48 Guluo Monster Story
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 原谅大叔Pub: 古罗小骷髅
Windows
古罗魔物记,异世界的穿越之旅,即将开始,注意你的网络状况,活着离开这里!
Why similar: Survival 33.7%, Open World 25.5%, Crafting 17.7%, Adventure 10.7%, Action-Adventure 5.8%
- #49 The Dome
70% matchMostly Negative33% of 33 reviews2017
Dev: Route 66 Games
Windows
“The Dome” is an online open world robotics game with RPG and survival elements. The game features a variety of attack skills, a very exciting multiplayer driving experience, and large-scale robot combat.
Why similar: Crafting 35.5%, Survival 34.6%, Open World 29.9%
- #50 Elacoria
68% 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 32.1%, Survival 26.6%, Crafting 20.8%, Adventure 8.2%, Exploration 6.6%
- #51 Eternal Levels
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Iohiko ColinaPub: CatBunny Studio
Windows
Explore and survive in this 2D game set in the urban legend of the “backrooms,” with a wealth of objects, entities, levels, and sublevels at your disposal. Will you be able to survive and escape, or will you be trapped forever in this new reality?
Why similar: Survival 38.6%, Crafting 31.7%, Adventure 10.7%, Action-Adventure 9.3%, Exploration 7.2%
- #52 Breakwaters: Crystal Tides
67% 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 25%, Open World 21.7%, Crafting 18.8%, Action-Adventure 11.1%, Simulation 7.4%
- #53 MaskuLand Survival
67% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: DR_Godot_Dev
Windows
You are Masku, an explorer who crash-landed in an unknown world carrying a rare cure for your son! To breathe you need special Masks, each one grants you a unique ability! Repair your balloon and get supplies, fight you way back home! His life depends on you! You need to SURVIVE!
Why similar: Survival 29.5%, Crafting 27%, Open World 22.7%, Adventure 6.2%, Action 5.2%
- #54 Of Peaks and Tides
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CyancookGames
Windows
Step onto this vast ancient land shaped by intuitive physics, and form a new world born of your imagination. Explore solo or team up online with friends. Reforge the mortal realm devastated by divine wrath. Feel the world shift with your every move. Your lands await. Will you answer?
Why similar: Survival 25.1%, Open World 24.6%, Crafting 24.6%, Action RPG 7.4%, Adventure 5.6%
- #55 Landiscape
65% match9 user reviews56% of 9 reviews2026
Dev: GTI
Windows
Landiscape is a relaxed 1–4 player open-world survival sandbox set on a zombie-infested island. Build bases, scavenge resources, explore dangerous landmarks, grow crops, and survive together — or turn on your friends.
Why similar: Survival 26.3%, Crafting 25.1%, Open World 23.5%, Action-Adventure 8.5%, Adventure 6%
- #56 Skylands
68% matchMixed52% of 27 reviews2018
Dev: Skylands
Windows
In Skylands you are stranded on an island in the sky. With your friends or alone you need to get resources, grow food, survive against enemies and start discover new islands. You can do what you want as long as you survive.
Why similar: Crafting 34.4%, Survival 33.5%, Adventure 17.2%, Action 11%, Indie 3.8%