- #1 INCUR Survival
97% matchVery Positive84% of 103 reviews2022
Dev: INCUR
Windows
A survival open-world game, where you can gather resources, Hunt, Craft tools and armor, Tame Animals, Ride Animals, Build, and defend your base from creatures, and other players.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 25% ★, Zombies 20.4%, Building 13.9%, Survival 12.4%, Open World 8.4%
- #2 Mist Survival
96% matchMostly Positive76% of 14,042 reviews2018
Dev: Dimension 32 Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 15.0 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 28.7% ★, Zombies 25%, Survival 22.1%, Open World 11.5%, Base Building 4.9%
- #3 Radiation Island
96% matchVery Positive80% of 623 reviews2016
Dev: Atypical Games
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Radiation Island is a survival adventure game where you craft your own destiny in a huge open world environment. As part of the Philadelphia Experiment you have become stranded in a parallel, alternate reality. Discover this new and mysterious world, with all its surprises.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 36.4% ★, Survival 21.6%, Zombies 20.8%, Open World 7.9%, Adventure 6.2%
- #4 Polygon Survival
95% matchMixed41% of 27 reviews2023
Dev: Performance Artist
Windows
Polygon Survival is a low-poly zombie survival shooter with simple building and crafting. You find yourself in a mini world of zombie apocalypse and your only goal here is survival.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 26.5% ★, Zombies 22%, Survival 14.2%, Building 9.9%, Open World 7.4%
- #5 Mystery of Island
94% match6 user reviews17% of 6 reviews2021
Dev: QUIKGAMES
Windows
Mystery of Island is a wilderness survival game. Various enemies, huge map to explore, collect resources to improve and strengthen yourself over time.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 32.2% ★, Survival 19.7%, Zombies 14.6%, Open World 11.7%, Building 8.9%
- #6 Deadly Flare
94% matchMixed55% of 141 reviews2023
Dev: Green Grass Games
Windows
A solar flare has struck and every living soul is turning into a rotting and aggressive ghoul.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 26% ★, Zombies 17.2%, Survival 15.1%, Building 14.2%, Open World 9%
- #7 Death Dream
93% matchMostly Positive76% of 25 reviews2021
Dev: Artem Forge
Windows
You wake up but in a deadly dream! survive in an open nightmare endless world, every night you will be attacked by monsters and every day it will be harder to survive, collect resources, build a base and explore the world in your nightmare dream
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 24.6% ★, Zombies 18.2%, Survival 15.8%, Building 15.3%, Open World 11.3%
- #8 HUNKER DOWN
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: munkgames
Windows
How long can you survive a post-apocalyptic world? A land overrun with an infected "zombie" population, where you compete with other survivors for limited resources.
Why similar: Zombies 24.2%, Open World Survival Craft 18.6% ★, Survival 15.9%, Building 12.9%, Open World 8.5%
- #9 How to Survive 2
91% matchMixed69% of 10,988 reviews2016
Dev: Eko SoftwarePub: 505 Games
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 15.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Dead or Alive? Make up your mind, stranger. We don’t like that undead business here in Louisiana…Survive solo or with friends as you look to fulfill your basic needs of food, water and shelter, crafting your own tools and weapons while you secure your camp and face flesh hungry zombies.
Why similar: Zombies 31.4%, Open World Survival Craft 26% ★, Survival 22.4%, Open World 8.6%, Base Building 3.8%
- #10 NO MAN IS AN ISLAND
90% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2020
Dev: ISLE GAME
Windows
Zombie virus swept the world, the infected people were isolated to some closed islands. Some organizations hold zombie hunting competitions. In a hunting, you're infected with the virus and abandoned on an island. The hunt is not over and you've gone from hunter to prey.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 23.7% ★, Zombies 22.7%, Building 14.1%, Survival 14%, Open World 10.4%
- #11 Zombie Alert
89% matchMostly Negative30% of 10 reviews2021
Dev: Darkshark Games
Windows
Zombie Alert, Survival game, Survive by hunting zombies, Build your own territory, Capture cities and collect items, Whether alone or with your friends!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 24.6% ★, Building 16.3%, Zombies 14.3%, Open World 11.7%, Survival 10.2%
- #12 Project Zomboid
88% matchVery Positive94% of 440,877 reviews2013
Dev: The Indie Stone
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 14.8 hrsMean: 82.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Project Zomboid is the ultimate in zombie survival. Alone or in MP: you loot, build, craft, fight, farm and fish in a struggle to survive. A hardcore RPG skillset, a vast map, massively customisable sandbox and a cute tutorial raccoon await the unwary. So how will you die? All it takes is a bite..
Why similar: Zombies 29.4%, Open World Survival Craft 24.9% ★, Survival 23%, Open World 11.5%, Building 7.8%
- #13 Crushed
87% matchMixed55% of 307 reviews2020
Dev: NipoBoxPub: NipoBox Publishing
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Crushed — is an Singleplayer and Multiplayer First-Person Survival Sandbox in an Open World! Challenge the wild and be ready to survive in harsh conditions. Explore the world, get resources, cook food, build a house, farm, hunt, and enjoy nature.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 29.2% ★, Survival 15.3%, Zombies 14.2%, Building 12%, Open World 10.7%
- #14 Survival Machine
86% matchMostly Positive74% of 669 reviews2025
Dev: Grape PickersPub: Games Operators
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Build your base on a moving Machine, travel through biomes with different resources, and prepare for the night when a zombie threat is much higher than during the day. Would you go solo or explore this new world with your best friends?
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 25.7% ★, Zombies 17.7%, Survival 13.8%, Building 13.1%, Open World 9.1%
- #15 How To Survive: Third Person Standalone
86% matchMixed57% of 1,258 reviews2015
Dev: Eko SoftwarePub: 505 Games
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Driven by community suggestion, 505 Games and EKO Software introduce you to a new single player 3rd person view experience that allows you to re-play the zombie crafting adventure "How to Survive" from a deeply immersive point of view.
Why similar: Zombies 30.5%, Open World Survival Craft 27.3% ★, Survival 21.8%, Open World 9%, Adventure 4.1%
- #16 Isla de la Muerte
84% matchMixed50% of 20 reviews2025
Dev: Ashwake Interactive
Windows
Isla de la Muerte is an intense survival game filled with mystery and danger. Stranded on a remote island, you uncover the aftermath of a secret government experiment gone horribly wrong. Officially erased from records, the island is now overrun by hordes of relentless zombies.
Why similar: Zombies 32.3%, Survival 22.3%, Open World 13.2%, Base Building 8.9%, Exploration 6.4%
- #17 Nomad
85% 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 Survival Craft 36% ★, Zombies 23.8%, Survival 20.2%, Open World 10.8%, Adventure 3%
- #18 SurrounDead
83% matchVery Positive92% of 23,544 reviews2022
Dev: ZurvivorPub: PlaySurrounDead
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
SurrounDead is an open world survival game. Taking place in a world ravaged by an apocalyptic catastrophe. The dead reign free and will stop at nothing to kill you.
Why similar: Zombies 34.1%, Survival 20.6%, Open World Survival Craft 16.1% ★, Open World 13.8%, Base Building 4.1%
- #19 Fallen Region
84% matchMixed41% of 185 reviews2020
Dev: WayUpGamesPub: HandMade Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Fallen Region is a third-person survival sandbox game in an open, post-apocalyptic world.
Why similar: Zombies 22.9%, Open World Survival Craft 17.9% ★, Survival 16.9%, Building 12.2%, Open World 9.4%
- #20 FarmZone
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Exwalt
Windows
The goal in FarmZone is to survive and protect your farm. You are just a farmer in the world full of zombies. You have to fight them to protect yourself and your farm. Travel the open world, explore new towns and grow your farm.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 25.6% ★, Building 16.6%, Survival 16.2%, Zombies 13.8%, Open World 12.2%
- #21 Survivalist
82% matchVery Positive80% of 2,560 reviews2015
Dev: BobPub: Ginormocorp Incorporated
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
It's one year after the collapse of civilization and self-centered hedge fund manager Joe Wheeler emerges from his specially constructed bunker in search of food. This is a huge open-world RPG where you have the freedom to play how you want - but your choices have consequences.
Why similar: Zombies 28%, Survival 21.4%, Open World Survival Craft 16.4% ★, Open World 9.9%, Strategy 5.7%
- #22 The Forest
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 665,921 reviews2018
Dev: Endnight Games Ltd
Windows
Median: 13.1 hrsMean: 37.0 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 39.7% ★, Survival 21.4%, Open World 11.3%, Building 10.3%, Zombies 4.8%
- #23 The Infected
81% matchVery Positive85% of 6,893 reviews2020
Dev: DigX Studios
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 18.5 hrs≥1hr: 68%
The Infected is a sandbox, first-person, open-world survival game. Build bases, craft, farm, hunt, and survive changing seasons. Choose whether to face the hybrid “Vambies” or turn them off for a pure survival experience.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 25% ★, Zombies 14.6%, Building 13.4%, Survival 13%, Open World 9.9%
- #24 Wild
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DzernPub: Dzern and Unverändert
Windows
Wild is a survival game inspired by the "7vsWild" series. The goal is to survive, fight against dangerous animals, and build your shelter. For that, you are only allowed to take one bottle as equipment, so prepare it well in advance.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 33.3% ★, Survival 22.8%, Exploration 8.1%, Open World 8%, Base Building 6.9%
- #25 The Last Night:Zombie Attack
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: JamieGames
Windows · Linux
The Last Night: Zombie Attack. The city has fallen. Streets once full of life now echo with the groans of the dead. You’re one of the last survivors, fighting to make it through the night. its a fast-paced survival game where every bullet, every barricade, and every second counts.
Why similar: 3D Fighter 31.2%, Zombies 27.3%, Open World 10.4%, Action 9.9%, Survival 8.2%
- #26 Bromeliad
79% matchMixed61% of 28 reviews2021
Dev: Gorka Games Studios
Windows
In Bromeliad you are stranded on a pacific island where you are a Human-Bear. You will have to survive, gathering materials to build tools and bases. You will need to hunt for food, explore, tame animals, then, at night strange creatures will appear. Survive and find an element to return to normal.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 32.7% ★, Survival 17%, Building 14.3%, Open World 12.1%, Base Building 5.4%
- #27 Eldercraft: Mountaineers
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Derivative Synergistics
Windows
Eldercraft: Mountaineers is an RPG about crafting, surviving and exploring. Forge your routes and pathways up the mountain to reach valuable treasures. These will help you forge more pathways that will lead you to the summit.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 28.4% ★, Survival 16.6%, Building 14.1%, Open World 11.2%, Base Building 6.7%
- #28 LifeZ - Survival
78% matchMixed68% of 240 reviews2018
Dev: iDs Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
LifeZ - Survival is a third-person sandbox-survival game. Build your hideout, search for water and food, mine resources and fight against zombies and finally find ways to contact the outside world and leave Catastrophie Area.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 32% ★, Zombies 27.8%, Survival 18.9%, Open World 5.9%, Base Building 5.6%
- #29 SpiritBorn
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Highforge Studios
Windows
An open-world survival crafting RPG set among floating islands. Gather resources, craft powerful tools, unlock spirit abilities to soar between skybound realms and reclaim your lost godhood.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 32.2% ★, Survival 16.6%, Building 15.4%, Open World 11.6%, Base Building 5.8%
- #30 Hostile Planet: Survival
77% matchMixed65% of 99 reviews2022
Dev: Aliens Developers
Windows
Hostile Planet: Survival is a harsh adventure on an uncharted planet that full of danger and trials.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 29.3% ★, Survival 21.9%, Building 16.1%, Open World 12.4%, Adventure 6.1%
- #31 Blackroot: Medieval Survival
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Corpix Games
Windows
Survive in a dark medieval world plagued by the undead. Gather resources, build shelter, and face the horrors of Blackroot.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 25.3% ★, Zombies 21.8%, Survival 14.3%, Building 9.9%, Open World 9.8%
- #32 7 Days to Die
73% matchVery Positive87% of 396,805 reviews2024
Dev: The Fun PimpsPub: The Fun Pimps Entertainment LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 16.8 hrsMean: 107.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
7 Days to Die is an open-world game that is a unique combination of first-person shooter, survival horror, tower defense, and role-playing games. Play the definitive zombie survival sandbox RPG that came first. Navezgane awaits!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 22.9% ★, Zombies 21.6%, Survival 18.4%, Building 11%, Open World 9.3%
- #33 Forsaken Universe
76% match7 user reviews43% of 7 reviews2021
Dev: Jacob Folkerts
Windows
Forsaken Universe is an exploration-survival game based on a unique universe. Become one of the Elite space explorers in the universe by completing missions, building a strong base, killing space pirates and or aliens, or many different other ways. Can you explore all the planets and survive?
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 29.1% ★, Building 18.9%, Survival 16.3%, Open World 12.8%, Adventure 6.2%
- #34 How to Survive
75% matchVery Positive83% of 17,095 reviews2014
Dev: Eko SoftwarePub: 505 Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 80%
“A real Gem” – Destructoid at E3 “Offers a different experience for zombie game veterans” – Co-Optimus“Has a lot more going for it than smashing brains and gory, red goo ... With a surprisingly deep crafting system” – GamesRadarYou're shipwrecked on an isolated island, a desperate castaway in a total freakshow world. How will you survive?
Why similar: Zombies 35.2%, Open World Survival Craft 26.8% ★, Survival 24.3%, Open World 4.4%, Action 3.7%
- #35 MALTIVA
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: IQSP4DPub: Boskit
Windows
Complexity Island game is a survival game Overcome struggles such as hunger, thirst and cold. Build a fire. Build a shelter. Kill animals. Protect your city from meteor
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 28.5% ★, Building 16.5%, Survival 15.8%, Open World 11.5%, Adventure 9.5%
- #36 Miscreated
75% matchMixed66% of 31,585 reviews2018
Dev: Entrada Interactive LLC
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 38.3 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 39.7% ★, Zombies 22%, Survival 21.6%, Open World 12.2%, Action 1.8%
- #37 Undead Development
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 349 reviews2021
Dev: Masterstrike
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 66%
How long would you survive in this unrealistic representation of the zombie apocalypse? Scavenge for supplies, find a base, and construct your defenses. Break down furniture and board up your home. Set bear traps, nail your axe to a gun, or find your own ways to fight off the undead. VR required.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 30.2% ★, Zombies 28.2%, Survival 13.6%, Building 13.6%, Base Building 7.8%
- #38 Force of Nature
74% matchMostly Positive75% of 4,198 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 38.2% ★, Survival 19.2%, Building 12.5%, Open World 10.4%, Exploration 4.5%
- #39 Endure or Perish
73% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: Ascent Gaming Studios
Windows
Endure or Perish is an open world survival game played in the FP view. In order to survive you will need to gather resources from the land, manage your inventory, and build a base that you can retreat to when the going gets hard. Can you adapt and overcome? The choice is yours: endure or perish.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 25.6% ★, Zombies 21.6%, 3D Vision 16.1% ★, Open World 7.2%, Exploration 5.2%
- #40 Nighthold: Number 1
71% matchMostly Positive72% of 356 reviews2025
Dev: 2 Zombie GamesPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 1.3 hrs≥1hr: 26%
Investigate a starship crash, explore a hostile world, build shelters and survive nightly attacks of the Rot. Tear down any structure and experience total freedom of action.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 33.2% ★, Survival 18%, Building 15.3%, Open World 9.3%, Base Building 7.4%
- #41 Ruins of the Forgotten: A Wild Survival
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 2 Dude Studios
Windows · Mac
Discover an open-world survival game that divides animals into two factions. While crafting, building, and taming animals, explore the forgotten ruins. Do whatever it takes to last another night and solve the mystery surrounding animal factions.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 28.8% ★, Survival 15.2%, Building 10.4%, Open World 9.8%, Strategy 7.3%
- #42 Miasmata
72% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,225 reviews2012
Dev: IonFxPub: IonFX Studios
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 39%
Miasmata is a first-person survival/adventure game, developed from the ground-up by brothers Joe and Bob Johnson. You play as Robert Hughes, a plague-stricken scientist on a journey to discover a cure. Your adventure begins on the shores of a remote and mysterious island.
Why similar: Survival 33.4%, Open World Survival Craft 27.8% ★, Open World 11.4%, Exploration 10.3%, Adventure 6.8%
- #43 The Rotting Chronicles
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bad Rhino Studios
Windows
The Rotting Chronicles is a survival action game set in a zombie-ravaged city where you must fight, scavenge, craft, and rebuild to survive. Run solo or with up to 3 friends as you grow your survival skills and find the best strategy to survive.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 27.6% ★, Zombies 25.2%, Survival 14.9%, Open World 10.3%, Base Building 5.9%
- #44 Far North Survival
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: FrogVille Games
Windows
FAR NORTH SURVIVAL is an open-world survival game set in the unique setting of a vast ice-bound area beyond the Arctic Circle.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 34.8% ★, Survival 18.4%, Building 17.8%, Open World 12.6%, Exploration 6.9%
- #45 VECTOR ZONE
70% matchMostly Negative31% of 29 reviews2024
Dev: Survival Sphere Studios
Windows
VECTOR ZONE is a gripping survival game where the weight of leadership rests on your shoulders. Set in a post-apocalyptic world teeming with dangers, your task is to manage a camp of diverse NPC survivors and lead them to safety while constructing vital structures for their survival.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 30.3% ★, Zombies 18.5%, Survival 16%, Open World 7.3%, Base Building 7%
- #46 Ancient the Dimensions
69% matchNegative9% of 11 reviews2025
Dev: HEADSTONE STUDIO
Windows
Immerse yourself in an epic Survival Action RPG adventure, exploring a vast fantasy fairy tale world to build your own sanctuary and survive against extraordinary mythical creatures. Enhance your equipment, weapons, and skills to battle ruthless empires and interdimensional visitors.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 31% ★, Survival 16.6%, Building 14.9%, Open World 11.8%, Base Building 6.1%
- #47 Damned Nation Reborn
72% matchMostly Negative20% of 83 reviews2015
Dev: Sinister
Windows
Blending horror survival/ Building and tower defence elements Damned Nation gives the player more ways to experience the post apocalypse the ever before.
Why similar: Zombies 31.2%, Survival 18.7%, Strategy 13.3%, Open World 11.9%, Adventure 8.8%
- #48 SURVIVAL: Postapocalypse Now
70% matchMixed56% of 8,877 reviews2019
Dev: TB Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 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 42.5% ★, Survival 22.7%, Open World 11.2%, Zombies 10.3%, Building 5.7%
- #49 ARCANA
69% 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 39.5% ★, Survival 19.8%, Building 12.4%, Open World 8%, Adventure 6.5%
- #50 State of Decay
69% matchVery Positive85% of 17,512 reviews2013
Dev: Undead LabsPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 19.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
The end is here. Life as you knew it has gone to hell after the mother of all zombie outbreaks. Now you and the few scattered survivors must band together to survive and rebuild in a 3rd-person action game set in a dynamic open world.
Why similar: Zombies 44.6%, Survival 25.3%, Open World 15.9%, Base Building 4.3%, Action 3.8%
- #51 Survival Simulator 生存模拟器
68% matchMixed58% of 24 reviews2021
Dev: Yuyi StudioPub: East2West Games
Windows
Struggle to survive on a perilous and unknown planet. Environment, climate and creatures are threats all the time, but also may be your powerful boosts. Survival Simulator - How you survive on the last day?
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 37.3% ★, Survival 26.3%, Open World 21.8%, Adventure 11.6%, Singleplayer 3%
- #52 Stranded Deep
67% matchMostly Positive74% of 47,062 reviews2022
Dev: Beam Team GamesPub: Beam Team Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 21.1 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 42.3% ★, Survival 22.3%, Open World 11%, Building 8.8%, Exploration 3.9%
- #53 WildCraft
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Super4Games
Windows
Gather unique resources, craft custom gear, and master skill-based combat in an infinite open world. In Wildcraft, no two items or adventures are ever the same.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 38.4% ★, Building 21.2%, Survival 9.9%, Exploration 7.8%, Open World 6.3%
- #54 Dead Rising 3 Apocalypse Edition
68% matchMostly Positive77% of 20,038 reviews2014
Dev: Capcom Game Studio VancouverPub: Capcom
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 19.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Explore the zombie-infested city of Los Perdidos, and find a way to escape before a military strike wipes the entire city, and everyone in it, off the map.
Why similar: Zombies 45.2%, Open World Survival Craft 19.5% ★, Open World 13.5%, Survival 12.1%, Action 5.1%
- #55 Desolated District
66% matchMostly Positive73% of 15 reviews2025
Dev: Real Heroes Studio
Windows
Desolated District is an Open-World Survival Crafting game set in a post-apocalyptic dystopia. Scavenge for resources, craft essential tools, build your base and battle deadly threats as you explore a sprawling, decaying city inspired by the Kowloon Walled City.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 32.2% ★, Building 16.5%, Survival 13%, Open World 12.2%, Base Building 6.3%
- #56 Odd Woods
67% matchMostly Positive75% of 44 reviews2022
Dev: Matt
Windows
Odd Woods is a survival crafting game in a forest environment. Build your base during the day to withstand the attacks of horror creatures at night. Explore, farm and hunt wildlife to survive another day.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 29.9% ★, Survival 17.4%, Building 16.4%, Open World 12.3%, Base Building 7.3%
- #57 CastleMiner Z
68% matchVery Positive81% of 11,088 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 36% ★, Zombies 25.3%, Survival 18.7%, Open World 8.6%, Adventure 4%
- #58 The Long Dark
67% matchVery Positive90% of 117,376 reviews2017
Dev: Hinterland Studio Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 46.9 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 44.4% ★, Survival 25.9%, Open World 12.5%, Exploration 5.7%, Adventure 3.2%