- #1 Necesse
97% matchVery Positive93% of 27,498 reviews2025
Dev: Fair Games ApS
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 14.9 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Build, quest, and conquer across an infinite procedurally generated world. Play alone or with friends as you establish a settlement and explore deep dungeons, fight monsters and bosses, mine rare ores, craft magical equipment, recruit specialists for your colony, and more!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 39.8% ★, Crafting 8.5%, Survival 7.7%, Sandbox 7.5%, Base Building 6.5%
- #2 Crea
96% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,408 reviews2016
Dev: Siege Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 19.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Progress with every slain monster, learn over 80 skills through talents, craft hundreds of items, and explore vast procedurally-generated worlds in this ever-expanding sandbox RPG!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 41.5% ★, Crafting 11.9%, Sandbox 11.8%, RPG 8.1%, Survival 7.8%
- #3 Feel The Snow
96% matchVery Positive87% of 3,053 reviews2019
Dev: Owlet
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Choose one of the characters and start your journey. The game has many interesting things in store: building, crafting, puzzles, bosses, mystery, laughs, quests etc.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 38% ★, Survival 11%, Crafting 10.3%, RPG 7.2%, Sandbox 6.9%
- #4 Grounded
94% matchVery Positive90% of 94,772 reviews2022
Dev: Obsidian EntertainmentPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 12.3 hrsMean: 41.5 hrs≥1hr: 94%
The world is a vast, beautiful and dangerous place – especially when you have been shrunk to the size of an ant. Can you thrive alongside the hordes of giant insects, fighting to survive the perils of the backyard?
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 33.4% ★, Survival 15.1%, Base Building 11.6%, Crafting 10%, Co-op 7.3%
- #5 GRAV
95% matchMixed47% of 6,921 reviews2015
Dev: BitMonster, Inc.
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 60%
GRAV is a sand box experience where you explore a multitude of planets, hunt strange alien creatures, build and defend outposts, craft weapons and armor, and attempt to survive against other players in a hostile environment.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 40.4% ★, Survival 12.3%, Base Building 10.5%, Crafting 8.7%, Sandbox 8.1%
- #6 Underlings
94% matchMixed65% of 26 reviews2021
Dev: One Man Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Become one of the "evil" creatures and try to survive a world where everything wants you dead, gather resources, craft them into powerful items, build a base to protect yourself from everlasting raids or challenge your bosses to be more than an underling.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 25.9% ★, Crafting 9.4%, Base Building 8.6%, Inventory Management 8.2%, Survival 8.1%
- #7 Rocksowers
93% 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 38.7% ★, Survival 11.1%, Sandbox 10.6%, Crafting 9.5%, Open World 6.2%
- #8 Solace Crafting
92% matchMostly Positive72% of 894 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 30.7% ★, Crafting 11.3%, Survival 10.2%, Base Building 9.7%, RPG 7.5%
- #9 Grounded 2
91% matchVery Positive81% of 22,174 reviews2025
Dev: Obsidian EntertainmentPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 12.4 hrsMean: 22.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Shrunk again, but the world is much larger. In this open-world, single-player or co-op survival adventure, craft weapons and armor, build your base, and traverse the playground on your buggy. But something else is out there—and it hasn’t forgotten you.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 26.5% ★, Survival 13.9%, Base Building 11.9%, Crafting 10.2%, Open World 7.5%
- #10 Dig or Die
91% matchVery Positive90% of 4,273 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 39.1% ★, Survival 12.8%, Crafting 12.2%, Sandbox 10.9%, Base Building 5.9%
- #11 Tinkerlands
90% matchVery Positive86% of 3,973 reviews2025
Dev: CodeManuPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows
Median: 8.1 hrsMean: 14.0 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 34% ★, Survival 9.8%, Crafting 9.4%, Sandbox 9.2%, Online Co-Op 8.3%
- #12 2D?!
89% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: Lycke04
Windows
Excavate, combat, discover, construct! Every challenge can be conquered in this thrilling adventure game. Immerse yourself in endless creativity as you explore through uncharted territories , engage in epic battles and shape thw world with your own hands.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 35.4% ★, Survival 10.4%, Crafting 10%, Sandbox 10%, Online Co-Op 6.3%
- #13 Subsistence
89% matchMostly Positive72% of 13,723 reviews2016
Dev: ColdGames
Windows
Median: 5.0 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 44.5% ★, Survival 13.3%, Crafting 12.2%, Base Building 7.7%, Open World 7.1%
- #14 Terraria
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,534,723 reviews2011
Dev: Re-Logic
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 33.6 hrsMean: 150.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 40.5% ★, Sandbox 11.7%, Survival 10.1%, Crafting 9.9%, Multiplayer 4.9%
- #15 Raft
86% matchVery Positive93% of 374,777 reviews2022
Dev: Redbeet InteractivePub: Axolot Games
Windows
Median: 14.6 hrsMean: 37.5 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Raft™ throws you and your friends into an epic oceanic adventure! Alone or together, players battle to survive a perilous voyage across a vast sea! Gather debris, scavenge reefs and build your own floating home, but be wary of the man-eating sharks!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 39.2% ★, Survival 15.1%, Crafting 9.8%, Co-op 7.5%, Base Building 7.3%
- #16 Vtopia
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: PanicACat Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Multiplayer co-op, sandbox, survival crafting and building, monster fighting, farming, socializing, mining, fishing, creation, gacha machines, card games — welcome to the VTOPIA.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 28.5% ★, Moddable 10.6%, Crafting 9.7%, Survival 8.7%, Sandbox 8.2%
- #17 Wurm Unlimited
87% matchMostly Positive71% of 3,135 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 36.6% ★, Crafting 11.7%, Sandbox 10.6%, RPG 9.9%, Survival 9.2%
- #18 Fade to Silence
85% matchMixed63% of 1,329 reviews2019
Dev: Black Forest GamesPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.8 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 42.1% ★, Survival 14.8%, RPG 9.4%, Crafting 9.2%, Open World 7.1%
- #19 Nighthold
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 2 Zombie GamesPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows
Build shelters, interact with rescuees, battle against the Rot and raiders to survive another night in this Sandbox RPG. Play Solo or team up with friends in Online Сo-op.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 45% ★, Crafting 8.6%, Base Building 8.5%, Survival 7.8%, Sandbox 7.1%
- #20 Force of Nature
84% matchMostly Positive75% of 4,205 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 42.7% ★, Crafting 14.4%, Survival 12.3%, Sandbox 8.3%, Open World 6.9%
- #21 Green Hell
83% matchVery Positive85% of 99,313 reviews2019
Dev: Creepy Jar
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 18.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 42% ★, Survival 13.4%, Crafting 9.3%, Online Co-Op 7.9%, Base Building 7.1%
- #22 Shamania
82% matchMostly Positive74% of 154 reviews2026
Dev: Totem Keepers Games
Windows
Shamania is an open world survival game where you can CRAFT, FIGHT, and EXPLORE a vibrant sandbox world with friends in CO-OP. Expand your base as a hub for survival, gather resources, and master professions to unlock new tools and opportunities!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 31.9% ★, Crafting 13.1%, Survival 10.7%, Open World 8.7%, Sandbox 7.9%
- #23 Aurendor
82% matchMixed47% of 17 reviews2023
Dev: Telescope Studios
Windows
Aurendor is an open world survival game. Players must gather resources, cook their meals and fight dangerous creatures to survive and build a home for themselves. Aurendor also offers a multiplayer game option. Players can play together by cooperating with or battling other survivors.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 35.8% ★, Survival 10.7%, Crafting 10.5%, Base Building 9.6%, Online Co-Op 8.6%
- #24 Undercraft
81% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2022
Dev: PlayUndercraft
Windows
Create your world in this sandbox game where you can dig, build, explore, fight, and farm. Have a different experience in a day or night adventure. Explore a procedurally generated world.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 35.7% ★, Survival 10.8%, Sandbox 10.2%, Online Co-Op 8.1%, Crafting 8%
- #25 Starbound
81% matchVery Positive90% of 123,064 reviews2016
Dev: Chucklefish
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 17.1 hrsMean: 64.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
You’ve fled your home, only to find yourself lost in space with a damaged ship. Your only option is to beam down to the planet below, repair your ship and set off to explore the universe...
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 42.4% ★, Sandbox 11%, Crafting 9%, Survival 8.4%, Online Co-Op 6.1%
- #26 RuneScape: Dragonwilds
79% matchVery Positive81% of 27,065 reviews2025
Dev: Jagex Ltd
Windows
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 16.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 33% ★, Survival 10.7%, Crafting 9.8%, Open World 8.9%, Base Building 8%
- #27 Craftopia
80% matchMostly Positive76% of 20,099 reviews2020
Dev: Pocketpair
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 22.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Craftopia is the brand new multiplayer survival action game made in Japan. We combined many features we find enjoyable, such as hunting, farming, hack-and-slash, building, automation to develop this game.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 31% ★, Crafting 16.2%, Survival 12.6%, Open World 11.8%, Sandbox 7.9%
- #28 Fragmented
79% 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 47.8% ★, Survival 13.8%, Crafting 8.4%, Open World 7.2%, Sandbox 6.3%
- #29 The Wild Eight
78% matchMixed68% of 8,097 reviews2019
Dev: Eight PointsPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows
Median: 4.0 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 43% ★, Survival 15.8%, Crafting 8.8%, Open World 7%, Co-op 6.1%
- #30 Smalland: Survive the Wilds
77% matchVery Positive82% of 10,269 reviews2024
Dev: Merge GamesPub: Maximum Entertainment
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 16.0 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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 30.9% ★, Base Building 10.7%, Survival 10.5%, Crafting 10.2%, Online Co-Op 7.4%
- #31 The Dream of Cocoon
77% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2023
Dev: Roaming of Little Hammer
Windows
This is a challenging pixel sandbox RPG set in an open world. You can forage, hunt,mine, build, craft and develop your character without any restrictions.Everything is unknown and dangerous,you need to figure it out and survive.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 34.5% ★, Crafting 11.4%, Base Building 10.5%, Retro 10%, RPG 8.9%
- #32 Gravehollow
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Silo Snowdash
Windows
Explore a living world where creatures and characters act independently of the player. Hunt, gather, craft, build, and fight to survive while facing hostile wildlife, unpredictable encounters, and a procedurally generated landscape.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 36.1% ★, Crafting 12.1%, Survival 10.9%, Base Building 10.5%, Sandbox 9.2%
- #33 Infinilands
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: FluffyCreature
Windows · Mac · Linux
Infinilands is a pixel art sandbox survival game that lets you explore and modify a procedurally generated world full of unique plants, creatures and ruins. You can build houses and fight monsters with your friends in online/split-screen co-op. This game also supports dedicated server.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 31.6% ★, Crafting 12.7%, Sandbox 10.4%, Survival 9.8%, RPG 8.4%
- #34 Deepbound
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: KanKan Studios
Windows
Dig, craft, build, and survive in a procedurally generated 2D world. Explore diverse biomes, unearth rare resources in deep caves, craft powerful gear, and face dark bosses — solo or with friends.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 33.2% ★, Crafting 10.2%, Survival 10%, Sandbox 9.5%, Inventory Management 6.4%
- #35 Core Keeper
73% matchVery Positive93% of 65,308 reviews2024
Dev: PugstormPub: Fireshine Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 12.0 hrsMean: 34.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Explore a vast cavern of creatures, relics and resources in a mining sandbox adventure for 1-8 players. Mine, build, fight, craft and farm to unravel the mystery of the ancient Core.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 26.2% ★, Crafting 10.9%, Base Building 10.2%, Survival 9.9%, Sandbox 8.6%
- #36 Nightingale
74% matchMixed66% of 17,987 reviews2024
Dev: Inflexion Games
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 23.9 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 34.4% ★, Crafting 10.9%, Survival 10.9%, Base Building 9.9%, Online Co-Op 8.4%
- #37 Realms of Magic
73% matchVery Positive81% of 994 reviews2022
Dev: Polished Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Embark on a journey through the Old Kingdom in Realms of Magic - a sandbox RPG where you customize your character, choose your path, and immerse yourself in the fantasy world as a knight, wizard, miner, lumberjack, farmer, and more. After all, this is YOUR adventure.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 51.4% ★, RPG 15.3%, Sandbox 9%, Open World 7.5%, Survival 5.7%
- #38 The Nature
74% matchMixed69% of 13 reviews2018
Dev: Unphysical Machinery
Windows · Linux
(NOT A MOBILE GAME PORT or NOT AN RPG MAKER GAME!!!) You are a creature just like others. You have the same needs, the same abilities. There is just one difference; you can talk with the Spirit of The Nature. Gather items, craft weapons, achieve your dreams, start a family, form a party and complete the quests without dying.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 47.6% ★, RPG 15.2%, Moddable 9.7%, Crafting 9%, Survival 7.1%
- #39 Planetaries
73% matchMixed58% of 226 reviews2024
Dev: EY-Studio
Windows
Experience a vast Sci-fi open-world survival TD game set on a distant planet deep in the universe. Craft, build, mine, trade, explore, and survive in this alien world. Collect Data and defend against waves of enemies seeking to banish you. Enjoy the adventure in Singleplayer or Multiplayer.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 31% ★, Crafting 10.7%, Base Building 9.8%, Survival 9.6%, Online Co-Op 7.9%
- #40 Allumeria
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Unomelon
Windows
A classic voxel sandbox combined with in-depth progression through exploration, dungeon crawling and boss battles. Spent every minute discovering new weapons, abilities, resources, enemies, structures, mechanics and tools. With a strong focus on discovery, variety and creativity, the world is yours.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 34.7% ★, Crafting 11.2%, Survival 10.6%, Sandbox 9.9%, Open World 6.2%
- #41 Cataclysm Upon Us
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 7Dev Studios
Windows · Linux
Cataclysm Upon Us is an open world survival RPG. Craft, fight, and build in a world overrun by mutants, zombies and other abominations. Uncover secrets, embrace mutations and cybernetic enhancements. Every decision shapes your journey in this haunting cataclysm. Can you survive the chaos?
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 31.2% ★, Survival 10.9%, Crafting 10%, RPG 9.9%, Sandbox 9%
- #42 Planet Explorers
72% matchMixed62% of 6,817 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 44% ★, Sandbox 12.9%, Crafting 10.1%, Open World 9.6%, Survival 9.2%
- #43 Forager
71% matchVery Positive90% of 43,749 reviews2019
Dev: HopFrogPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 22.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
The highly popular and quirky "idle game that you want to actively keep playing". Explore, craft, gather & manage resources, find secrets and build your base out of nothing! Buy land to explore and expand!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 42.9% ★, Crafting 13.7%, Survival 12.3%, Base Building 7.2%, Sandbox 6.8%
- #44 ENDALOR
69% matchMostly Positive70% of 255 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 34.8% ★, Survival 9.9%, Crafting 9%, Base Building 8.8%, Online Co-Op 8%
- #45 The Survivalists
70% matchMostly Positive76% of 10,061 reviews2020
Dev: Team17
Windows
Median: 2.9 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 28.5% ★, Crafting 13.4%, Survival 11.2%, Base Building 9.5%, Online Co-Op 8.8%
- #46 SpiritBorn
70% 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 40.9% ★, Crafting 12.7%, Survival 12.1%, Base Building 9.8%, Open World 8.7%
- #47 Valheim
69% matchVery Positive94% of 536,933 reviews2021
Dev: Iron Gate ABPub: Coffee Stain Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 25.9 hrsMean: 77.4 hrs≥1hr: 93%
A brutal exploration and survival game for 1-10 players, set in a procedurally-generated purgatory inspired by viking culture. Battle, build, and conquer your way to a saga worthy of Odin’s patronage!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 37.6% ★, Survival 11.3%, Crafting 9.9%, Base Building 9.1%, Online Co-Op 9%
- #48 SkyCraft
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ADIAN
Windows
Skycraft is an open-world survival game for 1-10 players, set in infinite procedurally-generated floating islands.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 35.5% ★, Crafting 11.3%, Survival 10.8%, Base Building 10.3%, Online Co-Op 8.6%
- #49 Junk Jack
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 473 reviews2016
Dev: Pixbits
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 21.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Make the world truly yours in Junk Jack, a relaxing sandbox experience focused on building and improving your home. Discover new planets, tame and breed creatures, cook foods, collect animal companions, farm exotic plants, collect fish, grow flowers, play with your friends!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 44.1% ★, Crafting 12.6%, Sandbox 12.4%, Survival 11.9%, Multiplayer 4.8%
- #50 Wildsite
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Vividdi Entertainment
Windows · Linux
Crash-landed on an unknown planet filled with plasma and toxic weather. Your only hope? Bob, a sarcastic-genius AI who will question your every survival decision. Explore, build your mobile base and try to avoid death alongside up to 3 friends in Co-op.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 34.6% ★, Crafting 11.4%, Survival 10.7%, Base Building 10.5%, Online Co-Op 8.7%
- #51 Project Castaway
66% matchMixed66% of 1,785 reviews2026
Dev: Mardonpol Inc.
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Project Castaway is a survival crafting title set in the Pacific Ocean. Live the life of a stranded castaway, with only yourself - and the island's inhabitants - for company! Sail the ocean, hunt, explore unique islands and gather resources as you fight for survival.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 33.4% ★, Survival 9.8%, Base Building 9.4%, Crafting 8.6%, Online Co-Op 8.4%
- #52 Don't Starve
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 113,056 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 39.7% ★, Survival 21.4%, Crafting 13.1%, Sandbox 8.8%, Moddable 6.2%
- #53 Emberhaven
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: The Third Variable Co., Ltd.Pub: Jexar Games Co., Ltd.
Windows
Survive in a procedurally generated fantasy world overrun by creeping corruption. Build impenetrable strongholds, tend your farms, forge deadly weapons, and fend off hordes of mutated abominations to defend your last sanctuary.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 33% ★, Base Building 11.2%, Crafting 10.9%, Survival 10.1%, Sandbox 9.2%
- #54 Ink and Paper: Wandering
67% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2022
Dev: The Mumbling Mammoth
Windows · Mac · Linux
Fight enemies with four different styles in turn-based tactical combat. Grant mercy to your enemies and maybe they'll spare you. Flee when you can't win, and return with friends. Avoid spiritual foes, who can't be defeated in battle. Step in the world of the well known, but still different fantasy.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 35.8% ★, Survival 11.7%, Crafting 11.3%, RPG 10.7%, Sandbox 8.4%
- #55 KYORA
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: PugstormPub: Chucklefish
Windows · Linux
Delve into KYORA, a mystical multiplayer sandbox adventure, where every pixel is yours to shape, mine, build or explode.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 34.2% ★, Survival 10%, Crafting 9.9%, Sandbox 9.8%, Base Building 8.5%