- #1 Age of Survival
76% matchVery Negative12% of 245 reviews2025
Dev: Silky Sullivan
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Age of Survival is survival simulation crafting game from Silky Sullivan. Your player has been stranded on an island not far off of the coast of Africa where you will encounter many creatures, and players alike.
Why similar: Survival 28.1%, Open World 17.1%, Crafting 15%, Simulation 11.5%, Modern 10.5%
- #2 POLYGON: Life
78% matchMixed55% of 11 reviews2020
Dev: RGNteam
Windows
POLYGON: Life is a video game in which you will have to earn a living doing work to pay your bills, but working is not everything, there is a lot to see in this world from here to the future.
Why similar: Life Sim 26.1%, RPG 18.6%, Simulation 16.4%, Survival 11.7%, First-Person 10.6%
- #3 Valhalla Path: Survival
75% matchMixed63% of 16 reviews2025
Dev: Survival Saga Studios
Windows
Valhalla Path casts you as a Viking warrior stranded in a hostile land. Build a village, defend against the fallen warriors, lead your people to glory and secure your place in Valhalla's legends.
Why similar: Survival 24.2%, Crafting 19.2%, Open World 15.8%, Base Building 15.5%, RPG 14.1%
- #4 Denizen
74% matchMostly Positive74% of 859 reviews2024
Dev: Departure Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Make a living for yourself in a city full of opportunity while you meet a variety of locals, explore unique locations, and work your way to the top in this open-world life simulator.
Why similar: Life Sim 19.8%, Open World 16.8%, Survival 16.6%, RPG 11.9%, Simulation 9.5%
- #5 Delivery Guy
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tim Melnikov
Windows
In this game you will come a long way turning from a fat sluggard into a VIP delivery guy who rushes along roofs like a parkourer. And that all takes place during the time of pandemics.
Why similar: Modern 23.9%, Survival 19.4%, Open World 18.5%, Life Sim 17.3%, Simulation 10.6%
- #6 Illegal Plantation
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: No More Escape
Windows
It’s time to leave it all behind and do a dance with the law. Build your own illegal plantation, cultivate your weed, water the plants, maintain good air temperature and good lighting. Deliver your goods or hire local dealers for it. Get rid of the competition and build your own monopoly.
Why similar: Life Sim 14.5%, Modern 14.3%, Open World 13.9%, Survival 12.1%, Base Building 11.4%
- #7 the ISLE survival
71% matchMixed47% of 15 reviews2023
Dev: Free Land Studios
Windows
The ISLE survival is a vast open world survival / crafting game. Loot resources, craft items, build camps and explore the environment. Protect yourself from hazards and wildlife. Find ways to survive in hostile living conditions.
Why similar: Survival 20.3%, Open World 18%, Crafting 13.4%, Life Sim 11.2%, Base Building 10.8%
- #8 Medieval Builders: Strongholds & Castles
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Madnetic Games
Windows
Craft, hunt, and survive in fantasy medieval world. Build your village, manage and defend castles and whole kingdoms. Become a local lord and a builder. Strongholds & Castles are waiting for you to manage them - alone or with your friends!
Why similar: Open World 14.8%, Survival 14.7%, Crafting 13.4%, Base Building 11.2%, Simulation 10.1%
- #9 Pixel City
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ZCN Games
Windows
A fully pixelated city? Here, you take on the role of a penniless character, embarking on your life adventure in a rental house where you will try to survive, purchase, and interact ...And what else will you encounter??
Why similar: Modern 21.9%, Life Sim 21.8%, Simulation 20.6%, Open World 18.5%, Survival 13.2%
- #10 Hobo: Tough Life
69% matchVery Positive84% of 9,628 reviews2021
Dev: Perun Creative
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 22.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Hobo: Tough Life is an urban survival role-playing game where you play as a homeless person. Play alone or team up in online co-op. Explore the streets of Praslav, scavenge for food and supplies, beg, steal, and do whatever else it takes to survive the forthcoming winter.
Why similar: Survival 21.8%, Open World 18.3%, Base Building 14.3%, Crafting 13.5%, RPG 9.8%
- #11 Whale Life Simulator
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sorano Concon Games
Windows
Experience the life of a whale. Hit the streets, earn cash, and pour massive amounts of money into an online game. Use your maxed-out account to crush other players!
Why similar: Life Sim 21.3%, Simulation 19.8%, Modern 19.4%, Immersive Sim 12%, Open World 9.2%
- #12 Stall Life
68% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: 1 w programmer
Windows
《Selling Life》 is a simulation business game. Different characters and backgrounds have opened up a stall life due to their respective choices. In this game, you will encounter various customers and things, hoping to make money and buy a big house.
Why similar: Survival 27.6%, Simulation 22.9%, Life Sim 18%, RPG 13.8%, Immersive Sim 10%
- #13 Susia - Wolf Life Simulator
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Koiran
Windows · Mac · Linux
Live the fun life of a wolf! Find a mate, start a pack, hunt together and survive in the wild! Befriend other packs or defeat them to become the sole wolf pack. Adventure through the island and settle down or keep moving, it's all up to you!
Why similar: RPG 22.7%, Life Sim 21.5%, Simulation 20%, Survival 9.7%, Immersive Sim 9.2%
- #14 Shuttle World
68% match7 user reviews57% of 7 reviews2023
Dev: Starry Sky Team
Windows
Shuttle World is a first person open world sandbox game, integrating exploration, construction, survival, entertainment and other elements. Players can embark on adventures alone in the game, exploring the entire vast planet! Various free gameplay, welcome to download...
Why similar: Survival 17.1%, Base Building 15.7%, Open World 14.6%, Crafting 13.2%, Life Sim 13%
- #15 Lost Paws
65% matchPositive88% of 24 reviews2025
Dev: Dungeoneering Studios
Windows
Survive as a stray dog in a large open world. Scavenge, craft, trade, and steal your way into a world where all the pets are disappearing. Arm yourself and take to the streets to rise from homeless to well-off no matter what it takes. What kind of story will you tell?
Why similar: Modern 18.8%, Survival 17.6%, Open World 17%, Crafting 15%, RPG 10.3%
- #16 Antiria
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SkyRiver Studios
Windows
Survive and build your base on floating islands in a world transformed by chaos magic. Explore, gather resources, and construct your own flying ship to travel between islands.
Why similar: Life Sim 19%, RPG 14.5%, Survival 14%, Simulation 13.5%, Immersive Sim 11%
- #17 Initial Civilization
65% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Sun Peiyi
Windows
A vast 6 handred-square-kilometer world evolves gradually step by step from the wild primitive age all the way to the advanced interstellar age, where countless spaceships are carefully built one after another to boldly explore the boundless outer space.
Why similar: Survival 26.6%, Crafting 18.3%, Open World 14.4%, Simulation 14.3%, RPG 14.2%
- #18 Weird Simulator
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: boötes devPub: boötes voїd
Windows
The game doesn't copy real life, it surpasses real life. Player is free to do whatever he wants: play on the stock exchange, get an academic degree, blogger, musician, traveler, boxing champion, create a business, find love, make real friends, or get a job for a five-day week, drink and sleep.
Why similar: Life Sim 26.1%, Simulation 25.3%, RPG 16.7%, Survival 16.1%, Open World 15%
- #19 Red Frost
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DRAGO entertainment
Windows · Mac
A story-driven, first person perspective, post-apocalyptic survival adventure set in the rough winter climates of last century’s Russia.
Why similar: Survival 20.9%, Open World 16.9%, Simulation 16.7%, Crafting 15.8%, RPG 15.3%
- #20 Surviving Ceres
64% matchVery Positive87% of 137 reviews2025
Dev: Ryan SaundersPub: One Man Media
Windows
Explore a handcrafted survival game with an emphasis on crafting and base building. Export manufactured goods to earn funding, manage colonists, defend against hostile aliens, and work towards terraforming Ceres from a frozen ball of ice to a tropical paradise.
Why similar: Survival 20%, Crafting 17.3%, Open World 16%, Base Building 14%, Simulation 12.2%
- #21 Pawn Simulator
64% matchMixed57% of 83 reviews2024
Dev: Editmode
Windows
A simulation game where we run a pawn shop. Take the first steps to open a thrift shop in Detroit and discover the experience of running a real thrift shop. Find, restore, and sell amazing items and build your own shop kingdom!
Why similar: Simulation 21.6%, Life Sim 21.4%, Modern 20.2%, Immersive Sim 12.3%, Crafting 7.1%
- #22 VEIN
61% matchVery Positive90% of 9,414 reviews2025
Dev: Ramjet Studios
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 13.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
VEIN is a post-apocalyptic survival multiplayer sandbox game. Gather supplies to survive, explore abandoned buildings, defend your home, and rebuild society, whether alone or with friends.
Why similar: Survival 23.3%, Open World 20.5%, Base Building 15.6%, Crafting 12.8%, RPG 8.6%
- #23 Dao's Cover
63% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: Beijing Baidong Technology
Windows
An unconventional post-apocalyptic survival sandbox game. Abandon endless combat and embrace a more authentic living experience in the apocalypse.
Why similar: Open World 16.4%, Survival 16.4%, Base Building 13.2%, Crafting 12.8%, RPG 12.5%
- #24 Primal Survival Wars
64% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ForgeOfGames
Windows
Build your own Settlement of Ancient People. Survive, Hunt, Gather, Craft Tools, Fight, Research new technologies and face the challenges that the environment throws at you.
Why similar: Survival 18.7%, Open World 16.7%, Crafting 16.5%, Base Building 13.5%, Life Sim 11.2%
- #25 Isla de la Muerte
63% 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: Survival 27.9%, Open World 21.2%, Base Building 20.8%, RPG 12.2%, Crafting 9.1%
- #26 Alone on the Lost Isle
64% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Khachatur Antonyan
Windows
An atmospheric open-world survival game featuring exploration of a mysterious island, base building, crafting, and a dog companion. Face hostile inhabitants of the island.
Why similar: Open World 21.4%, Survival 21.3%, Crafting 18.4%, Base Building 15.8%, Simulation 8.4%
- #27 Lost in Tropics
64% matchNegative11% of 28 reviews2024
Dev: Lukas GameLabsPub: SIG Publishing
Windows
Lost in Tropics: Embark on an unforgettable survival adventure where the lush, unpredictable tropics become your testing ground. In this immersive game, you find yourself stranded on a mysterious island, where every corner hides both breathtaking beauty and perilous challenges.
Why similar: Survival 22.3%, Open World 19.7%, Crafting 14.7%, Simulation 12.8%, Life Sim 11.1%
- #28 ENDGAME: Survival
64% matchMixed45% of 40 reviews2023
Dev: AGames
Windows
Big group of people will be dropped into a deserted island where they will have to survive.
Why similar: Survival 22.9%, Crafting 19.1%, Base Building 18.2%, Simulation 12.4%, RPG 9.4%
- #29 Mushroom Collector Simulator
63% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Florian Wiedenbein
Windows · Mac
Mushroom Collector Simulator is a mushroom picking simulator that involves you in the hunt for many different mushrooms that grow in the wild. Collect mushrooms, enjoy walks through the forest, complete missions, upgrade your hut and equipment.
Why similar: Survival 19.6%, Crafting 16.5%, Base Building 15.9%, Open World 13.1%, Immersive Sim 11.6%
- #30 Cat Simulator : Animals on Farm
64% matchVery Positive96% of 135 reviews2021
Dev: Avelog Games
Windows
Sneak up on your enemies, help Farmer, Goat and Piggy, and start a family!
Why similar: Life Sim 20.2%, Open World 17.1%, Survival 17%, Simulation 13.3%, RPG 7.9%
- #31 Profectus
65% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2021
Dev: Alrek Studios
Windows
Rise through the ages. In Profectus you start with nothing but a world to explore. Your goal is to use what you are given to the fullest extent and work your way up from the stone age into space.
Why similar: Simulation 23.5%, Crafting 23%, Base Building 19.8%, Open World 18.6%, Survival 6.7%
- #32 Kopno: Blightfall
63% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Urar Studio
Windows
Play as an Orc—or choose one of six unique races—and survive in a living open-world built on two layers, the Surface and the Underground. Gather resources, hunt, and build your own settlement. Shape your path through moral choices and explore dangerous lands in the cursed continent of Kopno.
Why similar: Open World 23.4%, Survival 22.6%, Crafting 18.3%, RPG 17.5%, Base Building 13.6%
- #33 HORDE Survival
64% matchMostly Negative29% of 28 reviews2023
Dev: WDS Games
Windows
See yourself stuck in the middle of an ever growing virus epidemic. Find or craft weapons and tools to fight against the living and the dead. Build a safe place to survive in this cruel, apocalyptic world.
Why similar: Survival 20.9%, Open World 20.2%, Crafting 18%, Base Building 17.3%, RPG 9.1%
- #34 90° North
62% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Ambient Games
Windows
Survive a brutal three-day expedition to the North Pole. Gather wood, build shelters, manage cold, and make hard choices. Every decision matters in this intense, minimalist survival journey to the literal edge of the world.
Why similar: Survival 33%, Simulation 23.2%, RPG 22.9%, Open World 10.9%, First-Person 6.1%
- #35 Horrors Glade
63% matchNo user reviews
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%, Crafting 25%, Open World 20.4%, Life Sim 12.2%, Simulation 10.9%
- #36 Bum Simulator
61% matchVery Positive88% of 4,611 reviews2023
Dev: Ragged Games
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Bum Simulator is a sandbox game bursting with inappropriate humor and memorable characters. You live on the streets of Bumsville. Do you have what it takes to adapt, survive and become an urban legend?
Why similar: Simulation 22.4%, Survival 22%, Open World 20.3%, Base Building 12%, Crafting 10.7%
- #37 牛马模拟器
61% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: BossyuGames
Windows
你是一位家境普通的大专毕业生,开局兜里只有三千多,你该如何才能实现财务自由、娶妻生子的梦想呢?一切尽在这款新推出的开放世界模拟经营游戏中。
Why similar: Open World 23.6%, RPG 18.8%, Simulation 17.3%, Life Sim 14.1%, Modern 10.4%
- #38 Castaway Coalition
62% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MehowLipa
Windows · Mac · Linux
Castaway Coalition: Experience an evolving survival simulation on a remote island. You're not just a player, you're part of a living ecosystem. Craft, build, bond & survive.
Why similar: Survival 16.6%, Life Sim 15.3%, Base Building 13.4%, Open World 13%, Crafting 9.4%
- #39 Fields of Aaru
62% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Zymartu Games
Windows
A cozy life sim set in the mystical afterlife of Ancient Egypt. Farm along the Nile, befriend the locals, and decorate your eternal home. Venture into the desert and discover oases, pyramids, and tombs. Unlock magical powers by restoring ancient obelisks and making offerings to the gods.
Why similar: Crafting 19%, Simulation 17.3%, Base Building 15.7%, Life Sim 15.4%, Survival 14.6%
- #40 Primal Man Simulator
62% matchNo user reviews
Dev: RD Games
Windows
Primal Man Simulator is a complex survival simulator where the player becomes one of the evolutionary precursors of modern homo sapiens, trying to live through another day in an unwelcoming forests of Europe.
Why similar: Survival 23.2%, Open World 20.3%, Crafting 19%, Base Building 11.2%, Simulation 10.9%
- #41 Star Man
61% match3 user reviews100% 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 23.1%, Open World 19.6%, Crafting 18.4%, RPG 16.6%, 3D Platformer 16.5%
- #42 Funny Cargo Simulator
62% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 34ib studio
Windows
From a small shop to a cargo empire! Deliver packages, earn money, buy vehicles and hire staff to grow your business. Fast delivery, big success!
Why similar: Life Sim 24.1%, Simulation 22.8%, 3D Platformer 15.5%, Immersive Sim 11.5%, Crafting 8.1%
- #43 Paleolith
62% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NatureGames
Windows
Paleolith – a hardcore survival simulator set 40,000 years ago. Hunt, craft primitive tools, build fires, and endure the brutal winter. No technology, no magic – just nature, instincts, and the fight to survive in prehistoric Europe. Will you make it?
Why similar: Survival 22.9%, Simulation 15.2%, Open World 14.9%, Crafting 12.7%, Immersive Sim 12.2%
- #44 Start Over
61% matchMixed62% of 374 reviews2024
Dev: EY-Studio
Windows
Embark on an unpredictable survival journey in Start Over. Solo, co-op, online, explore diverse landscapes, craft through 4 tech tiers, encounter wildlife, and trade or raid for resources. Choose your path, defend against waves, and shape your destiny in a dynamic world. Are you ready to Start Over?
Why similar: Survival 19.7%, Crafting 17.1%, Base Building 16.1%, Open World 12.2%, Simulation 9.1%
- #45 Province Simulator
60% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Kapoff3DPub: MUDSTER
Windows
Province Simulator is a survival-driven quest game set in a harsh Russian provincial city. Fight cold, hunger, and illness, earn little money, endure unpredictable weather, and try to escape to a better life.
Why similar: Life Sim 24.9%, RPG 19%, Simulation 16.1%, Survival 15.7%, Crafting 11.8%
- #46 No.L85
63% matchMixed61% of 18 reviews2021
Dev: Citizen's Arrow Studio
Windows
No.L85 is an exploration shooting game in which only one person participates in the whole process and obtains materials to survive in the thin air area.If you can tolerate loneliness, explore.It takes patience.
Why similar: RPG 20.8%, Open World 19.7%, Survival 17.8%, Simulation 16.5%, Life Sim 10.6%
- #47 Descending
64% matchMixed40% of 10 reviews2018
Dev: oldnag
Windows
Descending is a hardcore open world survival in which you are alone in a struggle for survival against these creatures. Please do not buy this unless you want to support further development of the game. There will be bugs and stuff broken.
Why similar: Survival 27.7%, Open World 25.8%, Crafting 25%, Base Building 21.5%
- #48 Enshrouded
59% matchVery Positive86% of 97,939 reviews2024
Dev: Keen Games GmbH
Windows
Median: 18.3 hrsMean: 43.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%
You are Flameborn, last ember of hope of a dying race. Awaken, survive the terror of a corrupting fog, and reclaim the lost beauty of your kingdom. Venture into a vast world, vanquish punishing bosses, build grand halls and forge your path in this co-op survival action RPG for up to 16 players.
Why similar: Open World 26.1%, Survival 25.3%, Base Building 18.8%, Crafting 17%, RPG 9.9%
- #49 Zory
61% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Merragamm
Windows
You will have to play as fighters against evil and monsters in the world of Slavic mythology, as well as craft and build some buildings of your camp to improve weapons, armor and cooking.
Why similar: RPG 22.5%, Open World 16.1%, Survival 14.6%, Base Building 13.4%, Crafting 12%
- #50 Habitants
61% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mechland Games
Windows
Habitants is an open-world survival game for 1-8 players. Set on a tumultuous planet, players must contend with mysterious alien races, survive in the midst of powerful factions vying for dominance, and build your own base through construction, combat, and strategy.
Why similar: Base Building 18.6%, Survival 16.5%, Open World 15.6%, Crafting 13.6%, Life Sim 13.6%
- #51 Outpost Simulator
61% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mental Dreams
Windows
Build a safety base for survivors, serve their needs, and earn money to expand your outpost. Manage resources, find supplies, and protect your people in a challenging survival world. A unique mix of customer simulator, base building, and first-person open-world survival game.
Why similar: Survival 17.3%, Life Sim 16.9%, Open World 15.7%, Base Building 15.4%, Immersive Sim 11%
- #52 Bloom Island
61% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Snuggle Cat
Windows
Escape to Sunny Solana, your cozy island. Gather resources to craft, explore, and decorate. From dawn butterfly hunts to sunset fishing, live the seasons in this charming, ever-changing world.
Why similar: Simulation 30.3%, Life Sim 29.6%, Open World 17.3%, Immersive Sim 16.3%, 3D 4.9%
- #53 Photographer's Life Simulator
58% matchPositive93% of 42 reviews2025
Dev: Poisonic StudioPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Build your photo studio from the ground up, welcome your customers, and turn every shot into profit. Manage your staff, upgrade your equipment, prepare print and frame orders, and transform your studio into the city’s most profitable photography hub.
Why similar: Modern 22.3%, Life Sim 18.7%, Open World 17.4%, Crafting 15.3%, Simulation 11.7%
- #54 Kenshi
60% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 110,185 reviews2018
Dev: Lo-Fi Games
Windows
Median: 9.9 hrsMean: 70.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A free-roaming squad based RPG. Focusing on open-ended sandbox gameplay features rather than a linear story. Be a trader, a thief, a rebel, a warlord, an adventurer, a farmer, a slave, or just food for the cannibals. Train your men up from puny victims to master warriors.
Why similar: Open World 30.5%, Survival 24.6%, RPG 15%, Base Building 12.4%, Crafting 11.4%
- #55 Shallow Sea Roaming
60% matchMixed61% of 23 reviews2024
Dev: ACC_Studio
Windows
Find the secret treasure and explore the secrets of this mysterious island,and there are a large number of enemies on the island.You need to use your courage and scientific knowledge to survive on this island,And find a way to leave this island!
Why similar: Survival 19.1%, Crafting 18.1%, Base Building 16%, Open World 15.6%, RPG 11%
- #56 Muck
59% matchVery Positive93% of 181,909 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 31.2%, Crafting 20.1%, Open World 17.7%, Base Building 12.6%, RPG 6.3%
- #57 Nucvivor
63% matchMixed46% of 26 reviews2019
Dev: Team & Target Game Studios
Windows
Are you ready for a post-apocalyptic adventure? Nucvivor is one of the greatest independent games that has you fight to survive. You will feel Death breathing down the back of your neck as you fight against deadly incendiary radiation, hunger, thirst, cold and poisonous weather.
Why similar: RPG 26.6%, Simulation 25.6%, Survival 23.9%, Open World 15.3%, First-Person 7.6%