- #1 Winter is coming
97% match3 user reviews0% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: mantou
Windows
"Winter is Coming" is an open world survival simulation game independently developed by "mantou", in this game, you will be on an island as an island survival contestant, As time goes by and the weather gets colder, Pack enough food to last the last winter before it gets cold enough!
Why similar: Survival 19.4%, Modern 18.7%, Open World 17.6%, 3D Platformer 9.9%, Simulation 7.4%
- #2 POLYGON: Life
96% 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 25.9%, RPG 18.7%, Simulation 16.3%, Survival 11.8%, First-Person 10.6%
- #3 Age of Survival
96% matchVery Negative12% of 245 reviews2025
Dev: Silky Sullivan
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 6.8 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 17.3%, Crafting 14.9%, Simulation 11.4%, Modern 10.5%
- #4 Valhalla Path: Survival
95% 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 19.1%, Open World 15.9%, Base Building 15.4%, RPG 14.1%
- #5 Denizen
94% matchMostly Positive73% of 893 reviews2024
Dev: Departure Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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 19.7%, Open World 16.9%, Survival 16.7%, RPG 11.9%, Simulation 9.5%
- #6 Delivery Guy
94% 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 24%, Survival 19.5%, Open World 18.7%, Life Sim 17.1%, Simulation 10.5%
- #7 Illegal Plantation
93% 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 14.3%, Modern 14.3%, Open World 14%, Survival 12.1%, Base Building 11.4%
- #8 Gravehollow
91% 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: Survival 26.5%, Open World 21.8%, Crafting 19.3%, RPG 18.4%, Simulation 13.4%
- #9 the ISLE survival
91% matchMixed44% of 16 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 20.4%, Open World 18.2%, Crafting 13.4%, Life Sim 11%, Base Building 10.8%
- #10 Medieval Builders: Strongholds & Castles
90% 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 15%, Survival 14.8%, Crafting 13.4%, Base Building 11.1%, Simulation 10%
- #11 Pixel City
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ZCN Games
Windows
一个完全像素化的城市?你刚刚从像素大学毕业,你仍有学生贷款需要还清。你能在这样的像素城市中生存吗?首先你需要找到可以维生的工作!
Why similar: Modern 21.9%, Life Sim 21.5%, Simulation 20.5%, Open World 18.8%, Survival 13.3%
- #12 Hobo: Tough Life
89% matchVery Positive84% of 9,839 reviews2021
Dev: Perun Creative
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 22.7 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 21.9%, Open World 18.5%, Base Building 14.2%, Crafting 13.4%, RPG 9.8%
- #13 Whale Life Simulator
88% matchNo user reviews2026
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 21.2%, Simulation 19.7%, Modern 19.5%, Immersive Sim 11.9%, Open World 9.3%
- #14 Cat Simulator : Animals on Farm
87% matchVery Positive95% of 137 reviews2021
Dev: Avelog Games
Windows
Sneak up on your enemies, help Farmer, Goat and Piggy, and start a family!
Why similar: Life Sim 19.9%, Open World 17.3%, Survival 17.1%, Simulation 13.2%, RPG 8%
- #15 Shuttle World
86% 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 17.2%, Base Building 15.6%, Open World 14.8%, Crafting 13.2%, Life Sim 12.8%
- #16 Susia - Wolf Life Simulator
86% 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 22.8%, Life Sim 21.3%, Simulation 19.9%, Survival 9.7%, Immersive Sim 9.1%
- #17 Stall Life
85% 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 27.8%, Simulation 22.7%, Life Sim 17.8%, RPG 13.9%, Immersive Sim 9.9%
- #18 Antiria
84% 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 18.8%, RPG 14.6%, Survival 14.1%, Simulation 13.4%, Immersive Sim 10.9%
- #19 Weird Simulator
84% 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 25.8%, Simulation 25.1%, RPG 16.8%, Survival 16.2%, Open World 15.2%
- #20 Initial Civilization
82% 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 26.7%, Crafting 18.2%, Open World 14.5%, RPG 14.3%, Simulation 14.2%
- #21 Red Frost
83% 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 21%, Open World 17.1%, Simulation 16.6%, Crafting 15.7%, RPG 15.4%
- #22 Surviving Ceres
80% matchVery Positive87% of 138 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 20.1%, Crafting 17.2%, Open World 16.1%, Base Building 13.9%, Simulation 12.1%
- #23 HORDE Survival
81% 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 21%, Open World 20.4%, Crafting 18%, Base Building 17.2%, RPG 9.2%
- #24 Profectus
82% 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 23.3%, Crafting 22.9%, Base Building 19.8%, Open World 18.9%, Survival 6.7%
- #25 Lost in Tropics
79% matchNegative10% of 29 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 22.4%, Open World 19.9%, Crafting 14.7%, Simulation 12.7%, Life Sim 10.9%
- #26 Descending
81% 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 26%, Crafting 24.9%, Base Building 21.4%
- #27 Primal Survival Wars
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ForgeOfGames
Windows · Mac
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 18.8%, Open World 16.9%, Crafting 16.4%, Base Building 13.4%, Life Sim 11.1%
- #28 ENDGAME: Survival
79% 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 23%, Crafting 19%, Base Building 18.2%, Simulation 12.3%, RPG 9.5%
- #29 Alone on the Lost Isle
78% 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 21.6%, Survival 21.4%, Crafting 18.3%, Base Building 15.7%, Simulation 8.3%
- #30 Pawn Simulator
77% matchMixed57% of 84 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 21.5%, Life Sim 21.3%, Modern 20.3%, Immersive Sim 12.2%, First-Person 7.1%
- #31 Mushroom Collector Simulator
77% 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 19.7%, Crafting 16.4%, Base Building 15.9%, Open World 13.2%, Immersive Sim 11.5%
- #32 Kopno: Blightfall
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Urar Studio
Windows
Explore the cursed continent of Kopno and shape your path through moral choices. 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 a thriving fantasy settlement worthy of leading your people.
Why similar: Open World 23.8%, Survival 22.9%, Crafting 18%, RPG 17.4%, Base Building 13.4%
- #33 Isla de la Muerte
75% 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 21.3%, Base Building 20.7%, RPG 12.2%, Crafting 9.1%
- #34 Dao's Cover
75% 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 16.5%, Survival 16.4%, Base Building 13.2%, Crafting 12.8%, RPG 12.6%
- #35 Horrors Glade
74% 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 30.1%, Crafting 24.9%, Open World 20.6%, Life Sim 12.1%, Simulation 10.8%
- #36 Room: 405 | Love Beyond Reality
71% matchPositive84% of 45 reviews2026
Dev: INDIE COOL Pub: PIXEL TECH SOFT Co., Ltd.
Windows
ROOM 405 is a Psychological Horror Romance game about Jack, a young man who moves into a small apartment in the heart of Bangkok. “Tonight… please don’t leave.”
Why similar: Simulation 22.9%, Life Sim 21.7%, RPG 21.2%, 3D Platformer 10.4%, Immersive Sim 9.7%
- #37 Castaway Coalition
73% 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 16.7%, Life Sim 15.2%, Base Building 13.4%, Open World 13.2%, Crafting 9.3%
- #38 Pokon Factory Survival
76% matchNo user reviews2020
Dev: rukusu
Windows
Pokon Factory Survival is a 3D infinite world game. Mining resources, creating materials for spaceships, and escaping.
Why similar: Survival 32.6%, Crafting 26.9%, Immersive Sim 20.3%, Simulation 13.4%, 3D 5.6%
- #39 Primal Man Simulator
72% 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 20.5%, Crafting 18.9%, Base Building 11.2%, Simulation 10.7%
- #40 No.L85
73% 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 20.9%, Open World 20%, Survival 17.9%, Simulation 16.4%, Life Sim 10.4%
- #41 Nucvivor
74% 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 26.7%, Simulation 25.3%, Survival 23.9%, Open World 15.5%, First-Person 7.6%
- #42 Paleolith
71% 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 23.1%, Simulation 15.1%, Open World 15.1%, Crafting 12.6%, Immersive Sim 12.1%
- #43 Bum Simulator
70% matchVery Positive88% of 4,742 reviews2023
Dev: Ragged Games
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 11.7 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 22.1%, Survival 22%, Open World 20.7%, Base Building 11.9%, Crafting 10.6%
- #44 Outpost Simulator
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mental DreamsPub: Ultimate Games S.A.
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 17.4%, Life Sim 16.8%, Open World 15.9%, Base Building 15.4%, Immersive Sim 10.9%
- #45 VEIN
68% matchVery Positive89% of 10,737 reviews2025
Dev: Ramjet Studios
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 14.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 23.6%, Open World 21.5%, Base Building 15.9%, Crafting 12.5%, RPG 8.2%
- #46 Funny Cargo Simulator
70% 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%, Simulation 22.8%, 3D Platformer 15.4%, Immersive Sim 11.5%, Crafting 8.2%
- #47 牛马模拟器
69% 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 23.9%, RPG 18.9%, Simulation 17.1%, Life Sim 14%, Modern 10.4%
- #48 Blightrest
70% 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 23.8%, Survival 22.8%, Base Building 18%, Crafting 17.1%, RPG 14.3%
- #49 Stay Alive: Apocalypse
72% matchMixed50% of 163 reviews2018
Dev: Mehan Games
Windows
You ever played a Sandbox Survival Zombie RPG? You heard it right. In "Stay Alive: Apocalypse" we will offer you an indie zombie survival game which is in a sandbox, random generated world and presents RPG elements.
Why similar: Survival 23.7%, RPG 17.4%, Simulation 16%, Open World 16%, Crafting 11%
- #50 Zory
69% 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 22.6%, Open World 16.3%, Survival 14.7%, Base Building 13.4%, Crafting 12%
- #51 Start Over
68% matchMixed62% of 378 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 19.8%, Crafting 17%, Base Building 16.1%, Open World 12.4%, Simulation 9.1%
- #52 Star Man
67% match2 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 23.2%, Open World 19.8%, Crafting 18.4%, RPG 16.7%, 3D Platformer 16.3%
- #53 Wormhusk
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Aeoln Studios
Windows
The world is dying. The answer lies beneath. Dig deep into the husk of an ancient god-worm, build your defenses, slay the parasites that feed on its remains, and uncover the truth before it's too late.
Why similar: Open World 29.2%, Survival 27.4%, RPG 18.1%, Base Building 12.2%, Crafting 9.8%
- #54 Province Simulator
66% match4 user reviews75% of 4 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 24.6%, RPG 19.2%, Simulation 16%, Survival 15.8%, Crafting 11.8%
- #55 Habitants
67% 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 16.6%, Open World 15.8%, Crafting 13.5%, Life Sim 13.4%
- #56 Missing Plane: Survival
68% matchMostly Negative36% of 25 reviews2022
Dev: SU Games
Windows
You survived a plane crash, and now you will need to find a way to be rescued, for that you will be building an SOS signal and wait for a rescue. In the meantime you will need to eat, drink and build stuff to stay alive
Why similar: Survival 19.7%, Crafting 19.4%, RPG 13.9%, Base Building 13.7%, Open World 11.9%
- #57 Bloom Island
67% 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 30.2%, Life Sim 29.4%, Open World 17.6%, Immersive Sim 16.3%, 3D 4.9%