- #1 Technicity
97% matchMostly Positive78% of 230 reviews2022
Dev: Osaris GamesPub: RockGame S.A.
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 54%
A first-person city-building game with powerful tools that allow you to build faster and bigger. Design your own construction blocks and furniture in factories, terraform the open world, build roads and use vehicles to travel to different cities that you or your friends create in solo or coop mode.
Why similar: City Builder 13.7%, Automation 12.2%, Transportation 9.3% ★, Sandbox 8.2%, Building 8.1%
- #2 Urbek City Builder: Prologue
96% matchVery Positive94% of 1,703 reviews2022
Dev: Estudios KremlinoisPub: RockGame S.A.
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 41%
Urbek City Builder: Prologue is a free city building game where you can build your own neighbourhoods: from nightlife district to industrial district. Don't exhaust your natural resources before you have an educated population to build more efficient structures. Try it yourself for free!
Why similar: City Builder 32.6%, Building 19.2%, Sandbox 18.9%, Resource Management 12.9%, Economy 9.9%
- #3 Ocean World: Eden Crafters Prologue
96% matchVery Positive91% of 7,161 reviews2024
Dev: Osaris Games
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Embark on a journey of survival, crafting, and automation in this free prologue introducing one of the planets you can transform in Eden Crafters – an upcoming open-world game that challenges you, alone or with friends, to turn a hostile planet into a habitable haven for humanity.
Why similar: Automation 20%, Crafting 12.9%, Online Co-Op 12.3%, Sandbox 12.2%, Open World 10.7%
- #4 Cafe Owner Simulator: Prologue
95% matchMixed66% of 1,447 reviews2022
Dev: Second RealityPub: RockGame S.A.
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Prologue to the Cafe Owner Simulator, where you can restore your own abandoned building, complete tasks at various levels, and start building a restaurant business from zero.
Why similar: Building 19.6%, Sandbox 15.4%, Resource Management 13%, Immersive Sim 13%, Economy 10.6%
- #5 Chocolate Factory: Prologue
94% matchMostly Positive72% of 198 reviews2024
Dev: Tbjbu2
Windows
Build your dream Chocolate Factory among candy cane forests and gumdrop hills to produce the tastiest sweets. A delicious first-person factory automation game with a little exploration and combat. Confectionary conveyor belt heaven awaits! The free prologue for the full game!
Why similar: Automation 22.2%, City Builder 16.9%, Crafting 13.4%, Building 11.9%, Resource Management 9.3%
- #6 Techtonica
93% matchMixed65% of 3,183 reviews2024
Dev: Fire Hose Games
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 17.1 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Techtonica is a first-person factory automation game with a gripping mystery about mining your way out from the depths of an alien planet. Explore bioluminescent caves, mold destructible terrain, construct a massive subterranean factory. Dig your way toward answers & discover the secrets of Calyx.
Why similar: Automation 20.9%, City Builder 16.4%, Building 12.1%, Sandbox 10%, Crafting 9.5%
- #7 The Unexpected Quest Prologue
94% matchVery Positive85% of 131 reviews2020
Dev: RionixPub: PQube
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 23%
Adventure game with strategy and management elements in a medieval fantasy setting - drawing inspiration from classics such as Warcraft 3 and The Settlers. In this prologue, play through chapters 1, 2, and 3, where you learn to manage your resources as you build and battle to bring order to the world.
Why similar: City Builder 59.1%, Crafting 14%, Simulation 13%, Action-Adventure 6.5%, 3D 5.8%
- #8 Monuments Flipper: Prologue
92% matchMostly Positive78% of 305 reviews2022
Dev: Monuments GamesPub: Games Incubator
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 18.9 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Monuments Flipper: Prologue is just part of the amazing adventure that awaits you in the full version of the Monuments Flipper. Restore Aqueduct and Old Village and bring them to their former glory. BECOME A MONUMENT RENOVATOR!
Why similar: Sandbox 26.9%, Building 21.5%, Crafting 12.9%, First-Person 12.5%, Simulation 12.2%
- #9 Oxygen: First Breath
91% matchVery Positive89% of 1,643 reviews2022
Dev: Turquoise Revival GamesPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 40%
This is a free version of Oxygen, featuring the first 50 game-days. Build your city around the Oxygen Center and ensure your people's survival in a post-apocalyptic future, threatened by crack explosions, deadly winds, droughts and frosts. Lead your people and keep the Oxygen Center running!
Why similar: City Builder 32.5%, Building 15%, Sandbox 12.1%, Resource Management 12.1%, Crafting 9.6%
- #10 Tiny House Simulator
91% matchMixed66% of 126 reviews2024
Dev: FarFromSky
Windows · Mac
Design and build custom tiny homes for various clients in this relaxing open-world building game. Create unique spaces suited to each client’s requirements, and dive into different layouts with the sandbox mode for total creative freedom.
Why similar: City Builder 19.3%, Crafting 12.7%, Sandbox 11.6%, Building 11.3%, Immersive Sim 8.4%
- #11 The Planet Crafter: Prologue
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,643 reviews2021
Dev: Miju Games
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Experience the first stages of terraforming an entire planet in this space survival open world terraforming crafting game prologue. Explore, survive, collect, build your base then create oxygen, heat and pressure to make an hostile planet livable for humanity.
Why similar: Crafting 18.7%, Sandbox 15.9%, Open World 15.4%, Automation 15%, Building 10.1%
- #12 Beer Factory - Prologue
89% matchVery Positive85% of 2,013 reviews2023
Dev: AKELPub: CreativeForge Games
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Beer Factory - Prologue is a business simulation and management game. Take the challenge and manage your own beer factory, employees, production lines, as well as the import and export of merchandise.
Why similar: Automation 31.3%, Resource Management 14%, Sandbox 13.2%, Crafting 11.5%, First-Person 9.5%
- #13 Microtopia: Prologue
88% matchVery Positive95% of 112 reviews2024
Dev: Cordyceps CollectivePub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows
Become the hive mind of a robot ant colony in this free version of Microtopia! Use pheromone trails to create, automate and optimize supply chains for your ants to follow. Collect resources, produce goods, feed your queen, grow your colony and fly out to expand the species!
Why similar: Automation 22.2%, City Builder 19.9%, Sandbox 13.6%, Crafting 13.1%, Building 13%
- #14 Satisfactory
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 265,414 reviews2024
Dev: Coffee Stain StudiosPub: Coffee Stain Publishing
Windows
Median: 31.8 hrsMean: 108.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Satisfactory is a first-person open-world factory building game with a dash of exploration and combat. Play alone or with friends, explore an alien planet, create multi-story factories, and enter conveyor belt heaven!
Why similar: Automation 28.9%, Crafting 15%, Building 13.5%, Open World 12.3%, Sandbox 12.2%
- #15 Dieselpunk Wars Prologue
89% matchMostly Positive76% of 172 reviews2020
Dev: Image Power S.A.
Windows
Dieselpunk Wars: Prologue is a free version of an epic vehicle building game, focused on combat with advanced physics and damage simulation. Use over 140 elements to build an awesome war machine. Build vehicles that ride on the ground, soar through the skies, or dive underwater. Prepare for combat!
Why similar: Sandbox 23.8%, Building 21.1%, Simulation 18.3%, Crafting 13.8%, Action 9%
- #16 WW2 Rebuilder: Germany Prologue
86% matchVery Positive85% of 415 reviews2022
Dev: Madnetic Games
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Visit a part of war-torn Hamburg in the FREE Germany Prologue! Flip, renovate, repair and rebuild places destroyed during World War 2. Get to know the history and stories of civilians. Play an immersive building simulator with grappling storytelling.
Why similar: Building 20.3%, Immersive Sim 14.5%, Crafting 14.3%, City Builder 13.7%, Sandbox 9.8%
- #17 Demolish & Build 3 Prologue
85% matchMostly Positive71% of 83 reviews2024
Dev: Demolish Games S.A.
Windows
Demolish & Build 3 Prologue is a sneak peek at the driving, demolition, building mechanics and physics from the upcoming Demolition & Build 3. In the game, you demolish old structures and build new, both with hand tools and heavy duty machines.
Why similar: Sandbox 19.2%, Immersive Sim 17%, Driving 13.2%, First-Person 12.1%, Building 11.5%
- #18 Omega Crafter
84% matchMostly Positive79% of 560 reviews2025
Dev: Preferred Networks
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Adventure in a vast open-world survival craft game with your programmable sidekick Grammi! Program the Grammi to collect materials, build your town, craft weapons and armor to challenge strong enemies! Play alone or with friends online!
Why similar: Automation 22.5%, City Builder 16.5%, Crafting 13.6%, Open World 11.2%, Building 10.2%
- #19 TerraTech
84% matchVery Positive91% of 24,455 reviews2018
Dev: Payload StudiosPub: Mythwright
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 33.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
TerraTech is an open-world, sandbox adventure game, where you design and build your own creations through a mix of crafting, combat and discovery. Design vehicles from a huge library of blocks. Scavenge, craft and buy new parts to survive and become the ultimate planetary prospector.
Why similar: Building 27.1%, Sandbox 24.1%, Open World 17.1%, Crafting 17%, Online Co-Op 7.9%
- #20 Mini Settlers: Prologue
83% matchVery Positive89% of 801 reviews2024
Dev: Knight Owl GamesPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 40%
Mini Settlers: Prologue is a free version of Mini Settlers. In this minimalist city builder, settle islands, construct cities, and design efficient logistic networks to fulfill your buildings' needs and fuel population growth to adventure into new worlds.
Why similar: Automation 25.4%, City Builder 22.3%, Transportation 15.2% ★, Resource Management 11.3%, Building 9.9%
- #21 Smart Factory Tycoon: Beginnings
82% matchMostly Positive77% of 500 reviews2022
Dev: Turquoise Revival GamesPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 20%
This is a free version of Smart Factory Tycoon, a game inspired by Little Big Workshop introducing the first productions. Smart Factory Tycoon is a tycoon management game where you design your dream factory with robots, plan all steps of production, research new technologies and become a tycoon!
Why similar: City Builder 22.3%, Resource Management 17.1%, Sandbox 14.4%, Building 12.3%, Automation 11.7%
- #22 Biztopia
81% matchMostly Positive75% of 118 reviews2024
Dev: Lymo Games
Windows
Welcome to Biztopia! A unique trading city full of business and opportunities awaits you! Start with a small delivery, build your own trading world, and team up with friends to shape the city and discover the next big venture!
Why similar: Sandbox 13.4%, Online Co-Op 12.7%, Building 12.7%, Crafting 12.4%, Open World 10.3%
- #23 Bakery Cafe Simulator: Prologue
79% matchMostly Positive80% of 491 reviews2025
Dev: Meerkatt Studio
Windows
Start bake, build, and grow your dream bakery cafe with prologue now! Create delicious pastries, design your space, and serve customers. Play solo or with friends in online co-op to expand your business and experience the excitement of running a bustling cafe!
Why similar: Online Co-Op 18.2%, Sandbox 16.8%, Building 15.5%, Immersive Sim 12.9%, First-Person 10.4%
- #24 Brickadia
77% matchVery Positive87% of 1,234 reviews2025
Dev: Brickadia, LLC
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 29.9 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Brickadia is a next-generation brick building sandbox that gives you the tools to create and play, your way. Build massive worlds, invent cool contraptions, and play in them however you like - all with your friends!
Why similar: Sandbox 34.8%, Building 31.3%, Online Co-Op 15.9%, First-Person 9.9%, 3D 8.2%
- #25 The Architect: Paris
80% matchMostly Positive73% of 234 reviews2021
Dev: Enodo GamesPub: 5PM Studio
Windows
The Architect: Paris is a construction game that allows you to shape the city of Paris into what you want. Destroy, draw, build your own architectural projects, customizing each building carefully or entire districts at once.
Why similar: City Builder 31.8%, Building 21.8%, Sandbox 21%, Simulation 7.4%, Open World 7.1%
- #26 House Builder: First Job
79% matchVery Positive84% of 398 reviews2021
Dev: FreeMind S.A.
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 33%
Become a one-man construction crew! Travel around the world and through the ages to build iconic designs! Beware unpleasant temperatures and dangerous fauna!
Why similar: City Builder 22.1%, Building 16.7%, Sandbox 14.5%, Crafting 12.7%, Immersive Sim 10.8%
- #27 Game Builder Tycoon - Prologue
78% matchMixed61% of 66 reviews2024
Dev: AM PlayhousePub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Game Builder Tycoon - Prologue is a free simulation game in which you begin your journey as an indie game developer. Personalize your character, craft hit games, manage marketing and research stuff. Create best game on the planet!
Why similar: Building 34.4%, Sandbox 31.1%, Economy 21.3%, Simulation 13.3%
- #28 ContractVille
75% matchVery Positive81% of 5,683 reviews2025
Dev: MYM Games StudiosPub: FiftyEight Studios
Windows
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 17.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Plan, design, build, and decorate your dream house in an open-world. Smash walls, sketch your layout, then build and decorate every inch—inside and garden. In an open world, tackle each renovation solo or with up to 4 friends. Pick up that hammer and start creating - Your dream house is waiting!
Why similar: City Builder 20.4%, Building 14.1%, Online Co-Op 12.8%, Open World 10.2%, Immersive Sim 9%
- #29 Bunker Builder Simulator: Prologue
78% matchMixed60% of 415 reviews2023
Dev: Farmind StudioPub: Games Incubator
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 35%
Bunker Builder Simulator: Prologue is just part of the gameplay that awaits you in the full version of the game. Plan your work, dig a hole and build a bunker, that will survive anything! Manage safety, needs and moods of your clients, so you can become the best architect and earn a fortune.
Why similar: Building 29.3%, Sandbox 23.9%, Simulation 12.4%, First-Person 11.7%, Realistic 11.4%
- #30 Mr. Prepper: Prologue
77% matchVery Positive83% of 2,554 reviews2020
Dev: Rejected GamesPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Mr. Prepper: Prologue is a free standalone version of the game Mr. Prepper, featuring an essential part of the story.
Why similar: Crafting 48.6%, Resource Management 32.7%, Simulation 18.7%
- #31 Music Store Simulator Prologue
76% matchMostly Positive77% of 360 reviews2023
Dev: Crystalia GamesPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 13.6 hrs≥1hr: 48%
With Music Store Simulator Prologue you can lead a musical instruments manufacturing company. Create, sell, earn and reinvest improving and developing your business. Expand your Brand and climb to success in order to become the world's largest manufacturer of musical instruments!
Why similar: Sandbox 18.2%, Building 14.2%, Crafting 13%, Immersive Sim 12.5%, First-Person 8.2%
- #32 Plasma
74% matchVery Positive90% of 1,062 reviews2023
Dev: Dry CactusPub: Dry Licorice
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 38%
Plasma is a pure engineering sandbox. Use advanced visual programming and robotics tools to create anything you can imagine.
Why similar: Automation 22.8%, Sandbox 21.1%, Building 16.1%, Crafting 8.5%, First-Person 8.2%
- #33 Saloon Simulator: Prologue
74% matchVery Positive87% of 863 reviews2024
Dev: Glivi Games S.A.Pub: RockGame S.A.
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Saloon Simulator Prologue lets you restore an abandoned Saloon and discover that managing it isn't just about creating drinks and meals. Clean up, organize, and choose the right friends - all to become the most recognizable business in the Wild West!
Why similar: Crafting 28.1%, Immersive Sim 20.8%, Economy 12.9%, First-Person 11.2%, Resource Management 10.1%
- #34 The Riftbreaker: Prologue
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 4,121 reviews2020
Dev: EXOR Studios
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 47%
The Riftbreaker: Prologue allows you to experience the events taking place before the story campaign of the main game. Explore an entirely new world. Gather resources. Build up a base. Defend yourself from thousands of alien creatures.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 25.9%, Sandbox 21%, Building 19.7%, Crafting 18.7%, Resource Management 6.9%
- #35 Project 5: Sightseer
76% matchMostly Positive72% of 543 reviews2019
Dev: Tasharen Entertainment Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 28.9 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Open world multiplayer sandbox/RPG game. Explore, gather, build, research, and fight to protect what's yours -- by yourself or together with your friends.
Why similar: Building 37.3%, Sandbox 34.9%, Open World 18.3%, Action 9.5%
- #36 Recycling Center Simulator: Prologue
71% matchVery Positive93% of 376 reviews2024
Dev: Balas GamesPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Recycling Center Simulator: Prologue is a free business simulator game in which you make money from garbage. Collect raw materials for your recycling center from different locations, recycle them, make money by producing new products and improving your factory.
Why similar: Automation 23.6%, Building 15.6%, Sandbox 11.3%, Resource Management 10.5%, Economy 7.5%
- #37 Scrap Mechanic
73% matchVery Positive92% of 117,049 reviews2016
Dev: Axolot Games
Windows
Median: 11.1 hrsMean: 57.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Enter the creative paradise of Scrap Mechanic! Build fantastic machines, go on adventures with your friends and defend against waves of evil Farmbots in this imaginative multiplayer survival sandbox. With Scrap Mechanic’s powerful creation tools you can engineer your own adventures!
Why similar: Building 24.5%, Sandbox 21.2%, Crafting 19.2%, Open World 15.5%, Online Co-Op 6.8%
- #38 Sunset Motel: Prologue
71% matchVery Positive92% of 849 reviews2024
Dev: Efkey StudiosPub: RockGame S.A.
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Sunset Motel: Prologue is a free motel management game. Ensure customer satisfaction, renovate interiors, design entertainment spaces! Manage your motel in your own style and provide travelers with unforgettable experiences!
Why similar: Building 25.3%, Simulation 20.5%, First-Person 18.5%, Economy 13.7%, Action 11.8%
- #39 Terraformers: First Steps on Mars
73% matchVery Positive89% of 696 reviews2021
Dev: Asteroid LabPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Terraformers: First Steps on Mars is a free prologue of Terraformers, featuring an exclusive challenge to lead humanity's first attempt at settling the Red Planet.
Why similar: City Builder 56.7%, Resource Management 26.8%, Simulation 16.5%
- #40 Motorcycle Mechanic Simulator 2021: Prologue
72% matchVery Positive86% of 2,374 reviews2021
Dev: Play2Chill S.A.
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 36%
Become a motorbike mechanic and build your empire. Buy, repair, renovate, and create your own dreamed custom motorcycle.
Why similar: Sandbox 26.2%, Building 19.7%, Immersive Sim 15.9%, Simulation 10.8%, Driving 10%
- #41 Loco Shortline Operations
72% matchVery Positive88% of 69 reviews2021
Dev: TSRS
Windows
Openworld Railbuilder Simulator with Realistic Physics based Locomotives,Trucks,Cranes,Boats,Economy
Why similar: Sandbox 16.8%, Building 15.6%, Online Co-Op 12%, City Builder 10.8%, Resource Management 10.4%
- #42 Elsewhere
68% matchVery Positive95% of 64 reviews2025
Dev: Four White Cats
Windows
Explore, dig for resources, and build factories in a vibrant open world with quests for both technological and magical progression. Inspired by classic old-school Minecraft modpacks and featuring many new and unique features.
Why similar: Automation 19.7%, Sandbox 17.9%, Crafting 15.2%, Building 14%, Open World 12.9%
- #43 Drive Thru Simulator : Prologue
70% matchMixed43% of 127 reviews2025
Dev: Red Axe Games
Windows
Drive Thru Simulator is a simulation game that immerses you in the exciting world of fast food restaurant management. Take customer orders, prepare their meals, process payments, and expand your restaurant!
Why similar: Simulation 19.4%, Realistic 18.1%, Automation 12.8%, Online Co-Op 9.6%, Crafting 8.6%
- #44 Farlanders: Prologue
70% matchVery Positive93% of 285 reviews2021
Dev: Andriy Bychkovskyi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Prepare for your journey to Mars by building and managing a colony within the safety of Earth’s atmosphere. Hone your abilities to create a thriving community, terraform the land to suit your needs, and prove your capability for a larger mission. Get ready to launch in this prologue to Farlanders.
Why similar: City Builder 41.5%, Building 24.9%, Resource Management 14%, Economy 11.1%, Simulation 8.5%
- #45 TerraTech Worlds
69% matchMixed63% of 2,175 reviews2024
Dev: Payload StudiosPub: Mythwright
Windows
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 22.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
TerraTech Worlds is an open world, build-craft adventure game, set on an uncharted alien world. Play solo or with friends, explore your surroundings, craft unique vehicles, construct automated bases, and battle your way through hazards and enemies to harness the power of your environment
Why similar: Automation 19.3%, Sandbox 18.6%, Crafting 18%, Building 17.7%, Open World 13.8%
- #46 Colonize Prologue
71% matchMixed64% of 510 reviews2022
Dev: RembrosoftPub: CreativeForge Games
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 14.7 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Colonize Prologue is a combination of survival game and building strategy that takes place during the colonization period - the 17th century. It tells the story of a settlement in the new world and all the difficulties encountered by the early settlers.
Why similar: City Builder 35.8%, Sandbox 20.3%, Building 19%, Economy 9.1%, Open World 6.2%
- #47 Eden Crafters
67% matchVery Positive86% of 2,214 reviews2024
Dev: Osaris Games
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Embark on a journey of survival, crafting, and automation in Eden Crafters, a solo and co-op open-world game that challenges you to turn a hostile planet into a habitable haven for humanity. Temper the climate, create a breathable atmosphere, and turn toxic lakes into water: shape a new world!
Why similar: Automation 24%, Crafting 14.1%, Sandbox 13.3%, Building 12.1%, Online Co-Op 11.2%
- #48 Factory Town
68% matchVery Positive91% of 4,419 reviews2021
Dev: Erik Asmussen
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 14.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Build, automate, and optimize a giant factory on 3D terrain using conveyor belts, trains, chutes, pipes, and airships. Sell your goods to nearby villages to expand their borders, increase happiness, and unlock even better technology!
Why similar: Automation 21.2%, City Builder 18.9%, Sandbox 12.5%, Crafting 11.6%, Resource Management 8.9%
- #49 Mini Racer Car Shop Simulator - Prologue
67% matchVery Positive90% of 50 reviews2025
Dev: Bewolba StudiosPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Test drive the game with three chapters challenge in this prologue version. Manage your mini racer car shop, sell mini cars and spare parts, and unleash your creativity with custom builds. Test drive your creations on the race track before putting them up for sale.
Why similar: Sandbox 23.5%, Simulation 22.8%, Crafting 21.3%, Building 11.2%, Realistic 8.5%
- #50 Occupy Mars: The Game
65% matchMostly Positive70% of 3,012 reviews2026
Dev: ▲ Pyramid Games
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 31.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Survive and colonize Mars in a highly technical, open-world sandbox game. Build and upgrade your base, discover new regions, conduct mining operations, retrieve water, generate oxygen, grow crops, and fix broken parts.
Why similar: Sandbox 16.2%, Crafting 15.7%, Building 14.6%, Online Co-Op 12.7%, Open World 12.6%
- #51 Voxel Turf
69% matchVery Positive88% of 575 reviews2017
Dev: L Twigger
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 13.3 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Voxel Turf is a block based urban sandbox. Build cities, blow up buildings, complete missions or fight for territory. Build a real estate empire, or perhaps just drive around and blow stuff up. Its your choice!
Why similar: Sandbox 29.1%, City Builder 24.7%, Open World 18%, Building 11.4%, Simulation 11.1%
- #52 The Planet Crafter
63% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 67,314 reviews2024
Dev: Miju Games
Windows
Median: 21.1 hrsMean: 37.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
A space survival open world terraforming crafting game, designed for 1 to 10 players. Alter the ecosystem of an inhospitable planet to render it habitable for humanity. Survive, gather resources, and build your base. Then, generate oxygen, warmth, and pressure to create a brand new biosphere.
Why similar: Automation 17.7%, Building 13.4%, Online Co-Op 13%, Crafting 12.8%, Sandbox 11%
- #53 Rest Area Simulator: Prologue
65% matchVery Positive89% of 55 reviews2026
Dev: Oriseus StudiosPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Take over the gas station and convenience store at a roadside rest area and expand by purchasing new businesses. Manage a living world shaped by dynamic economy and random events. Upgrade your facilities, satisfy your customers, and play solo or with friends.
Why similar: Simulation 17.4%, Online Co-Op 16.5%, Economy 15.6%, Resource Management 14.2%, Immersive Sim 13.5%
- #54 Hometopia
67% matchMixed57% of 816 reviews2025
Dev: Hometopia Inc.
Windows
Hometopia is a sandbox home-building game featuring thousands of assets and customization options. Choose from a variety of environments where you can design your dream homes—solo or with friends. Bring your architectural visions to life exactly as you imagine, with no budget limitations.
Why similar: City Builder 30.9%, Sandbox 18.5%, Building 18.3%, Immersive Sim 13.4%, First-Person 8.2%
- #55 Shamania
65% matchMostly Positive78% of 140 reviews2025
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: Automation 19.5%, Crafting 19.1%, Open World 15.5%, Sandbox 15.2%, Online Co-Op 12.8%