- #1 Project Zomboid
97% matchVery Positive94% of 484,416 reviews2013
Dev: The Indie Stone
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 15.9 hrsMean: 89.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Project Zomboid is the ultimate in zombie survival. Alone or in MP: you loot, build, craft, fight, farm and fish in a struggle to survive. A hardcore RPG skillset, a vast map, massively customisable sandbox and a cute tutorial raccoon await the unwary. So how will you die? All it takes is a bite..
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 18.7% ★, Zombies 15.5%, Survival 12%, Open World 8.2%, Post-apocalyptic 6.9%
- #2 Cataclysm Upon Us
96% 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 21.4% ★, Survival 9%, Open World 8.8%, Sandbox 8.3%, Building 8%
- #3 The Overlap
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Back Pocket Games
Windows
The Overlap is a survival-cosmic-horror 2D sandbox. Explore procedurally generated wastelands, scavenge resources, craft, build, customize and upgrade your survivor, face eldritch horrors, survive the post-cataclysmic world alongside friends online and find out the truth behind it all.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 21.3% ★, Post-apocalyptic 10.5%, Sandbox 8.3%, Crafting 8.1%, Survival 8%
- #4 Frozen Echo
95% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Silent Wish Games
Windows
Venture into the endless frozen wastelands alone or with friends. Stay warm, manage and upgrade your camp, hunt, and learning your skills to survive the harsh cold and wolf attacks.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 23.9% ★, Isometric 9.7%, Survival 9.5%, Crafting 9.3%, Building 8.1%
- #5 HumanitZ
94% matchMostly Positive74% of 14,430 reviews2026
Dev: Yodubzz StudiosPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 15.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
HumanitZ is an isometric, open-world sandbox survival game set in a world ended by a zombie outbreak. Survive alone or with friends by scavenging, crafting, building, and fighting to last as long as ‘humanly’ possible. You can’t change the past, but you can fight for the future of humanity.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 15.2% ★, Zombies 14.5%, Survival 9.6%, Isometric 9.1%, Post-apocalyptic 8.7%
- #6 Frozen State
94% matchMixed64% of 549 reviews2016
Dev: Flox StudiosPub: Flox Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 42%
Frozen State is a brutal, survival game set in a world embraced by the man-made ice age meant to protect mankind from pestilent hybrids. Bitter cold and numbing fear are the constant companions in the journey through the retro-futuristic Frozen State world.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 19% ★, Survival 13.9%, Zombies 13.8%, Crafting 8.8%, Survival Horror 7.1%
- #7 Look Alive
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wabby's Land
Windows
It’s time to look alive and get to safety. Drive, scavenge, eat, and crush ragdoll zombies as you try to survive this vast world. Meet survivors and accept quests or make enemies and loot them all.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 19.4% ★, Zombies 15.9%, Isometric 12.2%, Post-apocalyptic 11.7%, Survival 9.4%
- #8 Crushed
92% matchMixed53% of 321 reviews2020
Dev: NipoBoxPub: NipoBox Publishing
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Crushed — is an Singleplayer and Multiplayer First-Person Survival Sandbox in an Open World! Challenge the wild and be ready to survive in harsh conditions. Explore the world, get resources, cook food, build a house, farm, hunt, and enjoy nature.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 25.9% ★, Survival 9.4%, Open World 9%, Zombies 8.8%, Crafting 8%
- #9 Zeverland
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Quantum Quirks
Windows
Welcome to Zeverland, survive & craft together with your friends in a deceptively cute apocalypse, with no limits! Everything is interactive like the real world—dismantle toilets, strap zombie heads to bats, or weld a bed to your RV. Then, try to repair bridges, make vaccines, and relight the world!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 22.4% ★, Zombies 12.6%, Post-apocalyptic 9.3%, Survival 8.9%, Crafting 8.9%
- #10 Polygon Survival
91% matchMostly Negative39% of 28 reviews2023
Dev: Performance Artist
Windows
Polygon Survival is a low-poly zombie survival shooter with simple building and crafting. You find yourself in a mini world of zombie apocalypse and your only goal here is survival.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 25.4% ★, Zombies 14.7%, Post-apocalyptic 11.9%, Crafting 9.4%, Survival 9.3%
- #11 By the Dead
90% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Loomeit Studios
Windows
Explore the dark, fight the un-dead forces, gather valuable resources, craft for survival, build safe shelters, and survive the night in this eerie open world survival crafting game!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 23.3% ★, Zombies 14.7%, Crafting 10.8%, Survival 10.6%, Open World 9.5%
- #12 404 Survivor
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: YSLJ Studio
Windows
The horde is coming. 404 Survivor is a top-down post-apocalyptic survival game focused on scavenging, crafting, and base building. Gather resources and fortify your base by day, then defend against growing zombie hordes by night. Every night could be your last.
Why similar: Zombies 15.8%, Post-apocalyptic 10.6%, Survival 10.3%, Open World 9.4%, Sandbox 8.8%
- #13 Herd is Coming
89% matchMixed68% of 59 reviews2019
Dev: Proximity Games
Windows
"Herd is Coming" is a survival RPG set in a post apocalyptic world filled with zombies. It's the story of Mike who's survived for 10 years since the outbreak.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 18.7% ★, Zombies 14.8%, Post-apocalyptic 12.6%, Open World 9.6%, Crafting 9.1%
- #14 THE LAST BREATH
88% match6 user reviews17% of 6 reviews2023
Dev: Y Games
Windows
Survive the post-apocalypse world. There's a predator who's going after you. This is Online and local party games enjoyed by 1 to 5 players. you have to Survive in an end-of-life world.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 21.4% ★, Post-apocalyptic 8.5%, Survival 8.4%, Open World 8.2%, Crafting 8.1%
- #15 Zector 7
87% match7 user reviews57% of 7 reviews2024
Dev: SocksandGoats Studios
Windows
Craft, Build and Fight alongside your friends across this deadly open-world. Use both modern day and sci-fi tech as you Loot, Harvest and Trade for resources, gear and vehicles in order to survive the wasteland.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 11% ★, Zombies 8.5%, Survival 8.4%, Crafting 8.3%, Post-apocalyptic 8.3%
- #16 No One Survived
86% matchMixed64% of 7,844 reviews2025
Dev: Cat Play Studio
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 22.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
This is a multiplayer cooperative open world construction survival sandbox game, where you and your friends must find supplies and build shelters in this world. You have to keep an eye on your character's needs state at all times, a bad state is likely to lead to death.
Why similar: Zombies 16.6%, Survival 14.2%, Open World 11.8%, Post-apocalyptic 9.8%, Crafting 9.2%
- #17 ProtoZED
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Scott H.F. Dunbar
Windows
Shoot, loot, and craft to survive in this top-down extraction shooter. Explore procedurally generated neighborhoods. Scavenge for guns, food, and supplies. Build and upgrade your base to sustain you and your fellow survivors.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 17.1% ★, Zombies 14.3%, Post-apocalyptic 10.2%, Survival 9.3%, Co-op 7.9%
- #18 Miscreated
84% matchMixed66% of 31,592 reviews2018
Dev: Entrada Interactive LLC
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 38.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Miscreated is a multiplayer online hardcore survival game set in a post-apocalyptic future. You will need to survive against mutants, players, and even mother nature herself.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 34.5% ★, Zombies 13.4%, Survival 12.9%, Open World 9.9%, Post-apocalyptic 8.3%
- #19 Times of Survival
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Can Games Studio
Windows
Times of Survival is a co-op zombie survival game with souls-like inspired combat system, set in a post-apocalyptic world. Fortify your base, fight hordes of zombies and battle epic bosses. Explore, craft, and master punishing combat while building your settlement and leading survivors to hope.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 20.5% ★, Zombies 13%, Post-apocalyptic 10%, Survival 8.5%, Isometric 8.1%
- #20 Fallen Region
83% matchMixed42% of 198 reviews2020
Dev: WayUpGamesPub: HandMade Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Fallen Region is a third-person survival sandbox game in an open, post-apocalyptic world.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 16.2% ★, Zombies 15.1%, Survival 11%, Building 8%, Open World 8%
- #21 Force of Nature
82% matchMostly Positive75% of 4,209 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 33.4% ★, Crafting 12.3%, Survival 11.6%, Sandbox 8.8%, Open World 8.5%
- #22 Survivalist
82% matchVery Positive80% of 2,569 reviews2015
Dev: BobPub: Ginormocorp Incorporated
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
It's one year after the collapse of civilization and self-centered hedge fund manager Joe Wheeler emerges from his specially constructed bunker in search of food. This is a huge open-world RPG where you have the freedom to play how you want - but your choices have consequences.
Why similar: Zombies 18.1%, Open World Survival Craft 15.1% ★, Survival 13.6%, Post-apocalyptic 9.3%, Open World 8.5%
- #23 Feel The Snow
81% matchVery Positive87% of 3,062 reviews2019
Dev: Owlet
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 7.3 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 31.1% ★, Survival 10.8%, Crafting 9.3%, Multiplayer 7.8%, Sandbox 7.6%
- #24 Planet Explorers
81% matchMixed62% of 6,818 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 33.2% ★, Sandbox 13.1%, Open World 11.4%, Crafting 8.4%, Survival 8.3%
- #25 CastleMiner Z
80% matchVery Positive81% of 11,161 reviews2014
Dev: DigitalDNA Games
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 66%
CastleMiner Z is an infinite world filled with deep places to explore, and horrifying monsters to slay. Build structures out of blocks, craft weapons and tools from raw materials, and explore the vast and frightening world around you.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 31.1% ★, Zombies 15.2%, Survival 11.1%, Sandbox 8.4%, Open World 7%
- #26 The Forest
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 683,269 reviews2018
Dev: Endnight Games Ltd
Windows
Median: 13.1 hrsMean: 37.4 hrs≥1hr: 93%
As the lone survivor of a passenger jet crash, you find yourself in a mysterious forest battling to stay alive against a society of cannibalistic mutants. Build, explore, survive in this terrifying first person survival horror simulator.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 36.8% ★, Survival 13.7%, Open World 9.9%, Crafting 8%, Building 6.6%
- #27 SURVIVAL: Postapocalypse Now
79% matchMixed56% of 8,877 reviews2019
Dev: TB Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Want to survive? - Arm yourself and survive. Crafting, shooting, transport and much more awaits you in the Survival game. What happened to the world around and why he died - you may find out. But is this the main question now?
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 37.1% ★, Survival 13.7%, Post-apocalyptic 10%, Open World 9.2%, Multiplayer 6.4%
- #28 Category 6
77% matchMixed69% of 35 reviews2026
Dev: Crafty Game Lab
Windows
Brace yourself for the ultimate open-world survival craft experience. Welcome to a world shattered by the relentless fury of the most colossal hurricane in history. Explore and gather resources for survival and crafting. Fight off aggressive wildlife and scavengers. Play story mode or survival mode
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 27.5% ★, Crafting 10.4%, Post-apocalyptic 10.4%, Survival 9.9%, Open World 8.9%
- #29 Nowhere: Mysterious Artifacts
79% matchMostly Negative37% of 378 reviews2023
Dev: EFNSOFT
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 36%
Nowhere: Mysterious Artifacts is a Multiplayer Survival Horror game for up to 4 players. Set in the Middle of the Unknown, you can craft, build, explore and discover secrets in the exciting first chapter from EFNSOFT.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 27.5% ★, Survival 10.1%, Open World 10%, Crafting 9.6%, Building 8.7%
- #30 How to Survive
78% matchVery Positive83% of 17,106 reviews2014
Dev: Eko SoftwarePub: 505 Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 80%
“A real Gem” – Destructoid at E3 “Offers a different experience for zombie game veterans” – Co-Optimus“Has a lot more going for it than smashing brains and gory, red goo ... With a surprisingly deep crafting system” – GamesRadarYou're shipwrecked on an isolated island, a desperate castaway in a total freakshow world. How will you survive?
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 24% ★, Zombies 22%, Survival 15%, Crafting 10.2%, Co-op 7.3%
- #31 New Spring: Survival
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Promination Studios
Windows
New Spring is a open world zombie survival RPG where you spend the daytime exploring and scavenging for tools and weapons, and defend your base when night falls. How long can you stave off the hordes?
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 20.7% ★, Open World 10.8%, Sandbox 10.6%, Post-apocalyptic 10.1%, Survival 9.4%
- #32 SCP
76% matchMostly Negative38% of 24 reviews2026
Dev: Molance Games
Windows
Explore, craft, and survive in a post-apocalyptic world where SCP anomalies roam freely. Brace yourself for nightly assaults as SCP-049's twisted creations close in.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 23.2% ★, Zombies 10.9%, Post-apocalyptic 10.2%, Crafting 8.9%, Survival 8.6%
- #33 FRIGID
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Celeritas Games
Windows
Hunt, build, craft and survive an apocalyptic arctic environment and unravel the mystery of a strange virus that is infecting the local wildlife. Inspired by The Thing!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 25.8% ★, Survival 10.2%, Open World 9.6%, Crafting 9.3%, Post-apocalyptic 9.3%
- #34 Unhinged
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Unifiq Games
Windows
Survive a brutal corporate death game on an alien planet. Craft and assemble components into machines and automated production systems. Harness power, cultivate exotic plants, brew herbal tonics and synthesize chaotic drugs, all while managing your sanity in a detailed mental simulation.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 27.9% ★, Survival 10.1%, Open World 9.8%, Crafting 9.4%, Survival Horror 9.1%
- #35 Stranded Deep
74% matchMostly Positive74% of 47,919 reviews2022
Dev: Beam Team GamesPub: Beam Team Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 20.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Take the role of a plane crash survivor stranded somewhere in the Pacific Ocean. Come face to face with some of the most life threatening scenarios that will result in a different experience each time you play. Scavenge. Discover. Survive.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 37.3% ★, Survival 13.5%, Crafting 9.3%, Open World 9.2%, Multiplayer 8.2%
- #36 Wurm Unlimited
74% matchMostly Positive71% of 3,138 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 29.9% ★, Sandbox 11.6%, Open World 11.2%, Crafting 10.5%, Building 9.3%
- #37 The Fifth Day
75% matchMostly Negative37% of 941 reviews2014
Dev: Touz
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 63%
The Fifth Day is a post-apocalyptic survival game set in the time after mankind's extinction to the machines that it created. Your role, as one of these machines, is to survive in the hostile world left behind by man.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 30.1% ★, Survival 15.5%, Post-apocalyptic 12.9%, Open World 11.4%, Multiplayer 7%
- #38 Terraria
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,558,339 reviews2011
Dev: Re-Logic
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 33.9 hrsMean: 152.6 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 33.4% ★, Sandbox 13%, Survival 10.1%, Crafting 9%, Building 8.3%
- #39 How To Survive: Third Person Standalone
73% matchMixed57% of 1,263 reviews2015
Dev: Eko SoftwarePub: 505 Games
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Driven by community suggestion, 505 Games and EKO Software introduce you to a new single player 3rd person view experience that allows you to re-play the zombie crafting adventure "How to Survive" from a deeply immersive point of view.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 26.4% ★, Zombies 20.4%, Survival 14.5%, Crafting 9.5%, Open World 8.2%
- #40 2D?!
71% 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 29.4% ★, Sandbox 11.1%, Survival 10.4%, Crafting 9.1%, Building 8.6%
- #41 Nomad
73% matchMixed60% of 4,634 reviews2015
Dev: Diminished Studios
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Try and survive in the world of Nomad. Build a base and protect it from raiding players. Scavenge food, weapons and medical supplies across the island. Team up with others and make a base. Make your mark on the world of Nomad.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 34.5% ★, Zombies 15.9%, Survival 13.4%, Open World 9.7%, Multiplayer 9.2%
- #42 Craftopia
71% matchMostly Positive76% of 20,264 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 25% ★, Open World 15%, Crafting 14.3%, Survival 12.2%, Sandbox 8.6%
- #43 In the Van
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cosmic Tofu
Windows · Mac
A cozy post-apocalyptic survival game where your van is your home and your key to survival. Scavenge, craft, and uncover the stories the dead left behind to find a way out.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 20.7% ★, Zombies 13.8%, Post-apocalyptic 10%, Sandbox 9.8%, Survival 9.8%
- #44 LifeZ - Survival
72% matchMixed68% of 240 reviews2018
Dev: iDs Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
LifeZ - Survival is a third-person sandbox-survival game. Build your hideout, search for water and food, mine resources and fight against zombies and finally find ways to contact the outside world and leave Catastrophie Area.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 30.7% ★, Zombies 18.2%, Survival 12.2%, Post-apocalyptic 7.3%, Sandbox 7%
- #45 The Infected
70% matchVery Positive84% of 7,020 reviews2020
Dev: DigX Studios
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 18.5 hrs≥1hr: 68%
The Infected is a sandbox, first-person, open-world survival game. Build bases, craft, farm, hunt, and survive changing seasons. Choose whether to face the hybrid “Vambies” or turn them off for a pure survival experience.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 23.8% ★, Zombies 9.8%, Crafting 9.2%, Open World 8.8%, Building 8.8%
- #46 Blackroot: Medieval Survival
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Black Owl GamesPub: Corpix Games
Windows
Survive in a dark medieval world plagued by the undead. Gather resources, build shelter, and face the horrors of Blackroot.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 23.6% ★, Zombies 14.2%, Survival 9.2%, Crafting 9.2%, Sandbox 9.1%
- #47 Project: Mist
67% matchMostly Positive72% of 304 reviews2026
Dev: Chicken Launcher
Windows
Explore a strange island in this open-world survival horror. Use the Gravity Gun to manipulate objects and enemies, build a moving train base, fight giant creatures, catch critters, upgrade your gear, and uncover the dark secrets hidden within its abandoned facilities. Play alone or with friends.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 22.1% ★, Post-apocalyptic 11.5%, Survival Horror 9.3%, Open World 8.7%, Crafting 8.7%
- #48 Deadly Flare
69% matchMixed55% of 141 reviews2023
Dev: Green Grass Games
Windows
A solar flare has struck and every living soul is turning into a rotting and aggressive ghoul.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 26.9% ★, Zombies 12.4%, Survival 10.8%, Sandbox 10.3%, Crafting 10.2%
- #49 Drifter at World's End
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Drifter Studio
Windows
This is a text-driven post-apocalyptic survival game where you will determine your fate by rolling dice and struggle to survive in the ruins while driving a motorhome.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 22.2% ★, Zombies 13.7%, Post-apocalyptic 10.4%, Isometric 9%, Survival 8.8%
- #50 V.O.D.K.A. Open World Survival Shooter
70% matchMostly Negative38% of 100 reviews2021
Dev: Guilty Pleasure Games
Windows
V. O. D. K. A. is a survival shooter in the open world, the game takes place in a fictional state in eastern Europe, most of the territory of which is infected with radiation. Your main task is survival.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 24.5% ★, Survival 10.9%, Open World 10.3%, Sandbox 9.9%, Survival Horror 7.6%
- #51 Survive or Die
68% match6 user reviews33% of 6 reviews2023
Dev: Imperian Online - Pardubice
Windows
Survive Or Die is a first-person survival game. It takes place in an open world that is full of traps and mysteries. You are an outlaw who has escaped from death in prison. Can you escape all the manhunts? Can you survive the pitfalls the mysterious valley holds at night?
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 24% ★, Zombies 10.5%, Crafting 8.8%, Open World 8.7%, Survival 8.6%
- #52 THE REVENANTS
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sliva Group
Windows
The Revenants is a hardcore turn—based survival story generator with elements of strategy. Hide from the poisonous fog, search for items, fight the danger and try to save your life.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 19.4% ★, Isometric 16.3%, Zombies 11.8%, Post-apocalyptic 9.8%, Crafting 9.2%
- #53 Rust
67% matchVery Positive87% of 1,402,448 reviews2018
Dev: Facepunch Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 52.8 hrsMean: 431.0 hrs≥1hr: 96%
The only aim in Rust is to survive. Everything wants you to die - the island’s wildlife, other inhabitants, the environment, and other survivors. Do whatever it takes to last another night.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 23.1% ★, Survival 18.4%, Crafting 12.7%, Open World 11.1%, Building 8.7%
- #54 Unforged
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lisowi Studios
Windows
A dark survival experience where you must explore a mysterious wilderness, gather resources, craft tools, and survive the horrors that emerge after nightfall. The wilderness is unforgiving. The night is worse.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 29.1% ★, Survival 12.1%, Crafting 11.5%, Sandbox 8.2%, Building 7.1%
- #55 Ink and Paper: Wandering
68% 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 27.9% ★, Survival 11%, Crafting 9.6%, Open World 9.5%, Co-op 8.9%
- #56 Welcome to ParadiZe
67% matchMixed68% of 1,403 reviews2024
Dev: Eko SoftwarePub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Paradise isn't exactly what you hoped for: it's infested with zombies! Thankfully, you can control them. Capture them and teach them to farm or fight. They will help you defend our camp while you explore the world looking for… a new paradise.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 16% ★, Zombies 15.3%, Post-apocalyptic 11.1%, Isometric 10.1%, Survival 8.9%
- #57 Interzone
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MM88
Windows
Branded a deserter, you are thrown into the Interzone, where survival is the only law. Technology dies here, orders fall from the sky in artillery-fired capsules, the last voice from outside. Face anomalies, radiation, contamination, the infected, rebels, and ruthless military forces.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 12.2% ★, Zombies 11.9%, Isometric 11.8%, Post-apocalyptic 11.2%, Sandbox 9.9%