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  1. #1 Deep Despair
    97% matchMixed67% of 280 reviews2020
    Dev: BekkerDev Studio
    Windows
    Median: 10.6 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    Deep Despair is a Minecraft-style survival sandbox. Travel, collect resources, craft items, dig, build, grow crops and survive. Freedom of action is limited only by your imagination!

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 41.3%, Crafting 13.2%, Top-Down 9.5%, RPG 8.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%

  2. #2 Deep Despair 2
    96% matchMostly Positive77% of 90 reviews2021
    Dev: BekkerDev Studio
    Windows

    Deep Despair 2 is an open world survival adventure action game with procedural generation and complete freedom of action: building, crafting, hunting, farming, livestock, brewing, cooking, traveling, fight, and more.

    Why similar: Farming Sim 43.9%, Action RPG 20.3%, Crafting 15.4%, Sandbox 6.8%, RPG 5.6%

  3. #3 Wayward
    96% matchVery Positive86% of 1,349 reviews2016
    Dev: Unlok
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 21.4 hrs≥1hr: 61%

    You awake to discover yourself no longer in the company of good men or a fine seafaring vessel. Treasure... you remember something about treasure. Wayward is a challenging turn-based, top-down, wilderness survival roguelike. Explore, build, and most importantly survive in these unforgiving lands.

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 61.4%, Crafting 12.1%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%, Top-Down 4.6%, RPG 3.8%

  4. #4 Adventure Craft
    95% matchVery Positive82% of 224 reviews2017
    Dev: Edible Entertainment
    Windows

    Adventure Craft is a challenging procedurally generated sandbox RPG with roguelike elements. Hunt monsters, horde loot, and craft weapons and armor, to survive in a vast ever-changing RPG world full of action, extreme danger and wonderful surprises.

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 54.1%, Action RPG 16.4%, Top-Down 9.7%, Pixel Graphics 6.6%, Sandbox 5.1%

  5. #5 Shine Within
    94% matchVery Positive90% of 147 reviews2021
    Dev: Ayetoons
    Windows

    A top-down action-adventure game as you collect & solve puzzles in order for you to explore & unravel this mysterious world.

    Why similar: Mystery 25.8%, Dark Fantasy 25.3%, Pixel Graphics 19.3%, 2D 9.5%, RPG 9.4%

  6. #6 Realms of Magic
    94% matchVery Positive81% of 986 reviews2022
    Dev: Polished Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 79%

    Embark on a journey through the Old Kingdom in Realms of Magic - a sandbox RPG where you customize your character, choose your path, and immerse yourself in the fantasy world as a knight, wizard, miner, lumberjack, farmer, and more. After all, this is YOUR adventure.

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 71.2%, RPG 6.6%, Pixel Graphics 5.3%, Crafting 4.7%, Sandbox 4.1%

  7. #7 Lucid Blocks
    92% matchVery Positive94% of 2,772 reviews2026
    Dev: Lucy B. Locks
    Windows
    Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 68%

    Explore, build, and survive in a cryptic expanse oozing with dreamlike oddities and esoteric critters.

    Why similar: Crafting 39.4%, Pixel Graphics 30.6%, Sandbox 23.3%, Adventure 6.7%

  8. #8 Rogue Harvest
    93% matchMixed57% of 68 reviews2018
    Dev: Genetix Studio
    Windows

    Rogue Harvest is a finely crafted Rogue-like Open World Adventure - Dig, Mine, Build, Craft, Explore, and Survive in a massive Procedurally Generated World and work to unravel the mystery of how you ended up in this dream like place.

    Why similar: Action RPG 30.5%, Crafting 24.3%, Pixel Graphics 16%, Sandbox 9.3%, RPG 8.1%

  9. #9 Don't Starve
    91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 112,271 reviews2013
    Dev: Klei Entertainment
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 28.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    Don’t Starve is an uncompromising wilderness survival game full of science and magic. Enter a strange and unexplored world full of strange creatures, dangers, and surprises. Gather resources to craft items and structures that match your survival style.

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 66.2%, Crafting 13.2%, Difficult 7.3%, Sandbox 4.9%, Top-Down 2.9%

  10. #10 CrossWorlds: Escape
    91% matchMixed64% of 157 reviews2020
    Dev: Another Reality
    Windows
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 97%

    CrossWorlds: Escape is a hardcore game in which you will have to deploy all your skills to survive in a huge open world that is susceptible to changes in weather, seasons and various natural phenomena.

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 58%, Difficult 19.4%, Crafting 11.6%, Sandbox 5.2%, RPG 4.2%

  11. #11 Magisterium: Fantasy Craft
    90% matchMixed70% of 233 reviews2023
    Dev: The Spiteful GamesPub: The Spiteful Games
    Windows

    A grinding medieval fantasy life sim with a detailed complex crafting system complemented by survival and RPG elements. Grind resources, craft items, trade with locals, master professions, fulfill quests and explore the world to uncover its long-lost secrets.

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 48.4%, Farming Sim 35.3%, Crafting 10.5%, RPG 3.9%, Adventure 1.9%

  12. #12 The Faraway Land
    89% matchVery Positive86% of 99 reviews2024
    Dev: FireTail
    Windows
    Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%

    The Faraway Land is an open world survival simulator. Plunge into the relaxing atmosphere of a magical world filled with cute and dangerous creatures.

    Why similar: Farming Sim 52.7%, Crafting 16%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%, Sandbox 8.1%, RPG 6.9%

  13. #13 Mirthwood
    89% matchMostly Positive70% of 2,326 reviews2024
    Dev: Bad Ridge GamesPub: V Publishing
    Windows
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%

    Embark on an enchanting journey and brave ferocious creatures in an immersive medieval fantasy world. Will you settle a new homestead to live a life of farming and trade, or pick up the sword and take up the adventurers' path?

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 41.7%, Farming Sim 30.8%, Action RPG 10%, Crafting 8.7%, Sandbox 4.2%

  14. #14 The wild darkness
    88% matchVery Positive81% of 88 reviews2025
    Dev: popeyed inc
    Windows

    Explore a survival-roguelike RPG set in an unknown and bizarre world. To withstand its many dangers, you'll need to gain new knowledge, scavenge for food, and acquire useful items. Craft, build, and learn your way through a crucial adventure to uncover the world's secrets.

    Why similar: Mystery 44.8%, RPG 30.8%, Adventure 21.4%, Singleplayer 3.1%

  15. #15 Grimshire
    86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 2,476 reviews2025
    Dev: Acute Owl Studio
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 15.6 hrs≥1hr: 69%

    A deadly plague threatens the village of Grimshire. Manage your farmland, forage the bounty of the wilds, prevent your harvest from rotting away and keep the root cellar full. Can you help bring the community together and survive?

    Why similar: Farming Sim 57.7%, Cooking 13.7%, Pixel Graphics 13.2%, Crafting 6.9%, RPG 4.6%

  16. #16 About Gretel
    87% matchMixed57% of 61 reviews2020
    Dev: PAXERT GAMES
    Windows

    As the Gretel, build, explore and survive in the dangerous forest. Fight to survive against mysterious Druids of the forest. If you can survive, maybe you can find out what happened to your twin brother and who kidnapped him.

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 63.6%, Crafting 13.8%, Adventure 12.4%, RPG 5.9%, Indie 4.4%

  17. #17 Echo of the Wilds
    86% matchMostly Positive76% of 195 reviews2014
    Dev: caiysPub: caiysware
    Windows
    Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    Echo of the Wilds is a puzzly narrativy adventure, featuring randomised wilderness survival. Explore and survive this mysterious tale of wilds. Gather resources to build gear and sustain yourself, learning new skills, lore and the intertwining interactions between the various areas, seasons, and weather.

    Why similar: Crafting 30.4%, Mystery 20.4%, Pixel Graphics 18.4%, Sandbox 12.2%, 2D 8.7%

  18. #18 Border Town
    83% matchVery Positive81% of 299 reviews2025
    Dev: GoHoGamesPub: 2P Games
    Windows

    Restore the former glory of Border Town in an open-world sandbox RPG set in a fantastical realm. Explore the world, craft tools and weapons, cultivate fields, and socialise with your neighbours while dealing with dark forces that threaten to destroy everything you have built.

    Why similar: Farming Sim 58.7%, Top-Down 12.6%, Sandbox 8.2%, RPG 6.9%, 2D 5.6%

  19. #19 Among Trees
    84% matchMixed68% of 2,216 reviews2021
    Dev: FJRD Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 73%

    Escape to an enchanting, living sandbox surrounded by wildlife and nature. Scavenge materials and craft tools to turn your small cabin into a warm, well-supplied home. Survive by fishing, cooking and growing your own food. Be careful though, the forest is as dangerous as it is wonderful.

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 61.2%, Cooking 20.3%, Crafting 10.5%, Sandbox 4.2%, Adventure 2.4%

  20. #20 Shards of Azuria
    85% matchMixed60% of 101 reviews2019
    Dev: Blue Potion Games
    Windows

    Shards of Azuria is an isometric, craft and build RPG. Create a character and a new world, then start your adventure by waking up in town. You are greeted by the locals of Azuria and begin to find your way around.

    Why similar: Crafting 27.1%, Action RPG 22.3%, Pixel Graphics 12.7%, RPG 10.8%, Sandbox 9.2%

  21. #21 ENDALOR
    82% matchMixed68% of 79 reviews2026
    Dev: Diorite Games
    Windows

    An immersive medieval dark fantasy survival game with RPG elements for 1-4 players. Set in a hand crafted open world. Explore, survive, build, craft, fight and conquer your way through the dark, brutal and mysterious lands.

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 54.2%, Souls-like 20.1%, Dark Fantasy 8.7%, Crafting 8.6%, RPG 3.4%

  22. #22 Doloc Town
    81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,208 reviews2025
    Dev: RedSaw Games StudioPub: Logoi Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 70%

    Doloc Town is a cozy pixel-art farming simulation game set in a post-apocalyptic world. Build your dream farm from scratch and explore this mysterious wasteland. Harvest, plant, build, and uncover the untold stories of this forgotten land.

    Why similar: Farming Sim 44.9%, Cooking 23.9%, Crafting 13.9%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%, RPG 4.3%

  23. #23 Void Memory
    84% matchMixed67% of 230 reviews2017
    Dev: Gustav
    Windows
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%

    You, who was born in a world full of darkness, should wander this hollowed land to find the Relics for a person who created you. However, fallen and lost souls with trap-filled trials await in your course of doing so. Can you survive in this crumbling world and start a new era?

    Why similar: Souls-like 35.4%, Difficult 22.6%, Dark Fantasy 17%, RPG 11.8%, Adventure 5.7%

  24. #24 Don't Starve Together
    80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 528,033 reviews2016
    Dev: Klei Entertainment
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 64.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    Fight, Farm, Build and Explore Together in the standalone multiplayer expansion to the uncompromising wilderness survival game, Don't Starve.

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 93%, Crafting 2.5%, Difficult 2.5%, Sandbox 0.8%, Adventure 0.5%

  25. #25 Sands of Aura
    81% matchMostly Positive75% of 814 reviews2023
    Dev: Chashu EntertainmentPub: indie.io
    Windows
    Median: 54 minMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 49%

    Sands of Aura is an open-world action adventure with a fantasy setting of a realm in its twilight--a world buried beneath a sea of sand. Sail across the sandseas to return life to a dying world in an unforgettable experience that is equal parts engaging story and unrelenting, souls-like combat.

    Why similar: Souls-like 26.7%, Action RPG 21.4%, Dark Fantasy 19.4%, Difficult 18.4%, Crafting 7.9%

  26. #26 Winter Survival
    79% matchMixed63% of 751 reviews2025
    Dev: DRAGO entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 57%

    Winter Survival is a story-driven survival game where trauma turns reality into a reflection of your breaking mind. Battle cold, hunger, hallucinations, and adapt to the wilderness as it adapts to you.

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 57.6%, Cooking 27.1%, Crafting 8.5%, Sandbox 3.5%, Adventure 2.4%

  27. #27 Whisper of the Swallows
    78% matchVery Positive87% of 144 reviews2026
    Dev: Blown Leaves
    Windows

    Brave a savage and unforgiving procedurally-generated world where extreme weather and the nightmares of the dark are your greatest enemies. Alone or in co-op, survive, build, and explore to transform a cursed hellscape into your sanctuary of light.

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 63.1%, Difficult 14.1%, Crafting 13.4%, Sandbox 5.9%, Adventure 2%

  28. #28 Runika: A World of Little Legends
    78% matchVery Positive87% of 105 reviews2022
    Dev: Pascal DittrichPub: padSoft
    Windows

    Build a farm… to save the world. Runika blends a cozy 2D sandbox with an unfolding story about a world being pulled into the mysterious Rift. Grow crops at your own pace, build your farm, gather resources, craft your own equipment, and uncover what awakens within the Rift.

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 42.8%, Farming Sim 26.3%, Crafting 8.1%, Pixel Graphics 6.5%, Top-Down 6.4%

  29. #29 Brookhaven Grimoire
    79% matchMixed56% of 191 reviews2022
    Dev: Little_Amethyst
    Windows

    A Wizard has trapped you in a dark storybook, transporting you to the magical town of Brookhaven. With spells, swords, and the power of friendship, begin your new life in this strange land. But remember, escape may yet be possible for those who unravel this world’s mysteries...

    Why similar: Farming Sim 44.8%, Dark Fantasy 23.2%, Crafting 10%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%, 2D 4.9%

  30. #30 Wildmender
    76% matchVery Positive85% of 2,104 reviews2023
    Dev: Muse GamesPub: Kwalee
    Windows
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    A desert gardening survival game. Start from a tiny spring and cultivate a blooming garden. Explore a vast world amid the sands and uncover its mysteries. Can you defend against the relentless forces of nature and mysterious wraith corruption, to bring life to a dying world?

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 43.4%, Farming Sim 41.1%, Crafting 9.3%, RPG 5.3%, Singleplayer 0.9%

  31. #31 Miniland Adventure
    77% matchMostly Positive74% of 328 reviews2023
    Dev: Imilkowski DevPub: Gameparic
    Windows
    Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 54%

    The world doesn't generate itself - you do it, shape the world as you wish! Start with nothing, and build dream houses for goblins and yourself while exploring, collecting resources, crafting, building, fighting, farming... and more!

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 62.7%, Crafting 12.1%, Pixel Graphics 10.1%, Sandbox 6.9%, 2D 5.7%

  32. #32 It Lurks Below
    77% matchVery Positive83% of 1,274 reviews2019
    Dev: Graybeard GamesPub: Skystone Games
    Windows
    Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 74%

    It Lurks Below is an action-oriented, survival RPG in a randomly generated world. Fight through the massive underground dungeon, customize your character with random items and find out what evil lurks below.

    Why similar: Action RPG 24.7%, Pixel Graphics 18.9%, Crafting 17.4%, RPG 15%, 2D 9.8%

  33. #33 Svarog's Dream
    75% matchVery Positive90% of 802 reviews2023
    Dev: VI Game Forge
    Windows
    Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 19.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%

    Awaken as a soul from the Underworld. Discover who you are and explore an ever-changing open world full of mystery. Battle beasts and gods, or forge alliances with them. Die and be reborn in this adventure.

    Why similar: Action RPG 70.1%, RPG 21.3%, Adventure 7.1%, Singleplayer 1.5%

  34. #34 Chef RPG
    74% matchVery Positive88% of 2,496 reviews2024
    Dev: World 2 Studio
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 11.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    Craft your culinary adventure in a beautiful pixel art world. Manage your restaurants, forage and hunt for ingredients, befriend locals, and grow your culinary empire. What kind of chef will you be?

    Why similar: Cooking 39%, Action RPG 19.4%, Pixel Graphics 13.2%, Crafting 12.1%, RPG 7.4%

  35. #35 Goldilock One: The Mists of Jakaira
    74% matchMostly Positive80% of 79 reviews2026
    Dev: Shed of Ideas
    Windows

    Action RPG with survival elements. Manage resources and bond with NPCs to unlock crafting and gain allies who may become playable. Use them to solve puzzles and battle together. Survive the frozen wilds and uncover the truth behind your exile.

    Why similar: Souls-like 34.8%, Action RPG 33.1%, Crafting 19.3%, RPG 5.6%, Cartoony 4.6%

  36. #36 Serin Fate
    76% matchMostly Positive74% of 567 reviews2021
    Dev: VethergenPub: Crytivo
    Windows
    Median: 54 minMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 49%

    Evil is afoot... Wielding your new Magic, bound into mysterious Monster-infested lands to uncover ancient relics and restore the Fate Stone. Along the way, explore the depths of every nook to find creatures, garner ingredients, train in Witchery, and craft new equipment.

    Why similar: Farming Sim 46.6%, Crafting 13.8%, Top-Down 11.5%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%, Sandbox 6.5%

  37. #37 Dig or Die
    75% matchVery Positive90% of 4,268 reviews2018
    Dev: Gaddy Games
    Windows
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    Crash land on a hostile planet where you'll have to build the strongest defenses if you wish to live to escape from it. But be warned... this planet is merciless. Build strong, and smart; else physics may flood or destroy your only hopes of survival.

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 68.5%, Crafting 12.9%, Sandbox 6.4%, 2D 4.8%, Pixel Graphics 3.6%

  38. #38 Forager
    73% matchVery Positive90% of 43,003 reviews2019
    Dev: HopFrogPub: Balor Games
    Windows
    Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 22.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    The highly popular and quirky "idle game that you want to actively keep playing". Explore, craft, gather & manage resources, find secrets and build your base out of nothing! Buy land to explore and expand!

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 52%, Farming Sim 21.4%, Crafting 10%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%, Sandbox 2.8%

  39. #39 Dread Delusion
    72% matchVery Positive90% of 4,890 reviews2024
    Dev: Lovely HellplacePub: DreadXP
    Windows
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 74%

    Dread Delusion is an open world RPG brimming with strange places and dark perils. Carve your own path through the flying continents of a shattered land. Discover curious towns, unearth occult secrets, master powerful magic - and change the world through your choices.

    Why similar: Dark Fantasy 37.6%, Souls-like 24.3%, Action RPG 12.7%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%, RPG 10.2%

  40. #40 Dreams in the Witch House
    73% matchVery Positive93% of 421 reviews2023
    Dev: Atom Brain GamesPub: Bonus Stage Publishing
    Windows
    Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 50%

    Navigate the eerie world of Dreams in the Witch House, a unique blend of point-and-click and RPG-adventure. Unravel occult mysteries in Arkham, maintain your sanity, and survive the May-Eve in this Lovecraftian horror game.

    Why similar: Mystery 42.4%, Pixel Graphics 31.4%, RPG 16.7%, Adventure 9.4%

  41. #41 Tearscape
    70% matchVery Positive93% of 250 reviews2026
    Dev: NERDS TAKE OVER
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    As a hunter, you explore a dark, interconnected world filled with dungeons, relying on precise combat to survive. Battle grotesque monsters, expand your arsenal, and uncover hidden paths in a non-linear, pixel art journey.

    Why similar: Souls-like 32.8%, Action RPG 18.2%, Dark Fantasy 15.7%, Top-Down 12.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%

  42. #42 Minicology
    73% matchMixed68% of 72 reviews2024
    Dev: Isaac DennerPub: Iceberg Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    You have crash-landed into a mini-verse of tiny planets. Welcome to Minicology! Embark on an interstellar survival sandbox journey. Use your crafting, combat, and automation skills to survive the many challenges this mini-verse throws at you.

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 42.6%, Farming Sim 28.8%, Crafting 9.4%, Pixel Graphics 6.6%, Sandbox 4.2%

  43. #43 Pathless Woods
    71% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,093 reviews2024
    Dev: AniYa Games Studio
    Windows
    Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%

    Embark on a cozy open-world survival journey inspired by ancient China's heritage. Gather resources, cultivate crops, build your dream home, and defend it from marauders. Team up with friends to explore and uncover a world where adventure meets serenity.

    Why similar: Farming Sim 61.1%, Crafting 21.1%, Sandbox 8.9%, RPG 5.3%, Adventure 2.3%

  44. #44 Atrio: The Dark Wild
    71% matchVery Positive80% of 592 reviews2023
    Dev: Isto Inc.
    Windows
    Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 74%

    Keep your disposable android-body alive by automating everything. Automate farming, foraging, crafting and capturing - and even assimilate creatures into your production lines during your impossible mission to relight the world.

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 71.4%, Crafting 16.1%, 2D 6%, Sandbox 5.6%, Singleplayer 0.9%

  45. #45 Core Keeper
    67% matchVery Positive93% of 63,205 reviews2024
    Dev: PugstormPub: Fireshine Games
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 12.0 hrsMean: 33.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    Explore a vast cavern of creatures, relics and resources in a mining sandbox adventure for 1-8 players. Mine, build, fight, craft and farm to unravel the mystery of the ancient Core.

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 59.6%, Crafting 14.9%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%, Sandbox 6.5%, 2D 3.5%

  46. #46 Ars Notoria
    70% matchMixed63% of 288 reviews2025
    Dev: XRON SoftwarePub: Lilith Games
    Windows

    Ars Notoria is an open-world survival crafting game set in a rich fantasy world. Learn six distinct schools of magic, gather resources, build your base, expand your influence, and stand against the ever-shifting threat of the Enthralled. You are the one destined to change the kingdom.

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 40.3%, Dark Fantasy 14.9%, Difficult 13.6%, Action RPG 13.4%, Crafting 8.5%

  47. #47 FORGE SIMULATOR
    70% matchVery Positive89% of 57 reviews2024
    Dev: GreenOnionGames
    Windows

    You are trapped in an endless labyrinth. You must find hidden resources scattered throughout the labyrinth to craft your own sword. Overcome the dangers of the labyrinth with your crafted sword, survive, and escape.

    Why similar: Crafting 48.6%, Mystery 38.3%, Adventure 8.2%, Indie 2.9%, Singleplayer 2.2%

  48. #48 DYSMANTLE
    69% matchVery Positive91% of 11,317 reviews2021
    Dev: 10tons Ltd
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 25.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    Ascend from your shelter. Ruin everything. Escape the wretched island. ⚔️🔨🎣🌱🌵🍰 Explore. Fight. Level up. Survive. Gather. Craft. Harvest. Hunt. Build. Farm. Solve puzzles. Fish. Cook. Live. Enjoy the bittersweet post-apocalypse.

    Why similar: Crafting 39.6%, Top-Down 27.4%, RPG 12.9%, Sandbox 11.1%, Adventure 6.6%

  49. #49 Never Forgotten
    68% matchVery Positive88% of 52 reviews2024
    Dev: Cody Hodge
    Windows

    A uniquely stylised survival-horror adventure game. Explore a dying world, averting enemies, managing your resources, and solving puzzles.

    Why similar: Souls-like 30.5%, Action RPG 22.7%, Top-Down 16.1%, Pixel Graphics 12.8%, RPG 7.1%

  50. #50 Nira
    71% matchMixed60% of 109 reviews2021
    Dev: Baseline GamesPub: Graffiti Games
    Windows

    Explore procedurally generated islands in this fast-paced, sandbox survival adventure filled with building, crafting, fighting, farming and quests. Build a base, hunt, cook, battle ogres, make friends with a mysterious Totem, ride an alpaca, fly a plane and do whatever you need to survive.

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 59.9%, Crafting 12.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%, RPG 4.8%, 2D 4.7%

  51. #51 Beyond the Map
    66% matchMostly Positive77% of 659 reviews2025
    Dev: Glitch Goblins
    Windows

    Isometric survival ARPG set in a procedurally generated fantasy world. Build your base, gear up, and venture out, chasing stronger enemies and better loot.

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 56.4%, Action RPG 18.6%, Crafting 10.4%, Top-Down 7.1%, Sandbox 3.7%

  52. #52 Starbound
    67% matchVery Positive90% of 122,901 reviews2016
    Dev: Chucklefish
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 17.2 hrsMean: 64.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    You’ve fled your home, only to find yourself lost in space with a damaged ship. Your only option is to beam down to the planet below, repair your ship and set off to explore the universe...

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 70.2%, Crafting 9%, Pixel Graphics 6.3%, Sandbox 6.1%, 2D 3%

  53. #53 Edge of Space
    72% matchMostly Negative33% of 2,729 reviews2015
    Dev: Handyman StudiosPub: Reverb Triple XP
    Windows
    Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    Suit up as an operative of the Ark Corporation, sent to the farthest reaches of the universe in search of habitable planets to terraform. However, after the long space journey you awaken from cryosleep to find that your ship has gone way off course and is disabled near a strange new world.

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 72%, Crafting 9.1%, Sandbox 6.6%, 2D 3.6%, RPG 2.8%

  54. #54 Darkwood
    67% matchVery Positive95% of 23,842 reviews2017
    Dev: Acid Wizard StudioPub: Hooded Horse
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%

    Darkwood - a new perspective on survival horror. Scavenge and explore a rich, ever-changing free-roam world by day, then hunker down in your hideout and pray for the morning light.

    Why similar: Dark Fantasy 70.5%, RPG 17.3%, Adventure 9.1%, Singleplayer 3.2%

  55. #55 Card Survival: Fantasy Forest
    66% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,083 reviews2025
    Dev: WinterSpring Games
    Windows · Mac

    Card Survival: Fantasy Forest is a card-based deep survival simulator and the next installment in the Card Survival Series. Carve yourself a home in a primordial forest that has a will of its own. A day-to-day life simulator in a world where nature reigns with mystery, beauty and sometimes cruelty.

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 49.6%, Farming Sim 32.1%, Crafting 6.9%, Sandbox 4.6%, RPG 4%

  56. #56 Green Project
    68% matchVery Positive80% of 1,437 reviews2020
    Dev: Zerone Games
    Windows
    Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 62%

    Post apocalyptic survival farming, green the world to survive !

    Why similar: Farming Sim 82.8%, Pixel Graphics 11.4%, Indie 5.2%, Singleplayer 0.6%

  57. #57 Bygone Dreams
    65% matchVery Positive80% of 90 reviews2025
    Dev: Prime Time
    Windows

    Bygone Dreams is a high fantasy Action-Adventure set inside a surreal dream world. Face fantastical adversaries, solve puzzles, and fight your way through challenging bosses in your quest to save the world's matron deity and stop the nightmare consuming the dream.

    Why similar: Action RPG 51.9%, Souls-like 20.3%, Crafting 14.5%, Adventure 6.4%, RPG 6%

  58. #58 Traveller's Hymn
    65% matchVery Positive94% of 161 reviews2024
    Dev: Aquatic Ranger Studio
    Windows

    Traveller's Hymn is a top-down, grid-based, open-world adventure game. Explore a vast land, battle monsters, collect loot, help locals and cook hearty meals while unraveling the mystery behind the land's curse.

    Why similar: Dark Fantasy 34.6%, Cooking 30%, Pixel Graphics 11%, RPG 9.3%, Retro 6.6%

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