- #1 Lost Rift
97% matchMostly Positive71% of 1,554 reviews2025
Dev: People Can Fly
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Lost Rift is a first person survival adventure shooter that blends cooperative base building with multiplayer PvE or PvP extraction expeditions. Journey solo or in teams of up to 5 players across a vast archipelago, craft gear, build bases, defeat raiders, and become legendary.
Why similar: Extraction Shooter 37.6% ★, Open World Survival Craft 23.9% ★, Base Building 11.5%, Crafting 9.9%, Survival 8%
- #2 Winter Survival
96% matchMixed63% of 762 reviews2025
Dev: DRAGO entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 56%
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 30.4% ★, Base Building 13.4%, Survival 10.6%, Open World 9.7%, Building 8.5%
- #3 Determinant
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Khor Chin Heong
Windows
Realistic physics-based open-world survival game set in the future. Survival, crafting, exploration and base building are the main focus. Hunt for food and water and survive against environmental hazards. Combat is possible, but more defensive in nature.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 29.1% ★, Base Building 13.1%, Crafting 11.7%, Survival 9.5%, Open World 7.4%
- #4 PolyZ
95% matchMixed50% of 272 reviews2024
Dev: Thirteen37 Games™
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 1.6 hrs≥1hr: 38%
Imagine DayZ mixed with Escape From Tarkov, but in Low Poly. A persistent world survival game featuring PvP, PvE, crafting, base-building, and zombies infected with a contagious virus.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 27.1% ★, Base Building 15.3%, Crafting 11.3%, Survival 10.9%, Building 9.4%
- #5 Bromeliad
94% matchMixed61% of 28 reviews2021
Dev: Gorka Games Studios
Windows
In Bromeliad you are stranded on a pacific island where you are a Human-Bear. You will have to survive, gathering materials to build tools and bases. You will need to hunt for food, explore, tame animals, then, at night strange creatures will appear. Survive and find an element to return to normal.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 34.5% ★, Crafting 13.2%, Base Building 11.2%, Survival 10.9%, Open World 10.2%
- #6 Starsand
93% matchMixed66% of 1,241 reviews2022
Dev: Tunnel Vision StudioPub: Toplitz Productions
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Starsand is a mystic survival game set among the dunes of an arcane desert. An open-world full of danger, vast environments and mysterious happenings await you! Explore, hunt, craft, build – and SURVIVE.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 26.9% ★, Base Building 11.5%, Crafting 10%, Survival 8.9%, Open World 8.4%
- #7 Wild
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DzernPub: Dzern and Unverändert
Windows
Wild is a survival game inspired by the "7vsWild" series. The goal is to survive, fight against dangerous animals, and build your shelter. For that, you are only allowed to take one bottle as equipment, so prepare it well in advance.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 35.7% ★, Survival 14.9%, Base Building 14.5%, Crafting 10.4%, Open World 6.9%
- #8 SpiritBorn
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Highforge Studios
Windows
An open-world survival crafting RPG set among floating islands. Gather resources, craft powerful tools, unlock spirit abilities to soar between skybound realms and reclaim your lost godhood.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 35.9% ★, Crafting 12.4%, Base Building 11.6%, Survival 11.3%, Building 10.5%
- #9 Moon Colony Crafter
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: InfinityCoders
Windows
Play as an astronaut on our moon in the future. Your task is to prepare the moon for future colonies by terraforming. Collect resources, explore procedurally generated caves, build buildings and create a second world for you and our earth.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 31.8% ★, Base Building 14.3%, Crafting 10.4%, Survival 10.1%, Open World 9%
- #10 Desolated District
89% matchMostly Positive73% of 15 reviews2025
Dev: Real Heroes Studio
Windows
Desolated District is an Open-World Survival Crafting game set in a post-apocalyptic dystopia. Scavenge for resources, craft essential tools, build your base and battle deadly threats as you explore a sprawling, decaying city inspired by the Kowloon Walled City.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 32.6% ★, Base Building 12.5%, Crafting 11.9%, Building 11.2%, Open World 9.9%
- #11 Crashlands
90% matchVery Positive90% of 6,682 reviews2016
Dev: Butterscotch Shenanigans
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 13.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Fight and tame alien beasts, craft resources into menacing weaponry, befriend the outlandish locals, and go toe-to-chin with a world-domineering maniac.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 30.3% ★, Base Building 11.9%, Crafting 11.3%, Survival 9.5%, Open World 9.3%
- #12 VECTOR ZONE
89% matchMostly Negative31% of 29 reviews2024
Dev: Survival Sphere Studios
Windows
VECTOR ZONE is a gripping survival game where the weight of leadership rests on your shoulders. Set in a post-apocalyptic world teeming with dangers, your task is to manage a camp of diverse NPC survivors and lead them to safety while constructing vital structures for their survival.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 31.2% ★, Driving 15.4%, Base Building 14.1%, Crafting 10.8%, Survival 10%
- #13 Elysium
88% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Artifika Games
Windows · Mac
Wake up on a paradise-like abandoned island with your friends. Explore the lands of an ancient civilization and uncover the mysteries behind their collapse as you build, craft, and tame corrupted machines. Most importantly, survive the unwelcome lands of Elysium!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 27.4% ★, Base Building 12.8%, Crafting 10.2%, Survival 8.6%, Building 7.9%
- #14 XenoHaven
86% matchVery Positive86% of 69 reviews2025
Dev: Miniverse GamePub: OKJOY
Windows
In XenoHaven, gather resources to build shelters, enslave alien beasts to work for you, and run restaurants and shops. Delve into dark underground dungeons, defeat swarming insectoids and mighty bosses, and craft powerful gear to conquer the alien world.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 27.3% ★, Base Building 15%, Open World 11.3%, Crafting 11.1%, Survival 10.7%
- #15 Subsistence
87% matchMostly Positive72% of 13,685 reviews2016
Dev: ColdGames
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 39.9 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Subsistence is a sandbox, first person, solo or co-op, PvE open-world survival game. Struggle through changing seasons to build a base, develop technology and gear-up in the hostile environment. Defend yourself from wildlife, the elements and AI hunters (who also build bases in the world).
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 42.6% ★, Survival 13.5%, Crafting 13%, Base Building 9.9%, Open World 9.2%
- #16 Life is a Journey
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: FreeMind S.A.
Windows
Set off on an unforgettable adventure in your van, where every mile is a new experience! 🚐✨ Build and upgrade your campervan, customizing it to fit your lifestyle. This isn’t just a vehicle – it’s your home on wheels. Take care of it, improve it, and transform it to conquer every road ahead.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 28.8% ★, Base Building 12.5%, Driving 11.6%, Crafting 11.1%, Building 9.2%
- #17 Primal Man Simulator
85% 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: Open World Survival Craft 35.6% ★, Crafting 14.1%, Survival 12.5%, Open World 11.3%, Base Building 10.4%
- #18 Ancient the Dimensions
84% matchNegative9% of 11 reviews2025
Dev: HEADSTONE STUDIO
Windows
Immerse yourself in an epic Survival Action RPG adventure, exploring a vast fantasy fairy tale world to build your own sanctuary and survive against extraordinary mythical creatures. Enhance your equipment, weapons, and skills to battle ruthless empires and interdimensional visitors.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 32.5% ★, Base Building 12.5%, Crafting 11.2%, Survival 10.5%, Building 10.5%
- #19 Solitude
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Amuzo Limited
Windows
Beached upon the coast of a haunted land you must survive the trials of an ancient malevolent force which seeks freedom from its shackles. Battle against the horrors of the night, build shelters to weather the elements, scavenge for supplies and uncover the mystery at the heart of the island.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 27.2% ★, Base Building 16.5%, Crafting 13.7%, Open World 10%, Building 7.7%
- #20 Unhinged
83% 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 33% ★, Crafting 11.3%, Base Building 10.9%, Survival 10.6%, Open World 9.9%
- #21 Odd Woods
82% matchMostly Positive73% of 44 reviews2022
Dev: Matt
Windows
Odd Woods is a survival crafting game in a forest environment. Build your base during the day to withstand the attacks of horror creatures at night. Explore, farm and hunt wildlife to survive another day.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 31.3% ★, Base Building 14.9%, Crafting 11.8%, Building 11.5%, Survival 11.1%
- #22 Eldercraft: Mountaineers
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Derivative Synergistics
Windows
Eldercraft: Mountaineers is an RPG about crafting, surviving and exploring. Forge your routes and pathways up the mountain to reach valuable treasures. These will help you forge more pathways that will lead you to the summit.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 31.5% ★, Base Building 14.5%, Survival 11.2%, Crafting 10.8%, Building 10.5%
- #23 The Planet Crafter: Prologue
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,680 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: Open World Survival Craft 31.6% ★, Base Building 14.8%, Survival 11.6%, Crafting 11.5%, Open World 9.4%
- #24 Horizon Journey
80% matchMostly Negative26% of 85 reviews2026
Dev: Redivided Studios
Windows
Embark on an epic adventure to Mars in Horizon Journey, an open-world survival game that blends colonization, terraforming, and exploration in both single-player and multiplayer co-op modes. You're tasked with the monumental challenge of making Mars a new home for humanity.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 25.1% ★, Driving 14.1%, Base Building 12%, Crafting 10.7%, Building 9.4%
- #25 UNKNOWN REGION
81% matchMixed47% of 47 reviews2020
Dev: SYDNEY GAMES
Windows
You are one of the chosen survivors to set up your life in UNKNOWN REGION. Life has forever changed after an unknown virus has wiped out humanity. Navigate through the region to discover mutated humans and creatures. You will be challenged to test your survival skills.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 34.1% ★, Base Building 15%, Crafting 11.7%, Driving 10.5%, Building 9.3%
- #26 Alone in the Outback
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Happy Dinosaur Games
Windows
Alone in the Outback is a story-driven survival experience. Traverse through the Australian outback, survive deadly heat of the day and cold of the night. Stay hydrated and choose your strategy to survive the dangerous Australian wildlife. Explore the territory to find out why you are here alone...
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 39.5% ★, Base Building 15.8%, Survival 12.3%, Crafting 10.9%, Story Rich 6.5%
- #27 Project Canopy
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SocksandGoats Studios
Windows · Mac
Harvest, Build, Craft and Explore the different biomes among massive trees, plants, and hostile creatures to survive and unlock the mysteries of an alien jungle in a first person sci-fi survival adventure.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 35.1% ★, Crafting 11.7%, Survival 11.3%, Open World 10.7%, Sci-fi 6.6%
- #28 World of Wonder
78% match7 user reviews29% of 7 reviews2021
Dev: Andrew Grbac
Windows
An open world VR game full of discovery and danger set in a beautifully vast landscape. Navigate the mysterious ruins and use your abilities to traverse and explore. Choose to play peacefully or upgrade your weapons by harvesting resources and build a base to call your home.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 31.2% ★, Building 11%, VR 10.9%, Open World 9.7%, Survival 9.3%
- #29 Ruins of the Forgotten: A Wild Survival
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 2 Dude Studios
Windows · Mac
Discover an open-world survival game that divides animals into two factions. While crafting, building, and taming animals, explore the forgotten ruins. Do whatever it takes to last another night and solve the mystery surrounding animal factions.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 30.9% ★, Base Building 14.7%, Crafting 11.8%, Survival 10%, Open World 8.4%
- #30 Travellers
78% match5 user reviews0% of 5 reviews2021
Dev: Braniacs2100
Windows
Ancient-astronaut survival action game. Find the cure for humanity.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 23.2% ★, Base Building 15.1%, Crafting 12%, Building 11.7%, Survival 10%
- #31 Project AlbatrOS
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DiSolve Studios
Windows
Take on the role of an underwater reef explorer, find a way to save the corals from extinction. Dive into the colorful waters of Water, explore and admire the local reef, explore the mystery of the island. Gather resources to create your own bases in order your survival.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 34.3% ★, Base Building 14.9%, Crafting 9.5%, Building 8.1%, Open World 7.5%
- #32 Force of Nature
77% matchMostly Positive75% of 4,202 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 41.4% ★, Crafting 15.5%, Survival 12.6%, Building 9.1%, Open World 9%
- #33 Under A New Sun
75% matchMostly Positive77% of 384 reviews2023
Dev: New Horizon Games
Windows
While searching for a new home, an unexpected failure in your ship has left you stranded on a planet surprisingly similar to Earth. Discover a vast open world, hunt for food, develop technologies, and build yourself a new home to survive!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 36.3% ★, Crafting 12.4%, Base Building 12.4%, Survival 11.4%, Open World 10.5%
- #34 Rem Survival
76% matchMostly Positive76% of 802 reviews2021
Dev: Immortal Hand Studios
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 47.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Scavenge abandoned ruins, craft gear from scrap and salvaged materials, and fight the environment itself as hunger, exposure, and exhaustion push you to your limits. There are no second chances—only adaptation or death.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 33.5% ★, Base Building 14.5%, Crafting 13.2%, Building 10.9%, Survival 10.9%
- #35 Wildsite
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Vividdi Entertainment
Windows · Linux
Crash-landed on an unknown planet filled with plasma and toxic weather. Your only hope? Bob, a sarcastic-genius AI who will question your every survival decision. Explore, build your mobile base and try to avoid death alongside up to 3 friends in Co-op.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 31.9% ★, Base Building 13.1%, Crafting 11.7%, Building 10.9%, Survival 10.4%
- #36 The Planet Crafter
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 70,189 reviews2024
Dev: Miju Games
Windows
Median: 21.5 hrsMean: 37.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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: Open World Survival Craft 29% ★, Base Building 14.2%, Crafting 10.3%, Building 9.8%, Survival 9.2%
- #37 Breathedge
74% matchVery Positive82% of 16,224 reviews2021
Dev: RedRuins SoftworksPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Survive in outer space! Together with your immortal chicken, discover the truth behind your sudden spaceship crash. Craft tools, pilot vehicles, and even control space stations to survive and explore the wreckage.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 38% ★, Base Building 14%, Survival 10.9%, Crafting 9.8%, Sci-fi 7.6%
- #38 Nightingale
73% matchMixed67% of 17,932 reviews2024
Dev: Inflexion Games
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 24.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Nightingale is an open world survival crafting game, where you’ll adventure across the mysterious and dangerous Fae Realms. As a daring Realmwalker, you’ll defeat monstrous enemies, survive hostile environments, and build elaborate estates in a visually stunning Gaslamp Fantasy world.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 32.7% ★, Base Building 12.6%, Crafting 11.5%, Survival 10.9%, Building 10.7%
- #39 Aurendor
74% matchMixed47% of 17 reviews2023
Dev: Telescope Studios
Windows
Aurendor is an open world survival game. Players must gather resources, cook their meals and fight dangerous creatures to survive and build a home for themselves. Aurendor also offers a multiplayer game option. Players can play together by cooperating with or battling other survivors.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 34.8% ★, Base Building 12.6%, Crafting 11.4%, Survival 11%, Building 10.8%
- #40 Skyformer
72% matchVery Positive87% of 67 reviews2025
Dev: Weatherfused
Windows
Create an automated system that terraforms a planet with an army of drones. Craft and build bases, set up a weather monitoring system, prepare to survive different types of storms, and take control of the climate and biomes!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 29.1% ★, Base Building 14%, Crafting 11.5%, Building 10.2%, Survival 9.5%
- #41 Drift: Space Survival
71% matchMostly Positive70% of 77 reviews2023
Dev: KAR Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
You were deep in uncharted space on a research mission. Disaster struck. Together with your friends, explore a mysterious asteroid field and mine whatever resources possible to build what you need to survive.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 37.1% ★, Crafting 11.7%, Survival 11.4%, Base Building 10.3%, Building 10.1%
- #42 Smalland: Survive the Wilds
70% matchVery Positive82% of 9,989 reviews2024
Dev: Merge GamesPub: Maximum Entertainment
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Experience a big adventure on a tiny scale! Enjoy multiplayer survival in a vast, hazardous world. Preparation is key when you're this small & at the bottom of the food chain. Craft weapons & armour, tame & ride creatures, build encampments & explore a strange new land.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 29.9% ★, Base Building 13.9%, Crafting 11%, Survival 10.7%, Building 10.1%
- #43 Subnautica
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 365,018 reviews2018
Dev: Unknown Worlds Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 13.0 hrsMean: 39.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Descend into the depths of an alien underwater world filled with wonder and peril. Craft equipment, pilot submarines and out-smart wildlife to explore lush coral reefs, volcanoes, cave systems, and more - all while trying to survive.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 34.8% ★, Survival 11.6%, Base Building 11.4%, Crafting 10%, Open World 9.3%
- #44 Novus Inceptio
73% matchMixed52% of 1,302 reviews2015
Dev: McMagic Productions
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Warning: This is an Early Access game! Welcome to an enigmatic world, where a new gaming experience in exploring, building and surviving is waiting just for you. Experience a sandbox world with survival elements, and join us in creating a full version of the game.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 32.8% ★, Base Building 12.8%, Crafting 12%, Survival 10.7%, Open World 10.1%
- #45 Nighthold
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 2 Zombie GamesPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows
Build shelters, interact with rescuees, battle against the Rot and raiders to survive another night in this Sandbox RPG. Play Solo or team up with friends in Online Сo-op.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 44.6% ★, Base Building 11.4%, Crafting 9.5%, Building 8.6%, Survival 8.2%
- #46 Red Planet: Survive
72% matchNegative12% of 49 reviews2017
Dev: Silent Parrot Studio
Windows
Red Planet: Survive is a first person survival game for Microsoft Windows. Surviving in the harsh conditions of the Red Planet will be hard, but if you are strong enough, you will succeed. Find the best way to survive, but be careful, since each wrong step will ensure your demise. The environment is your main enemy.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 31.7% ★, Base Building 12.4%, Survival 10%, Crafting 8.9%, Building 8.2%
- #47 Out of Reach
71% matchMixed57% of 3,046 reviews2018
Dev: Space Boat Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
You’re a castaway stranded in the middle of nowhere. Storm is gone, the worst certainly not. Look for food and resources, craft gear, make shelters. These are the basics, you need much more to stay alive on this cut-off-the-world, yet not desert island. Build & burn, sail & explore, be Out of Reach!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 41.3% ★, Survival 13.4%, Crafting 11.8%, Open World 10.4%, Building 8.9%
- #48 Lodventure
69% matchMostly Positive74% of 161 reviews2023
Dev: Sky Games
Windows
Embark on a 1-4 players Co-op survival adventure in an open world wilderness in search of a myth called the Lod Stone. Build your house, sow your crops, brew potions, tame a horse and discover powerful abilities. Venture into dangerous dungeons, fight unique bosses to find the Lod stone.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 34.7% ★, Base Building 11.4%, Survival 10.6%, Crafting 10.4%, Open World 10.1%
- #49 Cubic Odyssey
68% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,584 reviews2025
Dev: Atypical GamesPub: Gaijin Network Ltd
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Embark on a galactic journey in Cubic Odyssey, an open-world adventure where you explore vibrant planets, craft tools, build vehicles, and fight the Red Darkness. Uncover ancient mysteries, and shape a universe full of life, danger, and limitless possibilities!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 36.2% ★, Base Building 17.1%, Building 12.5%, Sci-fi 8.8%, Action-Adventure 7.8%
- #50 Far Lands
69% matchMixed65% of 167 reviews2024
Dev: Scalpel Softworks
Windows
Far Lands is an open-world survival game. Fight mercenaries, steal their loot and vehicles. Build and defend your base from zombies. Gather resources, craft better gear and loot different points of interest. Want to play with friends? Join them on Co-op!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 29.6% ★, Base Building 16.7%, Crafting 14.9%, Survival 12.5%, Open World 9.8%
- #51 MALTIVA
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: IQSP4DPub: Boskit
Windows
Complexity Island game is a survival game Overcome struggles such as hunger, thirst and cold. Build a fire. Build a shelter. Kill animals. Protect your city from meteor
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 31.9% ★, Base Building 15.6%, Crafting 13.4%, Building 12.4%, Survival 10.7%
- #52 Survival: Fountain of Youth
67% matchVery Positive86% of 4,339 reviews2024
Dev: Odinsoft Inc.Pub: Twin Sails Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 18.7 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Survival: Fountain of Youth is a challenging single-player open-world adventure game set on the Caribbean islands. Survive as a shipwrecked 16th-century explorer, craft tools and shelter, and uncover the secrets of both an ancient civilization and your own fate.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 30.3% ★, Base Building 14.2%, Crafting 11.4%, Survival 10.6%, Building 8.3%
- #53 Grim
67% matchMixed59% of 146 reviews2025
Dev: Spoonfed InteractivePub: Beyond Frames
Windows
GRIM is an Exclusive VR Multiplayer Survival game where you must immerse yourself, stranded on a secluded part of Earth. Survival is not just a choice but a grueling battle against nature and other players. Gather resources, craft, and build your base, all to stay alive.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 25.5% ★, VR 14.7%, Crafting 12.6%, Base Building 11.8%, Survival 11%
- #54 TROLLHEIM: GNOMES
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Trollheim
Windows
TROLLHEIM: GNOMES is a reimagined classic survival crafting game where you play as tiny gnomes in an ancient Nordic wilderness. Brave the elements, encounter the mythical Väsen that dwell within it and build your home among the trees, by yourself or with up to 7 friends. The Dark Forest found you.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 29.8% ★, Base Building 15.4%, Crafting 11.6%, Survival 11.3%, Building 9.2%
- #55 Undead Development
68% matchMostly Positive79% of 349 reviews2021
Dev: Masterstrike
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 66%
How long would you survive in this unrealistic representation of the zombie apocalypse? Scavenge for supplies, find a base, and construct your defenses. Break down furniture and board up your home. Set bear traps, nail your axe to a gun, or find your own ways to fight off the undead. VR required.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 33.7% ★, VR 18.9%, Base Building 17.1%, Crafting 11%, Building 10.2%
- #56 Forever Skies
65% matchMostly Positive79% of 8,446 reviews2025
Dev: Far From Home
Windows
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 32.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
A first-person survival game set on a post-apocalyptic, ecologically ruined Earth. Play solo or with up to 3 friends as you build, upgrade, and fly a high-tech airship. Scavenge resources, craft tools, and face dangers on the surface as you hunt for a cure to save humanity.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 26.8% ★, Base Building 13.9%, Crafting 11.5%, Survival 9.7%, Open World 9.1%
- #57 Akiiwan: Relaxing Survival
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Little Buffalo Studios
Windows
Fall into a chill survival adventure, with a talking campfire as your guide. Explore, craft, fish and hunt during the day, and ask your fire three questions each night. Choose wisely: Winter isn't the only surprise in this beautiful, hand-drawn world. Playable in cosy or realistic mode.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 29.8% ★, Base Building 12.5%, Crafting 11.7%, Survival 9.5%, Building 8.3%