- #1 Core Keeper
97% matchVery Positive93% of 66,787 reviews2024
Dev: PugstormPub: Fireshine Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 12.3 hrsMean: 34.9 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: Crafting 13.3%, Sandbox 11.8%, Open World 10.9%, Building 9.9%, Online Co-Op 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: This top-down sandbox game perfectly mirrors the exploration, crafting, and cooperative progression found in Tinkertown.
- #2 Terraria
96% 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: Sandbox 17.1%, Crafting 12.8%, Multiplayer 10.6%, Building 9.4%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: As the definitive 2D sandbox adventure, it offers endless building, boss progression, and exploration that fans of Tinkertown will love.
- #3 Necesse
96% matchVery Positive93% of 29,166 reviews2025
Dev: Fair Games ApS
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 15.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Build, quest, and conquer across an infinite procedurally generated world. Play alone or with friends as you establish a settlement and explore deep dungeons, fight monsters and bosses, mine rare ores, craft magical equipment, recruit specialists for your colony, and more!
Why similar: Crafting 12.1%, Sandbox 11.9%, Open World 10.3%, Multiplayer 9.9%, RPG 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: A top-down survival sandbox that emphasizes village management and RPG-style combat alongside cooperative play.
- #4 Portal Knights
95% matchVery Positive83% of 22,395 reviews2017
Dev: Keen Games GmbHPub: 505 Games
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 21.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
The world of Elysia needs YOU! Join this cooperative, 3D sandbox action RPG to level up your character, craft epic weapons, conquer enemies in real-time, and build almost anything! Craft your adventure. Forge your hero. Become the ultimate Portal Knight!
Why similar: Sandbox 16.5%, RPG 16.2%, Crafting 15.5%, Multiplayer 13%, Building 12.2%
Why You'll Like It: This 3D block-based adventure combines RPG character progression with sandbox building in a way that feels very similar to Tinkertown.
- #5 Starbound
94% matchVery Positive90% of 123,321 reviews2016
Dev: Chucklefish
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 17.0 hrsMean: 64.5 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: Sandbox 16.4%, Crafting 11.9%, Online Co-Op 9.2%, RPG 8.6%, Open World 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: This space-faring sandbox RPG provides a massive universe to explore with friends, featuring deep crafting and base-building mechanics.
- #6 Valheim
92% matchVery Positive94% of 555,289 reviews2026
Dev: Iron Gate ABPub: Coffee Stain Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 26.9 hrsMean: 81.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
A collaborative exploration and survival game for 1-10 players, set in a procedurally generated afterlife inspired by Viking culture. Battle, build, and conquer your way to a saga worthy of Odin’s patronage!
Why similar: Online Co-Op 15.4%, Crafting 15%, Open World 13.7%, Multiplayer 12.5%, Building 12.3%
Why You'll Like It: While more grounded in survival, its cooperative building and exploration loop provides a similar sense of accomplishment and adventure.
- #7 Keplerth
94% matchVery Positive84% of 4,170 reviews2022
Dev: TAROPub: Gamirror Games
Windows
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 16.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Welcome to Keplerth! Try to survive on a hostile alien planet in this 2D sandbox RPG, where you can choose to live alone or fight side by side with your friends in the online multiplayer mode. Survive, build, farm, fight, and explore your way to victory in this open-world adventure!
Why similar: Sandbox 17.6%, Open World 13.9%, Building 13.4%, RPG 12.1%, Adventure 11%
Why You'll Like It: A top-down survival sandbox that features deep crafting, base building, and a similar pixel-art aesthetic.
- #8 Tinkerlands
93% matchVery Positive86% of 4,122 reviews2025
Dev: CodeManuPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows
Median: 8.4 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Explore, craft, and fight your way through uncharted islands — solo or with up to 4 players in co-op! Tinkerlands is an exciting survival adventure where you will build your settlement, craft useful tools to survive, and even use magic!
Why similar: Sandbox 12.2%, Online Co-Op 11.1%, Crafting 11%, Open World 9.7%, RPG 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: Sharing a similar name and aesthetic, this game focuses on procedural exploration and survival in a vibrant pixel-art environment.
- #9 Planet Centauri
91% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,395 reviews2024
Dev: Permadeath
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 13.6 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Dive into an epic adventure alone or with friends! Explore hidden dungeons, capture and tame fearsome monsters, build and defend your village. Craft powerful weapons, master magical spells, and transform an planet into the cradle of a new civilization!
Why similar: Sandbox 13.5%, Crafting 13.1%, RPG 11.3%, Open World 10.4%, Multiplayer 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D sandbox adventure that features creature collection and deep crafting, perfect for players who enjoy the RPG elements of Tinkertown.
- #10 Smalland: Survive the Wilds
91% matchVery Positive82% of 10,551 reviews2024
Dev: Max Ent Games Ltd
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 16.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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: Crafting 14.3%, Online Co-Op 11.7%, Multiplayer 11.4%, Sandbox 11%, Open World 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: This cooperative survival game offers a unique perspective on building and exploration that matches the adventurous spirit of Tinkertown.
- #11 Forager
90% matchVery Positive89% of 44,137 reviews2019
Dev: HopFrogPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 22.4 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: Crafting 22.9%, Pixel Graphics 13.6%, Sandbox 12.9%, Building 8.3%, Multiplayer 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: This addictive game focuses on the satisfying loop of gathering, crafting, and expanding your territory in a charming pixel-art world.
- #12 Creativerse
89% matchMostly Positive78% of 30,868 reviews2017
Dev: Playful Corp.
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 15.5 hrs≥1hr: 63%
A sandbox adventure game as big as your imagination.
Why similar: Crafting 13.2%, Sandbox 11.7%, RPG 11.6%, Online Co-Op 10.2%, Building 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: A voxel-based sandbox that emphasizes creative building and exploration in a colorful, inviting world.
- #13 Craftopia
89% 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: Crafting 21%, Open World 17.9%, Multiplayer 11.7%, Sandbox 11.5%, RPG 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: An ambitious multiplayer sandbox that blends survival, building, and RPG elements into a seamless open-world experience.
- #14 Grounded
87% matchVery Positive90% of 95,977 reviews2022
Dev: Obsidian EntertainmentPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 12.6 hrsMean: 41.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%
The world is a vast, beautiful and dangerous place – especially when you have been shrunk to the size of an ant. Can you thrive alongside the hordes of giant insects, fighting to survive the perils of the backyard?
Why similar: Multiplayer 19.1%, Crafting 18.5%, Co-op 14%, Open World 12.3%, Online Co-Op 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: A cooperative survival game that emphasizes creative base building and exploration in a beautifully realized, dangerous world.
- #15 Staxel
88% matchMostly Positive78% of 4,839 reviews2019
Dev: PlukitPub: Balor Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Grow your farm, meet the villagers, and join your friends online in building your world.
Why similar: Sandbox 15.8%, RPG 12.8%, Building 12.7%, Online Co-Op 12.4%, Open World 12.1%
Why You'll Like It: A cozy sandbox game that focuses on farming, building, and character customization in a charming, blocky world.
- #16 Raft
86% matchVery Positive93% of 379,035 reviews2022
Dev: Redbeet InteractivePub: Axolot Games
Windows
Median: 14.8 hrsMean: 38.0 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Raft™ throws you and your friends into an epic oceanic adventure! Alone or together, players battle to survive a perilous voyage across a vast sea! Gather debris, scavenge reefs and build your own floating home, but be wary of the man-eating sharks!
Why similar: Multiplayer 19.3%, Crafting 17.7%, Co-op 13.8%, Open World 11.7%, Building 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: This cooperative sandbox survival game centers on building and expanding a base while exploring a vast ocean, mirroring the creative freedom of Tinkertown.
- #17 Littlewood
86% matchVery Positive93% of 6,833 reviews2020
Dev: Sean YoungPub: SmashGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 17.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
The world has already been saved. Now it's time to rebuild your town, learn new hobbies, and forge lifelong friendships in this peaceful and relaxing RPG.
Why similar: Crafting 19.3%, RPG 18.7%, Sandbox 15.8%, Pixel Graphics 14.1%, Building 13.3%
Why You'll Like It: A relaxing life-sim that features town-building and exploration, perfect for those who enjoy the more peaceful aspects of Tinkertown.
- #18 Scrap Mechanic
83% matchVery Positive92% of 123,030 reviews2026
Dev: Axolot Games
Windows
Median: 11.5 hrsMean: 65.6 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: Crafting 17.6%, Building 16.9%, Sandbox 16.7%, Open World 13.7%, Multiplayer 12.6%
Why You'll Like It: This sandbox game offers unparalleled creative freedom for building machines and bases, appealing to the engineering side of sandbox fans.
- #19 Feel The Snow
85% 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: Crafting 14.1%, Multiplayer 12.6%, RPG 12%, Sandbox 10.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: A pixel-art survival adventure that features cooperative play and a charming, snowy atmosphere.
- #20 Don't Starve Together
82% matchVery Positive95% of 543,644 reviews2016
Dev: Klei Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 64.9 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: Multiplayer 22.3%, Co-op 14.9%, Crafting 14.6%, Open World 13.6%, Online Co-Op 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: This cooperative survival game offers a distinct art style and deep crafting mechanics that reward teamwork and exploration.
- #21 Crea
84% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,408 reviews2016
Dev: Siege Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 18.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Progress with every slain monster, learn over 80 skills through talents, craft hundreds of items, and explore vast procedurally-generated worlds in this ever-expanding sandbox RPG!
Why similar: Sandbox 19.6%, Crafting 17.6%, RPG 14.5%, Adventure 8.8%, Multiplayer 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D sandbox RPG that emphasizes character progression and crafting, providing a familiar gameplay loop for Tinkertown players.
- #22 Magicite
84% matchVery Positive85% of 7,591 reviews2014
Dev: Sean YoungPub: SmashGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Explore, craft, and survive in this Multiplayer RPG Platformer with permanent death! Featuring many Rogue-like elements, Magicite randomly generates each underground dungeon for you and your friends to delve deep into.
Why similar: RPG 19.5%, Crafting 16%, Multiplayer 13.5%, Pixel Graphics 10.9%, Adventure 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A multiplayer roguelike RPG that features crafting and survival elements in a challenging, pixel-art world.
- #23 Drake Hollow
82% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,809 reviews2020
Dev: The Molasses FloodPub: CD PROJEKT RED
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Build and defend villages of vegetable folk from deadly feral beasts in the blighted world of The Hollow. Explore, gather, and fight! You can even invite your friends. Can you craft the perfect village?
Why similar: Sandbox 16.7%, Open World 14.8%, Online Co-Op 14.6%, Multiplayer 12.8%, Adventure 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: A cooperative survival and base-building game where you protect cute creatures in a whimsical, ever-changing world.
- #24 My Time at Sandrock
79% matchVery Positive88% of 29,103 reviews2023
Dev: Pathea Games
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 39.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Travel to the desert community of Sandrock and take on the role of a fledgling Builder. Use your trusty toolset to gather resources, construct machines, and turn your run-down workshop into a well-oiled production facility to save the town from the jaws of economic ruin!
Why similar: Crafting 18.5%, Sandbox 16.1%, Building 15.9%, RPG 15.3%, Multiplayer 13.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game balances cozy building and farming with RPG-style quests and exploration in a vibrant desert setting.
- #25 Ikonei Island: An Earthlock Adventure
81% matchMostly Positive74% of 476 reviews2023
Dev: Snowcastle GamesPub: Amplified Games
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Ikonei Island is yours to discover! Explore and gather resources. Farm the land, craft tools and gear, and build your base or a cozy home. Befriend magical creatures and fight monsters with your friends or solo!
Why similar: Crafting 18.9%, RPG 17.8%, Building 17.2%, Multiplayer 12.8%, Co-op 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: A relaxing exploration and simulation game that focuses on creature interaction and island building.
- #26 Scrapnaut
81% matchMixed70% of 839 reviews2021
Dev: SpiffyBitPub: RockGame S.A.
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Scrapnaut is a co-op & singleplayer top-down, base building survival game with steampunk elements. Explore an open world with different biomes, take care of oxygen, manage your farms, generate electricity, build your home and much more!
Why similar: Building 14.1%, Crafting 12.9%, Sandbox 12.6%, Online Co-Op 12.4%, Multiplayer 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: A survival game that emphasizes base building and exploration in a unique, hand-drawn world.
- #27 Roots of Pacha
79% matchVery Positive94% of 4,567 reviews2023
Dev: Soda Den
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 21.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
The charming and relaxing stone-age farming sim where you live in a thriving community exploring the wonderful world of Pacha. Discover "ideas," domesticate crops, befriend animals, and help your village grow. Play co-op with friends or explore the early days of civilization in single-player.
Why similar: Crafting 17.9%, RPG 16.1%, Online Co-Op 15%, Sandbox 13.7%, Building 12.3%
Why You'll Like It: A cooperative life-sim that focuses on community building and discovery, capturing the friendly, collaborative vibe of Tinkertown.
- #28 Everwind
77% matchVery Positive81% of 3,899 reviews2026
Dev: Enjoy Studio S.A.Pub: Bohemia Interactive
Windows
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 14.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Everwind is a novel take on RPG and Sandbox Survival genre in First-Person-Perspective. Embark on the adventure with your friends - Build a base on a flying island-ship, gather resources, craft, loot, and fight while you rise above the clouds to uncover the mysteries of this world!
Why similar: Crafting 12.9%, RPG 11.5%, Sandbox 11%, Online Co-Op 10.5%, Open World 10%
- #29 ASTRONEER
78% matchVery Positive92% of 139,497 reviews2019
Dev: System Era Softworks
Windows
Median: 11.5 hrsMean: 44.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Interact with strange new worlds in a unique and tactile way, molding the environment itself as if it were clay in your hands. Build your base, master resource management, automate your production lines, and more as you unravel the mysteries of the universe, alone or with friends.
Why similar: Open World 17%, Multiplayer 15.8%, Sandbox 14.4%, Crafting 13.5%, Building 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: This sandbox game focuses on exploration and base building on alien planets, offering a satisfying sense of discovery and creative freedom.
- #30 Shards of Azuria
80% 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 19.9%, RPG 18.7%, Adventure 17.8%, Sandbox 13.8%, Building 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: An action-RPG with crafting and building elements that captures the classic adventure feel of Tinkertown.
- #31 Romestead
75% matchMostly Positive77% of 5,129 reviews2026
Dev: BeartwigsPub: Three Friends
Windows
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 15.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Rome has fallen! Rebuild civilization in this action-adventure survival game for 1-8 players. Fight hordes of the walking dead, build settlements, restore the Roman gods... or kick back and farm with friends.
Why similar: Crafting 16.5%, RPG 14.3%, Sandbox 10.5%, Online Co-Op 9.7%, Adventure 8.8%
- #32 Allumeria
74% matchVery Positive93% of 602 reviews2026
Dev: Infinimelon
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 73%
A classic voxel sandbox combined with in-depth progression through exploration, dungeon crawling and boss battles. Spend every minute discovering new weapons, abilities, resources, enemies, structures, mechanics and tools. With a strong focus on discovery, variety and creativity, the world is yours.
Why similar: Crafting 13%, Sandbox 12.3%, Building 9.9%, Online Co-Op 9.6%, Multiplayer 9.3%
- #33 Swords 'n Magic and Stuff
76% matchVery Positive93% of 1,195 reviews2020
Dev: Kindred Games
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Grab your friends and set out for adventure in this cozy, multiplayer, open world RPG! Explore, quest and craft your way through a densely packed open world. Level up 6 different classes and buy land to build and decorate your home to settle down in this medieval fantasy world.
Why similar: Crafting 24.3%, Open World 22.2%, Multiplayer 22.1%, Building 21.7%, Exploration 9.7%
- #34 Delverium
74% matchVery Positive85% of 157 reviews2026
Dev: Sagestone Games
Windows
Explore, Build, Farm, Craft and Fight in this survival sandbox adventure for 1-8 players. Delve deep to uncover the secret of the invading 'Faults' and restore stability to the land.
Why similar: Sandbox 12.6%, Crafting 12.4%, Multiplayer 9.3%, Building 9.2%, Open World 8.7%
- #35 Song of the Myrne: What Lies Beneath
78% matchMostly Positive75% of 91 reviews2015
Dev: Beldarak Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Explore the island of Namok and its dungeon, both of them full of adventures, dangers and big bosses. Craft new armors, weapons, potions, etc... Meet the crazy townfolks and discover the secrets that lie beneath Namok.
Why similar: RPG 15.9%, Crafting 11.9%, Sandbox 11.9%, Open World 10.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A pixel-art RPG that focuses on exploration and discovery in a fantasy setting, perfect for fans of classic adventure games.
- #36 Cube World
77% matchMostly Negative37% of 18,738 reviews2019
Dev: Picroma
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Cube World is a voxel-based action RPG with a focus on exploration. It takes place in a procedurally generated fantasy world made up entirely of cubes.
Why similar: Open World 16.1%, RPG 14.9%, Multiplayer 11.4%, Adventure 10.3%, Online Co-Op 9.1%
- #37 Wonderia
72% matchVery Positive83% of 380 reviews2026
Dev: Rock&DashPub: IndieArk
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Wonderia's an open-world, manga-art adventure just waiting to be explored. It's got sci-fi sim elements, deep dungeons, and you can even morph into alien form! Grab up to 7 friends to mine, craft, battle, and level—or farm and fish the day away, if that's more your tempo. There's so much to do!
Why similar: Crafting 16.5%, Sandbox 16%, Online Co-Op 14.6%, RPG 12.8%, Building 12%
- #38 Sun Haven
73% matchVery Positive80% of 25,583 reviews2023
Dev: Pixel Sprout Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 14.6 hrsMean: 31.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Build your farm and relationships with townsfolk, or forge ahead on a quest of magic, monsters, and dragons. Level up through a skill tree in 8 person multiplayer, or adventure solo!
Why similar: RPG 24.5%, Multiplayer 20%, Crafting 19.8%, Pixel Graphics 17.2%, Adventure 11.5%
- #39 Shamania
72% matchMostly Positive74% of 171 reviews2026
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: Crafting 17.9%, Open World 13.9%, Sandbox 12.1%, Multiplayer 11.3%, Online Co-Op 10%
- #40 Wanderlust Adventures
75% matchMixed60% of 254 reviews2015
Dev: Yeti TrunkPub: Chucklefish
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Wanderlust Adventures is an online, free-roaming, open world, action adventure RPG. Join fellow heroes online, explore vast and deadly landscapes, and capture companions to aid you in your quest. Forge powerful items, salvage artifacts, and crush the souls of menacing foes!
Why similar: RPG 20.6%, Adventure 15.1%, Online Co-Op 13.4%, Open World 11.9%, Multiplayer 10.6%
- #41 Project 5: Sightseer
73% matchMostly Positive72% of 550 reviews2019
Dev: Tasharen Entertainment Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 28.4 hrs≥1hr: 69%
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: RPG 25.8%, Adventure 17.4%, Sandbox 16.7%, Building 15.7%, Open World 9.8%
- #42 Luma Island
70% matchVery Positive84% of 12,744 reviews2024
Dev: Feel Free Games
Windows
Median: 9.5 hrsMean: 24.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Get ready to explore, farm, fish, mine, craft, and raise magical Lumas as you solve puzzles and embark on quests across Luma Island. Play solo, or team up with friends in 1-4 player online co-op. Choose relaxing Cozy, challenging Adventure, or epic Hero mode to match your mood and playstyle.
Why similar: Crafting 16.7%, RPG 14.5%, Online Co-Op 13.6%, Building 12.6%, Open World 9.6%
- #43 Mining Mechs
70% matchVery Positive90% of 2,746 reviews2023
Dev: Delayed Victory
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Unleash your inner miner as you commandeer a high-tech Mining Mech! Mine for valuable resources and upgrade your mech for even bigger hauls as you explore the underground. Fun to play alone or with up to 7 friends in online co-op multiplayer!
Why similar: Online Co-Op 15.8%, Crafting 15.5%, Sandbox 13.5%, Co-op 13%, Multiplayer 12.7%
- #44 Solace Crafting
71% matchMostly Positive71% of 899 reviews2022
Dev: Big Kitty Games
Windows · Linux
Embark on an adventure set in a fantasy survival RPG. Visit a borderless, open world where you manage resources to construct your base and new types of equipment to support your conquest.
Why similar: Crafting 15.3%, RPG 12.3%, Sandbox 11.1%, Open World 10.8%, Multiplayer 10.5%
- #45 Super Mining Mechs
68% matchVery Positive87% of 898 reviews2024
Dev: Delayed Victory
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Build your own Super Mining Mech and explore the underground in search of new natural resources. Customize your mech with unlockable parts to dig deeper than ever - by yourself or with up to 7 friends in online co-op multiplayer! So, what are you waiting for? There’s mining to be done!
Why similar: Online Co-Op 20.7%, Sandbox 20.6%, Crafting 15.4%, Open World 14.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%
- #46 Realms of Magic
69% matchVery Positive81% of 1,005 reviews2022
Dev: Polished Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 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: RPG 28.4%, Sandbox 15.5%, Adventure 14.5%, Open World 13.4%, Crafting 8.7%
- #47 The Faraway Land
69% matchVery Positive84% of 104 reviews2024
Dev: FireTail
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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: Sandbox 14.9%, RPG 14.8%, Crafting 14.5%, Open World 12.7%, Multiplayer 10.9%
- #48 Junk Jack
71% matchMostly Positive78% of 478 reviews2016
Dev: Pixbits
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 21.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Make the world truly yours in Junk Jack, a relaxing sandbox experience focused on building and improving your home. Discover new planets, tame and breed creatures, cook foods, collect animal companions, farm exotic plants, collect fish, grow flowers, play with your friends!
Why similar: Sandbox 20%, Crafting 18.1%, Adventure 12.7%, Building 11.8%, Multiplayer 11.4%
- #49 Gathera
66% matchVery Positive82% of 66 reviews2026
Dev: Catris Games
Windows
Gather, craft, build and explore alone or with up to 3 friends. Unlock new land, collect resources, build and decorate your home, farm, fish, automate production, upgrade your character, and defend against optional enemy raids.
Why similar: Crafting 19.5%, Sandbox 16.2%, Building 13.6%, Open World 13.4%, Adventure 11.5%
- #50 Roguelands
69% matchVery Positive80% of 3,732 reviews2016
Dev: Sean YoungPub: SmashGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 16.2 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Embark on an epic journey in this hardcore Multiplayer RPG! As a Galactic Cadet, you and your Combat Squad of friends must brave hostile worlds in search of valuable loot and resources. Craft powerful gear, slay otherworldly creatures, and save the galaxy.
Why similar: RPG 23%, Multiplayer 18%, Pixel Graphics 13.5%, Adventure 12.1%, Co-op 11.3%
- #51 Super Dungeon Maker
67% matchVery Positive84% of 507 reviews2023
Dev: FIRECHICKPub: rokaplay
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Super Dungeon Maker is a creative pixel art dungeon editor inspired by the best 2D adventure games. Choose however many levels, enemies, secret rooms, traps and items you want. Challenge your friends and the community to master your dungeon or play the countless dungeons of the community.
Why similar: Sandbox 21.6%, RPG 21.4%, Building 18.3%, Pixel Graphics 13.6%, Dungeon Crawler 11.4%
- #52 The Warhorn
70% matchMixed54% of 347 reviews2019
Dev: Pigeons Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
The Warhorn is a medieval RPG mixed with city-building and management elements. Play as an adventurer who decided to leave his dull life as a lumberjack behind to explore a dangerous world full of puzzles in the pursuit of the most valuable relic mankind has ever seen: The Warhorn!
Why similar: RPG 32.6%, Adventure 19.7%, Indie 11.3%, Open World 8.5%, Crafting 7.6%
- #53 Voidtrain
64% matchMostly Positive73% of 9,990 reviews2025
Dev: HypeTrain Digital
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 14.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Become a crew member of an Interdimensional Express Train! Discover a new world full of mysterious creatures, enemies and places. Upgrade and customize your train, gather new materials and build better weapons. Play solo or online сo-op with up to 4 people.
Why similar: Crafting 14.7%, Multiplayer 11.8%, Online Co-Op 11.7%, Open World 11%, Co-op 10.8%
- #54 Cloudheim
64% matchVery Positive82% of 2,013 reviews2025
Dev: Noodle Cat Games
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Master chaotic physics-based combat inspired by Zelda and Devil May Cry. Explore islands and dungeons, smash monsters, loot and craft powerful gear, and grow your home in the sky. Play solo or online co-op with up to 4 players.
Why similar: Crafting 21.9%, Online Co-Op 17.8%, Building 13.3%, Multiplayer 10.9%, Adventure 10.7%
- #55 Deep Despair
68% matchMixed67% of 284 reviews2020
Dev: BekkerDev Studio
Windows
Median: 10.5 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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: RPG 19.7%, Crafting 13.7%, Adventure 13.4%, Sandbox 10.4%, Open World 9.3%
- #56 Miniland Adventure
67% matchMostly Positive74% of 334 reviews2023
Dev: Imilkowski DevPub: Gameparic
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 52%
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: Sandbox 26.1%, Crafting 22.4%, Building 16.9%, Pixel Graphics 14.7%, Adventure 8%
- #57 Trailmakers
65% matchVery Positive92% of 39,576 reviews2019
Dev: Flashbulb
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 15.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Build the ultimate vehicle and explore a vast open world filled with challenges and adventure. Play solo or team up with friends in multiplayer to conquer the toughest obstacles. With a thrilling campaign mode and endless creative possibilities, Trailmakers is the ultimate sandbox for adventurers.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 18.3%, Crafting 15.1%, Sandbox 13.9%, Adventure 12.3%, Building 12%