- #1 Valheim
97% matchVery Positive94% of 529,829 reviews2021
Dev: Iron Gate ABPub: Coffee Stain Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 25.6 hrsMean: 76.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
A brutal exploration and survival game for 1-10 players, set in a procedurally-generated purgatory inspired by viking culture. Battle, build, and conquer your way to a saga worthy of Odin’s patronage!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 36.4% ★, Online Co-Op 13.5%, Base Building 9.7%, Survival 8.9%, Mythology 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: It offers the most similar Viking-themed survival and base-building experience with a focus on cooperative exploration.
- #2 V Rising
96% matchVery Positive89% of 132,034 reviews2024
Dev: Stunlock Studios
Windows
Median: 21.0 hrsMean: 57.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Awaken as a Vampire. Hunt for blood in nearby settlements to regain your strength and evade the scorching sun to survive. Raise your castle and thrive in an ever-changing, open world full of mystery. Gain allies online and conquer the land of the living.
Why similar: Base Building 21.8%, Online Co-Op 17.5%, Survival 16.1%, Multiplayer 11.9%, PvE 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game combines top-down action-RPG combat with deep base-building and survival mechanics in a multiplayer setting.
- #3 The Riftbreaker
96% matchVery Positive90% of 23,181 reviews2021
Dev: EXOR Studios
Windows
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 22.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
The Riftbreaker is a solo or Co-op base-building, survival game with Action-RPG elements for up to 4 players. Hack & slash countless hordes of enemies. Build up your base, craft powerful weapons and research new inventions to survive.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 21.1%, Base Building 20.6%, Action RPG 12.9%, Multiplayer 10.8%, Hack and Slash 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: It perfectly captures the base-building and tower-defense loop found in the late-game stages of Tribes of Midgard.
- #4 Ravenswatch
95% matchMostly Positive80% of 20,678 reviews2024
Dev: Passtech GamesPub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 8.4 hrsMean: 22.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Fallen heroes of old folk tales and legends: you are on the verge of a crucial battle against the Nightmare invading and corrupting your world. A roguelike action game from the creators of Curse of the Dead Gods©, playable solo or in online co-op.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 26%, Co-op 24.5%, Roguelite 14.9%, Multiplayer 13.4%, Hack and Slash 13.1%
Why You'll Like It: A top-down roguelite that emphasizes cooperative play and fast-paced action against hordes of enemies.
- #5 Enshrouded
94% matchVery Positive86% of 98,202 reviews2024
Dev: Keen Games GmbH
Windows
Median: 18.3 hrsMean: 44.1 hrs≥1hr: 94%
You are Flameborn, last ember of hope of a dying race. Awaken, survive the terror of a corrupting fog, and reclaim the lost beauty of your kingdom. Venture into a vast world, vanquish punishing bosses, build grand halls and forge your path in this co-op survival action RPG for up to 16 players.
Why similar: Base Building 22.2%, Online Co-Op 21.4%, Survival 16.4%, Action RPG 12%, Multiplayer 11.8%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a polished open-world survival experience with a heavy focus on building and action-oriented combat.
- #6 Core Keeper
94% 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 30.7% ★, Base Building 12.9%, Online Co-Op 12.9%, Co-op 9.1%, Survival 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A survival-crafting game with procedural generation that emphasizes cooperative dungeon crawling and boss encounters.
- #7 Children of Morta
93% matchVery Positive89% of 22,582 reviews2019
Dev: Dead MagePub: 11 bit studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Children of Morta is a story-driven action RPG game about an extraordinary family of heroes. Lead the Bergsons, with all their flaws and virtues, against the forthcoming Corruption. Will you be able to sacrifice everything to save the ones you care for?
Why similar: Online Co-Op 20.6%, Multiplayer 14.8%, Hack and Slash 13.7%, Action RPG 12.8%, Roguelite 12.5%
Why You'll Like It: This narrative-driven roguelite features excellent cooperative action-RPG combat and a strong sense of progression.
- #8 ICARUS
92% matchMostly Positive74% of 62,078 reviews2021
Dev: RocketWerkz
Windows
Median: 10.0 hrsMean: 44.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
ICARUS is a solo or multiplayer PvE survival game. Explore a savage wilderness in the aftermath of terraforming gone wrong. Complete narrative quests as either Open World operations or Individual Missions. Explore, build, craft and hunt while seeking your fortune and prospecting for exotic matter.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 37.8% ★, Base Building 13.3%, Online Co-Op 13.2%, Survival 10.8%, Multiplayer 8%
Why You'll Like It: A session-based survival game that mirrors the procedural, mission-driven structure of Tribes of Midgard.
- #9 Smalland: Survive the Wilds
91% matchVery Positive82% of 9,646 reviews2024
Dev: Merge GamesPub: Maximum Entertainment
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 15.1 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: Open World Survival Craft 37.7% ★, Base Building 14.2%, Online Co-Op 14%, Survival 10.4%, Co-op 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a unique perspective on survival and base-building with a focus on cooperative multiplayer exploration.
- #10 Northgard: Definitive Edition
91% matchVery Positive85% of 68,002 reviews2018
Dev: Shiro Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 28.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Northgard: Definitive Edition is a critically acclaimed real-time strategy game based on Norse mythology. Lead your clan, uncover the secrets of a mysterious newfound continent and defeat your enemies to conquer the Throne!
Why similar: Vikings 51.4% ★, Base Building 17.5%, Co-op 10.7%, PvE 10%, Multiplayer 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: While a strategy game, it perfectly captures the Viking aesthetic and the necessity of managing a settlement against harsh conditions.
- #11 Conan Exiles
90% matchMostly Positive79% of 111,441 reviews2018
Dev: Funcom
Windows
Median: 16.9 hrsMean: 111.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
An online multiplayer survival game, now with sorcery, set in the lands of Conan the Barbarian. Survive in a vast open world sandbox, build your home into a kingdom, and dominate your enemies in single or multiplayer.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 49.9% ★, Survival 19.5%, Multiplayer 9.8%, Online Co-Op 9.6%, Co-op 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: A brutal survival game that emphasizes building strong defenses and surviving in a harsh, mythologically-inspired open world.
- #12 Don't Starve Together
89% 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 70.1% ★, Survival 18.3%, Multiplayer 4.1%, Co-op 4%, Online Co-Op 3.1%
Why You'll Like It: This title excels at the survival-crafting loop while forcing players to defend their base against seasonal threats.
- #13 ASKA
89% matchMostly Positive80% of 11,320 reviews2024
Dev: Sand Sailor StudioPub: Thunderful Publishing
Windows
Median: 11.2 hrsMean: 28.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A new Viking age dawns with you at its helm. Forge a thriving colony from nothing in this mythic open-world survival sim. Earn the gods' favor and survive in a land ruled by ancient terrors and unforgiving seasons. Rally unique villagers, expand your settlement and defend your tribe - solo or co-op!
Why similar: Vikings 31.9% ★, Open World Survival Craft 23.6% ★, Online Co-Op 9.6%, Base Building 9.3%, Survival 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: A colony-sim survival game where you lead a Viking tribe and must defend your settlement from incoming threats.
- #14 Necesse
87% matchVery Positive93% of 26,780 reviews2025
Dev: Fair Games ApS
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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: Open World Survival Craft 52.7% ★, Base Building 9.2%, Online Co-Op 8.7%, Survival 8.2%, Multiplayer 8%
Why You'll Like It: A top-down sandbox survival game that emphasizes base management and cooperative boss raiding.
- #15 Risk of Rain 2
88% matchVery Positive94% of 344,051 reviews2020
Dev: Hopoo GamesPub: Gearbox Publishing
Windows
Median: 19.6 hrsMean: 64.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Escape a chaotic alien planet by fighting through hordes of frenzied monsters – with your friends, or on your own. Combine loot in surprising ways and master each character until you become the havoc you feared upon your first crash landing.
Why similar: Co-op 22.9%, Multiplayer 20.5%, Roguelite 19.9%, Online Co-Op 19.5%, Survival 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: A premier cooperative roguelite that focuses on scaling power and surviving increasingly difficult waves of enemies.
- #16 Deep Rock Galactic
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 372,881 reviews2020
Dev: Ghost Ship GamesPub: Coffee Stain Publishing
Windows
Median: 14.2 hrsMean: 75.7 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Deep Rock Galactic is a 1-4 player co-op FPS featuring dwarven space miners, procedurally-generated destructible environments, and endless hordes of alien monsters. Explore cave systems, mine for minerals, and work together to survive!
Why similar: Co-op 28.9%, PvE 23.7%, Procedural Generation 20.8%, Survival 13.4%, Exploration 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: It features procedural mission-based exploration and intense cooperative combat that rewards team coordination.
- #17 Tinkerlands
86% matchVery Positive86% of 3,746 reviews2025
Dev: CodeManuPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 13.7 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: Open World Survival Craft 45.7% ★, Online Co-Op 17.5%, Survival 10.8%, Co-op 9.5%, Multiplayer 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: A sandbox survival game that features cooperative exploration and crafting in a vibrant, procedural world.
- #18 Frozen Flame
85% matchMixed63% of 2,965 reviews2022
Dev: Dreamside InteractivePub: Ravenage Games
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A challenging exploration and survival adventure, set in the dying world of Dragons. Only those who harness the power of Frozen Flame have the means to survive the harsh conditions of the realm and able to muster the strength to cleanse it for good.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 36.4% ★, Online Co-Op 14.7%, Base Building 13.9%, Survival 8.8%, Hack and Slash 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: An open-world survival RPG that features cooperative play and a focus on exploring ancient, magical realms.
- #19 The Survivalists
84% matchMostly Positive76% of 9,935 reviews2020
Dev: Team17
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%
A living world full of surprises, secrets and danger awaits in The Survivalists, an adventure-filled survival sandbox set in The Escapists universe. Explore, build, craft and even train monkeys with up to three friends in a desperate bid to survive. Have you got what it takes to be a Survivalist?
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 33.3% ★, Online Co-Op 16%, Base Building 12.2%, Survival 10.6%, Co-op 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A crafting-focused survival game that allows for cooperative play and base building in a procedurally generated environment.
- #20 Orcs Must Die! 3
84% matchVery Positive86% of 14,664 reviews2021
Dev: Robot Entertainment
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Slice, burn, toss, zap, grind and gib massive hordes of repugnant orcs in this long-awaited successor to the award-winning Orcs Must Die! series.
Why similar: Co-op 34.2%, Online Co-Op 24.2%, PvE 21.3%, Multiplayer 14.5%, Action 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses heavily on the tower-defense and action-combat elements that define the defense phases of Tribes of Midgard.
- #21 Soulstone Survivors
81% matchVery Positive91% of 26,152 reviews2025
Dev: Game Smithing Limited
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 19.3 hrsMean: 36.4 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Face the Lords of the Void and their endless minions, collect their Soulstones and become a god! In this Action Roguelite, unveil secret spells, craft mighty weapons, unlock multiple characters, discover game-breaking synergies and conquer the power of the void.
Why similar: Action RPG 30.5%, Roguelite 26.2%, Procedural Generation 16.4%, Hack and Slash 13.5%, Colorful 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: An action-roguelite that focuses on massive horde combat and character progression through skill trees.
- #22 Wayfinder
82% matchMixed59% of 26,024 reviews2024
Dev: Airship Syndicate
Windows
Median: 8.1 hrsMean: 21.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Become a Wayfinder, and unlock their powers as you choose your path and playstyle while pushing back a hostile force that has overtaken your world. A Co-Op ARPG where you directly shape and customize the endless adventures you go on with friends, because Wayfinders are stronger together.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 32.6%, Action RPG 28.1%, Co-op 13.6%, Multiplayer 10.2%, Exploration 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: An action-RPG that emphasizes cooperative dungeon crawling and loot collection in a stylized world.
- #23 Gunfire Reborn
81% matchVery Positive93% of 102,667 reviews2021
Dev: Duoyi Games
Windows
Median: 19.0 hrsMean: 49.1 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Gunfire Reborn is a level-based adventure game featuring FPS, Roguelite and RPG. Players can control heroes with various abilities to experience diverse Build gameplay, use various weapons to explore procedurally-generated levels. You can play the game alone, or join 4-player coop.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 33.3%, Roguelite 25.3%, Co-op 21.3%, Multiplayer 15.3%, Action 2.4%
Why You'll Like It: An action-heavy roguelite that features cooperative play and diverse character builds similar to the class system in Tribes of Midgard.
- #24 Dungeon Defenders: Awakened
82% matchMixed66% of 4,793 reviews2020
Dev: Chromatic Games
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 40.1 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Dungeon Defenders: Awakened is co-op Tower Defense combined with epic Action RPG combat. You’re able to join forces with up to four players to take on a never-ending army of orcs, demons, and dragons! Are your defenses strong enough to save the world of Etheria?
Why similar: Online Co-Op 29.9%, Co-op 18.8%, Action RPG 18.5%, Multiplayer 16.6%, Survival 13.9%
Why You'll Like It: A classic blend of action-RPG and tower defense that requires players to protect a central objective with friends.
- #25 Vikings - Wolves of Midgard
83% matchMixed59% of 4,469 reviews2017
Dev: Games FarmPub: Kalypso Media Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Vikings – Wolves of Midgard takes you to the Shores of Midgard, a world based upon the mythology and history of the Vikings, but with a fantasy twist. Battle the fearsome Jotan, hordes of terrifying undead monstrosities and the beasts of Ragnarok, as you strive to survive the growing cold of Fimbulwinter.
Why similar: Vikings 39.2% ★, Mythology 14.7%, Action RPG 10.4%, Hack and Slash 10.1%, Online Co-Op 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: An action-RPG that leans heavily into the Viking mythology and hack-and-slash combat style.
- #26 Len's Island
79% matchMostly Positive80% of 7,615 reviews2025
Dev: Flow Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 79%
An open-world survival crafting game for 1–8 players, blending intense dungeon crawling and ARPG combat with peaceful farming and creative building. Take on quests and explore a vast, procedurally-generated world full of danger and discovery.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 48.5% ★, Base Building 13.6%, Survival 11.9%, PvE 9%, Procedural Generation 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: Combines relaxing farming and building mechanics with intense dungeon-crawling action.
- #27 Dawn of Defiance
79% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,736 reviews2024
Dev: Traega EntertainmentPub: Fireshine Games
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
You are the Defier, a Spartan beginning your afterlife on the Crossroads. In this Greek myth-inspired survival craft, ascend from weak soldier to god-like anti-hero. Build impressive Greek structures, craft legendary gear, and break the seals of the Underworld with up to 3 friends.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 34.4% ★, Online Co-Op 13.6%, Mythology 13.5%, Base Building 10.5%, Survival 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A survival-crafting game that features cooperative play and a focus on myth-inspired exploration.
- #28 The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™
78% matchVery Positive82% of 11,474 reviews2024
Dev: Free Range GamesPub: North Beach Games
Windows
Median: 8.7 hrsMean: 20.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A survival crafting adventure set in the Fourth Age of Middle-earth. Lead the Dwarves to reclaim Moria - mine, build, and battle through procedurally generated depths alone or with up to 8 players in co-op. It is time to return to Moria!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 40.5% ★, Base Building 16.1%, Online Co-Op 15.4%, Survival 10.3%, PvE 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: A cooperative survival-crafting game focused on base building and exploring dangerous, procedurally generated underground environments.
- #29 Niffelheim
80% matchMostly Positive71% of 2,327 reviews2018
Dev: Ellada Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Your avatar is a brave warrior who has fallen in battle. But instead of well-deserved peace in Asgard, his soul is trapped in the harsh world of Niffelheim. Survive in this hostile world, ransack the neighbor lands, explore dangerous dungeons and find your way to Valhalla
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 27.1% ★, Mythology 16%, Online Co-Op 10.9%, Base Building 10.6%, Co-op 9%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D survival game set in a Norse-inspired world that focuses on crafting and base defense.
- #30 RuneScape: Dragonwilds
76% matchVery Positive81% of 23,948 reviews2025
Dev: Jagex Ltd
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
On RuneScape’s forgotten continent of Ashenfall, dragons have awoken. Gather, build, skill and craft to survive in this co-operative (1-4) survival crafting game. Only by mastering survival and uncovering ancient secrets can they hope to slay the Dragon Queen—alone or with allies.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 40% ★, Online Co-Op 14.2%, Base Building 10.7%, Survival 10.5%, Co-op 10.2%
- #31 Barony
78% matchVery Positive91% of 14,398 reviews2015
Dev: Turning Wheel LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Barony is the premier first-person roguelike with cooperative play! Adventure alone, or gather a party with iconic and unusual RPG classes to face off against the brutal dungeons. Test your resourcefulness, wits, and friendships, on your quest to lift the evil lich's curse!
Why similar: Online Co-Op 31.9%, Action RPG 23.3%, Multiplayer 21.3%, Co-op 18.9%, Indie 2.4%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person roguelike that supports cooperative play and focuses on dungeon crawling and survival.
- #32 Voidtrain
75% matchMostly Positive74% of 9,176 reviews2025
Dev: HypeTrain Digital
Windows
Median: 8.3 hrsMean: 13.8 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: Open World Survival Craft 45.2% ★, Online Co-Op 11.7%, Base Building 11.5%, Co-op 9.8%, Survival 8.6%
- #33 Dawnlands
77% matchMixed52% of 3,131 reviews2023
Dev: SEASUN GAMES PTE. LTD.
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 41%
Dawnlands is an Open-World Survival Crafting cross-platform game with a massive world and epic lore. A variety of biomes, relics, and puzzles dot the landscape... an ancient land, lain dormant for centuries, is waiting to be awoken. New stories are waiting to be written.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 40.4% ★, Online Co-Op 15.5%, Base Building 12.3%, Survival 9.7%, Multiplayer 8.7%
- #34 Dungeons of Sundaria
76% matchMostly Positive75% of 3,377 reviews2023
Dev: Industry Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Adventure through epic dungeons facing fearsome creatures either solo or with a group of friends. Master your class, loot everything, and destroy the foul creatures of the deep! Will you become a hero of legend?
Why similar: Action RPG 18.6%, Hack and Slash 18.5%, PvE 17.8%, Online Co-Op 16%, Co-op 12.9%
- #35 Portal Knights
77% matchVery Positive83% of 22,116 reviews2017
Dev: Keen Games GmbHPub: 505 Games
Windows
Median: 5.7 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: Multiplayer 30.6%, Survival 27.9%, Co-op 25.4%, Exploration 9%, Action 5.4%
- #36 Nightingale
74% matchMixed67% of 17,841 reviews2024
Dev: Inflexion Games
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 23.9 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 35.8% ★, Online Co-Op 13.6%, Base Building 11.2%, Survival 9.1%, Multiplayer 7.8%
- #37 Ember Knights
73% matchVery Positive94% of 6,732 reviews2023
Dev: Doom TurtlePub: Twin Sails Interactive
Windows
Median: 8.7 hrsMean: 16.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Ember Knights is an action rogue-lite for 1-4 players where you play as legendary knights, the last spark of hope against the mad sorcerer Praxis and his hordes of unwavering fiends. Wield weapons & skills, build synergies with game-changing relics and free the universe of Praxis’ corruption.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 22.9%, Co-op 17.3%, Roguelite 16.9%, Hack and Slash 14.4%, Multiplayer 12.7%
- #38 Shape of Dreams
71% matchVery Positive90% of 18,179 reviews2025
Dev: Lizard SmoothiePub: NEOWIZ
Windows
Median: 14.4 hrsMean: 22.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Shape of Dreams delivers fast-paced, dreamlike action in a vivid roguelite world. Dive into ever-changing realms with tight controls, fluid combat, and high-stakes battles. Whether playing solo or with up to three friends, each run is a thrilling test of reflexes and strategy.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 17.5%, Hack and Slash 17.3%, Roguelite 16.1%, PvE 15.9%, Co-op 13%
- #39 New World: Aeternum
73% matchMixed67% of 296,565 reviews2021
Dev: Amazon Game Studios
Windows
Median: 58.9 hrsMean: 196.2 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Experience a thrilling action RPG set on the supernatural island of Aeternum. Forge your destiny on an adventure filled with danger and opportunity.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 40.7% ★, PvE 24%, Multiplayer 17%, Co-op 11.6%, Action 6.1%
- #40 Lodventure
73% 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 45% ★, Co-op 12.2%, Base Building 11.9%, Online Co-Op 11.4%, Survival 10.5%
- #41 ENDALOR
71% 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 42.1% ★, Online Co-Op 14.9%, Base Building 11.7%, Survival 9.7%, Co-op 7.8%
- #42 VALHALL: Harbinger
74% matchMixed51% of 464 reviews2020
Dev: Blackrose Arts
Windows
VALHALL is a blend of multiple genres, combining first & third person directional physical combat slasher with a survival experience set in a brutal world of Vikings. Survive, feel Thor's power, become an einherjar, and enter the ultimate battlefield!
Why similar: Vikings 57.6% ★, Base Building 12%, Hack and Slash 10.7%, Survival 10.7%, Multiplayer 6.2%
- #43 Craftopia
72% matchMostly Positive77% of 19,974 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 47.4% ★, Survival 15.8%, Multiplayer 11.9%, Online Co-Op 11.1%, Co-op 6.1%
- #44 Omega Crafter
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 560 reviews2025
Dev: Preferred Networks
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Adventure in a vast open-world survival craft game with your programmable sidekick Grammi! Program the Grammi to collect materials, build your town, craft weapons and armor to challenge strong enemies! Play alone or with friends online!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 37.4% ★, Online Co-Op 11.1%, Survival 10.7%, Co-op 9.8%, Multiplayer 9.5%
- #45 Jotunnslayer: Hordes of Hel
68% matchVery Positive83% of 7,176 reviews2025
Dev: Games FarmPub: Grindstone
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Hordes of Hel is a gripping roguelike horde-survivor game set in the dark realms of Norse Mythology. Fight waves of enemies to earn divine blessings of ancient Viking Deities, explore hostile worlds and face powerful bosses. Become a god-like warrior in this ultimate showdown.
Why similar: Mythology 26.5%, Action RPG 23.8%, Hack and Slash 19.3%, Roguelite 19%, PvE 4.3%
- #46 Palworld
68% matchVery Positive94% of 417,805 reviews2024
Dev: Pocketpair
Windows
Median: 34.2 hrsMean: 70.0 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Fight, farm, build and work alongside mysterious creatures called "Pals" in this completely new multiplayer, open world survival and crafting game!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 41.9% ★, Online Co-Op 13.1%, Survival 12.3%, Multiplayer 10.1%, Base Building 9.9%
- #47 The Wild Eight
72% matchMostly Positive70% of 7,155 reviews2019
Dev: Eight PointsPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
The Wild Eight is an intense survival action-adventure set in the frozen wilderness of Alaska. Team up with friends in online co-op or go solo, explore the mysterious land, craft weapons and fight to live another day.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 52.9% ★, Survival 15.7%, Online Co-Op 9.8%, Co-op 9.7%, Multiplayer 9.4%
- #48 Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok
69% matchVery Positive88% of 6,172 reviews2024
Dev: Noxfall Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.4 hrsMean: 24.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok, is a challenging Norse inspired roguelite-survivor game, where you’ll have to survive hordes of creatures that come your way.
Why similar: Action RPG 30.2%, Roguelite 29.2%, Procedural Generation 20.7%, Exploration 11.3%, Action 5.9%
- #49 Cloudheim
68% matchVery Positive83% of 1,367 reviews2025
Dev: Noodle Cat Games
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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: Online Co-Op 25.8%, Action RPG 21.8%, Co-op 13%, Hack and Slash 11.2%, Multiplayer 9.9%
- #50 Shamania
69% matchMostly Positive78% of 140 reviews2025
Dev: Totem Keepers Games
Windows
Shamania is an open world survival game where you can CRAFT, FIGHT, and EXPLORE a vibrant sandbox world with friends in CO-OP. Expand your base as a hub for survival, gather resources, and master professions to unlock new tools and opportunities!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 40% ★, Online Co-Op 12.5%, Survival 10.8%, Co-op 9.1%, Base Building 8.9%
- #51 The Spell Brigade
67% matchVery Positive84% of 13,271 reviews2024
Dev: Bolt Blaster Games
Windows
Median: 10.9 hrsMean: 18.9 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Survivors-like with ONLINE CO-OP for 1-4 players. Team up with your wizard friends to slay hordes of dark creatures. Complete team-based objectives, unlock new upgrades and create overpowered spell synergies. Friend nor foe is safe in this friendly fire bullet hell!
Why similar: Online Co-Op 36%, Roguelite 18.7%, Co-op 17.1%, Multiplayer 12.2%, Procedural Generation 8.1%
- #52 Beyond the Map
67% 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 37.7% ★, Base Building 13.9%, Action RPG 12%, PvE 8.7%, Procedural Generation 7.9%
- #53 Solace Crafting
70% matchMostly Positive72% of 891 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: Open World Survival Craft 36.2% ★, Base Building 12.5%, Online Co-Op 12.5%, Survival 9.7%, Multiplayer 7.8%
- #54 For The King
69% matchVery Positive88% of 43,089 reviews2018
Dev: IronOak GamesPub: Curve Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 21.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
For The King is a strategic RPG that blends tabletop and roguelike elements in a challenging adventure that spans the realms. Set off on a single player experience or play cooperatively both online and locally.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 38.7%, Co-op 22.6%, Multiplayer 19.1%, Roguelite 18.2%, Indie 1.4%
- #55 Hero Siege
71% matchMixed68% of 45,134 reviews2014
Dev: Panic Art Studios Ltd
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 23.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Hero Siege is a fast paced Pixel Art ARPG featuring an expansive roster of unique classes, deep build experimentation, and a player driven economy.
Why similar: Action RPG 28.2%, Hack and Slash 22.7%, Co-op 15.6%, Multiplayer 13.5%, Roguelite 13.4%
- #56 Asgard's Fall — Viking Survivors
67% matchVery Positive82% of 1,226 reviews2025
Dev: SoulpotionPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Embark on an epic saga in Asgard's Fall, a norse Survivors-like Roguelite. Fight your way through hordes of creatures and let the gods feel your relentless wrath. How will your saga unfold?
Why similar: Roguelite 38.6%, Hack and Slash 34.7%, Colorful 9.9%, Action 7.4%, Indie 6.5%
- #57 Raft
66% matchVery Positive93% of 368,916 reviews2022
Dev: Redbeet InteractivePub: Axolot Games
Windows
Median: 14.5 hrsMean: 36.8 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: Open World Survival Craft 45.3% ★, Survival 14.1%, Co-op 11%, Multiplayer 10.6%, Base Building 9.1%
- #58 Ragnar
65% matchVery Positive88% of 67 reviews2025
Dev: Fimbulwinter Games
Windows · Mac
In this epic Norse myth-inspired roguelike dungeon crawler, wield divine power to challenge Loki and uncover the secrets of the Nine Realms through the branches of Yggdrasil. Grow stronger and reshape Ragnarok’s fate with legendary weapons of the gods.
Why similar: Mythology 35.7%, Hack and Slash 26.6%, Roguelite 25.7%, Action 7.4%, Indie 4.6%