- #1 V Rising
97% matchVery Positive89% of 137,392 reviews2024
Dev: Stunlock Studios
Windows
Median: 20.9 hrsMean: 58.2 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: Vampires 30.1% ★, Base Building 13.6%, Open World 10.9%, Survival 10.3%, Crafting 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: Shares the exact same isometric vampire survival, castle building, and blood-hunting gameplay loop.
- #2 Enshrouded
96% matchVery Positive86% of 106,050 reviews2024
Dev: Keen Games GmbH
Windows
Median: 18.9 hrsMean: 46.8 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 17.1%, Open World 15.7%, Survival 13.3%, Online Co-Op 12.8%, Crafting 11.8%
Why You'll Like It: Offers deep open-world crafting, voxel base-building, and cooperative survival in a mysterious dark fantasy setting.
- #3 The Blood of Dawnwalker
96% matchVery Positive87% of 27,631 reviews2026
Dev: Rebel WolvesPub: Bandai Namco Entertainment
Windows
Median: 24.1 hrsMean: 27.6 hrs≥1hr: 95%
The Blood of Dawnwalker is an open-world dark fantasy action RPG set in 14th-century Europe. You play as Coen, human by day and vampire by night, fighting to save your family in a story shaped by your actions and the secrets you uncover.
Why similar: Vampires 47.4% ★, Open World 17.6%, Third Person 9.3%, RPG 7.7%, Fantasy 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: Presents a similar dark fantasy vampire theme embedded within a gritty open-world adventure.
- #4 Nightingale
95% matchMixed66% of 18,084 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: Base Building 15.6%, Online Co-Op 14.7%, Crafting 13.7%, Open World 13.4%, Survival 13.3%
Why You'll Like It: Provides expansive open-world exploration and survival crafting with strong cooperative multiplayer focus.
- #5 Soulmask
94% matchMostly Positive77% of 22,506 reviews2026
Dev: CampFire StudioPub: Qooland Games
Windows
Median: 13.9 hrsMean: 69.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Don the Ancient Mask. Wield the power of gods. Possess any of your tribespeople, recruit followers, and build a thriving automated civilization. Survive, expand, and forge your own legacy across a vast ancient open world — together with friends.
Why similar: Base Building 22.7%, Crafting 18.5%, Open World 16.2%, Survival 15.5%, Sandbox 13.7%
Why You'll Like It: Features extensive tribe management and thrall-commanding mechanics akin to commanding loyal servants.
- #6 Bellwright
94% matchVery Positive80% of 21,714 reviews2024
Dev: Donkey Crew
Windows
Median: 12.8 hrsMean: 41.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Establish and expand your own settlements, liberate the land and assist its villagers, and recruit others to your cause while learning more about a life you had to leave behind. Command your forces, prove your valor through combat, and cement yourself as the hero of your people.
Why similar: Survival 18.8%, Open World 18.5%, Crafting 17.1%, Online Co-Op 15.8%, Building 12.3%
Why You'll Like It: Combines base-building, village management, and rebellion mechanics similar to ruling a domain.
- #7 Medieval Dynasty
93% matchVery Positive90% of 52,440 reviews2021
Dev: Render CubePub: Toplitz Productions
Windows
Median: 11.6 hrsMean: 36.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Hunt, survive, build and lead in the harsh Middle Ages: Create your own Medieval Dynasty and ensure its long-lasting prosperity or die trying! Play alone or team up with friends to enjoy the ultimate medieval experience.
Why similar: Crafting 19.1%, Building 17.3%, Base Building 14.9%, Open World 11.8%, Survival 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses heavily on dynasty management, building, and survival in a grounded open medieval world.
- #8 The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™
92% matchVery Positive81% of 12,511 reviews2024
Dev: Free Range GamesPub: North Beach Games
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 19.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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: Base Building 18.1%, Crafting 13.6%, Online Co-Op 13.5%, Survival 12.1%, Building 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: Delivers cooperative survival crafting centered around reclaiming and building up massive underground strongholds.
- #9 Dawn of Defiance
91% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,856 reviews2024
Dev: Traega EntertainmentPub: Fireshine Games
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
You are a fallen Spartan, cast into the realm between the living and the Underworld. In this survival adventure inspired by Greek myth, hunt, craft and build a home worthy of legend with up to 3 friends. Raid the gods' temples, defeat legendary creatures and loot the iconic weapons of the Olympians.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 15.4%, Base Building 15.1%, Survival 13%, Open World 10.3%, Building 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: Features open-world survival crafting with base building and cooperative PvE exploration.
- #10 Frozen Flame
91% matchMixed62% of 2,997 reviews2022
Dev: Dreamside InteractivePub: Ravenage Games
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 11.5 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: Base Building 15.4%, Online Co-Op 12.7%, Crafting 11.4%, Open World 11%, Building 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: An open-world survival crafting adventure with atmospheric fantasy elements and multiplayer base-building.
- #11 Volcanoids
90% matchVery Positive83% of 9,358 reviews2019
Dev: Volcanoid
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 15.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
A base-building open-world survival shooter that replaces your typical base with a giant drill. Alone or with friends, explore an island plagued by eruptions, upgrade your drill, and fight robots to uncover what's been hiding beneath the surface.
Why similar: Base Building 15.7%, Crafting 13.3%, Building 11.1%, Online Co-Op 10.6%, Open World 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: Involves mobile base-building and survival elements in a harsh, shifting environment.
- #12 VEIN
88% matchVery Positive88% of 12,706 reviews2025
Dev: Ramjet Studios
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
VEIN is a post-apocalyptic survival multiplayer sandbox game. Gather supplies to survive, explore abandoned buildings, defend your home, and rebuild society, whether alone or with friends.
Why similar: Base Building 22.2%, Open World 19.7%, Survival 19.4%, Crafting 13.3%, Sandbox 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: A multiplayer survival game focused on scavenging, base defense, and post-apocalyptic base modification.
- #13 The Infected
89% matchVery Positive84% of 7,020 reviews2020
Dev: DigX Studios
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 18.5 hrs≥1hr: 68%
The Infected is a sandbox, first-person, open-world survival game. Build bases, craft, farm, hunt, and survive changing seasons. Choose whether to face the hybrid “Vambies” or turn them off for a pure survival experience.
Why similar: Vampires 22.4% ★, Base Building 14.3%, Crafting 11.1%, Open World 10.2%, Building 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: An open-world sandbox survival and base-building game with crafting and environmental hazards.
- #14 Dark and Light
89% matchMixed52% of 11,837 reviews2017
Dev: Snail Games USA
Windows
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 49.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Dark and Light is a vast sandbox survival RPG set in a world dominated by powerful elemental forces. Find your way in a meticulously crafted world, featuring breathtaking landscapes, a wide variety of mythical creatures, and limitless possibility to craft, build, and unlock dozens of powerful weapons, spells, and skills.
Why similar: Open World 23%, Survival 20.4%, Sandbox 16.8%, Base Building 8.5%, RPG 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A massive open-world fantasy survival sandbox with magic, taming, and construction mechanics.
- #15 The Bloodline
87% matchVery Positive83% of 3,985 reviews2023
Dev: Shieldbearer StudiosPub: 505 Pulse
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 79%
The Bloodline is a sandbox adventure RPG that lets you play your way. Reforge bonds between kingdoms, explore the wilds, craft and plan adventures and wield mighty weapons or magic as you prepare for what is to come…
Why similar: Open World 23.7%, Sandbox 23.4%, Fantasy 12.9%, Third Person 12.6%, Exploration 11.9%
Why You'll Like It: An action RPG sandbox that lets you carve out your own medieval legacy and combat style.
- #16 Outbreak Island
86% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,124 reviews2025
Dev: Tiny Magicians
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Survive on a remote Island, where a mysterious Outbreak awakens bloodthirsty monsters at night. Craft, build and defend your base in the brutal world of Outbreak Island, an open-world sandbox survival horror game.
Why similar: Survival 14.1%, Base Building 13.8%, Sandbox 13.3%, Crafting 12.1%, Open World 10%
Why You'll Like It: Combines open-world survival, investigation, and sandbox crafting in a tense environment.
- #17 RailGods of Hysterra
86% matchMixed54% of 348 reviews2025
Dev: Troglobytes GamesPub: Digital Vortex Entertainment
Windows
Embark on a co-op survival journey for 1-5 players through a post-apocalyptic Lovecraftian world! Command and evolve a living, monstrous train, craft weapons, build a mobile base, gain powers, and face the Great Old Ones. Explore an ever-changing world, hold on to your sanity, and ascend to godhood!
Why similar: Base Building 20.5%, Crafting 16.4%, Survival 14.3%, Online Co-Op 13.9%, Building 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: Blends brutal survival mechanics with lovecraftian horror and base-building on a moving fortress.
- #18 Vampire: The Masquerade® - Bloodlines™ 2
85% matchMixed55% of 13,155 reviews2025
Dev: The Chinese RoomPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 10.4 hrsMean: 17.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%
You are the Nomad — an elder vampire awakening from a century-long slumber, new to the modern nights. Trapped in your Blood is a stranger’s voice. This entity, a vampire detective known as Fabien, will be your guide to 21st-century Seattle.
Why similar: Vampires 72.4% ★, Open World 10.2%, RPG 5.7%, Horror 4.9%, Atmospheric 3.5%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the gritty urban vampire fantasy and predatory immersion from a story-driven perspective.
- #19 Notmads
84% matchVery Positive85% of 107 reviews2026
Dev: Rhomita
Windows
Your home is a living beast. Explore a handcrafted open world in an action RPG where you fight with magic, gather resources, find loot, craft, and grow stronger. Customize and expand your home on its back, and take it with you as you explore solo or with friends.
Why similar: Base Building 17%, Crafting 13.4%, Online Co-Op 13.3%, Open World 12.7%, Survival 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: Features open-world cooperative survival and base construction with exploration at its core.
- #20 No One Survived
84% matchMixed64% of 7,844 reviews2025
Dev: Cat Play Studio
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 22.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
This is a multiplayer cooperative open world construction survival sandbox game, where you and your friends must find supplies and build shelters in this world. You have to keep an eye on your character's needs state at all times, a bad state is likely to lead to death.
Why similar: Survival 20.9%, Open World 18.7%, Crafting 15.2%, Building 10.7%, Online Co-Op 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A challenging multiplayer survival game with advanced base-building and crafting systems.
- #21 Everwind
82% 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 15.5%, Online Co-Op 15.4%, Open World 14.2%, Building 13.8%, Survival 13%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric cooperative open-world survival game emphasizing exploration and building.
- #22 ENDALOR
83% matchMostly Positive70% of 280 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: Online Co-Op 15.2%, Base Building 15%, Open World 13.5%, Survival 13.1%, Crafting 12.2%
Why You'll Like It: An open-world survival crafting game designed for cooperative play in a dark, untamed fantasy world.
- #23 Windrose
81% matchVery Positive87% of 53,040 reviews2026
Dev: Kraken Express
Windows
Median: 20.3 hrsMean: 33.3 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Embark on a PvE survival adventure in the Age of Piracy. Fight on land and sea, solo or with friends. Build, craft and explore vast open world filled with dark secrets. Master soulslite combat and take on challenging bosses, command your ship and plunder unspoken treasures!
Why similar: Online Co-Op 17.2%, Crafting 17%, Survival 14.5%, Base Building 13.9%, Building 12.5%
Why You'll Like It: An open-world survival crafting game featuring cooperative exploration and base building.
- #24 Witchspire
81% matchVery Positive83% of 2,161 reviews2026
Dev: Envar Games
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Step into the ultimate open-world witch adventure. Befriend and battle creatures, and conjure up a sanctuary alongside other witches in co-op or single-player.
Why similar: Base Building 24.3%, Online Co-Op 20.3%, Crafting 20.2%, Open World 17.5%, Fantasy 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: An open-world survival adventure set in a mysterious fantasy realm full of creature collection and crafting.
- #25 Valorborn
82% matchMixed61% of 545 reviews2026
Dev: Laps Games
Windows
Dive into a living medieval fantasy sandbox RPG where the world moves with or without you and factions rise and fall. Become a thief, hunter, or sellsword, survive alone or with a party, and shape your story in a fully enterable world where every building, cave, and road hides opportunity or danger.
Why similar: Open World 14%, Crafting 13.3%, Building 12.6%, Survival 12.6%, Sandbox 12.4%
Why You'll Like It: An open-world sandbox RPG focusing on exploration and survival mechanics in a fantasy realm.
- #26 Whisper of the Swallows
80% matchVery Positive87% of 207 reviews2026
Dev: Blown Leaves
Windows
Brave a savage, unforgiving procedurally generated world where extreme weather and the nightmares of the dark will hunt you down. Alone or in co-op, survive, build, and explore to turn a cursed hellscape into your sanctuary of light.
Why similar: Crafting 13.6%, Base Building 13.5%, Survival 11.5%, Online Co-Op 11.3%, Building 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: A sandbox survival crafting experience focusing on open-world exploration and shelter construction.
- #27 Romestead
79% 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 16.3%, Base Building 15.3%, Survival 12.6%, Online Co-Op 11.7%, Building 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: An adventure crafting game with RPG elements and base development mechanics.
- #28 Nested Lands
78% matchMostly Positive72% of 576 reviews2026
Dev: 1M Bits HordePub: META Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Nested Lands is a ruthless medieval RPG game featuring in-depth village building, large-scale social management and combats. Gather survivors, build a settlement, craft, master your skills, survive, and endure alone or in online co-op.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 20.7%, Open World 19%, Survival 17.8%, Sandbox 16.9%, Third Person 12.7%
Why You'll Like It: A gritty post-apocalyptic survival game emphasizing base building and community management.
- #29 Drake Hollow
79% 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: Online Co-Op 15.2%, Open World 14.7%, Survival 13.5%, Sandbox 12.9%, Base Building 12.7%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric base-building and survival game focused on protecting vulnerable villagers.
- #30 Night of the Dead
77% matchMostly Positive77% of 11,888 reviews2024
Dev: Jackto Studios
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 32.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
'Night of the Dead' is an open-world game that combines elements of exploration, tower defense, survival, and crafting. Traverse a world dominated by zombies while collecting various resources and powerful equipment. Build a fortress to survive the hordes of zombies that swarm every night!
Why similar: Base Building 15%, Online Co-Op 12.9%, Crafting 12.6%, Open World 11.4%, Building 10.8%
- #31 Shamania
76% 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 16.5%, Open World 15.2%, Survival 13.2%, Online Co-Op 11.3%, Base Building 10.5%
- #32 Ars Notoria
77% matchMixed62% of 318 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: Base Building 16%, Crafting 13%, Building 11.4%, Open World 11%, Sandbox 10.9%
- #33 KINGDOMS
78% matchMostly Positive72% of 4,092 reviews2015
Dev: Oreol
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 70%
KINGDOMS is a procedural medieval RPG in a randomly generated open world. The main feature of KINGDOMS is a smart AI system that completely controls NPC behavior. As the player, you can fully interact with this massive world and become any person you want to be.
Why similar: Open World 20.7%, Building 18.3%, Crafting 15.3%, Survival 14.9%, Sandbox 12.1%
Why You'll Like It: A medieval open-world RPG with procedural generation, building, and survival elements.
- #34 Voidtrain
75% 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: Base Building 15.9%, Crafting 12.8%, Online Co-Op 12.4%, Survival 12.3%, Open World 11.3%
- #35 The Legacy
76% matchMixed52% of 66 reviews2025
Dev: Second RealityPub: RockGame S.A.
Windows
Cooperative survival and horror genre. You and your family have returned to your native land, on which a terrible curse and darkness has fallen. Will you be able to survive in a harsh and dangerous environment and stop the evil? It depends only on you, on your skills and ability to help each other.
Why similar: Base Building 16.1%, Open World 15.2%, Survival 14.6%, Crafting 12.5%, Sandbox 11.7%
- #36 Sengoku Dynasty
74% matchMostly Positive75% of 7,879 reviews2024
Dev: SuperkamiPub: Toplitz Productions
Windows
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 16.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Sengoku Dynasty is the ultimate feudal Japan experience: build villages, grow your community, and shape the open world through combat or economy. The choice is yours alone - or that of up to 4 players in multiplayer co-op!
Why similar: Base Building 18.8%, Open World 13.7%, Crafting 13%, Survival 12.9%, Building 11.9%
- #37 DYSPLACED
73% matchVery Positive88% of 344 reviews2026
Dev: 10tons Ltd
Windows
Grenades are holy relics. Shotguns are spellcraft. In this top-down survival action-RPG, discover a fantasy realm invaded by modern world and destroy nearly everything. Scavenge artifacts, forge weapons, build outposts, brew potions, and hunt the corruption devouring the land. Play solo or co-op.
Why similar: Base Building 17.6%, Open World 15.3%, Crafting 14.8%, Building 13%, Survival 12.4%
- #38 Valheim
70% 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%, Base Building 14.2%, Survival 13.6%, Open World 13.2%, Crafting 12.2%
- #39 Towers of Aghasba
73% matchMixed68% of 2,054 reviews2024
Dev: Dreamlit inc.
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Explore a stunning open-world filled with majestic creatures and quirky characters. Nurture the barren land into vibrant ecosystems and flex your creativity as you build a thriving civilization in balance with nature.
Why similar: Base Building 17.9%, Crafting 14.7%, Open World 13.6%, Building 12.3%, Sandbox 10.2%
- #40 Solace Crafting
74% 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: Base Building 14.1%, Crafting 13.1%, Survival 11.5%, Online Co-Op 11%, Open World 10.9%
- #41 Dune: Awakening
71% matchMostly Positive71% of 79,582 reviews2025
Dev: Funcom
Windows
Median: 43.1 hrsMean: 98.6 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Dune: Awakening is a single- and multiplayer Open World Survival game with immersive adventure and RPG gameplay. Explore, build, craft, and unravel a cinematic Dune story as you rise from survival to greatness on the most legendary planet in the universe. Just remember: the sandworm always comes.
Why similar: Base Building 13.3%, Lore-Rich 11.6%, Crafting 10.4%, Online Co-Op 10.2%, Open World 9.8%
- #42 StarRupture
71% matchVery Positive81% of 13,607 reviews2026
Dev: Creepy Jar
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 27.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
StarRupture is a first-person open world base-building game with advanced combat and tons of exploration. Play alone or in a group on this sublime and ever-changing planet, extract and manage resources, create your complex industrial system and fight off hordes of alien monsters.
Why similar: Base Building 19.7%, Crafting 14.6%, Open World 13.7%, Survival 13.2%, Online Co-Op 11.6%
- #43 Smalland: Survive the Wilds
72% 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: Base Building 15.9%, Survival 12.2%, Online Co-Op 12.1%, Crafting 12.1%, Open World 10.9%
- #44 IfSunSets
72% matchMostly Positive75% of 2,506 reviews2024
Dev: POLYMORPHPub: Smilegate
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 25.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
「IfSunSets」 is a survival RPG adventure game. During the day, secure necessary supplies across the island, and survive the night against strong and terrifying monsters that track you down. You can utilize resources you've secured to build a base to fend off threatening monsters.
Why similar: Base Building 28.4%, Open World 20.8%, Sandbox 18.5%, Third Person 13.7%, Exploration 9.7%
- #45 Creatures Inc
75% matchMixed54% of 162 reviews2019
Dev: Little Beavers Games
Windows
Creatures Inc is an open world survival experience where taming creatures is the key to survival. Explore a hostile world solo or in 2 player online co-op, make impactful choices, upgrade your character, and turn deadly creatures into powerful allies.
Why similar: Survival 22.4%, Base Building 16.4%, Open World 14.4%, Building 11.3%, Simulation 10.1%
- #46 Lost Rift
71% matchMixed69% of 1,717 reviews2025
Dev: People Can Fly
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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: Base Building 27%, Crafting 22.6%, Online Co-Op 19.7%, Survival 18.7%, Exploration 7.6%
- #47 Nowhere: Mysterious Artifacts
73% matchMostly Negative37% of 378 reviews2023
Dev: EFNSOFT
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 36%
Nowhere: Mysterious Artifacts is a Multiplayer Survival Horror game for up to 4 players. Set in the Middle of the Unknown, you can craft, build, explore and discover secrets in the exciting first chapter from EFNSOFT.
Why similar: Crafting 13.5%, Open World 13.5%, Survival 12.7%, Building 11.4%, Online Co-Op 9%
- #48 Robin Hood - Sherwood Builders
70% matchMixed69% of 1,123 reviews2024
Dev: MeanAstronautsPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 22.1 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Robin Hood - Sherwood Builders is an action-adventure RPG with base-building elements, where you take on the role of a classic hero who stands up to the tyranny and injustice that haunts Sherwood. Fight, craft, steal, and of course help the local people grow and prosper.
Why similar: Base Building 18.2%, Open World 13.7%, Crafting 13.5%, Building 12.2%, Survival 10.3%
- #49 Tales of Old: Dominus
70% matchMixed49% of 141 reviews2025
Dev: Hvmana Industries MMDPub: indie.io
Windows
The Battle of the Brides is lost, but your tale of rebellion and vengeance begins. From the ashes, forge your dominion. Claim settlements, command men, and rise in a kingdom torn by corruption and civil war.
Why similar: Gothic 20.1% ★, Base Building 16.8%, Crafting 13%, Open World 12.1%, Building 11.2%
- #50 Blood Night
68% matchVery Positive95% of 111 reviews2026
Dev: Team
Windows
(Multiplayer | COOP) THE FOREST IS DEAD. YOU ARE NOT. Survive. Build. Kill everyone. A world where zombies are smarter than they look. Inventory, crafting, and building are your tools in the war for tomorrow.
Why similar: Crafting 19.2%, Building 17.5%, Base Building 16.6%, Survival 16.6%, Open World 13.1%
- #51 Orebound
69% matchMostly Positive78% of 993 reviews2024
Dev: Emberforge
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Orebound is a dwarven themed factory automation game. Play alone or with friends as you build, mine, craft and explore a voxel generated world! Build your fortress, expand your factory, fight off creatures who dwell beneath the mountains and embark on a journey of greatness.
Why similar: Base Building 21%, Crafting 20.6%, Building 19.5%, Open World 18.2%, Exploration 8.4%
- #52 Pax Dei
68% matchMixed57% of 11,377 reviews2025
Dev: Mainframe Industries
Windows
Median: 18.5 hrsMean: 76.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Welcome to a vast, social sandbox MMO inspired by the legends of the medieval era. Here, myths are real, ghosts exist, and magic is unquestioned. Join thousands of players as you explore the land, build your home, forge your reputation, and craft your own stories. What world will you make?
Why similar: Base Building 18.9%, Crafting 15.9%, Open World 14%, Sandbox 12.9%, Third Person 9.2%
- #53 Sons Of The Forest
66% matchVery Positive88% of 321,117 reviews2024
Dev: Endnight Games LtdPub: Newnight
Windows
Median: 15.0 hrsMean: 32.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Sent to find a missing billionaire on a remote island, you find yourself in a cannibal-infested hellscape. Craft, build, and struggle to survive, alone or with friends, in this terrifying new open-world survival horror simulator.
Why similar: Survival 18.2%, Base Building 17.8%, Open World 16.5%, Crafting 12.2%, Building 9.4%
- #54 Project: Mist
68% matchMostly Positive72% of 304 reviews2026
Dev: Chicken Launcher
Windows
Explore a strange island in this open-world survival horror. Use the Gravity Gun to manipulate objects and enemies, build a moving train base, fight giant creatures, catch critters, upgrade your gear, and uncover the dark secrets hidden within its abandoned facilities. Play alone or with friends.
Why similar: Crafting 17.6%, Open World 16.9%, Building 15.8%, Survival 13.7%, Horror 11.8%
- #55 Lodventure
69% matchMostly Positive74% of 166 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: Base Building 14.3%, Open World 14%, Survival 13.2%, Crafting 12.6%, Online Co-Op 10.6%
- #56 Crestfallen: Medieval Survival
67% matchMixed59% of 461 reviews2024
Dev: Bloodbath Studios
Windows
👑 Hail to the King! In Crestfallen: Medieval Survival, players clash for dominance over the realm through strategic castle 🏰 building and fierce combat. Craft epic armor, forge deadly medieval weapons⚔️, and build a kingdom worthy of legend 📜. Create a Guild 🐉, trade goods, and prevail! 🌟
Why similar: Crafting 16.7%, Survival 14.3%, Open World 13.2%, Building 13%, Online Co-Op 10.8%
- #57 KeepUp Survival
67% matchMixed64% of 751 reviews2024
Dev: Witte Studio
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
KeepUp Survival is an open-world base-building and exploration game set in a natural, abandoned world. Build, gather, survive, and shape your own story on a mysterious island.
Why similar: Base Building 20.2%, Crafting 16.9%, Open World 16.2%, Survival 15.7%, Sandbox 12.8%
- #58 Voyagers of Nera
64% matchVery Positive85% of 2,647 reviews2025
Dev: Treehouse Games
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Voyagers of Nera is a cooperative survival-crafting game where you must survive a magical ocean world brimming with lost spirits and deadly monsters. Sail to distant islands, build beautiful villages and surf across the waves with up to 10 players.
Why similar: Base Building 21%, Crafting 17.4%, Online Co-Op 16.8%, Building 15.4%, Third Person 10.2%
- #59 First Dwarf
66% matchMostly Positive78% of 381 reviews2024
Dev: Star Drifters
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Pilot a dwarven mech and fly a dragon as you build and defend outposts across a shattered magical realm. Craft, explore, and survive the dangers of floating islands corrupted by the Taint in this action-packed survival RPG with base-building and co-op.
Why similar: Base Building 21.2%, Lore-Rich 19.5%, Crafting 17.9%, Building 16.3%, Open World 14.8%
