- #1 Frostrail
97% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: FakeFishPub: Shiro Unlimited
Windows
Through the frost, death follows the tracks. Dive into a ruthless survival FPS, solo or co-op. Explore, scavenge, craft and fight to endure a frozen, corrupted world. Operate and upgrade your steam-powered train through an unforgiving wasteland, where every choice is a matter of survival.
Why similar: Trains 28% ★, Base Building 12.9%, FPS 10.3%, Survival 10.1%, Open World 8.3%
- #2 Train Sim World® 2020
96% matchMostly Positive77% of 6,995 reviews2017
Dev: Dovetail GamesPub: Dovetail Games - TSW
Windows
Median: 11.2 hrsMean: 114.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Train Sim World is an immersive first-person simulator perfect for everyone, with complete in-cab interactivity, accurate detail on locos, real-world routes and hours of gameplay. Take to the rails with the brand-new Train Sim World 2020 Edition and find everything you need to master new skills.
Why similar: Trains 49.8% ★, Driving 13.8%, Open World 9.3%, Realistic 8.9%, Simulation 8.8%
- #3 Hold Your Own
96% matchMixed67% of 577 reviews2017
Dev: DistrictWare inc.
Windows
A single player open world sandbox, crafting and survival FPS game set in a multi-island land where you'll fight to survive. Build your base, hunt and craft to defend yourself from aggressive wildlife, enemies or friends. Do you have what it takes to Hold Your Own?
Why similar: Base Building 16%, Survival 14.3%, Crafting 11.1%, FPS 10.5%, Open World 10.2%
- #4 Railborn
95% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Washbear Studio
Windows
Railborn is a survival game where you build your train piece by piece. Navigate a world entangled by branching tracks. Find rare plants to cultivate on your farms. Upgrade your train - manage its power systems, direct resource flow, and distribute water. Designed for 1 to 4 players.
Why similar: Trains 31.6% ★, Base Building 16.3%, Online Co-Op 12.9%, Survival 10.1%, Building 7.3%
- #5 Voidtrain
94% 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: Trains 32.6% ★, Base Building 12.7%, Online Co-Op 10.2%, Survival 9.8%, Open World 7.3%
- #6 Infinite Rails
94% matchVery Positive89% of 119 reviews2025
Dev: Benjamin Voráč
Windows · Mac
A railway-building adventure in an endless, procedurally generated world. Lay tracks, transport passengers and goods, mine resources, and buy unique locomotives. Play solo or with friends and create your ultimate railway network!
Why similar: Trains 43.3% ★, Driving 13.1%, Online Co-Op 9.5%, Open World 8.4%, Building 7.3%
- #7 Horizon Journey
93% matchMostly Negative25% of 88 reviews2026
Dev: Redivided Studios
Windows
Embark on an epic adventure to Mars in Horizon Journey, an open-world survival game that blends colonization, terraforming, and exploration in both single-player and multiplayer co-op modes. You're tasked with the monumental challenge of making Mars a new home for humanity.
Why similar: Base Building 14.1%, Online Co-Op 11.5%, Driving 10.6%, Survival 10%, FPS 9.2%
- #8 The Endless White
92% matchMixed44% of 27 reviews2020
Dev: Lunarhellgames
Windows
The Endless White is a survival game, in which we will have to procure food, water and shelter from the freezing temperatures of the Alaska, in order to be able to repair the helicopter with which we had to perform an emergency landing following a failure to the engine.
Why similar: Base Building 19%, Driving 15.7%, FPS 15.1%, Open World 12.1%, Survival 12%
- #9 On The Train
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: EastUp Interactive
Windows
In a post-apocalyptic world overrun by zombies, your only sanctuary is a moving train. Build it into a powerful fortress, gather resources, and survive relentless challenges. Play solo or CO-OP, defend against zombie attacks, endure harsh survival conditions, and face this perilous journey together.
Why similar: Trains 29.5% ★, Base Building 12.7%, Survival 10.1%, Online Co-Op 9.8%, Crafting 7%
- #10 Away From Life
90% matchMixed67% of 238 reviews2026
Dev: Cursor GamesPub: IZilla Games
Windows
You survived a helicopter crash; going home is your top priority. Live as a castaway - survive the dangers of the islands by using your environment to find food, build shelter, craft tools to extend your stay, explore the secrets of the islands and their surrounding waters, and carve your way home.
Why similar: Base Building 15.4%, FPS 11.4%, Survival 11.1%, Building 9.3%, Crafting 9%
- #11 Last Harbor
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: tinyBuild
Windows
Zombie Apocalypse On A Boat. You’re stranded on a boat during a zombie outbreak in the beautiful San Juan islands of Washington State. How will you survive an open-world archipelago, where the living are just as much of a threat as the dead?
Why similar: Base Building 11.7%, FPS 11.3%, Simulation 11%, Survival 10.4%, Action 8.4%
- #12 Gengu Survival
89% match5 user reviews20% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: Gengu Games
Windows
Survive on an open-world island with unlockable abilities that help you on your journey in Gengu Survival. Craft new items as you level up and build your own base wherever you want. But be aware, there is something strange on this island...
Why similar: Base Building 18.9%, Survival 16.5%, FPS 11.6%, Building 7.9%, First-Person 7.7%
- #13 Beat Sentient Protocol
88% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Whtshubyz LLc
Windows
Help a living town of AI citizens. Build, trap, and defend your home from nightly hordes in a fully physical VR world. Placing traps and adding more AI townsmen will help decrease the monster horde from damaging buildings. Smooth VR no uncomfortable movement.
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 17.9%, FPS 12.6%, Base Building 11%, Survival 9.2%, Action-Adventure 8.7%
- #14 Nebula Complex Survival
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hindpaw InteractivePub: Hindpaw Publishing
Windows
Stranded on Dylan-4, the elements are the least of your worries. Play solo or join forces in co-op to survive a learning, dynamic enemy faction. Research local materials, construct modular bases, fight and explore to pierce the planet's magnetic field to escape.
Why similar: Base Building 19.2%, FPS 14.5%, Open World 10.7%, Survival 9.3%, Action-Adventure 9%
- #15 Trainz Railroad Simulator 2019
86% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,758 reviews2019
Dev: N3V Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 47.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Much more than just a train driving simulator. Build, drive and operate the railroad of your dreams with Trainz Railroad Simulator 2019.
Why similar: Trains 53.1% ★, Driving 15.2%, Simulation 13.9%, Open World 10.1%, Building 7.7%
- #16 Zector 7
84% match7 user reviews57% of 7 reviews2024
Dev: SocksandGoats Studios
Windows
Craft, Build and Fight alongside your friends across this deadly open-world. Use both modern day and sci-fi tech as you Loot, Harvest and Trade for resources, gear and vehicles in order to survive the wasteland.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 14.1%, Base Building 13.7%, Voxel 12.6% ★, Survival 11.4%, Open World 9.3%
- #17 Train Mechanic Simulator 2017
86% matchMixed67% of 835 reviews2017
Dev: Si7 StudioPub: Atomic Jelly
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Take your opportunity as real Train Mechanic. Find locomotives around game world that needs your help and repair them in one of 3 workshops localized in huge 25 km2 open world. You will be face all types of damages in all genres of trains: Diesel, Electric and even Old-School Steam units.
Why similar: Trains 42.5% ★, Driving 11.3%, Building 10.5%, Open World 7.8%, Realistic 7.4%
- #18 Landiscape
84% match9 user reviews56% of 9 reviews2026
Dev: GTI
Windows
Landiscape is a relaxed 1–4 player open-world survival sandbox set on a zombie-infested island. Build bases, scavenge resources, explore dangerous landmarks, grow crops, and survive together — or turn on your friends.
Why similar: Base Building 22%, Survival 15.7%, Open World 13.1%, Crafting 11.8%, FPS 8.2%
- #19 Train Simulator Classic
85% matchMostly Positive72% of 29,473 reviews2015
Dev: Dovetail GamesPub: Dovetail Games - Trains
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 44.6 hrs≥1hr: 80%
The ultimate railway hobby for more than 15 years! From historic steam locomotives to modern high-speed and heavy freight trains, and routes around the world, Train Simulator Classic is the simulation made by railfans for railfans.
Why similar: Trains 65.6% ★, Simulation 11.8%, Driving 9.4%, Realistic 5.6%, Open World 3.8%
- #20 Frontier: Dark Wilds
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: C2B Studios
Windows
The year is 1809, and you have set out to find your fortune on the new frontier! But beware: the cryptic creatures of legend are more than just campfire stories out here... Wendigos, Skinwalkers, Yetis and more are all too real in this newfound wilderness. Build, craft, and fight to survive!
Why similar: Base Building 16.3%, Survival 13.9%, Building 10.9%, Open World 10.6%, Crafting 10.4%
- #21 Afterlight Survival
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Afterlight Studios
Windows · Linux
Afterlight Survival is an open-world sandbox survival horror game combining base-building, crafting, and tower defense. Hunt for supplies by day. Build your defenses and outlast the horde when night falls, solo or co-op. The virus was planned. You're the loose end.
Why similar: Base Building 16%, Survival 12.1%, Online Co-Op 10.7%, Open World 10.1%, Crafting 9.3%
- #22 Voltcube
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Stein Games
Windows · Linux
Discover Voltcube, an infinite, uniquely generated block universe. Create machines, explore a multitude of biomes, and build to your heart's content. Survival or creative, every playthrough offers a unique journey.
Why similar: Voxel 24% ★, Base Building 14.2%, Survival 12.7%, Open World 10.7%, Building 6%
- #23 The Islands
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Trash Studios
Windows
An open-world survival game. Use your environment to craft items and structures. Physics based with weather and day/night. More than 50 different animals. Combat and non-combat activities fishing.
Why similar: Base Building 20.6%, Survival 15.1%, Open World 12.4%, Crafting 11%, Action-Adventure 8.3%
- #24 The Last Viking
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NoBrain Studio
Windows
Play as a young viking, learn to survive and fight in the wilderness. To fulfill your destiny, explore an island alone or in cooperation with friends, build structures, confront Norse gods and mythological creatures. Will you be the last Viking?
Why similar: Base Building 17.9%, Online Co-Op 16.5%, Survival 14.6%, Open World 12.3%, Building 9.7%
- #25 Survivaluck
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sweepy Games
Windows
Survivaluck is a low-poly survival, with satisfying combat. Discover rare loot, collect resources & craft better gear to break free from the Curse.
Why similar: Base Building 17.8%, Survival 14.7%, Open World 11.7%, Building 11.4%, Crafting 11.4%
- #26 friends world
80% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2023
Dev: kylacpp
Windows
This is a voxel style sandbox game that focuses on survival. You can do anything inside and destroy any block. and cooperatively survive and fight with friends in a world. If you like playing Minecraft, this is a game you must not miss.
Why similar: Voxel 28.5% ★, Survival 13.8%, Open World 11.4%, Crafting 10%, Building 9.7%
- #27 ENDGAME: Survival
79% matchMixed45% of 40 reviews2023
Dev: AGames
Windows
Big group of people will be dropped into a deserted island where they will have to survive.
Why similar: Base Building 22%, Survival 16%, Crafting 11.9%, Building 11.6%, FPS 11.4%
- #28 Volcanoids
78% 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 16.8%, Online Co-Op 11.6%, Survival 11%, FPS 10.8%, Crafting 9.4%
- #29 ROUTE
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BamBit
Windows
ROUTE is a co-op survival game about driving a school bus across a zombie-infested world locked in endless night. Loot, craft, and upgrade your bus with a crew of four, and unlock new zones, each one its own challenge. Find out where the ROUTE leads, if you make it that far.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 17.2%, Base Building 15.7%, Survival 15.6%, Open World 14.6%, Crafting 11.5%
- #30 BiteVille
78% matchMixed54% of 52 reviews2020
Dev: Veelhoek Studios
Windows
The world has fallen victim to a deadly virus, zombies now roam the lands. While running for your life you stumble upon a small city. Claim this city as your own, protect it with your life and maybe other survivors will find you.
Why similar: Base Building 17.7%, Online Co-Op 15.6%, Real Time Tactics 13.7%, Survival 11.2%, FPS 11.1%
- #31 Stranded Deep 2
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: North Beach Games
Windows
Survival is just the beginning. Stranded in a desert wilderness, an endless river is your only lifeline. Scavenge resources, craft tools, and build a floating home to brave the treacherous waters and scorching heat. Every bend brings new danger and deeper discoveries. How far will you go?
Why similar: Base Building 21%, Survival 20.9%, Open World 16.2%, Crafting 11.9%, Strategy 8.7%
- #32 Subway Invasion
75% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: QH StudiosPub: indie.io
Windows
Defend a NYC subway train from relentless alien waves as a lone security guard. Scavenge scarce ammo, upgrade your pistol with attachments and sub-weapons, fortify chokepoints, and survive increasingly deadly assaults in this tactical wave-based shooter.
Why similar: Trains 48.2% ★, FPS 17.1%, Aliens 8.3%, Action-Adventure 6.4%, Action 5.8%
- #33 Enshrouded
74% 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 21.9%, Survival 17%, Online Co-Op 16.7%, Open World 16.3%, Crafting 10%
- #34 Train Operator 377
75% matchPositive83% of 42 reviews2023
Dev: Heliosphere SoftwarePub: @ Heliosphere Software
Windows
Enjoy the charm of one of the UK’s oldest and most enchanting railways from the best available viewpoint – the driver’s seat! Hammer through urban sprawl, rolling fields and famous tunnels at 90 MPH in all weathers and at any time of your choosing.
Why similar: Trains 61.1% ★, Driving 17.7%, Simulation 11.9%, Realistic 9.3%
- #35 World of Subways 1 – The Path
77% matchMixed63% of 120 reviews2014
Dev: TML-StudiosPub: Aerosoft GmbH
Windows
The World of Subways 1 line is going from New York beneath the Hudson-River to Newark. The original route is almost equally split in underground and above ground sections. Coming with excellent graphics this simulator also puts a lot of emphasis on original physics of the train and wagons.
Why similar: Trains 46.2% ★, Driving 14.1%, Realistic 9.7%, Simulation 7.8%, Exploration 6.5%
- #36 In Their Footsteps
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SwapChainError
Windows
Step into a near infinite world ready to be explored or shaped to your liking. Travel across different biomes searching or digging for resources to craft your items and build bases while trying to survive.
Why similar: Voxel 31% ★, Survival 13.9%, Base Building 13%, Open World 12.8%, Crafting 8.3%
- #37 Mana Reactor
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Heavenly Demon
Windows
From stone tools to modern weapons and giant mechs — survive, craft, and conquer another world.
Why similar: FPS 16.2%, Base Building 12.2%, Action-Adventure 11.8%, Crafting 10.1%, Action 9.7%
- #38 Sacrifice of The Spirit
73% matchMixed44% of 16 reviews2022
Dev: Luiz Felipe Da Silva MarianPub: MushRoom Angels games
Windows
A fugitive hunter made a terrible mistake by taking the life of a pureblood animal, but Mother Nature didn't let it go, the forest spirits punished him. Now he will brutally fight for survival in a cursed indigenous forest. Are you able to survive?
Why similar: Base Building 18.7%, Survival 13.8%, Crafting 10.7%, Building 10.3%, FPS 8.7%
- #39 Red Moon: Survival
72% matchMixed58% of 43 reviews2023
Dev: WMG
Windows
The world is thrown into chaos when the moon suddenly turns red, causing its residents to turn into zombies.
Why similar: Base Building 17.9%, Survival 12.9%, Open World 10.3%, Crafting 10.2%, FPS 9.9%
- #40 Project Asteroids
71% matchMixed56% of 132 reviews2024
Dev: PAEB Studio
Windows
In the vastness of space, you are a lone robot desperately trying to survive. Build, explore, and fight for your life as you face deadly threats in the asteroid belt. This hardcore game shows no mercy—dangers lurk at every step, ready to destroy you at any moment.
Why similar: Survival 15.8%, Base Building 13.8%, FPS 12.9%, Open World 12.2%, Crafting 12.1%
- #41 Train Driver 2
70% matchMixed57% of 797 reviews2025
Dev: TTSK
Windows
Polish railway simulator emphasizing multiplayer and realism. Become a train driver, operating faithfully recreated trains, or a dispatcher, managing traffic and signalling equipment at your post. Cooperate online, build stations in the editor, and join railway enthusiasts!
Why similar: Trains 50.7% ★, Driving 15.1%, Simulation 9.6%, Building 8%, Online Co-Op 7.9%
- #42 Reckfell
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: verkme
Windows
Survival is your only goal in Reckfell. The world is unforgiving - its creatures, the environment, and even other survivors will stop at nothing to end you. You must do whatever it takes to stay alive for one more day.
Why similar: Base Building 16%, Survival 12.6%, Open World 10.3%, Crafting 10%, Building 10%
- #43 Nyric
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lovelace Studio
Windows
Nyric is a third-person survivalcraft where your words shape the world. Type a phrase—“A storm-haunted wasteland”—and step into a procedurally generated realm built from your imagination. Survive harsh climates and strange hazards using Faebots— AI companions with unique powers tied to their moods.
Why similar: Base Building 17.8%, Online Co-Op 14.3%, Survival 13.2%, Open World 11.2%, Building 9.9%
- #44 Russian Train Trip
71% matchMixed54% of 135 reviews2021
Dev: Stop-TussiN
Windows
Traveling on passenger trains in Russia. First-person exploration.
Why similar: Trains 60.1% ★, Open World 12%, Simulation 9.1%, Exploration 7.5%, Adventure 6.9%
- #45 Never Ending Trail
69% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: LG Studio
Windows
Build a custom mobile fortress on rails. Inherit a dying man's train, transform it into your ultimate base, and ride an endless, procedurally generated western frontier. Drive, Loot, and Fight your way through a world that never lets you stop.
Why similar: Trains 43.2% ★, Base Building 13.6%, Survival 12.5%, Open World 10.4%, Crafting 4.7%
- #46 残存之物 Remnants
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Storm101
Windows
A survival crafting game set after an AI uprising. Stranded on a 4km × 4km island, you must gather resources, build shelter, and craft weapons to survive. Currently in early development, with core systems evolving and new content planned.
Why similar: Base Building 21.9%, Survival 17.5%, FPS 13.4%, Building 13.4%, Crafting 11.6%
- #47 Start Over
68% matchMixed61% of 382 reviews2024
Dev: EY-Studio
Windows
Embark on an unpredictable survival journey in Start Over. Solo, co-op, online, explore diverse landscapes, craft through 4 tech tiers, encounter wildlife, and trade or raid for resources. Choose your path, defend against waves, and shape your destiny in a dynamic world. Are you ready to Start Over?
Why similar: Base Building 19.5%, Survival 13.8%, Crafting 10.6%, Building 10%, Open World 7.9%
- #48 Notmads
67% 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 19.9%, Online Co-Op 16%, Survival 13.7%, Open World 12%, Crafting 10.4%
- #49 The Seekers: Survival
69% matchMostly Negative36% of 33 reviews2023
Dev: BIGYBOX Games
Windows
After a plane crash, you are the only survivor. You will quickly find out that you are in a remote place, surrounded by unknown creatures.
Why similar: Base Building 19.2%, Survival 12.9%, FPS 12.4%, Open World 9.5%, Building 8.1%
- #50 Speck Miner
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Emeral
Windows
Speck Miner is a small, open-world survival game set in a universe of tiny, procedurally generated planets.
Why similar: Base Building 23.2%, Survival 19.2%, Voxel 18% ★, Crafting 11.9%, Building 6.4%
- #51 Zombie Alert
70% matchMostly Negative30% of 10 reviews2021
Dev: Darkshark Games
Windows
Zombie Alert, Survival game, Survive by hunting zombies, Build your own territory, Capture cities and collect items, Whether alone or with your friends!
Why similar: Voxel 18% ★, Open World 12.5%, FPS 11.8%, Building 11.6%, Action-Adventure 9.4%
- #52 Enginefall
68% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Red Rover Interactive
Windows
Session based survival where players upgrade and live aboard their own personal trains. Team up with friends, make new ones or go solo. Board colossal Titan Trains to fight, build, craft, gather and steal much needed resources. Fortify and stock your personal train fortress. Will you survive?
Why similar: Trains 27.2% ★, Base Building 13.1%, Survival 10%, FPS 9.6%, Open World 8.6%
- #53 ExoTrain
66% matchMostly Positive78% of 37 reviews2026
Dev: Harpoon Games
Windows
Build your base on the train. Explore the exoplanet, face dangerous wildlife, and discover what happened to the human colony on this planet. Upgrade your train and combine gear to survive in a hostile environment. Play solo or team up with friends in co-op!
Why similar: Trains 38.5% ★, Base Building 16.3%, Crafting 8.4%, Building 8.1%, Survival 7.7%
- #54 Aether Effect
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DreamtowardsPub: Elytra Corporation
Windows
Dig, Build, Explore! In this sandbox survival game, venture through a vast procedurally-generated infinite world. Mine resources, construct your homestead, craft and drive vehicles, delve into mining, cultivate, livestock, automated machinery, and uncover the truth behind the world.
Why similar: Voxel 24% ★, Survival 12.4%, Building 10%, Open World 9.8%, Crafting 8.8%
- #55 The Ocean
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Floares Mihai
Windows
You are the only surviving sailor from a pirate crew. The angry ocean waves bring you on the beach of an tropical island. Your ony goal is to survive
Why similar: Base Building 19%, Survival 11.5%, FPS 11.3%, Building 10.5%, Open World 10.2%
- #56 Habitat Toxica
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: İ.B
Windows
In Habitat Toxica, a mysterious virus mutates animals into hostile creatures, pushing them toward extinction. As one of the few chimpanzees who gained intelligence from the infection, you must fight for survival and save the remaining wildlife.
Why similar: Base Building 16.2%, Online Co-Op 16.1%, Survival 14%, Open World 12.5%, Building 11.2%