- #1 Weird West: Definitive Edition
97% matchMostly Positive78% of 4,375 reviews2022
Dev: WolfEye StudiosPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Survive and unveil the mysteries of the Weird West through the intertwined destinies of its unusual heroes in an Action RPG from the co-creators of Dishonored and Prey.
Why similar: Western 40.1% ★, Tactical RPG 18.3%, Isometric 17.5%, Action RPG 8.6%, RPG 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: It perfectly captures the isometric Wild West RPG experience with a deep, story-rich focus on survival and tactical combat.
- #2 Above Snakes
96% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,962 reviews2023
Dev: Square Glade GamesPub: Crytivo
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Piece by piece, create your own world in this relaxing Wild West-inspired worldbuilder. Craft, farm, hunt, build your base, and explore.
Why similar: Western 29.5% ★, Isometric 13.2%, Crafting 10.9%, Base Building 10.4%, Sandbox 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: This isometric survival game allows you to build your own Wild West world piece by piece while managing hunger and thirst.
- #3 V Rising
95% matchVery Positive89% of 134,242 reviews2024
Dev: Stunlock Studios
Windows
Median: 21.0 hrsMean: 57.2 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: Base Building 25.8%, Crafting 21.3%, Multiplayer 12.3%, PvE 12%, Sandbox 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: While the theme differs, its core loop of isometric base-building, crafting, and survival progression is mechanically very similar to Westland Survival.
- #4 Wild Terra 2: New Lands
96% matchMixed52% of 3,445 reviews2022
Dev: Juvty Worlds
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 31.6 hrs≥1hr: 42%
MMORPG full of details that create a unique immersion and the spirit of adventure! Play your role in the life-filled medieval world controlled by players.
Why similar: Sandbox 19.4%, Crafting 18.1%, Loot 15.7%, Isometric 13.8%, Base Building 12.3%
Why You'll Like It: This isometric sandbox survival game features extensive crafting and base-building mechanics in a harsh, unforgiving environment.
- #5 DYSMANTLE
94% matchVery Positive91% of 11,423 reviews2021
Dev: 10tons Ltd
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 25.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Ascend from your shelter. Ruin everything. Escape the wretched island. ⚔️🔨🎣🌱🌵🍰 Explore. Fight. Level up. Survive. Gather. Craft. Harvest. Hunt. Build. Farm. Solve puzzles. Fish. Cook. Live. Enjoy the bittersweet post-apocalypse.
Why similar: Crafting 21.2%, Base Building 19.2%, Loot 16.7%, Sandbox 11.6%, RPG 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: An isometric survival game that emphasizes exploration and the satisfying destruction of the environment to gather resources for crafting.
- #6 Wild West Legacy
94% matchMostly Negative37% of 2,125 reviews2024
Dev: Moon Punch StudioPub: Toplitz Productions
Windows
Conquer the Wild West. Explore the open world of a fictitious American Midwest and survive the harsh environment. Convince other settlers to join you and manage your ever-growing settlements. Build a home, take care of your farm and become a legend in Wild West Legacy.
Why similar: Western 43.7% ★, Base Building 15.7%, Crafting 15.3%, Action-Adventure 8%, Simulation 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: A strong thematic match that focuses on building a life and a homestead in the Wild West through simulation and survival mechanics.
- #7 Project Zomboid
93% matchVery Positive94% of 450,585 reviews2013
Dev: The Indie Stone
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 15.0 hrsMean: 83.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Project Zomboid is the ultimate in zombie survival. Alone or in MP: you loot, build, craft, fight, farm and fish in a struggle to survive. A hardcore RPG skillset, a vast map, massively customisable sandbox and a cute tutorial raccoon await the unwary. So how will you die? All it takes is a bite..
Why similar: Sandbox 25.1%, Crafting 20.4%, Multiplayer 18.3%, Isometric 17.7%, RPG 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for isometric survival, offering the deep crafting and base-management systems that fans of the genre crave.
- #8 This Land Is My Land
92% matchMixed68% of 4,612 reviews2021
Dev: Game-Labs
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 21.6 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Experience the frontier as a chief of a Native American tribe and resist the onset of the settlers. Explore the vast world full of hostile humans and animals while defining your narrative through the decisions you make.
Why similar: Western 50.3% ★, Crafting 15.1%, Multiplayer 8.5%, Sandbox 7.9%, RPG 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: An open-world survival game that captures the tension of the Wild West with a focus on stealth and tactical decision-making.
- #9 Wartales
91% matchVery Positive86% of 34,811 reviews2023
Dev: Shiro Games
Windows
Median: 21.6 hrsMean: 51.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Wartales is an open world RPG in which you lead a group of mercenaries in their search for wealth across a massive medieval universe. Explore the world, recruit companions, collect bounties and unravel the secrets of the tombs of the ancients!
Why similar: Tactical RPG 35.8%, RPG 20.8%, Sandbox 16.3%, Multiplayer 11.1%, Exploration 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical RPG that features isometric exploration and party management, mirroring the strategic depth found in Westland Survival.
- #10 Outlaws of the Old West
91% matchMixed59% of 6,290 reviews2019
Dev: Virtual Basement LLCPub: Wandering Wizard
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 22.7 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Outlaws of the Old West is a massively multiplayer survival MMO with a huge world, thousands of items and a modular building system. Survive the wild, build your own homestead, defeat villainous bandits and work with others to tame the Wild West.
Why similar: Western 64.1% ★, Multiplayer 9.8%, Base Building 8.9%, Crafting 7.4%, RPG 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: A massive open-world survival game dedicated to the Wild West, featuring extensive crafting and building.
- #11 The Wild Eight
90% matchMixed68% of 8,077 reviews2019
Dev: Eight PointsPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows
Median: 4.0 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: Crafting 29%, Multiplayer 22.1%, Sandbox 17.6%, RPG 7.5%, Simulation 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: An isometric survival game focused on harsh environments, resource management, and crafting to stay alive.
- #12 RimWorld
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 239,676 reviews2018
Dev: Ludeon Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 59.8 hrsMean: 262.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A sci-fi colony sim driven by an intelligent AI storyteller. Generates stories by simulating psychology, ecology, gunplay, melee combat, climate, biomes, diplomacy, interpersonal relationships, art, medicine, trade, and more.
Why similar: Base Building 34.6%, Tactical RPG 27.2%, Sandbox 19.7%, Simulation 9.6%, Atmospheric 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: While a colony sim, it provides the same isometric survival and base-building intensity found in top-tier survival RPGs.
- #13 Smalland: Survive the Wilds
88% matchVery Positive82% of 9,989 reviews2024
Dev: Merge GamesPub: Maximum Entertainment
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Experience a big adventure on a tiny scale! Enjoy multiplayer survival in a vast, hazardous world. Preparation is key when you're this small & at the bottom of the food chain. Craft weapons & armour, tame & ride creatures, build encampments & explore a strange new land.
Why similar: Base Building 19.5%, Crafting 17.2%, Sandbox 13%, Character Customization 12.2%, Multiplayer 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: Features robust base-building and survival mechanics that mirror the progression systems found in Westland Survival.
- #14 Cattle Country
86% matchVery Positive87% of 364 reviews2025
Dev: Castle Pixel, LLC.Pub: Playtonic Friends
Windows · Linux
Howdy partner! Welcome to Cattle Country, the Cozy Cowboy Adventure Life Sim. Become a determined pioneer traveling west to start a new life. Make a home in the mountains, take on bandits, discover dastardly plots, build a farm, develop your town, and make friends with fellow residents.
Why similar: Western 43.6% ★, Crafting 14%, Character Customization 13.3%, Sandbox 13%, Exploration 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: A more relaxed, cozy take on the Wild West setting that still emphasizes exploration and building a homestead.
- #15 Wild West and Wizards
87% matchMostly Positive73% of 387 reviews2020
Dev: Lavaboots Studios
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Wild West and Wizards is an open world exploration RPG set in a re-imagined new frontier. Pick a class and level up unlocking abilities and exploring a world filled with quests, loot, outlaws, bosses, spells, caves, towns, and other mysterious places.
Why similar: Western 39.7% ★, Loot 12.9%, Character Customization 9%, Crafting 8.1%, RPG 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: Combines the Wild West setting with RPG progression and exploration for a unique take on the genre.
- #16 Don't Starve
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 112,640 reviews2013
Dev: Klei Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 28.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Don’t Starve is an uncompromising wilderness survival game full of science and magic. Enter a strange and unexplored world full of strange creatures, dangers, and surprises. Gather resources to craft items and structures that match your survival style.
Why similar: Crafting 37.7%, Sandbox 27.6%, Multiplayer 11%, Exploration 8.9%, Adventure 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: A classic isometric survival experience that emphasizes crafting, exploration, and managing character needs.
- #17 Kenshi
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 112,221 reviews2018
Dev: Lo-Fi Games
Windows
Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 71.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A free-roaming squad based RPG. Focusing on open-ended sandbox gameplay features rather than a linear story. Be a trader, a thief, a rebel, a warlord, an adventurer, a farmer, a slave, or just food for the cannibals. Train your men up from puny victims to master warriors.
Why similar: Sandbox 30.5%, Base Building 20.1%, Crafting 16.6%, RPG 14.4%, Character Customization 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A brutal sandbox survival RPG that rewards exploration and base-building in a hostile, lawless frontier.
- #18 Wildmender
84% matchVery Positive84% of 2,150 reviews2023
Dev: Muse GamesPub: Kwalee
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A desert gardening survival game. Start from a tiny spring and cultivate a blooming garden. Explore a vast world amid the sands and uncover its mysteries. Can you defend against the relentless forces of nature and mysterious wraith corruption, to bring life to a dying world?
Why similar: Base Building 17.8%, Crafting 16.4%, Character Customization 14.6%, Multiplayer 11.2%, RPG 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on survival, farming, and crafting in a harsh desert environment, sharing the thematic setting of the seed game.
- #19 Deadwater Saloon
84% matchMixed66% of 209 reviews2022
Dev: Tanglefoot GamesPub: CreativeForge Games
Windows
Dive into the wild west as a saloon owner in a volatile frontier town. Customize your character and face the consequences of your choices as you forge friendships and enemies of townsfolk, travellers, outlaws and lawmen. Build the most famous saloon in the territory, or be overwhelmed and destroyed.
Why similar: Western 32.2% ★, Isometric 16.7%, Sandbox 13.7%, Character Customization 13.2%, Crafting 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A management and simulation game that allows you to build and run a business in the Wild West.
- #20 Beyond the Map
82% matchMostly Positive78% of 691 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: Isometric 16.8%, Loot 15.1%, Base Building 13.3%, Crafting 11.2%, Action RPG 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: An isometric open-world survival game that focuses on base-building and looting in a dangerous environment.
- #21 Wild Terra Online
83% matchMixed60% of 1,839 reviews2017
Dev: Juvty Worlds
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Wild Terra Online is a sandbox RPG, in a completely player-controlled medieval world. You will have to survive in a forest full of predators, build a shelter and improve your crafts skills, tame animals and fight for treasures. You can become anyone and do whatever you want!
Why similar: Isometric 19.2%, Sandbox 18.6%, Crafting 13.4%, Loot 12.9%, Base Building 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: An isometric sandbox survival game that focuses on crafting and player-driven progression.
- #22 Cowboy Life Simulator
79% matchVery Positive90% of 1,162 reviews2025
Dev: Odd QubitPub: RockGame S.A.
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
“Cowboy Life Simulator” is an immersive and relaxing ranching sim where you step into the boots of a failed businessman starting fresh on the frontier. Buy your first goat, meet the locals, explore vibrant lands, and build your dream ranch in a world full of stories and adventure!
Why similar: Crafting 23.9%, Base Building 23.5%, Sandbox 19.7%, Exploration 10.6%, Simulation 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the day-to-day simulation of life in the West, including farming and building.
- #23 Brinefall
81% matchMixed42% of 99 reviews2023
Dev: Qwerty StudioPub: Gamera Interactive
Windows
Embark on an epic journey in Brinefall, where you'll gather resources and construct your own village while exploring a vast open-world filled with secrets and mysteries. Battle fierce enemies and collect valuable loot in this unique blend of sandbox and RPG gameplay.
Why similar: Isometric 16.3%, Base Building 14.1%, Loot 13.9%, Crafting 13.5%, Sandbox 11.8%
Why You'll Like It: A sandbox survival game that emphasizes base-building and crafting in a persistent world.
- #24 Dysterra
78% matchMixed56% of 763 reviews2025
Dev: Reality MagiQ
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 65%
On a future post-apocalyptic Earth, build, craft, and loot other players’ bases to survive long enough to board the rocket and escape the dangerous robots and mercenaries that inhabit Ararat Island. Manipulate the weather and use earthquakes to change when the server wipe occurs in DYSTERRA!
Why similar: PvE 17.3%, Base Building 16.4%, Crafting 16%, Character Customization 14%, Sandbox 12.9%
Why You'll Like It: A survival simulation game that emphasizes realistic mechanics and base-building in a hostile world.
- #25 Badiya: Desert Survival
81% matchMixed49% of 342 reviews2016
Dev: Semaphore
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Badiya is a Sandbox Survival RPG set in the WWI era desert lands. Badiya challenges you to brave the sands, take part in wars, ply the spice routes, or hunt for treasure as you strive to fulfill your ambitions.
Why similar: Loot 19.8%, Crafting 17.7%, Base Building 16.1%, Sandbox 15.9%, Character Customization 13.7%
Why You'll Like It: A survival game set in a vast desert that requires careful resource management and exploration.
- #26 Desert Skies
79% matchMixed57% of 464 reviews2019
Dev: White_Rabbit_Games
Windows
Desert Skies takes survival to the air! Build an airship and fly on an adventure through the deserts of the Wild West. Look for places to land and scavenge for loot, expand your airship and craft new equipment, but beware the dangers lurking beneath the sands!
Why similar: Western 45.2% ★, Crafting 20.4%, Base Building 13.6%, Multiplayer 10.4%, Action 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: A unique survival game where you build and upgrade a base to traverse a dangerous desert landscape.
- #27 Dino Path Trail
76% matchMostly Positive78% of 232 reviews2025
Dev: Void Pointer
Windows
Survive a Wild West where dinosaurs never went extinct. Fight off predators, outlaws, and the elements as you journey across deadly biomes to rescue your kidnapped sister. Hunt or be hunted in this ruthless survival roguelike.
Why similar: Western 36.6% ★, Isometric 17.1%, Crafting 16.7%, Action-Adventure 10.5%, Exploration 6.4%
- #28 Wild Indigo Ranch
76% matchMostly Positive70% of 463 reviews2024
Dev: Funday Games
Windows
Wild Indigo Ranch is a cozy cowboy-life RPG for 1-4 players. Start a new life on the prairie, explore the frontier, build the finest ranch in the West, and ride into the sunset.
Why similar: Western 47.5% ★, Crafting 16.7%, Sandbox 13.8%, Exploration 7.3%, RPG 6.8%
- #29 Deadside
74% matchMostly Positive76% of 40,248 reviews2024
Dev: Bad Pixel
Windows
Median: 9.5 hrsMean: 44.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
An Open World Survival Shooter blending hardcore PVP and PVE action. Secure precious loot in safe zones or build your own fortress in the wild. With intense gunfights, stunning visuals, and performance smooth enough for any system, the challenge awaits!
Why similar: Base Building 34.9%, Crafting 31.2%, Multiplayer 22%, Action 6.5%, Adventure 5.4%
- #30 Lodventure
75% 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: Crafting 20.3%, Base Building 19.9%, Sandbox 14.5%, Action-Adventure 14.1%, Exploration 8.6%
- #31 Hauntsville
75% matchMixed65% of 223 reviews2025
Dev: Michael JanischPub: indie.io
Windows
You're a nameless traveler, stranded in a ghost town in the Cursed West. Use your wits, elbow grease, and the iron on your hip. Build a homestead, work the land, and survive against unspeakable monsters in this unique Western horror survival game - alone or with friends!
Why similar: Base Building 17.2%, Crafting 17.2%, PvE 17%, Multiplayer 14.8%, Exploration 10.4%
- #32 Heat
77% matchMixed49% of 2,935 reviews2020
Dev: Code}{atch
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 28.5 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Survive the wilderness, build a home, raise a family, and expand your territory. Gain power as President, deliver justice as Sheriff, fight for your tribe as Chief, or show some southern hospitality as Governor. Begin your new life in 19th century America.
Why similar: Western 61.9% ★, Multiplayer 10.7%, Crafting 9.5%, RPG 4.9%, Sandbox 4.5%
- #33 Alaska Gold Fever
72% matchVery Positive81% of 781 reviews2026
Dev: Baked GamesPub: Baked Games S.A.
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Step into the role of a gold prospector during the Alaskan gold rush and build your own empire from scratch. Mine resources, refine different forms of gold, and upgrade your tools to increase efficiency. Explore diverse mines, survive the harsh climate, and complete engaging story and side quests!
Why similar: Western 49.8% ★, Crafting 18.2%, Exploration 8%, Simulation 7.6%, RPG 7.4%
- #34 Mirthwood
72% matchMostly Positive70% of 2,338 reviews2024
Dev: Bad Ridge GamesPub: V Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Embark on an enchanting journey and brave ferocious creatures in an immersive medieval fantasy world. Will you settle a new homestead to live a life of farming and trade, or pick up the sword and take up the adventurers' path?
Why similar: Crafting 20.8%, Sandbox 19.8%, Character Customization 14%, Action RPG 12%, RPG 11.3%
- #35 Start Over
73% matchMixed62% of 377 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 21.4%, Crafting 20.4%, Sandbox 16.3%, Exploration 8.8%, Action-Adventure 8.6%
- #36 Medieval Dynasty
71% matchVery Positive90% of 50,786 reviews2021
Dev: Render CubePub: Toplitz Productions
Windows
Median: 11.8 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 29.2%, Base Building 19.2%, Sandbox 15.4%, Multiplayer 11.4%, RPG 7.3%
- #37 Ranch Simulator: Build, Hunt, Farm
71% matchMostly Positive79% of 45,769 reviews2023
Dev: Toxic DogPub: Excalibur Games
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 14.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Builder. Farmer. Hunter. Trader. Ranching certainly isn’t your average job. Think you have the skills to turn your family’s rundown homestead into the most prosperous ranch in the valley? Then it’s time to head out into the wilderness in this captivating single and multiplayer open-world simulator.
Why similar: Sandbox 40.4%, Multiplayer 27.6%, Simulation 25.2%, Singleplayer 6.9%
- #38 Saloon Simulator
69% matchVery Positive91% of 915 reviews2025
Dev: Glivi Games S.A.Pub: RockGame S.A.
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Start by running a saloon and carve your own place in the Wild West. Shape your bar, hire help, and get drawn into the lives and troubles of the people who gather around your counter. Out here, honest business is rarely enough. See what it takes to survive the frontier.
Why similar: Western 54.4% ★, Crafting 19%, Sandbox 15.1%, Simulation 8.7%, Singleplayer 2.7%
- #39 Viking Frontiers
71% matchMixed54% of 522 reviews2025
Dev: BLUM EntertainmentPub: GameHunters
Windows
Survival of your people - that's the only thing that matters. Become the leader of a newly founded Viking settlement and lead it to safety and glory. Gather, build, craft, hunt, raid and follow your Gods to endure hardships of nature and save your clan from violent destruction.
Why similar: Sandbox 27.1%, Character Customization 25.2%, RPG 16.8%, Simulation 14.2%, Action 6.9%
- #40 The Feud: Wild West Tactics
73% matchMixed62% of 102 reviews2020
Dev: Galaxy Pest Control
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Feud: Wild West Tactics is a turn based game all about gun blazing, shotgun blasting, knife stabbing and dynamite throwing action in the Wild West. Follow the story or set out on your own to build a western empire. Do you have the grit to showdown against the toughest gunslingers?
Why similar: Western 65% ★, RPG 35%
- #41 Nested Lands
69% matchMostly Positive72% of 444 reviews2026
Dev: 1M Bits HordePub: META Publishing
Windows
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: Crafting 24.2%, Sandbox 20%, Multiplayer 12.5%, Exploration 10.3%, RPG 10.2%
- #42 Wilderness
73% matchMostly Negative28% of 86 reviews2020
Dev: Horizon Studios
Windows
Survive in the wild nature by playing as an animal or as a human. Play as an animal and survive by your own or build a herd to stay protected. Have babies and protect them from predators. Play as a human and craft items, build a house, customize your character and more.
Why similar: Crafting 25.7%, Base Building 25.5%, Character Customization 19.8%, Multiplayer 11.9%, Simulation 7.9%
- #43 Tinkerlands
68% matchVery Positive86% of 3,833 reviews2025
Dev: CodeManuPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 13.9 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 23%, Crafting 21.7%, Loot 15.9%, Multiplayer 12.3%, Exploration 8.9%
- #44 Junk Survivor
70% matchMostly Positive72% of 81 reviews2023
Dev: Neojac Entertainment Inc.
Windows
Junk Survivor is a zombie post-apocalypse game where you loot, craft, build and farm in a struggle to survive. With a vast map to explore, a robust skillset to unlock this customizable sandbox awaits the adventurer. How long before you die!
Why similar: Crafting 16.2%, Sandbox 15.3%, Base Building 14.2%, PvE 13.8%, Action-Adventure 11.6%
- #45 Saloon Simulator: Prologue
68% matchVery Positive87% of 867 reviews2024
Dev: Glivi Games S.A.Pub: RockGame S.A.
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Saloon Simulator Prologue lets you restore an abandoned Saloon and discover that managing it isn't just about creating drinks and meals. Clean up, organize, and choose the right friends - all to become the most recognizable business in the Wild West!
Why similar: Western 60.9% ★, Crafting 24%, Simulation 6.9%, Atmospheric 4.6%, Singleplayer 1.9%
- #46 Badlands Crew - Drive, Command, Conquer
67% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,189 reviews2025
Dev: Runner DuckPub: Curve Games
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Create, customize and command your battle wagon to conquer crazed enemy factions and save innocent survivors scattered throughout the lawless Badlands in the aftermath of a devastating apocalypse. Do you have what it takes to Build, Evolve and Fight to survive?
Why similar: Sandbox 24.1%, Character Customization 19.8%, PvE 18.8%, Simulation 12.4%, Exploration 10.1%
- #47 Hard West 2
68% matchVery Positive82% of 3,120 reviews2022
Dev: Ice Code GamesPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Hard West 2 is a journey to the heart of darkness in the American West. Take control of a supernatural posse and catch the mysterious Ghost Train. Outsmart, outcheat and outgun your enemies in this turn-based tactics game set in a Wild West world where nothing is as it seems.
Why similar: Western 49.3% ★, Tactical RPG 22.3%, Isometric 18.2%, RPG 7.2%, Action 1.5%
- #48 KAOS SurVival
70% matchMixed62% of 145 reviews2022
Dev: Agostinho DiasPub: Shark3D Studio
Windows · Linux
Get ready for chaos in KAOS SurVival! Explore an open world, gather resources, and build shelters to survive. Form clans, raid other players, and craft essential items. In a world where everything can be destroyed, only the strongest will reign. Prove your strength and dominate the chaos!
Why similar: Sandbox 18.7%, Action RPG 16.4%, Action-Adventure 13.2%, RPG 11.4%, Simulation 10.9%
- #49 Next Day: Survival
70% matchMixed62% of 10,257 reviews2018
Dev: SOFF GamesPub: Last Level
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 21.6 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Next Day is a multi-player SURVIVAL game with elements of RPG, in an imaginary country in Eastern Europe. Carry out an array of tasks, learn skills, and develop your character. Have shootouts with opponents and earn a reputation.
Why similar: Crafting 26.5%, Multiplayer 22.9%, Sandbox 13.3%, PvE 9.6%, RPG 8.1%
- #50 Blood West
66% matchVery Positive90% of 6,260 reviews2023
Dev: HyperstrangePub: New Blood Interactive
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Weird west legends meet eldritch horror in BLOOD WEST, an immersive stealth FPS. Become the Undead Gunslinger, doomed to roam the barren lands until he manages to purge their curse, freeing his soul. 3 varied scenarios, perk-based character progression, and 20+ hours of gameplay await you!
Why similar: Western 80.2% ★, RPG 12%, Action 4.5%, Singleplayer 3.3%
- #51 Omega Crafter
66% matchMostly Positive80% of 566 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: Crafting 27.7%, Multiplayer 15.3%, PvE 15.3%, Sandbox 14.6%, RPG 9.6%
- #52 Oppidum
66% matchMixed70% of 166 reviews2025
Dev: EP Games®
Windows · Mac · Linux
Enjoy Oppidum, a story-driven survival experience for 1-4 players full of adventure, action, crafting, exploration… Everything a squad of scouts would love for a good story to tell. Do you accept the challenge?
Why similar: Crafting 25.9%, Character Customization 24.3%, Action-Adventure 13.7%, Stylized 11%, Exploration 9.5%
- #53 Bellwright
65% matchVery Positive81% of 19,796 reviews2024
Dev: Donkey Crew
Windows
Median: 12.7 hrsMean: 41.4 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: Crafting 41.2%, Multiplayer 18.5%, Simulation 12.4%, RPG 12%, Exploration 9.2%
- #54 Cultivation Tales
67% matchMostly Negative38% of 13,640 reviews2024
Dev: Ac Games
Windows
Median: 23.8 hrsMean: 66.1 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Cultivation Tales is an open world survival craft online game. You will experience collecting, crafting, hunting, fighting, building, researching, in a wild mythical world. Fight for your clan and yourself, from mortal to divinity!
Why similar: Sandbox 31%, Action RPG 16.2%, Action-Adventure 14.9%, RPG 11.3%, Multiplayer 11.3%