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Games Like XenoHaven

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Survival, Base Building, Crafting, Open World.

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In XenoHaven, gather resources to build shelters, enslave alien beasts to work for you, and run restaurants and shops. Delve into dark underground dungeons, defeat swarming insectoids and mighty bosses, and craft powerful gear to conquer the alien world.

Reviews: Very Positive — 86% — of 64 reviews
Released: 2025-11-20
Developer: Miniverse Game
Publisher: OKJOY
Genres: Adventure, Casual, Indie, Simulation, Early Access
Platforms: Windows

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    95% matchVery Positive93% of 1,428 reviews2023
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    Windows · Linux
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    Windows
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    91% matchVery Positive91% of 7,161 reviews2024
    Dev: Osaris Games
    Windows
    Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 55%

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    92% matchVery Positive86% of 9,719 reviews2020
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    Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 20.2 hrs≥1hr: 72%

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    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 76%

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  11. #11 StarRupture
    89% matchVery Positive81% of 10,861 reviews2026
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    Windows
    Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 18.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%

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    90% matchMixed49% of 846 reviews2019
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    Windows
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    Windows
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    Windows
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    Windows

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    Windows
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    Windows
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    74% matchVery Positive87% of 137 reviews2025
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    Windows

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    Windows
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    Windows
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    Windows

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    Windows

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    Windows

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    70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 138,890 reviews2019
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    Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 74%

    Keep your disposable android-body alive by automating everything. Automate farming, foraging, crafting and capturing - and even assimilate creatures into your production lines during your impossible mission to relight the world.

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 26.8%, Base Building 13.5%, Automation 12.1%, Survival 11.3%, Crafting 11.1%

  55. #55 Farworld Pioneers
    69% matchMostly Negative38% of 691 reviews2023
    Dev: IgloosoftPub: tinyBuild
    Windows

    Explore an open world, sci-fi sandbox – in PVP, PVE, and co-op. Build and manage colonies on alien planets, and recruit AI survivors with unique personalities and skills. Craft, build, mine, farm, or get your electric death rifle and say hello to your neighbors.

    Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 27.4%, Base Building 15.2%, Sandbox 12.6%, Crafting 11.2%, Survival 10.1%

  56. #56 ReFactory
    68% matchMostly Positive78% of 91 reviews2022
    Dev: AIVIK LLCPub: BIVAK LLC
    Windows

    Build, explore, fight! ReFactory is a 2D strategy game with a focus on construction and logistics where you build an automated mega-factory on an alien planet.

    Why similar: Base Building 26.2%, Crafting 17.7%, Automation 16.9%, Sandbox 13.1%, Simulation 9.7%

  57. #57 Occupy Mars: The Game
    64% matchMostly Positive70% of 3,012 reviews2026
    Dev: ▲ Pyramid Games
    Windows
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 31.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%

    Survive and colonize Mars in a highly technical, open-world sandbox game. Build and upgrade your base, discover new regions, conduct mining operations, retrieve water, generate oxygen, grow crops, and fix broken parts.

    Why similar: Base Building 16.2%, Sandbox 13.6%, Open World 13.3%, Crafting 12.1%, Survival 10.7%

  58. #58 Pathless Woods
    65% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,093 reviews2024
    Dev: AniYa Games Studio
    Windows
    Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%

    Embark on a cozy open-world survival journey inspired by ancient China's heritage. Gather resources, cultivate crops, build your dream home, and defend it from marauders. Team up with friends to explore and uncover a world where adventure meets serenity.

    Why similar: Base Building 16.1%, Open World 15.3%, Sandbox 15%, Crafting 13.8%, Survival 12.8%

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