- #1 Life is Feudal: MMO
97% matchMixed40% of 7,347 reviews2018
Dev: LTG
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 45.5 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Experience the hardcore reality of the Middle Ages. Master survival, engage in deep-rooted RPG elements, navigate a bustling economy, build communities, and employ diplomatic strategy to thrive in Abella's vast expanse.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 25% ★, MMORPG 19.1% ★, Base Building 9.9%, Sandbox 8.2%, Survival 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a realistic medieval sandbox experience with a heavy emphasis on player-driven economy, territory control, and massive construction projects.
- #2 Wurm Online
96% matchMixed63% of 2,546 reviews2020
Dev: Code Club AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 39.3 hrs≥1hr: 47%
A sandbox MMORPG that has pushed the boundaries on what it means to be open world and stood the test of time. Dig, mine, shape the world around you and make your lasting mark!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 27.2% ★, MMORPG 21.9% ★, Sandbox 16.2%, Building 9.8%, Survival 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: This is the definitive sandbox experience that shares Xsyon's deep focus on terraforming, complex crafting, and player-built societies.
- #3 Wild Terra 2: New Lands
96% matchMixed52% of 4,025 reviews2022
Dev: Juvty Worlds
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 26.1 hrs≥1hr: 39%
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: Open World Survival Craft 29.2% ★, MMORPG 15.4% ★, Sandbox 10.4%, Crafting 8.3%, Building 8%
Why You'll Like It: A top-down survival sandbox that mirrors the community-building and intricate crafting systems found in Xsyon.
- #4 Dark and Light
95% matchMixed52% of 11,821 reviews2017
Dev: Snail Games USA
Windows
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 49.2 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 Survival Craft 20% ★, MMORPG 16.3% ★, Open World 14.8%, Survival 13.4%, Sandbox 12.7%
Why You'll Like It: A fantasy-themed survival sandbox that offers a massive world and deep crafting mechanics for players to explore.
- #5 Boundless
94% matchMixed69% of 2,770 reviews2018
Dev: Monumental, LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 32.9 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Shape your citizen, forge your destiny and sculpt your world in this epic voxel sandbox MMO built on endless possibility.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 33.9% ★, MMORPG 12.7% ★, Sandbox 11.7%, Open World 10.5%, Crafting 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: A voxel-based sandbox MMO that allows for significant world-shaping and player-driven commerce.
- #6 Soulmask
93% matchMostly Positive77% of 21,914 reviews2026
Dev: CampFire StudioPub: Qooland Games
Windows
Median: 13.8 hrsMean: 68.6 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: Open World Survival Craft 30% ★, Base Building 12.5%, Crafting 10.7%, Sandbox 9.9%, Open World 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: This title excels at tribe management and base-building, providing a modern take on the survival sandbox genre.
- #7 Eco
92% matchVery Positive81% of 13,962 reviews2018
Dev: Strange Loop Games
Windows
Median: 16.7 hrsMean: 89.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Build a civilization of real people, working together to advance society and stop a meteor, all without destroying the ecosystem in the process.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 34.7% ★, Base Building 15.7%, Crafting 13.5%, Open World 11.8%, Sandbox 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: It emphasizes player-driven civilization and environmental impact, requiring deep cooperation to survive and progress.
- #8 Conan Exiles Enhanced
91% matchMostly Positive79% of 116,436 reviews2018
Dev: Funcom
Windows
Median: 17.1 hrsMean: 113.0 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Conan Exiles Enhanced is an open world survival game set in the mythical lands of Hyboria, now fully upgraded to Unreal Engine 5 with stunning visuals and improved performance. SURVIVE, BUILD, and DOMINATE alone or with friends in a world brimming with adventure!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 31.3% ★, Survival 15.2%, Open World 13.4%, Building 12.1%, Crafting 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a massive sandbox world with extensive base-building and tribal elements that feel similar to the survival experience in Xsyon.
- #9 Novus Inceptio
91% matchMixed52% of 1,302 reviews2015
Dev: McMagic Productions
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Warning: This is an Early Access game! Welcome to an enigmatic world, where a new gaming experience in exploring, building and surviving is waiting just for you. Experience a sandbox world with survival elements, and join us in creating a full version of the game.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 27.4% ★, Base Building 9.3%, Sandbox 8.9%, Crafting 8.8%, Open World 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A survival sandbox that emphasizes evolution and crafting in a world that feels both vast and unforgiving.
- #10 Miscreated
90% matchMixed66% of 31,585 reviews2018
Dev: Entrada Interactive LLC
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 38.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Miscreated is a multiplayer online hardcore survival game set in a post-apocalyptic future. You will need to survive against mutants, players, and even mother nature herself.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 44% ★, Survival 13.9%, Open World 11.2%, Zombies 8.1%, Post-apocalyptic 8%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a post-apocalyptic survival experience with a strong focus on exploration and multiplayer interaction.
- #11 Haven & Hearth
89% matchMostly Positive73% of 991 reviews2024
Dev: Seatribe
Windows · Mac · Linux
A free-to-play MMORPG with crafting, building, landscaping, foraging, hunting, fishing, a dash of poetry, and open PvP combat,
Why similar: MMORPG 27.6% ★, Sandbox 12.9%, Base Building 11.7%, Crafting 10.7%, Survival 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: A deeply complex survival sandbox that rewards long-term development and social interaction in a harsh, evolving world.
- #12 Rust
87% matchVery Positive87% of 1,378,603 reviews2018
Dev: Facepunch Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 52.5 hrsMean: 424.5 hrs≥1hr: 96%
The only aim in Rust is to survive. Everything wants you to die - the island’s wildlife, other inhabitants, the environment, and other survivors. Do whatever it takes to last another night.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 27.7% ★, Survival 18.6%, Crafting 13.6%, Open World 11.8%, Building 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: The quintessential player-driven survival sandbox that features intense social dynamics and large-scale base construction.
- #13 7 Days to Die
86% matchVery Positive87% of 402,373 reviews2024
Dev: The Fun PimpsPub: The Fun Pimps Entertainment LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 17.0 hrsMean: 109.1 hrs≥1hr: 92%
7 Days to Die is an open-world game that is a unique combination of first-person shooter, survival horror, tower defense, and role-playing games. Play the definitive zombie survival sandbox RPG that came first. Navezgane awaits!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 27.1% ★, Survival 12.7%, Base Building 10.5%, Open World 9.2%, Post-apocalyptic 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: Combines post-apocalyptic survival with extensive base-building and crafting in a fully destructible environment.
- #14 Will To Live Online
88% matchMixed69% of 18,314 reviews2018
Dev: AlphaSoft LLC
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 34.9 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Will To Live is a MMORPG-shooter whose action takes place in a severe post-apocalyptic world. Explore the world, engage in fights with mutants and other survivors, join the clans in the struggle for existence and prove your right to Live.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 28.8% ★, MMORPG 22.6% ★, Post-apocalyptic 11.5%, Crafting 10.6%, Open World 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: A post-apocalyptic MMORPG that integrates survival mechanics and faction-based gameplay in a dangerous wasteland.
- #15 GRAV
89% matchMixed47% of 6,921 reviews2015
Dev: BitMonster, Inc.
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 60%
GRAV is a sand box experience where you explore a multitude of planets, hunt strange alien creatures, build and defend outposts, craft weapons and armor, and attempt to survive against other players in a hostile environment.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 41% ★, Survival 12.6%, Base Building 12.5%, Open World 11.5%, Sandbox 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi survival sandbox that features base-building and exploration across diverse, alien landscapes.
- #16 Re.poly
86% matchVery Positive91% of 137 reviews2019
Dev: Hinkfoot Studios
Windows
Re.Poly is a relaxed yet deep indie survival game in a low-poly style that blends exploration, combat, building, and adventure. Whether alone or with friends, create your own world, write your own story, and decide how you want to play.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 28.3% ★, Base Building 10.4%, Crafting 10.2%, Sandbox 10%, Survival 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: A sandbox survival game that focuses on building and exploration within a stylized, open-world environment.
- #17 Valheim
84% matchVery Positive94% of 536,933 reviews2021
Dev: Iron Gate ABPub: Coffee Stain Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 25.9 hrsMean: 77.4 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% ★, Survival 11%, Open World 10.6%, Base Building 10.4%, Building 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a rewarding sense of building and exploration in a harsh, atmospheric world that encourages long-term settlement.
- #18 Force of Nature
85% matchMostly Positive75% of 4,205 reviews2016
Dev: A.Y.std
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Force of Nature is a Sandbox game that combines Action, Adventure, RPG, Strategy and Management genres
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 37.6% ★, Crafting 12.4%, Survival 11%, Sandbox 9%, Open World 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A sandbox survival game that emphasizes crafting and exploration in a procedurally generated world.
- #19 SURVIVAL: Postapocalypse Now
84% matchMixed56% of 8,877 reviews2019
Dev: TB Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Want to survive? - Arm yourself and survive. Crafting, shooting, transport and much more awaits you in the Survival game. What happened to the world around and why he died - you may find out. But is this the main question now?
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 45.4% ★, Survival 14.1%, Open World 9.9%, Post-apocalyptic 9.4%, Crafting 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the gritty reality of surviving in a ruined world with a strong emphasis on crafting and building.
- #20 Next Day: Survival
83% 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: Survival 24.7%, Open World 20.8%, Post-apocalyptic 18.1%, Crafting 11.7%, MMORPG 8.1% ★
Why You'll Like It: A post-apocalyptic survival game with RPG elements that focuses on multiplayer interaction and scavenging.
- #21 XERA: Survival
82% matchMixed66% of 7,928 reviews2021
Dev: Spotted Kiwi Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 24.9 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Action-focused, open world survival shooter, PvPvE against fellow mercenaries and lethal XOIDS. Raid for resources alone or with team-mates, build and defend your base, stash your gear and survive against the odds. You are the hunters. You are the hunted. And the robots never sleep…
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 29.9% ★, Base Building 13.3%, Crafting 10%, Survival 9.4%, Post-apocalyptic 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A multiplayer survival game that focuses on looting and base-building within a dangerous, post-apocalyptic environment.
- #22 Junk Survivor
81% 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: Post-apocalyptic 13.8%, Survival 11.8%, Open World 11.3%, Zombies 10.2%, Sandbox 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: A post-apocalyptic survival game that focuses on scavenging and building to survive against the odds.
- #23 KeepUp Survival
81% matchMixed64% of 744 reviews2024
Dev: Witte Studio
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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: Open World Survival Craft 32.5% ★, Base Building 12.8%, Crafting 11.2%, Open World 11.1%, Survival 11%
Why You'll Like It: A sandbox survival game that prioritizes base-building and exploration in a post-apocalyptic setting.
- #24 Taora : Survival
79% matchMixed60% of 416 reviews2024
Dev: Tulpar Games
Windows
Taora is an open world survival game with unique character building and crafting. Build and upgrade your base, and survive the zombie apocalypse !
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 27.1% ★, Post-apocalyptic 11.3%, Crafting 10.9%, Base Building 10.2%, Building 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A post-apocalyptic survival game that blends crafting and shooter mechanics for a more action-focused experience.
- #25 Reign Of Kings
78% matchMixed57% of 14,891 reviews2015
Dev: Code}{atch
Windows
Median: 10.2 hrsMean: 47.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Struggle to survive in a harsh medieval world. Hunt wildlife, mine resources, build structures, and craft weapons and armor in order to protect yourself. You may form a guild, bring war to all opposition, and try to seize the throne and become king!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 38.7% ★, Survival 12.1%, Open World 11.7%, Crafting 11.5%, Building 10.6%
- #26 Plains of Pain
76% matchVery Positive83% of 869 reviews2023
Dev: Cobra Byte Digital
Windows
Survive in a post-apocalyptic open-world sandbox alone or with friends. Explore a procedural wasteland scorched by heat and chaos. Build a base, develop skills, craft tools and weapons, trade for what you need, complete deadly quests, earn faction reputation, or take part in faction wars.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 27.2% ★, Base Building 11.3%, Post-apocalyptic 10.4%, Sandbox 9.7%, Crafting 9.2%
- #27 Outlaws of the Old West
77% matchMixed59% of 6,290 reviews2019
Dev: Virtual Basement LLCPub: Wandering Wizard
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 22.6 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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: Open World Survival Craft 50.8% ★, Survival 15.5%, Open World 15.1%, Base Building 7.7%, Crafting 5.7%
- #28 Rising World
76% matchVery Positive86% of 5,920 reviews2014
Dev: JIW-Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 21.3 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Rising World is a voxel based open-world sandbox game, featuring a procedurally generated world, playable in single and multi-player.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 35.2% ★, Base Building 13.6%, Building 12.2%, Crafting 11.4%, Sandbox 11.3%
- #29 BitCraft Online
74% matchMostly Positive74% of 3,620 reviews2025
Dev: Clockwork Laboratories, Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.9 hrsMean: 98.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Join thousands of players in a true single-world MMORPG. Carve out a cozy nook, master a player-driven economy, or band together to transform the ancient wilderness into thriving cities. From humble beginnings to legend, your choices matter - because in BitCraft, your actions shape our world.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 30.9% ★, MMORPG 24.5% ★, Base Building 10.3%, Sandbox 10.3%, Crafting 7.9%
- #30 Wurm Unlimited
77% matchMostly Positive71% of 3,135 reviews2015
Dev: Code Club ABPub: Plug In Digital
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 18.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Wurm Unlimited is the standalone version of the fantasy sandbox world Wurm Online, the MMORPG where the players are in charge! A pioneer in the ideas of player influence, crafting and adventure, it is now one of the most deep and feature packed true sandbox experiences available.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 30.5% ★, Sandbox 10.8%, Open World 10.1%, Crafting 9.5%, MMORPG 9.4% ★
- #31 INCUR Survival
74% matchVery Positive82% of 108 reviews2022
Dev: INCUR
Windows
A survival open-world game, where you can gather resources, Hunt, Craft tools and armor, Tame Animals, Ride Animals, Build, and defend your base from creatures, and other players.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 34.3% ★, Building 12.4%, Crafting 11%, Survival 9.9%, Open World 9.6%
- #32 Planet Explorers
75% matchMixed62% of 6,817 reviews2016
Dev: Pathea Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Planet Explorers is an open world sandbox adventure RPG game set on a distant planet. The game uses a new OpenCL calculated voxel system to allow players to change the terrain in any way, create new objects such as weapons, vehicles, objects, and do it anywhere.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 39% ★, Sandbox 14%, Open World 11.9%, Crafting 8.8%, Survival 8.3%
- #33 VEIN
70% matchVery Positive89% of 11,054 reviews2025
Dev: Ramjet Studios
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 14.4 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 14.8%, Open World 14.1%, Survival 14%, Post-apocalyptic 11.9%, Zombies 10.7%
- #34 Last Oasis
73% matchMixed62% of 24,228 reviews2020
Dev: Donkey Crew
Windows
Median: 17.9 hrsMean: 121.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Nomadic Survival MMO. Build wooden walking machines to travel to new lands. Create clans and fight for territory. Resources deplete fast, so take your sword and scavenge, pirate, and trade to stay alive.
Why similar: Survival 17.6%, Open World 16%, Crafting 12.6%, Building 12.1%, Sandbox 10.4%
- #35 Palworld
69% matchVery Positive94% of 425,619 reviews2024
Dev: Pocketpair
Windows
Median: 34.3 hrsMean: 71.0 hrs≥1hr: 96%
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 33.5% ★, Open World 14.2%, Survival 12.3%, Crafting 9.3%, Base Building 8.5%
- #36 Life is Feudal: Your Own
73% matchMixed66% of 12,061 reviews2015
Dev: Bitbox Ltd.
Windows
Median: 8.6 hrsMean: 58.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Hardcore and realistic; LiF is a Medieval multiplayer sandbox RPG, with free terraforming, a rich crafting system and preset and modular building construction. With engaging survival aspects, no target physics-based combat and a unique formation system - along with numerous other features - LiF is not for the faint of heart!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 35.7% ★, Open World 11.2%, Crafting 10.7%, Sandbox 10.1%, Survival 10%
- #37 Life is Feudal: Arden
72% matchMixed41% of 867 reviews2025
Dev: LTG
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 28.1 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Life is Feudal: Arden is a new free-to-play open-world MMORPG set in the Middle Ages, built on the foundation of Life is Feudal: MMO. Engage in thrilling PvP combat, navigate political intrigue, master a variety of professions and craft unique items. Forge your own path to power and greatness!
Why similar: MMORPG 27.4% ★, Sandbox 12.8%, Building 11.9%, Crafting 10.9%, Base Building 9.3%
- #38 Longvinter
70% matchMixed67% of 7,607 reviews2025
Dev: Uuvana Studios
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 44.0 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Fish, farm, craft, gather, cook, loot or steal from other players and build a campsite or a village with your friends in an open-world multiplayer sandbox game without rules!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 28.8% ★, Crafting 12.6%, Survival 12.4%, Open World 11.1%, Sandbox 9.7%
- #39 Wild Terra Online
73% matchMixed60% of 1,842 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: MMORPG 18% ★, Sandbox 15.8%, Survival 13.5%, Open World 13.5%, Crafting 9.9%
- #40 Citadel: Forged with Fire
71% matchMixed68% of 5,891 reviews2019
Dev: Blue Isle StudiosPub: Blue Isle Publishing
Windows
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 18.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
This massive online sandbox RPG features elements of magic, spellcasting, building, exploring and crafting. As a newly minted apprentice of the magic arts, you will set off to the dangerous world of Ignus. Tame mighty beasts, forge alliances, explore uncharted territories or fight for dominance!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 29.2% ★, Open World 13.1%, MMORPG 12.3% ★, Survival 9.6%, Sandbox 8.3%
- #41 Necesse
66% matchVery Positive93% of 27,498 reviews2025
Dev: Fair Games ApS
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 14.9 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 41.4% ★, Sandbox 9.6%, Open World 9.1%, Crafting 8.7%, Survival 8.1%
- #42 Crushed
71% matchMixed54% of 316 reviews2020
Dev: NipoBoxPub: NipoBox Publishing
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Crushed — is an Singleplayer and Multiplayer First-Person Survival Sandbox in an Open World! Challenge the wild and be ready to survive in harsh conditions. Explore the world, get resources, cook food, build a house, farm, hunt, and enjoy nature.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 30% ★, Open World 9.2%, Survival 9.1%, Base Building 8.6%, Crafting 8.3%
- #43 Subsistence
70% matchMostly Positive72% of 13,723 reviews2016
Dev: ColdGames
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 40.4 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Subsistence is a sandbox, first person, solo or co-op, PvE open-world survival game. Struggle through changing seasons to build a base, develop technology and gear-up in the hostile environment. Defend yourself from wildlife, the elements and AI hunters (who also build bases in the world).
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 42.7% ★, Survival 12.9%, Crafting 11.4%, Open World 9.5%, Base Building 8.6%
- #44 Renown
68% matchMixed59% of 1,570 reviews2025
Dev: RDBK Studios
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 16.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Renown is an intense medieval multiplayer survival experience set in a vast, ever-evolving world. Whether alone or rallying allies, gather resources, build powerful strongholds, and engage in brutal battles for dominance.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 28.3% ★, Crafting 10.8%, Building 10.2%, Base Building 9.7%, Open World 9.7%
- #45 In Next Life
68% matchMixed66% of 140 reviews2026
Dev: Dual DecadePub: Wereviz AB
Windows · Mac
An online multiplayer game of crafting, survival, civilization building, and player collaboration. Start in the stone age and live, build, and invent your way to higher civilization. Live and die as well as you can, to gain the experience you need to achieve even more in your next life!
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 23.2% ★, MMORPG 16.2% ★, Crafting 9.8%, Base Building 9.3%, Sandbox 8.4%
- #46 Solace Crafting
69% matchMostly Positive72% of 894 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 30.3% ★, Base Building 11.3%, Crafting 10.9%, Survival 10.2%, Open World 9.5%
- #47 Shamania
66% matchMostly Positive74% of 154 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: Open World Survival Craft 31.8% ★, Crafting 12.7%, Open World 12.1%, Survival 10.8%, Sandbox 9.6%
- #48 Project: Gorgon
65% matchVery Positive83% of 4,962 reviews2026
Dev: Elder Game, LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12.1 hrsMean: 85.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Project: Gorgon is a fantasy MMORPG that allows you to forge your own path through exploration and discovery.
Why similar: MMORPG 53.8% ★, RPG 13.6%, Open World 10.7%, Sandbox 9.2%, Crafting 7.7%
- #49 Zero-based World-从零开始
69% matchMostly Positive72% of 181 reviews2020
Dev: zerogame
Windows
Zero Based World is a multiplayer sandbox survival game.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 44.4% ★, MMORPG 27.8% ★, Open World 14%, Action-Adventure 6.1%, PvP 5.9%
- #50 Ashes of Creation
67% matchMostly Negative37% of 18,952 reviews2025
Dev: Intrepid Studios, Inc
Windows
Median: 13.7 hrsMean: 76.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Ashes of Creation is an old-school take on the modern MMORPG set in a living, reactive world where your choices shape civilization. In this PvX open world sandbox, players will build cities, forge empires, and lay siege to foes. Uncover the Ancients as you fight to reclaim the fallen world of Verra.
Why similar: MMORPG 37.4% ★, Crafting 15.6%, Base Building 11.6%, Action RPG 10.8%, Exploration 7%
- #51 DeadPoly
67% matchMostly Positive78% of 6,038 reviews2022
Dev: TFL Games
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 64%
DeadPoly is a polygon arcade zombie survival looter shooter with base building, crafting, scavenging, leveling, questing, and more, but your only goal is survival, everything else is optional.
Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 28.1% ★, Post-apocalyptic 10.7%, Base Building 10.4%, Crafting 9.4%, Survival 9.3%
