Top Open World Survival Craft Games
60+ open world survival craft games ranked by player tags and tunable re-ranking. Related tags include Survival, Open World, Sandbox, Crafting.
Recommended Open World Survival Craft Games

Don't Starve Together
Fight, Farm, Build and Explore Together in the standalone multiplayer expansion to the uncompromising wilderness survival game, Don't Starve.

Terraria
Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!
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- #1 Don't Starve Together98% matchVery Positive95% of 541,972 reviews2016Developer: Klei EntertainmentPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 7.9hMean: 64.6h≥1hr: 89%
Fight, Farm, Build and Explore Together in the standalone multiplayer expansion to the uncompromising wilderness survival game, Don't Starve.
- #2 Terraria94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,548,448 reviews2011Developer: Re-LogicPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 33.8hMean: 151.8h≥1hr: 92%
Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!
- #3 The Forest93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 680,573 reviews2018Developer: Endnight Games LtdPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 13.1hMean: 37.3h≥1hr: 93%
As the lone survivor of a passenger jet crash, you find yourself in a mysterious forest battling to stay alive against a society of cannibalistic mutants. Build, explore, survive in this terrifying first person survival horror simulator.
- #4 ARK: Survival Evolved91% matchVery Positive83% of 776,082 reviews2017Developer: Studio WildcardPlatforms: Windows, MacMedian: 10.2hMean: 202.1h≥1hr: 79%
Stranded on the shores of a mysterious island, you must learn to survive. Use your cunning to kill or tame the primeval creatures roaming the land, and encounter other players to survive, dominate... and escape!
- #5 Rust85% matchVery Positive87% of 1,393,461 reviews2018Developer: Facepunch StudiosPlatforms: Windows, MacMedian: 52.7hMean: 429.0h≥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.
- #6 Raft84% matchVery Positive93% of 377,470 reviews2022Developer: Redbeet InteractivePublisher: Axolot GamesPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 14.7hMean: 37.9h≥1hr: 95%
Raft™ throws you and your friends into an epic oceanic adventure! Alone or together, players battle to survive a perilous voyage across a vast sea! Gather debris, scavenge reefs and build your own floating home, but be wary of the man-eating sharks!
- #7 Valheim80% matchVery Positive94% of 540,690 reviews2021Developer: Iron Gate ABPublisher: Coffee Stain PublishingPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 26.0hMean: 78.0h≥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!
- #8 No Man's Sky79% matchVery Positive85% of 414,381 reviews2016Developer: Hello GamesPlatforms: Windows, MacMedian: 20.1hMean: 70.7h≥1hr: 94%
No Man's Sky is a game about exploration and survival in an infinite procedurally generated universe.
- #9 Palworld77% matchVery Positive95% of 480,493 reviews2026Developer: PocketpairPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 40.2hMean: 84.9h≥1hr: 97%
Fight, farm, build and work alongside mysterious creatures called "Pals" in this completely new multiplayer, open world survival and crafting game!
- #10 Subnautica77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 378,847 reviews2018Developer: Unknown Worlds EntertainmentPlatforms: Windows, MacMedian: 13.3hMean: 39.8h≥1hr: 90%
Descend into the depths of an alien underwater world filled with wonder and peril. Craft equipment, pilot submarines and out-smart wildlife to explore lush coral reefs, volcanoes, cave systems, and more - all while trying to survive.
- #11 The Long Dark77% matchVery Positive89% of 123,417 reviews2017Developer: Hinterland Studio Inc.Platforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 6.2hMean: 47.4h≥1hr: 84%
THE LONG DARK is a thoughtful, exploration-survival experience that challenges solo players to think for themselves as they explore an expansive frozen wilderness in the aftermath of a geomagnetic disaster. There are no zombies -- only you, the cold, and all the threats Mother Nature can muster.
- #12 Project Zomboid76% matchVery Positive94% of 475,049 reviews2013Developer: The Indie StonePlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 15.6hMean: 87.1h≥1hr: 93%
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..
- #13 7 Days to Die69% matchVery Positive87% of 405,507 reviews2024Developer: The Fun PimpsPublisher: The Fun Pimps Entertainment LLCPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 17.3hMean: 110.4h≥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!
- #14 Green Hell69% matchVery Positive85% of 101,308 reviews2019Developer: Creepy JarPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 7.0hMean: 18.4h≥1hr: 88%
Plunge into the open-world survival simulation set in the extreme conditions of the uncharted Amazon jungle. Use real-life survival techniques to craft, hunt, fight, and gather resources, set a makeshift shelter, or raise a fortress. Survive alone or team up with your friends and challenge the jungle together.
- #15 Starbound68% matchVery Positive90% of 123,281 reviews2016Developer: ChucklefishPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 17.0hMean: 64.4h≥1hr: 91%
You’ve fled your home, only to find yourself lost in space with a damaged ship. Your only option is to beam down to the planet below, repair your ship and set off to explore the universe...
- #16 Don't Starve68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 113,372 reviews2013Developer: Klei EntertainmentPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 4.2hMean: 28.2h≥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.
- #17 Dying Light67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 494,317 reviews2015Developer: TechlandPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 21.5hMean: 61.3h≥1hr: 95%
First-person action survival game set in a post-apocalyptic open world overrun by flesh-hungry zombies. Roam a city devastated by a mysterious virus epidemic. Scavenge for supplies, craft weapons, and face hordes of the infected.
- #18 ASTRONEER67% matchVery Positive92% of 139,015 reviews2019Developer: System Era SoftworksPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 11.5hMean: 44.6h≥1hr: 87%
Interact with strange new worlds in a unique and tactile way, molding the environment itself as if it were clay in your hands. Build your base, master resource management, automate your production lines, and more as you unravel the mysteries of the universe, alone or with friends.
- #19 Stranded Deep66% matchMostly Positive74% of 47,770 reviews2022Developer: Beam Team GamesPublisher: Beam Team PublishingPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 4.4hMean: 20.9h≥1hr: 83%
Take the role of a plane crash survivor stranded somewhere in the Pacific Ocean. Come face to face with some of the most life threatening scenarios that will result in a different experience each time you play. Scavenge. Discover. Survive.
- #20 Grounded65% matchVery Positive90% of 95,505 reviews2022Developer: Obsidian EntertainmentPublisher: Xbox Game StudiosPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 12.5hMean: 41.8h≥1hr: 94%
The world is a vast, beautiful and dangerous place – especially when you have been shrunk to the size of an ant. Can you thrive alongside the hordes of giant insects, fighting to survive the perils of the backyard?
- #21 Subnautica: Below Zero65% matchVery Positive90% of 108,186 reviews2021Developer: Unknown Worlds EntertainmentPlatforms: Windows, MacMedian: 15.5hMean: 30.0h≥1hr: 91%
Dive into a freezing underwater adventure on an alien planet. Below Zero is set two years after the original Subnautica. Return to Planet 4546B to uncover the truth behind a deadly cover-up. Survive by building habitats, crafting tools, & diving deeper into the world of Subnautica.
- #22 Miscreated65% matchMixed66% of 31,591 reviews2018Developer: Entrada Interactive LLCPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 5.4hMean: 38.2h≥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.
- #23 Conan Exiles Enhanced64% matchMostly Positive79% of 117,196 reviews2018Developer: FuncomPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 17.2hMean: 113.9h≥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!
- #24 SCUM62% matchMostly Positive74% of 126,382 reviews2025Developer: GamepiresPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 11.9hMean: 104.8h≥1hr: 93%
Welcome to SCUM, a ruthless open-world survival game where deep character customization defines the prisoner you become. Loot, craft, hunt, build, and fight to outlast a hostile island where every choice can change your fate. Stay alive. Stay dangerous. Become harder to kill.
- #25 Once Human61% matchMostly Positive78% of 182,222 reviews2024Developer: Starry StudioPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 3.7hMean: 52.2h≥1hr: 77%
Once Human is a Strange Worlds Survival Game set in a strange, post-apocalyptic future. Unite with friends to fight monstrous enemies, uncover secret plots, compete for resources, and build your own territory. Once, you were merely human. Now, you have the power to remake the world.
- #26 Forager62% matchVery Positive89% of 43,959 reviews2019Developer: HopFrogPublisher: Balor GamesPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 9.3hMean: 22.4h≥1hr: 92%
The highly popular and quirky "idle game that you want to actively keep playing". Explore, craft, gather & manage resources, find secrets and build your base out of nothing! Buy land to explore and expand!
- #27 ICARUS61% matchMostly Positive75% of 67,515 reviews2021Developer: RocketWerkzPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 10.3hMean: 46.4h≥1hr: 88%
ICARUS is a solo or multiplayer PvE survival game. Explore a savage wilderness in the aftermath of terraforming gone wrong. Complete narrative quests as either Open World operations or Individual Missions. Explore, build, craft and hunt while seeking your fortune and prospecting for exotic matter.
- #28 The Planet Crafter60% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 73,089 reviews2024Developer: Miju GamesPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 21.7hMean: 38.5h≥1hr: 92%
A space survival open world terraforming crafting game, designed for 1 to 10 players. Alter the ecosystem of an inhospitable planet to render it habitable for humanity. Survive, gather resources, and build your base. Then, generate oxygen, warmth, and pressure to create a brand new biosphere.
- #29 Necesse60% matchVery Positive93% of 28,807 reviews2025Developer: Fair Games ApSPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 6.0hMean: 15.3h≥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!
- #30 Windrose58% matchVery Positive87% of 51,977 reviews2026Developer: Kraken ExpressPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 20.1hMean: 32.9h≥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!
- #31 Abiotic Factor58% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 58,426 reviews2025Developer: Deep Field GamesPublisher: PlaystackPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 20.8hMean: 46.1h≥1hr: 95%
Abiotic Factor is a survival crafting experience for 1-6 players set in the depths of an underground research facility. Caught between paranormal containment failure, a military crusade, and chaos from a dozen realms, the world’s greatest minds must survive against the universe’s biggest threats.
- #32 Subsistence60% matchMostly Positive72% of 13,766 reviews2016Developer: ColdGamesPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 4.9hMean: 40.4h≥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).
- #33 Dinkum58% matchVery Positive92% of 29,064 reviews2025Developer: James BendonPublisher: KRAFTON, Inc.Platforms: WindowsMedian: 10.0hMean: 29.1h≥1hr: 87%
Dinkum is a survival life simulation game set on an island inspired by the rugged Australian outback. Farm, hunt, mine, fish, and forage to gather resources, expand your town, and discover what makes Dinkum so special—either solo or with friends.
- #34 Dune: Awakening58% matchMostly Positive71% of 78,134 reviews2025Developer: FuncomPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 46.5hMean: 100.0h≥1hr: 97%
Dune: Awakening is an Open World Survival game with immersive adventure and RPG gameplay. Explore, build, craft, and unravel a cinematic Dune story alone or with friends as you rise from survival to greatness on the most legendary planet in the universe. Just remember: the sandworm always comes.
- #35 Hurtworld59% matchMostly Positive76% of 31,099 reviews2019Developer: Bankroll StudiosPlatforms: Windows, MacMedian: 6.8hMean: 64.1h≥1hr: 88%
Hurtworld is a hardcore multiplayer survival FPS with a focus on competitive gunplay and strategic map control. Built for hardcore gamers, Hurtworld aims to punish.
- #36 Deadside57% matchMostly Positive76% of 40,499 reviews2024Developer: Bad PixelPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 9.5hMean: 44.6h≥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!
- #37 Sunkenland57% matchVery Positive80% of 23,803 reviews2023Developer: Vector3 StudioPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 8.6hMean: 20.0h≥1hr: 88%
Get ready for a Waterworld-themed survival game with modular base building, sunken city scavenging, crafting, base defense, and invasions of NPC clans for resources and territory. Ready for the water apocalypse?
- #38 RuneScape: Dragonwilds57% matchVery Positive81% of 29,187 reviews2025Developer: Jagex LtdPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 8.9hMean: 19.0h≥1hr: 91%
On RuneScape's forgotten continent of Ashenfall, dragons have awoken. Gather, build, skill and craft in this co-operative survival adventure. Only by mastering survival and uncovering ancient secrets can you hope to face the ferocious Dragon Queen.
- #39 Far Cry® Primal57% matchVery Positive86% of 41,079 reviews2016Developer: UbisoftPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 7.0hMean: 26.3h≥1hr: 88%
The award-winning Far Cry franchise returns with its innovative open world gameplay, bringing together massive beasts, breathtaking environments, and unpredictable savage encounters. Welcome to the Stone Age, a time of danger and adventure.
- #40 DRAGON QUEST BUILDERS™ 257% matchVery Positive92% of 8,060 reviews2019Developer: Square EnixPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 11.1hMean: 46.8h≥1hr: 88%
DRAGON QUEST BUILDERS™ 2 is a block-building RPG set in a fantasy land threatened by an evil cult. Explore, battle, build and harvest in the charming single-player campaign or build big projects in the online sandbox mode for up to 4-players.
- #41 SURVIVAL: Postapocalypse Now58% matchMixed56% of 8,877 reviews2019Developer: TB GamesPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 3.7hMean: 11.5h≥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?
- #42 Breathedge57% matchVery Positive81% of 17,661 reviews2021Developer: RedRuins SoftworksPublisher: HypeTrain DigitalPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 3.4hMean: 8.2h≥1hr: 80%
Survive in outer space! Together with your immortal chicken, discover the truth behind your sudden spaceship crash. Craft tools, pilot vehicles, and even control space stations to survive and explore the wreckage.
- #43 Mist Survival57% matchMostly Positive76% of 14,333 reviews2018Developer: Dimension 32 EntertainmentPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 3.9hMean: 15.1h≥1hr: 73%
MIST SURVIVAL is a Single-player, survival stealth sandbox game Players will experience the Apocalypse stimulation in the form of virus pandemic, the players have to deal with it to survive through the difficulties such as finding shelter and food, threats from the environment and climate: wild animals, bandits, infected, and dense mist t
- #44 TerraTech56% matchVery Positive91% of 24,920 reviews2018Developer: Payload StudiosPublisher: MythwrightPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 8.0hMean: 32.5h≥1hr: 90%
TerraTech is an open-world, sandbox adventure game, where you design and build your own creations through a mix of crafting, combat and discovery. Design vehicles from a huge library of blocks. Scavenge, craft and buy new parts to survive and become the ultimate planetary prospector.
- #45 Tribes of Midgard56% matchMostly Positive76% of 23,242 reviews2021Developer: NorsfellPublisher: Gearbox PublishingPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 7.8hMean: 19.7h≥1hr: 86%
A vibrant blend of survival and action RPG for 1-10 players! Craft legendary items, grow your home base and embark on an epic journey through procedural realms to face towering creatures hel-bent on unleashing Ragnarök. Valhalla can wait, Einherjar!
- #46 Grounded 255% matchVery Positive81% of 23,765 reviews2025Developer: Obsidian EntertainmentPublisher: Xbox Game StudiosPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 12.9hMean: 24.2h≥1hr: 92%
Shrunk again, but the world is much larger. In this open-world, single-player or co-op survival adventure, craft weapons and armor, build your base, and traverse the playground on your buggy. But something else is out there—and it hasn’t forgotten you.
- #47 Life is Feudal: Your Own57% matchMixed66% of 12,061 reviews2015Developer: Bitbox Ltd.Platforms: WindowsMedian: 8.6hMean: 57.9h≥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!
- #48 Reign Of Kings57% matchMixed57% of 14,891 reviews2015Developer: Code}{atchPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 10.2hMean: 47.7h≥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!
- #49 Craftopia56% matchMostly Positive76% of 20,210 reviews2020Developer: PocketpairPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 5.8hMean: 22.1h≥1hr: 85%
Craftopia is the brand new multiplayer survival action game made in Japan. We combined many features we find enjoyable, such as hunting, farming, hack-and-slash, building, automation to develop this game.
- #50 Stoneshard56% matchMostly Positive75% of 35,466 reviews2020Developer: Ink Stains GamesPublisher: HypeTrain DigitalPlatforms: Windows, LinuxMedian: 6.2hMean: 38.6h≥1hr: 86%
Stoneshard is a hardcore turn-based RPG about the harsh life of a medieval mercenary: travel with your own caravan, descend into procedurally generated dungeons, learn new skills, survive hunger and injuries - and remember, every mistake can mean death and loss of progress.
- #51 Voidtrain55% matchMostly Positive74% of 9,810 reviews2025Developer: HypeTrain DigitalPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 8.5hMean: 15.9h≥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.
- #52 Empyrion - Galactic Survival56% matchMostly Positive78% of 34,392 reviews2020Developer: Eleon Game StudiosPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 6.2hMean: 77.1h≥1hr: 77%
Build and explore in a true space sandbox survival adventure. Construct mighty capital vessels, sprawling planetary settlements, and vast space stations in your galactic journey to discover the mysteries of Empyrion!
- #53 How to Survive56% matchVery Positive83% of 17,098 reviews2014Developer: Eko SoftwarePublisher: 505 GamesPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 3.3hMean: 7.6h≥1hr: 80%
“A real Gem” – Destructoid at E3 “Offers a different experience for zombie game veterans” – Co-Optimus“Has a lot more going for it than smashing brains and gory, red goo ... With a surprisingly deep crafting system” – GamesRadarYou're shipwrecked on an isolated island, a desperate castaway in a total freakshow world. How will you survive?
- #54 MISERY54% matchVery Positive84% of 25,586 reviews2025Developer: Platypus EntertainmentPublisher: YtopiaPlatforms: Windows, LinuxMedian: 4.8hMean: 10.8h≥1hr: 83%
MISERY is a 1–10 player co-op survival game set in a nuclear disaster zone. Here, every day is a struggle: search radioactive ruins for resources, build your bunker, craft weapons, and explore a weird, procedurally-generated world with your friends. Beware of anomalies, monsters, and armed bandits.
- #55 The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™55% matchVery Positive81% of 12,363 reviews2024Developer: Free Range GamesPublisher: North Beach GamesPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 7.3hMean: 19.1h≥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!
- #56 CastleMiner Z56% matchVery Positive81% of 11,158 reviews2014Developer: DigitalDNA GamesPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 2.3hMean: 8.9h≥1hr: 66%
CastleMiner Z is an infinite world filled with deep places to explore, and horrifying monsters to slay. Build structures out of blocks, craft weapons and tools from raw materials, and explore the vast and frightening world around you.
- #57 Nightingale55% matchMixed66% of 18,038 reviews2024Developer: Inflexion GamesPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 6.6hMean: 24.0h≥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.
- #58 The Planet Crafter: Prologue54% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,709 reviews2021Developer: Miju GamesPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 1.4hMean: 3.9h≥1hr: 56%
Experience the first stages of terraforming an entire planet in this space survival open world terraforming crafting game prologue. Explore, survive, collect, build your base then create oxygen, heat and pressure to make an hostile planet livable for humanity.
