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% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 528,033 reviews2016Developer: Klei EntertainmentPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 8.0hMean: 64.1h≥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 1,511,859 reviews2011Developer: Re-LogicPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 33.2hMean: 149.0h≥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 665,921 reviews2018Developer: Endnight Games LtdPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 13.1hMean: 37.0h≥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 763,144 reviews2017Developer: Studio WildcardPlatforms: Windows, MacMedian: 10.2hMean: 200.9h≥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 1,344,289 reviews2018Developer: Facepunch StudiosPlatforms: Windows, MacMedian: 52.0hMean: 416.6h≥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 368,916 reviews2022Developer: Redbeet InteractivePublisher: Axolot GamesPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 14.5hMean: 36.8h≥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 Valheim79% matchVery Positive94% of 529,829 reviews2021Developer: Iron Gate ABPublisher: Coffee Stain PublishingPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 25.6hMean: 76.1h≥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 402,164 reviews2016Developer: Hello GamesPlatforms: Windows, MacMedian: 20.2hMean: 70.4h≥1hr: 94%
No Man's Sky is a game about exploration and survival in an infinite procedurally generated universe.
- #9 The Long Dark77% matchVery Positive90% of 117,376 reviews2017Developer: Hinterland Studio Inc.Platforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 6.3hMean: 46.9h≥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.
- #10 Subnautica76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 344,093 reviews2018Developer: Unknown Worlds EntertainmentPlatforms: Windows, MacMedian: 13.4hMean: 40.0h≥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 Project Zomboid76% matchVery Positive94% of 440,877 reviews2013Developer: The Indie StonePlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 14.8hMean: 82.3h≥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..
- #12 Palworld75% matchVery Positive94% of 417,805 reviews2024Developer: PocketpairPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 34.2hMean: 70.0h≥1hr: 97%
Fight, farm, build and work alongside mysterious creatures called "Pals" in this completely new multiplayer, open world survival and crafting game!
- #13 7 Days to Die69% matchVery Positive87% of 396,805 reviews2024Developer: The Fun PimpsPublisher: The Fun Pimps Entertainment LLCPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 16.8hMean: 107.4h≥1hr: 91%
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 Hell68% matchVery Positive85% of 94,379 reviews2019Developer: Creepy JarPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 7.1hMean: 18.7h≥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 122,901 reviews2016Developer: ChucklefishPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 17.2hMean: 64.1h≥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 112,271 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 482,438 reviews2015Developer: TechlandPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 21.6hMean: 60.9h≥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 ASTRONEER66% matchVery Positive92% of 136,711 reviews2019Developer: System Era SoftworksPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 11.7hMean: 44.1h≥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 47,062 reviews2022Developer: Beam Team GamesPublisher: Beam Team PublishingPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 4.5hMean: 21.1h≥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 92,875 reviews2022Developer: Obsidian EntertainmentPublisher: Xbox Game StudiosPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 12.2hMean: 40.8h≥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 Zero64% matchVery Positive90% of 102,346 reviews2021Developer: Unknown Worlds EntertainmentPlatforms: Windows, MacMedian: 15.9hMean: 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 31,585 reviews2018Developer: Entrada Interactive LLCPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 5.5hMean: 38.3h≥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 Exiles63% matchMostly Positive79% of 111,441 reviews2018Developer: FuncomPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 16.9hMean: 111.3h≥1hr: 94%
An online multiplayer survival game, now with sorcery, set in the lands of Conan the Barbarian. Survive in a vast open world sandbox, build your home into a kingdom, and dominate your enemies in single or multiplayer.
- #24 Once Human62% matchMostly Positive77% of 167,251 reviews2024Developer: Starry StudioPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 3.7hMean: 50.2h≥1hr: 77%
Once Human is a multiplayer open-world 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.
- #25 SCUM62% matchMostly Positive74% of 122,922 reviews2025Developer: GamepiresPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 11.9hMean: 102.0h≥1hr: 93%
Traverse punishing environments, looting, crafting and evading the constant threats to your life. The unprecedented levels of character customization and progression are your ultimate tools for survival.
- #26 Forager62% matchVery Positive90% of 43,003 reviews2019Developer: HopFrogPublisher: Balor GamesPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 9.3hMean: 22.3h≥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 Positive74% of 62,078 reviews2021Developer: RocketWerkzPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 10.0hMean: 44.6h≥1hr: 87%
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 Necesse59% matchVery Positive93% of 26,780 reviews2025Developer: Fair Games ApSPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 5.8hMean: 14.6h≥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!
- #29 The Planet Crafter59% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 67,314 reviews2024Developer: Miju GamesPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 21.1hMean: 37.2h≥1hr: 91%
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.
- #30 Abiotic Factor58% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 52,861 reviews2025Developer: Deep Field GamesPublisher: PlaystackPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 19.3hMean: 42.7h≥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.
- #31 Dinkum58% matchVery Positive92% of 28,435 reviews2025Developer: James BendonPublisher: KRAFTON, Inc.Platforms: WindowsMedian: 9.8hMean: 28.4h≥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.
- #32 Subsistence60% matchMostly Positive72% of 13,601 reviews2016Developer: ColdGamesPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 5.0hMean: 40.0h≥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 Deadside58% matchMostly Positive76% of 40,013 reviews2024Developer: Bad PixelPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 9.5hMean: 44.2h≥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!
- #34 Dune: Awakening58% matchMostly Positive70% of 74,372 reviews2025Developer: FuncomPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 47.7hMean: 95.2h≥1hr: 97%
Dune: Awakening is an Open World Survival RPG where you can fully immerse yourself in the epic world of Dune. Alone or with friends, explore a vast open world Arrakis, survive the sandworms, build a home, craft an ornithopter, and unravel the mystery of the missing Fremen.
- #35 Hurtworld59% matchMostly Positive76% of 31,099 reviews2019Developer: Bankroll StudiosPlatforms: Windows, MacMedian: 6.7hMean: 63.2h≥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 Sunkenland57% matchVery Positive81% of 22,996 reviews2023Developer: Vector3 StudioPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 8.5hMean: 17.9h≥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?
- #37 RuneScape: Dragonwilds56% matchVery Positive81% of 23,948 reviews2025Developer: Jagex LtdPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 7.3hMean: 13.8h≥1hr: 91%
On RuneScape’s forgotten continent of Ashenfall, dragons have awoken. Gather, build, skill and craft to survive in this co-operative (1-4) survival crafting game. Only by mastering survival and uncovering ancient secrets can they hope to slay the Dragon Queen—alone or with allies.
- #38 SURVIVAL: Postapocalypse Now58% matchMixed56% of 8,877 reviews2019Developer: TB GamesPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 3.6hMean: 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?
- #39 DRAGON QUEST BUILDERS™ 257% matchVery Positive92% of 7,831 reviews2019Developer: Square EnixPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 11.3hMean: 48.0h≥1hr: 89%
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.
- #40 Far Cry® Primal57% matchVery Positive86% of 39,079 reviews2016Developer: UbisoftPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 7.0hMean: 26.1h≥1hr: 87%
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.
- #41 Mist Survival57% matchMostly Positive76% of 14,042 reviews2018Developer: Dimension 32 EntertainmentPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 3.8hMean: 15.0h≥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
- #42 Breathedge56% matchVery Positive82% of 16,026 reviews2021Developer: RedRuins SoftworksPublisher: HypeTrain DigitalPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 3.7hMean: 9.2h≥1hr: 87%
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 TerraTech56% matchVery Positive91% of 24,455 reviews2018Developer: Payload StudiosPublisher: MythwrightPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 8.2hMean: 33.0h≥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.
- #44 Tribes of Midgard56% matchMostly Positive76% of 23,072 reviews2021Developer: NorsfellPublisher: Gearbox PublishingPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 7.9hMean: 19.6h≥1hr: 87%
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!
- #45 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!
- #46 Life is Feudal: Your Own57% matchMixed66% of 12,039 reviews2015Developer: Bitbox Ltd.Platforms: WindowsMedian: 8.6hMean: 58.3h≥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!
- #47 Craftopia56% matchMostly Positive77% of 19,974 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.
- #48 Voidtrain55% matchMostly Positive74% of 9,176 reviews2025Developer: HypeTrain DigitalPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 8.3hMean: 13.8h≥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.
- #49 Empyrion - Galactic Survival56% matchMostly Positive79% of 34,087 reviews2020Developer: Eleon Game StudiosPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 6.3hMean: 76.7h≥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!
- #50 Stoneshard56% matchMostly Positive75% of 33,430 reviews2020Developer: Ink Stains GamesPublisher: HypeTrain DigitalPlatforms: Windows, LinuxMedian: 6.1hMean: 36.7h≥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 How to Survive56% matchVery Positive83% of 17,095 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?
- #52 The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™54% matchVery Positive82% of 11,474 reviews2024Developer: Free Range GamesPublisher: North Beach GamesPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 8.7hMean: 20.4h≥1hr: 90%
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!
- #53 Nightingale55% matchMixed67% of 17,841 reviews2024Developer: Inflexion GamesPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 6.6hMean: 23.9h≥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.
- #54 CastleMiner Z56% matchVery Positive81% of 11,088 reviews2014Developer: DigitalDNA GamesPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 2.2hMean: 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.
- #55 The Planet Crafter: Prologue54% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,643 reviews2021Developer: Miju GamesPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 1.4hMean: 3.9h≥1hr: 55%
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.
- #56 Myth of Empires55% matchMixed67% of 17,261 reviews2024Developer: Angela GamePublisher: Imperium Interactive EntertainmentPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 15.4hMean: 230.5h≥1hr: 90%
Myth of Empires is a multiplayer war sandbox game featuring a high degree of freedom and multiple civilizations. Players must survive, craft, create, and lead troops in their quest to conquer PVE or PVP territory and build their own empire. Xizhou Civilization Pack is now officially released!
- #57 The Wild Eight55% matchMostly Positive70% of 7,155 reviews2019Developer: Eight PointsPublisher: HypeTrain DigitalPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 3.9hMean: 7.6h≥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.
- #58 Soulmask54% matchVery Positive81% of 17,627 reviews2024Developer: CampFire StudioPublisher: Qooland GamesPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 13.7hMean: 66.7h≥1hr: 92%
Choose your path across a primeval continent shaped by the Mask's power. From lush rainforests to scorched sands, recruit and lead unique tribesmen, build automated production lines, and construct everything from local bases to colossal airships, uncover the secrets of the Mask
