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Raft 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!

Similarity 48%
Price 19.99€
Rating 9.2
Release 20 Jun 2022
Forsaken Isle Stranded on a desert island, explore, craft, build and fight in this action survival game!

Similarity 48%
Price 11.79€
Rating 6.5
Release 18 Jul 2025
ASKA Lay claim to unspoiled lands and pave the way for a fierce Viking tribe. Craft the ultimate settlement solo or together with up to x3 friends. Trust in the Gods and the power of the Eye of Odin and summon intelligent NPC villagers to provide camaraderie and relief from the toils of survival.

Similarity 48%
Price -63% 9.45€
Rating 7.8
Release 20 Jun 2024
Rust 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.

Similarity 48%
Price -1% 39.82€
Rating 8.7
Release 08 Feb 2018
Astro Colony Explore endless Universe and create the most efficient constellation of colonies. Build conveyor systems to automate production. Take care of Astronauts and their needs! Establish new colonies as part of intergalactic simulation.

Similarity 48%
Price -43% 11.17€
Rating 7.9
Release 07 Nov 2022
Judgment: Apocalypse Survival Simulation Build, scavenge, craft, and perform occult rituals to survive in a demon-infested, post-apocalyptic colony simulation. Will you survive Judgment day?

Similarity 48%
Price -49% 10.36€
Rating 7.8
Release 03 May 2018
Escape The Pacific Raw, real survival in the Pacific. Build a modular floating base. Master realistic sailing mechanics. Face challenging Pacific-like weather & seasons. Hunt, craft, build & navigate using Sun Dial, Sextant & Triangulation. Explore an endless island cluster-based world. Simulate real life scenarios!

Similarity 48%
Price -65% 5.25€
Rating 6.6
Release 23 Feb 2018
Dig or Die Crash land on a hostile planet where you'll have to build the strongest defenses if you wish to live to escape from it. But be warned... this planet is merciless. Build strong, and smart; else physics may flood or destroy your only hopes of survival.

Similarity 47%
Price 11.99€
Rating 8.7
Release 10 Jul 2018
Planet Explorers 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.

Similarity 47%
Price Free to play
Rating 6.1
Release 08 Nov 2016
Subnautica: Below Zero 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.

Similarity 47%
Price -34% 19.90€
Rating 8.9
Release 13 May 2021
Muck Muck is a survival-roguelike. Collect resources, find items & build a base to survive for as long as you can.

Similarity 47%
Price Free to play
Rating 9.2
Release 05 Jun 2021
Occupy Mars: The Game 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.

Similarity 47%
Price -78% 5.59€
Rating 7.1
Release 10 May 2023
CHKN Behold, the miracle of life… packed into cubes! Create fantastic creatures in an open-world sandbox game like no other. Explore, craft, and survive—all with the help of your very own creations.

Similarity 47%
Price Free to play
Rating 7.7
Release 01 Apr 2016
Final Upgrade Help humanity to spread throughout the cosmos by exploring new worlds, building space factories and setting up trade routes. Research advanced technologies to increase efficiency and unlock new paths of development. Fight off other artificial intelligences in your goal to reach the Final Upgrade!

Similarity 47%
Price -94% 1.08€
Rating 7.4
Release 06 Dec 2022
Hobo: Tough Life Hobo: Tough Life is an urban survival role-playing game where you play as a homeless person. Play alone or team up in online co-op. Explore the streets of Praslav, scavenge for food and supplies, beg, steal, and do whatever else it takes to survive the forthcoming winter.

Similarity 47%
Price 28.99€
Rating 8.2
Release 12 Apr 2021
The Wandering Village The Wandering Village is a city-building simulation game on the back of a giant, wandering creature. Build your settlement and form a symbiotic relationship with the colossus. Will you survive together in this hostile, yet beautiful post-apocalyptic world, contaminated by poisonous plants?

Similarity 47%
Price -42% 17.57€
Rating 8.8
Release 17 Jul 2025
Terraria Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!

Similarity 47%
Price -47% 5.17€
Rating 9.7
Release 16 May 2011
Dread Dawn This is an open-world zombie survival game set in a quarantined city. You play as a student left behind due to missing the evacuation convoy. Together with classmates and other survivors, you must defend the school, survive, and await rescue.

Similarity 47%
Price -66% 6.71€
Rating 7.1
Release 30 Sep 2024
Vectorio A minimalistic base-building tower-defense game. Collect and automate resources, research new technologies, setup supply chains, and fight back against the ever growing onslaught of enemy forces with a variety of powerful defenses.

Similarity 47%
Price 9.75€
Rating 7.6
Release 18 Aug 2023
Wurm Unlimited 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.

Similarity 47%
Price -97% 1.00€
Rating 6.9
Release 21 Oct 2015
Stormworks: Build and Rescue Join a world where you design, create and pilot your own air sea rescue service. Release your inner hero as you battle fierce storms out at sea to rescue those in need.

Similarity 47%
Price 24.50€
Rating 8.9
Release 17 Sep 2020
Core Keeper Explore a vast cavern of creatures, relics and resources in a mining sandbox adventure for 1-8 players. Mine, build, fight, craft and farm to unravel the mystery of the ancient Core.

Similarity 46%
Price -68% 6.41€
Rating 9.1
Release 27 Aug 2024
Sengoku Dynasty Sengoku Dynasty is the ultimate feudal Japan experience: build villages, grow your community, and shape the open world through combat or economy. The choice is yours alone - or that of up to 4 players in multiplayer co-op!

Similarity 46%
Price -51% 13.31€
Rating 7.2
Release 07 Nov 2024
Keplerth Welcome to Keplerth! Try to survive on a hostile alien planet in this 2D sandbox RPG, where you can choose to live alone or fight side by side with your friends in the online multiplayer mode. Survive, build, farm, fight, and explore your way to victory in this open-world adventure!

Similarity 46%
Price -80% 2.53€
Rating 8.2
Release 23 May 2022