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AdventureIndieSimulationCraftingProcedural generation

Explore an endless 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.

76 rating4 lists39 h main storyOften paired

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AdventureIndiePlatformerSimulationFishing

Spiritfarer is a cozy management game about dying. You play Stella, ferrymaster to the deceased, a Spiritfarer. Build a boat to explore the world, then befriend and care for spirits before finally releasing them into the afterlife. Farm, mi

87 rating5 lists26 h main storyOften paired

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AdventureIndieSimulationFishingCrafting

G’Day! Get ready to start a new fair Dinkum life and build your new home out in the bush. Explore tropical eucalyptus forests, scorching deserts and cool billabongs on an Island inspired by the wild Australian outback. Take care of giant wo

82 rating1 list31 h main storyOften paired

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AdventureIndiePlatformerSandboxSimulation

Growtopia is a free-to-play sandbox MMO game with almost endless possibilities for world creation, customization and having fun with your friends. Enjoy thousands of items, challenges and events.

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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 and gather the resources you need to repair your ship and set off to explore the vast, infinite universe…

79 rating9 lists26 h main storyAlso in Survival games

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ActionAction-adventureAdventurePlatformerSide-scrolling

Unusually for Electronic Arts in the early 90s, this was a platform -shooter game with little or no adventuring or strategy elements. The game scrolls sideways, and has sections where precision jumps are required, either to clear rivers or

69 rating4 lists0.5 h main storyOften paired

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AdventurePlatformerSimulationSide-scrollingTime limit

Wario, Nintendo's greedy, uncouth and rude anti-hero, returns to his roots. The Wario Land series is where Wario first appeared, and it's back in all its side-scrolling, platform-jumping glory.

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AdventureIndieSimulationPixel artAction

Kingdom Two Crowns is a side-scrolling micro strategy game with a minimalist feel wrapped in a beautiful, modern pixel art aesthetic. Play the role of a monarch atop their steed and recruit loyal subjects, build your kingdom and protect it

83 rating1 list21 h main storyOften paired

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AdventurePlatformerSide-scrollingHigh scoreBoss fight

Yoshi's Island DS is a 2D platformer for the Nintendo DS in the Yoshi's Island series. It is the sequel to Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, where Kamek and the Toadies have kidnapped all the babies in the world in search for the star ch

79 rating8 listsOften paired

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PlatformerSide-scrollingBirdTime limitMosquito

Chuck Rock II is a side-scrolling action game featuring the son of the protagonist Chuck Rock as he fights off dinosaurs and tries to help save his parents.

64 rating6 listsOften paired

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AdventureIndieSimulationSurvivalFishing

Stranded Deep will feature a unique physically-based crafting and building system. Great care has been taken to minimize, even eliminate, most of the in-game UI. You will be able to craft a variety of crude weapons and tools such as spears,

60 rating1 list23 h main story

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Crashlands is an outlandish story-driven-action-adventure set in a world of hidden magic and high technology. Tame and milk alien beasts, craft resources into menacing weaponry, befriend the locals, and go toe-to-chin with a maniac. All in

76 rating2 lists28 h main story

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AdventurePlatformer2.5dHigh scoreBoss fight

Kirby and his friends are back in an adventure designed to satisfy longtime Kirby fans and beginners alike. When an alien spaceship crashes in the otherwise peaceful realm of Pop Star, its pieces are scattered throughout the land. Players m

86 rating3 lists8 h main storyOften paired

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Action-adventureAdventureIndiePlatformerSandbox

Terraria is a 2D sandbox action-adventure game with platforming and role-playing elements. Players create a character and are placed in a procedurally generated world where they mine resources, craft equipment, build structures, and fight e

82 rating23 lists52 h main storyAlso in Survival games

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AdventureIndieSimulationSurvivalAction

A living world full of surprises, secrets and danger awaits in The Survivalists, an adventure-filled survival sandbox set in The Escapists universe. Explore, build, craft and even train monkeys with up to three friends in a desperate bid to

65 rating1 list22 h main story

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A block building open-world survival game originally for the Wii U, later ported to a variety of systems.

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Action-adventureAdventureSurvivalActionRole-playing

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 fo

80 rating4 lists14 h main story

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AdventureIndieSandboxSimulationSurvival

As a prospector starting out on a procedurally generated exo-planet, TerraTech is a galactic exploration game where you need to build an empire from the ground up. Design your own fleet of unique vehicles and take them into battle, and you

65 rating4 lists18 h main storyAlso in Survival games

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IndieSimulationSurvivalCraftingProcedural generation

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, a massively customisable sandbox and a cute tutorial raccoon awa

82 rating4 lists64 h main storyAlso in Survival games

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Action-adventureAdventureIndieSimulationSurvival

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.

70 rating2 lists10 h main storyAlso in Survival games

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Action-adventureAdventureIndieSimulationSurvival

Ark: Survival Evolved is an open-world action-adventure survival game where players awaken stranded on a mysterious island populated by dinosaurs, prehistoric creatures, and mythical beasts. Gameplay revolves around gathering resources, cra

68 rating14 lists12 h main storyAlso in Survival games

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Action-adventureAdventureIndieSimulationSurvival

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 sur

77 rating12 lists30 h main storyAlso in Survival games

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AdventureIndieSimulationSurvivalCrafting

Radiation Island is a survival adventure game where you craft your own destiny in a huge open world environment. As part of the Philadelphia Experiment you have become stranded in a parallel, alternate reality. Discover this new and mysteri

47 rating1 list26 h main story

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Valheim is an open-world survival and exploration game set in a procedurally generated world inspired by Norse mythology. Playing alone or with up to nine other players, you explore dangerous biomes, gather resources, craft weapons and armo

87 rating6 lists111 h main storyAlso in Survival games

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AdventureIndieSimulationFishingCrafting

Wurm Online is a totally unique, highly accessible online wilderness MMORPG that will drag you in, shake you up and down, bite you, annoy you, drive you completely mad and leave you wondering why you didn’t find it a million years ago! Bot

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AdventureIndieSandboxCraftingAction-adventure

Whether you are a seasoned hunter, a weathered explorer, a master builder, a shrewd trader or a natural born fighter, there is a place for you in the massive open-world sandbox universe of Boundless. Watch the sunrise on one world before hu

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AdventureIndieSimulationSurvivalMMORPG

Warning: Game is in early access! Welcome to the mysterious world of Novus Inceptio where new gaming experience of exploring, building and surviving awaits. Explore the true sandbox survival world and take part in the development of the ful

60 rating2 listsAlso in Survival games

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Action-adventureAdventureIndieSurvivalFishing

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.

73 rating6 lists30 h main storyAlso in Survival games

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Action-adventureAdventureSimulationSurvivalAction

Conan Exiles is an online multiplayer survival game set in the lands of Conan the Barbarian. Enter a vast, open-world sandbox and play together with friends and strangers as you build your own home or even a shared city. Survive freezing co

71 rating5 lists40 h main storyAlso in Survival games

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AdventureSandboxActionAction role-playingRole-playing

Dragon Quest Builders 2 is a block-building role-playing game with a charming campaign and a robust multiplayer building mode that supports up to four players online. Create your customized character, team-up with your fearless friend Malro

82 rating8 lists55 h main story

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A sandbox game based on Ark: Survival Evolved developed by Snail Games (licensed by Studio Wildcard). Enter a world of mystery, danger, ancient dinosaurs, mythical beasts, and cubes! Work by yourself or with a tribe of others to gather mat

70 rating1 list0.5 h main storyDescribed alike

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AdventureIndieSandboxSimulationSurvival

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 mysterie

77 rating10 lists25 h main storyAlso in Survival games

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AdventureIndieSimulationSurvivalCrafting

Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead (aka Cataclysm DDA or CataDDA) is an open source survival horror roguelike set in a post-apocalyptic and fictional New England. Unlike most roguelikes, it has no goal: the player is free to explore the procedural

90 rating5 lists65 h main storyAlso in Survival games

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ActionAction-adventureAdventureIndieSimulation

Explore, build, and survive in a liminal voxel expanse oozing with surreal landscapes and esoteric critters.

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Ylands is both a sandbox exploration adventure and a platform for making custom games, ranging from simple scenarios to sophisticated game modes.

60 rating2 listsAlso in Survival games

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PlatformerBirdTime limitBoss fightCountdown timer

Croc 2 is a platformer that follows the cute crocodile protagonist, Croc, in his adventure to free his furry friends the gobbos from the forces of evil. On his way Croc collects gems in order to buy items that will assist his quest.

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AdventureIndieSimulationSurvivalAction

The open world action RPG where you can ruin everything. Ascend from your shelter. Escape the wretched island. Explore. Fight. Level up. Survive. Gather. Craft. Harvest. Hunt. Build. Farm. Solve puzzles. Fish. Cook. Live. Enjoy the bitter

72 rating1 list20 h main storyAlso in Survival games

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AdventureIndieSimulationSurvivalCrafting

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

77 rating3 lists27 h main storyAlso in Survival games

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AdventureIndieSimulationSurvivalFishing

Stranded Deep will feature a unique physically-based crafting and building system. Great care has been taken to minimize, even eliminate, most of the in-game UI. You will be able to craft a variety of crude weapons and tools such as spears,

60 rating4 listsAlso in Survival games

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IndieSandboxSimulationSurvivalAction

A year after the Aurora’s appearance & the world went dark, the people of Harmont & its vast wild environs struggle to survive the Quiet Apocalypse. Survive alone or with others against a host of new hazards & a fresh new survival sandbox f

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AdventureIndieSimulationSurvivalAction-adventure

Empyrion - Galactic Survival is a 3D open world space sandbox survival adventure. Build mighty ships, menacing space stations and vast planetary settlements to explore, conquer or exploit a variety of different planets and the allegedly emp

66 rating1 list60 h main storyAlso in Survival games

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AdventureIndieSimulationProcedural generationSide view

Become the captain of a flying ship! Sell items, gather resources and build your own trade company in the clouds!

70 rating2 lists9 h main story

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AdventureIndieSandboxSimulationSurvival

Enter the creative paradise of Scrap Mechanic! Build fantastic machines, go on adventures with your friends and defend against waves of evil Farmbots in this imaginative multiplayer survival sandbox. With Scrap Mechanic’s powerful creation

70 rating1 list2 h main storyAlso in Survival games

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AdventureIndiePlatformerPixel artAction

Take on wild beasts, ruthless soldiers, and ancient gods in this 2D Action-Platformer inspired by Tower-Defense combat.

73 rating3 lists12 h main story

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AdventureSurvivalActionRole-playingScience

The world is a vast, beautiful and dangerous place – especially when you have been shrunk to the size of an ant. Explore, build and survive together in this first person, multiplayer, survival-adventure. Can you thrive alongside the hordes

76 rating10 lists34 h main storyAlso in Survival games

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AdventureIndieSimulationFishingCrafting

Start a new life in the enchanting town of Portia! Restore your Pa's neglected workshop to its former glory by fulfilling commissions, growing crops, raising animals, and befriending the quirky inhabitants of this charming post-apocalyptic

75 rating4 lists69 h main story

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AdventureSurvivalFishingCraftingProcedural generation

Nightingale is a shared world survival-crafting game set in a rich gaslamp Victorian fantasy setting. Players venture through portals where adventure and mystery awaits across a myriad of beautiful and increasingly-dangerous worlds.

63 rating2 lists26 h main storyAlso in Survival games

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AdventureIndieSimulationSurvivalAction

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.

78 rating6 lists16 h main storyAlso in Survival games

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