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326 games like Starbound · 2011 – 2027
Timed PlayStation exclusive
Hello Games · Meta Quest, Nintendo Switch 2, PS4 +7
No Man's Sky is an action-adventure survival game set in a procedurally generated universe containing over 18 quintillion planets. Players explore star systems, gather resources, trade with alien species, and upgrade their equipment while f
73 rating1 list31 h main storyOften paired
Engine Software · Android, Gameband, Linux +12
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 storyOften paired
Eleon Game Studios · Windows
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 storyOften paired
Timed Xbox exclusive
Iron Gate Studio · Linux, Nintendo Switch 2, PS5 +4
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 storyOften paired
Linux, Switch, Nintendo Switch 2 +5
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
Timed Nintendo exclusive
Butterscotch Shenanigans · Android, Switch, Windows +3
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 storyOften paired
The Fun Pimps · Linux, PS4, PS5 +4
Set in a brutally unforgiving post-apocalyptic world overrun by the undead, 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. It presents combat
53 rating10 lists30 h main storyOften paired
Nintendo console exclusive
Android, Linux, Switch +3
Junk Jack is a 2D sandbox where you can explore, build and survive in randomly generated procedural worlds full of monsters, hidden treasures and beautiful landscapes.
80 rating1 listAlso in Survival games
Robinson Technologies · Android, Switch, PS4 +4
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.
68 rating6 listsOften paired
Thunder Lotus Games · Linux, Switch, PS4 +4
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
Timed Xbox exclusive
System Era Softworks · Switch, PS4, PS5 +2
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
Xbox console exclusive
RocketWerkz · Windows, Xbox Series
An alien world for the taking. Explore, survive and make your fortune if you dare. Icarus is a multiplayer co-operative survival game with persistent metagame progression.
70 rating4 lists36 h main story
Beam Team Games · Linux, Switch, PS4 +3
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
Timed Xbox exclusive
Studio Wildcard · Android, Linux, Switch +7
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
The Indie Stone · Linux, Windows, macOS
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
Fntastic · Linux, PS4, Windows +3
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
PS4, Windows, Xbox One +1
Rebel Galaxy is an action-packed, swashbuckling space opera. You'll battle pirates, explore anomalies, befriend aliens, scavenge battle wreckage, mine asteroids, and discover artifacts. Choose your path as a roguish do-gooder, crafty space-
73 rating4 lists22 h main story
PlayStation console exclusive
Turbulenz · PS4, Windows, macOS
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
70 rating4 lists
Axolot Games · Windows
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
Payload Studios · Linux, Switch, PS4 +3
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
Linux, Switch, PS4 +5
Welcome to The Long Dark, the innovative exploration-survival experience Wired magazine calls "the pinnacle of an entire genre". The game is a thoughtful, exploration-survival experience that challenges solo players to think for themselves
79 rating6 lists24 h main storyAlso in Survival games
Timed PlayStation exclusive
Klei Entertainment · Android, Linux, Switch +7
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
Timed Xbox exclusive
Obsidian Entertainment · PS5, Windows, Xbox Series
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
Windows
Miasmata is a first-person survival/adventure game, developed from the ground-up by brothers Joe and Bob Johnson. You play as Robert Hughes, a plague-stricken scientist on a journey to discover a cure. Your adventure begins on the shores of
66 rating1 list12 h main storyAlso in Survival games
Timed Xbox exclusiveStudio Wildcard · Android, Linux, Switch +7
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 rating1 list
Switch, PS4, PS5 +2
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.
76 rating3 lists17 h main storyAlso in Survival games
Timed Nintendo exclusive
Cypronia · Android, Switch, PS4 +4
A block building open-world survival game originally for the Wii U, later ported to a variety of systems.
64 rating2 lists
Keen Games · Android, Switch, PS4 +3
Leave the familiar world behind and step into the fantastic unknown with Portal Knights! Play with your friends in this action-packed crafting adventure across dozens of sandbox islands connected by ancient portals. No one can remember how
71 rating5 lists20 h main story
Miju Games · PS5, Windows, Xbox Series
You are sent on an hostile planet with one mission: Make it habitable for Humans. You'll have to survive, collect ressources, build your base and machines in order to heat the planet, create an atmosphere with oxygen and eventually geo-engi
74 rating5 lists37 h main storyAlso in Survival games
Windows
Life is Feudal: MMO is an open-world survival game that takes its players on an epic journey — from being stranded alone to building a community and dominating an empire. It incorporates deep crafting mechanics alongside the ability to buil
47 rating1 listAlso in Survival games
Pathea Games · Android, Switch, PS4 +4
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
Nintendo console exclusive
Android, Switch, Windows +1
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
Timed Xbox exclusive
Unknown Worlds Entertainment · Android, Meta Quest, Switch +9
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.
83 rating12 lists26 h main storyAlso in Survival games
Timed Xbox exclusive
Hungry Couch Games · Switch, PS4, PS5 +3
Earth has been turned into thousands of flying islands. The survivors are at war for resources. You are an airship captain who wants to reach Black Skylands, a scavenger’s paradise. To do so you must destroy hordes of hostile monsters and f
80 rating1 list15 h main story
Windows
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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Switch, PS4, Windows +1
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
HopFrog · Android, Linux, Switch +4
Forager is the popular crafting, exploration and base building game that can best be defined as “the idle game that you want to actively keep playing”. A quirky mix between old school 2D Zelda experiences and modern Minecraft or Terraria-l
73 rating2 lists16 h main story
Timed Xbox exclusive
Obsidian Entertainment · Switch, PS4, PS5 +3
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
Traveller's Tales · Switch, PS4, Windows +1
LEGO Worlds is an open environment of procedurally-generated Worlds made entirely of LEGO bricks which you can freely manipulate and dynamically populate with LEGO models. Create anything you can imagine one brick at a time, or use large-sc
71 rating4 lists12 h main story
Beam Team Games · Linux, Switch, PS4 +3
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
Funcom · PS4, Windows, Xbox One
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
Timed PlayStation exclusiveHello Games · Meta Quest, Switch, Nintendo Switch 2 +8
No Man's Sky is an action-adventure survival game set in a procedurally generated universe containing over 18 quintillion planets. Players explore star systems, gather resources, trade with alien species, and upgrade their equipment while f
73 rating20 listsAlso in Survival games
Nintendo console exclusive
Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, Windows
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 story
10tons · Android, Linux, Switch +7
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
Timed Xbox exclusive
Frontier Developments · Meta Quest, PS4, SteamVR +4
The next game in the Elite series - an amazing space epic with stunning visuals, incredible gameplay, breath-taking scope and award-winning sound. All content can be enjoyed in game any mode: solo, personal invite-only group or open/MMO. Ca
81 rating2 lists112 h main story
Redbeet Interactive · PS5, Windows, Xbox Series
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
Timed Xbox exclusive
Keen Software House · PS4, PS5, Windows +1
Space Engineers is a sandbox game about engineering, construction and maintenance of space works. Players build space ships and space stations of various sizes and utilization (civil and military), pilot ships and perform asteroid mining.
72 rating7 lists19 h main story
Timed Xbox exclusive
Nintendo Switch 2, PS5, Windows +2
Leave the hustle of the city behind and embrace life on Starsand Island. Fish, farm, raise animals, and befriend or fall in love with locals to learn their secrets. Customize your world with our DIY system, and invite friends to help build
85 rating3 lists