Games like My Time at Sandrock
by Pathea Games
Travel to the desert community of Sandrock and take on the role of a fledgling Builder. Use your trusty toolset to gather resources, construct machines, and turn your run-down workshop into a well-oiled production facility to save the town from the jaws of economic ruin!
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-40%$17.99Coral Island
Nov 14 · Stairway Games
Both: Farming Sim · Life Sim · Dating Sim
Coral Island is a vibrant, laid-back farm sim reimagined with multiplayer! Experience enchanting island life at your own pace: farm with friends, nurture animals, build relationships, hang out with a diverse cast of characters, and dive into the magical Merfolk Kingdom.
Farming SimLife SimDating SimRelaxingSimulationAgricultureRPGCharacter CustomizationCraftingSingleplayer👍 21,839
$19.99Dinkum
Apr 22 · James Bendon
Both: Farming Sim · Life Sim · Crafting
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.
Open World Survival CraftAgricultureRelaxingCo-opFarming SimLife SimFarmingCraftingSimulationSandbox👍 24,646
$14.99To Pixelia
May 1 · Pixeduo Studios
Both: Life Sim · Open World · Farming Sim
Meet the Pixelians and discover the ultimate life simulator in To Pixelia. As you climb your career ladder of choice, step into the world of politics, art, sports, music, and even crime. Live your dream life in pixels!
Life SimOpen WorldPixel GraphicsRelaxingFarming SimDating SimSandboxManagementCasualChoose Your Own Adventure👍 1,195
$19.99Core Keeper
Aug 27 · Pugstorm
Both: Open World · Sandbox · Crafting
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.
Open WorldSurvivalExplorationPixel GraphicsMultiplayerSandboxCraftingBuildingCo-opBase Building👍 50,086
$24.99Mirthwood
Nov 6 · Bad Ridge Games
Both: Farming Sim · Sandbox · Crafting
Embark on an enchanting journey and brave ferocious creatures in an immersive medieval fantasy world. Will you settle a new homestead to live a life of farming and trade, or pick up the sword and take up the adventurers' path?
RPGFarming SimSandboxOpen World Survival CraftMedievalImmersive SimCraftingFishingExplorationManagement👍 2,242
$29.99Myth of Empires
Feb 21 · Angela Game
Both: Building · Sandbox · Open World
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!
BuildingOpen World Survival CraftSandboxMMORPGOpen WorldSurvivalBase BuildingMultiplayerWarCharacter Customization👍 15,523
$17.99Farlands
Jul 16 · JanduSoft, Eric Rodríguez
Both: Farming Sim · Building · Crafting
Congratulations, you’ve bought your own planet! An agrarian rock at the edge of the galaxy that, for some reason, was practically being given away for free. So the time has come to leave your hectic, stressful life in an overcrowded metropolis for a more rural and rewarding life.
Farming SimBuildingCraftingAgricultureExplorationLife SimEarly AccessCuteIndieFishing👍 1,628
$19.99Longvinter
Feb 21 · Uuvana Studios
Both: Crafting · Open World · Sandbox
Fish, farm, craft, gather, cook, loot or steal from other players and build a campsite or a village with your friends in an open-world multiplayer sandbox game without rules!
MultiplayerSurvivalCraftingOpen WorldOpen World Survival CraftSandboxPvPCo-opBuildingAdventure👍 6,951
$14.99Sandustry
Aug 13 · Lantto Games
Both: Sandbox · Crafting · Open World
Explore and mine fully destructible worlds. Automate increasingly complex production chains. Delve deep to uncover an ancient civilization’s powerful secrets and learn to love the sand in this factory game where every pixel is a valuable resource.
SandboxCraftingAutomationOpen WorldOpen World Survival CraftBuildingExplorationSurvivalAdventureSimulation👍 4,847
$29.99Sengoku Dynasty
Nov 7 · Superkami
Both: Open World · Life Sim · Building
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!
City BuilderSurvivalOpen WorldBase BuildingMedievalLife SimMultiplayerBuildingCraftingRPG👍 6,594
-20%$15.99Pathless Woods
Apr 2 · AniYa Games Studio
Both: Open World · Crafting · Sandbox
Embark on a cozy open-world survival journey inspired by ancient China's heritage. Gather resources, cultivate crops, build your dream home, and defend it from marauders. Team up with friends to explore and uncover a world where adventure meets serenity.
Open WorldCraftingSurvivalSandboxSimulationFarming SimBuildingCity BuilderBase Building3D👍 951
$24.99Len's Island
Jun 19 · Flow Studio
Both: Building · Open World · Crafting
An open-world survival crafting game for 1–8 players, blending intense dungeon crawling and ARPG combat with peaceful farming and creative building. Take on quests and explore a vast, procedurally-generated world full of danger and discovery.
Open World Survival CraftSurvivalFarmingBuildingDungeon CrawlerOpen WorldNatureCraftingSandboxExploration👍 5,936
$13.99Fields of Mistria
Aug 5 · NPC Studio
Both: Farming Sim · Dating Sim · Life Sim
Start your new life! Build the farm of your dreams as you discover a world brimming with possibilities. Magic, romance, and adventure all await you in this nostalgic farming / life sim RPG!
Farming SimDating SimRPGPixel GraphicsLife SimRomanceSimulationCuteFarmingRelaxing👍 32,018
$19.99Echoes of the Plum Grove
Apr 29 · Unwound Games
Both: Farming Sim · Open World · Life Sim
A new life awaits in Honeywood! Build a thriving community that will last generations in this cozy farm simulator. Farm, socialize, make friends, cook, craft, forage and uncover the secrets of the island! If someone doesn’t want to be friends? There are always other means.
CozyFarming SimCasualOpen WorldSimulationExplorationLife SimManagementCraftingChoices Matter👍 2,681
$28.99Scrap Mechanic
Jul 24 · Axolot Games
Both: Building · Sandbox · Open World
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 tools you can engineer your own adventures!
BuildingSandboxMultiplayerSurvivalOpen WorldPhysicsCraftingBase BuildingCo-opAdventure👍 109,480
-60%$7.99I Am Future: Cozy Apocalypse Survival
Nov 13 · Mandragora
Both: Farming Sim · Crafting · Sandbox
I Am Future is a relaxing single-player survival game about building a cozy rooftop camp amid a flooded post-apocalyptic city. Set up a farm, go fishing, tinker with gadgets, craft new tools, manage a team of cute robots to automate and expand your base, explore the mysterious world, and chill out!
CasualSingleplayerFarming SimRPGSimulationAgricultureCraftingSandboxBuildingIndie👍 4,017
$44.99ARK: Survival Ascended
Oct 25 · Studio Wildcard, Grove Street Games, Instinct Games
Both: Open World · Crafting · Building
ARK is reimagined from the ground-up into the next-generation of video game technology with Unreal Engine 5! Form a tribe, tame & breed hundreds of unique dinosaurs and primeval creatures, explore, craft, build, and fight your way to the top of the food-chain. Your new world awaits!
SurvivalOpen WorldMultiplayerDinosaursBase BuildingCraftingBuildingAdventureSandboxAction👍 106,877
$19.99Cattails: Wildwood Story
Oct 20 · Falcon Development
Both: Life Sim · Farming Sim · Character Customization
Become a cat! In this cozy life sim RPG, you'll lead your colony into the mysterious Wildwood. Hunt prey, harvest herbs, collect magical treasures, & defend your new home from intruders. Build a thriving town to recruit new cats. Get to know the residents, fall in love, & raise a litter of kittens!
CatsLife SimFarming SimWholesomeRPGSimulationAnimalsRomanceCharacter CustomizationCute👍 1,479
$16.99Return from Core
Jul 17 · 顽核社 FuncoreClub
Both: Dating Sim · Sandbox · Crafting
Mine, build, and explore with Monster Girl companions in this underground sandbox adventure. Uncover lost tech, automate production, and forge bonds with allies as you fight to survive and journey back to the surface.
AutomationSurvivalBase BuildingDating SimSandboxCraftingSingleplayerActionAdventureBuilding👍 1,621
$25.99Farm Together 2
May 30 · Milkstone Studios
Both: Farming Sim · Sandbox · Life Sim
Grow your own farm all by yourself, or cooperate with your friends in the long awaited sequel to the cozy, relaxing farming experience!
Farming SimAgricultureSandboxFamily FriendlyLife SimCuteCharacter CustomizationTime ManagementFishingCasual👍 4,458
$19.99Luma Island
Nov 20 · Feel Free Games
Both: Farming Sim · Crafting · Building
Get ready to explore, farm, fish, mine, craft, and raise magical Lumas as you solve puzzles and embark on quests across Luma Island. Play solo, or team up with friends in 1-4 player online co-op. Choose relaxing Cozy, challenging Adventure, or epic Hero mode to match your mood and playstyle.
CozyFarming SimOnline Co-OpCasualSimulationCraftingRelaxingBuildingExplorationAdventure👍 11,209
$19.99The Front
Oct 30 · Samar Studio
Both: Crafting · Building · Open World
The Front is a survival open-world crafting sandbox game. You are a resistance fighter sent back in time to stop the rise of a tyrannical empire. Collect resources, craft tech, build shelters, and fight monsters to accomplish your mission.
Open World Survival CraftMultiplayerSurvivalCraftingBase BuildingBuildingOpen WorldTower DefenseSandboxShooter👍 9,553
$24.99The Witch of Fern Island
Feb 27 · Enjoy Studio S.A.
Both: Life Sim · Farming Sim · Open World
Welcome to Fern Island! As Abrill, become immersed in the island’s culture, uncover its deepest secrets, and master magical trades. Overcome the challenges of the island to demonstrate your mastery of magic and become the most well known witch around!
AdventureFemale ProtagonistLife SimFarming SimCuteFlightOpen WorldSandboxCasualExploration👍 700
$26.99Wild West Legacy
Aug 22 · Moon Punch Studio
Both: Open World · Crafting · Building
Conquer the Wild West. Explore the open world of a fictitious American Midwest and survive the harsh environment. Convince other settlers to join you and manage your ever-growing settlements. Build a home, take care of your farm and become a legend in Wild West Legacy.
WesternSimulationSurvivalOpen WorldCraftingBase BuildingBuildingRPGLife SimFirst-Person👍 1,705
$29.99Pax Dei
Oct 16 · Mainframe Industries
Both: Sandbox · Open World · Crafting
Welcome to a vast, social sandbox MMO inspired by the legends of the medieval era. Here, myths are real, ghosts exist, and magic is unquestioned. Join thousands of players as you explore the land, build your home, forge your reputation, and craft your own stories. What world will you make?
MMORPGSandboxOpen WorldMedievalCraftingBase BuildingRPGExplorationPvPPvE👍 7,166
-35%$9.74Necesse
Oct 16 · Fair Games ApS
Both: Open World · Sandbox · Crafting
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!
Open World Survival CraftPixel GraphicsMultiplayerOpen WorldSandboxSurvivalCraftingAdventureIndieRPG👍 24,443
$29.99TerraTech Worlds
Mar 22 · Payload Studios
Both: Sandbox · Crafting · Open World
TerraTech Worlds is an open world, build-craft adventure game, set on an uncharted alien world. Play solo or with friends, explore your surroundings, craft unique vehicles, construct automated bases, and battle your way through hazards and enemies to harness the power of your environment
Early AccessBase BuildingOpen World Survival CraftSandboxCraftingCo-opSurvivalOpen WorldBuildingMultiplayer👍 2,029
$19.99Eden Crafters
May 7 · Osaris Games
Both: Crafting · Sandbox · Open World
Eden Crafters is a solo or co-op open-world survival, crafting, and factory-building game where you transform a hostile planet into a habitable haven for humanity. Build, automate, and terraform. Control the climate, create a breathable atmosphere, and turn toxic lakes into water: shape a new world!
AutomationOpen World Survival CraftBase BuildingCraftingSandboxOpen WorldOnline Co-OpBuildingSurvivalAdventure👍 2,515
$39.99Enshrouded
Jan 24 · Keen Games GmbH
Both: Open World · Crafting · Building
You are Flameborn, last ember of hope of a dying race. Awaken, survive the terror of a corrupting fog, and reclaim the lost beauty of your kingdom. Venture into a vast world, vanquish punishing bosses, build grand halls and forge your path in this co-op survival action RPG for up to 16 players.
Open WorldSurvivalBase BuildingMultiplayerOnline Co-OpCraftingRPGAdventureExplorationBuilding👍 93,460
$24.99Chinese Frontiers
Jun 19 · SolidGames
Both: Building · Crafting · Sandbox
Become a master builder in medieval China. Construct iconic landmarks brick by brick in first person, while managing villagers, production chains, and a growing settlement at your own pace.
BuildingCraftingMedievalBase BuildingCity BuilderSingleplayerFirst-PersonSandboxSimulationResource Management👍 514
$19.99Cultivation Tales
Apr 17 · Ac Games
Both: Sandbox · Building · Open World
Cultivation Tales is an open world survival craft online game. You will experience collecting, crafting, hunting, fighting, building, researching, in a wild mythical world. Fight for your clan and yourself, from mortal to divinity!
SandboxBuildingOnline Co-OpSurvivalActionMassively MultiplayerOpen World Survival CraftAdventureOpen WorldSingleplayer👍 12,560
$19.99Farmer's Life
Oct 20 · FreeMind S.A.
Both: Farming Sim · Sandbox · Life Sim
🌾Unleash the Farmer within. 🚜 Dive into the rustic charm of rural living in "Farmer's Life", where you'll experience the joy and challenges of life on a vibrant farmstead. Plant, grow, and embrace a country living in a vast open world. You choose from diverse mechanics and endless possibilities.
SimulationFarming SimAgricultureFirst-PersonFarmingSandboxSingleplayerCasualEducationLife Sim👍 2,373
$23.99The Planet Crafter
Apr 10 · Miju Games
Both: Building · Crafting · Open World
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.
Base BuildingOpen World Survival CraftSurvivalOnline Co-OpCo-opBuildingCraftingSpaceOpen WorldExploration👍 68,913
$29.99RuneScape: Dragonwilds
6 days ago · Jagex Ltd
Both: Open World · Crafting · Building
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.
Open WorldSurvivalMultiplayerOpen World Survival CraftCo-opOnline Co-OpEarly AccessCraftingBuildingBase Building👍 28,410
-60%$9.99Deadside
Dec 5 · Bad Pixel
Both: Crafting · Open World · Sandbox
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!
SurvivalCraftingPvPOpen World Survival CraftMultiplayerBase BuildingFPSOpen WorldPost-apocalypticSandbox👍 34,563
-20%$22.39Go-Go Town!
Jul 16 · Prideful Sloth
Both: Life Sim · Building · Sandbox
Step into the role of a hands-on mayor and build your town from the ground up. Plan neighborhoods, automate logistics, and grow your community—all while juggling workers, infrastructure, and day-to-day chaos to create your dream town. Play solo for total control, or bring friends for co-op mayhem.
SimulationCity BuilderDecoratingLife SimBuildingManagementSandboxFunnyFishingIndie👍 2,476
$19.99One Lonely Outpost
Mar 6 · indie.io
Both: Farming Sim · Sandbox · Life Sim
An alien world sometimes needs a farmer’s touch to bring it to life. In this sci-fi, colonization-life sim, terraform a barren world: turn wastelands into verdant landscapes while exploring, farming, building, and unlocking all the mysteries of this strange new planet.
Farming SimColony SimSandboxIndieSpaceLife SimPixel GraphicsAgricultureBase BuildingRPG👍 539
$34.99V Rising
May 8 · Stunlock Studios
Both: Open World · Crafting · Building
Awaken as a Vampire. Hunt for blood in nearby settlements to regain your strength and evade the scorching sun to survive. Raise your castle and thrive in an ever-changing, open world full of mystery. Gain allies online and conquer the land of the living.
VampiresSurvivalOpen WorldBase BuildingMultiplayerCraftingOnline Co-OpPvEBuildingPvP👍 110,532
$34.99Smalland: Survive the Wilds
Feb 15 · Max Ent Games Ltd
Both: Open World · Crafting · Building
Experience a big adventure on a tiny scale! Enjoy multiplayer survival in a vast, hazardous world. Preparation is key when you're this small & at the bottom of the food chain. Craft weapons & armour, tame & ride creatures, build encampments & explore a strange new land.
SurvivalMultiplayerOpen World Survival CraftBase BuildingOnline Co-OpOpen WorldCraftingBuildingCo-opExploration👍 8,088
$14.99Outpath
Oct 16 · David Moralejo Sánchez
Both: Crafting · Sandbox · Open World
An experimental clicker base building game. Craft, gather & manage resources, build your base and buy more islands to exploit and expand!
AutomationBase BuildingCraftingSandboxResource ManagementIncrementalExplorationSimulationOpen WorldRelaxing👍 2,899
$24.99AutoForge
Mar 27 · Siege Games
Both: Sandbox · Crafting · Building
A 2D automation sandbox adventure. Build an automated factory with Mana-powered machines, progress through an expansive tech tree, explore a vast and wonderful world, upgrade yourself with ancient technologies, and defend it all from invasions.
Early AccessAutomationResource ManagementBase BuildingSandboxCraftingBuildingProcedural GenerationExplorationMultiplayer👍 439
$19.99SunnySide
Jun 14 · Aftabi Games
Both: Farming Sim · Life Sim
Find harmony in the Japanese countryside as you help Sparky uncover lost memories in this modern take on the farming and life simulator. Build a thriving homestead, cultivate new relationships, and chase your own happiness in SunnySide.
ExplorationCasualJRPGFarming SimCozyAnimeRPGLife SimRomanceStory Rich👍 913
$14.99Lynked: Banner of the Spark
May 22 · FuzzyBot
Both: Building · Life Sim · Crafting
Build a bright new world alongside a band of rescued robot buddies! In this colorful action RPG, battle waves of enemies in solo or co-op, then return home and use their parts to craft a thriving town. Assemble your crew and grow stronger with each new adventure!
BuildingRogueliteAction RPGCasualAction-AdventureLife SimCraftingAction RoguelikeDungeon CrawlerHack and Slash👍 375
$8.99Backwoods Town
Nov 24 · Andrii Prots
Both: Building · Farming Sim · Sandbox
Backwoods town is an atmospheric forest survival simulator. Build your base, grow crops, fight bosses and rebuild the destroyed settlement, finding all its inhabitants along the way.
BuildingFarming SimSurvivalAgricultureAtmosphericInventory ManagementLootAdventureSandboxExploration👍 192
$19.99Planetaries
Aug 15 · EY-Studio
Both: Open World · Building · Crafting
Experience a vast Sci-fi open-world survival TD game set on a distant planet deep in the universe. Craft, build, mine, trade, explore, and survive in this alien world. Collect Data and defend against waves of enemies seeking to banish you. Enjoy the adventure in Singleplayer or Multiplayer.
Open World Survival CraftSurvivalOpen WorldOnline Co-OpMultiplayerBuildingCraftingExplorationBase BuildingCo-op👍 214
$14.99Survisland / 实境求生
Apr 14 · Super Trampers Studio
Both: Building · Sandbox · Crafting
Survisland is a super hardcore sandbox survival game that pays great attention to restoring the real survival experience. The character has rich and realistic actions and reactions to , and the process logic of making props is no different from reality.
Open World Survival CraftSurvivalMultiplayerBuildingSimulationNudityActionSandboxCraftingOpen World👍 1,469
$29.99Bellwright
Apr 23 · Donkey Crew
Both: Open World · Crafting · Building
Establish and expand your own settlements, liberate the land and assist its villagers, and recruit others to your cause while learning more about a life you had to leave behind. Command your forces, prove your valor through combat, and cement yourself as the hero of your people.
SurvivalOpen WorldCity BuilderMedievalCraftingOnline Co-OpMultiplayerBuildingSimulationRPG👍 20,141
Coreborn
Jun 19 · Blankhans
Both: Sandbox · Building · Open World
A fun survival game set in the open world of Ultracore. Build, grow and defend your town from attacking enemies. Go on adventures to loot, gather resources, discover a beautiful fantasy map, unlock Skills, build bases, find mounts and shape the world. Alone or together with friends old and new.
PvEMultiplayerAction-AdventureThird Person3DSandboxBuildingActionExplorationOpen World👍 514
$34.99Farthest Frontier
Oct 23 · Crate Entertainment
Both: Building
Protect and guide your people as you forge a town from untamed wilderness at the edge of the known world. Harvest raw materials, hunt, fish and farm to survive. Produce crafted items to trade, consume, equip and fight with as you battle for your survival against the elements and outside threats.
BuildingCity BuilderStrategyResource ManagementMedievalAgricultureEconomyHistorical4XColony Sim👍 24,456
$29.99Valheim
12 days ago · Iron Gate AB
Both: Open World · Building · Crafting
A collaborative exploration and survival game for 1-10 players, set in a procedurally generated afterlife inspired by Viking culture. Battle, build, and conquer your way to a saga worthy of Odin’s patronage!
Open World Survival CraftSurvivalOnline Co-OpOpen WorldMultiplayerBuildingCraftingBase BuildingExplorationCo-op👍 465,813
$29.99Sons Of The Forest
Feb 22 · Endnight Games Ltd
Both: Open World · Crafting · Building
Sent to find a missing billionaire on a remote island, you find yourself in a cannibal-infested hellscape. Craft, build, and struggle to survive, alone or with friends, in this terrifying new open-world survival horror simulator.
SurvivalOpen WorldMultiplayerCo-opSurvival HorrorBase BuildingHorrorCraftingBuildingFirst-Person👍 284,737
$19.99Bulwark: Falconeer Chronicles
Mar 26 · Tomas Sala
Both: Open World · Building · Sandbox
Bulwark blends casual and creative building elements with touches of strategy and exploration. It's an experimental mix of genres that can be enjoyed casually or as an epic conquest featuring naval units, air units, and fortresses.
CasualProcedural GenerationMinimalistCity BuilderExperimentalBase BuildingOpen WorldBuildingSandboxSteampunk👍 1,381
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$18.99Soulash 2
Dec 4 · Artur Smiarowski
Both: Sandbox · Open World · Crafting
Soulash 2 is a sandbox RPG roguelike with a procedurally generated open world, simulated history, skill-based progression system, customizable abilities, material-based crafting, building, trading, and the possibility of total mayhem. Will you save your world or destroy it?
Early AccessSandboxRPGProcedural GenerationOpen WorldExplorationSimulationTraditional RoguelikeCraftingEconomy👍 2,382
$21.99Card Survival: Fantasy Forest
Feb 28 · WinterSpring Games
Both: Life Sim · Sandbox · Farming Sim
Card Survival: Fantasy Forest is a card-based deep survival simulator and the next installment in the Card Survival Series. Carve yourself a home in a primordial forest that has a will of its own. A day-to-day life simulator in a world where nature reigns with mystery, beauty and sometimes cruelty.
Early AccessSimulationOpen World Survival CraftSurvivalLife SimSandboxRPGFarming SimRoguelikeCard Game👍 1,136