Games like Rust
by Facepunch Studios
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.
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$19.99Longvinter
Feb 21 · Uuvana Studios
Both: Survival · Crafting · Open World
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
-60%$9.99Deadside
Dec 5 · Bad Pixel
Both: Survival · Crafting · PvP
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
$14.99Out of Reach
Jul 13 · Space Boat Studios
Both: Open World Survival Craft · Survival · Open World
You’re a castaway stranded in the middle of nowhere. Storm is gone, the worst certainly not. Look for food and resources, craft gear, make shelters. These are the basics, you need much more to stay alive on this cut-off-the-world, yet not desert island. Build & burn, sail & explore, be Out of Reach!
Open World Survival CraftSurvivalOpen WorldMultiplayerCraftingBuildingMassively MultiplayerAdventureSandboxAction👍 2,390
$39.99Conan Exiles Enhanced
May 8 · Funcom, Inflexion Games
Both: Survival · Open World · Building
Conan Exiles Enhanced is an open world survival game set in the mythical lands of Hyboria, now fully upgraded to Unreal Engine 5 with stunning visuals and improved performance. SURVIVE, BUILD, and DOMINATE alone or with friends in a world brimming with adventure!
SurvivalOpen WorldNudityBuildingOpen World Survival CraftCraftingMultiplayerSandboxRPGMassively Multiplayer👍 79,767
$19.99Stranded Deep
Aug 10 · Beam Team Games
Both: Open World Survival Craft · Survival · Open World
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.
Open World Survival CraftSurvivalMultiplayerOpen WorldCraftingFirst-PersonAdventureExplorationRealisticBuilding👍 43,637
$13.99Subsistence
Oct 25 · ColdGames
Both: Open World Survival Craft · Survival · Crafting
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).
Open World Survival CraftSurvivalMultiplayerCraftingOpen WorldBuildingBase BuildingSandboxCo-opSingleplayer👍 12,466
$10.99Mist Survival
Aug 14 · Dimension 32 Entertainment
Both: Survival · Open World Survival Craft · Open World
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
SurvivalOpen World Survival CraftZombiesOpen WorldSingleplayerBase BuildingCraftingSandboxAdventureEarly Access👍 13,676
-50%$14.99The Survivalists
Oct 9 · Team17
Both: Crafting · Survival · Open World Survival Craft
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 survive. Have you got what it takes to be a Survivalist?
CraftingSurvivalOnline Co-OpAdventureMultiplayerOpen World Survival CraftSingleplayerBase BuildingPixel GraphicsOpen World👍 8,115
$9.99Blockscape
Jul 3 · ioneo
Both: Open World Survival Craft · Sandbox · Open World
The ultimate block building game. Start with nothing and build an empire. Smooth voxel worlds, settlers, crafting, vehicles, and Steam multiplayer. Survival or Just Build — every item in your inventory is also a building block.
Open World Survival CraftSandboxOpen WorldSurvivalCraftingBuildingIndieMultiplayerSimulationCasual👍 727
$11.99Dig or Die
Jul 10 · Gaddy Games
Both: Survival · Open World Survival Craft · Sandbox
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.
SurvivalOpen World Survival CraftSandboxCrafting2DOpen WorldIndieTower DefenseStrategyAction👍 3,864
$19.99Raft
Jun 20 · Redbeet Interactive
Both: Survival · Open World Survival Craft · Crafting
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!
SurvivalMultiplayerOpen World Survival CraftCo-opCraftingOpen WorldBuildingBase BuildingOnline Co-OpAdventure👍 323,554
$24.99Len's Island
Jun 19 · Flow Studio
Both: Open World Survival Craft · Survival · Building
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
$19.99The Long Dark
Aug 1 · Hinterland Studio Inc.
Both: Survival · Open World Survival Craft · Open World
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.
SurvivalOpen World Survival CraftOpen WorldExplorationAtmosphericSingleplayerFirst-PersonAdventureCraftingSandbox👍 111,802
FreePlanet Explorers
Nov 8 · Pathea Games
Both: Open World Survival Craft · Sandbox · Open World
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.
Open World Survival CraftSandboxOpen WorldSurvivalMultiplayerAdventureCraftingRPGExplorationBuilding👍 5,114
$14.99Don't Starve Together
Apr 21 · Klei Entertainment
Both: Survival · Open World Survival Craft · Open World
Fight, Farm, Build and Explore Together in the standalone multiplayer expansion to the uncompromising wilderness survival game, Don't Starve.
SurvivalOpen World Survival CraftMultiplayerCo-opOpen WorldAdventureCraftingOnline Co-OpSandboxDifficult👍 376,215
$14.99Escape The Pacific
Feb 23 · Gamers4Gamers Team
Both: Open World Survival Craft · Survival · Open World
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!
Open World Survival CraftSurvivalOpen WorldCraftingFirst-PersonImmersive SimExplorationRealisticSingleplayerBuilding👍 719
$23.99The Planet Crafter
Apr 10 · Miju Games
Both: Open World Survival Craft · Survival · Building
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
$12.99FortressCraft Evolved!
Nov 9 · ProjectorGames
Both: Open World Survival Craft · Sandbox · Crafting
FortressCraft Evolved is a unique blend of Voxel Landscapes, Tower Defense, Crafting, Logistics, Exploration, Combat and Assembly lines. Players begin by crash-landing on a strange alien world, left with only a small handful of starting machines.
Open World Survival CraftAutomationSandboxCraftingBuildingSurvivalIndieStrategyBase BuildingAdventure👍 2,653