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by ION LANDS
A tale of survival about two shipwrecked robots - ION and ANI - on their life-defining journey in this unique genre-mix of exploration, puzzle and survival.
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FreePlanet Explorers
Nov 8 · Pathea Games
Both: Open World Survival Craft · Open World · Survival
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
$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
$29.99Subnautica
Jan 23 · Unknown Worlds Entertainment
Both: Open World Survival Craft · Survival · Open World
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.
Open World Survival CraftSurvivalHorrorUnderwaterOpen WorldExplorationCraftingSingleplayerBase BuildingAdventure👍 341,501
-75%$3.74Salt
Feb 6 · Lavaboots Studios
Both: Open World Survival Craft · Open World · Survival
Salt is an open world exploration game where you sail from island to island looking for loot and new discoveries! Relax and explore at your own pace, picking a direction and setting sail across a vast ocean filled with quests, merchants, ruins, pirates, and other mysterious places.
Open World Survival CraftOpen WorldSurvivalAdventureCraftingExplorationPiratesMultiplayerSandboxFirst-Person👍 1,959
$23.99The Planet Crafter
Apr 10 · Miju Games
Both: Open World Survival Craft · Survival · Crafting
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
$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
$19.99Starsand
Nov 17 · Tunnel Vision Studio
Both: Open World Survival Craft · Survival · Open World
Starsand is a mystic survival game set among the dunes of an arcane desert. An open-world full of danger, vast environments and mysterious happenings await you! Explore, hunt, craft, build – and SURVIVE.
Open World Survival CraftSurvivalOpen WorldRealistic3DFirst-PersonExplorationCraftingBase BuildingInventory Management👍 807
$19.99Planetaries
Aug 15 · EY-Studio
Both: Open World Survival Craft · Survival · Open World
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
$14.99Starbound
Jul 22 · Chucklefish
Both: Open World Survival Craft · Survival · Crafting
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, repair your ship and set off to explore the universe...
Open World Survival CraftSandboxSurvivalSpaceAdventureCraftingPixel GraphicsOnline Co-OpMultiplayerOpen World👍 120,674
-60%$23.99No Man's Sky
Aug 12 · Hello Games
Both: Open World · Open World Survival Craft · Exploration
No Man's Sky is a game about exploration and survival in an infinite procedurally generated universe.
Open WorldSpaceOpen World Survival CraftExplorationSci-fiSurvivalMultiplayerProcedural GenerationAdventureSandbox👍 315,407
$11.99Dig or Die
Jul 10 · Gaddy Games
Both: Survival · Open World Survival Craft · Crafting
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
$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
Osiris: New Dawn
Jan 18 · Fenix Fire Entertainment
Both: Open World Survival Craft · Survival · Open World
Osiris: New Dawn is an unforgiving near future space survival game with a cinematic feel and elements of horror. Play as a Mission Specialist in single or multiplayer to build your planetary base, pilotable vehicles, and controllable drones as you explore a dangerous solar system far from Earth.
Open World Survival CraftHorrorSurvivalSpaceOpen WorldMultiplayerSci-fiBuildingAdventureCrafting👍 13,081
$24.99Len's Island
Jun 19 · Flow Studio
Both: Open World Survival Craft · Survival · Open World
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
$9.99Blockscape
Jul 3 · ioneo
Both: Open World Survival Craft · Open World · Survival
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
$19.99Grand Emprise: Time Travel Survival
Jul 27 · Tbjbu2
Both: Survival · Crafting · Open World Survival Craft
TIME TRAVEL through history to BECOME GOD 🚀 Ride dinosaurs, forge tools, sail dunes, build a colony, siege castles, automate and fly, mine underground, launch to the moon, build a dyson sphere! An insane, unforgettable and revolutionary survival crafting base building open world adventure.
SurvivalBase BuildingCraftingAdventureAutomationOpen World Survival CraftOpen WorldExplorationColony SimAction-Adventure👍 807
$34.99Abiotic Factor
Jul 22 · Deep Field Games
Both: Survival · Open World Survival Craft · Crafting
Abiotic Factor is a survival crafting experience for 1-6 players set in the depths of an underground research facility. Caught between paranormal containment failure, a military crusade, and chaos from a dozen realms, the world’s greatest minds must survive against the universe’s biggest threats.
SurvivalOnline Co-OpOpen World Survival CraftCraftingBase BuildingSci-fiExplorationCo-op CampaignMultiplayerFirst-Person👍 42,120
-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