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Games like MUD the BOX

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Core Keeper and Sandustry play most like MUD the BOX. Of the 16 closest games below, most share its sandbox, survival and pixel graphics.

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Ranked by how similar the games actually are, not by sales. Released and Price are remembered for next time.

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Core Keeper
Aug 27, 2024 · Pugstorm
Both: Survival · Exploration · Pixel Graphics
Top-down 2D fantasy mining sandbox adventure, pixel graphics. Mining resources, crafting and building.
Open WorldSurvivalExplorationPixel GraphicsMultiplayerSandboxCraftingBuildingCo-opBase Building👍 50,242
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Sandustry
Aug 13 · Lantto Games
Both: Sandbox · Crafting · Building
Side-view 2D sci-fi factory automation survival, pixel art. Automation, resource mining and base building.
SandboxCraftingAutomationOpen WorldOpen World Survival CraftBuildingExplorationSurvivalAdventureSimulation👍 4,945
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Sediment
Oct 1 · Antique Box Studio
Both: Sandbox · Building · Nature
2D pixel-physics sandbox, pixel art. Simulating materials, creating materials and building worlds.
SandboxAutomationBuildingEconomyEducationCasualSimulationNatureCraftingPhysics
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Terraria
May 16, 2011 · Re-Logic
Both: Sandbox · Survival · Pixel Graphics
Side-view 2D fantasy open world survival sandbox, pixel graphics. Digging, fighting and building.
Open World Survival CraftSandboxSurvival2DMultiplayerPixel GraphicsAdventureCraftingBuildingExploration👍 1,242,300
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Starbound
Jul 22, 2016 · Chucklefish
Both: Sandbox · Survival · Crafting
Side-view 2D sci-fi open world survival craft, pixel graphics. Exploring planets, crafting and building, combat.
Open World Survival CraftSandboxSurvivalSpaceAdventureCraftingPixel GraphicsOnline Co-OpMultiplayerOpen World👍 120,661
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The Sandbox
Jun 29, 2015 · PIXOWL INC.
Both: Sandbox · Pixel Graphics · Physics
Side-view 2D sandbox world building simulation, 2D pixel art. Crafting worlds, playing with physics and completing missions.
SandboxSimulationIndiePixel GraphicsCasualGod GameStrategyPhysics2DEarly Access👍 524
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ACTION SANDBOX
Apr 21, 2022 · Vona Soft
Both: Sandbox · Physics · Building
Side-view 2D physics sandbox, pixel graphics. Create toys, control toys and define goals.
SandboxSimulationPhysicsDestructionBuilding2DPixel GraphicsCharacter CustomizationSingleplayerChoose Your Own Adventure👍 787
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WorldBox - God Simulator
Dec 2, 2021 · Maxim Karpenko
Both: Sandbox · Pixel Graphics · Building
Top-down 2D fantasy god simulator sandbox, pixel graphics. Creating worlds, managing civilizations and using destruction powers.
SandboxGod GameSimulationPixel GraphicsColony SimDestructionLife SimBuildingArtificial IntelligenceFantasy👍 51,238
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Atomcraft
Jul 22 · Triplejump
Both: Sandbox · Crafting · Survival
Side-view 2D sci-fi sandbox survival crafting simulation, pixel art. Digging for materials, crafting machines and elements, repairing a spaceship.
SandboxCraftingScienceSimulationSurvivalPhysicsAction RPGEducationCharacter CustomizationRPG👍 428
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Factorio
Aug 14, 2020 · Wube Software LTD.
Both: Sandbox · Crafting · Survival
Top-down 2D sci-fi automation management simulator, detailed pixel art. Building factories, automating production and defending against enemies.
AutomationBase BuildingResource ManagementSandboxCraftingStrategyMultiplayerSurvivalManagementOpen World👍 195,916
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Forager
Apr 18, 2019 · HopFrog
Both: Pixel Graphics · Survival · Crafting
Top-down 2D fantasy open world survival craft, pixel graphics. Gathering resources, crafting items and building a base.
Open World Survival CraftPixel GraphicsSurvivalCraftingIndieFarming SimSandbox2DAdventureBase Building👍 35,468
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PixPhys
Apr 25, 2021 · Red Starship
Both: Sandbox · Physics · Pixel Graphics
Side-view 2D sci-fi sandbox physics simulation, pixel graphics. Designing equipment, setting up circuitry and programming.
SandboxPhysicsPixel GraphicsSpaceSimulationSingleplayerBuildingChoose Your Own AdventureAutomationModdable👍 193
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Nova Lands
Jun 22, 2023 · BEHEMUTT
Both: Sandbox · Pixel Graphics · Survival
Top-down 2D sci-fi open-world survival craft, pixel graphics. Explore, build and automate.
AutomationBase BuildingSandboxAdventureOpen World Survival CraftPixel GraphicsResource ManagementSurvivalRobotsOpen World👍 2,514
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2D Factory
Sep 30 · Alexandre Hamelin
Both: Sandbox · Exploration · Pixel Graphics
Top-down 2D automation building simulation, pixel art. Building production lines, automating resources and exploring the world.
SimulationSandboxExploration2DPixel GraphicsTop-DownAutomationBuildingRelaxingCrafting
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Stationeers
Dec 12, 2017 · RocketWerkz
Both: Survival · Physics · Building
First-person 3D sci-fi space survival colony sim, realistic 3D graphics. Base building, automation and resource management.
Early AccessBase BuildingAutomationSurvivalPhysicsColony SimLogicBuildingSandboxCrafting👍 8,612
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Miniland Adventure
Apr 10, 2023 · Imilkowski Dev
Both: Sandbox · Survival · Pixel Graphics
Top-down 2D fantasy open world survival craft, pixel graphics. Crafting, building and farming.
SandboxSurvival2DPixel GraphicsOpen World Survival CraftSingleplayerCraftingBuildingRelaxingBase Building👍 290
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Share some of the same DNA, but further from the original.

Scrap Mechanic
Jul 24 · Axolot Games
Both: Building · Sandbox · Survival
First-person 3D sci-fi survival sandbox adventure, stylized cartoonish. Building machines, surviving robots and farming.
BuildingSandboxSurvivalMultiplayerOpen WorldPhysicsCraftingBase BuildingCo-opAdventure👍 109,582
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People Playground
Jul 23, 2019 · mestiez
Both: Sandbox · Physics
Side-view 2D modern-day physics sandbox simulation, pixel graphics. Mutilating ragdolls, building contraptions and experimenting with physics.
SandboxGorePhysicsViolentModdable2DSingleplayerDestructionSimulationFunny👍 299,942
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