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Looking for games like KOTA: The Survival? Here are top open world city builder recommendations with a thriller, post-apocalyptic and science fiction focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with END: Awakening, Return: Unknown or Aground Zero.

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  1. The fall was forged in divine myth. When Hekate, Witch-Goddess of the Crossroads, unleashed her curse upon the world, the line between the underworld and our home shattered. Ancient Greek gods lie imprisoned, the dead walk among the living, and humanity’s last survivors fight to reclaim what’s left. In END: Awakening, you and up to three friends can gather resources, craft weapons, and upgrade … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to END: Awakening.

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  2. Return: Unknown is a survival adventure game set in post-apocalyptic Manhattan. Once a thriving metropolis, it has been abandoned by civilization following the outbreak of a global virus, offering both challenges and countless opportunities. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Return: Unknown.

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  3. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    93% User Score Based on 108 reviews

    Good morning! I am PAI - your Personal AI - and I am here to assist you! I apologize for awakening you early, but you have slept through the end of the world! But don't panic, I am here to help! With me and your trusty protosuit, you'll be able to mine ores and build an underground base to live in! There might not be sunshine down here, but at least you're not alone. I've located several othe… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Aground Zero.

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    51%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    51% User Score Based on 770 reviews
    Critic Score 50%Based on 1 reviews

    A Sci-Fi First Person Shooter with Base Building, Resource Management, and elements of Survival. You play as an AI Overseer sent from Earth entrusted with the future of humankind, and tasked with establishing a habitat that can sustain human life on a mysterious alien world.​ If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Outpost Zero.

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  5. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    91% User Score Based on 50,535 reviews

    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! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Scrap Mechanic.

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  6. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    76% User Score Based on 589 reviews

    Signs of Life is a sci-fi survival sandbox platformer with a combination of procedurally generated and hand-crafted content. You'll explore mysterious locations, mine blocks for resources, and meet strange (and some familiar) creatures, some of which don't even want to kill you and eat your corpse. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Signs of Life.

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  7. Barbarian is a soulslike-inspired open-world survival RPG for 1–10 players, blending exploration, crafting, and base building with fast, skill-based combat. Master fluid combat with precise parries and dodges as you explore a vast world, gather resources, craft and upgrade gear, and build your own base. Defeat powerful bosses and grow stronger on your journey—play solo or with friends. Multipl… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Barbarian.

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  8. 36%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability
    58% User Score Based on 12 reviews

    In Last Hope on Earth you will find several game mechanics in the style Open World Survival Craft and much more, such as: creation and construction of bases, search for items, collection of resources, PvP in open world, PvE against various monsters and animals, cooperation and a lot of fight for survival! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Last Hope on Earth.

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    10%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability
    17% User Score Based on 12 reviews

    Badlands is a PVE-focused multiplayer open world sandbox set in a destroyed world. Be a post-apocalyptic scavenger in single player or team up with friends in multiplayer. Fun base building, crafting, and combat. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Badlands.

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  10. In a dystopian world consumed by the VAS, become one of the Newborn: A new generation of humans immune to the plague, surviving the ravages of disease, mutants, and sinister AXIOM. Fight for hope, rise against the odds, and pave the way for society to be reborn in a unique online sandbox RPG. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rise of The Newborns.

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  11. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    71% User Score Based on 224 reviews

    Nested Lands is a ruthless medieval RPG game featuring in-depth village building, large-scale social management and combats. Gather survivors, build a settlement, craft, master your skills, survive, and endure alone or in online co-op. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nested Lands.

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  12. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    71% User Score Based on 1,590 reviews

    TerraTech Worlds is an open-world, survival craft builder, set on an uncharted alien planet. As a freelance Prospector, you’ll explore, mine, build, craft and battle your way through natural hazards and very real enemies, to harness the power of your environment. Play solo or with friends, via 6 player online co-op (PvE), and get ready to adventure across alien frontiers, conquer natural hazards, … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to TerraTech Worlds.

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  13. 63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    63% User Score Based on 60 reviews

    The apocalypse has come, brought by pollution, wars and disease. Your mission is to save your land... or what’s left of it. Prepare your tools and weapons, they will prove to be valuable allies against all the waste left behind and bad encounters that await you. Break, gather and recycle everything (except buildings) Build machines and production lines. Craft your equipment (tools, weapons, … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wasted World.

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  14. 53%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    53% User Score Based on 15,950 reviews

    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. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Osiris: New Dawn.

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    73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    73% User Score Based on 718 reviews

    JUNKPUNK is a factory management, base building, exploration game where a New World Robotics ship has crash landed. You and any survivors must restore this ruined planet and prepare it for habitable life. Craft, build, explore, discover, and grow to terraform the planet. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to JUNKPUNK.

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  16. 52%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization
    52% User Score Based on 116 reviews

    The Phage, a deadly virus infecting humans and animals, is decimating the human population on earth – so humanity has set out to find a new home by colonizing a hostile alien planet. GearStorm - Armored Survival is a story-driven science fiction survival game. Survive the deadly Phage virus, establish your settlement, build your defenses, explore a new world, establish trade with the inhabitants… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to GearStorm - Armored Survival.

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  17. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    68% User Score Based on 1,070 reviews

    Interstellar Rift is an open world starship simulator with an emphasis on ship construction and multi-player interaction. Players will need to survive in a hostile galaxy with their own custom designed and constructed starship. Space is vast but you wont have to face it alone, other players will be able to join your ship and help out, or build their own rival fleet and fight you across the galaxy! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Interstellar Rift.

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  18. 36%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    36% User Score Based on 628 reviews

    The Fifth Day is a post-apocalyptic survival game set in the time after mankind's extinction to the machines that it created. Your role, as one of these machines, is to survive in the hostile world left behind by man. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Fifth Day.

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    86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    86% User Score Based on 83 reviews

    The first alien beings did not fall from heaven. They come from beneath the ground. They destroyed everything on the earth on their first appearance. THE HIGHRISE is a first-person survival game set in a high-rise building that has been sealed off by an alien monster invasion. Gather resources to make fighting weapons and survival tools. You must find and send a rescue signal at the end of yo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Highrise.

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  20. 59%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    62% User Score Based on 1,040 reviews
    Critic Score 50%Based on 2 reviews

    100 years in the future, something happened on Mars. Once frequently visited, it is now abandoned with some left behind. MEMORIES OF MARS is an open world survival game set amongst the abandoned mining operations on the red planet, as the dream of exploiting and colonizing Mars has proven impossible. You play as a recently awoken clone who learns its lifespan is limited by the lethal solar flare… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MEMORIES OF MARS.

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  21. 59%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    59% User Score Based on 305 reviews

    Dysterra is a large-scale multiplayer sci-fi survival shooter game available on Steam that embodies deep crafting systems such as construction and production, while offering players exciting conflicts and environmental calamities within the visual power of the Unreal Engine 4. It is developed by Reality MagiQ and published by Kakao Games. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dysterra.

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  22. The world is dying. Toxic air, mutant creatures, and endless drought have pushed humanity to the brink of extinction. Your mission is simple: survive, restore the atmosphere, and give humanity a second chance. Travel across the wasteland with your mobile Transport Mech, gather resources, build automated production chains, and rescue survivors. Convert waste into fuel, power mysterious purificati… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Toilet.

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  23. For Humanity is an intense cooperative extraction FPS, mixing survival, exploration and tactical combat. Dive into a post-apocalyptic world ravaged by a pandemic and infested with zombies, where each release is a struggle to stay alive. Play alone or up to 4 players to explore dangerous areas, recover rare resources and escape to your camp. Between expeditions, manage your equipment and weapons to… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to For Humanity.

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  24. made by four students in 2023-2024. Isocraft Story is a Minecraft-like sandbox game made of blocks and many dimensions/levels, taking inspiration from Subnautica, Minecraft and other crafting-related games. Place and break blocks, fight enemies, play with friends online, worldwide or in your local network. Shape the infinite and procedurally-generated blocks world of Isocraft Story. Collect mate… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to IsoCraft Story.

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  25. 98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story
    98% User Score Based on 57 reviews

    A strange acid rain carrying an unknown virus fell for seven days and seven nights. Humanity vanished. The cities fell. The dead began to walk. But the animals survived. And some of them evolved. Now, as one of the few intelligent survivors left in the wasteland, you'll fight to protect civilization's final hope: an unfinished rocket project capable of ending the acid rain catastrophe once and for… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Keep Her Safe.

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    88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    88% User Score Based on 200 reviews

    Human Host is an open-world zombie survival crafting game. In this endless procedurally generated world, terrain, buildings, trees, rocks—everything is destructible! Build massive mobile bases, dig deep underground, construct trap-filled fortresses, scavenge supplies, and survive as long as you can! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Human Host.

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    59%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:optimization, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, humor
    85% User Score Based on 20 reviews

    ROTEN is an open-world zombie survival experience focused on atmosphere, exploration, and environmental storytelling. The world is open, hostile, and indifferent to your presence. You are free to move through it at your own pace, choosing where to go, what to explore, and what to leave behind. Abandoned houses, isolated roads, forgotten facilities, and remote points of interest remain scattered ac… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Roten.

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  28. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    86% User Score Based on 1,780 reviews

    Salt 2 is a pirate-themed open world adventure focused on exploration, crafting, and survival. Play solo or with up to 5 friends, sailing the sea with your ship as a mobile base. Discover islands full of quests, towns, caves, and secrets. Level up, craft gear, hunt, fish, and customize your ship. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Salt 2: Shores of Gold.

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  29. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    72% User Score Based on 58 reviews

    "Welcome to Last Whisper Survival, a labor of love crafted by Maxime and his girlfriend Viviane. Driven by our shared passion for gaming and the survival genre, we've poured our hearts and souls into creating an experience that we hope will resonate with players worldwide. While Maxime is the solo developer behind the scenes, Viviane provides invaluable support in many aspects of the game… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Last Whisper.

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  30. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    83% User Score Based on 6,848 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 6 reviews

    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. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Smalland: Survive the Wilds.

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  31. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    86% User Score Based on 14,565 reviews

    A Waterworld themed survival game. Explore sunken cities, build your base, craft items, trade and fight pirates as you struggle to survive on an aquatic post-apocalypse world plagued by hunger and violence. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sunkenland.

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  32. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    79% User Score Based on 79,363 reviews
    Critic Score 77%Based on 6 reviews

    Once Human is a Strange Worlds Survival Game set in a strange, post-apocalyptic future. Unite with friends to fight monstrous enemies, uncover secret plots, compete for resources, and build your own territory. Once, you were merely human. Now, you have the power to remake the world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Once Human.

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  33. 46%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story
    62% User Score Based on 26 reviews

    Your Journey of Survival is an open-world game that is a fun combination of the best elements of first person shooter (FPS), survival, and roleplaying (RPG) games. It presents building, mining, crafting, combat, looting, and exploration.Exploration: Explore large and unknown worlds, starting with the wilderness of Njarovik. Scavenge the environment for resources to build new structures and craft n… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Your Journey of Survival.

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    58%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    58% User Score Based on 416 reviews

    A social survival sandbox game set in the world of Ultracore, the game combines three major pillars: a survival sandbox (the world of Tormentosia), a social hub (Coreheim, the location of the Ultracore) and adventures (diverse action experiences). If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Coreborn.

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  35. 69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    78% User Score Based on 40 reviews

    Inspired by an existing indigenous tribe, where they live on an island called "North Sentinel Island". Native Hunter gives the player the possibility of living the experience in the body of an indigenous person completely isolated from society, just like the Sentinelese do. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Native Hunter.

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    83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    83% User Score Based on 2,070 reviews

    Explore endless Universe and create the most efficient constellation of colonies. Build conveyor systems to automate production. Take care of Astronauts and their needs! Establish new colonies as part of intergalactic simulation. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Astro Colony.

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  37. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, optimization
    85% User Score Based on 290 reviews

    Be the stalker of this new realm. Explorative, random world challenges in the setting of an exciting vertical world of beanstalks. With the Blade Slammer become more than a new hunter. Hunt creatures and adapt to a new way of vertical life. Evolve, create, develop to be the most skilled among all. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bean Stalker.

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  38. 65%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    65% User Score Based on 511 reviews

    Open world multiplayer sandbox game. Explore the procedural world, discover resources and artifacts, build outposts, research technologies -- all together with your friends. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Project 5: Sightseer.

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  39. 67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    67% User Score Based on 3,414 reviews

    The ultimate space sandbox. Participate in epic fleet battles, form alliances, strive to dominate entire galaxies and harness the universe’s resources for your industrious empire or the destruction of others. Customise your experience, the universe is yours! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to StarMade.

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  40. 45%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    48% User Score Based on 46 reviews

    You are one of the chosen survivors to set up your life in UNKNOWN REGION. Life has forever changed after an unknown virus has wiped out humanity. Navigate through the region to discover mutated humans and creatures. You will be challenged to test your survival skills. Throughout the region you will craft, build, fight, and scavenge for supplies and battle the elements every step of the way. Desig… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to UNKNOWN REGION.

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  41. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story
    80% User Score Based on 8,416 reviews

    Craftopia is the brand new multiplayer open-world survival action game. Features Farming20+ crops are available for you to grow. Of course, you can grow crops one by one, but there are more you can do. With the power of agricultural machines, you can have large scale fields.While enjoying your self-sufficient life, why not make your colorful orchards? Industrialization and AutomationYou can automa… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Craftopia.

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  42. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    70% User Score Based on 374 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    Scrapnaut is a top-down, base building survival game with steampunk elements. Explore an open world with different biomes, take care of oxygen, manage your farms, generate electricity, build your home and much more! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Scrapnaut.

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  43. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, grinding
    75% User Score Based on 14,503 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    Stranded in a vast, mysterious world. Surrounded by ferocious beasts and remnants of ancient technology. Awash in treasure, treacherous catacombs and breathtaking vistas... Adventure awaits — From the highest peaks to the furthest depths, through jungles, deserts, and swamps, over pools of acid and lakes of lava, there’s something to discover around every corner, whether it’s rare materials, curi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Creativerse.

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  44. Overview The Last Disease Z is a harsh open-world survival experience where every step can be your last. The abandoned island hides not only traces of civilization but also threats lurking in the shadows. Fight, build, and explore to survive amidst chaos, where the living can be just as dangerous as the dead. The island looks peaceful only at first glance. An abandoned city, deserted villages, a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Last Disease Z.

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  45. Join the community About the Game "They sold us a brighter future. They delivered the end of the world."Hello Sunshine is a mystery survival RPG set in the sun-scorched ruins of a corporate empire. You play the final employee. Your mission: reach the tower at the end of the road, and help decide the fate of what remains of this world. To survive the blistering heat and deadly sun… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hello Sunshine.

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  46. Mine. Build. Survive. Arrive with empty hands. Leave commanding a fleet. MineEngineer is a 2D space survival sandbox where engineering is the gameplay. You begin adrift and alone. Chip ore from an asteroid, build your first small ship, bolt on a drill, and set out for richer rock. Everything you build is made from real, functional blocks. Ships, stations and factories have physics, mass and ine… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MineEngineer.

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  47. Prey by Day, Predator by Night. A First-Person Survival Horror game created in Unreal Engine 5, made by one person. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to After The Turn.

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  48. 29%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, monetization
    46% User Score Based on 13 reviews

    Landfall is a thrilling low-poly co-op dungeon crawler and extraction game. Build and upgrade your base, trade with vendors, and team up to explore diverse maps, complete quests, gather loot, and defeat bosses. Gear up, survive, and thrive together in this unique low-poly PvE adventure. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to LandFall Survival.

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  49. Ecliptica is a first-person open-world colony survival simulator with a fully dynamic economy. Set on a hostile alien planet, you'll found corporations, fight for resources, and build a sustainable future—or be wiped out by ruthless nature, politics, and competition. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ecliptica.

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  50. An unknown number of years ago, you volunteered to participate in a scientific study – a study that wasn't for the faint of heart. You were chosen due to your resilience to the various tests of your mind and body. You weren't the only one the scientists selected for their experiments, because there were others just like you. Each of you was put into groups of eight and induced into a cryosleep for… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cryowakers.

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