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2016PC, Steam Deck playable72 % positive13.79 €

A first-person open-world survival sandbox where you build a base, research technology and endure changing seasons while fending off wildlife, harsh weather and AI hunters who build bases of their own. Playable solo or in co-op.

  • Resources and survival
  • Sandbox with your own goals
  • Building and crafting
  • Open world
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Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Subsistence special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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Stranded Deep

95 %Match

2015PEGI 16PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck playable74 % positive15.99 €

Brings what grabs you about Subsistence: scarce resources and survival, building and crafting as well as a sandbox with your own goals.

After a plane crash you're stranded in the Pacific, scavenging scattered islands for food, water and shelter while building rafts and fending off sharks. Its UI-light, physics-based crafting and beautiful yet dangerous ocean setting define the experience.

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Sons of the Forest

Resources and survival

Stranded on a remote island, you craft, build and fight to survive while cannibals and mutants hunt you. Play solo or in co-op, delve into dark caves, and fortify a base, with AI companions helping along the way.

CastleMiner Z

Sandbox with your own goals

A blocky sandbox survival game set in an endless world: you build, craft weapons and tools, and fight off zombies and other monsters alone or with friends.

The Forest

Open world

After a plane crash you build shelters and traps in a dense forest while tribes of cannibals stalk and attack you. Creepy mutant-filled caves and the mystery of your missing son drive the exploration, and it's best played with friends in co-op.

Unturned

Sandbox with your own goals

A free-to-play zombie survival sandbox with blocky low-poly visuals where you scavenge, craft and build bases across large maps, teaming up with or betraying other players. A huge modding and workshop scene keeps it endlessly replayable.

Space Engineers

Open world

A physics-driven space sandbox where you engineer ships, stations and rovers block by block, mine asteroids and watch your creations get realistically torn apart. Its huge creative and technical freedom shines brightest with friends in co-op.

Raft

Resources and survival

You begin on a tiny raft in the middle of the ocean, collecting debris, expanding your floating home and exploring islands while sharks circle. Solo or in co-op, survival turns into a laid-back crafting and discovery voyage with a mysterious story.

Stars End

Sandbox with your own goals

A sci-fi survival sandbox on the wild frontier of a distant star system, where you gather resources, build and fight to survive. You can play solo or host your own server.

Rust

Sandbox with your own goals

A brutal multiplayer survival sandbox where you spawn with nothing, gather resources, build bases and fight other players to stay alive. Raids, betrayals and clan wars make every wipe unpredictable.

Ark: Survival Ascended

Sandbox with your own goals

You are stranded on islands full of dinosaurs, taming and riding prehistoric beasts, building bases and surviving alone or with tribes of other players. The Unreal Engine 5 remake makes the huge sandbox world look far more impressive.

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