Computed from player tags · Not ranked by quality
24 games like Craft The World (2026)
Every game below overlaps with Craft The World on things players said about it rather than on our opinion of what feels alike. Each entry shows what it matched on, so you can throw out the ones matching on the part you did not care about.
The short version
- Closest match: Kingdom: Classic, which both survival, fantasy and strategy.
- Craft The World is tagged Dwarf, Colony Sim, Crafting, Building, Sandbox, Survival, Open World, Strategy by Steam players. Those tags are what the matching runs on.
- 24 games qualify, each with at least fifty player reviews behind its sentiment figure.
- 3 are free to download, so you can test the resemblance yourself at no cost.
How these were matched
Steam tags carry the most weight, because players apply them and they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Souls-like, Atmospheric and Cozy exist as tags and as nothing else, which is exactly the vocabulary this question needs. Formal genres count for less, themes and a shared studio for more.
Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are thrown out before matching. Nearly everything is tagged Singleplayer, so matching on it is matching on nothing. That cutoff is computed from the catalogue rather than fixed, so it moves as the catalogue grows.
All 24, closest first
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Kingdom: Classic
Why it matched: both survival, fantasy and strategy; shares 12 player tags including Strategy, Simulation and Building; released around the same time (2015).
Kingdom is a 2D sidescrolling strategy/resource management hybrid with a minimalist feel wrapped in a beautiful, modern pixel art aesthetic.
Kingdom: Classic at a glance Released 2015 Studio Noio Player sentiment 91% positive of 22,707 Price Free StrategySimulationBuilding2DResource ManagementRPGFantasySurvival
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Dwarf Fortress
Why it matched: both open world, survival, fantasy and strategy; shares 11 player tags including Dwarf, Colony Sim and Strategy.
Build a fortress and try to help your dwarves survive against a deeply generated world. Keep your dwarves happy, grow their community and beware of digging too deeply. The deepest, most intricate simulation of a world that's ever been created.
Dwarf Fortress at a glance Released 2022 Studio Bay 12 Games Player sentiment 95% positive of 31,446 Price $29.99 DwarfColony SimStrategySimulationCity BuilderSandboxBuildingSurvival
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Factorio
Why it matched: both open world, survival and strategy; shares 10 player tags including Resource Management, Sandbox and Crafting; released around the same time (2016).
Factorio is a game about building and creating automated factories to produce items of increasing complexity, within an infinite 2D world. Use your imagination to design your factory, combine simple elements into ingenious structures, and finally protect it from the creatures who don't really like you.
Factorio at a glance Released 2016 Studio Wube software Player sentiment 98% positive of 233,978 Price $35.00 Resource ManagementSandboxCraftingStrategySurvivalBuilding2DSimulation
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Planetbase
Why it matched: both open world, survival and strategy; shares 10 player tags including Colony Sim, City Builder and Strategy; released around the same time (2015).
Guide a group of space settlers trying to establish a base on a remote planet. Grow food, collect energy, mine resources, survive disasters and build a self-sufficient colony in a harsh and unforgiving environment.
Planetbase at a glance Released 2015 Studio Madruga Works Player sentiment 80% positive of 10,438 Price $7.49 Colony SimCity BuilderStrategySurvivalSimulationResource ManagementBuildingIndie
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Amazing Cultivation Simulator
Why it matched: both open world, survival, fantasy and strategy; shares 10 player tags including Simulation, RPG and Sandbox.
Rise up in a search for immortality in this strategy sim and management game based on Chinese mythology. Rebuild your sect and train new disciples through the path of cultivation. Research magic and gather mystical artifacts, face ancient dangers and other sects in your path to spiritual ascension.
Amazing Cultivation Simulator at a glance Released 2020 Studio GSQ Games Player sentiment 86% positive of 23,608 Price $24.99 SimulationRPGSandboxStrategyColony SimSurvivalIndieFantasy
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Kingdoms and Castles
Why it matched: both open world, survival and strategy; shares 9 player tags including City Builder, Colony Sim and Strategy; released around the same time (2017).
Kingdoms and Castles is a city-building simulation game about growing a kingdom from a tiny hamlet to a sprawling city and imposing castle. Make trade agreements, alliance, and war with neighboring AI controlled kingdoms. Each villager and resource is individually simulated.
Kingdoms and Castles at a glance Released 2017 Studio Lion Shield, LLC Player sentiment 94% positive of 31,404 Price $19.99 City BuilderColony SimStrategyBuildingSimulationSandboxResource ManagementSurvival
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Against the Storm
Why it matched: both open world, survival, fantasy and strategy; shares 8 player tags including Strategy, City Builder and Simulation.
A dark fantasy city builder where you must rebuild civilization in the face of apocalyptic rains. As the Queen’s Viceroy, lead humans, beavers, lizards, foxes, and harpies to reclaim the wilderness and secure a future for civilization's last survivors.
Against the Storm at a glance Released 2023 Studio Eremite Games Player sentiment 94% positive of 37,338 Price $8.99 StrategyCity BuilderSimulationColony SimBuildingResource ManagementSurvivalSandbox
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Kingdom: New Lands
Why it matched: both open world, survival, fantasy and strategy; shares 7 player tags including Tower Defense, Survival and Building; released around the same time (2016).
Kingdom: New Lands builds upon the award-winning gameplay and mystery of Kingdom by introducing an abundance of new content to the IGF-nominated title while maintaining the simplicity and depth that legions of monarchs have come to experience and enjoy.
Kingdom: New Lands at a glance Released 2016 Studio Noio Player sentiment 85% positive of 12,353 Price $1.49 Tower DefenseSurvivalBuildingStrategyColony SimFantasySimulation
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Going Medieval
Why it matched: both survival and strategy; shares 10 player tags including RPG, City Builder and Colony Sim.
Build and manage your own castle settlement in a land reclaimed by wilderness. With detailed management, survival strategy, and a moddable sandbox world, Going Medieval challenges you to build the mightiest colony this side of the apocalypse.
Going Medieval at a glance Released 2026 Studio Foxy Voxel Player sentiment 89% positive of 21,362 Price $22.49 RPGCity BuilderColony SimStrategySandboxSimulationSurvivalCrafting
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Foundation
Why it matched: both open world, survival and strategy; shares 9 player tags including City Builder, Simulation and Strategy.
Foundation is a grid-less, laidback medieval city-building game with a focus on organic development, monument construction and resource management.
Foundation at a glance Released 2025 Studio Polymorph Games Player sentiment 87% positive of 24,163 Price $23.44 City BuilderSimulationStrategySandboxResource ManagementBuildingIndieColony Sim
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Kingdom Two Crowns
Why it matched: both survival, fantasy and strategy; shares 8 player tags including Tower Defense, City Builder and Building; released around the same time (2018).
Gather coins, build defenses and reclaim your fallen Kingdom. Explore and uncover secrets, unlock new technologies and protect your crown versus waves of Greed monsters that come at night. Kingdom is a solo or co-op micro-strategy and tower defense game set in an atmospheric pixel world.
Kingdom Two Crowns at a glance Released 2018 Studio Fury Studios Player sentiment 90% positive of 39,496 Price $3.99 Tower DefenseCity BuilderBuildingFantasyStrategyColony SimSurvivalSimulation
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Oxygen Not Included
Why it matched: both open world, survival and strategy; shares 9 player tags including Colony Sim, Survival and Resource Management.
Oxygen Not Included is a space-colony simulation game. Deep inside an alien space rock your industrious crew will need to master science, overcome strange new lifeforms, and harness incredible space tech to survive, and possibly, thrive.
Oxygen Not Included at a glance Released 2019 Studio Klei Entertainment Player sentiment 97% positive of 143,589 Price $24.99 Colony SimSurvivalResource ManagementBuilding2DSimulationSandboxStrategy
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Surviving Mars
Why it matched: both open world, survival and strategy; shares 8 player tags including Colony Sim, City Builder and Strategy; released around the same time (2018).
There will be challenges to overcome. Execute your strategy and improve your colony’s chances of survival while unlocking the mysteries of this alien world. Are you ready? Mars is waiting for you.
Surviving Mars at a glance Released 2018 Studio Haemimont Games Player sentiment 80% positive of 28,730 Price Not listed Colony SimCity BuilderStrategySurvivalSimulationResource ManagementBuildingSandbox
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Conan Exiles Enhanced
Why it matched: both open world, survival, fantasy and strategy; shares 6 player tags including Survival, Building and Crafting; released around the same time (2018).
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!
Conan Exiles Enhanced at a glance Released 2018 Studio Funcom Player sentiment 79% positive of 117,272 Price $39.99 SurvivalBuildingCraftingSandboxRPGFantasy
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ASKA
Why it matched: both open world, survival, fantasy and strategy; shares 7 player tags including Crafting, Simulation and Building.
A new Viking age dawns with you at its helm. Forge a thriving colony from nothing in this mythic open-world survival sim. Earn the gods' favor and survive in a land ruled by ancient terrors and unforgiving seasons. Rally unique villagers, expand your settlement and defend your tribe - solo or co-op!
ASKA at a glance Released 2024 Studio Sand Sailor Studio Player sentiment 80% positive of 12,111 Price $24.99 CraftingSimulationBuildingSurvivalColony SimSandboxResource Management
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Satisfactory
Why it matched: both open world, survival and strategy; shares 8 player tags including Crafting, Building and Resource Management.
Satisfactory is a first-person open-world factory building game with a dash of exploration and combat. Play alone or with friends, explore an alien planet, create multi-story factories, and enter conveyor belt heaven!
Satisfactory at a glance Released 2024 Studio Coffee Stain Studios Player sentiment 97% positive of 278,668 Price $39.99 CraftingBuildingResource ManagementSandboxSurvivalSimulationStrategyIndie
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Realm Grinder
Why it matched: both fantasy and strategy; shares 9 player tags including Strategy, City Builder and RPG; released around the same time (2017).
Grow your realm, build alliances, and explore one of the deepest idle RPGs ever!
Realm Grinder at a glance Released 2017 Studio Divine Games Player sentiment 87% positive of 7,441 Price Free StrategyCity BuilderRPG2DBuildingResource ManagementSimulationIndie
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Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic
Why it matched: both open world, survival and strategy; shares 8 player tags including Strategy, Simulation and City Builder.
Build a soviet republic from an impoverished country into a rich industrial superpower in a city builder with intricate production chains and a fully simulated global economy. Manage the lives of your citizens from education to work and party loyalty to criminal activity.
Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic at a glance Released 2024 Studio 3Division Player sentiment 91% positive of 27,164 Price $9.99 StrategySimulationCity BuilderBuildingSandboxSurvivalColony SimResource Management
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The Riftbreaker
Why it matched: both survival and strategy; shares 9 player tags including Tower Defense, Survival and Strategy.
The Riftbreaker is a solo or Co-op base-building, survival game with Action-RPG elements for up to 4 players. Hack & slash countless hordes of enemies. Build up your base, craft powerful weapons and research new inventions to survive.
The Riftbreaker at a glance Released 2021 Studio EXOR Studios Player sentiment 90% positive of 24,729 Price $8.99 Tower DefenseSurvivalStrategyCraftingResource ManagementBuildingRPGSandbox
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Dawn of Man
Why it matched: both open world, survival and strategy; shares 8 player tags including City Builder, Colony Sim and Survival.
Command a settlement of ancient humans, guide them through the ages in their struggle for survival. Hunt, gather, craft tools, fight, research new techs and face the challenges the environment will throw at you.
Dawn of Man at a glance Released 2019 Studio Madruga Works Player sentiment 87% positive of 17,830 Price $12.49 City BuilderColony SimSurvivalStrategySimulationSandboxIndieResource Management
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Jurassic World Evolution
Why it matched: both open world, survival and strategy; shares 7 player tags including Building, Simulation and Strategy; released around the same time (2018).
Place yourself at the heart of the Jurassic franchise and build your own Jurassic World. Bioengineer dinosaurs that think, feel and react intelligently to the world around them and face threats posed by espionage, breakouts and devastating tropical storms in an uncertain world where life always finds a way.
Jurassic World Evolution at a glance Released 2018 Studio Frontier Developments Player sentiment 87% positive of 55,272 Price $44.99 BuildingSimulationStrategySandboxCity BuilderResource ManagementSurvival
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Dungeons 2
Why it matched: both fantasy and strategy; shares 8 player tags including Strategy, RPG and Fantasy; released around the same time (2015).
The Dungeon Lord is back – and this time he’s serious! In Dungeons 2, fulfil the Dungeon Lord’s insatiable quest for vengeance by recruiting fearsome new monsters from all corners of the underworld in order to undertake his evil bidding.
Dungeons 2 at a glance Released 2015 Studio Realmforge Studios Player sentiment 82% positive of 5,279 Price $19.99 StrategyRPGFantasySimulationGod GameBuildingTower DefenseSandbox
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Albion Online
Why it matched: both open world, survival, fantasy and strategy; shares 6 player tags including Sandbox, RPG and Crafting; released around the same time (2018).
Albion Online is a fantasy sandbox MMORPG featuring a player-driven economy, classless combat system, and intense PvP battles. Explore a vast open world full of danger and opportunity. Grow your wealth, forge alliances, and leave your mark on the world of Albion.
Albion Online at a glance Released 2018 Studio Sandbox Interactive GmbH Player sentiment 78% positive of 93,490 Price Free SandboxRPGCraftingSurvivalFantasyStrategy
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Stronghold: Definitive Edition
Why it matched: both open world and strategy; shares 9 player tags including City Builder, Strategy and Sandbox.
Greetings sire! Your stronghold awaits you. Build a castle economy, besiege unforgettable villains and return to the 'castle sim' that started it all. Experience this classic RTS with upgraded visuals, modernised gameplay, Steam multiplayer and a new campaign.
Stronghold: Definitive Edition at a glance Released 2023 Studio Firefly Studios Player sentiment 87% positive of 10,346 Price $4.49 City BuilderStrategySandboxBuildingColony SimTower Defense2DSimulation
Common questions
What game is most like Craft The World?
Kingdom: Classic, on the evidence we have. It both survival, fantasy and strategy. That is a statement about overlap, not a promise you will like it as much: two games can share every tag and still feel different to play.
How is "similar to Craft The World" decided?
By overlap on the tags Steam players applied to each game, the formal genres, the themes both sit in, and whether the same studio made them. Tags carry the most weight because players write them, so they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are ignored: matching on "Singleplayer" is matching on nothing. Every entry below shows exactly what it matched on.
Are these ranked by quality?
No. They are ordered by how much they overlap with Craft The World. Where two games overlap equally, the better received one goes first, but that only moves a game a place or two. Each entry shows its own player sentiment so you can weigh that separately.
Do you get paid for these recommendations?
No. The order is computed from tag and genre overlap and nothing else. No placement here can be bought, and a game appearing high on this page is a statement about resemblance rather than an endorsement.