Games like Ark: Survival Evolved

24 picks · prices checked daily

• Multiplayer

  Ark: Survival Ascended

  2023 · PC · PS · Xbox

  Ark series, dinosaurs

  Critics

  –unknown

  Players

  60%

  Steam

  To beat

  –unknown

  $11.24was $44.99Historical low

  Best PC price · Steam

  In Game Pass

• Multiplayer

  Valheim

  2026 · PC · PS · Xbox · Switch

  Survival crafting, base building

  Critics

  89

  Metacritic

  Players

  93%

  Steam

  To beat

  ~25h

  IGDB

  $26.99was $29.99−10%

  Best PC price · Steam · $1.08/hr

• Multiplayer

  7 Days to Die

  2024 · PC · PS · Xbox

  Survival crafting, base building

  Critics

  36

  IGDB

  Players

  87%

  Steam

  To beat

  ~187h

  IGDB

  $21.37was $44.99−53%

  Best PC price · Fanatical · $0.11/hr

• 

  The Long Dark

  2017 · PC · PS · Xbox · Switch

  Survival crafting, crafting

  Critics

  82

  IGDB

  Players

  89%

  Steam

  To beat

  ~48h

  IGDB

  $19.99

  Best PC price · GOG · $0.42/hr

  In Game Pass · PS Plus

• Multiplayer

  No Man's Sky

  2016 · PC · PS · Xbox · Switch

  Survival crafting, crafting

  Critics

  61

  Metacritic

  Players

  84%

  Steam

  To beat

  ~77h

  IGDB

  $18.95was $59.99−68%

  Best PC price · GameBillet · $0.25/hr

  In Game Pass

• Multiplayer

  Fortnite

  2020 · PC · PS · Xbox · Switch · iOS · Android

  Sandbox, survival

  Critics

  83

  IGDB

  Players

  4.6/5

  App Store

  To beat

  200h+

  IGDB

  Free

  Free to play

  In Game Pass

• Multiplayer

  Once Human

  2024 · PC · PS · Xbox · iOS · Android

  Survival crafting, base building

  Critics

  –unknown

  Players

  79%

  Steam

  To beat

  200h+

  IGDB

  Free

  Free to play

  In Game Pass

• Multiplayer

  Rust

  2018 · PC

  Survival crafting, crafting

  Critics

  69

  Metacritic

  Players

  87%

  Steam

  To beat

  200h+

  IGDB

  $19.99was $39.99−50%

  Best PC price · Steam · $0.04/hr

• Multiplayer

  PixArk

  2018 · PC · PS · Xbox · Switch

  Ark series, dinosaurs

  Critics

  –unknown

  Players

  73%

  Steam

  To beat

  –unknown

  $4.99was $19.99Historical low

  Best PC price · Steam

• Multiplayer

  Empyrion: Galactic Survival

  2020 · PC

  Survival crafting, crafting

  Critics

  –unknown

  Players

  78%

  Steam

  To beat

  –unknown

  $5.99was $19.99Historical low

  Best PC price · Steam

• Multiplayer

  Unturned

  2017 · PC · PS · Xbox · Switch

  Crafting, survival

  Critics

  –unknown

  Players

  91%

  Steam

  To beat

  ~60h

  IGDB

  Free

  Free to play

• Multiplayer

  Raft

  2022 · PC · PS · Xbox

  Survival crafting, base building

  Critics

  –unknown

  Players

  93%

  Steam

  To beat

  ~27h

  IGDB

  $13.39was $19.99−33%

  Best PC price · Steam · $0.51/hr

• Multiplayer

  Citadel: Forged With Fire

  2019 · PC · PS · Xbox

  Dragons, survival crafting

  Critics

  –unknown

  Players

  67%

  Steam

  To beat

  –unknown

  $5.99was $14.99−60%

  Best PC price · Steam

• Multiplayer

  Rising World

  2014 · PC

  Survival crafting, base building

  Critics

  –unknown

  Players

  85%

  Steam

  To beat

  –unknown

  $11.24was $14.99−25%

  Best PC price · Steam

• Multiplayer

  Grounded

  2022 · PC · PS · Xbox · Switch

  Survival crafting, base building

  Critics

  83

  Metacritic

  Players

  90%

  Steam

  To beat

  ~49h

  IGDB

  $19.99was $39.99Historical low

  Best PC price · Steam · $0.41/hr

  In Game Pass

• Multiplayer

  Palworld

  2026 · PC · PS · Xbox

  Survival crafting, base building

  Critics

  –unknown

  Players

  94%

  Steam

  To beat

  ~65h

  IGDB

  $20.99was $29.99Historical low

  Best PC price · PlanetPlay · $0.32/hr

  In Game Pass

• Multiplayer

  Elite: Dangerous

  2014 · PC · PS · Xbox

  Sandbox, sci-fi

  Critics

  80

  Metacritic

  Players

  76%

  Steam

  To beat

  200h+

  IGDB

  $5.12was $19.99−74%

  Best PC price · GameBillet · $0.02/hr

  In Game Pass · PS Plus

• 

  Don't Starve

  2013 · PC · PS · Xbox · Switch

  Survival crafting, crafting

  Critics

  79

  Metacritic

  Players

  96%

  Steam

  To beat

  –unknown

  $2.49was $9.99Historical low

  Best PC price · Steam

• Multiplayer

  Far Cry 5

  2018 · PC · PS · Xbox

  Survival, open world

  Critics

  84

  IGDB

  Players

  81%

  Steam

  To beat

  ~33h

  IGDB

  $8.99was $59.99−85%

  Best PC price · Steam · $0.27/hr

  In Game Pass · Ubisoft+ · PS Plus

• Multiplayer

  Project Zomboid

  2013 · PC

  Survival crafting, crafting

  Critics

  –unknown

  Players

  94%

  Steam

  To beat

  ~32h

  IGDB

  $16.74was $24.99−33%

  Best PC price · Steam · $0.52/hr

• Multiplayer

  Subsistence

  2016 · PC

  Survival crafting, base building

  Critics

  –unknown

  Players

  72%

  Steam

  To beat

  –unknown

  $9.79was $13.99−30%

  Best PC price · Steam

• Multiplayer

  Terraria

  2011 · PC · PS · Xbox · Switch · iOS · Android

  Survival crafting, crafting

  Critics

  83

  Metacritic

  Players

  97%

  Steam

  To beat

  ~68h

  IGDB

  $4.99was $9.99−50%

  Best PC price · Steam · $0.07/hr

  In Game Pass · PS Plus

• Multiplayer

  Miscreated

  2018 · PC

  Survival crafting, crafting

  Critics

  –unknown

  Players

  66%

  Steam

  To beat

  –unknown

  $14.99was $29.99−50%

  Best PC price · Steam

• Multiplayer

  Abiotic Factor

  2025 · PC · PS · Xbox

  Survival crafting, base building

  Critics

  –unknown

  Players

  95%

  Steam

  To beat

  ~75h

  IGDB

  $27.95was $34.99−20%

  Best PC price · GameBillet · $0.37/hr

  In Game Pass · PS Plus