Open World Survival Craft
12 games reviewed, ranked by score.
Satisfactory
Factorio's obsession, walked through in first person
Valheim
A Viking saga you write one felled tree at a time
Sandustry
A brilliant physics factory that ends just as it gets going.
RuneScape: Dragonwilds
The addictive skill grind survives the trip to Ashenfall. The polish didn't.
Palworld
Pokémon With Guns Hides a Real Survival Game
Romestead
Co-op rebuilding clicks with friends, grinds alone
Soulmask
Possess a tribe and automate it, once the menus relent
Witchspire
Charming witch sanctuary, undercut by lost levels and host-only loot
Craftomation 101: Programming & Craft
A clever robot sandbox buried in busywork and bugs
Eden Crafters
A warming planet, undone by belts that won't snap
Solarpunk™
Lovely floating islands that empty out in a weekend
Gloria Victis: Medieval MMORPG
Best-in-class sword duels, sabotaged at the login screen