Open-world survival crafting games: the 30 most played right now

Start with a stone axe, gather, build and stay alive. Many games in this genre support online co-op, so they suit starting a world with friends.

Rule: tagged “Open World Survival Craft”, sorted by current players.

RankGamePlaying nowReviews
1
85,145
86%
1,179,824 reviews
2
50,681
93%
477,110 reviews
3
39,243
94%
373,670 reviews
4
19,705
94%
417,932 reviews
5
18,914
97%
237,424 reviews
6
18,391
97%
1,249,720 reviews
7
17,173
87%
275,242 reviews
8
14,901
79%
195,453 reviews
9
12,363
94%
378,608 reviews
10
12,104
84%
319,739 reviews
11
10,907
83%
589,225 reviews
12
7,671
72%
69,245 reviews
13
6,399
80%
33,407 reviews
14
6,160
78%
80,201 reviews
15
5,611
95%
376,585 reviews
16
5,503
74%
99,181 reviews
17
4,637
93%
325,392 reviews
18
4,569
95%
585,242 reviews
19
3,588
75%
56,776 reviews
20
3,487
96%
70,019 reviews
21
3,480
82%
4,538 reviews
22
3,420
88%
111,280 reviews
23
2,872
92%
51,154 reviews
24
2,740
95%
43,059 reviews
25
2,716
82%
22,429 reviews
26
2,324
97%
343,949 reviews
27
2,072
86%
48,857 reviews
28
1,958
84%
81,160 reviews
29
1,660
92%
83,463 reviews
30
1,535
90%
25,203 reviews

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