Best Survival Crafting Games on Steam

The best survival crafting and base building games on Steam, ranked by player reviews, with live player counts.

A list by Chronos · 50 games · updated Nov 7, 2026 · Report

Prices: 🇺🇸 United States (chosen by the list’s maker)

1
Terraria$9.9924,867 playing97% positivemin. 200 MB
2
Subnautica$29.993,234 playing97% positivemin. 20 GB
3
The Forest$19.996,951 playing95% positivemin. 5 GB
4
RimWorld$34.9929,104 playing97% positivemin. 1 GB
5
Factorio$35.0022,068 playing97% positivemin. 5 GB
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Palworld$29.9928,278 playing94% positivemin. 40 GB
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Don't Starve Together$14.9916,105 playing94% positivemin. 3 GB
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Project Zomboid$24.9952,242 playing94% positivemin. 10 GB
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Oxygen Not Included$24.995,444 playing96% positivemin. 3 GB
10
Valheim$29.9970,889 playing93% positivemin. 1 GB
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Don't Starve$9.99927 playing96% positivemin. 500 MB
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Raft$19.996,451 playing93% positivemin. 10 GB
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The Planet Crafter$23.994,571 playing96% positivemin. 4 GB
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Kenshi$29.994,430 playing95% positivemin. 14 GB
15
UnturnedFree17,127 playing91% positivemin. 4 GB
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MuckFree900 playing93% positivemin. 100 MB
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Timberborn$34.994,796 playing96% positivemin. 3 GB
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Abiotic Factor$34.993,816 playing95% positivemin. 10 GB
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This War of Mine$1.99−90%799 playing93% positive
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Frostpunk$2.99−90%2,482 playing92% positivemin. 8 GB
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Scrap Mechanic$28.992,313 playing92% positivemin. 30 GB
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Rust$19.99−50%131,409 playing86% positivemin. 45 GB
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ASTRONEER$29.991,567 playing91% positivemin. 2 GB
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Dwarf Fortress$29.99816 playing94% positivemin. 500 MB
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The Planet Crafter: PrologueFree12 playing96% positivemin. 4 GB
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Core Keeper$19.994,254 playing92% positive
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Sons Of The Forest$29.9913,147 playing88% positivemin. 20 GB
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Subnautica: Below Zero$29.99592 playing90% positivemin. 15 GB
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Sandustry$19.991,201 playing97% positivemin. 1 GB
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Starbound$5.99−60%829 playing90% positivemin. 3 GB
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Grounded$39.991,978 playing90% positivemin. 8 GB
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V Rising$34.994,515 playing89% positivemin. 19 GB
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7 Days to Die$44.9924,358 playing87% positivemin. 15 GB
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Space Engineers$19.994,034 playing89% positivemin. 35 GB
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Necesse$14.99623 playing92% positivemin. 500 MB
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TerraTech$24.99211 playing92% positivemin. 1 GB
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The Long Dark$19.994,150 playing88% positivemin. 7 GB
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Medieval Dynasty$34.993,198 playing90% positivemin. 20 GB
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Ostriv$24.99168 playing94% positivemin. 600 MB
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The Riftbreaker: PrologueFree4 playing95% positivemin. 8 GB
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SurrounDead$11.992,035 playing90% positivemin. 3 GB
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Forager$19.99277 playing89% positivemin. 200 MB
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ARK: Survival Evolved$9.89−34%14,252 playing83% positivemin. 60 GB
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Fallout ShelterFree1,666 playing87% positivemin. 2 GB
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The Riftbreaker$9.89−67%764 playing90% positivemin. 12 GB
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Colony Survival$24.95164 playing92% positivemin. 300 MB
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Enshrouded$39.9964,539 playing86% positivemin. 60 GB
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DYSMANTLE$6.99−65%445 playing91% positivemin. 768 MB
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The Alters$15.74−55%815 playing90% positivemin. 50 GB
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The Escapists$17.9967 playing90% positivemin. 2 GB