Windrose
A PvE survival adventure set in an alternative Age of Piracy. Build, craft and explore procedurally generated biomes solo or in online co-op (Steam lists support for up to 8 players and recommends up to 4), captain your ship through naval combat with boarding actions, and take on challenging bosses.
Subnautica 2
An underwater survival adventure set on an all-new alien world, from Unknown Worlds. Play alone or in online co-op with up to three friends, build custom bases, pilot the Tadpole submersible, and scan creatures from the smallest fish to towering Leviathans.
Romestead
An action-adventure survival game for 1-8 players set after the fall of Rome. Fight the walking dead at night, haul resources back to camp, recruit survivors as artisans, restore the Roman gods, and grow a settlement solo or on a hosted or peer-to-peer server.
Valheim
A collaborative exploration and survival game for 1-10 players, set in a procedurally generated world inspired by Norse mythology. Craft weapons, build longhouses and bases, sail the seas, and defeat the regional bosses known as the Forsaken to prove yourself to Odin.
Palworld
A multiplayer open-world survival and crafting game about living and working alongside creatures called Pals. Pals can fight, work on farms and factories, and be ridden across land, sea and sky, while you survive a harsh world and a poaching syndicate.
Tainted Grail Fall of Avalon
A first-person open-world RPG set in a dark reimagining of Arthurian legend, 600 years after King Arthur's fall. Steam lists 50-70 hours of content across three zones, a branching main story, hundreds of side quests, and builds that mix attributes, skills and gear.
Outbound
A cozy open-world exploration game set in a utopian near future. Turn an empty electric camper van into a home on wheels, power it with sun, wind or water, grow crops and craft with modular parts, alone or with up to 4 players.
Winter Burrow
A cozy woodland survival game about a mouse who returns home to find their childhood burrow in ruins and their Aunt missing. Gather resources, craft tools, knit sweaters, bake pies and meet the locals while braving the frozen wilderness.
Abiotic Factor
A survival crafting game for 1-6 players set inside GATE, a secret underground research facility. After a containment breach, scientists must survive anomalous entities, invaders arriving through portals, and a military sect called The Order.
Murim Survival
A survival roguelite RPG inspired by Vampire Survivors and Diablo. Survive constant waves of enemies until a final showdown after 15 to 20 minutes, then grow stronger between expeditions with equipment, martial arts, traits and companions met in the Hideout.
Sons of the Forest
All 3 bosses, all 21 weapons, the 78-prefab building system, and why the game's been quiet since January 2025.
Besmirch
Baron trust system, farming calendar, Three Days of Darkness survival, and dungeon combat in one hub.
Permafrost
A story-driven survival sandbox from SpaceRocket Games set on a near-future Earth covered by endless winter, entering PC Early Access on October 9, 2026 through Steam, GOG and the Epic Games Store.
Road to Vostok
A solo-developed survival FPS set in the Finnish-Russian border zone. Players scavenge, craft, and extract through a harsh open world with realistic gunplay and no hand-holding. Built entirely by one developer over several years.