#01Subnautica
2018Primary genreSimulation › Survival Sim
Supporting signalsSurvival · Open World · Crafting
Find games where sustained survival pressure and crafting form a connected loop of gathering, making, shelter, and environmental risk.
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#01Primary genreSimulation › Survival Sim
Supporting signalsSurvival · Open World · Crafting
#02Primary genreSimulation › Survival Sim
Supporting signalsSurvival · Open World · Sandbox
#03Primary genreSimulation › Survival Sim
Supporting signalsSurvival · Sandbox · Crafting
#04Primary genreSimulation › Survival Sim
Supporting signalsSurvival · Open World · Crafting
#05Primary genreSimulation › Survival Sim
Supporting signalsSurvival · Open World · Crafting
#06Primary genreRPG › MMORPG
Supporting signalsOpen World · Survival · Farming
#07Primary genreRPG › WRPG
Supporting signalsRoguelike · Survival · Crafting
#08Primary genreSimulation › Survival Sim
Supporting signalsSurvival · Crafting · Base Building
#09Primary genreSimulation › Survival Sim
Supporting signalsSurvival · Open World · Crafting
#10Primary genreSimulation › Survival Sim
Supporting signalsSurvival · Crafting · Resource Management
#11Primary genreSimulation › Survival Sim
Supporting signalsSurvival · Crafting · Base Building
#12Primary genreRPG › Monster-Taming RPG
Supporting signalsOpen World · Survival · Crafting
#13Primary genreSimulation › Survival Sim
Supporting signalsSurvival · Crafting · Base Building
#14Primary genreSimulation › Survival Sim
Supporting signalsSurvival · Open World · Sandbox
#15Primary genreSimulation › Survival Sim
Supporting signalsSurvival · Crafting · Base Building
Primary genreSimulation › Survival Sim
Supporting signalsSurvival · Open World · Crafting
#17Primary genreShooter › First-Person Shooter
Supporting signalsSurvival · Open World · Crafting
#18Primary genreSimulation › Survival Sim
Supporting signalsSurvival · Sandbox · Crafting
Why these games appear
This lane connects a verified Survival framework with recurring Crafting activity; it is about the loop created by pressure and making, not a keyword overlap.
Include when
The game has an accepted Survival framework and Crafting facet, with survival conditions or resource pressure organizing repeatable play.
Leave out when
Do not include survival-themed stories with incidental crafting, or crafting games where environmental and resource pressure are not central.