Games Like Dragon Quest Builders 2 (2026)

Shared: Base Building, Story-Driven, Open World Crafting

A frozen-ocean survival game on an alien planet where building a base and diving deeper are their own kind of therapy, if you can handle the dark.

Shared: Base Building, Open World Crafting

Seven years of patches have turned a janky early-access survivor into one of the deepest base-building sandboxes on PC, and the Unreal Engine 5 overhaul means you're no longer buying into a museum piece.

Shared: Sandbox RPG

Fourteen years old and still pulling all-nighters - if a 2D sandbox has ever consumed your sleep schedule, Terraria is probably the reason why.

Shared: Base Building, Crafting Progression

A low-stakes space exploration sandbox where terraforming alien planets feels genuinely tactile. Build, dig, and breathe in the silence between stars.

Shared: Base Building

Surviving alone was already brutal - surviving with friends who make catastrophic decisions is another beast entirely. A deep, unforgiving co-op survival game that rewards patience, preparation, and someone on the team who knows what a Science Machine actually does.