Games Like Nira (2026)

Shared: Base Building, Survival Sandbox

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: 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.

Shared: Procedural Generation

Seven alien races, procedurally generated galaxies, and a sandbox that respects your attention span, Starbound is the space explorer's Terraria, for better and occasionally worse.

Shared: Base Building

Crash a plane, lose your son, then spend 30+ hours building spike traps and slowly losing your mind to cannibals. Solo or with up to 8 friends online, this one earns its Metacritic 83.

Shared: Crafting Depth

Three years of patches, a console launch, and a full rebrand later, New World: Aeternum is a more coherent MMO than it had any right to be after its disastrous 2021 debut. Worth a look for patient explorers, a harder sell for anyone expecting narrative depth or Souls-style combat.