9 Sandbox games like HumanitZ that you should try

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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentUpdated May 19, 2026How this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

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We filtered the 31 games similar to HumanitZ down to the 9 that fit the “Sandbox” category. Project Zomboid, ARK: Survival Evolved and Sons Of The Forest top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to HumanitZ.

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The best sandbox games like HumanitZ

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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to HumanitZ. Each one has been evaluated across 23 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

#1Project ZomboidClosest overall match

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GenreSurvivalSubgenreHorror Survival

SoloMultiplayerCo-opDarkOpen WorldSandbox WorldHorrorPost-ApocalypticExplorationCraftingIsometricEarly Access

Steam👍 94%· 449KRAWG👍 74%· 469

Year 2013Dev The Indie StonePlaytime ~6hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Both are horror survival games — sharing survival mechanics, horror tension and deep RPG systems

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation, roguelike runs and punishing difficulty, while skipping shooter

The game combines the genres of survival horror and role-playing game. The main theme of the game - survival during a zombie apocalypse.

It predates HumanitZ by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

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#2ARK: Survival EvolvedClosest on combat

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GenreSurvivalSubgenreOpen World PvP Survival

SoloMultiplayerCo-opPvPOnlineMeleeOpen WorldSandbox WorldExplorationCraftingBase BuildingEarly Access

Steam👍 83%· 767KRAWG👍 40%· 670MC70IGDB69· 8OC61· 53

Year 2015Dev Instinct Games · Studio WildcardPlaytime ~6hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Like HumanitZ, it's known for survival mechanics, adventure storytelling and deep RPG systems

≠ Its own twist: battle royale tension, deep simulation and setting scifi, while skipping horror tension

As a man or woman stranded naked, freezing and starving on the shores of a mysterious island called ARK, you must hunt, harvest resources, craft items, grow crops, research technologies, and build shelters to withstand the elements.

Where it drifts furthest from HumanitZ: setting and visuals.

It predates HumanitZ by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreSurvivalSubgenreHorror Survival

MultiplayerSoloCo-opMeleeDarkOpen WorldSandbox WorldHorrorExplorationBase BuildingCraftingEarly Access

Steam👍 88%· 304KRAWG👍 67%· 129OC78· 12

Year 2024Dev Endnight Games · NewnightPlaytime ~11hOn PC

✓ Same family of horror survival games: survival mechanics, horror tension and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation, strong narrative focus and visual first person, while skipping deep RPG systems

An entirely new experience from the makers of the ‘The Forest’ Sent to find a missing billionaire on a remote island, you find yourself in a cannibal-infested hellscape. Craft, build, and struggle to survive, alone or with friends, in this terrifying new open-world survival horror simulator.

Where it drifts furthest from HumanitZ: visuals.

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GenreSurvivalSubgenreHorror Survival

MultiplayerSoloCo-opOnlineMeleeOpen WorldSandbox WorldHorrorExplorationCraftingBase Building

Steam👍 85%· 97KIGDB83· 3OC79· 49

Year 2019Dev Creepy JarOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Fits the horror survival games cluster, with survival mechanics, horror tension and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation, strong narrative focus and visual first person, while skipping deep RPG systems

Where it drifts furthest from HumanitZ: tone and visuals.

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#5Subnautica: Below Zero

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GenreSurvivalSubgenreHorror Survival

SoloMultiplayerMeleeOpen WorldSandbox WorldHorrorExplorationBase BuildingCrafting

Steam👍 90%· 105KIGDB85· 5OC83· 60

Year 2021Dev Unknown Worlds EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · Switch

✓ Same family of horror survival games: survival mechanics, horror tension and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with strong narrative focus, setting scifi and visual first person, while skipping deep RPG systems

Where it drifts furthest from HumanitZ: tone and visuals.

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GenreSurvivalSubgenreHorror Survival

SoloMultiplayerMeleeOpen WorldSandbox WorldHorrorExplorationCraftingBase Building

Steam👍 97%· 359KRAWG👍 84%· 1.5KMC83IGDB84· 11OC84· 57

Year 2018Dev Unknown Worlds EntertainmentPlaytime ~10hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are horror survival games — sharing survival mechanics, horror tension and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with strong narrative focus, setting scifi and visual first person, while skipping deep RPG systems

Subnautica is a first-person game about survival in the deep sea. You control Ryley Robinson, a space traveler in the 22nd century, who crash-landed his starship on a planet that is covered almost entirely by the ocean.

Where it drifts furthest from HumanitZ: tone and visuals.

It predates HumanitZ by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

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#7Conan Exiles EnhancedClosest on game mode

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GenreSurvivalSubgenreOpen World PvP Survival

SoloMultiplayerCo-opOnlinePvPMeleeDarkOpen WorldSandbox WorldExplorationCrafting

Steam👍 79%· 114KRAWG👍 33%· 457MC67IGDB71· 10

Year 2017Dev FuncomPlaytime ~10hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Shared with HumanitZ: survival mechanics, adventure storytelling and deep RPG systems

≠ Stands apart with deep simulation, fighting mechanics and fantasy world, while skipping horror tension

Now includes THE FROZEN NORTH expansion update Far to the north, a vast new land has been discovered. A cold and rugged landscape where snow-capped mountains and dark, haunted forests stretch as far as the eye can see.

Where it drifts furthest from HumanitZ: setting and visuals.

It predates HumanitZ by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreSurvivalSubgenreCo-op PvE Survival

SoloMultiplayerCo-opOnlineMeleeDarkSandbox WorldOpen WorldHorrorExplorationCraftingEarly Access

Steam👍 74%· 47KOC64· 14

Year 2015Dev Beam Team GamesOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Shared with HumanitZ: survival mechanics, adventure storytelling and sandbox freedom

≠ Stands apart with deep simulation, strong narrative focus and resource management, while skipping horror tension

Where it drifts furthest from HumanitZ: visuals.

It predates HumanitZ by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

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#9Don't Starve TogetherClosest on visuals

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GenreSurvivalSubgenreCo-op PvE Survival

MultiplayerCo-opSoloOnlineDarkSandbox WorldOpen WorldHorrorExplorationCraftingIsometric

Steam👍 95%· 531KRAWG👍 72%· 1.4KMC83

Year 2016Dev Klei EntertainmentPlaytime ~7hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Like HumanitZ, it's known for survival mechanics, adventure storytelling and sandbox freedom

≠ Where it differs: brings deep simulation, punishing difficulty and strong narrative focus, while skipping horror tension

Don't Starve Together is surrealistic and grim survival game made up for six people simultaneously. Initially, Don't Starve is a single-player game with a core mechanic of going through various problems of your character. You have to sleep and eat well.

It predates HumanitZ by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

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