6 Sandbox games like Oxide: Survival Island 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 50 games similar to Oxide: Survival Island down to the 6 that fit the “Sandbox” category. theHunter: Call of the Wild™, Rust and Streets of Rogue top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Oxide: Survival Island.

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The best sandbox games like Oxide: Survival Island

6 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Oxide: Survival Island. Each one has been evaluated across 14 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.

#1theHunter: Call of the Wild™Closest overall match

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MultiplayerCo-opOnlineStealthOpen WorldSandbox WorldExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 89%· 197KRAWG👍 62%· 227MC74IGDB74· 5OC68· 26

Year 2017Dev Expansive Worlds · Astragon EntertainmentPlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and deep simulation

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, sports simulation and vibe relaxing, while skipping deep RPG systems

theHunter: Call of the Wild offers the most immersive hunting experience ever created. Step into a beautiful open world teeming with life, from majestic deer and awe-inspiring bison, down to the countless birds, critters and insects of the wilderness.

It predates Oxide: Survival Island by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

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#2Rust

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MultiplayerCo-opOnlineSandbox WorldOpen WorldExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 87%· 1.4MRAWG👍 52%· 864MC66IGDB78· 4OC67· 29

Year 2018Dev Facepunch StudiosPlaytime ~15hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and survival mechanics

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, procedural generation and melee combat, while skipping deep simulation

To survive is the main task in the game Rust. It is necessary to survive in the area, which is now wholly wild but was recently inhabited. At the beginning of the game, there is only a rock and a torch. The rest will have to be found or stolen.

Where it drifts furthest from Oxide: Survival Island: combat and progression.

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#3Streets of RogueClosest on combat

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MultiplayerCo-opOnlineStealthSandbox WorldOpen World

Steam👍 96%· 23KRAWG👍 74%· 165IGDB84· 1OC81· 24

Year 2017Dev tinyBuildPlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and deep RPG systems

≠ Stands apart with roguelike runs, adventure storytelling and action RPG combat, while skipping deep simulation

Streets of Rogue is a rogue-lite about player choice, freedom, and anarchic fun. The game takes inspiration from fast-paced top-down rogue-lites like Binding of Isaac and Nuclear Throne, and adds free-form, experimentation-driven, emergent gameplay elements of RPGs like Deus Ex.

Where it drifts furthest from Oxide: Survival Island: visuals.

It predates Oxide: Survival Island by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

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#4Tower UniteClosest on game mode

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MultiplayerCo-opOnlineSandbox WorldOpen WorldExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 90%· 22KRAWG👍 69%· 60

Year 2016Dev PixelTail GamesPlaytime ~7hOn PC

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and deep simulation

≠ Its own twist: racing gameplay, adventure storytelling and card game strategy, while skipping deep RPG systems

Tower Unite is a living, evolving world, fueled by the community. Play online games with your friends or make new friends from around the world! Tower Unite is a large online multiplayer game that spans genres. Play minigames such as Minigolf, Ball Race, Virus, and more!

Where it drifts furthest from Oxide: Survival Island: combat.

It predates Oxide: Survival Island by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

MultiplayerSandbox WorldFirst PersonSoloSci-Fi

IGDB70· 2

Year 2003Dev Digital Anvil · Microsoft Game StudiosOn PC

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and deep simulation

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, setting scifi and single-player focus, while skipping deep RPG systems

Where it drifts furthest from Oxide: Survival Island: game mode.

It predates Oxide: Survival Island by 22 years, with what that implies technically.

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#6Grand Theft Auto Online

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MultiplayerCo-opSandbox WorldOpen WorldExplorationFirst Person

IGDB94· 1

Year 2014Dev Rockstar North · Rockstar GamesOn Xbox · PlayStation 3 · PS4

✓ Fits the first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and sandbox freedom

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, single-player focus and visual third person, while skipping deep simulation

It predates Oxide: Survival Island by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

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