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We filtered the 50 games similar to Survisland down to the 30 that fit the “Sandbox” category. Trailmakers, Far Cry 6 and Need for Speed™ Payback top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Survisland.

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The best sandbox games like Survisland

30 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Survisland. Each one has been evaluated across 17 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.

#1TrailmakersClosest overall match

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

Co-opSoloOnlineMultiplayerMeleeSandbox WorldOpen WorldExplorationCrafting

Steam👍 92%· 36KRAWG👍 59%· 70OC69· 5

Year 2020Dev FlashbulbPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of open-world action games: adventure storytelling, deep simulation and sandbox freedom

≠ Its own twist: racing gameplay and setting space, while skipping punishing difficulty

Welcome to the Ultimate Expedition! Journey over grueling mountains, hazardous swamps, and bone-dry deserts on a distant world far from civilization - it is just you, your fellow adventurers and the amazing, jet-powered hover-buggy you built yourself.

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Co-opMultiplayerSoloOnlineMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldSandbox WorldExplorationCrafting

Steam👍 71%· 34KIGDB82· 11OC77· 185

Year 2021Dev Ubisoft Toronto · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Both are open-world action games — sharing adventure storytelling, survival mechanics and sandbox freedom

≠ Its own twist: shooter, first-person shooting and setting modern, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Survisland: visuals.

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#3Need for Speed™ Payback

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MultiplayerSoloCo-opOnlineMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldSandbox WorldExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 85%· 31KRAWG👍 43%· 741MC61OC60· 110

Year 2017Dev Ghost Games · Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the open-world action games cluster, with sandbox freedom, deep simulation and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: racing gameplay, sports simulation and PvP competition, while skipping survival mechanics

Need for Speed Payback is an action-driving racing game and the twenty-third part of the NFS franchise. ###Gameplay Despite the trend made by NFS' before Payback features an offline mode. The game is set in a fictional city named Fortune Valley.

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

MultiplayerCo-opSoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldSandbox WorldExplorationCrafting

Steam👍 72%· 42KIGDB53· 12OC49· 65

Year 2019Dev Systemic ReactionOn PS4 · PC · PS5

✓ Both are open-world action games — sharing survival mechanics, adventure storytelling and sandbox freedom

≠ Its own twist: shooter, first-person shooting and horror tension, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Survisland: visuals.

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerCo-opOnlineMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldSandbox WorldExplorationCrafting

Steam👍 88%· 129KIGDB90· 15

Year 2012Dev Ubisoft Montreal · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Both are open-world action games — sharing adventure storytelling, survival mechanics and sandbox freedom

≠ Its own twist: shooter, first-person shooting and stealth mechanics, while skipping deep simulation

The template every later Far Cry followed: outposts to liberate, towers to climb, and a genuinely good stealth loop with a bow that makes clearing a camp silently the most satisfying thing in it. The second half loses the plot once the antagonist exits, and the island's activities repeat well before you finish clearing them.

Where it drifts furthest from Survisland: visuals and tone.

It predates Survisland by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerCo-opOnlineMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldSandbox WorldExplorationCrafting

Steam👍 85%· 69KIGDB86· 19OC84· 97

Year 2014Dev Ubisoft Montreal · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of open-world action games: adventure storytelling, sandbox freedom and survival mechanics

≠ Where it differs: brings shooter, first-person shooting and deep RPG systems, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Survisland: visuals and combat.

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

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

MultiplayerSoloMeleeNarrativeSandbox WorldOpen WorldExploration

Steam👍 58%· 2.5KRAWG👍 19%· 107

Year 2008Dev RTL interactive · Meridian4Playtime ~1hOn PC

✓ Fits the open-world action games cluster, with sandbox freedom, adventure storytelling and deep simulation

≠ Where it differs: brings racing gameplay, offline and visual 3d, while skipping survival mechanics

Crash Time 2 is a mission-based open-world driving game developed by Synetic. You are one of the officers of a fictional Cobra 11 police unit. The players are free to explore the open world or just complete the missions.

Where it drifts furthest from Survisland: visuals and game mode.

It predates Survisland by 16 years, with what that implies technically.

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#8Saints Row: Gat Out of HellClosest on visuals

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerCo-opOnlineMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldSandbox WorldExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 75%· 9.7KIGDB64· 11OC67· 69

Year 2015Dev High Voltage Software · Deep SilverOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Linux

✓ Same family of open-world action games: adventure storytelling, sandbox freedom and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: shooter, third-person shooting and first-person shooting, while skipping survival mechanics

A standalone expansion set in Hell, built around flight: you unlock wings early and the whole map is designed for vertical movement rather than driving. That traversal is the best part. It is very short — a few hours — and reuses the systems and much of the structure of Saints Row IV without adding a real campaign.

Where it drifts furthest from Survisland: tone.

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

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#9Toy Story 3: The Video GameClosest on tone

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeNarrativeHardcoreOpen WorldSandbox WorldExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 71%· 2.0KIGDB73· 6

Year 2010Dev Avalanche Software · Disney Interactive StudiosOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Mac

✓ Both are open-world action games — sharing adventure storytelling, sandbox freedom and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with precision platforming, shooter and first-person shooting, while skipping survival mechanics

It predates Survisland by 14 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerCo-opOnlineMeleeOpen WorldSandbox WorldExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 88%· 77KIGDB84· 14

Year 2013Dev High Voltage Software · Deep SilverOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Linux

✓ Both are open-world action games — sharing adventure storytelling, sandbox freedom and open world exploration

≠ Its own twist: shooter, third-person shooting and ranged combat, while skipping survival mechanics

Superpowers replace most of the driving: you sprint faster than cars and glide over buildings, which makes the open world trivial to cross and much more fun to move through. Combat is chaotic rather than precise. It reuses the previous game's city wholesale, and once you have full powers almost nothing offers resistance.

Where it drifts furthest from Survisland: progression.

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

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerCo-opOnlineMeleeOpen WorldSandbox WorldExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 76%· 21KRAWG👍 64%· 897MC78IGDB81· 6

Year 2008Dev Volition · Deep SilverPlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of open-world action games: adventure storytelling, sandbox freedom and open world exploration

≠ Its own twist: third-person shooting, shooter and racing gameplay, while skipping survival mechanics

The entry most fans point to: an open city with genuine variety in activities, co-op through the entire campaign, and a tone that swings between crude comedy and surprisingly dark story beats. The PC port is the problem — it shipped badly and still needs community patches to run properly, which is a real barrier before you start.

Where it drifts furthest from Survisland: progression.

It predates Survisland by 16 years, with what that implies technically.

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#12Saints Row: The Third

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerCo-opOnlineMeleeOpen WorldSandbox WorldExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 96%· 69KIGDB85· 10

Year 2011Dev Volition · Square EnixOn PlayStation 3 · Linux · PC

✓ Same family of open-world action games: adventure storytelling, sandbox freedom and open world exploration

≠ Stands apart with shooter, third-person shooting and racing gameplay, while skipping survival mechanics

Where it drifts furthest from Survisland: tone and progression.

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

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#13Saints Row

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

Co-opSoloMultiplayerMeleeOpen WorldSandbox WorldExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 57%· 8.3KIGDB61· 4OC63· 160

Year 2022Dev Volition · Deep SilverOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Both are open-world action games — sharing adventure storytelling, sandbox freedom and open world exploration

≠ Stands apart with shooter, third-person shooting and first-person shooting, while skipping survival mechanics

A reboot that keeps the open-world crime structure and the customisation depth — the character creator is the strongest part — but pulls the tone toward earnest. Combat is serviceable, driving is fine. The mission design leans on repeated activity types, and the shift away from the earlier games' absurdity leaves it without a clear identity.

Where it drifts furthest from Survisland: progression.

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldSandbox WorldExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 84%· 127KIGDB77· 19OC75· 109

Year 2015Dev Avalanche Studios · Square EnixOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Same family of open-world action games: adventure storytelling, sandbox freedom and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with shooter, third-person shooting and first-person shooting, while skipping survival mechanics

Where it drifts furthest from Survisland: tone.

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

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#15Grand Theft Auto IV

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

MultiplayerSoloCo-opMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldSandbox WorldExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 83%· 195KRAWG👍 96%· 103MC95

Year 2010Dev Rockstar Toronto · Rockstar GamesOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the open-world action games cluster, with adventure storytelling, sandbox freedom and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings third-person shooting, shooter and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping survival mechanics

The most grounded entry: heavier driving, a euphoria physics system that makes collisions and stumbles feel physical, and a city built for density rather than scale. Combat is serviceable. It is also the slowest — long drives between missions, friends who phone constantly asking for activities, and a tone considerably more sombre than the games around it.

Where it drifts furthest from Survisland: tone.

It predates Survisland by 14 years, with what that implies technically.

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