Games like Aground

94% positive from 1,993 reviewsReleased 202011% finish itSteam Deck Verified$14.99

What it is

Aground is a mining/crafting RPG with a story. Players mine, craft, build, and explore to advance technology and discover magic.

What players liked

Players praise Aground as a fun, sandbox-story hybrid with intuitive progression, offering hundreds of hours of gameplay and a unique sci-fi/fantasy mix.

The catch

A mid-game event destroys the base you built with no warning and no way to prevent it.

Why it is here

It is here because it sits in the band this site looks at: well reviewed at 94% positive, but with 1,993 reviews, far fewer than the household names carry.

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Six games like Aground

Forever Skies

79% positive from 8,540 reviews20259% finish itDeck Verified

Action-survival game where you build and pilot an airship, scavenging ruins and researching technology to survive a post-apocalyptic Earth. Explore the skies and descend below the dust to uncover secrets and cure an illness.

What players likedPlayers praise its unique atmosphere and exploration, often comparing it to Subnautica and Raft with airship mechanics.

The catchWorld feels empty with repetitive, copy-paste locations

Both are tagged Base-Building, Survival and Open World.

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Survival: Fountain of Youth

85% positive from 4,399 reviews20249% finish itDeck Playable

Survival simulation game. Explore islands, manage needs, craft, build, and fight to survive and thrive.

What players likedPlayers praise its in-depth crafting, exploration, and story, comparing it to Subnautica and Ark but with a more casual feel.

The catchNearly every interaction happens through menus instead of hands-on action.

Both are tagged Base-Building, Survival and Exploration.

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Nova Lands

89% positive from 3,452 reviews202328% finish itDeck Verified

2D open-world automation game with exploration and base building. Automate production with helper bots to explore islands and encounter creatures.

What players likedPlayers say it's like Forager or a streamlined Factorio, praising its satisfying progression and simple, effective automation.

The catchLate game turns into waiting on glacial timers while bots trickle out resources.

Both are tagged Base-Building, Survival and Adventure.

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Eden Crafters

86% positive from 2,512 reviews20262% finish itDeck Unsupported

A singleplayer/co-op open-world survival crafting game focused on terraforming and automating planets. Players build factories to transform hostile environments into habitable worlds.

What players likedPlayers praise Eden Crafters as a simpler blend of Satisfactory and Planet Crafter, offering diverse planets and enjoyable automation.

The catchJank and missing polish make it feel like it never left early access.

Both are tagged Base-Building, Adventure and Indie.

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Force of Nature 2: Ghost Keeper

80% positive from 2,342 reviews20214% finish itDeck Playable

Survival sandbox RPG with resource management, crafting, and exploration. Features procedural generation, base building, and combat in a magical world.

The catchProgress buries you in grinding and waiting on crafting timers for hours.

Both are tagged Base-Building, Survival and Open World.

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The Riftbreaker: Prologue

95% positive from 4,124 reviews2020Deck Playable

Base-building survival game. Explore, gather resources, and defend against aliens in a powerful mecha-suit.

The catchFrequent crashes cut runs short, sometimes within the first few minutes.

Both are tagged Base-Building, Survival and Exploration.

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