Games like Keplerth

Keplerth is a survival sandbox game where players gather resources, craft, build, and fight to survive on an alien planet. It features randomly generated worlds and a focus on player-driven exploration and base building.

84% positive from 4,145 · 2022 · 5% finish it · Steam Deck Playable · $14.99 $8.99 -40% · Lowest ever $7.02 (2025-01-07)

AdventureExplorationSandboxSurvival Open World Building

Six games like Keplerth

Above Snakes

75% positive from 1,982 reviews20238% finish itDeck Verified

This is an isometric survival crafting RPG where players build their world piece by piece. It features resource gathering, base building, farming, and combat against supernatural enemies.

What players likedPlayers praise its unique world-building concept, finding it a fun indie game with a Wild West zombie theme.

The catchThe map-building hook gives way to repetitive grinding and clunky crafting menus.

Both are tagged Sandbox, Open World and Building.

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CHKN

80% positive from 1,742 reviews2016Deck Playable

CHKN is a free, incomplete open-world sandbox game where players create and use custom creatures for survival and combat. Its core loop involves building creatures block by block and adventuring with them on a mysterious island.

What players likedPlayers praise the fun of building animals and a challenging solo campaign with creature progression.

The catchThe developers abandoned it years ago, so the early access build will never be finished.

Both are tagged Sandbox, Survival and Open World.

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MewnBase

93% positive from 1,440 reviews20232% finish itDeck Playable

MewnBase is a 2D survival crafting game where players build a base and manage resources on an alien planet. It features exploration, technology upgrades, and environmental hazards.

The catchIt runs out of content fast, leaving a shallow loop with almost no replay value.

Both are tagged Sandbox, 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 Sandbox, 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 Sandbox, 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 Sandbox, Survival and Open World.

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More about Keplerth

What players liked

Players praise Keplerth as a great action crafting survivor-type RPG.

The catch

It borrows heavily from RimWorld and Terraria without matching their depth or charm.

Reviews: 84% positive from 4,145
Released: 2022
Finish it: 5% of players
Steam Deck: Steam Deck Playable
Price: $14.99 $8.99 -40% · Lowest ever $7.02 (2025-01-07)
Play: Single-playerCo-opMulti-player

It is here because it sits in the band this site looks at: well reviewed at 84% positive, but with 4,145 reviews, far fewer than the household names carry.

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