Games like Survival: Fountain of Youth

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

85% positive from 4,399 · 2024 · 9% finish it · Steam Deck Playable · Lowest ever $6.99 (2026-06-11)

SurvivalOpen World Survival CraftBase-Building Exploration CraftingSimulation

Six games like Survival: Fountain of Youth

81% positive from 12,099 reviews202415% finish itDeck Playable

This is a co-op survival crafting game where players explore procedurally generated mines, build bases, and battle enemies. It focuses on resource management and rebuilding a Dwarven kingdom in Middle-earth.

What players likedPlayers praise its immersive LotR setting, exploration, and co-op survival crafting, comparing it to Minecraft or 7DaysToDie.

The catchCombat feels clunky, overly simple, and unsatisfying

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

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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 Open World Survival Craft, Crafting and Base-Building.

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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 Crafting, Base-Building and Survival.

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Arid

87% positive from 1,952 reviews20214% finish itDeck Unsupported

Singleplayer open-world survival game focused on resource management and environmental hazards in a harsh desert. Players must manage dehydration, temperature, and weather events to survive.

The catchHunger, thirst and sleep meters drain so fast that little progress gets made.

Both are tagged Open World Survival Craft, Crafting and Survival.

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Feel The Snow

87% positive from 3,052 reviews20195% finish itDeck Verified

This is a pixel art sandbox action-adventure game with RPG and survival elements. Players explore a randomly generated world, build, craft, and engage in dynamic combat with friends.

What players likedPlayers praise this charming and relaxing survival adventure for its surprising length, crafting, and co-op gameplay.

The catchControls are clunky and unintuitive, with no tutorial explaining the basic mechanics.

Both are tagged Open World Survival Craft, Crafting and Survival.

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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 Crafting, Base-Building and Survival.

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More about Survival: Fountain of Youth

What players liked

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

The catch

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

Reviews: 85% positive from 4,399
Released: 2024
Finish it: 9% of players
Steam Deck: Steam Deck Playable
Price: Lowest ever $6.99 (2026-06-11)
Play: Single-playerFull controller support

It is here because it sits in the band this site looks at: well reviewed at 85% positive, but with 4,399 reviews, far fewer than the household names carry.

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