The Best Survival sandbox Games for Xbox Series X - Page 2

Update : Grounded 2 added at rank #4.
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Voidtrain (2023)

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Playstation 5 PC Windows j Xbox Series X

Embark on a surreal journey in Voidtrain, where you'll craft, upgrade, and battle aboard your very own train in a mysterious void. Dive into a vast world, customize your train to the fullest, and uncover the enigmatic lore awaiting your discovery. Are you ready to engineer your adventure?


What we like:
  • Stunning visuals
  • Engaging crafting and upgrading system
  • Dynamic, ever-changing environments
  • Lengthy gameplay for extensive exploration
What could be improved:
  • Grind-heavy progression
  • Occasional minor bugs

  • survival
  • crafting
  • open-world
  • trains
  • cooperative
  • base-building
  • hand-wave
  • sandbox
  • building
  • loop

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My Little Universe (2021)

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Nintendo Switch Playstation 5 IOS iPhone Mac OS Android Xbox Series X Xbox One PC Windows

Stranded on a barren moon with nothing but your tools, fuelless ship, and celestial powers of creation, you are destined to recreate what was once lost and be the hero of your own Little Universe! Don't forget to call in up to three of your friends to join your journey in the Splitscreen Co-op Mode!


  • mining
  • 2.5d
  • relaxing
  • dungeon-crawler
  • character
  • space
  • sandbox
  • crafting
  • minimalist
  • third-person
  • customization
  • exploration
  • survival
  • 3d
  • open-world

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Cartel Tycoon (2021)

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Xbox One Xbox Series X Playstation 5 PC Windows

Build an empire of drug production and smuggling chains while managing rogue lieutenants, state authorities, and public opinion. Rival gangs, the DEA, the army, and even the CIA all threaten your growing business. When Capo dies, crown your successor, and build your empire from the ruins all over again.


  • empire
  • sandbox
  • simulation
  • business
  • management
  • survival
  • agriculture
  • strategy
  • soundtrack
  • narrative
  • colony
  • resource-management
  • building
  • base-building
  • economy

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Hobo: Tough Life (2017)

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Playstation 4 PC Windows Xbox One Xbox Series X Linux Nintendo Switch

Hobo: Tough Life is an urban survival role-playing game where you play as a homeless person. Play alone or team up in online co-op. Explore the streets of Praslav, scavenge for food and supplies, beg, steal, and do whatever else it takes to survive the forthcoming winter.


  • survival
  • base-building
  • cooperative
  • conversation
  • crafting
  • open-world
  • heist
  • sandbox
  • socio-economy
  • fiction
  • story
  • 3d
  • first-person
  • realistic
  • atmospheric

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The Walking Zombie 2 (2019)

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Playstation 5 Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch PC Windows IOS iPhone Xbox One Xbox Series X

Experience the thrill of surviving a zombie apocalypse in The Walking Zombie 2, a first-person shooter game with a unique story. The game boasts retro-style graphics that add to the adventure. While the FPS gameplay and storyline are decent, microtransactions tend to interrupt your experience, making it a bit frustrating.


What we like:
  • Unique storyline
  • Decent first-person shooter gameplay
  • Retro-style graphics add to the adventure
What could be improved:
  • Clunky gameplay
  • Lack of cohesive plot
  • Repetitive missions
  • Heavy reliance on microtransactions
  • Takes away from the overall experience

  • first-person
  • zombies
  • shooter
  • open-world
  • crafting
  • survival
  • fps
  • gun
  • post-apocalyptic
  • humor
  • sandbox
  • rpg
  • dark
  • stylized
  • customization

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ARK: Survival Ascended (2023)

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Xbox Series X Nintendo Switch Xbox One PC Windows Playstation 5

ARK is reimagined from the ground-up into the next-generation of video game technology with Unreal Engine 5! Form a tribe, tame & breed hundreds of unique dinosaurs and primeval creatures, explore, craft, build, and fight your way to the top of the food-chain. Your new world awaits!


  • survival
  • dinosaurs
  • multiplayer
  • open-world
  • mmo
  • base-building
  • crafting
  • building
  • -protect
  • subdue-
  • sandbox
  • split-screen
  • dino
  • inventory
  • character

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Zombie Cure Lab (2022)

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early access Xbox One Xbox Series X Playstation 5 PC Windows

Create the perfect lab in this challenging sandbox base builder and defend it from zombie attacks. Lead a team of scientists in curing the zombies and transform them into Human-Zombie hybrids. Gather resources, research new technologies and optimize your defense to overcome the apocalypse.


  • colony
  • base-building
  • simulation
  • resource-management
  • building
  • zombies
  • sandbox
  • science
  • time-management
  • survival
  • management
  • moddable
  • city-building
  • zombification
  • tower-defense

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Craftopia (2020)

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early access Xbox Series X/s PC Windows Xbox One Android Xbox Series X

Craftopia is the brand new multiplayer survival action game made in Japan. We combined many features we find enjoyable, such as hunting, farming, hack-and-slash, building, automation to develop this game.


  • crafting
  • open-world
  • survival
  • craft-and-survive
  • building
  • sandbox
  • dungeon
  • hack-and-slash
  • cooperative
  • automation
  • multiplayer

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Cubic Odyssey (2025)

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Xbox One PC Windows Xbox Series X Playstation 5

Embark on a galactic journey in Cubic Odyssey, an open-world adventure where you explore vibrant planets, craft tools, build vehicles, and fight the Red Darkness. Uncover ancient mysteries, and shape a universe full of life, danger, and limitless possibilities!


  • crafting
  • cooperative
  • survival
  • base-building
  • open-world
  • building
  • sandbox
  • action-adventure
  • sci-fi
  • rpg
  • pirates
  • exploration
  • rich

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Mystic Pathways (2025)

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Xbox One PC Windows Xbox Series X Nintendo Switch Playstation 5 Playstation 4

Survive in a retro-futuristic world filled with Jinns, animals, and other spiritual entities based on eastern fantasies in the spirit of Arabian Nights and middle-eastern history. Gather, craft, evade and ultimately fight your way to an epic battle between Man vs Jinn.


  • parkour
  • nonlinear
  • lore
  • building
  • stealth
  • post-apocalyptic
  • survival
  • crafting
  • sandbox
  • historical
  • alternate
  • third-person
  • exploration
  • controller-support
  • fantasy

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