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The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria (2023)

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PC Windows Playstation 5 Xbox Series X Xbox One

The only survival crafting game set in the Fourth Age of Middle-earth, the iconic fantasy world created by J.R.R. Tolkien.


  • survival
  • crafting

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Forever Skies (2025)

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PC Windows Xbox Series X/s Xbox Series X Playstation 5 (Xbox Series X/s)

A first-person survival game set on a post-apocalyptic, ecologically ruined Earth. Play solo or with up to 3 friends as you build, upgrade, and fly a high-tech airship. Scavenge resources, craft tools, and face dangers on the surface as you hunt for a cure to save humanity.


  • survival
  • crafting
  • open-world
  • base-building
  • science
  • post-apocalyptic
  • exploration
  • resource-management
  • building
  • sci-fi
  • survival-crafter
  • futuristic
  • cooperative
  • atmospheric
  • action-survival

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Outward (2022)

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Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch PC Windows stadia Xbox One Playstation 5 Android

No remarkable journey is achieved without great effort. In Outward, the cold of the night or an infected wound can be as dangerous as a predator lurking in the dark. Explore the vast world of Aurai solo or in Co-op. The Definitive Edition features both DLCs and quality of life improvements.

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  • survival
  • rpg
  • cooperative
  • open-world
  • fantasy
  • dungeon
  • adventure
  • inventory
  • exploration
  • souls
  • online

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Faaast Penguin (2024)

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Xbox One Playstation 5 Xbox Series X Nintendo Switch PC Windows

"Faaast Penguin" is a wild and thrilling knockout action racing game where up to 40 penguins collide in a chaotic race to the finish! It's free with cross-platform support! Unleash attacks! Hop on ULTIMATE RIDES! Use shortcuts! Pass your rivals and reach the finish line first!


  • snowboarding
  • spectacle
  • cooperative
  • auto
  • survival
  • royale
  • pvp
  • character
  • runner
  • customization
  • racing
  • table
  • cute
  • mech

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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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Ultra Pixel Survive (2023)

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Xbox One Playstation 4 Playstation 5 Xbox Series X Nintendo Switch

Command heroes with unique abilities, harvest natural resources to collect materials, then build and develop your military defenses.

Each night the enemy hordes will attack the village, and challenge your strategic and tactical prowess to survive. Explore dark underground dungeons, and wage battle against gigantic bosses!

Evolve your weapons by gathering new materials, and survive the epic onslaught for as long as possible.


Features
* Build and upgrade your resources and heroes
* Build defenses, farm, hunt, cook food and more
* Unlock new characters
* Action RPG and survival gameplay
* Cute epic fantasy pixel art


  • survival
  • never-ending
  • fight-or-flight
  • featuring
  • building
  • horde
  • rpg
  • crafting
  • pixel
  • base-building
  • sprite

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Starsand (2021)

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

In Starsand, you'll explore a vast and unforgiving desert, scavenging for resources, building a shelter, and hunting to survive. With dynamic weather and day/night changes, you'll have to plan and act wisely to uncover the secrets of an ancient civilization and make it back home. Can you survive in this harsh environment and make it out alive?


What we like:
  • Good survival elements
  • Interesting premise
  • Nice desert atmosphere
  • Nice exploration aspects
  • Unique navigation system
What could be improved:
  • Limited content
  • Clunky gameplay
  • Unforgiving resource allocation
  • Bugs and glitches
  • Lack of save points

  • survival
  • crafting
  • open-world
  • base-building
  • resource-management
  • building
  • inventory
  • 3d
  • management
  • sandbox
  • aliens
  • sci-fi
  • atmospheric
  • realistic
  • first-person

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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!


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

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Lost Ruins (2021)

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PC Windows j Playstation 5 Xbox One Nintendo Switch Playstation 4 Mac OS Linux

Lost Ruins is a challenging and engaging Metroidvania game that offers a unique experience by focusing on inventory management rather than leveling up. With stunning graphics and sound effects, players navigate through the monster-filled dungeon as they retrieve their memories. The game offers different weapons, spells, and unique accessories that encourage experimentation and strategic tactics. With multiple endings and unlockables, Lost Ruins offers high replayability to players.


What we like:
  • Unique formula utilizing inventory
  • well-designed and rewarding exploration system
  • balanced equipment system
  • offers different game modes and endings
  • stunning graphics and sound effects
What could be improved:
  • Small map
  • checkpoint system can be frustrating
  • missable side-quests
  • jumping mechanics and aerial attacks can be imprecise
  • limited storyline compared to other metroidvanias

  • survival
  • boss
  • metroidvania
  • dungeon
  • anime
  • pixel
  • retro
  • platform
  • combat
  • inventory
  • exploration
  • 2d
  • dark
  • hack-and-slash
  • cute

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Oppidum (2025)

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Nintendo Switch Xbox Series X Xbox One Playstation 5 Playstation 4 Mac OS Linux PC Windows

Face the challenges of Oppidum, a survival adventure for 1-4 players with a unique story waiting to be unraveled. Build a camp, collect everything a fantastic land can offer, and use it to push forward through the island. A world hanging by a thread needs your help – will you answer the call?


  • crafting
  • survival
  • cooperative
  • open-world
  • resource-management
  • farming
  • character
  • story
  • adventure
  • simulation
  • customization
  • action-adventure
  • stylized
  • narrative
  • fantasy

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