ARK: Survival Evolved
Hunt, craft and build a home on a hostile island, then tame and ride the creatures that once hunted you.
83% of 589,225 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 13,444$14.99
Games like PixARK
If the colorful and retro rhythm of PixARK stuck with you, this helps. These games are a good place to start. Most of them work well for a shared session.
ARK: Survival Evolved
Stranded naked and starving on a strange island, you hunt, craft, build, and learn to survive among dinosaurs. The pull is taming them: more than 100 creatures can be tamed by knocking them out and feeding them back, with the large ones ridden and new generations bred. It is more fun with friends.
Also in Survival crafting and Co-op · Competitive, Chaotic
83% of 589,225 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 13,444$14.99The Isle
Play as a dinosaur in an open-world survival horror game on an island, growing from a small and vulnerable youngster into an adult that can nest, defend young and claim territory. It is tense and demanding, and playing with friends or a team makes it more fun on multiplayer servers where predators and prey shape one shared ecosystem.
Also in Survival crafting · Competitive, Chaotic
80% of 114,400 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 18,912$19.99Smalland: Survive the Wilds
You are tiny, the world is not. Smalland drops you into an oversized wilderness where puddles are lakes, ants want you for dinner and a grasshopper makes a fine horse. Craft gear, tame bugs, build camps on the forest floor or high in the trees, and survive the seasons alone or with up to nine friends.
Also in Survival crafting and Co-op · Colorful, Chaotic, Cute
82% of 8,178 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 282$34.99Rising World
A voxel sandbox with a fully destructible, procedurally generated world. Start with basic tools, dig, craft and build anything from a hut to a whole city, at your own pace. Playable solo or with friends, with seasons, tameable animals, boats and surprisingly good weather.
Also in Survival crafting and Co-op · Replayable
85% of 5,349 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 102$14.99Dark and Light
Dark and Light is a vast sandbox survival RPG set in a world dominated by powerful elemental forces. Find your way in a meticulously crafted world, featuring breathtaking landscapes, a wide variety of mythical creatures, and limitless possibility to craft, build, and unlock dozens of powerful weapons, spells, and skills.
Also in Survival crafting and Co-op · Competitive, Replayable
51% of 10,594 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 22$17.99Block Story™
A block world with no edges, where you dig, build and fight your way through an RPG story. Tame dragons, ride them over deserts and arctic peaks, forge swords that spark and staves that summon creatures to fight for you. It starts with bare hands and a wise Wizard, and it goes all the way up to space.
Also in Survival crafting · Colorful, Retro, Replayable
85% of 2,004 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 137$4.99Dinosaur World
Dinosaur World is a survival game about dinosaurs.
Also in Survival crafting and Co-op
61% of 158 Steam reviews are positive$14.99Palworld
Catch strange creatures called Pals, fight beside them with guns and bows, then put them to work on your farm and in your factories. With base building, automation, open-world exploration and co-op for up to four players, it is easy to lose track of time.
Also in Survival crafting and Co-op · Colorful, Cute
94% of 417,960 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 22,510$29.99CHKN
CHKN is an open-world sandbox where life is your building material: snap together body parts from chickens, crabs, dragons and worse to create living creatures that follow, fight and work for you. Explore a strange island, craft, build a home, and survive with your own creations.
Also in Survival crafting and Co-op · Chaotic, Cute
79% of 1,771 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 5FreeDinotica
Dinotica drops you into a lush prehistoric jungle with nothing but your wits and a growing family of tameable dinos. Build a settlement, put your companions to work on the farm, then ride into roguelite dungeons with three of them at your side. Cute, colorful and endlessly replayable, alone or with a friend.
Also in Survival crafting and Co-op · Colorful, Retro, Cute
86% of 745 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 4$17.99Core Keeper
Core Keeper is an underground digging adventure for one to eight players in a forgotten cavern. You dig, craft, farm, build a base, and chase the secret of the old Core, alone or in drop-in co-op with friends. Exploring its biomes is fun, and the early hours are especially strong.
Also in Survival crafting and Co-op · Colorful, Retro, Cute
92% of 51,154 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 6,593$19.99Adventure Craft
Adventure Craft is a procedurally generated open-world PvE survival crafting action RPG. Explore, gather resources, hunt monsters, craft weapons and armour, build a home, train companions, and survive a dangerous world that changes from day to night.
Also in Survival crafting · Colorful, Retro, Cute
82% of 235 Steam reviews are positiveFree
Cheaper than PixARK
Dark and Light
Dark and Light is a vast sandbox survival RPG set in a world dominated by powerful elemental forces.
51% of 10,594 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 22$17.99
Rising World
A voxel sandbox with a fully destructible, procedurally generated world.
85% of 5,349 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 102$14.99
Block Story™
Dig, craft and fight through an RPG story that runs from bare hands to the edge of space.
85% of 2,004 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 137$4.99
Dinosaur World
Dinosaur World is a survival game about dinosaurs.
61% of 158 Steam reviews are positive$14.99
Dinotica
Raise a tameable dino family, run a jungle farm and settlement, then take three companions into fast roguelite dungeon runs, solo or in co-op.
86% of 745 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 4$17.99
Force of Nature
Wash up on a colorful island, build a homestead, tame strange beasts and chase the pieces of a mythical gem, alone or with friends.
74% of 3,913 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 9$7.99
Necesse
Necesse drops you into an endless pixel world with bare hands and a big idea: build a settlement, recruit settlers to run it, then head out to fight…
92% of 24,741 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 545$14.99
Arctico
Build a cozy science outpost on a snowy island and explore it by dog sled and kayak, alone or with friends.
70% of 2,239 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1$9.99
ArkCraft: The Rebirth of the World
In this open-world crafting and building game, you explore an ancient world full of dangers and secrets.
71% of 182 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 3$7.99
Tinkerlands
Gather, craft and grow a cozy island settlement, with boss fights and friends welcome whenever you feel like it.
85% of 3,663 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 123$12.99
The Faraway Land
The Faraway Land is an open world survival simulator. Plunge into the relaxing atmosphere of a magical world filled with cute and dangerous creatures.
81% of 80 Steam reviews are positive$9.99
Hidden gems like PixARK
Dinotica
Raise a tameable dino family, run a jungle farm and settlement, then take three companions into fast roguelite dungeon runs, solo or in co-op.
86% of 745 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 4$17.99
Nuclear Epoch
Craft weapons, raise a town from a shelter and raid for loot you keep only if you make it out alive, alone or with friends.
77% of 526 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 42$14.99
Piworld
Gather, farm and craft your way across a bright open world, then defend your home in fights where other players are the biggest threat.
78% of 218 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 5Free
Tinkerlands
Gather, craft and grow a cozy island settlement, with boss fights and friends welcome whenever you feel like it.
85% of 3,663 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 123$12.99
Beyond the Map
Survive a fresh fantasy world every run: raise a base, level professions and hunt rare spellbooks through biomes that punish careless builds.
77% of 786 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 7$19.99
Len's Island
Len's Island drops you on a mysterious archipelago with a backpack and your wits.
82% of 5,998 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 63$24.99
Plains of Pain
A brutal post-apocalyptic sandbox where the sun itself is out to kill you.
84% of 1,037 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 37$19.99
Planet Centauri
Mine a bright pixel world, craft your own spells and grow a village into a civilization, alone or with friends.
75% of 2,105 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 10$14.99
IfSunSets
Gather, craft and fortify on a cursed island, then hold your ground when the dead rise at dusk.
74% of 2,361 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 93$19.99
Grounded 2
Survive an overgrown park at ant size: craft gear, ride your own buggy and build bases while a mystery watches back.
82% of 22,428 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 4,555$29.99
Smalland: Survive the Wilds
You are tiny, the world is not. Smalland drops you into an oversized wilderness where puddles are lakes, ants want you for dinner and a grasshopper…
82% of 8,178 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 282$34.99
ArkCraft: The Rebirth of the World
In this open-world crafting and building game, you explore an ancient world full of dangers and secrets.
71% of 182 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 3$7.99
Newest games like PixARK
Piworld
Gather, farm and craft your way across a bright open world, then defend your home in fights where other players are the biggest threat.
78% of 218 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 5Free
Delverium
Build a settlement, grow your crops and dig into the Faults corrupting the land, alone or with up to seven friends.
87% of 200 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 44$9.99
Dinotica
Raise a tameable dino family, run a jungle farm and settlement, then take three companions into fast roguelite dungeon runs, solo or in co-op.
86% of 745 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 4$17.99
Palworld
A bright open world where your creature friends fight at your side, run your factories and keep the base humming.
94% of 417,960 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 22,510$29.99
Nuclear Epoch
Craft weapons, raise a town from a shelter and raid for loot you keep only if you make it out alive, alone or with friends.
77% of 526 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 42$14.99
The Front
Gather, craft and fortify a base, then push back against the empire in first person, alone or with friends.
66% of 9,527 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 45$19.99
Beyond the Map
Survive a fresh fantasy world every run: raise a base, level professions and hunt rare spellbooks through biomes that punish careless builds.
77% of 786 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 7$19.99
Grounded 2
Survive an overgrown park at ant size: craft gear, ride your own buggy and build bases while a mystery watches back.
82% of 22,428 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 4,555$29.99
Forsaken Isle
Stranded on a desert island, explore, craft, build and fight in this action survival game!
70% of 462 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1$8.99
Len's Island
Len's Island drops you on a mysterious archipelago with a backpack and your wits.
82% of 5,998 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 63$24.99
Tinkerlands
Gather, craft and grow a cozy island settlement, with boss fights and friends welcome whenever you feel like it.
85% of 3,663 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 123$12.99
Voxile
Quest, craft, loot, build, destroy, and shoot your way through gorgeous voxel islands!
70% of 79 Steam reviews are positive$17.99