Open World Survival Craft gameplay
Every paid Steam game tagged Open World Survival Craft, ranked by our estimated lifetime revenue. 1,044 games in the catalog, 571 with a sales estimate.
Games
1,044
Active paid titles tagged
Total Gross
$7.2B
Sum of estimated lifetime revenue
Median
$54.3K
Half earn less, half more
Hit Rate
45.4%
259 games earned $100K+
Revenue share - top 5 vs rest
- Rust 10.9%
- 7 Days to Die 8.0%
- Valheim 6.6%
- New World: Aeternum 6.1%
- Palworld 4.9%
- Other (566 games) 63.6%
Top 25 earners
The highest-earning Open World Survival Craft games by our estimator.
| # | Game | Released | Reviews | Peak CCU | Est. Units | Est. Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Rust Facepunch Studios | 2018-02-08 | 1,399,102 | 259,646 | 19,587,428 | $783,301,246 |
| 2 |  7 Days to Die The Fun Pimps | 2024-07-25 | 400,969 | 124,449 | 12,831,008 | $577,267,050 |
| 3 |  Valheim Iron Gate AB | 2026-09-09 | 550,081 | 498,478 | 15,842,333 | $475,111,567 |
| 4 |  New World: Aeternum Amazon Game Studios | 2021-09-28 | 297,247 | 913,027 | 7,304,216 | $438,179,918 |
| 5 |  Palworld Pocketpair | 2026-07-09 | 488,579 | 2,101,535 | 11,725,896 | $351,659,621 |
| 6 |  Project Zomboid The Indie Stone | 2013-11-08 | 482,120 | 124,972 | 13,885,056 | $346,987,549 |
| 7 |  Satisfactory Coffee Stain Studios | 2024-09-10 | 279,560 | 185,957 | 8,371,850 | $334,790,282 |
| 8 |  Dying Light Techland | 2015-01-26 | 495,330 | 45,770 | 11,887,920 | $297,079,121 |
| 9 |  Terraria Re-Logic | 2011-05-16 | 1,555,891 | 486,918 | 28,006,038 | $279,780,320 |
| 10 |  No Man's Sky Hello Games | 2016-08-12 | 418,992 | 212,321 | 4,608,912 | $276,419,497 |
| 11 |  The Forest Endnight Games Ltd | 2018-04-30 | 682,718 | 109,242 | 12,288,924 | $245,655,591 |
| 12 |  ARK: Survival Evolved Studio Wildcard, Instinct Games, Efecto Studios, Virtual Basement LLC | 2017-08-27 | 777,871 | 247,292 | 16,073,980 | $240,948,960 |
| 13 |  Subnautica Unknown Worlds Entertainment | 2018-01-23 | 380,263 | 51,220 | 6,844,734 | $205,273,573 |
| 14 |  SCUM Gamepires | 2025-06-17 | 127,056 | 68,031 | 4,422,015 | $198,946,455 |
| 15 |  Raft Redbeet Interactive | 2022-06-20 | 378,685 | 100,474 | 9,088,440 | $181,677,916 |
| 16 |  Conan Exiles Enhanced Funcom, Inflexion Games | 2018-05-08 | 117,573 | 53,402 | 3,471,130 | $138,810,489 |
| 17 |  Days Gone Bend Studio | 2021-05-17 | 117,137 | 27,380 | 2,811,288 | $112,423,407 |
| 18 |  Don't Starve Together Klei Entertainment | 2016-04-21 | 543,152 | 122,568 | 6,517,824 | $97,702,182 |
| 19 |  Grounded Obsidian Entertainment | 2022-09-27 | 95,846 | 31,923 | 2,427,678 | $97,082,843 |
| 20 |  Windrose Kraken Express | 2026-04-14 | 52,792 | 210,934 | 3,164,010 | $94,888,660 |
| 21 |  Dune: Awakening Funcom | 2025-06-10 | 78,575 | 189,126 | 1,513,008 | $75,635,270 |
| 22 |  ASTRONEER System Era Softworks | 2019-02-05 | 139,394 | 17,891 | 2,509,092 | $75,247,669 |
| 23 |  Abiotic Factor Deep Field Games | 2025-07-22 | 59,159 | 29,269 | 2,070,565 | $72,449,069 |
| 24 |  The Long Dark Hinterland Studio Inc. | 2017-08-01 | 123,803 | 14,970 | 2,964,297 | $59,256,297 |
| 25 |  Subnautica: Below Zero Unknown Worlds Entertainment | 2021-05-13 | 108,406 | 42,057 | 1,951,308 | $58,519,727 |
Releases per year
Is Open World Survival Craft trending up or fading? Bars show new paid Steam releases with this tag each year. Green flecks are hits (≥$100K est. lifetime).
1
2011
1
2012
2
2013
10
2014
14
2015
22
2016
15
2017
29
2018
27
2019
69
2020
61
2021
40
2022
57
2023
81
2024
101
2025
84
2026
Top upcoming
Highest-wishlist unreleased Open World Survival Craft games.
| # | Game | WL Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Rooted Headlight Studio | 32 |
| 2 |  Railborn Washbear Studio | 33 |
| 3 |  KYORA Pugstorm | 59 |
| 4 |  God Save Birmingham Ocean Drive Studio, Inc. | 63 |
| 5 |  BLACKFROST: The Long Dark 2 Hinterland Studio Inc. | 72 |
| 6 |  Frostrail FakeFish | 86 |
| 7 |  Streets of Rogue 2 Matt Dabrowski | 89 |
| 8 |  Permafrost SpaceRocket Games | 90 |
| 9 |  beta decay Rotoscope Studios | 98 |
| 10 |  Zeverland Quantum Quirks | 99 |
Top recent (12 months)
Highest-earning Open World Survival Craft games released in the past year.
| # | Game | Est. Gross |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | | $475,111,567 |
| 2 | | $351,659,621 |
| 3 | | $94,888,660 |
| 4 |  | $29,042,856 |
| 5 |  | $14,802,145 |
| 6 |  | $12,843,475 |
| 7 |  | $10,492,348 |
| 8 |  | $10,456,784 |
| 9 |  | $9,525,585 |
| 10 |  | $7,755,007 |