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Games like Crashlands

  • 25 games
  • Updated May 4, 2026

Players who liked Crashlands also play

The closest matches to Crashlands: Crashlands 2, Dig or Die, Starbound, Core Keeper, and Terraria. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

  1. Rank 01

    Why this

    Also Open World Survival Craft and Base-Building, like Crashlands.

    • $24.99 (Price checked Nov 3)
    • 2025
  2. Rank 02

    Why this

    Shares base building with Crashlands.

    • $11.99 (Price checked Nov 4)
    • 2018
  3. Rank 03

    Why this

    Also Open World Survival Craft and Crafting, like Crashlands.

    • $5.99 (Price checked Nov 3)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2016
  1. Rank 04

    Core Keeper

    • $19.99 (Price checked Nov 3)
    • Deck Verified
    • 2024
  2. Rank 05

    Terraria

    • $9.99 (Price checked Nov 4)
    • Deck Verified
    • 2011
  3. Rank 07

    Satisfactory

    • $39.99 (Price checked Nov 3)
    • Deck Verified
    • 2024
  4. Rank 08

    Forager

    • $19.99 (Price checked Nov 3)
    • Deck Verified
    • 2019

The full ranked list: top 24 games like Crashlands

Best match first, as plain text. The same list for AI assistants:
  1. 1
    Crashlands 2

    Also Open World Survival Craft and Base-Building, like Crashlands.

    • 93% of 628 reviews
  2. 2
    Dig or Die

    Shares base building with Crashlands.

    • 91% of 2,032 reviews
  3. 3
    Starbound

    Also Open World Survival Craft and Crafting, like Crashlands.

    • 89% of 51,728 reviews
  4. 4
    Core Keeper

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 95% of 22,806 reviews
  5. 5
    Terraria

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 98% of 590,217 reviews
  6. 6
    The Survivalists

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 76% of 2,979 reviews
  7. 7
    Satisfactory

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Adventure

    • 98% of 132,199 reviews
  8. 8
    Forager

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 88% of 13,308 reviews
  9. 9
    Breathedge

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 73% of 5,309 reviews
  10. 10
    No Man's Sky

    Genres: Action, Adventure

    • 82% of 180,011 reviews
  11. 11
    Kenshi

    Shares open world exploration and base building with Crashlands.

    • 95% of 46,830 reviews
  12. 12
    Portal Knights

    Same whimsical mood as Crashlands.

    • 84% of 4,796 reviews
  13. 13
    The Riftbreaker

    Also Base-Building and Crafting, like Crashlands.

    • 91% of 9,079 reviews
  14. 14
    Don't Starve

    Genres: Indie, Adventure, Simulation

    • 96% of 32,871 reviews
  15. 15
    Palworld

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 94% of 455,015 reviews
  16. 16
    Valheim

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 94% of 558,366 reviews
  17. 17
    Subnautica

    Genres: Indie, Adventure

    • 97% of 177,256 reviews
  18. 18
    TerraTech Worlds

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie

    • 69% of 1,203 reviews
  19. 19
    Grounded

    Genres: Action, Adventure

    • 93% of 40,087 reviews
  20. 20
    Smalland: Survive the Wilds

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 82% of 4,237 reviews
  21. 21
    Planetaries

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 62% of 177 reviews
  22. 22
    How to Survive 2

    Genres: Action, Adventure, RPG

    • 66% of 1,936 reviews
  23. 23
    Necesse

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 95% of 11,720 reviews
  24. 24
    CryoFall

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie

    • 75% of 1,572 reviews
Crashlands — Steam game cover
  • Released: 2016
  • Developer: Butterscotch Shenanigans
  • Price: $14.99checked Nov 4
  • Steam Deck: Deck Verified
  • 87% of 1,596 reviews
  • Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure, RPG
  • Metacritic 78
  • Platforms: Windows

Players highlight

  • Base building becomes its own endgame
  • Combat is simple and readable
  • Crafting forward progression hooks players
  • Challenging
  • Comedic
  • Funny

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About Crashlands

The closest matches to Crashlands: Crashlands 2, Dig or Die, Starbound, Core Keeper, and Terraria. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

If Crashlands is your kind of game, the closest matches are Crashlands 2, Dig or Die and Starbound — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as challenging, comedic and funny, and single out its base building and combat dodging. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

Crashlands is a 2016 action-adventure RPG from indie studio Butterscotch Shenanigans set in an open world where players collect materials, craft equipment, build bases, and engage in combat-dodging encounters. The single-player experience emphasizes crafting-forward progression with open-world exploration across a medium-length campaign priced at $14.99 USD. Reviewers highlight that combat remains simple and readable throughout, while base-building becomes its own endgame for many players. Players describe the tone as comedic, funny, and whimsical, with humor and references frequently praised. The game holds an 87% positive rating from 1596 Steam reviews and runs verified on Steam Deck.

About Crashlands: Fight and tame alien beasts, craft resources into menacing weaponry, befriend the outlandish locals, and go toe-to-chin with a world-domineering maniac.

Is Crashlands worth buying?

  • 87% of 1,596 Steam reviews are positive.
  • We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
  • Price: $14.99 (checked Nov 8).
  • People who recommend it had played a median of 17 h when they wrote their review.
  • Critics had played a median of 14 h before their negative review.
  • Steam Deck Verified.

What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews

Top critical reviews

The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.

“I don't understand why games like this have such high ratings. It's average at best, but the gibberish dialogue and repetitive "missions" really make it hard for me to keep playing. There is kind of a lot of story & reading for such a…”
4 h played
“It's quite funny, but the grind is unbearable. To give you an idea, only 10% of players reach the end of the game. There are three biomes where you're forced to repeat the exact same steps: you unlock the saw in that biome, you unlock the…”
47 h played
More negative reviews on Steam ↗

People who play it also play: Crashlands 2, Dig or Die, Starbound

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Mobile version

Crashlands is also on Google Play and App Store. What the store pages declare:

  • No ads declared on Google Play (checked 2026-11-04, source)
  • No in-app purchases declared on Google Play (checked 2026-11-04, source)
  • No In-App Purchases listed on the App Store (checked 2026-11-04, source)
  • App Store privacy label: no "Data Used to Track You" (checked 2026-11-04, source)

On our lists: Pay once, no in-app purchases

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Frequently asked about Crashlands

Can I run it?

Is Crashlands verified for Steam Deck?

Yes — Crashlands is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.

How much does Crashlands cost?

Crashlands is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).

Does Crashlands have multiplayer or co-op?

Yes — Crashlands supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op).

What games are most similar to Crashlands?

Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Crashlands are Crashlands 2, Dig or Die, Starbound.

Who developed Crashlands?

Crashlands was developed by Butterscotch Shenanigans.