# Games like Planet Explorers

> The closest matches to Planet Explorers: Starbound, Empyrion - Galactic Survival, Life is Feudal: Your Own, Space Engineers, and Osiris: New Dawn. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Starbound](https://imho.run/games/211820/starbound) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Crafting, like Planet Explorers. 51,728 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/211820/)
2. [Empyrion - Galactic Survival](https://imho.run/games/383120/empyrion-galactic-survival) — Also Open World Survival Craft, like Planet Explorers. 17,802 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/383120/)
3. [Life is Feudal: Your Own](https://imho.run/games/290080/life-is-feudal-your-own) — A frequent pick in Planet Explorers players' libraries, and another RPG. 4,271 Steam reviews, 59% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/290080/)
4. [Space Engineers](https://imho.run/games/244850/space-engineers) — A frequent pick in Planet Explorers players' libraries, and another Action. 67,178 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/244850/)
5. [Osiris: New Dawn](https://imho.run/games/402710/osiris-new-dawn) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Crafting, like Planet Explorers. 8,119 Steam reviews, 51% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/402710/)
6. [Portal Knights](https://imho.run/games/374040/portal-knights) — Also Crafting, like Planet Explorers. 4,796 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/374040/)
7. [The Forest](https://imho.run/games/242760/the-forest) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Crafting, like Planet Explorers. 175,474 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/242760/)
8. [Craftopia](https://imho.run/games/1307550/craftopia) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Crafting, like Planet Explorers. 7,405 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1307550/)
9. [Signs of Life](https://imho.run/games/263200/signs-of-life) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Crafting, like Planet Explorers. 489 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/263200/)
10. [Kenshi](https://imho.run/games/233860/kenshi) — Also Crafting, like Planet Explorers. 46,830 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/233860/)
11. [Satisfactory](https://imho.run/games/526870/satisfactory) — A frequent pick in Planet Explorers players' libraries, and another Strategy. 132,199 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/526870/)
12. [Subnautica](https://imho.run/games/264710/subnautica) — A frequent pick in Planet Explorers players' libraries, and another Indie. 177,256 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/264710/)
13. [Craft The World](https://imho.run/games/248390/craft-the-world) — Shares colony management with Planet Explorers. 4,576 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/248390/)
14. [TerraTech](https://imho.run/games/285920/terratech) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Crafting, like Planet Explorers. 13,053 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/285920/)
15. [Necesse](https://imho.run/games/1169040/necesse) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Crafting, like Planet Explorers. 11,720 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1169040/)
16. [Planetaries](https://imho.run/games/2800450/planetaries) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Crafting, like Planet Explorers. 177 Steam reviews, 62% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2800450/)
17. [Crea](https://imho.run/games/280520/crea) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Crafting, like Planet Explorers. 766 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/280520/)
18. [Savage Lands](https://imho.run/games/307880/savage-lands) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Crafting, like Planet Explorers. 2,785 Steam reviews, 56% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/307880/)
19. [Planet Nomads](https://imho.run/games/504050/planet-nomads) — Shares vehicle building with Planet Explorers. 902 Steam reviews, 66% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/504050/)
20. [StarMade](https://imho.run/games/244770/starmade) — Also Crafting, like Planet Explorers. 1,712 Steam reviews, 67% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/244770/)
21. [FortressCraft Evolved!](https://imho.run/games/254200/fortresscraft-evolved) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Crafting, like Planet Explorers. 2,091 Steam reviews, 71% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/254200/)
22. [Dig or Die](https://imho.run/games/315460/dig-or-die) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Crafting, like Planet Explorers. 2,032 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/315460/)
23. [Crashlands](https://imho.run/games/391730/crashlands) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Crafting, like Planet Explorers. 1,596 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/391730/)
24. [Force of Nature](https://imho.run/games/568570/force-of-nature) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Crafting, like Planet Explorers. 1,462 Steam reviews, 67% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/568570/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=237870&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=237870&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=237870&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=237870
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/237870
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Planet Explorers

Planet Explorers is a 2016 open-world sandbox adventure RPG developed by Pathea Games and set on a distant planet. The game features a voxel-based engine that allows terrain modification and object creation, with core mechanics including colony management, vehicle building, procedural crafting, and open-ended sandbox gameplay. Players engage with online cooperative multiplayer, progressing through a massive-length experience at a normal difficulty level. Reviewers highlight the creation system as complex and ahead of its time, with players able to design everything from vehicles to entire colonies. Players describe the experience as atmospheric, contemplative, melancholic, and nostalgic. The game is free to play with monetization limited to the soundtrack, and carries a 60 percent positive rating from 3,861 Steam reviews. It runs on Steam Deck.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 237870
- **Developer:** Pathea Games
- **Publisher:** Pathea Games
- **Genres:** Action, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, RPG
- **Categories:** Partial Controller Support, Single-player, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Workshop
- **Released:** Nov 8, 2016
- **Free to play:** yes
- **Platforms:** windows, mac, linux

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/237870/planet-explorers)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=237870&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/237870/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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