I want to scratch an itch but don't want to just play the above again. I want something different that isn't Minecraft. I was looking at Subnautica but I guess base building is kind of a secondary thing that isn't all that important in the grander scheme of the game.

I thought about Conan but there is just so much dlc and it seems meh at best.

Edit: I also have No Man's Sky already.

Any thoughts?

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hokeypokie_ t1_j2c4ggp wrote on December 31, 2022 at 3:43 AM

I'm playing Grounded right now and it's a lot of fun. You got shrunk and are in the backyard, fighting insects and building bases. This one I would say falls in line with Subnautica, it's more about exploration than base building, but there is decent base building options.

No Man's Sky is also really good. Beautiful space exploration and building. Devs are constantly putting out more free content.

Atlas is a decent pirate themed base building survival game. Personally I think this one is only fun if you play online with other people.

Conan Exiles is a good one as well. The DLCs from what I remember are purely cosmetic but if you download a few good mods the game is amazing. I really like the Age of Calamitous mod for this one.

hokeypokie_ t1_j2c51df wrote on December 31, 2022 at 3:47 AM

I'll add some more in a reply that I just remembered.

SCUM is a zombie survival, quite a bit more "realistic" than 7 Days To Die.

Some friends of mine right now are playing one called Icarus. Idk much about it, I don't think building is the primary aspect of the game because everything resets every so often I believe, but you might want to look into that as well.

Edit: Also Rust. Not a favorite of mine but another option.

J_Hardwater t1_j2ccoj4 wrote on December 31, 2022 at 4:53 AM

I personally highly recommend The Forest if you haven't tried it already, there's a sequel coming soon too!

blahyaddayadda24 t1_j2cfwop wrote on December 31, 2022 at 5:23 AM

This

Skatingraccoon t1_j2c4547 wrote on December 31, 2022 at 3:40 AM

No Man's Sky?

vampslayer53 OP t1_j2c47o2 wrote on December 31, 2022 at 3:41 AM

I have that one already. Great game. I should add that to my post.

Naes422 t1_j2c4bzr wrote on December 31, 2022 at 3:42 AM

No Man’s Sky. It has a creative and survival mode, just like minecraft and you can make some really cool shit. Check out the subreddit if you want to look at some pictures.

NomDePlume007 t1_j2c5j1s wrote on December 31, 2022 at 3:51 AM

Astro Colony uses the same engine as 7 Days to Die, but it's quite a bit less grindy. You can build quite complex bases/resource chains. Your base is your ship, so you explore using the entire structure, or spin off a smaller ship/base.

Subnautica is fun, but more focused on exploration than base building. I quite like Satisfactory, but it's not really base-centric as much as resource/manufacturing centric.

eyebillyo t1_j2cfv9p wrote on December 31, 2022 at 5:22 AM

This War of Mine

workyawn t1_j2cif4i wrote on December 31, 2022 at 5:47 AM

green hell ?

OverburdenedSyntax t1_j2cjkas wrote on December 31, 2022 at 5:59 AM

It isn't out yet, but you might find Nightingale worth considering.

awaishssn t1_j2d2kkn wrote on December 31, 2022 at 9:57 AM

Kinda similar you'd be interested in Rimworld.

Antarioo t1_j2d9ji3 wrote on December 31, 2022 at 11:33 AM

V rising is decent. Especially for it's price.

Just don't play online unless you like Rust type gameplay

merphbot t1_j2dbl1x wrote on December 31, 2022 at 12:00 PM

Empyrion Galactic Survival. It is pretty jank but with mods and friends It's a good time.

ofirecracko t1_j2cb0lj wrote on December 31, 2022 at 4:38 AM

Deadside is what you're looking for. A more fast paced dayz basically.

Funny-Jaguar6148 t1_j2c6eqx wrote on December 31, 2022 at 3:59 AM

Rust but it's hardcore one

CL1122 t1_j2cb9vx wrote on December 31, 2022 at 4:40 AM

any command and conquer’s

omally_360 t1_j2cbtjg wrote on December 31, 2022 at 4:45 AM

State of Decay 2, Fallout 4.