#01	Minecraft License: Commercial Platforms: PC, PS4, PS Vita, Mac, Browser, iPhone / iPad, PS3, Switch, 3DS, Xbox 360, Android, Wii U, Xbox One, XSX Release: 2017 Rating: 8.2/10 1st-person-perspective browsergame construction and building empire-building open-world adventure 3d action-adventure fantasy action behind view massively multiplayer rpg elements sandbox / open world direct control survival multiplayer sandbox
#02	Terraria License: Commercial Platforms: PC, PS Vita, Xbox 360, iPhone / iPad, Android, PS3, PS4, Mac, 3DS, Switch, Wii U, Xbox One Release: 2011 Rating: 8.7/10 adventure construction and building empire-building action platform action-adventure horror fantasy science-fiction side view rpg elements sandbox / open world survival open world survival craft sandbox 2d multiplayer pixel graphics crafting building exploration co-op online co-op role-playing singleplayer replay value atmospheric open-world
#03	No Man's Sky License: n/a Platforms: PC, PS4, PS5, XSX, Switch, Xbox One, Mac Release: 2016 Rating: 8.3/10 action-adventure science-fiction adventure action simulation 1st-person-perspective sandbox / open world direct control space flight survival open-world open world survival craft space exploration procedural generation sandbox singleplayer multiplayer atmospheric crafting space sim first-person shooter
#04	Stardew Valley License: n/a Platforms: PC, Xbox One, PS4, Mac, Switch, iPhone / iPad, Android Release: 2016 Rating: 8.4/10 role-playing simulation fishing fantasy action-adventure diagonal-down 2d scrolling city building / construction simulation direct control
#05	The Forest License: n/a Platforms: PC, PS4 Release: 2018 Rating: 8.8/10 adventure action-adventure horror action 1st-person-perspective survival horror survival open world survival craft open-world crafting building exploration sandbox singleplayer atmospheric simulation gore realistic zombies
#06	Subnautica License: n/a Platforms: PC, PS4, Switch, PS5, Xbox One, XSX, Mac, iPhone / iPad Release: 2018 Rating: 9/10 action adventure science-fiction aquatic 1st-person-perspective survival horror direct control naval / watercraft survival open world survival craft horror open-world exploration underwater crafting base building singleplayer sandbox atmospheric alien multiplayer
#07	7 Days to Die License: n/a Platforms: PC, PS4, Xbox One, Mac Release: 2013 Rating: 3.5/10 action survival 3d adventure simulation first-person shooter action-adventure block-breaking horror post-apocalyptic 1st-person-perspective rpg elements sandbox / open world shooter survival horror direct control
#08	Banished License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2014 Rating: 8/10 management strategy simulation medieval prehistoric isometric managerial / business simulation strategy / tactics diagonal-down real-time point and select city building / construction simulation colony sim survival singleplayer sandbox resource management relaxing economy building open-world difficult beautiful procedural generation history real-time strategy
#09	Factorio License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac, Switch Release: 2020 Rating: 8.7/10 management strategy simulation science-fiction diagonal-down city building / construction simulation sandbox / open world direct control automation base building resource management sandbox crafting multiplayer survival open-world building co-op 2d moddable singleplayer train pixel graphics casual
#10	RimWorld License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac, PS4, Xbox One Release: 2016 Rating: 8/10 strategy real-time simulation real-time strategy science-fiction management western strategy / tactics top-down-perspective

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