Best Early Access games on PC
Games made available while they are still in active development, with systems and content that may change before completion. Gameplay varies widely, though survival, crafting, horror, and multiplayer are common among prominent examples.
- Systems may change during development
- Often multiplayer or cooperative
- Survival and crafting are common
Related: Survival, Multiplayer, Co-op, Open World Survival Craft
1,037 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
IfSunSets
Open-world survival RPG with daytime crafting and nightly undead hordes
75% positive
2,498 reviews
The Escape: Together
First-person horror escape game with puzzles and a stalking creature
78% positive
2,488 reviews
Metel - Horror Escape
First-person horror escape game where you must cover your tracks
94% positive
2,473 reviews
Truck & Logistics Simulator
Open-world driving simulator with hands-on cargo loading and deliveries
71% positive
2,470 reviews
DRIFT CE
Drifting game built around car assembly and tuning
72% positive
2,459 reviews
NavalArt
Naval sandbox for designing, testing, and battling custom warships
91% positive
2,457 reviews
Soulash 2
Fantasy sandbox roguelike with generated histories and player-built settlements
85% positive
2,433 reviews
Nine-Ball Roulette
Online multiplayer pool matches where losing means facing a revolver
88% positive
2,421 reviews
ChilloutVR
Social VR and desktop sandbox for exploring player-made worlds
79% positive
Free
The Genesis Project
Co-op adventure RPG recreating Homestuck's SBURB with building and combat
86% positive
Free
xiuzhen idle
Text-based cultivation idle RPG about managing growth across repeated lives
79% positive
2,389 reviews
Sailwind
Open-world sailing simulator with hands-on navigation and survival
89% positive
2,373 reviews
Military Conflict: Vietnam
Arcade Vietnam War shooter with faction battles and zombies
91% positive
2,337 reviews
Mini Healer
Single-player RPG about healing a party through dungeon boss fights
87% positive
2,325 reviews
The Ranch of Rivershine
Single-player horse ranch simulation focused on breeding and competition
94% positive
2,323 reviews
Warfork
Free-to-play arena shooter built around movement and precise aim
90% positive
Free
Dead Effect 2
First-person zombie shooter aboard a ship with RPG progression
73% positive
2,320 reviews
NIMBY Rails
Railway management sandbox for building networks across the real world
90% positive
2,319 reviews
Cloud Gardens
Diorama puzzle and sandbox game about plants reclaiming urban ruins
95% positive
2,312 reviews
TrackDayR
Track-based motorcycle simulation with varied vehicles and community-made mods
87% positive
2,308 reviews
TerraTech Worlds
Open-world survival crafting with custom vehicles and automated bases
63% positive
2,296 reviews
Flyout
Physics-based aircraft-building sandbox with freeform modeling and test flights
84% positive
2,290 reviews
Land of the Vikings
Viking settlement builder focused on villagers and surviving winter
74% positive
2,260 reviews
Junkyard Simulator
Open-world junkyard sim about collecting, crushing, and restoring scrap
65% positive
2,256 reviews