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Malindy Hetfeld & Alyssa Mercante & Heather Wald & Emma-Jane Betts & Jasmine Gould-WilsonGamesRadar+
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23 games

Games in this list, in the article's order

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Minecraft
Minecraft
2016 ·91 writers · 92 pieces
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Terraria
Terraria
2011 ·14 writers · 11 pieces
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No Man's Sky
No Man's Sky
2016 ·169 writers · 392 pieces
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Subnautica
Subnautica
2018 ·45 writers · 30 pieces
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Starbound
Starbound
2016 ·19 writers · 11 pieces
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Stardew Valley
Stardew Valley
2016 ·219 writers · 609 pieces
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Dragon Quest Builders 2
Dragon Quest Builders 2
2018 ·32 writers · 23 pieces
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Ark: Survival Evolved
Ark: Survival Evolved
2017 ·53 writers · 43 pieces
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Sons of the Forest
Sons of the Forest
2024 ·33 writers · 27 pieces
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Don't Starve
Don't Starve
2013 ·9 writers · 3 pieces
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Valheim
Valheim
2026 ·65 writers · 97 pieces
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The Long Dark
The Long Dark
2017 ·31 writers · 29 pieces
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Enshrouded
Enshrouded
2024 ·26 writers · 34 pieces
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Rust
Rust
2018 ·50 writers · 54 pieces
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Grounded 2
Grounded 2
2025 ·74 writers · 136 pieces
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The Escapists 2
The Escapists 2
2017 ·11 writers · 5 pieces
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My Time at Portia
My Time at Portia
2019 ·19 writers · 5 pieces
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Factorio
Factorio
2020 ·27 writers · 17 pieces
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Raft
Raft
2022 ·17 writers · 13 pieces
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Graveyard Keeper
Graveyard Keeper
2022 ·22 writers · 20 pieces
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Craft the World
Craft the World
2014 ·6 writers · 1 pieces
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Satisfactory
Satisfactory
2024 ·52 writers · 38 pieces
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Dig or Die
Dig or Die
2018 ·5 writers · 1 pieces
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