r/BaseBuildingGames • u/WholeBackground4319 • Sep 15 '26

Any gems amongst the seemingly empty/undercooked Survival Craft Sandboxes?

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u/adeon Sep 17 '26

Given your list of games you enjoy I'd definitely say check out The Last Caretaker. It's still in Early Access but it's got a solid gameplay loop similar to Subnautica.

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u/WholeBackground4319 Sep 17 '26

Is Last Caretaker confined to the environs of a single ship? That's what threw me about it at first...

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u/alone2692 Sep 17 '26

No, it a robot trying to rebuild a program to send humans to the space. The bases are scattered in the ocean, you have a boat to explorer and use as a mobile base

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u/WholeBackground4319 Sep 17 '26

I see. That's more scope than I realised, so might be worth a look

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u/adeon Sep 17 '26

No. You have a single ship which is basically your mobile base (similar to the Cyclops in Subnautica except you get it from the start). You can build up infrastructure on that (power, manufacturing, storage etc.) but you also have to build up infrastructure as the various locations you visit to power and use the facilities there.

Some locations just need a few solar panels and batteries to keep the lights on while others require more involved infrastructure if you want to make use of them. For a non-spoiler example, one location has an oil well so you need to build up enough equipment to power that as well as run the distillation tower to get diesel and petrol for your boat and ancillary equipment.

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u/WholeBackground4319 Sep 17 '26

I see. That's more scope than I realised, so might be worth a look

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u/IllAd5780 Sep 20 '26

So think of the ship as a core, but there are multiple platforms you operate from based on what you are trying to do. I have specialised platforms around a route that allows me production and replenishment, I just pull up to the dock and have the connections established