SECOND & THIRD QUARRY TIERS · PERIMETER WALLS, WINDMILLS & BUNKERS

Nightfall Bastions & Top-Down Survival Craft

As the turquoise gas giant casts its Azure Eclipse across the Selenite Steppes, Quarrox the Astral Cleaver locks cobalt keystones into the turret ring while Chief Surveyor Muna Korr tunes the brass windmills to full pitch.

Quarrox locking a keystone into a cobalt prism turret while Muna Korr adjusts a spinning brass windmill atop a fortified travertine bastion under golden eclipse light. — SURVEYOR LOG · ECLIPSE WATCH Daylight harvesting feeds night-time endurance: cleave timber and stone while the terraces are bright, then anchor your walls, windmills, and hearths before rival players or the cold close in.

01 · DAYLIGHT QUARRYING

Clear Timber & Stone Seams

Every stronghold begins with raw tool swings. Gather wood, stone, food, and gold across open maps to unlock higher-tier pickaxes, weapons, and crafting benches.

02 · PERIMETER GEOMETRY

Interlock Walls, Spikes & Traps

Raise octagonal walls, pit traps,spike rings, or sealed bunker doors around your windmills, campfires, and companions to control how opponents approach.

03 · ECLIPSE ENDURANCE

Outlast Raiders, Bosses & Cold

Hold the line with clan allies, tamed animal guardians, and stocked hearths across five free-to-play browser survival games whose in-game purchases are detailed per game below.

Inspect Village & Windmill Bastions (3) Inspect Harsh Biomes & Bunkers (2)

SECOND QUARRY TIER · GOLD WINDMILLS, SPIKE RINGS & TAMED GUARDIANS

Perimeter-Defence & Village Homesteads

In these three top-down arenas, your territory is only as secure as the walls, spike traps, and animal companions guarding your windmills and resource stashes against other players.

A mason warrior in a white leather coat and vermilion harness sets a brass-and-marble spike trap along a circular stone wall protecting spinning brass windmills and gold ore, beneath a cerulean sky with a ringed turquoise planet.

LapaMauve Clans & Hat Store Mobile & Desktop Browser

FAST-PACED COMBAT & TRAP PLACEMENT

Sploop.io

Sploop.io is a fast-paced multiplayer survival game by LapaMauve in which you gather resources, upgrade your character, and place defensive structures to become the strongest contender on the server. It is free to play with no in-game purchases.

Clans, Hats & Upgrades: Form clans with allies, unlock gear from the in-game hat store, and snap spike traps and walls into place during skirmishes with other players.
The Fallen Knight Boss: Test your combat build against the winter boss, The Fallen Knight (30,000 HP), and earn gold bars in-game (such as from boss chests) to spend in the cosmetic shop.
Optional Account & Mobile Play: Sign in if you wish to save your stats and skins, or jump straight in on desktop or mobile browser (with a landscape mode prompt on phones).

Free to play · No in-game purchases

Ads in game: Yes
Account needed: Optional
Chat with other players: Yes
Facts checked: 26 October 2026

Source & rating

No PEGI rating published for the browser version · Based on LapaMauve's official information, checked 26 October 2026.

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Spinning timber and canvas windmills with brass gears protected by octagonal stone walls, wooden spike barricades, and pit traps in a sunlit highland quarry pasture.

FRVR · Released 2017 Windmill Gold Loop Touch & Mouse Controls

FORTIFIED VILLAGES & WINDMILL ECONOMY

MooMoo.io

Published by FRVR and first released in March 2017, MooMoo.io centres on harvesting wood, stone, and food across an open pasture to construct a fortified village around gold-generating windmills. It is free to play with no in-game purchases.

Protect Your Windmills: Windmills generate gold over time to climb the leaderboard, making them prime targets for other players raiding across the map.
Walls, Spikes & Pit Traps: Ring your settlement with stone walls, wooden spike barricades, and concealed pit traps to halt attackers before they reach your mills.
Guest or Signed-In Play: Choose "Play as Guest" for instant entry or sign in optionally to keep your name and stats; touch controls let mobile players drag the left side to move and the right side to gather or attack.

Free to play · No in-game purchases

Ads in game: Yes
Account needed: Optional
Chat with other players: Yes
Facts checked: 26 October 2026

Source & rating

No PEGI rating published for the browser version · Based on FRVR's official information, checked 26 October 2026.

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A tamed sapphire-furred frost wolf and a brass-armoured quarry bear guarding a timber and stone stockade stocked with forged weapons, ore, and golden apples.

LapaMauve · Released 2020 Tamed Animal Defenders Base Editor & Dungeons

COMPANION GUARDIANS & STOCKADE CRAFT

Taming.io

Created by LapaMauve (with changelog entries dating from October 2020), Taming.io blends village base-building with wild animal companions that fight alongside you against hostile creatures and other players. It is free to play, with optional in-game purchases and an optional VIP pass documented in its facts block.

Tame Loyal Defenders: Befriend wild animals across the map so they patrol your timber-and-stone stockade and assist in defending your village walls.
Weapon Unlocks & Base Editor: Harvest resources as you age up to unlock new weapons and fortress tools, including Base Editor dungeon building tools.
Shop & Transaction Cap: You can play as a guest or create an optional account; the in-game shop sells a giftable VIP pass and currency packs priced from US$7.99 up to a maximum limit of US$99.99 per transaction.

Free to play · Optional subscription · Includes in-game purchases, including paid random items (loot boxes)

Ads in game: Yes
Account needed: Optional
Chat with other players: Yes
Facts checked: 26 October 2026

Source & rating

No PEGI rating published for the browser version · Based on LapaMauve's official information, checked 26 October 2026.

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THIRD QUARRY TIER · HEARTH FIRES, DRAGON GLACIERS & SEALED BUNKERS

Harsh Biomes & Bunker Survival

When the temperature drops across the outer steppes, survival depends on crafting benches, thermal stoves, crop planters, and thick bunker walls before night-time ghouls or glacial dragons strike.

A blazing stone hearth fire and crafting bench with a diamond pickaxe and loaves at the edge of a sunlit glacier where an amethyst-scaled dragon guards a treasure chest.

LapaMauve · Released 2017 Cold & Hunger Meters Chrono Quests & Biomes

ELEMENTAL CRAFTING & DRAGON EXPEDITIONS

Starve.io

Released in March 2017 by LapaMauve, Starve.io challenges you to survive bitter cold and constant hunger by collecting resources, tending campfires, and crafting tools at workbenches. It is free to play and includes in-game feature purchases (buyers must be 18+ or have parental consent).

Heat & Provision Chains: Gather wood and stone before nightfall to keep hearth fires burning, bake food, and forge higher-tier pickaxes and winter gear.
Biomes, Dragons & Treasure: Venture beyond the starting forest into harsh biomes to fight dragons, open treasure chests, and complete timed Chrono Quests.
Automation & Languages: Includes optional settings for auto-feed and auto-craft plus spectator options, with interface support across seven languages including English, French, German, and Spanish.

Free to play · Includes in-game purchases

Ads in game: Yes
Account needed: Optional
Chat with other players: Yes
Facts checked: 26 October 2026

Source & rating

No PEGI rating published for the browser version · Based on LapaMauve's official information, checked 26 October 2026.

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Cutaway view inside a reinforced marble and steel quarry bunker featuring a glowing copper thermal stove, green hydroponic crop planters, a fabrication bench, and sealed blast doors.

LapaMauve · Music by MonPlaisir Night-Time Ghoul Hordes Karma & 14 Survivor Ranks

POST-APOCALYPTIC BUNKERS & NIGHT GHOULS

Devast.io

Developed by LapaMauve with music by MonPlaisir, Devast.io is a post-apocalyptic online survival game where you scavenge materials, construct a reinforced bunker, craft weapons, and grow food while staying warm. It is free to play with no in-game purchases.

Bunker Engineering & Ghoul Mode: Seal blast doors, light stoves, and tend indoor planters to hold out against other survivors (devasters) and wild night-time ghoul hordes.
Karma System & Peaceful Levelling: Features a karma mechanic where killing peaceful players lowers your karma, whereas peaceful survivors level up faster.
Devaster Ranks & Map Editor: An optional Devaster account saves your progress, earns caps, and tracks 14 ranks from Wanderer to Devastator across daily, monthly, and all-time leaderboards, alongside a custom map editor.

Free to play · No in-game purchases

Ads in game: Yes
Account needed: Optional
Chat with other players: Yes
Facts checked: 26 October 2026

Source & rating

No PEGI rating published for the browser version · Based on LapaMauve's official information, checked 26 October 2026.

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Surveyor's Bastion & Survival Comparison Ledger

A side-by-side summary of verified publisher facts across all five top-down base-building and survival games featured on this tier.

Game	Developer / Publisher	Core Stronghold Focus	In-Game Purchases	Account & Chat
Sploop.io	LapaMauve	Spike traps, walls, clans & The Fallen Knight boss	None (cosmetic shop uses gold bars earned in-game)	Optional account · Player chat
MooMoo.io	FRVR	Village walls, pit traps & gold-generating windmills	None	Optional account · Player chat
Taming.io	LapaMauve	Village stockades, weapon unlocks & tamed animal defenders	Yes (VIP pass & currency packs, US$7.99–$99.99 max)	Optional account · Player chat
Starve.io	LapaMauve	Campfires, workbenches, cold/hunger survival & dragon biomes	Yes (in-game feature purchases; 18+ or parental consent)	Optional account · Player chat
Devast.io	LapaMauve	Heated bunkers, food production, karma & night-time ghouls	None	Optional account · Player chat

Our game guides are based on information published by each game's developer or publisher and on official store pages, checked on 26 October 2026. We don't score or rate games.