A game like Minecraft but more realistic?

I'm trying to find a good game that is open-world sandbox like MineCraft, only more realistic. Any ideas? Something along the lines of The Long Dark might also work. Also, if it was F2P, that would be a plus, but that isn't required.

On PC try The forest, its somewhat similar to minecraft in the survival aspect. Rust is also fun.

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