For a fun and cooperative crafting sim mixed with survival experience, Conan Exiles is a good choice, but may not be your first. If you're a fan of the series and keen to working for every square inch, then Conan Exiles should sit at the top of the list; that is, if persistant glitches don't scare you off first.
Funcom has released Chapter 1 of the Conan Exiles Age of Heroes update, which adds two fully-voiced compansion and living player settlements.
"Funcom are today very happy to announce that they have just dropped the fourth Chapter of “Age of War” for their open-world survival MMO game "Conan Exiles"." - Funcom.
The Nerd Stash: "The team behind Conan Exiles spills the bloody details on what players can expect from Age of War - Chapter 4."
Polish makes such a big difference these days.