Games Like New World: Aeternum

Throne and Liberty captures the essence of classic MMORPGs while introducing new gameplay elements, depth and excitement at every turn. Gather your guild, prepare for battle, and set forth for throne... and liberty!

Why similar: MMORPG 38.5% ★, Massively Multiplayer 20.4%, Open World 12.7%, PvP 4.9%, RPG 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: This open-world fantasy MMORPG similarly combines large-scale guild warfare, exploration, world bosses, crafting, and modern action-oriented combat.

Every legend starts somewhere and in The Elder Scrolls Online, it starts with you. Join millions of players in an online, fantasy RPG set in a vast living Elder Scrolls world.

Why similar: MMORPG 36.3% ★, Massively Multiplayer 21.3%, Open World 13.8%, RPG 6.4%, Multiplayer 4.5%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a vast explorable fantasy world full of quests, public events, crafting, dungeons, and large alliance-versus-alliance PvP.

Played by over 20 million Adventurers - Black Desert Online is an open-world, action MMORPG. Experience intense, action-packed combat, battle massive world bosses, fight alongside friends to siege and conquer castles, and train in professions such as fishing, trading, crafting, cooking, and more!

Why similar: MMORPG 57.2% ★, PvP 12.4%, Crafting 9.4%, Open World 7.2%, Sandbox 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: Its fast action combat, huge fantasy world, deep gathering and life-skill systems, and guild PvP make it one of the closest alternatives to New World's core loop.

Albion Online is a fantasy sandbox MMORPG featuring a player-driven economy, classless combat system, and intense PvP battles. Explore a vast open world full of danger and opportunity. Grow your wealth, forge alliances, and leave your mark on the world of Albion.

Why similar: MMORPG 41.5% ★, Massively Multiplayer 22%, Open World 15.7%, RPG 3.8%, PvP 3.8%

Why You'll Like It: Its player-driven economy, resource gathering, crafting, territory ownership, and dangerous open-world PvP emphasize New World's faction-and-economy side.

Guild Wars 2 is an award-winning online roleplaying game with fast-paced action combat, deep character customization, and no subscription fee required. Choose from an arsenal of professions and weapons, explore a vast open world, compete in PVP modes and more. Join over 16 million players now!

Why similar: MMORPG 49.3% ★, Massively Multiplayer 18.2%, Character Customization 6.1%, RPG 6%, PvP 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: Dynamic open-world events, flexible builds, extensive exploration, and massive World versus World battles make it a strong MMO alternative.

Embark on an odyssey for the Lost Ark in a vast, vibrant world: explore new lands, seek out lost treasures, and test yourself in thrilling action combat in this action-packed free-to-play RPG.

Why similar: MMORPG 51.7% ★, Massively Multiplayer 18.2%, Character Customization 4.9%, Multiplayer 4.7%, RPG 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: Its polished action-RPG combat, raids, progression, and multiplayer endgame suit players looking for New World's combat and PvE in a more instanced format.

Step into Nave, a vast fantasy sandbox world with a player-driven economy, persistent housing, and deep crafting systems. Engage in first-person, full-loot PvP combat with other players and perilous foes. Build, explore, and conquer in an unforgiving world. The land is yours—who will you become?

Why similar: MMORPG 37.6% ★, Massively Multiplayer 16%, Open World 13.7%, PvP 7.4%, Character Customization 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: It is a first-person sandbox MMORPG with player economies, open-world exploration, crafting, sieges, and unusually consequential PvP.

Welcome to a vast, social sandbox MMO inspired by the legends of the medieval era. Here, myths are real, ghosts exist, and magic is unquestioned. Join thousands of players as you explore the land, build your home, forge your reputation, and craft your own stories. What world will you make?

Why similar: MMORPG 36.5% ★, Open World 14.5%, PvP 7.7%, PvE 6.7%, Crafting 6%

Why You'll Like It: This social sandbox MMO focuses heavily on communal building, player-made settlements, gathering, crafting, and clan-controlled wilderness.

Dune: Awakening is a single- and multiplayer Open World Survival game with immersive adventure and RPG gameplay. Explore, build, craft, and unravel a cinematic Dune story as you rise from survival to greatness on the most legendary planet in the universe. Just remember: the sandworm always comes.

Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 24.3%, Open World 15.1%, Open World Survival Craft 11.1% ★, PvP 8.1%, PvE 7%

Why You'll Like It: Although science-fiction rather than fantasy, it offers persistent shared-world survival, harvesting, crafting, guild politics, and high-stakes open-world conflict.

Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen is a deeply social high fantasy MMORPG that challenges its players and rewards effort. Join the denizens of Terminus to uncover the mysteries of a world divided by Celestial loyalty… and betrayal.

Why similar: MMORPG 42% ★, Massively Multiplayer 23%, Open World 10%, RPG 8.5%, Adventure 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: Its group-focused open-world fantasy adventuring, class interplay, dangerous exploration, and social MMO design appeal to players seeking a more traditional alternative.

Awaken as a Vampire. Hunt for blood in nearby settlements to regain your strength and evade the scorching sun to survive. Raise your castle and thrive in an ever-changing, open world full of mystery. Gain allies online and conquer the land of the living.

Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 26.9%, Open World 26.4%, PvP 8.6%, Crafting 8.2%, PvE 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: This action survival RPG combines weapon-based combat, resource collection, crafting, castle building, boss hunting, and optional PvP in a dark fantasy world.

Neverwinter is a free, action MMORPG based on the acclaimed Dungeons & Dragons fantasy roleplaying game. Epic stories, action combat and classic roleplaying await those heroes courageous enough to enter the fantastic world of Neverwinter!

Why similar: MMORPG 44% ★, Massively Multiplayer 23.5%, Open World 8.4%, RPG 5.8%, Multiplayer 3.4%

Why You'll Like It: It offers accessible action combat, recognizable fantasy zones, cooperative dungeon content, character progression, and a substantial MMO endgame.

Conqueror's Blade gives you a chance to be a true warlord. Commanding medieval troops in epic 15 vs. 15 siege battles, conquering cities with allies in the open world or fighting against players from all over the world – it's you who make the choice.

Why similar: MMORPG 33.9% ★, Massively Multiplayer 26.3%, Open World 12.8%, PvP 8.4%, Character Customization 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: It delivers medieval action combat and large guild-versus-guild territorial warfare for players who especially enjoy New World's wars and faction battles.

Once Human is a Strange Worlds Survival Game set in a strange, post-apocalyptic future. Unite with friends to fight monstrous enemies, uncover secret plots, compete for resources, and build your own territory. Once, you were merely human. Now, you have the power to remake the world.

Why similar: Open World 25.2%, Open World Survival Craft 16.2% ★, PvP 11.9%, PvE 10.4%, Crafting 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: It recreates the shared-world gathering, base-building, crafting, exploration, and PvE/PvP structure of New World in a supernatural post-apocalyptic setting.

Join the world’s greatest fellowship of players in the award-winning online re-creation of J. R. R. Tolkien’s legendary Middle-earth.

Why similar: MMORPG 39.7% ★, Massively Multiplayer 24%, Open World 13.9%, RPG 5.2%, Fantasy 3.2%

Why You'll Like It: Its enormous quest-rich fantasy world, crafting professions, cooperative instances, and community-driven MMO atmosphere offer a more story-focused counterpart.

RuneScape is a high fantasy open world MMORPG. Explore an ever changing and evolving living world where new challenges, skills, and quests await. Featuring unprecedented player freedom, you choose how to play, adventure, and grow.

Why similar: MMORPG 38.6% ★, Massively Multiplayer 23.3%, Open World 14.8%, RPG 4.9%, Multiplayer 3.8%

Why You'll Like It: Its skill-based progression, extensive gathering and crafting, player trading, exploration, and long-term character development echo New World's non-combat loops.

Nomadic Survival MMO. Build wooden walking machines to travel to new lands. Create clans and fight for territory. Resources deplete fast, so take your sword and scavenge, pirate, and trade to stay alive.

Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 36.2%, Open World 17.4%, MMORPG 11.7% ★, RPG 6.1%, PvP 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: Its persistent multiplayer survival world features harvesting, crafting, mobile bases, clans, and resource-driven PvP, albeit in a post-apocalyptic setting.

Project: Gorgon is a fantasy MMORPG that allows you to forge your own path through exploration and discovery.

Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 44.2%, MMORPG 34.9% ★, RPG 8.8%, Open World 6.2%, Fantasy 1.8%

Why You'll Like It: Its unusual skill system, social sandbox design, crafting, exploration, and old-school MMO community appeal to players seeking a deeper experimental world.

You are Flameborn, last ember of hope of a dying race. Awaken, survive the terror of a corrupting fog, and reclaim the lost beauty of your kingdom. Venture into a vast world, vanquish punishing bosses, build grand halls and forge your path in this co-op survival action RPG for up to 16 players.

Why similar: Open World 40.2%, Crafting 11%, Multiplayer 10.2%, RPG 9.3%, PvE 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: Its fantasy action combat, resource gathering, crafting, building, exploration, and cooperative servers capture New World's expedition-and-settlement feel without the MMO scale.

Secret World Legends is a story-driven, shared-world action RPG that plunges players into a shadowy war against the supernatural, where ancient myths and legends cross over into the modern day.

Why similar: MMORPG 43.7% ★, Massively Multiplayer 30.6%, Open World 9.7%, RPG 6.8%, Multiplayer 2.6%

Why You'll Like It: It shares New World's supernatural modern-fantasy mysteries while adding action combat, investigation quests, cooperative content, and RPG build customization.

A collaborative exploration and survival game for 1-10 players, set in a procedurally generated afterlife inspired by Viking culture. Battle, build, and conquer your way to a saga worthy of Odin’s patronage!

Why similar: Open World 29.2%, Open World Survival Craft 24.6% ★, Crafting 9.8%, Multiplayer 9.8%, PvE 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: Cooperative Viking survival, satisfying gathering and crafting, boss progression, building, and dangerous exploration make it an excellent smaller-scale alternative.

The best retro fantasy MMORPG on the planet. Old School is RuneScape but… older! This is the open world you know and love, but as it was in 2007. Saying that, it’s even better than that – Old School is shaped by you, its players, with regular new content, fixes and expansions voted for by the fans!

Why similar: MMORPG 41% ★, Massively Multiplayer 20.4%, Open World 9%, RPG 4.6%, Character Customization 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: Its open-ended progression, player economy, gathering professions, dangerous PvP areas, and communal world make it a lasting sandbox MMO option.

MMORPG full of details that create a unique immersion and the spirit of adventure! Play your role in the life-filled medieval world controlled by players.

Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 26.8%, MMORPG 25.1% ★, Open World Survival Craft 10.7% ★, Open World 9.4%, PvP 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: It emphasizes player settlements, gathering, crafting, farming, trading, and open-world survival in a persistent medieval fantasy setting.

STAR WARS™: The Old Republic™ is a free-to-play MMORPG that puts you at the center of your own story-driven saga. Play as a Jedi, Sith, Bounty Hunter, or one of many other iconic STAR WARS roles in the galaxy far, far away over three thousand years before the classic films.

Why similar: MMORPG 41% ★, Massively Multiplayer 17.9%, Open World 15.5%, Character Customization 6.7%, Multiplayer 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: It provides story-heavy MMO questing, group dungeons, PvP modes, crafting, and persistent shared hubs in a different but similarly adventure-driven setting.

This massive online sandbox RPG features elements of magic, spellcasting, building, exploring and crafting. As a newly minted apprentice of the magic arts, you will set off to the dangerous world of Ignus. Tame mighty beasts, forge alliances, explore uncharted territories or fight for dominance!

Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 26.8%, MMORPG 19.3% ★, Open World 18.8%, Open World Survival Craft 10.2% ★, RPG 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: This open-world fantasy survival game combines spell-based combat, creature taming, gathering, crafting, building, and multiplayer PvP.

Nightingale is an open world survival crafting game, where you’ll adventure across the mysterious and dangerous Fae Realms. As a daring Realmwalker, you’ll defeat monstrous enemies, survive hostile environments, and build elaborate estates in a visually stunning Gaslamp Fantasy world.

Why similar: Open World 27.2%, Open World Survival Craft 21.2% ★, Crafting 10.2%, Multiplayer 9.8%, RPG 8%

Why You'll Like It: Its shared-world fantasy survival gameplay centers on exploration, resource collection, crafting, building, and supernatural realms.

The Void King is raising an army in secret. Death has chosen you as his champion to bring him down. Adventure & quest alongside your friends in this bizarre cross-platform MMORPG from the creators of the original, and comically-redundantly named... AdventureQuest! Weekly releases!

Why similar: MMORPG 44.4% ★, Open World 15.6%, PvP 9.1%, PvE 8%, Character Customization 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: This lighter cross-platform action MMORPG offers open zones, cooperative questing, simple crafting, and accessible fantasy adventuring.

Gloria Victis is an MMORPG with an emphasis on realism, set in a low-fantasy medieval open world. Enjoy MMO with skill-based non-target combat, open PVP with territory control, deep crafting system and player-driven economy – all that served with beautiful graphics and an immersive atmosphere.

Why similar: MMORPG 34.3% ★, Massively Multiplayer 22%, Open World 13.5%, Open World Survival Craft 5.8% ★, PvP 4.9%

Vindictus is an Action RPG that delivers the highest level of combat mechanics and high-quality visuals. Featuring a fully interactive environment, dungeon objects and monsters become part of your arsenal. Experience unique, creative action gameplay that sets a new standard for online RPGs.

Why similar: MMORPG 40.4% ★, Massively Multiplayer 28.2%, RPG 6.4%, Character Customization 5%, Open World 4.5%

Why You'll Like It: Its highly skill-based real-time combat and cooperative boss encounters are ideal for players who value New World's responsive weapon combat most.

Bless Unleashed is an open-world online game that can be enjoyed with your friends and countless others. Venture out to engage in intense combat while exploring vast regions and treacherous dungeons.

Why similar: MMORPG 40.6% ★, Massively Multiplayer 16.9%, Open World 15.8%, RPG 6.6%, Multiplayer 4.3%

Ashes of Creation is an old-school take on the modern MMORPG set in a living, reactive world where your choices shape civilization. In this PvX open world sandbox, players will build cities, forge empires, and lay siege to foes. Uncover the Ancients as you fight to reclaim the fallen world of Verra.

Why similar: MMORPG 61.2% ★, RPG 10.1%, Character Customization 9%, Crafting 8.7%, Adventure 4.5%

Dive into a world of epic adventure! Create your perfect hero thanks to a uniquely customizable class system. Collect, craft, and customize your gear. Go it alone or group up to challenge dungeons, raids, dynamic open-world content, and your fellow players.

Why similar: MMORPG 44.1% ★, Massively Multiplayer 22.3%, Open World 13.1%, RPG 5.2%, Fantasy 3.2%

Dark and Light is a vast sandbox survival RPG set in a world dominated by powerful elemental forces. Find your way in a meticulously crafted world, featuring breathtaking landscapes, a wide variety of mythical creatures, and limitless possibility to craft, build, and unlock dozens of powerful weapons, spells, and skills.

Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 29.7%, MMORPG 22.5% ★, Open World 18.7%, RPG 6.2%, Open World Survival Craft 6.1% ★

Adventures await in a world brought to life by realistic graphics! Experience genuine adventures in the grand world of Rebirth Online. Battle, craft, explore, and combine different types of equipment and abilities to create your own style of play.

Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 45.4%, MMORPG 26.9% ★, Open World 11.7%, RPG 9.6%, PvP 3.5%

Embark on an adventurous journey to explore the Quinfall universe. Be a part of unique battles and an immersive story with dozens of different professions in the depths of medieval times in an all-new MMORPG experience.

Why similar: MMORPG 32.1% ★, Massively Multiplayer 22.9%, Open World 13%, PvP 6.3%, PvE 5.4%

Ragnarok: The New World is Gravity's officially licensed cross-platform MMORPG, reimagining RO's cute, classic Midgard with high-quality visuals and audio on PC and mobile. Choose 8 Classes, including the new Druid. Explore, tame MVPs as Mounts, trade freely, and customize 100+ looks with friends!

Why similar: MMORPG 41.6% ★, Massively Multiplayer 26.9%, Open World 8.6%, RPG 6.9%, Character Customization 5.7%

Set sail for the ultimate pirate experience! Embark on a grand adventure alongside thousands of other players in one of the largest game worlds ever built (and even claim a piece of it to call your own). Build your ship, assemble your crew, sail the high seas, and become a pirate legend!

Why similar: MMORPG 29.6% ★, Massively Multiplayer 25%, Open World 17.4%, Crafting 5.5%, RPG 4.8%

Forge your legend in a forgotten realm! Farever is an online multiplayer action RPG set in a vast fantasy open world. Alone or with friends, embark on an epic journey together! Explore wild lands and dangerous dungeons, craft powerful gear, and carve your path through dynamic combat and platforming.

Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 36.4%, Open World 20.8%, RPG 9.9%, Crafting 6.5%, Character Customization 6%

A free-to-play classic hardcore MMORPG featuring solo adventure, co-op battles, and intense online PvP in a vast multiplayer world. Strengthen your character through RPG progression, collect powerful gear, and carve out your own path through war and exploration.

Why similar: MMORPG 30.4% ★, Massively Multiplayer 23.3%, Open World 11.6%, PvP 6.7%, PvE 5.6%

Reign of Guilds — the spiritual successor to the old-school fantasy where steel, magic, and skill decide your fate. Inspired by the legacy of Ultima Online and EverQuest.

Why similar: MMORPG 28.1% ★, Massively Multiplayer 19.7%, Open World 12.5%, PvP 6.6%, PvE 5.2%

Join over 30 million adventurers worldwide and take part in an epic and ever-changing FINAL FANTASY. Experience an unforgettable story, exhilarating battles, and a myriad of captivating environments to explore.

Why similar: MMORPG 42.5% ★, Massively Multiplayer 20.5%, Open World 9.9%, RPG 4.9%, Character Customization 4.8%

“Sword of Justice” is sparking a rebellion against outdated RPG builds! This groundbreaking Open World MMO defies tradition with stunning visuals and an immersive, lifelike atmosphere that deeply influences the game world. Step into "The Pulsing Martial World" and experience its breath-taking allure

Why similar: MMORPG 38.9% ★, Massively Multiplayer 23.2%, Open World 15.4%, RPG 6.5%, PvP 4.5%

Mortal Online is a first-person medieval fantasy MMORPG, set in a huge, open, unforgiving world. Choose your race, choose your playstyle, choose a profession, choose where to place your loyalties - if you have any...

Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 31.8%, MMORPG 25.5% ★, Open World 19.2%, PvP 5.7%, RPG 4.9%

Shape your citizen, forge your destiny and sculpt your world in this epic voxel sandbox MMO built on endless possibility.

Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 30.1%, MMORPG 21.6% ★, Open World 16.4%, Open World Survival Craft 12.9% ★, Crafting 6.1%

Blue Protocol: Star Resonance expands the Blue Protocol universe with a vibrant MMORPG experience. Create your own hero, team up for strategic raids, or simply relax and have fun with friends fishing, crafting, and endless exploration. Adventure awaits!

Why similar: MMORPG 36.4% ★, Massively Multiplayer 24%, Open World 11.7%, RPG 5.5%, Character Customization 5.2%

Spire Horizon Online is an MMORPG where players become skeleton adventurers on a quest to find their capybara friend. Choose from a variety of classes, battle numerous monsters, and explore diverse regions.

Why similar: MMORPG 34.2% ★, Massively Multiplayer 25.5%, Open World 13%, RPG 4.9%, PvP 4.9%