Games Like UnReal World

You awake to discover yourself no longer in the company of good men or a fine seafaring vessel. Treasure... you remember something about treasure. Wayward is a challenging turn-based, top-down, wilderness survival roguelike. Explore, build, and most importantly survive in these unforgiving lands.

Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 23.9% ★, Traditional Roguelike 23.6% ★, Survival 10%, Crafting 8.7%, Roguelike 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: A survival-focused, open-world roguelike that emphasizes crafting and interacting with a hostile environment.

NEO Scavenger is a game where you must survive in the wasteland long enough to figure out who you are. Each turn, you must decide where to go, how to scavenge for supplies, and how to deal with anything and anyone you encounter.

Why similar: Turn-Based 18.1%, Survival 18%, Perma Death 12.7%, Roguelike 10.8%, Crafting 10%

Why You'll Like It: A gritty, turn-based survival game that mirrors the harsh, unforgiving nature and complex inventory management of UnReal World.

The epitome of a modern traditional roguelike: with turn-based play and a RPG-like skill progression system, it hearkens back to some of the major aspects of this genre. This game has an incredible depth, with a deep inventory system, vehicles and boats, NPCs with their own stories, and more.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 40.2% ★, Sandbox 13.4%, Roguelike 12.3%, Survival 12.2%, Immersive Sim 12%

Why You'll Like It: Offers an unparalleled level of simulation depth and survival complexity in a roguelike format.

Inhabit a deeply-simulated science fantasy world and chisel through layers of thousand-year-old civilizations. Build a character from over a hundred mutations and cybernetics. The award-winning sandbox roguelike & RPG full of robots, deep lore, and sentient plants.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 28.5% ★, Turn-Based 22.2%, Procedural Generation 14.7%, Open World 13.3%, Roguelike 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: Features an incredibly deep, procedurally generated world with complex systems that reward exploration and experimentation.

Wurm Unlimited is the standalone version of the fantasy sandbox world Wurm Online, the MMORPG where the players are in charge! A pioneer in the ideas of player influence, crafting and adventure, it is now one of the most deep and feature packed true sandbox experiences available.

Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 31.8% ★, Sandbox 12.8%, Open World 12.2%, Crafting 11.5%, Survival 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: A sandbox survival game that allows for massive terraforming and crafting, capturing the slow-paced, building-focused nature of wilderness life.

Stoneshard is a hardcore turn-based RPG about the harsh life of a medieval mercenary: travel with your own caravan, descend into procedurally generated dungeons, learn new skills, survive hunger and injuries - and remember, every mistake can mean death and loss of progress.

Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 25.7% ★, Turn-Based 17.1%, Roguelike 12%, Survival 10.4%, Procedural Generation 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: A challenging turn-based roguelike that incorporates survival elements like hunger, thirst, and injury management.

Project Zomboid is the ultimate in zombie survival. Alone or in MP: you loot, build, craft, fight, farm and fish in a struggle to survive. A hardcore RPG skillset, a vast map, massively customisable sandbox and a cute tutorial raccoon await the unwary. So how will you die? All it takes is a bite..

Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 33.3% ★, Survival 21.1%, Open World 14.8%, Sandbox 11.6%, Crafting 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a deeply realistic survival simulation where every decision, from food to shelter, is critical to long-term survival.

THE LONG DARK is a thoughtful, exploration-survival experience that challenges solo players to think for themselves as they explore an expansive frozen wilderness in the aftermath of a geomagnetic disaster. There are no zombies -- only you, the cold, and all the threats Mother Nature can muster.

Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 49.4% ★, Survival 19.7%, Open World 13.4%, Crafting 7.7%, Sandbox 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the pure, atmospheric struggle of surviving against the elements in a cold, unforgiving wilderness.

Build a fortress and try to help your dwarves survive against a deeply generated world. Keep your dwarves happy, grow their community and beware of digging too deeply. The deepest, most intricate simulation of a world that's ever been created.

Why similar: Sandbox 21.7%, Survival 19.9%, Building 18.5%, Base Building 17.3%, Strategy 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for simulation depth, offering an incredibly complex world that tracks almost every aspect of existence.

The Doors of Trithius is an open-world RPG roguelike. Engage in tactical turn-based combat in a living world of warring factions, wandering behemoths, and ancient magic. Level your skills, cook, craft, and explore dungeons. Will you follow the story, or let adventure be your guide?

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 37.5% ★, Turn-Based 13.8%, Procedural Generation 11.8%, Open World 11.7%, Roguelike 11.4%

Why You'll Like It: A traditional roguelike that blends exploration with survival mechanics in a vast, procedurally generated world.

Tales of Maj’Eyal is a roguelike RPG, featuring tactical turn-based combat and advanced character building. Play as one of many unique races and classes in the lore-filled world of Eyal, exploring random dungeons, facing challenging battles, and developing characters with your own tailored mix of abilities and powers.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 38.2% ★, Turn-Based 20.3%, Perma Death 16.7%, Roguelike 11.6%, RPG 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: A deep, traditional roguelike that offers extensive character customization and challenging tactical combat.

A free-roaming squad based RPG. Focusing on open-ended sandbox gameplay features rather than a linear story. Be a trader, a thief, a rebel, a warlord, an adventurer, a farmer, a slave, or just food for the cannibals. Train your men up from puny victims to master warriors.

Why similar: Open World 22.4%, Sandbox 19.7%, Survival 16.4%, Crafting 9.4%, Building 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: A brutal sandbox RPG where you start with nothing and must survive in a harsh, open-world environment.

ADOM (Ancient Domains Of Mystery) is one of the most successful roguelike games ever created, boasting a brilliant mix of story, RPG, exploration, and intensely strategic & flexible combat. The Steam version adds various features like achievements, difficulty level customization & play modes.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 41.6% ★, Turn-Based 18.3%, Perma Death 15.3%, Roguelike 10.2%, Procedural Generation 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: A classic traditional roguelike that balances complex RPG systems with a persistent, dangerous world.

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

Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 36.5% ★, Survival 13.1%, Open World 12.3%, Crafting 10.9%, Building 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: Combines Norse-inspired survival and crafting with a focus on exploration and building in a dangerous, procedurally generated world.

Cogmind is a sci-fi roguelike epic in which you play a robot building yourself from components found or salvaged from other robots. Explore a living, breathing world through turn-based tactical combat, or sneak, hack, and fly your way to victory.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 47.1% ★, Turn-Based 16%, Perma Death 12%, Roguelike 9.5%, Procedural Generation 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: A highly atmospheric traditional roguelike that focuses on scavenging and building your character from the environment.

UnderRail is an old-school turn-based isometric role-playing game that features a large open post-apocalyptic world, deep and challenging combat and an intricate storyline.

Why similar: Turn-Based 41.2%, RPG 22.5%, Crafting 13.8%, Open World 13.4%, Sandbox 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: An isometric RPG that emphasizes survival, exploration, and tactical combat in a hostile, post-apocalyptic setting.

Soulash 2 is a sandbox RPG roguelike with a procedurally generated open world, simulated history, skill-based progression system, customizable abilities, material-based crafting, building, trading, and the possibility of total mayhem. Will you save your world or destroy it?

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 28.1% ★, Sandbox 11.4%, Procedural Generation 11.2%, Open World 10.1%, Crafting 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: A sandbox RPG that allows for immense freedom in a procedurally generated world, focusing on survival and growth.

Card Survival is a card-based survival experience. Stranded on a desert island you must use your wits and skills to stay alive. Use cards and combine them together to explore, gather resources and craft useful tools.

Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 22.7% ★, Survival 16.7%, Perma Death 16.4%, Turn-Based 13.8%, Crafting 13.7%

Why You'll Like It: A highly detailed survival simulation that uses a card-based interface to manage complex needs and crafting.

Warsim is a deep, rich text based kingdom ruling sim unlike anything else, complete with charming ASCII graphics. Navigate the millions of different procedurally generated races, events and areas with a huge emphasis on player choice. Don't let its look fool you, there is depth in every direction.

Why similar: Procedural Generation 27.9%, RPG 18.6%, Sandbox 15.4%, Roguelike 13.8%, Open World 11.5%

Why You'll Like It: A text-based simulation that offers deep procedural generation and management of a kingdom.

Approaching Infinity is a turn-based space RPG in the spirit of the sci-fi classics, with endless progression and exploration. Fight tactical battles or use diplomacy. Seek powerful artifacts. Quest, mine, trade, and craft. Level up forever or attempt 10 victories in hardcore or adventure mode.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 34.9% ★, Perma Death 13.3%, Open World 11.6%, Procedural Generation 11.1%, Crafting 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: A space-exploration roguelike that emphasizes the sense of discovery and survival in a vast, unknown universe.

Terra Randoma is a turn-based roguelike RPG in a procedurally generated open world. Travel a world full of curiousity and perilous dungeons. Develop your character however you want with skills, talent stones and randomized items while you discover an ancient secret.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 30.6% ★, Turn-Based 17.9%, Perma Death 10.9%, Open World 10%, Sandbox 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: A turn-based roguelike that features a living world with dynamic events and survival-oriented gameplay.

Plunge into the open-world survival simulation set in the extreme conditions of the uncharted Amazon jungle. Use real-life survival techniques to craft, hunt, fight, and gather resources, set a makeshift shelter, or raise a fortress. Survive alone or team up with your friends and challenge the jungle together.

Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 43.3% ★, Survival 16.4%, Crafting 10.7%, Open World 10.3%, Base Building 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: A realistic survival simulator set in the Amazon rainforest that demands mastery over environmental hazards and health management.

Don’t Starve is an uncompromising wilderness survival game full of science and magic. Enter a strange and unexplored world full of strange creatures, dangers, and surprises. Gather resources to craft items and structures that match your survival style.

Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 32.6% ★, Survival 20.9%, Crafting 12.1%, Sandbox 10.1%, Perma Death 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: A stylized survival game that forces players to manage hunger, sanity, and crafting to survive the wilderness.

Rogue Fable III is a traditional rogue-like game which combines the depth, complexity, and challenge of the genre classics with a shorter, more tightly focused game length.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 68.4% ★, Roguelike 10.8%, Turn-Based 7.8%, Procedural Generation 4.3%, RPG 3.4%

Why You'll Like It: A traditional roguelike that distills the genre into a fast-paced, exploration-heavy experience.

Balrum is an old-school, turn-based, open world RPG with deep tactical combat. Explore a huge living fantasy world with dozens of side quests next to an epic main quest. Grow your own crops, build your home, and craft your own custom items.

Why similar: Turn-Based 19.7%, Crafting 14.8%, Sandbox 13.6%, Open World 13.2%, Survival 12.5%

Why You'll Like It: An isometric RPG that integrates survival, crafting, and building into its core gameplay loop.

Craft The World is a unique sandbox strategy game, the mix of Dungeon Keeper, Terraria and Dwarf Fortress. Explore a random generated world populated by dangerous creatures, build a dwarf fortress, gather resources, and craft all the items, weapons, and armor you need.

Why similar: Crafting 22.7%, Sandbox 21.5%, Building 18.6%, Survival 14.6%, Open World 12.7%

Why You'll Like It: Combines colony management with crafting and survival in a sandbox environment.

Hardcore and realistic; LiF is a Medieval multiplayer sandbox RPG, with free terraforming, a rich crafting system and preset and modular building construction. With engaging survival aspects, no target physics-based combat and a unique formation system - along with numerous other features - LiF is not for the faint of heart!

Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 34.9% ★, Open World 12.7%, Crafting 12%, Survival 11.5%, Sandbox 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: A medieval survival game that focuses on realistic crafting, building, and community survival.

Card Survival: Fantasy Forest is a card-based deep survival simulator and the next installment in the Card Survival Series. Carve yourself a home in a primordial forest that has a will of its own. A day-to-day life simulator in a world where nature reigns with mystery, beauty and sometimes cruelty.

Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 30.3% ★, Turn-Based 15.5%, Sandbox 11.7%, Survival 11.4%, Roguelike 10.3%

Dynamic, procedurally generated adventure game that puts exploration first. Build your legacy as each wayfarer will change the fate of the world. Endless replayability with a huge set of difficulty modifiers. Boasting an award-winning soundtrack, a beautiful art style, and regular updates.

Why similar: Perma Death 29.3%, Procedural Generation 21.7%, Roguelike 18.4%, RPG 10.1%, Top-Down 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: A roguelite that focuses on exploration and the consequences of your actions in a procedurally generated world.

Explore randomly generated content and experience the thrill of a classic tactical turn-based rogue-like RPG! Choose from a diverse cast of characters, each with their own unique abilities and strengths. Get ready for an unforgettable journey of strategy, skill, and discovery.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 35.1% ★, Turn-Based 16.6%, Perma Death 15.2%, Roguelike 10.7%, Procedural Generation 9.5%

Successor to the roguelike RPG "Elona". Adventure, survival, crafting, home-building, myths passed down, and stories of humans and Elea spun. What scars will you leave on the land of Ylva?

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 34.9% ★, Perma Death 12.6%, Open World 12.4%, Roguelike 11.7%, Sandbox 11.3%

Experience the commercial port of the game that spawned a thousand 'Rogue-likes'. Venture into the Dungeons of Doom in search of the legendary Amulet of Yendor, and hopefully escape with your life! Randomly generated dungeons await you, full of nasty monsters, insidious traps, and glittering loot.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 47.3% ★, Perma Death 16.2%, Roguelike 13.9%, Procedural Generation 11.9%, RPG 4.6%

CrossWorlds: Escape is a hardcore game in which you will have to deploy all your skills to survive in a huge open world that is susceptible to changes in weather, seasons and various natural phenomena.

Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 30.3% ★, Sandbox 11.4%, Crafting 11.2%, Survival 11.1%, Open World 11%

Embark on a journey through the Old Kingdom in Realms of Magic - a sandbox RPG where you customize your character, choose your path, and immerse yourself in the fantasy world as a knight, wizard, miner, lumberjack, farmer, and more. After all, this is YOUR adventure.

Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 49.9% ★, Sandbox 11.9%, Open World 11.5%, RPG 10.1%, Survival 6.6%

Deep Despair is a Minecraft-style survival sandbox. Travel, collect resources, craft items, dig, build, grow crops and survive. Freedom of action is limited only by your imagination!

Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 22.3% ★, Crafting 13.2%, Survival 13%, Open World 11.6%, Sandbox 11.6%

Crash-landed on a surreal, low-poly world filled with freakish inhabitants, choose between permadeath and non-permadeath modes and embark on an epic (and ridiculous) survival adventure. Will you manage to stay alive as you unravel the mysteries of Wrongworld and search for a way home?

Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 41.1% ★, Survival 11.4%, Sandbox 9%, Open World 8.9%, Crafting 8.1%

Bring civilization to Sproggiwood, a story-driven, turn-based roguelike set in a humorous world inspired by Finnish mythology. Grow your civilization and plunder procedural dungeons with six unique classes. Outsmart mischievous monsters who work together in unexpected ways. No two dungeon dives are alike.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 34.5% ★, Turn-Based 27.5%, Procedural Generation 15.7%, Roguelike 9.4%, Perma Death 6.2%

The highly popular and quirky "idle game that you want to actively keep playing". Explore, craft, gather & manage resources, find secrets and build your base out of nothing! Buy land to explore and expand!

Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 40.6% ★, Crafting 14.5%, Survival 13.9%, Sandbox 9%, Base Building 6.1%

Experience the sequel of the traditional roguelike dungeon-crawling classic. Enjoy unlimited replayability through endless procedurally generated dungeons, countless monsters, grafting, crafting and a vast amount of skill trees. Journey into the ever changing depths of the Caverns of Chaos.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 55.5% ★, Roguelike 17.7%, Top-Down 9%, RPG 8.9%, Strategy 5.6%

An amazing mix of RPG, strategy, simulation, sandbox and survival game. Aurora Dusk looks like many other games, but instead of being alone, you live in a community. You can play one or more villagers and evolve from the Wood Age to the Steam Age.

Why similar: RPG 35.5%, Sandbox 27.1%, Strategy 24.1%, Top-Down 7.6%, Adventure 3.5%

Roam freely through a huge open world full with dangers, ancient secrets and adventure. An old-school action-RPG with a challenging environment, tough choices and a unique setting. Explore, fight, make friends and enemies... and above all, Roleplay!

Why similar: Open World 44%, RPG 39.9%, Adventure 12.6%, Singleplayer 3.5%

Rift Wizard is a tough as nails fantasy roguelike featuring challenging turn based combat and deep open ended character building. Craft your spellbook from over 100 unique spells and abilities and fight your way through a series of procedurally generated challenges to defeat your nemesis.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 25.4% ★, Turn-Based 21.8%, Perma Death 18.5%, Roguelike 13.6%, Procedural Generation 10.9%

Fabled Lands is a challenging old-school narrative RPG set in an open world. Complete quests, fight, trade goods and develop your character. Explore a vast land of adventure: travel across the war-torn kingdom, survive the plains of howling darkness, and escape the Court of Hidden Faces.

Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 44.6% ★, Open World 24.6%, Roguelike 17.9%, RPG 11.6%, Singleplayer 1.2%

Kim is a boisterous urchin from 1880s Lahore, his wanderlust will take him all over India. Branching conversations, survival, stealth and combat let you play Kim's coming of age however you choose. The enormous open world of Kipling's India awaits you!

Why similar: Historical 21.4%, Open World 15.5%, Roguelike 15%, Procedural Generation 13.9%, Survival 12.4%

In this open-world crafting and building game, you explore an ancient world full of dangers and secrets. Collect animals and plants, build bases and master the craft as you build your ark and save civilization from destruction by the flood and then rebuild it.

Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 30% ★, Crafting 13.2%, Historical 13%, Open World 12.5%, Base Building 10%

Antharion is an epic old-school fantasy RPG that combines tactical turn-based combat with the freedom of a huge living-breathing open world.

Why similar: Turn-Based 42.7%, RPG 21.3%, Open World 16.5%, Strategy 11.7%, Adventure 6.8%

Terminus: Zombie Survivors is a 2D turn-based survival roguelike set during a zombie apocalypse. Each journey is unique, and every decision can mean the difference between life and death. Can you brave hunger, cold, and the undead in order to reach the Terminus and find salvation?

Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 27.8% ★, Survival 12.4%, Roguelike 10.8%, Turn-Based 10.3%, Sandbox 10%

Northern Lights is an open world survival simulation set in the extreme conditions of the arctic tundra. Clinging to life, you must use real-life survival techniques to gather resources, craft, and hunt while tending to your health and sanity. Can you survive your way out of the mysterious island?

Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 36% ★, Open World 13.2%, Survival 13.1%, Crafting 12.8%, Sandbox 12.5%

Test your luck and cunning in this exciting RPG as you craft, cast, and pillage your way through Lord Dredmor's Dungeons.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 53.6% ★, Roguelike 16.3%, Turn-Based 14.9%, Perma Death 6.8%, RPG 4.2%

Survival: Fountain of Youth is a challenging single-player open-world adventure game set on the Caribbean islands. Survive as a shipwrecked 16th-century explorer, craft tools and shelter, and uncover the secrets of both an ancient civilization and your own fate.

Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 27.1% ★, Survival 10.6%, Historical 10.3%, Crafting 10.3%, Base Building 8.4%

A sci-fi colony sim driven by an intelligent AI storyteller. Generates stories by simulating psychology, ecology, gunplay, melee combat, climate, biomes, diplomacy, interpersonal relationships, art, medicine, trade, and more.

Why similar: Survival 20.1%, Base Building 19.4%, Sandbox 17%, Procedural Generation 13.1%, Open World 12.4%

Isometric survival ARPG set in a procedurally generated fantasy world. Build your base, gear up, and venture out, chasing stronger enemies and better loot.

Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 30.5% ★, Crafting 10.4%, Procedural Generation 9.5%, Base Building 9.2%, Survival 8.9%

The ultimate block building game.

Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 47.1% ★, Sandbox 14.5%, Open World 9.2%, Crafting 9.1%, Survival 8.3%

Escape to an enchanting, living sandbox surrounded by wildlife and nature. Scavenge materials and craft tools to turn your small cabin into a warm, well-supplied home. Survive by fishing, cooking and growing your own food. Be careful though, the forest is as dangerous as it is wonderful.

Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 34.9% ★, Survival 12.8%, Open World 12.1%, Crafting 11.1%, Sandbox 10%

Avernum is a land underground, a subterranean nation full of rogues, misfits, and brigands, struggling for survival in the monster-infested darkness. Hunt for glory, treasure, and justice in the underworld. Fight for survival, freedom, and even vengeance in the epic indie cult-classic.

Why similar: Turn-Based 47.6%, RPG 27.3%, Open World 13.3%, Strategy 7.3%, Singleplayer 2.6%

Force of Nature is a Sandbox game that combines Action, Adventure, RPG, Strategy and Management genres

Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 36.8% ★, Crafting 14%, Survival 12.7%, Sandbox 10%, Open World 9.7%

Forge a new kingdom in a land recovering from the Fracture. Which of the surviving races will you lead to rebuild, explore, and conquer the unknown? The dwindling yet immortal Ancients? The bold and resourceful Humans? The life stealing Ardyn? Or the secretive Gwdir who shape living groves?

Why similar: Procedural Generation 18.8%, Survival 17.2%, Crafting 16.8%, Base Building 16.3%, Sandbox 9.4%

Adventure and fight in a medieval fantasy open world! Build heroic characters with various abilities, travel through villages, cities, or perilous dungeons. Strategic turn-based combat system and advanced character building - Fog of war, charging and flanking, and more in the fast-paced Arena mode.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 42.5% ★, Turn-Based 28.9%, Sandbox 13.8%, Roguelike 12.3%, Adventure 2.5%

Deep Despair 2 is an open world survival adventure action game with procedural generation and complete freedom of action: building, crafting, hunting, farming, livestock, brewing, cooking, traveling, fight, and more.

Why similar: Crafting 14.4%, Sandbox 14.2%, Procedural Generation 13.3%, Open World 12.8%, Survival 12.7%

Rogue Harvest is a finely crafted Rogue-like Open World Adventure - Dig, Mine, Build, Craft, Explore, and Survive in a massive Procedurally Generated World and work to unravel the mystery of how you ended up in this dream like place.

Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 29.3% ★, Crafting 13.1%, Procedural Generation 13.1%, Sandbox 11.3%, Roguelike 11.3%