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Games like Wayward
24 games ranked by how much the tags Steam players vote on them overlap with Wayward's. A rare tag counts for far more than one that sits on half the store, and popularity never moves a game up.
What they share most: Traditional Roguelike, Open World Survival Craft, Rogue-like, Crafting, Grid-Based Movement, Turn-Based.
Closest first
1·UnReal World
90% match · Traditional Roguelike, Open World Survival Craft
94% of 1,386 reviews positive
2·Dungeonmans
89% match · Traditional Roguelike, Rogue-like
91% of 1,237 reviews positive
3·Feel The Snow
87% match · Open World Survival Craft, Crafting
87% of 3,062 reviews positive
4·Crea
86% match · Open World Survival Craft, Crafting
75% of 1,407 reviews positive
5·Don't Starve
86% match · Open World Survival Craft, Survival
97% of 113,547 reviews positive · 638 playing
6·Rogue's Tale
86% match · Traditional Roguelike, Rogue-like
72% of 756 reviews positive
7·Hack, Slash, Loot
86% match · Traditional Roguelike, Rogue-like
52% of 755 reviews positive
8·Terraria
85% match · Open World Survival Craft, Crafting
97% of 1,559,274 reviews positive · 24,782 playing
9·Dig or Die
85% match · Open World Survival Craft, Crafting
90% of 4,289 reviews positive
10·Force of Nature
85% match · Open World Survival Craft, Crafting
75% of 4,207 reviews positive
11·Dungeons of Dredmor
85% match · Traditional Roguelike, Rogue-like
94% of 5,442 reviews positive
12·Fragmented
85% match · Open World Survival Craft, Survival
43% of 1,961 reviews positive
13·Subsistence
85% match · Open World Survival Craft, Crafting
72% of 13,877 reviews positive
14·Stranded Deep
85% match · Open World Survival Craft, Survival
74% of 47,929 reviews positive
15·Signs of Life
84% match · Open World Survival Craft, Crafting
76% of 847 reviews positive
16·Planet Explorers
84% match · Open World Survival Craft, Crafting
62% of 6,816 reviews positive
17·Edge of Space
84% match · Open World Survival Craft, Crafting
33% of 2,725 reviews positive
18·Tinkerlands
84% match · Open World Survival Craft, Crafting
86% of 4,130 reviews positive
19·Necesse
84% match · Open World Survival Craft, Crafting
93% of 29,198 reviews positive
20·The Long Dark
84% match · Open World Survival Craft, Survival
89% of 123,994 reviews positive · 1,677 playing
21·The Wild Eight
83% match · Open World Survival Craft, Survival
68% of 8,134 reviews positive
22·Craftopia
83% match · Open World Survival Craft, Crafting
76% of 20,266 reviews positive · 84 playing
23·GRAV
83% match · Open World Survival Craft, Survival
47% of 6,920 reviews positive
24·Don't Starve Together
83% match · Open World Survival Craft, Survival
95% of 543,865 reviews positive · 9,393 playing
Frequently asked
What games are similar to Wayward?
The closest matches to Wayward on Steam are UnReal World, Dungeonmans, Feel The Snow, Crea, Don't Starve. They rank highest because their Steam community tags overlap most with Wayward's, and shared tags include Traditional Roguelike, Open World Survival Craft, Rogue-like.
How are games like Wayward chosen?
Every game is described by the tags Steam players vote on it. Rare, specific tags such as Traditional Roguelike, Open World Survival Craft, Rogue-like count far more than catch-all ones like "Indie" or "Singleplayer", and each game is scored on how closely its whole tag profile matches Wayward's. Popularity never affects the ranking.