Rank 01Why this
Shares deed ownership and skill based progression with Wurm Online.
- $29.99 (Price checked Nov 4)
- 2015
Games like Wurm Online
- 8 games
- Updated May 4, 2026
Players who liked Wurm Online also play
The closest matches to Wurm Online: Wurm Unlimited, Life is Feudal: Your Own, EVE Online, Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues, and ArcheAge. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Rank 02Why this
Shares crafting from scratch and player driven economy with Wurm Online.
- $19.99 (Price checked Nov 4)
- Deck Playable
- 2015
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ArcheAge
Why this: Shares sailing navigation and player driven economy with Wurm Online.
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Project: Gorgon
Why this: Shares skill based progression with Wurm Online.
The full ranked list: top 24 games like Wurm Online
Best match first, as plain text. The same list for AI assistants:
- 1Wurm Unlimited
Shares deed ownership and skill based progression with Wurm Online.
- 71% of 1,457 reviews
- 2Life is Feudal: Your Own
Shares crafting from scratch and player driven economy with Wurm Online.
- 59% of 4,271 reviews
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- 4Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues
Genres: Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG
- 52% of 2,323 reviews
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- 15Gloria Victis: Medieval MMORPG
Also Open World Survival Craft and MMORPG, like Wurm Online.
- 67% of 3,942 reviews
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- 18Mortal Online
Shares player driven economy and skill based progression with Wurm Online.
- 52% of 2,109 reviews
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- Released: 2020
- Developer: Code Club AB
- Price: Free to play
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 62% of 1,790 reviews
- Genres: Indie, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play
- Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Players highlight
- Build everything from raw materials by hand
- Persistent world that never resets
- Rewarding creativity and patience over years
- Atmospheric
- Challenging
- Contemplative
About Wurm Online
The closest matches to Wurm Online: Wurm Unlimited, Life is Feudal: Your Own, EVE Online, Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues, and ArcheAge. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Wurm Online is your kind of game, the closest matches are Wurm Unlimited, Life is Feudal: Your Own and EVE Online — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, challenging and contemplative, and single out its asynchronous xp gain and crafting from scratch. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Wurm Online, from Code Club AB in 2020, is a sandbox MMO built around deep crafting and slow, deliberate skill progression. Players build everything from raw materials by hand, claim deeds, sail to navigate, and take part in a genuine player-driven economy within a persistent world that never resets. Reviewers describe communities that feel like living societies and a game that rewards patience and creativity over years. Built for massive, grind-heavy sessions, it spans adventure, RPG and survival-craft play. The title is Steam Deck Playable, holds a 62% positive rating across 1,790 Steam reviews, and is free. A pick for players who want a long-haul, player-shaped world rather than quick wins.
About Wurm Online: A sandbox MMORPG that has pushed the boundaries on what it means to be open world and stood the test of time. Dig, mine, shape the world around you and make your lasting mark!
Is Wurm Online worth buying?
Players are split
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 62% of 1,790 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Free to play.
- People who recommend it had played a median of 107 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 17 h before their negative review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Build everything from raw materials by hand
- Persistent world that never resets
- Rewarding creativity and patience over years
- Thriving communities feel like living societies
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“This game is great up until the point you inevitably need to have any kind of interaction with the staff team and realise that their own game rules and common sense don't apply to them. Started playing the game with a group of friends, got…”
“Addictive time sinking hole filled with grind, also has rather steep monthly premium subscription costs. Gameplay itself is insanely bad but the game works like a hypnosis mechanism, if you let it do so. Best not touch it.”
People who play it also play: Wurm Unlimited, Life is Feudal: Your Own, EVE Online
Frequently asked about Wurm Online
Can I run it?
Does Wurm Online run on Steam Deck?
Wurm Online is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
Is Wurm Online free to play?
Yes — Wurm Online is a free-to-play title on Steam. You can install and play it without buying anything, though some games include optional in-app purchases.
Does Wurm Online have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Wurm Online supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online PvP).
What games are most similar to Wurm Online?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Wurm Online are Wurm Unlimited, Life is Feudal: Your Own, EVE Online.
Who developed Wurm Online?
Wurm Online was developed by Code Club AB.