Rank 01Why this
Also Open World Survival Craft and Farming Sim, like Wildmender.
- $19.99 (Price checked Nov 3)
- Deck Verified
- 2024
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Players who liked Wildmender also play
The closest matches to Wildmender: Core Keeper, Card Survival: Fantasy Forest, My Time at Sandrock, Forager, and Grow: Song of the Evertree. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Rank 02Why this
Shares environmental hazards and resource scarcity with Wildmender.
- $21.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
- Deck Playable
- 2025
Rank 03Why this
Same atmospheric mood as Wildmender.
- $39.99 (Price checked Nov 3)
- Deck Verified
- 2023
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Grow: Song of the Evertree
Why this: Also Agriculture and Farming Sim, like Wildmender.
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Smalland: Survive the Wilds
Why this: Also Open World Survival Craft and Base-Building, like Wildmender.
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The full ranked list: top 24 games like Wildmender
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Shares environmental hazards and resource scarcity with Wildmender.
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Also Open World Survival Craft and Base-Building, like Wildmender.
- 82% of 4,237 reviews
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- Released: 2023
- Developer: Muse Games
- Price: $24.99checked Oct 31
- Steam Deck: Deck Verified
- 89% of 1,023 reviews
- Genres: Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Simulation
- Metacritic 78
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Crossbreed plants to create hybrids
- Music and visuals are uniquely beautiful
- Restore life to a corrupted world
- Atmospheric
- Cozy
- Relaxing
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Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Wildmender at current Steam store prices.
Spirit of the Island
Why this: Also Open World Survival Craft and Farming Sim, like Wildmender.
Don't Starve
Why this: Shares resource scarcity with Wildmender.
Tiny Garden
Why this: Also Agriculture and Farming Sim, like Wildmender.
The Last FARMER
Why this: Also Farming Sim and Base-Building, like Wildmender.
Eden Island
Why this: Also Open World Survival Craft and Agriculture, like Wildmender.
Miniland Adventure
Why this: Also Open World Survival Craft and Base-Building, like Wildmender.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Core Keeper
Why this: Also Open World Survival Craft and Farming Sim, like Wildmender.
My Time at Sandrock
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Wildmender.
Grow: Song of the Evertree
Why this: Also Agriculture and Farming Sim, like Wildmender.
Valheim
Why this: Also Open World Survival Craft and Base-Building, like Wildmender.
More from Muse Games
Other recommendable Steam games by Muse Games, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Flight of the Icarus
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Wildmender.
About Wildmender
The closest matches to Wildmender: Core Keeper, Card Survival: Fantasy Forest, My Time at Sandrock, Forager, and Grow: Song of the Evertree. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Wildmender is your kind of game, the closest matches are Core Keeper, Card Survival: Fantasy Forest and My Time at Sandrock — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, cozy and relaxing, and single out its combat with spells and environmental hazards. 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.
Wildmender is a sandbox gardening strategy game developed by Muse Games and published by Kwalee, released in 2023 at $24.99. Players terraform a desert environment into a lush oasis using garden-terraforming, oasis-management, and plant-crossbreeding mechanics, with procedural-garden-generation ensuring each playthrough differs. Combat-with-spells and environmental-hazards add challenging gameplay alongside the simulation elements. The game supports online_coop for multiplayer sessions and runs verified on Steam Deck. Reviewers describe the experience as atmospheric, cozy, relaxing, and whimsical, with players highlighting the uniquely beautiful music and visuals, satisfying late-game progression, and the compelling goal of restoring life to a corrupted world. The 89% positive review score from 1023 Steam reviews reflects appreciation for its ambitious scope and blend of strategy and survival crafting.
About Wildmender: A desert gardening survival game. Start from a tiny spring and cultivate a blooming garden. Explore a vast world amid the sands and uncover its mysteries. Can you defend against the relentless forces of nature and mysterious wraith corruption, to bring life to a dying world?
Is Wildmender worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 89% of 1,023 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- On sale: 66% off, now $8.49 (checked Nov 8).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 36 h when they wrote their review.
- Steam Deck Verified.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Crossbreed plants to create hybrids
- Music and visuals are uniquely beautiful
- Restore life to a corrupted world
- Satisfying late game progression
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“Incredible potential, never updated or maintained. There is a good, albeit buggy game here. Not worth the asking price in it's current state. Worth a look at a 50 percent discount. Could have been an incredible and unique game. O well.”
“The concept of restoring a desert to life sounds great, but this is not the game that achieves that greatness. It was apparently abandoned by the publisher on launch, and whilst it has a broad variety of gameplay - it offers no real depth…”
People who play it also play: Core Keeper, Card Survival: Fantasy Forest, My Time at Sandrock
Frequently asked about Wildmender
Can I run it?
Is Wildmender verified for Steam Deck?
Yes — Wildmender is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
How much does Wildmender cost?
Wildmender is listed on Steam at 24.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Wildmender have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Wildmender supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op).
What games are most similar to Wildmender?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Wildmender are Core Keeper, Card Survival: Fantasy Forest, My Time at Sandrock.
Who developed Wildmender?
Wildmender was developed by Muse Games and published by Kwalee.