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Games like Dawnlands

  • 11 games
  • Updated Oct 2, 2026

Players who liked Dawnlands also play

The same list the imho.run recommender shows for Dawnlands: games its players also own across millions of Steam libraries, weighed against shared tags and what reviewers compare it to.

  1. Rank 01

    Why this

    Shares biome exploration and base building with Dawnlands.

    • $29.99
    • 2026
  2. Rank 02

    Why this

    Shares base building and crafting with Dawnlands.

    • $12.99
    • 2025
  3. Rank 03

    Why this

    Shares base building with Dawnlands.

    • Free
    • 2023
  1. Rank 04

    The Forest

    Why this: Shares co op multiplayer and base building with Dawnlands.

    • $19.99
    • Deck Playable
    • 2018
  2. Rank 05

    Core Keeper

    Why this: Also Open World Survival Craft and Crafting, like Dawnlands.

    • $19.99
    • Deck Verified
    • 2024
  3. Rank 07

    Wild Terra 2: New Lands

    Why this: A frequent pick in Dawnlands players' libraries, and another RPG.

    • $39.99
    • Deck Playable
    • 2022
  4. Rank 08

    Dragon And Home

    Why this: Also Open World Survival Craft, like Dawnlands.

    • Free
    • Deck Playable
    • 2021
Dawnlands — Steam game cover
  • Released: 2023
  • Developer: SEASUN GAMES PTE. LTD.
  • Price: Free to play
  • 46% of 1,183 reviews
  • Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, RPG, Free To Play
  • Platforms: Windows

Players highlight

  • Bosses require strategic preparation
  • Free with no pay to win mechanics
  • Open world building similar to valheim
  • Atmospheric
  • Chill
  • Contemplative

More games like Dawnlands, sliced differently

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  • Valheim

    Why this: Shares biome exploration and base building with Dawnlands.

    • $29.99
    • Deck Verified
    • 2026
  • Tinkerlands

    Why this: Shares base building and crafting with Dawnlands.

    • $12.99
    • Deck Verified
    • 2025
  • Core Keeper

    Why this: Also Open World Survival Craft and Crafting, like Dawnlands.

    • $19.99
    • Deck Verified
    • 2024

About Dawnlands

If Dawnlands is your kind of game, the closest matches are Valheim, Tinkerlands and Undawn — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, chill and contemplative, and single out its base building and biome exploration. 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.

Dawnlands is a free open-world survival crafting game from SEASUN GAMES, released in 2023. Across a massive cross-platform world of varied biomes, relics and puzzles, players explore, build bases, gather resources, and fight bosses solo or in online co-op, awakening an ancient land that has lain dormant. It runs 46% positive across 1,183 Steam reviews and is unsupported on Steam Deck. Falling under action, adventure and simulation, it centers on biome exploration and base-building with boss progression that requires preparation. As a free title with in-app purchases, it offers relaxing, exploration-focused gameplay across persistent biomes. The open-world survival-craft framework and its boss fights form the core of what the data describes for this title.

About Dawnlands: Dawnlands is an Open-World Survival Crafting cross-platform game with a massive world and epic lore. A variety of biomes, relics, and puzzles dot the landscape... an ancient land, lain dormant for centuries, is waiting to be awoken. New stories are waiting to be written.

Is Dawnlands worth buying?

Players are split

A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.

  • 46% of 1,183 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 9 h when they wrote their review.
  • Critics had played a median of 7 h before their negative review.
  • Not supported on Steam Deck.

What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews

Top critical reviews

The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.

“Was fun and had immense potential when I first started. However upon recent login was met with a notice about co-op worlds no longer being free and instead would need consumable items to keep the worlds open for play. I don't agree with…”
8 h played
“Scummy and scammy. You have to PAY MONTHLY to play online with friends. And not only that, but EACH person needs to pay for their "dimensional time" to play in the same server. Not the owner, everyone. Generic Chinese copy paste scam…”
1 h played
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People who play it also play: Valheim, Tinkerlands, Undawn

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Frequently asked about Dawnlands

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Does Dawnlands work on Steam Deck?

Dawnlands is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.

Is Dawnlands free to play?

Yes — Dawnlands 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 Dawnlands have multiplayer or co-op?

Yes — Dawnlands supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op).

What games are most similar to Dawnlands?

Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Dawnlands are Valheim, Tinkerlands, Undawn.

Who developed Dawnlands?

Dawnlands was developed by SEASUN GAMES PTE. LTD..