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Games like Sea Of Rifts

If Sea Of Rifts is your kind of game, the closest matches are Madness Afloat, Neverseas and Dawn of Piracy: Caribbean Tides — picked from the ranked list below. 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.

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About Sea Of Rifts: In this naval sandbox RPG you assemble a motley crew of misfits and sail into a broken ocean to solve the mystery of why the world is falling apart. Engage in tense ship to ship combat and experience a new unique story every time you play. The helm is yours Captain.

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Sea Of Rifts — Steam game cover

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Steam players who put hours into Sea Of Rifts also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Madness Afloat

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Sea Of Rifts fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Sea Of Rifts.

    Pilot customizable steamships through a Lovecraftian Polynesian archipelago. Explore and survive handcrafted missions, manage cursed cargo, and balance sanity against power. Face the deep alone or in optional co-op expeditions.

    2027ActionAdventureRPGSteam ↗
  2. Neverseas

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Sea Of Rifts fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Sea Of Rifts.

    Neverseas is a tactical action-RPG set in an open sea world. Command your ship, engage in battles, explore the lands beyond the ocean gates, and shape a global conflict between empires. Will you uncover the secrets of the seas—or vanish with your crew in this ruthless war?

    2026ActionIndieAdventureFreeSteam ↗
  3. Dawn of Piracy: Caribbean Tides

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Sea Of Rifts fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Sea Of Rifts.

    Embark on the ultimate pirate adventure: command your ship, battle in epic naval combat, and explore a vast world for treasure and glory.

    ActionAdventureRPGSteam ↗
  4. Roguebound Pirates

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Sea Of Rifts fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Sea Of Rifts.

    Loot, upgrade & dominate! Your inventory IS your ship in this action roguelike. Customize weapons, create game-breaking synergies, and claim your place as the most overpowered pirate across the seas!

    2026ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  5. Blood and Gold: Caribbean!

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Sea Of Rifts fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Sea Of Rifts.

    'Blood & Gold: Caribbean!' is a blend of economic strategy and open-world RPG, set in the pirate era of XVII Century Caribbean. The game is based on the significantly improved Mount & Blade: Warband engine.

    2015ActionStrategyIndie19.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Caribbean Legend

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Sea Of Rifts fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Sea Of Rifts.

    An open-world RPG, set in the Golden Age of Caribbean piracy. Embark on a 200-hour-long adventure, plunder cities and ships, explore the unknown, discover treasures, forge friendships, earn bounties on your head, and charm the ladies on your path to ultimate freedom!

    2024RPG29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Feral Blue

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Sea Of Rifts fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Sea Of Rifts.

    The old world has drowned after the Second Flood. Now, only few survivors are fighting for the new gold - clean water, wood and soil. Become a ship's captain, keep your crew alive and create your sea empire!

    2019ActionStrategyAdventure19.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Buccaneers!

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Sea Of Rifts fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Sea Of Rifts.

    Become a fearless captain in Buccaneers!, a classic pirate RPG. Join a band of pirates or a naval power and fight for supremacy in the Caribbean. Build and customise your fleet to take on any foe and rewrite history!

    2022ActionIndieRPG17.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Sea Of Rifts.

    Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Sea Of Rifts.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sea Of Rifts.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Sea Of Rifts.

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Sea Of Rifts.

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Sheepy: A Short Adventure

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sea Of Rifts.

    A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.

    2024IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. NGU IDLE

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sea Of Rifts.

    NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!

    2019IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sea Of Rifts.

    A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Sea Of Rifts

What games are most similar to Sea Of Rifts?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Sea Of Rifts are Madness Afloat, Neverseas, Dawn of Piracy: Caribbean Tides.
Who developed Sea Of Rifts?
Sea Of Rifts was developed by Out Of Bounds Games ApS.

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Sea Of Rifts.

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