Games like Tinkerlands
If Tinkerlands is your kind of game, the closest matches are Necesse, Core Keeper and Terraria — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its charming art style, atmospheric and chill. 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.
Get personalized picks →About Tinkerlands: Explore, craft, and fight your way through uncharted islands — solo or with up to 4 players in co-op! Tinkerlands is an exciting survival adventure where you will build your settlement, craft useful tools to survive, and even use magic!
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Necesse
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Tinkerlands.
Top pick for Tinkerlands fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Tinkerlands.
Build, quest, and conquer across an infinite procedurally generated world. Play alone or with friends as you establish a settlement and explore deep dungeons, fight monsters and bosses, mine rare ores, craft magical equipment, recruit specialists for your colony, and more!
Core Keeper
WHY THIS
Shares base building, crafting and an atmospheric mood with Tinkerlands.
Second-strongest match for Tinkerlands fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Tinkerlands.
Explore a vast cavern of creatures, relics and resources in a mining sandbox adventure for 1-8 players. Mine, build, fight, craft and farm to unravel the mystery of the ancient Core.
Terraria
WHY THIS
Shares boss fights, procedural generation and an immersive mood with Tinkerlands.
Third-strongest match for Tinkerlands fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Tinkerlands.
Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!
Voidtrain
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Tinkerlands.
Ranked #4 for Tinkerlands fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Tinkerlands.
Become a crew member of an Interdimensional Express Train! Discover a new world full of mysterious creatures, enemies and places. Upgrade and customize your train, gather new materials and build better weapons. Play solo or online сo-op with up to 4 people.
Satisfactory
WHY THIS
Shares base building and an immersive mood with Tinkerlands.
Ranked #5 for Tinkerlands fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Tinkerlands.
Satisfactory is a first-person open-world factory building game with a dash of exploration and combat. Play alone or with friends, explore an alien planet, create multi-story factories, and enter conveyor belt heaven!
Conan Exiles
WHY THIS
Shares base building with Tinkerlands.
Ranked #6 for Tinkerlands fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Tinkerlands.
An online multiplayer survival game, now with sorcery, set in the lands of Conan the Barbarian. Survive in a vast open world sandbox, build your home into a kingdom, and dominate your enemies in single or multiplayer.
The Forest
WHY THIS
Shares base building, resource management and an atmospheric mood with Tinkerlands.
Ranked #7 for Tinkerlands fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Tinkerlands.
As the lone survivor of a passenger jet crash, you find yourself in a mysterious forest battling to stay alive against a society of cannibalistic mutants. Build, explore, survive in this terrifying first person survival horror simulator.
Project Zomboid
WHY THIS
Shares crafting, procedural generation and an immersive mood with Tinkerlands.
Ranked #8 for Tinkerlands fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Tinkerlands.
Project Zomboid is the ultimate in zombie survival. Alone or in MP: you loot, build, craft, fight, farm and fish in a struggle to survive. A hardcore RPG skillset, a vast map, massively customisable sandbox and a cute tutorial raccoon await the unwary. So how will you die? All it takes is a bite..
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Terraria
WHY THIS
Shares boss fights, procedural generation and an immersive mood with Tinkerlands.
Reviewers of Tinkerlands cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Tinkerlands.
Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!
Necesse
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Tinkerlands.
Reviewers of Tinkerlands cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Tinkerlands.
Build, quest, and conquer across an infinite procedurally generated world. Play alone or with friends as you establish a settlement and explore deep dungeons, fight monsters and bosses, mine rare ores, craft magical equipment, recruit specialists for your colony, and more!
RimWorld
WHY THIS
Shares procedural generation and an immersive mood with Tinkerlands.
Reviewers of Tinkerlands cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with Tinkerlands.
A sci-fi colony sim driven by an intelligent AI storyteller. Generates stories by simulating psychology, ecology, gunplay, melee combat, climate, biomes, diplomacy, interpersonal relationships, art, medicine, trade, and more.
Portal Knights
WHY THIS
Shares inventory management and a cozy mood with Tinkerlands.
Reviewers of Tinkerlands cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Tinkerlands.
The world of Elysia needs YOU! Join this cooperative, 3D sandbox action RPG to level up your character, craft epic weapons, conquer enemies in real-time, and build almost anything! Craft your adventure. Forge your hero. Become the ultimate Portal Knight!
Minecraft: Story Mode - A Telltale Games Series
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Tinkerlands cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Tinkerlands.
Episode 1 is now FREE - for a limited time! In Minecraft: Story Mode, playing as either a male or female hero named 'Jesse,' you’ll embark on a perilous adventure across the Overworld, through the Nether, to the End, and beyond.
Stardew Valley
WHY THIS
Shares a cozy mood with Tinkerlands.
Reviewers of Tinkerlands cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Simulation with Tinkerlands.
You've inherited your grandfather's old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home?
Valheim
WHY THIS
Shares base building, crafting and an atmospheric mood with Tinkerlands.
Reviewers of Tinkerlands cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Tinkerlands.
A brutal exploration and survival game for 1-10 players, set in a procedurally-generated purgatory inspired by viking culture. Battle, build, and conquer your way to a saga worthy of Odin’s patronage!
The Survivalists
WHY THIS
Shares multiplayer co op, resource gathering and a chill mood with Tinkerlands.
Reviewers of Tinkerlands cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Tinkerlands.
A living world full of surprises, secrets and danger awaits in The Survivalists, an adventure-filled survival sandbox set in The Escapists universe. Explore, build, craft and even train monkeys with up to three friends in a desperate bid to survive. Have you got what it takes to be a Survivalist?
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Tinkerlands at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~62% under Tinkerlands on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Tinkerlands.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~62% under Tinkerlands on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Tinkerlands.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
R.E.P.O.
WHY THIS
Priced ~46% under Tinkerlands on Steam right now. Shares Action and Early Access with Tinkerlands.
An online co-op horror game with up to 6 players. Locate valuable, fully physics-based objects and handle them with care as you retrieve and extract to satisfy your creator's desires.
Titanfall® 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~65% under Tinkerlands on Steam right now. Shares Action with Tinkerlands.
Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.
Sid Meier's Civilization® V
WHY THIS
Priced ~42% under Tinkerlands on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Tinkerlands.
Create, discover, and download new player-created maps, scenarios, interfaces, and more!
Slay the Spire
WHY THIS
Priced ~52% under Tinkerlands on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Tinkerlands.
We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~62% under Tinkerlands on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Tinkerlands.
An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.
WEBFISHING
WHY THIS
Priced ~62% under Tinkerlands on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Tinkerlands.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
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 Tinkerlands.
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.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Tinkerlands.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Tinkerlands.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
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 Tinkerlands.
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.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Tinkerlands.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
NGU IDLE
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tinkerlands.
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!
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More from CodeManu
Other recommendable Steam games by CodeManu, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Guts And Goals
WHY THIS
Another title from CodeManu, the studio behind Tinkerlands. Shares Action with Tinkerlands.
Beat your friends at a game of soccer, literally. Guts 'N Goals mixes arcade-style soccer with beat 'em up gameplay that results in a hilarious way to play soccer.
Guts 'N Goals: Preseason
WHY THIS
Another title from CodeManu, the studio behind Tinkerlands. Shares Action with Tinkerlands.
Guts 'N Goals: Preseason is an introduction to the arcade-style soccer beat 'em up that's releasing later this year. Get ready to beat your friends at a game of soccer, literally.
Tinkerlands: A Shipwrecked Adventure
WHY THIS
Shares survival management, base building, adventure and a chill mood with Tinkerlands.
Another title from CodeManu, the studio behind Tinkerlands. Shares Strategy and Indie with Tinkerlands.
A Shipwrecked Adventure is a free prologue immersing you into the vast world of Tinkerlands. Uncover the story of the first survivors on these mystical islands. Explore the breathtaking archipelago, craft essential tools, build your settlement, and strive to survive!
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Necesse
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Tinkerlands.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Tinkerlands.
Build, quest, and conquer across an infinite procedurally generated world. Play alone or with friends as you establish a settlement and explore deep dungeons, fight monsters and bosses, mine rare ores, craft magical equipment, recruit specialists for your colony, and more!
Core Keeper
WHY THIS
Shares base building, crafting and an atmospheric mood with Tinkerlands.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Tinkerlands.
Explore a vast cavern of creatures, relics and resources in a mining sandbox adventure for 1-8 players. Mine, build, fight, craft and farm to unravel the mystery of the ancient Core.
Terraria
WHY THIS
Shares boss fights, procedural generation and an immersive mood with Tinkerlands.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Tinkerlands.
Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!
Satisfactory
WHY THIS
Shares base building and an immersive mood with Tinkerlands.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Tinkerlands.
Satisfactory is a first-person open-world factory building game with a dash of exploration and combat. Play alone or with friends, explore an alien planet, create multi-story factories, and enter conveyor belt heaven!
Project Zomboid
WHY THIS
Shares crafting, procedural generation and an immersive mood with Tinkerlands.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Simulation with Tinkerlands.
Project Zomboid is the ultimate in zombie survival. Alone or in MP: you loot, build, craft, fight, farm and fish in a struggle to survive. A hardcore RPG skillset, a vast map, massively customisable sandbox and a cute tutorial raccoon await the unwary. So how will you die? All it takes is a bite..
Frequently asked about Tinkerlands
- Is Tinkerlands verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Tinkerlands 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 Tinkerlands cost?
- Tinkerlands is listed on Steam at 12.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Tinkerlands have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Tinkerlands supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op).
- What games are most similar to Tinkerlands?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Tinkerlands are Necesse, Core Keeper, Terraria.
- Who developed Tinkerlands?
- Tinkerlands was developed by CodeManu, Endless Coffee and published by HypeTrain Digital.
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