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Games like Outward 2

If Outward 2 is your kind of game, the closest matches are Outward Definitive Edition, Alaloth: Champions of The Four Kingdoms and First Dwarf — 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 Outward 2: Outward 2 is a challenging action RPG with survival elements, focusing around a grounded experience. There’s no hand-holding, no scaled encounters, no divine blessings to make you tower over your enemies. Eat your meal, check your map, grab your backpack: an unforgiving, rewarding adventure awaits.

2026ActionAdventureRPGWindowsby Nine Dots Studio
Outward 2 — Steam game cover

Players who liked Outward 2 also play

Steam players who put hours into Outward 2 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. Outward Definitive Edition

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Outward 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Outward 2.

    No remarkable journey is achieved without great effort. In Outward, the cold of the night or an infected wound can be as dangerous as a predator lurking in the dark. Explore the vast world of Aurai solo or in Co-op. The Definitive Edition features both DLCs and quality of life improvements.

    2022RPG39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Alaloth: Champions of The Four Kingdoms

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Outward 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Outward 2.

    A hardcore high fantasy isometric action RPG set in a huge sandbox world ruled by magic and monsters. Master deep skill-based combat, forge powerful builds, explore unforgiving lands and dungeons, face brutal boss fights, uncover ancient secrets, and save Plamen from its inevitable doom!

    2024ActionStrategyIndie34.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. First Dwarf

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Outward 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Outward 2.

    Pilot a dwarven mech and fly a dragon as you build and defend outposts across a shattered magical realm. Craft, explore, and survive the dangers of floating islands corrupted by the Taint in this action-packed survival RPG with base-building and co-op.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure14.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Ashen

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Outward 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Outward 2.

    Ashen is an action RPG about a wanderer in search of a place to call home.

    2019ActionAdventureRPG39.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. River City Ransom: Underground

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Outward 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Outward 2.

    Alex and Ryan must take to the streets to help a new crop of fighters. You'll earn money, unlock moves, and upgrade your skills in a sprawling city. This modern take on an old classic features over 500 unique street fighting moves, dozens of weapons, and fun online multiplayer modes.

    2017ActionIndieRPGDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Outward 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Outward 2.

    ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN is a standalone adventure within the ELDEN RING universe, crafted to offer players a new gaming experience by reimagining the game’s core design.

    2025ActionRPG39.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Rise of the Ronin

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Outward 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Outward 2.

    Embark on an epic journey across war-torn 19th-century Japan in this open-world action RPG from Team NINJA, the veteran studio behind "Nioh" and "NINJA GAIDEN."

    2025ActionAdventureRPG24.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. TERA - Action MMORPG

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Outward 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Outward 2.

    TERA is an epic fantasy MMORPG experience. Master the action-packed combat system and prove yourself in solo and multiplayer adventures – all in the stunningly beautiful world of Arborea!

    2017ActionAdventureMassively MultiplayerDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Outward 2.

    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 ↗
  2. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Counter-Strike:Global Offensive

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Outward 2.

    Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).

    2012ActionFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Outward 2.

    The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Outward 2.

    Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.

    2016ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Eternal Senia

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and RPG with Outward 2.

    Thoughts and expectations ARPG

    2015ActionIndieRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. The Lab

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Welcome to The Lab, a compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more. Still not sold? It’s free!

    2016Free To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  8. Cube Escape: Paradox

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Outward 2.

    The tenth Cube Escape follows the story of detective Dale Vandermeer who finds himself trapped in two different universes and needs to escape. Cube Escape: Paradox will be released together with the accompanying Paradox: A Rusty Lake Film.

    2018IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from Nine Dots Studio

Other recommendable Steam games by Nine Dots Studio, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Outward Definitive Edition

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Nine Dots Studio, the studio behind Outward 2. Shares RPG with Outward 2.

    No remarkable journey is achieved without great effort. In Outward, the cold of the night or an infected wound can be as dangerous as a predator lurking in the dark. Explore the vast world of Aurai solo or in Co-op. The Definitive Edition features both DLCs and quality of life improvements.

    2022RPG39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. GoD Factory: Wingmen

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Nine Dots Studio, the studio behind Outward 2. Shares Action with Outward 2.

    GoD Factory: Wingmen is a multiplayer space combat game played through fast-paced and intensely tactical 4 vs 4 player matches. Customize gunships and start frantic battles with your friends to survive the relentless fire of enemy players.

    2014ActionStrategyIndie9.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Lost in Prayer

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Nine Dots Studio, the studio behind Outward 2. Shares RPG with Outward 2.

    Solve intricate tactical challenges to escape purgatory —through Hell or Heaven — or die trying. When you die (and you will), you unlock a new creature, with a unique skill set and multiple playstyles to master. The challenge is to survive, yet the reward lies in dying

    2025StrategyRPGEarly Access15.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

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

  1. Outward Definitive Edition

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares RPG with Outward 2.

    No remarkable journey is achieved without great effort. In Outward, the cold of the night or an infected wound can be as dangerous as a predator lurking in the dark. Explore the vast world of Aurai solo or in Co-op. The Definitive Edition features both DLCs and quality of life improvements.

    2022RPG39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Alaloth: Champions of The Four Kingdoms

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with Outward 2.

    A hardcore high fantasy isometric action RPG set in a huge sandbox world ruled by magic and monsters. Master deep skill-based combat, forge powerful builds, explore unforgiving lands and dungeons, face brutal boss fights, uncover ancient secrets, and save Plamen from its inevitable doom!

    2024ActionStrategyIndie34.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. First Dwarf

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with Outward 2.

    Pilot a dwarven mech and fly a dragon as you build and defend outposts across a shattered magical realm. Craft, explore, and survive the dangers of floating islands corrupted by the Taint in this action-packed survival RPG with base-building and co-op.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure14.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Outward 2

Does Outward 2 have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Outward 2 supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op).
What games are most similar to Outward 2?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Outward 2 are Outward Definitive Edition, Alaloth: Champions of The Four Kingdoms, First Dwarf.
Who developed Outward 2?
Outward 2 was developed by Nine Dots Studio and published by Nine Dots Publishing, Gamersky Games.

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 Outward 2.

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