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Games like Mortal Online

If Mortal Online is your kind of game, the closest matches are Mortal Online 2, ArcheAge and Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its challenging, contemplative and immersive. 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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Mortal Online is a first-person sandbox MMORPG released in 2015 by Star Vault AB, set in a vast medieval fantasy open world. The game features directional combat, full-loot PvP, and player-driven economies with guild politics and siege warfare. Players can craft equipment from monster corpses and progress through a classless system with no traditional quests. Reviewers note the experience is challenging, intense, and immersive, with players highlighting that directional combat rewards skill over luck and full-loot PvP keeps the world feeling dangerous. Players also cite the crafting system and political mechanics as compelling hooks. The Steam version holds a 52% positive rating from over 2,100 reviews and is marked as playable on Steam Deck, though the experience is described as demanding and time-intensive.

About Mortal Online: Mortal Online is a first-person medieval fantasy MMORPG, set in a huge, open, unforgiving world. Choose your race, choose your playstyle, choose a profession, choose where to place your loyalties - if you have any...

2015ActionIndieMassively MultiplayerRPGFree To PlayFree to playDeck PlayableWindowsby Star Vault AB
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Crafting from any monster partDirectional combat rewards skill not luckFirst person sandbox with no questsChallengingContemplativeImmersive

Players who liked Mortal Online also play

Steam players who put hours into Mortal Online 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. Mortal Online 2

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Mortal Online fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Mortal Online.

    Step into Nave, a vast fantasy sandbox world with a player-driven economy, persistent housing, and deep crafting systems. Engage in first-person, full-loot PvP combat with other players and perilous foes. Build, explore, and conquer in an unforgiving world. The land is yours—who will you become?

    2022ActionIndieMassively Multiplayer39.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. ArcheAge

    WHY THIS

    Shares guild politics, player driven economy and a contemplative mood with Mortal Online.

    Second-strongest match for Mortal Online fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Massively Multiplayer and RPG with Mortal Online.

    Play ArcheAge - A vast open-world sandbox MMORPG with everything you can possibly imagine.

    2015Massively MultiplayerRPGFree To PlaySteam ↗
  3. Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues

    WHY THIS

    Shares player driven economy and an immersive mood with Mortal Online.

    Third-strongest match for Mortal Online fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Massively Multiplayer and RPG with Mortal Online.

    SHROUD OF THE AVATAR: FORSAKEN VIRTUES is a multiplayer fantasy RPG that sets the player on a path filled with peril and tough choices as they explore a persistent realm that can be shared with other Avatars. It is the spiritual successor to Richard Garriott’s Ultima games.

    2018AdventureMassively MultiplayerRPGFreeSteam ↗
  4. Life is Feudal: Your Own

    WHY THIS

    Shares player driven economy and an immersive mood with Mortal Online.

    Ranked #4 for Mortal Online fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Mortal Online.

    Hardcore and realistic; LiF is a Medieval multiplayer sandbox RPG, with free terraforming, a rich crafting system and preset and modular building construction. With engaging survival aspects, no target physics-based combat and a unique formation system - along with numerous other features - LiF is not for the faint of heart!

    2015ActionIndieSimulation19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Wild Terra 2: New Lands

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Mortal Online fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Mortal Online.

    MMORPG full of details that create a unique immersion and the spirit of adventure! Play your role in the life-filled medieval world controlled by players.

    2022ActionIndieMassively Multiplayer39.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Life is Feudal: MMO

    WHY THIS

    Shares player driven economy and an immersive mood with Mortal Online.

    Ranked #6 for Mortal Online fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Massively Multiplayer with Mortal Online.

    Experience the hardcore reality of the Middle Ages. Master survival, engage in deep-rooted RPG elements, navigate a bustling economy, build communities, and employ diplomatic strategy to thrive in Abella's vast expanse.

    2018ActionAdventureSimulationFreeSteam ↗
  7. Wild Terra Online

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Mortal Online.

    Ranked #7 for Mortal Online fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Mortal Online.

    Wild Terra Online is a sandbox RPG, in a completely player-controlled medieval world. You will have to survive in a forest full of predators, build a shelter and improve your crafts skills, tame animals and fight for treasures. You can become anyone and do whatever you want!

    2017ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. EVE Online

    WHY THIS

    Shares player driven economy and an intense mood with Mortal Online.

    Ranked #8 for Mortal Online fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Massively Multiplayer with Mortal Online.

    Over 20 years of legendary space battles! Explore a massive living universe of danger and opportunity in a challenging and highly rewarding space adventure. Fight, trade, build, and connect with a universe driven and shaped directly by players.

    2010ActionStrategyMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from Star Vault AB

Other recommendable Steam games by Star Vault AB, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Mortal Online 2

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Star Vault AB, the studio behind Mortal Online. Shares Action and Indie with Mortal Online.

    Step into Nave, a vast fantasy sandbox world with a player-driven economy, persistent housing, and deep crafting systems. Engage in first-person, full-loot PvP combat with other players and perilous foes. Build, explore, and conquer in an unforgiving world. The land is yours—who will you become?

    2022ActionIndieMassively Multiplayer39.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Kitten'd

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Star Vault AB, the studio behind Mortal Online.

    Take care of cute kittens - lots and lots of cute kittens! Get points for keeping them happy and lose points for everything they destroy. Use points to upgrade your tools. Or just hang out and play with lots of cute kittens in the more relaxed sandbox mode.

    2019AdventureSimulationCasual14.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Mortal Royale

    WHY THIS

    Shares an intense mood with Mortal Online.

    Another title from Star Vault AB, the studio behind Mortal Online. Shares Action and Free To Play with Mortal Online.

    Mortal Royale is a battle royale game on a massive scale in a fantasy setting. Up to 1000 players are thrown into a massive world in the eye of a deadly chaotic storm that is slowly closing in on them. Find and tame mounts to give you not only speed but a powerful advantage on the battlefield.

    2018ActionFree To PlayEarly AccessFreeSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Mortal Online

Does Mortal Online run on Steam Deck?
Mortal Online is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
Is Mortal Online free to play?
Yes — Mortal Online 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 Mortal Online have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Mortal Online supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player).
What games are most similar to Mortal Online?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Mortal Online are Mortal Online 2, ArcheAge, Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues.
Who developed Mortal Online?
Mortal Online was developed by Star Vault AB.

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 Mortal Online.

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