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Games like Cross The World

If Cross The World is your kind of game, the closest matches are Satisfactory, Wayward and Don't Starve Together — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, challenging and contemplative. 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 Cross The World: Explore, gather, craft, fight, and survive the fantasy world with persistent world simulation as an adventurer party. Every part of the world is persistently calculated, environment interacts and changes over time with season and progress. Play alone or play with your friends in multiplayer!

2025StrategyIndieAdventureSimulationRPGEarly Access19.99 USDWindows · macOS · Linuxby Redbeehive Games
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Players who liked Cross The World also play

Steam players who put hours into Cross The World 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. Satisfactory

    WHY THIS

    Shares base building and an immersive mood with Cross The World.

    Top pick for Cross The World fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cross The World.

    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!

    2024StrategyIndieAdventure39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Wayward

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Cross The World.

    Second-strongest match for Cross The World fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cross The World.

    You awake to discover yourself no longer in the company of good men or a fine seafaring vessel. Treasure... you remember something about treasure. Wayward is a challenging turn-based, top-down, wilderness survival roguelike. Explore, build, and most importantly survive in these unforgiving lands.

    2016IndieAdventureSimulation7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Don't Starve Together

    WHY THIS

    Shares base building with Cross The World.

    Third-strongest match for Cross The World fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cross The World.

    Fight, Farm, Build and Explore Together in the standalone multiplayer expansion to the uncompromising wilderness survival game, Don't Starve.

    2016ActionStrategyIndie14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Green Hell

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Cross The World.

    Ranked #4 for Cross The World fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cross The World.

    Plunge into the open-world survival simulation set in the extreme conditions of the uncharted Amazon jungle. Use real-life survival techniques to craft, hunt, fight, and gather resources, set a makeshift shelter, or raise a fortress. Survive alone or team up with your friends and challenge the jungle together.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Saleblazers

    WHY THIS

    Shares open world exploration, inventory management and a challenging mood with Cross The World.

    Ranked #5 for Cross The World fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cross The World.

    Fight. Sell. Survive. Live off the land, build your perfect shop, and defend against nightly horrors in this open world survival shop simulator for 1-8 players.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Rust

    WHY THIS

    Shares survival management, base building and an immersive mood with Cross The World.

    Ranked #6 for Cross The World fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cross The World.

    The only aim in Rust is to survive. Everything wants you to die - the island’s wildlife, other inhabitants, the environment, and other survivors. Do whatever it takes to last another night.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Terminus: Zombie Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Cross The World fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cross The World.

    Terminus: Zombie Survivors is a 2D turn-based survival roguelike set during a zombie apocalypse. Each journey is unique, and every decision can mean the difference between life and death. Can you brave hunger, cold, and the undead in order to reach the Terminus and find salvation?

    2024StrategyIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. No Man's Sky

    WHY THIS

    Shares base building and an atmospheric mood with Cross The World.

    Ranked #8 for Cross The World fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Cross The World.

    No Man's Sky is a game about exploration and survival in an infinite procedurally generated universe.

    2016ActionAdventure59.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Cross The World

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. RimWorld

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Cross The World.

    Reviewers of Cross The World cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cross The World.

    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.

    2018StrategyIndieSimulation34.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. UnReal World

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Cross The World.

    Reviewers of Cross The World cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cross The World.

    The cult classic open-ended wilderness survival roguelike taking place in the ancient North, iron-age Finland. Throughout the years, UnReal World has been praised for its incredible depth, realism, atmos and immersion. Lose yourself in the most intricate, detailed and enchanting iron-age game world.

    2016StrategyIndieSimulation14.50 USDSteam ↗
  3. Kenshi

    WHY THIS

    Shares open world exploration, base building and a challenging mood with Cross The World.

    Reviewers of Cross The World cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cross The World.

    A free-roaming squad based RPG. Focusing on open-ended sandbox gameplay features rather than a linear story. Be a trader, a thief, a rebel, a warlord, an adventurer, a farmer, a slave, or just food for the cannibals. Train your men up from puny victims to master warriors.

    2018ActionStrategyIndie29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Dwarf Fortress

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Cross The World.

    Reviewers of Cross The World cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cross The World.

    Build a fortress and try to help your dwarves survive against a deeply generated world. Keep your dwarves happy, grow their community and beware of digging too deeply. The deepest, most intricate simulation of a world that's ever been created.

    2022StrategyIndieSimulation23.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Elin

    WHY THIS

    Shares base building and an immersive mood with Cross The World.

    Reviewers of Cross The World cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cross The World.

    Successor to the roguelike RPG "Elona". Adventure, survival, crafting, home-building, myths passed down, and stories of humans and Elea spun. What scars will you leave on the land of Ylva?

    2024StrategyIndieSimulation19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Cross The World at current Steam store prices.

  1. Terraria

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Cross The World.

    Priced ~50% under Cross The World on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cross The World.

    Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!

    2011ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Cross The World on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Cross The World.

    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.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Lethal Company

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Cross The World on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cross The World.

    A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. People Playground

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Cross The World on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Cross The World.

    Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.

    2019ActionIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Portal 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Cross The World on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Cross The World.

    The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!

    2011ActionAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Fallout: New Vegas

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Cross The World on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Cross The World.

    Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!

    2010ActionRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Undertale

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Cross The World on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Cross The World.

    UNDERTALE! The RPG game where you don't have to destroy anyone.

    2015IndieRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Cross The World on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Cross The World.

    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!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Cross The World.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. NGU IDLE

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cross The World.

    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 ↗
  3. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cross The World.

    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 ↗
  4. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cross The World.

    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. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Cross The World.

    Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.

    2024IndieSimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Paper Lily - Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cross The World.

    Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.

    2024IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  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. Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cross The World.

    Project Kat is a short, unconventional RPG horror game in which there is always another way. Solve puzzles, make friends (or not), and guide Kat as she attempts to uncover the mystery behind a strange golden letter.

    2021IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

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

  1. Satisfactory

    WHY THIS

    Shares base building and an immersive mood with Cross The World.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cross The World.

    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!

    2024StrategyIndieAdventure39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Don't Starve Together

    WHY THIS

    Shares base building with Cross The World.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cross The World.

    Fight, Farm, Build and Explore Together in the standalone multiplayer expansion to the uncompromising wilderness survival game, Don't Starve.

    2016ActionStrategyIndie14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Green Hell

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Cross The World.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cross The World.

    Plunge into the open-world survival simulation set in the extreme conditions of the uncharted Amazon jungle. Use real-life survival techniques to craft, hunt, fight, and gather resources, set a makeshift shelter, or raise a fortress. Survive alone or team up with your friends and challenge the jungle together.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Saleblazers

    WHY THIS

    Shares open world exploration, inventory management and a challenging mood with Cross The World.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cross The World.

    Fight. Sell. Survive. Live off the land, build your perfect shop, and defend against nightly horrors in this open world survival shop simulator for 1-8 players.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Terminus: Zombie Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cross The World.

    Terminus: Zombie Survivors is a 2D turn-based survival roguelike set during a zombie apocalypse. Each journey is unique, and every decision can mean the difference between life and death. Can you brave hunger, cold, and the undead in order to reach the Terminus and find salvation?

    2024StrategyIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. No Man's Sky

    WHY THIS

    Shares base building and an atmospheric mood with Cross The World.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Cross The World.

    No Man's Sky is a game about exploration and survival in an infinite procedurally generated universe.

    2016ActionAdventure59.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Cross The World

How much does Cross The World cost?
Cross The World is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Cross The World have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Cross The World supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op).
What games are most similar to Cross The World?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Cross The World are Satisfactory, Wayward, Don't Starve Together.
Who developed Cross The World?
Cross The World was developed by Redbeehive 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 Cross The World.

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