Rank 01Why this
Shares procedural island generation with Ylands.
- $4.99 (Price checked Oct 3)
- Deck Playable
- 2020
Games like Ylands
- 24 games
- Updated Oct 3, 2026
Players who liked Ylands also play
The same list the imho.run recommender shows for Ylands: games its players also own across millions of Steam libraries, weighed against shared tags and what reviewers compare it to.
- Rank 01
Rank 02Why this
Also Open World Survival Craft and Crafting, like Ylands.
- $12.49 (Price checked Oct 4)
- Deck Playable
- 2017
Rank 03
Rank 04 
Subnautica
Why this: Shares vehicle crafting with Ylands.
Rank 05 
Satisfactory
Why this: Shares blueprint sharing with Ylands.
Rank 06 
Rank 07 
Salt
Why this: Also Sailing and Open World Survival Craft, like Ylands.
Rank 08 
- Released: 2019
- Developer: Bohemia Interactive
- Price: Free to play
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 60% of 4,431 reviews
- Genres: Adventure, Free To Play, Casual
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Build anything from any item
- Customize every biome and creature
- Explore infinite polygon islands
- Challenging
- Cozy
- Relaxing
More games like Ylands, sliced differently
Reviewers mention these as similar to Ylands
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.
The Forest
Why this: Also Open World Survival Craft and Crafting, like Ylands.
ARK Park
Why this: Same whimsical mood as Ylands.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Valheim
Why this: Also Open World Survival Craft and Base-Building, like Ylands.
Subnautica
Why this: Shares vehicle crafting with Ylands.
Satisfactory
Why this: Shares blueprint sharing with Ylands.
More from Bohemia Interactive
Other recommendable Steam games by Bohemia Interactive, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Arma 3
Why this: Same challenging mood as Ylands.
About Ylands
The closest matches to Ylands: The Survivalists, Creativerse, Valheim, Subnautica, and Satisfactory.
If Ylands is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Survivalists, Creativerse and Valheim — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as challenging, cozy and relaxing, and single out its blueprint sharing and elemental damage resistance. 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.
Ylands is a free-to-play adventure game developed by Bohemia Interactive and released in 2019. Set across procedurally generated polygon islands, the game combines exploration, resource management, and crafting mechanics with an emphasis on vehicle-crafting and terrain manipulation. Players discover points of interest while gathering materials and building structures, with blueprint-sharing enabling community creations. The game supports online cooperative multiplayer, and elemental damage-resistance mechanics add strategic depth to survival gameplay. Reviewers describe the experience as cozy, relaxing, and whimsical, highlighting player freedoms to build from any item, customize biomes and creatures, and sail ships that double as mobile bases. Ylands runs as a playable title on Steam Deck, offering a massive session shape suited to players seeking a chill experience. The game holds a 60% positive rating from over 4,400 Steam reviews.
About Ylands: Adventure awaits you and your friends in the world of Ylands! Gather resources, craft tools, construct anything and everything, and explore the lands! Build a ship and set sail, encountering mythical animals, a wide variety of sea-life, enemies of all kinds and much more!
Is Ylands worth buying?
Players are split
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 60% of 4,431 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Free to play.
- People who recommend it had played a median of 30 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 20 h before turning negative, so complaints are about the long run, not the first hours.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Build anything from any item
- Customize every biome and creature
- Explore infinite polygon islands
- Sail a ship thats also your mobile base
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“Don't buy this. It's a grindly, pathetic, pay-to-play microtransaction riddled nightmare. In early access days it was a nice building, exploration single player / co-op game, think something like minecraft + freerange ocean sailing. Now…”
“Great game. Terrible devs. The devs would rather gaslight their players than admit they removed items from the game. I cant recommend the game because i dont expect the devs to do anything meaningful to finish the game”
People who play it also play: The Survivalists, Creativerse, Valheim
Frequently asked about Ylands
Can I run it?
Does Ylands run on Steam Deck?
Ylands 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 Ylands free to play?
Yes — Ylands 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 Ylands have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Ylands supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, Online Co-op).
What games are most similar to Ylands?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Ylands are The Survivalists, Creativerse, Valheim.
Who developed Ylands?
Ylands was developed by Bohemia Interactive.