Rank 01Games like Valorborn
- 16 games
- Updated Nov 1, 2026
Players who liked Valorborn also play
The closest matches to Valorborn: Kenshi, Mirthwood, Nested Lands, ENDALOR, and Soulash 2. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Shares survival management and permadeath with Valorborn.
- $14.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
- 2026
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ENDALOR
Why this: Shares survival management and checkpoint based progression with Valorborn.
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Bellwright
Why this: Also Medieval and Crafting, like Valorborn.
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The full ranked list: top 24 games like Valorborn
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Shares survival management and checkpoint based progression with Valorborn.
- 74% of 154 reviews
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Shares resource scarcity and survival management with Valorborn.
- 60% of 53,496 reviews
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- 24The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™
Shares base building and resource gathering with Valorborn.
- 81% of 6,485 reviews
- Released: 2026
- Developer: Laps Games
- Price: $24.99checked Nov 1
- 63% of 271 reviews
- Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, RPG, Early Access
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Active developers pushing updates regularly
- Base building and crafting in hostile environment
- Deep character and skill progression systems
- Atmospheric
- Challenging
- Dark
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Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Valorborn at current Steam store prices.
Magisterium: Fantasy Craft
Why this: Shares survival management and permadeath with Valorborn.
ARK: Survival Ascended
Why this: Shares resource scarcity and survival management with Valorborn.
Don't Starve
Why this: Shares resource scarcity and permadeath with Valorborn.
Crestfallen: Medieval Survival
Why this: Also Medieval and Crafting, like Valorborn.
Tinkerlands
Why this: Shares survival management and base building with Valorborn.
The Adventurers
Why this: Also Party-Based RPG and Tactical RPG, like Valorborn.
Mount & Blade
Why this: Shares faction politics with Valorborn.
About Valorborn
The closest matches to Valorborn: Kenshi, Mirthwood, Nested Lands, ENDALOR, and Soulash 2. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Valorborn is your kind of game, the closest matches are Kenshi, Mirthwood and Nested Lands — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, challenging and dark, and single out its base building and character progression. 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.
About Valorborn: Dive into a living medieval fantasy sandbox RPG where the world moves with or without you and factions rise and fall. Become a thief, hunter, or sellsword, survive alone or with a party, and shape your story in a fully enterable world where every building, cave, and road hides opportunity or danger.
Is Valorborn worth buying?
Players are split
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 64% of 271 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Early Access: unfinished, and it can change a lot before release.
- Price: $24.99 (checked Nov 1).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 8 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 5 h before their negative review.
- Not supported on Steam Deck.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Active developers pushing updates regularly
- Base building and crafting in hostile environment
- Deep character and skill progression systems
- Deep crafting and base building systems
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“When, within the first twenty minutes of gameplay, the tutorial is telling me to issue work commands to characters and that mechanic simply does not work, you are telling me that your game was not ready for a public facing test. Seriously…”
“Bugs, glitch, bug, lag, lag, bug, another, bug, items disapearing, bug, massive crafting grind, glitch, and an other damn bug !!!! If i was to make a game on a friday 30 min before clocking out, it would look a lot like this. I'd rather…”
People who play it also play: Kenshi, Mirthwood, Nested Lands
Frequently asked about Valorborn
Can I run it?
Does Valorborn work on Steam Deck?
Valorborn is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
How much does Valorborn cost?
Valorborn is listed on Steam at 24.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Valorborn?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Valorborn are Kenshi, Mirthwood, Nested Lands.
Who developed Valorborn?
Valorborn was developed by Laps Games.