Games like RIFT
If RIFT is your kind of game, the closest matches are Neverwinter, The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom and The Elder Scrolls® Online — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its chill, contemplative and nostalgic. 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.
Get personalized picks →RIFT is a free-to-play fantasy MMORPG released in 2011 by gamigo US Inc. The game features a class-soul-system that allows players to combine abilities from multiple classes, creating extensive build variety. Dungeon-instances, faction-politics, and player-built-dimensions where players can construct entire towns all feature alongside dynamic rift-encounters that bring players together against invading forces. Reviewers highlight the old-school MMORPG experience, noting the true RPG nature with well-balanced classes and mobs. Players describe the game as chill, contemplative, and nostalgic. The Steam version holds a 74% positive rating from over 7400 reviews and is not currently supported on Steam Deck.
About RIFT: Dive into a world of epic adventure! Create your perfect hero thanks to a uniquely customizable class system. Collect, craft, and customize your gear. Go it alone or group up to challenge dungeons, raids, dynamic open-world content, and your fellow players.
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Steam players who put hours into RIFT 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.
Neverwinter
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with RIFT.
Top pick for RIFT fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with RIFT.
Neverwinter is a free, action MMORPG based on the acclaimed Dungeons & Dragons fantasy roleplaying game. Epic stories, action combat and classic roleplaying await those heroes courageous enough to enter the fantastic world of Neverwinter!
The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for RIFT fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with RIFT.
Traverse the Telvanni Peninsula in Morrowind and preserve secrets ascribed to the unfathomable realms of Apocrypha. Unlock the runic power of a brand-new class - the Arcanist - and fight to uphold reality itself.
The Elder Scrolls® Online
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with RIFT.
Third-strongest match for RIFT fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with RIFT.
Every legend starts somewhere and in The Elder Scrolls Online, it starts with you. Join millions of players in an online, fantasy RPG set in a vast living Elder Scrolls world.
New World: Aeternum
WHY THIS
Shares faction politics and a contemplative mood with RIFT.
Ranked #4 for RIFT fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with RIFT.
Experience a thrilling action RPG set on the supernatural island of Aeternum. Forge your destiny on an adventure filled with danger and opportunity.
TERA - Action MMORPG
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for RIFT fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with RIFT.
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!
EVE Online
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with RIFT.
Ranked #6 for RIFT fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Massively Multiplayer with RIFT.
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.
Bless Online
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for RIFT fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with RIFT.
Live your own adventure in the breathtaking world of Bless Online! Fight for your faction in RvR battles and field PvP, explore treacherous dungeons with your friends, tame fantastic monsters, and become a legend.
Black Desert
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for RIFT fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with RIFT.
Played by over 20 million Adventurers - Black Desert Online is an open-world, action MMORPG. Experience intense, action-packed combat, battle massive world bosses, fight alongside friends to siege and conquer castles, and train in professions such as fishing, trading, crafting, cooking, and more!
Reviewers mention these as similar to RIFT
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World of Witchcraft
WHY THIS
Reviewers of RIFT cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with RIFT.
Immerse yourself in a world where ambition, magic, and lust intertwine.
The Elder Scrolls® Online
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with RIFT.
Reviewers of RIFT cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with RIFT.
Every legend starts somewhere and in The Elder Scrolls Online, it starts with you. Join millions of players in an online, fantasy RPG set in a vast living Elder Scrolls world.
420BLAZEIT 2: GAME OF THE YEAR -=Dank Dreams and Goated Memes=- [#wow/11 Like and Subscribe] Poggerz Edition
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with RIFT.
Reviewers of RIFT cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with RIFT.
Prepare yourself for the long awaited sequel. You will 360. You will noscope. You will see some weird af s*** on your quest to destroy the Illuminati and rescue the memes. Are you ready for 420BLAZEIT 2????!!1
The Lord of the Rings Online™
WHY THIS
Shares faction politics and a chill mood with RIFT.
Reviewers of RIFT cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with RIFT.
Join the world’s greatest fellowship of players in the award-winning online re-creation of J. R. R. Tolkien’s legendary Middle-earth.
New World: Aeternum
WHY THIS
Shares faction politics and a contemplative mood with RIFT.
Reviewers of RIFT cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with RIFT.
Experience a thrilling action RPG set on the supernatural island of Aeternum. Forge your destiny on an adventure filled with danger and opportunity.
The Elder Scrolls Online - Elsweyr
WHY THIS
Reviewers of RIFT cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Massively Multiplayer and RPG with RIFT.
Dragons return to Tamriel in The Elder Scrolls Online: Elsweyr, part of the Season of the Dragon year-long adventure! Explore the savannahs and canyons of Elsweyr, defend the home of the Khajiit from an ancient evil, and command the undead with the Necromancer class.
STAR WARS™ Knights of the Old Republic™ II - The Sith Lords™
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with RIFT.
Reviewers of RIFT cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with RIFT.
5 years after the events of the award winning original, the Sith are on the verge of crushing the Old Republic. As a lone Jedi, will you follow the light side or succumb to the dark?
Guild Wars 2®
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with RIFT.
Reviewers of RIFT cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure and Massively Multiplayer with RIFT.
Guild Wars 2 is an award-winning online roleplaying game with fast-paced action combat, deep character customization, and no subscription fee required. Choose from an arsenal of professions and weapons, explore a vast open world, compete in PVP modes and more. Join over 16 million players now!
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Frequently asked about RIFT
- Does RIFT work on Steam Deck?
- RIFT is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
- Is RIFT free to play?
- Yes — RIFT 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 RIFT have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — RIFT supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, Online Co-op).
- What games are most similar to RIFT?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside RIFT are Neverwinter, The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom, The Elder Scrolls® Online.
- Who developed RIFT?
- RIFT was developed by gamigo US Inc..
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 RIFT.
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