Games like SWOM
If SWOM is your kind of game, the closest matches are Rust, Ars Notoria and Frostrail — picked from the ranked list below. 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 →About SWOM: SWOM — a game where you survive after memory loss, using magic based on basic laws you discover during gameplay. Build shelters, explore the unexplored world, collect items and resources to survive and understand why you are here.
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Steam players who put hours into SWOM 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.
Rust
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Top pick for SWOM fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with SWOM.
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.
Ars Notoria
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for SWOM fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with SWOM.
Ars Notoria is an open-world survival crafting game set in a rich fantasy world. Learn six distinct schools of magic, gather resources, build your base, expand your influence, and stand against the ever-shifting threat of the Enthralled. You are the one destined to change the kingdom.
Frostrail
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Third-strongest match for SWOM fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with SWOM.
Through the frost, death follows the tracks. Dive into a ruthless survival FPS, solo or co-op. Explore, scavenge, craft and fight to endure a frozen, corrupted world. Operate and upgrade your steam-powered train through an unforgiving wasteland, where every choice is a matter of survival.
Nested Lands
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Ranked #4 for SWOM fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with SWOM.
Nested Lands is a ruthless medieval RPG game featuring in-depth village building, large-scale social management and combats. Gather survivors, build a settlement, craft, master your skills, survive, and endure alone or in online co-op.
Realms of Magic
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Ranked #5 for SWOM fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with SWOM.
Embark on a journey through the Old Kingdom in Realms of Magic - a sandbox RPG where you customize your character, choose your path, and immerse yourself in the fantasy world as a knight, wizard, miner, lumberjack, farmer, and more. After all, this is YOUR adventure.
Will To Live Online
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Ranked #6 for SWOM fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with SWOM.
Will To Live is a MMORPG-shooter whose action takes place in a severe post-apocalyptic world. Explore the world, engage in fights with mutants and other survivors, join the clans in the struggle for existence and prove your right to Live.
Nomad
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Ranked #7 for SWOM fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with SWOM.
Try and survive in the world of Nomad. Build a base and protect it from raiding players. Scavenge food, weapons and medical supplies across the island. Team up with others and make a base. Make your mark on the world of Nomad.
Don't Starve Together
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Ranked #8 for SWOM fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with SWOM.
Fight, Farm, Build and Explore Together in the standalone multiplayer expansion to the uncompromising wilderness survival game, Don't Starve.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Ultimate Custom Night
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with SWOM.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with SWOM.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with SWOM.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).
The Expendabros
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with SWOM.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
The Lab
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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!
SuchArt: Creative Space
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with SWOM.
Paint on any surfaces with numerous tools in Creative Space — a free sandbox version of SuchArt: Genius Artist Simulator. Create masterpieces, complete commissions, and decorate your studio in the most advanced artist sim!
The Children of Clay
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with SWOM.
The Children of Clay is a short stop motion archeology horror game, where you have to study an ancient artefact and discover its dark secret.
Hello Neighbor Alpha 2
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with SWOM.
Welcome to Alpha 2 of Hello Neighbor. Play against an advanced, self-learning AI in what eventually became Act 1 of Hello Neighbor - the stealth horror home invasion sim.
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Frequently asked about SWOM
- What games are most similar to SWOM?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside SWOM are Rust, Ars Notoria, Frostrail.
- Who developed SWOM?
- SWOM was developed by WoFo.
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 SWOM.
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