Rank 01Why this
Also Open World Survival Craft and MMORPG, like Dark and Light.
- $14.99 (Price checked Nov 3)
- Deck Playable
- 2019
Games like Dark and Light
- 29 games
- Updated May 4, 2026
Players who liked Dark and Light also play
The closest matches to Dark and Light: Citadel: Forged with Fire, Conan Exiles, Rend, ARK: Survival Ascended, and Life is Feudal: Your Own. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Same stressful mood as Dark and Light.
- $39.99 (Price checked Nov 3)
- Deck Playable
- 2018
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Myth of Empires
Why this: Shares crafting with Dark and Light.
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Soulmask
Why this: Shares building and crafting with Dark and Light.
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The full ranked list: top 24 games like Dark and Light
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- 1Citadel: Forged with Fire
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- Released: 2017
- Developer: Snail Games USA
- Price: $17.99checked Nov 3
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 51% of 5,029 reviews
- Genres: Action, Adventure, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Early Access
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Building is creative
- Content is huge
- Magic is fun
- Dark
- Immersive
- Stressful
More games like Dark and Light, sliced differently
Reviewers mention these as similar to Dark and Light
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.
Rust
Why this: Same stressful mood as Dark and Light.
ARK: Survival Evolved
Why this: Same immersive mood as Dark and Light.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Dark and Light at current Steam store prices.
Don't Starve Together
Why this: Same stressful mood as Dark and Light.
Savage Lands
Why this: Also Open World Survival Craft and Dragons, like Dark and Light.
Reign Of Kings
Why this: Same immersive mood as Dark and Light.
Afterinfection
Why this: Shares crafting with Dark and Light.
Free alternatives
Free games the recommender matches to Dark and Light, limited to titles with at least 500 Steam reviews and 80% positive.
AdventureQuest 3D
Why this: Shares taming and crafting with Dark and Light.
Guild Wars 2®
Why this: Same immersive mood as Dark and Light.
The Lord of the Rings Online™
Why this: Shares crafting with Dark and Light.
Realm of the Mad God Exalt
Why this: Same stressful mood as Dark and Light.
About Dark and Light
The closest matches to Dark and Light: Citadel: Forged with Fire, Conan Exiles, Rend, ARK: Survival Ascended, and Life is Feudal: Your Own. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Dark and Light is your kind of game, the closest matches are Citadel: Forged with Fire, Conan Exiles and Rend — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as dark, immersive and stressful, and single out its building and crafting. 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.
Dark and Light is a sandbox survival RPG developed by Snail Games USA, released in 2017 at $17.99. Set in an open-world fantasy environment, it features building, crafting, harvesting, magic, pet evolution, and skill trees as core mechanics. Players describe the experience as dark, immersive, and stressful. Reviewers highlight the building system as creative, the world as massive with extensive content, magic as fun, and the taming and pet evolution system as particularly noteworthy. The game offers online cooperative multiplayer and supports Playable status on Steam Deck. According to Steam reviews, it holds a 51% positive rating from over 5,000 reviews, with players noting the challenging difficulty and substantial length.
About Dark and Light: Dark and Light is a vast sandbox survival RPG set in a world dominated by powerful elemental forces. Find your way in a meticulously crafted world, featuring breathtaking landscapes, a wide variety of mythical creatures, and limitless possibility to craft, build, and unlock dozens of powerful weapons, spells, and skills.
Is Dark and Light worth buying?
Players are split
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 51% of 5,029 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: $17.99 (checked Nov 9).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 310 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 29 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
- Building is creative
- Content is huge
- Magic is fun
- Taming and pet evolution system is best
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“This game is completely abandoned by the devs, no progression for the game since launch, no updates since 2019 of note. DO NOT BUY. (2026 update the game is still absolute dead status from devs and theres nothing really to do in the game…”
“Not sure how a game is allowed to remain for sale in early access despite not having been updated in over 6 years. Steam should have more integrity than that”
People who play it also play: Citadel: Forged with Fire, Conan Exiles, Rend
Frequently asked about Dark and Light
Can I run it?
Does Dark and Light run on Steam Deck?
Dark and Light is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does Dark and Light cost?
Dark and Light is listed on Steam at 17.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Dark and Light have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Dark and Light supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, Online Co-op).
What games are most similar to Dark and Light?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Dark and Light are Citadel: Forged with Fire, Conan Exiles, Rend.
Who developed Dark and Light?
Dark and Light was developed by Snail Games USA.