Games like Tribes of Midgard
If Tribes of Midgard is your kind of game, the closest matches are Valheim, Niffelheim and Dawn of Defiance — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its rich lore and mythology, tactical positioning matters and challenging. 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 →Tribes of Midgard is a Norse mythology-themed action RPG developed by Norsfell and published by Gearbox Publishing, released in 2021 at $19.99. The game supports one to ten players in online co-op mode and has been verified to run on Steam Deck. Players engage in base-building, survival mechanics, and procedurally generated gameplay with time-limited objectives, facing boss-fights throughout their progression. The lore-driven narrative draws from Norse mythology, and players describe the experience as both challenging and immersive, with reviewers highlighting how the dynamic weather system adds tension and how tactical positioning matters during encounters. The title holds a 74% positive rating from over 6,700 Steam reviews.
About Tribes of Midgard: A vibrant blend of survival and action RPG for 1-10 players! Craft legendary items, grow your home base and embark on an epic journey through procedural realms to face towering creatures hel-bent on unleashing Ragnarök. Valhalla can wait, Einherjar!
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Steam players who put hours into Tribes of Midgard 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.
Valheim
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Shares base building, procedural generation and an immersive mood with Tribes of Midgard.
Top pick for Tribes of Midgard fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Tribes of Midgard.
A brutal exploration and survival game for 1-10 players, set in a procedurally-generated purgatory inspired by viking culture. Battle, build, and conquer your way to a saga worthy of Odin’s patronage!
Niffelheim
WHY THIS
Shares base building and a challenging mood with Tribes of Midgard.
Second-strongest match for Tribes of Midgard fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Tribes of Midgard.
Your avatar is a brave warrior who has fallen in battle. But instead of well-deserved peace in Asgard, his soul is trapped in the harsh world of Niffelheim. Survive in this hostile world, ransack the neighbor lands, explore dangerous dungeons and find your way to Valhalla
Dawn of Defiance
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Tribes of Midgard.
Third-strongest match for Tribes of Midgard fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Tribes of Midgard.
You are the Defier, a Spartan beginning your afterlife on the Crossroads. In this Greek myth-inspired survival craft, ascend from weak soldier to god-like anti-hero. Build impressive Greek structures, craft legendary gear, and break the seals of the Underworld with up to 3 friends.
DeadPoly
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Shares base building with Tribes of Midgard.
Ranked #4 for Tribes of Midgard fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Tribes of Midgard.
DeadPoly is a polygon arcade zombie survival looter shooter with base building, crafting, scavenging, leveling, questing, and more, but your only goal is survival, everything else is optional.
Star Shelter
WHY THIS
Shares base building and an immersive mood with Tribes of Midgard.
Ranked #5 for Tribes of Midgard fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Tribes of Midgard.
Star shelter is a space survival game built from the ground up for VR. You are stranded in space, you must climb around in Zero-G, explore, scavenge, craft, hack and fight to survive. You have to build, arm and upgrade your own space station in order to escape the cosmic graveyard.
Satisfactory
WHY THIS
Shares base building and an immersive mood with Tribes of Midgard.
Ranked #6 for Tribes of Midgard fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tribes of Midgard.
Satisfactory is a first-person open-world factory building game with a dash of exploration and combat. Play alone or with friends, explore an alien planet, create multi-story factories, and enter conveyor belt heaven!
Crashlands
WHY THIS
Shares base building and a challenging mood with Tribes of Midgard.
Ranked #7 for Tribes of Midgard fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Tribes of Midgard.
Fight and tame alien beasts, craft resources into menacing weaponry, befriend the outlandish locals, and go toe-to-chin with a world-domineering maniac.
The Survivalists
WHY THIS
Shares base building with Tribes of Midgard.
Ranked #8 for Tribes of Midgard fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Tribes of Midgard.
A living world full of surprises, secrets and danger awaits in The Survivalists, an adventure-filled survival sandbox set in The Escapists universe. Explore, build, craft and even train monkeys with up to three friends in a desperate bid to survive. Have you got what it takes to be a Survivalist?
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Dying Light
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Tribes of Midgard.
Reviewers of Tribes of Midgard cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and RPG with Tribes of Midgard.
First-person action survival game set in a post-apocalyptic open world overrun by flesh-hungry zombies. Roam a city devastated by a mysterious virus epidemic. Scavenge for supplies, craft weapons, and face hordes of the infected.
7 Days to Die
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Shares an immersive mood with Tribes of Midgard.
Reviewers of Tribes of Midgard cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Tribes of Midgard.
7 Days to Die is an open-world game that is a unique combination of first-person shooter, survival horror, tower defense, and role-playing games. Play the definitive zombie survival sandbox RPG that came first. Navezgane awaits!
Don't Starve Together
WHY THIS
Shares base building and boss fights with Tribes of Midgard.
Reviewers of Tribes of Midgard cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Tribes of Midgard.
Fight, Farm, Build and Explore Together in the standalone multiplayer expansion to the uncompromising wilderness survival game, Don't Starve.
Minecraft: Story Mode - A Telltale Games Series
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Tribes of Midgard cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Tribes of Midgard.
Episode 1 is now FREE - for a limited time! In Minecraft: Story Mode, playing as either a male or female hero named 'Jesse,' you’ll embark on a perilous adventure across the Overworld, through the Nether, to the End, and beyond.
Valheim
WHY THIS
Shares base building, procedural generation and an immersive mood with Tribes of Midgard.
Reviewers of Tribes of Midgard cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Tribes of Midgard.
A brutal exploration and survival game for 1-10 players, set in a procedurally-generated purgatory inspired by viking culture. Battle, build, and conquer your way to a saga worthy of Odin’s patronage!
Vikings - Wolves of Midgard
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Tribes of Midgard.
Reviewers of Tribes of Midgard cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and RPG with Tribes of Midgard.
Vikings – Wolves of Midgard takes you to the Shores of Midgard, a world based upon the mythology and history of the Vikings, but with a fantasy twist. Battle the fearsome Jotan, hordes of terrifying undead monstrosities and the beasts of Ragnarok, as you strive to survive the growing cold of Fimbulwinter.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Tribes of Midgard at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Tribes of Midgard on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Tribes of Midgard.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Lethal Company
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Priced ~50% under Tribes of Midgard on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Tribes of Midgard.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Left 4 Dead 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Tribes of Midgard on Steam right now. Shares Action with Tribes of Midgard.
Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.
People Playground
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Priced ~50% under Tribes of Midgard on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Tribes of Midgard.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Fallout: New Vegas
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Tribes of Midgard on Steam right now. Shares Action and RPG with Tribes of Midgard.
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
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 Tribes of Midgard.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Tribes of Midgard.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
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 Tribes of Midgard.
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.
The Expendabros
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Tribes of Midgard.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
Iron Snout
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Tribes of Midgard.
Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.
Star Fetchers
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Tribes of Midgard.
The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories
Eternal Senia
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Tribes of Midgard.
Thoughts and expectations ARPG
Cube Escape: Paradox
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tribes of Midgard.
The tenth Cube Escape follows the story of detective Dale Vandermeer who finds himself trapped in two different universes and needs to escape. Cube Escape: Paradox will be released together with the accompanying Paradox: A Rusty Lake Film.
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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
Shares base building, procedural generation and an immersive mood with Tribes of Midgard.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Tribes of Midgard.
A brutal exploration and survival game for 1-10 players, set in a procedurally-generated purgatory inspired by viking culture. Battle, build, and conquer your way to a saga worthy of Odin’s patronage!
Satisfactory
WHY THIS
Shares base building and an immersive mood with Tribes of Midgard.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tribes of Midgard.
Satisfactory is a first-person open-world factory building game with a dash of exploration and combat. Play alone or with friends, explore an alien planet, create multi-story factories, and enter conveyor belt heaven!
Crashlands
WHY THIS
Shares base building and a challenging mood with Tribes of Midgard.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Tribes of Midgard.
Fight and tame alien beasts, craft resources into menacing weaponry, befriend the outlandish locals, and go toe-to-chin with a world-domineering maniac.
Frequently asked about Tribes of Midgard
- Is Tribes of Midgard verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Tribes of Midgard is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
- How much does Tribes of Midgard cost?
- Tribes of Midgard is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Tribes of Midgard have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Tribes of Midgard supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op).
- What games are most similar to Tribes of Midgard?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Tribes of Midgard are Valheim, Niffelheim, Dawn of Defiance.
- Who developed Tribes of Midgard?
- Tribes of Midgard was developed by Norsfell and published by Gearbox Publishing.
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