Rank 01Why this
Shares base building and crafting with Aground.
- $19.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
- Deck Verified
- 2025
The closest matches to Aground: Aground Zero, Forager, TerraTech Worlds, The Survivalists, and Dig or Die. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
Rank 01Why this
Shares base building and crafting with Aground.
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Rank 03Why this
Shares base building with Aground.

Why this: Shares multiplayer co op and base building with Aground.

Why this: Shares base building and procedural generation with Aground.

Why this: Also Open World Survival Craft and Mining, like Aground.

Why this: Also Open World Survival Craft and Base-Building, like Aground.


Players highlight
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Aground at current Steam store prices.

Why this: Shares base building with Aground.


Why this: Also Open World Survival Craft and Base-Building, like Aground.

Why this: Shares base building and crafting with Aground.


Why this: Shares base building and exploration with Aground.

Why this: Also Open World Survival Craft and Post-apocalyptic, like Aground.

Why this: Also Base-Building and City Builder, like Aground.
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

Why this: Shares base building and crafting with Aground.

Why this: Shares crafting and procedural generation with Aground.

Why this: Also Open World Survival Craft and Mining, like Aground.

Why this: Shares base building with Aground.
Other recommendable Steam games by Fancy Fish Games, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

Why this: Same chill mood as Aground.

Why this: Shares procedural generation with Aground.

Why this: Same whimsical mood as Aground.

Why this: Same contemplative mood as Aground.

The closest matches to Aground: Aground Zero, Forager, TerraTech Worlds, The Survivalists, and Dig or Die. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Aground is your kind of game, the closest matches are Aground Zero, Forager and TerraTech Worlds — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as chill, contemplative and relaxing, and single out its base 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.
Aground is a 2D indie adventure and RPG released in 2020 by Fancy Fish Games and SnöBox Studio, available for $14.99. The game features base-building, crafting, exploration, grinding, a magic system, and mod support as core mechanics, with support for online cooperative play. Players describe the experience as chill, contemplative, relaxing, and whimsical, with reviewers highlighting the ability to build anything from huts to spaceships, the endless replayability enabled by mod support, magic that allows players to transform creatures and objects, survival in a procedurally generated world, and the discovery of multiple endings and routes. The game is verified to run on Steam Deck and has received a 94% positive rating from approximately 1,150 Steam reviews.
About Aground: As one of the last human survivors, you find yourself stranded on an uninhabited island. With a few other victims of the crash, can you craft, mine, and build your way to survival?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
People who play it also play: Aground Zero, Forager, TerraTech Worlds
Yes — Aground is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
Aground is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Yes — Aground supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op).
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Aground are Aground Zero, Forager, TerraTech Worlds.
Aground was developed by Fancy Fish Games, SnöBox Studio and published by Fancy Fish Games, Whitethorn Games.