Rank 01Why this
Shares guild system and open world exploration with Meridian 59.
- $9.99 (Price checked Nov 6)
- Deck Playable
- 2026
Games like Meridian 59
- 8 games
- Updated Sep 23, 2026
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Rank 02Why this
Shares open world exploration and real time combat with Meridian 59.
- Free
- Deck Playable
- 2024
Rank 03Why this
Shares pvp arena and open world exploration with Meridian 59.
- $59.99 (Price checked Nov 5)
- Deck Verified
- 2022
Rank 04 
Trolddom
Why this: Shares class specialization and permadeath with Meridian 59.
Rank 05 
PIONER
Why this: Shares open world exploration and faction politics with Meridian 59.
Rank 06 
Black Desert
Why this: Same challenging mood as Meridian 59.
Rank 07 
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Why this: Shares guild system with Meridian 59.
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The Elder Scrolls® Online
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Meridian 59.
The full ranked list: top 24 games like Meridian 59
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- 2Throne and Liberty
Shares open world exploration and real time combat with Meridian 59.
- 63% of 32,316 reviews
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- 10Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen
Shares faction politics and skill tree progression with Meridian 59.
- 74% of 4,319 reviews
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- 15Spire Horizon Online
Shares class specialization and resource gathering with Meridian 59.
- 69% of 87 reviews
- 16Hero's Land
Shares event driven progression and open world exploration with Meridian 59.
- 67% of 1,451 reviews
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- Released: 2018
- Developer: Archetype Interactive, Andrew and Christopher Kirmse
- Price: Free to play
- 86% of 281 reviews
- Genres: Indie, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Active community and frequent developer events
- Build variety through schools of magic and weaponcraft
- Competitive pvp in arenas and open world
- Atmospheric
- Challenging
- Competitive
About Meridian 59
The closest matches to Meridian 59: The Quinfall, Throne and Liberty, ELDEN RING, Trolddom, and PIONER. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Meridian 59 is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Quinfall, Throne and Liberty and ELDEN RING — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, challenging and competitive, and single out its achievement hunting and character customization. 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.
About Meridian 59: Meridian 59 was the first 3D massively multiplayer game, released in 1996. It's back, and it's free to play!
Is Meridian 59 worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 86% of 281 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Free to play.
- People who recommend it had played a median of 14 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 9 h before their negative review.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Active community and frequent developer events
- Build variety through schools of magic and weaponcraft
- Competitive pvp in arenas and open world
- Deep skill and spell progression systems
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“The game itself is fun, the Community seems to need some work. Apparently standing up for a bully pker who can't even do a fair fight without logging onto one of their other 40 fully built toons is what their prerogative is. The pker will…”
“Super short review. Super dated and super clunky ui to the point of annoyance. The most interesting thing about the game is that it is a relic from a time past. It's interesting to see how games like this, and TES: Arena, developed into…”
People who play it also play: The Quinfall, Throne and Liberty, ELDEN RING
Frequently asked about Meridian 59
Can I run it?
Is Meridian 59 free to play?
Yes — Meridian 59 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 Meridian 59 have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Meridian 59 supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player).
What games are most similar to Meridian 59?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Meridian 59 are The Quinfall, Throne and Liberty, ELDEN RING.
Who developed Meridian 59?
Meridian 59 was developed by Archetype Interactive, Andrew and Christopher Kirmse and published by The 3DO Company, Near Death Studios.