# Games like Western Rye

> The closest matches to Western Rye: Don't Starve Together, Whisper of the Swallows, Windrose, Lost Rift, and Valheim. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Don't Starve Together](https://imho.run/games/322330/don-t-starve-together) — Shares permadeath and base building with Western Rye. 80,691 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/322330/)
2. [Whisper of the Swallows](https://imho.run/games/2496090/whisper-of-the-swallows) — Shares survival management and permadeath with Western Rye. 78 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2496090/)
3. [Windrose](https://imho.run/games/3041230/windrose) — Shares combat and base building with Western Rye. 19,600 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3041230/)
4. [Lost Rift](https://imho.run/games/3494520/lost-rift) — Shares combat and survival management with Western Rye. 583 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3494520/)
5. [Valheim](https://imho.run/games/892970/valheim) — Shares base building and crafting with Western Rye. 558,366 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/892970/)
6. [Nested Lands](https://imho.run/games/2553040/nested-lands) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Base Building, like Western Rye. 132 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2553040/)
7. [Magisterium: Fantasy Craft](https://imho.run/games/2358040/magisterium-fantasy-craft) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Crafting, like Western Rye. 153 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2358040/)
8. [The Forest](https://imho.run/games/242760/the-forest) — Shares co op multiplayer and base building with Western Rye. 175,474 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/242760/)
9. [Crestfallen: Medieval Survival](https://imho.run/games/2293680/crestfallen-medieval-survival) — A frequent pick in Western Rye players' libraries, and another Action. 368 Steam reviews, 61% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2293680/)
10. [Grounded 2](https://imho.run/games/2661300/grounded-2) — Shares survival management and base building with Western Rye. 10,910 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2661300/)
11. [The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™](https://imho.run/games/2933130/the-lord-of-the-rings-return-to-moria) — A frequent pick in Western Rye players' libraries, and another RPG. 6,485 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2933130/)
12. [ENDALOR](https://imho.run/games/2265990/endalor) — Shares survival management and base building with Western Rye. 154 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2265990/)
13. [Core Keeper](https://imho.run/games/1621690/core-keeper) — Shares base building and crafting with Western Rye. 22,806 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1621690/)
14. [Tinkerlands](https://imho.run/games/2617700/tinkerlands) — Shares survival management and base building with Western Rye. 727 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2617700/)
15. [Rust](https://imho.run/games/252490/rust) — Shares survival management and base building with Western Rye. 519,643 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/252490/)
16. [Satisfactory](https://imho.run/games/526870/satisfactory) — Shares base building with Western Rye. 132,199 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/526870/)
17. [Voidtrain](https://imho.run/games/1159690/voidtrain) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Crafting, like Western Rye. 4,174 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1159690/)
18. [Medieval Dynasty](https://imho.run/games/1129580/medieval-dynasty) — Also Crafting, like Western Rye. 18,687 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1129580/)
19. [Planetaries](https://imho.run/games/2800450/planetaries) — Shares combat and survival management with Western Rye. 177 Steam reviews, 62% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2800450/)
20. [Dig or Die](https://imho.run/games/315460/dig-or-die) — Shares base building with Western Rye. 2,032 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/315460/)
21. [The Front](https://imho.run/games/2285150/the-front) — Shares permadeath and base building with Western Rye. 3,716 Steam reviews, 68% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2285150/)
22. [The Survivalists](https://imho.run/games/897450/the-survivalists) — Shares base building and resource gathering with Western Rye. 2,979 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/897450/)
23. [Westland Survival](https://imho.run/games/2730970/westland-survival) — Also Western and Crafting, like Western Rye. 125 Steam reviews, 66% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2730970/)
24. [Starbound](https://imho.run/games/211820/starbound) — Shares base building and crafting with Western Rye. 51,728 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/211820/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2358630&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2358630&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2358630&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=2358630
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/2358630
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Western Rye

Western Rye is an open world survival crafting adventure game set in the old west American Frontier. Create your dream outlaw! Survive the the wild west, farm, build your ranch, endure the weather, fight and forge your legend with friends or alone. In Western Rye, the wild west just got wilder!

## Game info

- **AppID:** 2358630
- **Developer:** Nixalon Studios
- **Publisher:** Nixalon Studios
- **Genres:** Action, Indie, Adventure, Early Access
- **Categories:** Multi-player, Partial Controller Support, Single-player, Online Co-op, Family Sharing, Co-op
- **Released:** Aug 25, 2026
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/2358630/western-rye)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2358630&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2358630/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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