# Games like UnReal World

> The closest matches to UnReal World: Caves of Qud, Wayward, NEO Scavenger, Tales of Maj'Eyal, and Approaching Infinity. 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. [Caves of Qud](https://imho.run/games/333640/caves-of-qud) — Also Traditional Roguelike and Turn-Based, like UnReal World. 10,368 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/333640/)
2. [Wayward](https://imho.run/games/379210/wayward) — Also Traditional Roguelike and Open World Survival Craft, like UnReal World. 890 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/379210/)
3. [NEO Scavenger](https://imho.run/games/248860/neo-scavenger) — Also Turn-Based and Perma Death, like UnReal World. 3,651 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/248860/)
4. [Tales of Maj'Eyal](https://imho.run/games/259680/tales-of-maj-eyal) — A frequent pick in UnReal World players' libraries, and another RPG. 4,129 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/259680/)
5. [Approaching Infinity](https://imho.run/games/551620/approaching-infinity) — Also Traditional Roguelike and Perma Death, like UnReal World. 606 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/551620/)
6. [ADOM (Ancient Domains Of Mystery)](https://imho.run/games/333300/adom-ancient-domains-of-mystery) — Also Traditional Roguelike and Turn-Based, like UnReal World. 1,025 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/333300/)
7. [Don't Starve](https://imho.run/games/219740/don-t-starve) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Perma Death, like UnReal World. 32,871 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/219740/)
8. [Card Survival: Tropical Island](https://imho.run/games/1694420/card-survival-tropical-island) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Turn-Based, like UnReal World. 698 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1694420/)
9. [Sword of the Stars: The Pit](https://imho.run/games/233700/sword-of-the-stars-the-pit) — Also Traditional Roguelike and Turn-Based, like UnReal World. 883 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/233700/)
10. [The Doors of Trithius](https://imho.run/games/1519490/the-doors-of-trithius) — Also Traditional Roguelike and Turn-Based, like UnReal World. 641 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1519490/)
11. [Dwarf Fortress](https://imho.run/games/975370/dwarf-fortress) — Also Rogue-like and Procedural Generation, like UnReal World. 23,734 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/975370/)
12. [Terra Randoma](https://imho.run/games/1120400/terra-randoma) — Also Traditional Roguelike and Turn-Based, like UnReal World. 122 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1120400/)
13. [Jupiter Hell](https://imho.run/games/811320/jupiter-hell) — Also Traditional Roguelike and Turn-Based, like UnReal World. 1,502 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/811320/)
14. [Vulture for NetHack](https://imho.run/games/341390/vulture-for-nethack) — Also Traditional Roguelike and Turn-Based, like UnReal World. 147 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/341390/)
15. [The Long Dark](https://imho.run/games/305620/the-long-dark) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Crafting, like UnReal World. 40,071 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/305620/)
16. [Life is Feudal: Your Own](https://imho.run/games/290080/life-is-feudal-your-own) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Crafting, like UnReal World. 4,271 Steam reviews, 59% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/290080/)
17. [Rift Wizard](https://imho.run/games/1271280/rift-wizard) — Also Traditional Roguelike and Turn-Based, like UnReal World. 898 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1271280/)
18. [Stoneshard](https://imho.run/games/625960/stoneshard) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Turn-Based, like UnReal World. 11,087 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/625960/)
19. [Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead](https://imho.run/games/2330750/cataclysm-dark-days-ahead) — Also Traditional Roguelike and Rogue-like, like UnReal World. 312 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2330750/)
20. [The Forest](https://imho.run/games/242760/the-forest) — A frequent pick in UnReal World players' libraries, and another Action. 175,474 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/242760/)
21. [Dead In Vinland](https://imho.run/games/573120/dead-in-vinland) — A frequent pick in UnReal World players' libraries, and another Strategy. 557 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/573120/)
22. [Dungeons of Dredmor](https://imho.run/games/98800/dungeons-of-dredmor) — Also Traditional Roguelike and Turn-Based, like UnReal World. 3,196 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/98800/)
23. [Golden Krone Hotel](https://imho.run/games/497800/golden-krone-hotel) — Also Traditional Roguelike and Turn-Based, like UnReal World. 276 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/497800/)
24. [Kenshi](https://imho.run/games/233860/kenshi) — Also Crafting, like UnReal World. 46,830 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/233860/)

## 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=351700&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=351700&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=351700&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=351700
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/351700
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About UnReal World

UnReal World is a wilderness survival roguelike set in iron-age Finland, combining strategy, simulation, and RPG elements in a procedurally generated world. Players manage encumbrance, track and hunt game, preserve food, tan hides, and navigate faction conflicts while surviving harsh winters. Reviewers describe the experience as atmospheric, challenging, and contemplative, noting deep text-driven systems with no hand-holding and demanding yet rewarding survival tasks that require mastering niche skills. Developed since 2016 by Sami Maaranen and Erkka Lehmus under the Enormous Elk publisher, the game features historical realism grounded in real-world data and decades of devoted updates. The experience is solo-only, massive in length, and currently holds a 94% positive rating from over 1,000 Steam reviews at $14.50 USD. It is not supported on Steam Deck.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 351700
- **Developer:** Sami Maaranen (creator), Erkka Lehmus (co-designer)
- **Publisher:** Enormous Elk
- **Genres:** Strategy, Indie, Simulation, RPG
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Trading Cards, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Feb 26, 2016
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows, mac, linux

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/351700/unreal-world)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=351700&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/351700/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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