# Games like Dark and Light

> The closest matches to Dark and Light: Citadel: Forged with Fire, Conan Exiles, Rend, ARK: Survival Ascended, and Life is Feudal: Your Own. 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. [Citadel: Forged with Fire](https://imho.run/games/487120/citadel-forged-with-fire) — Also Open World Survival Craft and MMORPG, like Dark and Light. 3,050 Steam reviews, 65% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/487120/)
2. [Conan Exiles](https://imho.run/games/440900/conan-exiles) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Massively Multiplayer, like Dark and Light. 37,574 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/440900/)
3. [Rend](https://imho.run/games/547860/rend) — Shares taming and crafting with Dark and Light. 933 Steam reviews, 52% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/547860/)
4. [ARK: Survival Ascended](https://imho.run/games/2399830/ark-survival-ascended) — A frequent pick in Dark and Light players' libraries, and another Action. 53,496 Steam reviews, 60% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2399830/)
5. [Life is Feudal: Your Own](https://imho.run/games/290080/life-is-feudal-your-own) — A frequent pick in Dark and Light players' libraries, and another RPG. 4,271 Steam reviews, 59% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/290080/)
6. [Myth of Empires](https://imho.run/games/1371580/myth-of-empires) — Shares crafting with Dark and Light. 3,209 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1371580/)
7. [Soulmask](https://imho.run/games/2646460/soulmask) — Shares building and crafting with Dark and Light. 7,087 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2646460/)
8. [7 Days to Die](https://imho.run/games/251570/7-days-to-die) — Also Open World Survival Craft, like Dark and Light. 124,117 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/251570/)
9. [Don't Starve Together](https://imho.run/games/322330/don-t-starve-together) — Also Open World Survival Craft, like Dark and Light. 80,691 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/322330/)
10. [Craftopia](https://imho.run/games/1307550/craftopia) — Shares skill tree and crafting with Dark and Light. 7,405 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1307550/)
11. [Miscreated](https://imho.run/games/299740/miscreated) — Shares crafting with Dark and Light. 11,535 Steam reviews, 64% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/299740/)
12. [PixARK](https://imho.run/games/593600/pixark) — Also Massively Multiplayer, like Dark and Light. 3,190 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/593600/)
13. [Savage Lands](https://imho.run/games/307880/savage-lands) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Dragons, like Dark and Light. 2,785 Steam reviews, 56% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/307880/)
14. [Secret World Legends](https://imho.run/games/215280/secret-world-legends) — Also MMORPG and Massively Multiplayer, like Dark and Light. 6,679 Steam reviews, 67% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/215280/)
15. [The Black Death](https://imho.run/games/412450/the-black-death) — Also Open World Survival Craft and MMORPG, like Dark and Light. 806 Steam reviews, 53% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/412450/)
16. [Boundless](https://imho.run/games/324510/boundless) — Also Open World Survival Craft and MMORPG, like Dark and Light. 1,316 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/324510/)
17. [Black Desert](https://imho.run/games/582660/black-desert) — Also MMORPG and Massively Multiplayer, like Dark and Light. 35,523 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/582660/)
18. [Tree of Life](https://imho.run/games/361800/tree-of-life) — Also Open World Survival Craft and MMORPG, like Dark and Light. 1,846 Steam reviews, 62% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/361800/)
19. [Day of Dragons](https://imho.run/games/1088090/day-of-dragons) — Also MMORPG and Dragons, like Dark and Light. 4,331 Steam reviews, 68% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1088090/)
20. [Wild Terra 2: New Lands](https://imho.run/games/1134700/wild-terra-2-new-lands) — Shares crafting with Dark and Light. 428 Steam reviews, 62% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1134700/)
21. [Cultivation Tales](https://imho.run/games/1504570/cultivation-tales) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Massively Multiplayer, like Dark and Light. 214 Steam reviews, 63% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1504570/)
22. [Reign Of Kings](https://imho.run/games/344760/reign-of-kings) — Also Open World Survival Craft, like Dark and Light. 7,814 Steam reviews, 53% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/344760/)
23. [Afterinfection](https://imho.run/games/1341210/afterinfection) — Shares crafting with Dark and Light. 261 Steam reviews, 57% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1341210/)
24. [FINAL FANTASY XIV Online](https://imho.run/games/39210/final-fantasy-xiv-online) — Also MMORPG and Massively Multiplayer, like Dark and Light. 60,003 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/39210/)

## 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=529180&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=529180&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=529180&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=529180
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/529180
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Dark and Light

Dark and Light is a sandbox survival RPG developed by Snail Games USA, released in 2017 at $17.99. Set in an open-world fantasy environment, it features building, crafting, harvesting, magic, pet evolution, and skill trees as core mechanics. Players describe the experience as dark, immersive, and stressful. Reviewers highlight the building system as creative, the world as massive with extensive content, magic as fun, and the taming and pet evolution system as particularly noteworthy. The game offers online cooperative multiplayer and supports Playable status on Steam Deck. According to Steam reviews, it holds a 51% positive rating from over 5,000 reviews, with players noting the challenging difficulty and substantial length.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 529180
- **Developer:** Snail Games USA
- **Publisher:** Snail Games USA
- **Genres:** Action, Adventure, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Early Access
- **Categories:** Multi-player, Single-player, Steam Workshop, Online PvP, Online Co-op, LAN PvP, LAN Co-op, PvP, Family Sharing, Co-op
- **Released:** Jul 20, 2017
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/529180/dark-and-light)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=529180&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/529180/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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