4 Simulation games like Mirthwood that you should try

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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentUpdated May 19, 2026How this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

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We filtered the 50 games similar to Mirthwood down to the 4 that fit the “Simulation” category. Yakuza 4, Mount & Blade and X3: Albion Prelude top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Mirthwood.

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The best simulation games like Mirthwood

4 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Mirthwood. Each one has been evaluated across 16 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

#1Yakuza 4Closest overall match

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloSandbox WorldOpen WorldExplorationSkill TreeThird Person

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Year 2010Dev Ryu Ga Gotoku Studios · SegaOn PlayStation 3

✓ Fits the third-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and deep simulation

≠ Stands apart with sports simulation, adventure storytelling and melee combat, while skipping survival mechanics

Where it drifts furthest from Mirthwood: progression.

It predates Mirthwood by 14 years, with what that implies technically.

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#2Mount & BladeClosest on setting

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloOpen WorldSandbox WorldMedievalExplorationSkill TreeThird Person

Steam👍 92%· 6.7KIGDB65· 4

Year 2008Dev Taleworlds · Paradox InteractiveOn PC

✓ Same family of third-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and deep simulation

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, shooter and third-person shooting, while skipping survival mechanics

Where it drifts furthest from Mirthwood: progression.

It predates Mirthwood by 16 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloSandbox WorldOpen WorldManagementExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 72%· 727RAWG👍 57%· 51MC71IGDB70· 1

Year 2005Dev EgosoftPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Fits the third-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, deep simulation and sandbox freedom

≠ Its own twist: melee combat, setting space and setting scifi, while skipping action RPG combat

X3: Reunion is the third game in the X series of futuristic space exploration simulators. It is set in the X-Universe, a science fiction world that includes over 100 interconnected star systems. ###Plot The game continues the plot of its predecessor X2: The Threat and follows the same protagonist, Julian Gardna, a space pilot from the year 2935.

Where it drifts furthest from Mirthwood: setting.

It predates Mirthwood by 19 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloSandbox WorldOpen WorldManagementExplorationThird Person