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We filtered the 50 games similar to RuneScape: Dragonwilds down to the 25 that fit the “Co-op” category. Ashen, Enshrouded and Grounded top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to RuneScape: Dragonwilds.

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The best co-op games like RuneScape: Dragonwilds

25 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to RuneScape: Dragonwilds. Each one has been evaluated across 18 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.

#1AshenClosest overall match

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreSoulslike

SoloMultiplayerCo-opOnlineMeleeHardcoreOpen WorldFantasyExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 67%· 3.8KIGDB83· 7OC80· 57

Year 2018Dev A44 · Annapurna InteractiveOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Fits the Soulslike games cluster, with deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and survival mechanics

≠ Stands apart with action RPG combat, dark, oppressive atmosphere and strong narrative focus, while skipping sandbox freedom

Where it drifts furthest from RuneScape: Dragonwilds: progression.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for RuneScape: Dragonwilds.

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#2EnshroudedClosest on world

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMultiplayerCo-opOnlineMeleeOpen WorldSandbox WorldFantasyExplorationBase BuildingCraftingThird PersonEarly Access

Steam👍 86%· 101KOC77· 20

Year 2024Dev Keen GamesOn Xbox · PC · PS5

✓ Shared with RuneScape: Dragonwilds: deep RPG systems, survival mechanics and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: action RPG combat, skill tree progression and visual 3d, while skipping punishing difficulty

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#3GroundedClosest on progression

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreFirst-Person ARPG

MultiplayerSoloCo-opOnlineMeleeOpen WorldSandbox WorldBase BuildingCraftingExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 90%· 94KIGDB78· 5OC82· 58

Year 2022Dev Obsidian Entertainment · Xbox Game StudiosOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Like RuneScape: Dragonwilds, it's known for deep RPG systems, survival mechanics and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings horror tension, horror setting and visual first person, while skipping punishing difficulty

Where it drifts furthest from RuneScape: Dragonwilds: setting.

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMultiplayerCo-opOnlineSandbox WorldOpen WorldExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 78%· 173KIGDB85· 2OC74· 16

Year 2024Dev Starry StudioOn Xbox · Android · PC

✓ If you enjoyed RuneScape: Dragonwilds, expect deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and survival mechanics

≠ Stands apart with deep simulation, shooter and third-person shooting, while skipping punishing difficulty

A free-to-play open-world survival shooter: gather, build a base, and fight creatures spawned by an alien substance, solo or in co-op. The setting is genuinely eerie and the building is deep. Long-term players' complaints are consistent and are about the economy rather than the world — the cash shop drives progression, and seasonal patches have repeatedly reset or devalued what established players had already built.

Where it drifts furthest from RuneScape: Dragonwilds: progression.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for RuneScape: Dragonwilds.

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreSoulslike

SoloMultiplayerCo-opOnlineMeleeHardcoreOpen WorldFantasyExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 93%· 1.1MRAWG👍 85%· 1.5KMC95IGDB97· 10OC95· 215

Year 2022Dev FromSoftware · Bandai Namco EntertainmentPlaytime ~62hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of Soulslike games: deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and punishing difficulty

≠ Where it differs: brings action RPG combat, dark, oppressive atmosphere and strong narrative focus, while skipping survival mechanics

The Golden Order has been broken. Rise, Tarnished, and be guided by grace to brandish the power of the Elden Ring and become an Elden Lord in the Lands Between. In the Lands Between ruled by Queen Marika the Eternal, the Elden Ring, the source of the Erdtree, has been shattered.

Where it drifts furthest from RuneScape: Dragonwilds: progression.

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#6Lords of the Fallen

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreSoulslike

SoloCo-opOnlineMultiplayerMeleeHardcoreOpen WorldFantasyExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 67%· 52KIGDB72· 7OC70· 82

Year 2023Dev HEXWORKS · CI GamesOn Xbox · PC · PS5

✓ Same family of Soulslike games: deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and punishing difficulty

≠ Where it differs: brings action RPG combat, dark, oppressive atmosphere and strong narrative focus, while skipping survival mechanics

Where it drifts furthest from RuneScape: Dragonwilds: progression and setting.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for RuneScape: Dragonwilds.

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreSoulslike

Co-opSoloMultiplayerOnlineMeleeHardcoreFantasyThird Person

Steam👍 82%· 67KIGDB84· 6OC82· 117

Year 2023Dev Gunfire Games · Gearbox PublishingOn Xbox · PC · PS5

✓ Both are Soulslike games — sharing deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and punishing difficulty

≠ Where it differs: brings action RPG combat, shooter and third-person shooting, while skipping survival mechanics

Where it drifts furthest from RuneScape: Dragonwilds: progression and setting.

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#8Elite DangerousClosest on tone

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreFirst-Person ARPG

SoloMultiplayerCo-opOnlineMeleeHardcoreOpen WorldSandbox WorldExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 77%· 106KRAWG👍 77%· 476MC80IGDB82· 21OC79· 70

Year 2015Dev Frontier DevelopmentsPlaytime ~14hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ If you enjoyed RuneScape: Dragonwilds, expect deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and sandbox freedom

≠ Where it differs: brings deep simulation, shooter and setting space, while skipping survival mechanics

One of the interesting facts about Elite Dangerous is its realistic scale representation of the Milky Way which is an open-world and the gameplay is itself open-ended.

Where it drifts furthest from RuneScape: Dragonwilds: setting and progression.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for RuneScape: Dragonwilds.

It predates RuneScape: Dragonwilds by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreSoulslike

SoloMultiplayerCo-opOnlineMeleeHardcoreFantasyThird Person

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Year 2020Dev Bluepoint Games · Sony Interactive EntertainmentOn PS5

✓ Same family of Soulslike games: deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and punishing difficulty

≠ Where it differs: brings action RPG combat, roguelike runs and strong narrative focus, while skipping survival mechanics

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#10Path of Exile 2

iRank74

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreIsometric ARPG

MultiplayerCo-opOnlineSoloMeleeHardcoreFantasyExplorationCraftingEarly Access

Steam👍 73%· 208KRAWG👍 65%· 56OC88· 19

Year 2024Dev Grinding Gear GamesPlaytime ~13hOn PC

✓ If you enjoyed RuneScape: Dragonwilds, expect deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and punishing difficulty

≠ Stands apart with action RPG combat, MMO world and community and horror tension, while skipping survival mechanics

Path of Exile 2 is a new seven-act storyline that is available alongside the original Path of Exile 1 campaign. ... Path of Exile 2 retains all expansion content that has been created over the last six years and introduces a new skill system, ascendancy classes, engine improvements and more.

Where it drifts furthest from RuneScape: Dragonwilds: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for RuneScape: Dragonwilds.

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreIsometric ARPG

SoloMultiplayerCo-opOnlineMeleeFantasyExploration

Steam👍 93%· 45KRAWG👍 78%· 1.1KMC88IGDB86· 13OC83· 60

Year 2012Dev Runic Games · Perfect World EntertainmentPlaytime ~10hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ If you enjoyed RuneScape: Dragonwilds, expect deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and melee combat

≠ Where it differs: brings action RPG combat, loot and gear systems and skill tree progression, while skipping survival mechanics

Torchlight II is the second installment in the series, and while it continues the story of its predecessor, it also allows new players to jump right into the action-packed roguelike RPG world.

Where it drifts furthest from RuneScape: Dragonwilds: visuals and progression.

It predates RuneScape: Dragonwilds by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

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Steam GOG Epic

#12Victor Vran

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreIsometric ARPG

SoloMultiplayerCo-opOnlineMeleeFantasyExploration

Steam👍 86%· 6.4KIGDB72· 6OC75· 38

Year 2015Dev Haemimont Games · EuroVideo MedienOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Shared with RuneScape: Dragonwilds: deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and melee combat

≠ Stands apart with action RPG combat, historical setting and offline, while skipping survival mechanics

Where it drifts furthest from RuneScape: Dragonwilds: visuals and progression.

It predates RuneScape: Dragonwilds by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMultiplayerCo-opOnlineMeleeFantasyThird Person

Steam👍 92%· 20KRAWG👍 72%· 530MC83IGDB82· 4

Year 2012Dev Robot EntertainmentPlaytime ~6hOn PC

✓ Like RuneScape: Dragonwilds, it's known for deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and melee combat

≠ Where it differs: brings tower defense planning, third-person shooting and shooter, while skipping survival mechanics

The game takes place a few days after the events of the first part of Orcs must die!. The Sorceress is trying to escape from the crowd. And suddenly, mysteriously, a massive split opens up next to her.

Where it drifts furthest from RuneScape: Dragonwilds: combat.

It predates RuneScape: Dragonwilds by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

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#14Guardians of Middle-earth

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreIsometric ARPG

MultiplayerOnlineCo-opSoloMeleeFantasy

Steam👍 24%· 1.4KRAWG👍 14%· 87MC56IGDB73· 8

Year 2012Dev Monolith Productions · Warner Bros. InteractivePlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Like RuneScape: Dragonwilds, it's known for deep RPG systems, melee combat and fantasy world

≠ Stands apart with action RPG combat, MOBA team gameplay and real-time strategy, while skipping survival mechanics

If DotA was set in John R. R. Tolkien's fantasy universe, it would have been Guardians of Middle-Earth. This multiplayer-oriented game unites players in teams of up to five to battle against each other on an arena, or to fight an AI-controlled team of the same size.

Where it drifts furthest from RuneScape: Dragonwilds: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly negative, against very positive for RuneScape: Dragonwilds.

It predates RuneScape: Dragonwilds by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

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#15ACE - Arena: Cyber Evolution

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreIsometric ARPG

MultiplayerCo-opSoloOnlineMeleeEarly Access

Steam👍 66%· 1.1KRAWG👍 5%· 43

Year 2014Dev Spearhead GamesPlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Like RuneScape: Dragonwilds, it's known for deep RPG systems, melee combat and multiplayer gameplay

≠ Stands apart with sports simulation, real-time strategy and setting scifi, while skipping survival mechanics

Arena: Cyber Evolution (ACE) is a futuristic physics-based sports game in which players confront each other in 3 vs 3 matches of wits and twitch reflexes.

Where it drifts furthest from RuneScape: Dragonwilds: setting and visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for RuneScape: Dragonwilds.

It predates RuneScape: Dragonwilds by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

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