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iRank83
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMultiplayerCo-opOnlineMeleeOpen WorldSandbox WorldFantasyExplorationBase BuildingCraftingThird PersonEarly Access
Steam👍 86%· 101KOC77· 20
Year 2024Dev Keen GamesOn Xbox · PC · PS5
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We filtered the 50 games similar to RuneScape: Dragonwilds down to the 5 that fit the “Sandbox” category. Enshrouded, Grounded and Once Human top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to RuneScape: Dragonwilds.
iRank82/ 100
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The best sandbox games like RuneScape: Dragonwilds
5 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.
RPGAction RPGFirst-Person ARPG
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.
Combat100Game mode100World100Progression100Genre75Visuals61
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iRank79
RPGAction RPGThird-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.
World100Visuals100Game mode92Genre75Progression36
70
iRank79
RPGAction RPGFirst-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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68
iRank98
RPGAction RPGSoulslike
SoloMeleeHardcoreOpen WorldSandbox WorldExplorationThird PersonEarly Access
Steam👍 98%· 10K
Year 2023Dev fishlicka · J4D3DPlaytime ~17hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux
✓ Same family of Soulslike games: deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and sandbox freedom
≠ Where it differs: brings action RPG combat, strong narrative focus and vibe relaxing, while skipping survival mechanics
Juice is everything. There is nothing in the Fog. There is no greater honor than to serve the Juice Queen, and the sky is definitely not made of plywood. Juice Galaxy is a happy place to fly around and smack things and drink juice. And explore things. And just, flip around doing stuff.
Where it drifts furthest from RuneScape: Dragonwilds: game mode and progression.
Genre100Combat100World100Visuals55Tone52Progression36
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