6 RPG games like Rust that you should try

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We filtered the 49 games similar to Rust down to the 6 that fit the “RPG” category. Streets of Rogue, Fallout 76 and Wolfenstein: Youngblood top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Rust.

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The best rPG games like Rust

6 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Rust. Each one has been evaluated across 22 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.

#1Streets of Rogue

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MultiplayerCo-opOnlineMeleeProceduralSandbox WorldOpen World

Steam👍 96%· 23KRAWG👍 74%· 165IGDB84· 1OC81· 24

Year 2017Dev tinyBuildPlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and deep RPG systems

≠ Stands apart with roguelike runs, action RPG combat and strong narrative focus, while skipping survival mechanics

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

MultiplayerCo-opOnlineOpen WorldPost-ApocalypticExplorationBase BuildingFirst PersonEarly Access

Steam👍 72%· 138KIGDB51· 14OC54· 149

Year 2018Dev Bethesda Game Studios · Bethesda SoftworksOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and deep RPG systems

≠ Stands apart with horror tension, dark, oppressive atmosphere and strong narrative focus, while skipping adventure storytelling

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#3Wolfenstein: Youngblood

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

Co-opMultiplayerOnlineMeleeFirst Person

Steam👍 43%· 16KIGDB71· 12OC67· 159

Year 2019Dev MachineGames · Bethesda SoftworksOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings dark, oppressive atmosphere, strong narrative focus and setting scifi, while skipping survival mechanics

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

MultiplayerCo-opFirst PersonSoloSci-Fi

Steam👍 59%· 79KIGDB87· 4OC82· 140

Year 2025Dev Gearbox Software · 2KOn Xbox · Switch · PC

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and deep RPG systems

≠ Its own twist: setting scifi and single-player focus, while skipping survival mechanics

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#5Heretic: Shadow of the Serpent Riders

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MultiplayerCo-opRangedMeleeFirst Person

Steam👍 94%· 1.2KRAWG👍 77%· 111

Year 1994Dev id SoftwarePlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and deep RPG systems

≠ Its own twist: dark, oppressive atmosphere, fantasy world and single-player focus, while skipping survival mechanics

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#6Pirates, Vikings, and Knights II

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MultiplayerPvPMeleeRangedFirst Person

Steam👍 88%· 6.2KRAWG👍 40%· 54

Year 2010Dev Octoshark StudiosPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and deep RPG systems

≠ Its own twist: action RPG combat, historical setting and setting medieval, while skipping survival mechanics

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