Games like Old School RuneScape

3.9average player rating•5 games

Old School RuneScape’s pull is the long skilling grind and boss hunts inside a player-run economy with real risk on the line. These five keep that loop — gathering, crafting, trading, and dangerous PvP — even as they shift camera, pace, or genre.

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Games5

Avg. Metacritic88

Avg. player rating3.9/5

Main genreRPG

Released2010–2026

What these games share

The genres these 5 picks have in common, straight from their store data.

RPG5 of 5
Massively Multiplayer4 of 5
Free To Play3 of 5
Indie3 of 5
Adventure2 of 5

The picks

Ranked by player rating, Metacritic breaks ties.

1
Melvor Idle
AdventureCasualIndie
The skilling grind extracted to pure numbers — woodcut, fish, cook, repeat while bosses drop incremental upgrades.
4.5/5Player ratingView game
2
Project: Gorgon
IndieMassively MultiplayerRPG
Hundreds of oddball skills and secrets, with discovery and community wikis mattering more than quest markers.
4.1/5Player ratingView game
3
Albion Online
Massively MultiplayerRPGFree To Play
Full-loot zones and a player economy where gathering, crafting, and PvP feed the same gear chase.
3.9/5Player ratingView game
4
EVE Online
ActionMassively MultiplayerRPG
A ruthless, player-run economy where hauling and PvP risk make every drop and loss truly sting.
3.7/5Player ratingMC88View game
5
Wurm Online
AdventureFree To PlayIndie
Slow-burn crafting and terraforming, every action ticking skills up toward the next tool, wall, or ship.
3.1/5Player ratingView game