Games like Valheim

3.5average player rating•5 games

Valheim's rhythm is expedition and homecoming: venture out, nearly die, drag the loot back to a base you actually care about. These keep that loop, with friends in the boat.

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Games5

Avg. Metacritic75

Avg. player rating3.5/5

Avg. playtime9h

Main genreAdventure

Released2017–2026

What these games share

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

Adventure5 of 5
Action4 of 5
Indie2 of 5
Massively Multiplayer2 of 5

The picks

Ranked by player rating, Metacritic breaks ties.

1
Grounded
AdventureIndie
Same survival loop, shrunk to the scale of a back garden — which makes every ant terrifying.
3.8/5Player ratingMC82View game
2
Enshrouded
ActionAdventureRPG
The closest match on the list — same survival-plus-building rhythm, with far more freeform construction.
3.7/5Player ratingView game
3
V Rising
ActionAdventureMassively Multiplayer
Base-building and progression through a hostile world, only you're the monster this time.
3.7/5Player ratingView game
4
Sons of the Forest
ActionAdventureSimulation
Survival with a horror edge — build, fortify, and dread what shows up after dark.
3.6/5Player ratingView game
5
Conan Exiles
ActionAdventureMassively Multiplayer
Building at a scale Valheim can't reach, in a world that punishes you for stepping outside it.
2.9/5Player ratingMC67View game