What games are like Palworld?

indielist matches 12 indie games to Palworld by shared genre and Steam tags, led by Necesse (23,379 reviews). The list is ranked by review count.

How are "games like Palworld" chosen?

By overlap of Steam tags and primary genre with Palworld, weighted by review count as a popularity signal. It is computed from tracked data, not hand-picked, and updates as the catalog grows.

Games like Palworld

Looking for games like Palworld? indielist surfaces 12 similar indie games by shared genre and Steam tags, ranked by review count. Palworld is a action game from 2026; the closest matches share its tags and audience. The top match by reviews is Necesse with 23,379 Steam reviews. Each game links to a white-box sales estimate you can audit. Matches are computed from tracked Steam data, not editorial opinion.

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Necesse

2025 · Action

23,379 reviews · 93% positive

Open World Survival CraftMultiplayerOpen World

Same: shares Open World Survival Craft and Multiplayer. Different: leans more into pixel graphics.
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Craftopia

2020 · Action

18,310 reviews · 76% positive

Open WorldCraftingSurvival

Same: shares Open World and Crafting. Different: leans more into character customization.
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Valheim

2021 · Action

455,972 reviews · 94% positive

Open World Survival CraftSurvivalOnline Co-Op

Same: shares Open World Survival Craft and Survival. Different: leans more into difficult.
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Smalland: Survive the Wilds

2024 · Action

10,335 reviews · 82% positive

SurvivalMultiplayerOpen World Survival Craft

Same: shares Survival and Multiplayer. Different: leans more into singleplayer.
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Voidtrain

2025 · Action

8,517 reviews · 74% positive

Open World Survival CraftCo-opSurvival

Same: shares Open World Survival Craft and Co-op. Different: leans more into first-person.
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Terraria

2011 · Action

1,227,439 reviews · 97% positive

Open World Survival CraftSandboxSurvival

Same: shares Open World Survival Craft and Sandbox. Different: leans more into 2d.
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ARK: Survival Evolved

2017 · Action

583,081 reviews · 83% positive

Open World Survival CraftSurvivalMultiplayer

Same: shares Open World Survival Craft and Survival. Different: leans more into dinosaurs.
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Starbound

2016 · Action

120,624 reviews · 90% positive

Open World Survival CraftSandboxSurvival

Same: shares Open World Survival Craft and Sandbox. Different: leans more into space.
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Enshrouded

2024 · Action

91,858 reviews · 86% positive

Open WorldSurvivalBase-Building

Same: shares Open World and Survival. Different: leans more into action rpg.
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Rust

2018 · Action

1,383,303 reviews · 87% positive

SurvivalCraftingMultiplayer

Same: shares Survival and Crafting. Different: leans more into pvp.
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Scrap Mechanic

2016 · Action

105,678 reviews · 92% positive

BuildingSandboxMultiplayer

Same: shares Building and Sandbox. Different: leans more into physics.
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TerraTech

2018 · Action

20,414 reviews · 91% positive

BuildingSandboxOpen World

Same: shares Building and Sandbox. Different: leans more into robots.

Frequently asked questions

What games are like Palworld?: indielist matches 12 indie games to Palworld by shared genre and Steam tags, led by Necesse (23,379 reviews). The list is ranked by review count.
How are "games like Palworld" chosen?: By overlap of Steam tags and primary genre with Palworld, weighted by review count as a popularity signal. It is computed from tracked data, not hand-picked, and updates as the catalog grows.