What games are like Palworld?

indielist matches 12 indie games to Palworld by shared genre and Steam tags, led by Necesse (23,154 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 2024; the closest matches share its tags and audience. The top match by reviews is Necesse with 23,154 Steam reviews. Each game links to a white-box sales estimate you can audit. Matches are computed from tracked Steam data, not editorial opinion.

Necesse

2025 · Action

23,154 reviews · 93% positive

Open World Survival CraftMultiplayerOpen World

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

2020 · Action

18,201 reviews · 77% positive

Open WorldCraftingSurvival

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

2021 · Action

452,821 reviews · 94% positive

Open World Survival CraftSurvivalOnline Co-Op

Same: shares Open World Survival Craft and Survival. Different: leans more into difficult.
Voidtrain

2025 · Action

9,490 reviews · 74% positive

Open World Survival CraftCo-opSurvival

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

2025 · Action

3,854 reviews · 86% positive

Open World Survival CraftOnline Co-OpSandbox

Same: shares Open World Survival Craft and Online Co-Op. Different: leans more into pixel graphics.
Terraria

2011 · Action

1,216,769 reviews · 97% positive

Open World Survival CraftSandboxSurvival

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

2017 · Action

579,234 reviews · 83% positive

Open World Survival CraftSurvivalMultiplayer

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

2016 · Action

120,582 reviews · 90% positive

Open World Survival CraftSandboxSurvival

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

2024 · Action

90,330 reviews · 86% positive

Open WorldSurvivalBase-Building

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

2016 · Action

13,692 reviews · 72% positive

Open World Survival CraftSurvivalMultiplayer

Same: shares Open World Survival Craft and Survival. Different: leans more into singleplayer.
Rust

2018 · Action

1,140,437 reviews · 87% positive

SurvivalCraftingMultiplayer

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

2016 · Action

104,924 reviews · 92% positive

BuildingSandboxMultiplayer

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

Frequently asked questions

What games are like Palworld?: indielist matches 12 indie games to Palworld by shared genre and Steam tags, led by Necesse (23,154 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.