Computed from player tags · Not ranked by quality
24 games like Cubic Castles (2026)
Every game below overlaps with Cubic Castles on things players said about it rather than on our opinion of what feels alike. Each entry shows what it matched on, so you can throw out the ones matching on the part you did not care about.
The short version
- Closest match: Villagers and Heroes, which both open world, survival and relaxing.
- Cubic Castles is tagged Free to Play, Open World Survival Craft, Building, Multiplayer, Sandbox, Open World, Massively Multiplayer, Crafting by Steam players. Those tags are what the matching runs on.
- 24 games qualify, each with at least fifty player reviews behind its sentiment figure.
- 12 are free to download, so you can test the resemblance yourself at no cost.
How these were matched
Steam tags carry the most weight, because players apply them and they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Souls-like, Atmospheric and Cozy exist as tags and as nothing else, which is exactly the vocabulary this question needs. Formal genres count for less, themes and a shared studio for more.
Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are thrown out before matching. Nearly everything is tagged Singleplayer, so matching on it is matching on nothing. That cutoff is computed from the catalogue rather than fixed, so it moves as the catalogue grows.
All 24, closest first
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Villagers and Heroes
Why it matched: both open world, survival and relaxing; shares 9 player tags including Free to Play, Massively Multiplayer and RPG; released around the same time (2014).
Step into a cozy fantasy MMORPG where adventure feels like home. Craft gear, farm, and build your village—then band together with a warm community to take on challenging boss raids, explore dangerous realms, and forge your legend.
Villagers and Heroes at a glance Released 2014 Studio Mad Otter Games Player sentiment 61% positive of 3,457 Price Free Free to PlayMassively MultiplayerRPGIndieMMORPGCraftingSandboxSurvival
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Forager
Why it matched: both open world, survival and relaxing; shares 9 player tags including Open World Survival Craft, Survival and Crafting.
The highly popular and quirky "idle game that you want to actively keep playing". Explore, craft, gather & manage resources, find secrets and build your base out of nothing! Buy land to explore and expand!
Forager at a glance Released 2019 Studio HopFrog Player sentiment 89% positive of 43,976 Price $19.99 Open World Survival CraftSurvivalCraftingIndieSandbox2DBuildingRPG
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Starbound
Why it matched: both open world, survival and relaxing; shares 8 player tags including Open World Survival Craft, Sandbox and Survival; released around the same time (2016).
You’ve fled your home, only to find yourself lost in space with a damaged ship. Your only option is to beam down to the planet below, repair your ship and set off to explore the universe...
Starbound at a glance Released 2016 Studio Chucklefish Player sentiment 90% positive of 123,280 Price $14.99 Open World Survival CraftSandboxSurvivalCraftingIndie2DBuildingRPG
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ARK: Survival Evolved
Why it matched: both open world and survival; shares 8 player tags including Open World Survival Craft, Survival and Crafting; released around the same time (2017).
Stranded on the shores of a mysterious island, you must learn to survive. Use your cunning to kill or tame the primeval creatures roaming the land, and encounter other players to survive, dominate... and escape!
ARK: Survival Evolved at a glance Released 2017 Studio Studio Wildcard Player sentiment 83% positive of 776,582 Price $9.89 Open World Survival CraftSurvivalCraftingBuildingSandboxMassively MultiplayerRPGIndie
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RPG MO
Why it matched: both open world and relaxing; shares 8 player tags including Free to Play, RPG and MMORPG; released around the same time (2015).
RPG MO is a nostalgic MMORPG that reminds of Ultima and Runescape Classic.
RPG MO at a glance Released 2015 Studio Marxnet Player sentiment 79% positive of 2,966 Price Free Free to PlayRPGMMORPGMassively Multiplayer2DSandboxIndieCrafting
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Will To Live Online
Why it matched: both open world and survival; shares 8 player tags including Survival, Free to Play and Open World Survival Craft; released around the same time (2018).
Will To Live is a MMORPG-shooter whose action takes place in a severe post-apocalyptic world. Explore the world, engage in fights with mutants and other survivors, join the clans in the struggle for existence and prove your right to Live.
Will To Live Online at a glance Released 2018 Studio AlphaSoft LLC Player sentiment 69% positive of 18,389 Price Free SurvivalFree to PlayOpen World Survival CraftMassively MultiplayerMMORPGCraftingRPGIndie
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PixARK
Why it matched: both open world, survival and relaxing; shares 7 player tags including Survival, Massively Multiplayer and Sandbox.
Enter a world of mystery, danger, ancient dinosaurs, mythical beasts, and cubes! Work by yourself or with a tribe of others to gather materials, craft useful items, tame wild creatures, and build huge bases to survive in PixARK!
PixARK at a glance Released 2019 Studio Snail Games USA Player sentiment 72% positive of 13,440 Price $4.99 SurvivalMassively MultiplayerSandboxRPGCasualBuildingCrafting
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Stardew Valley
Why it matched: both open world and relaxing; shares 8 player tags including RPG, Crafting and Sandbox; released around the same time (2016).
You've inherited your grandfather's old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home?
Stardew Valley at a glance Released 2016 Studio ConcernedApe LLC Player sentiment 98% positive of 1,035,189 Price $14.99 RPGCraftingSandboxIndieBuildingCasual2DCute
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Terraria
Why it matched: both open world and survival; shares 8 player tags including Open World Survival Craft, Sandbox and Survival; released around the same time (2011).
Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!
Terraria at a glance Released 2011 Studio 505 Games Player sentiment 97% positive of 1,550,032 Price $9.99 Open World Survival CraftSandboxSurvival2DCraftingBuildingIndieRPG
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Project Zomboid
Why it matched: both open world and survival; shares 8 player tags including Survival, Open World Survival Craft and Sandbox; released around the same time (2013).
Project Zomboid is the ultimate in zombie survival. Alone or in MP: you loot, build, craft, fight, farm and fish in a struggle to survive. A hardcore RPG skillset, a vast map, massively customisable sandbox and a cute tutorial raccoon await the unwary. So how will you die? All it takes is a bite..
Project Zomboid at a glance Released 2013 Studio The Indie Stone Player sentiment 94% positive of 476,732 Price $24.99 SurvivalOpen World Survival CraftSandboxCraftingBuildingIndieRPG2D
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Brick-Force
Why it matched: both open world, survival and relaxing; shares 7 player tags including Free to Play, Building and Sandbox; released around the same time (2014).
Brick-Force is a sandbox shooter that lets you BUILD your own battlefields, SHARE them with other players, and PLAY many challenging game modes in fast-paced PvP matches!
Brick-Force at a glance Released 2014 Studio Exe Games Inc. Player sentiment 42% positive of 3,774 Price Free Free to PlayBuildingSandboxSurvivalCasualMassively MultiplayerIndie
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Fallout Shelter
Why it matched: both survival and relaxing; shares 8 player tags including Free to Play, Survival and 2D; released around the same time (2015).
Fallout Shelter puts you in control of a state-of-the-art underground Vault from Vault-Tec. Build the perfect Vault, keep your Dwellers happy, and protect them from the dangers of the Wasteland.
Fallout Shelter at a glance Released 2015 Studio Bethesda Game Studios Player sentiment 88% positive of 82,585 Price Free Free to PlaySurvival2DBuildingCasualCraftingSandboxRPG
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Core Keeper
Why it matched: both open world, survival and relaxing; shares 7 player tags including Open World Survival Craft, Sandbox and Survival.
Explore a vast cavern of creatures, relics and resources in a mining sandbox adventure for 1-8 players. Mine, build, fight, craft and farm to unravel the mystery of the ancient Core.
Core Keeper at a glance Released 2024 Studio Pugstorm Player sentiment 93% positive of 66,196 Price $19.99 Open World Survival CraftSandboxSurvivalCrafting2DBuildingCasual
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My Time at Portia
Why it matched: both open world, survival and relaxing; shares 7 player tags including RPG, Crafting and Casual.
Start a new life in the enchanting town of Portia! Restore your Pa's neglected workshop to its former glory by fulfilling commissions, growing crops, raising animals, and befriending the quirky inhabitants of this charming post-apocalyptic land!
My Time at Portia at a glance Released 2019 Studio Pathea Games Player sentiment 91% positive of 44,284 Price $29.99 RPGCraftingCasualBuildingSandboxIndieSurvival
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Digimon Masters Online
Why it matched: both open world, survival and relaxing; shares 6 player tags including Free to Play, MMORPG and Massively Multiplayer; released around the same time (2016).
DMO is MMO featuring the ever-popular Digimon franchise. This long awaited game will feature a deeper RPG experience, enhanced graphics and adrenaline-pumping real-time combat. Both new and long-time Digimon fans can now immerse themselves into this new epic adventure with their very own Digimons.
Digimon Masters Online at a glance Released 2016 Studio Move Games Co., Ltd. Player sentiment 67% positive of 8,126 Price Free Free to PlayMMORPGMassively MultiplayerRPGCasualSurvival
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Last Oasis
Why it matched: both open world and survival; shares 8 player tags including Massively Multiplayer, Survival and RPG.
Nomadic Survival MMO. Build wooden walking machines to travel to new lands. Create clans and fight for territory. Resources deplete fast, so take your sword and scavenge, pirate, and trade to stay alive.
Last Oasis at a glance Released 2020 Studio Donkey Crew Player sentiment 62% positive of 24,212 Price $29.99 Massively MultiplayerSurvivalRPGCraftingIndieBuildingSandboxMMORPG
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Knight Online
Why it matched: both open world, survival and relaxing; shares 6 player tags including Free to Play, MMORPG and Massively Multiplayer; released around the same time (2016).
The Great Battle between Karus and El Morad has arrived to Steam! Pledge allegiance to one of the Nations and put your skills to the test in one of the best PvP system in the MMORPG universe!
Knight Online at a glance Released 2016 Studio Noah System Player sentiment 51% positive of 11,259 Price Free Free to PlayMMORPGMassively MultiplayerRPGSurvivalCasual
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Undawn
Why it matched: both open world and survival; shares 8 player tags including Massively Multiplayer, Survival and RPG.
Explore, adapt, and survive in Undawn, a free-to-play open-world survival RPG for mobile and PC developed by LightSpeed Studios and published by Level Infinite. Embark on an adventure with other survivors four years after a worldwide disaster where hordes of infected roam a shattered world.
Undawn at a glance Released 2023 Studio Lightspeed Studios Player sentiment 54% positive of 6,602 Price Free Massively MultiplayerSurvivalRPGMMORPGCraftingSandboxFree to PlayBuilding
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Transformice
Why it matched: both survival and relaxing; shares 7 player tags including Free to Play, Massively Multiplayer and 2D; released around the same time (2015).
Transformice is an MMO platformer about dozens of mice running to bring back the cheese! Will the almighty Shaman help you or just ruin everything? Millions of levels, hectic physics, skill trees, and more importantly... hats!
Transformice at a glance Released 2015 Studio Atelier 801 Player sentiment 88% positive of 28,934 Price Free Free to PlayMassively Multiplayer2DCasualCuteIndieSurvival
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Spiral Knights
Why it matched: both open world and relaxing; shares 7 player tags including Free to Play, Massively Multiplayer and RPG; released around the same time (2011).
Join the ranks of the Spiral Knights. Stranded on an alien world, you must explore the ever-changing Clockworks beneath its surface.
Spiral Knights at a glance Released 2011 Studio Grey Havens Player sentiment 84% positive of 24,215 Price Free Free to PlayMassively MultiplayerRPGMMORPGCuteCasualIndie
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Necesse
Why it matched: both open world and survival; shares 8 player tags including Open World Survival Craft, Sandbox and Indie.
Build, quest, and conquer across an infinite procedurally generated world. Play alone or with friends as you establish a settlement and explore deep dungeons, fight monsters and bosses, mine rare ores, craft magical equipment, recruit specialists for your colony, and more!
Necesse at a glance Released 2025 Studio Fair Games ApS Player sentiment 93% positive of 28,893 Price $14.99 Open World Survival CraftSandboxIndieSurvivalCraftingRPGBuilding2D
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Conan Exiles Enhanced
Why it matched: both open world and survival; shares 7 player tags including Survival, Building and Open World Survival Craft; released around the same time (2018).
Conan Exiles Enhanced is an open world survival game set in the mythical lands of Hyboria, now fully upgraded to Unreal Engine 5 with stunning visuals and improved performance. SURVIVE, BUILD, and DOMINATE alone or with friends in a world brimming with adventure!
Conan Exiles Enhanced at a glance Released 2018 Studio Funcom Player sentiment 79% positive of 117,272 Price $39.99 SurvivalBuildingOpen World Survival CraftCraftingSandboxRPGMassively Multiplayer
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Albion Online
Why it matched: both open world and survival; shares 7 player tags including Free to Play, MMORPG and Massively Multiplayer; released around the same time (2018).
Albion Online is a fantasy sandbox MMORPG featuring a player-driven economy, classless combat system, and intense PvP battles. Explore a vast open world full of danger and opportunity. Grow your wealth, forge alliances, and leave your mark on the world of Albion.
Albion Online at a glance Released 2018 Studio Sandbox Interactive GmbH Player sentiment 78% positive of 93,490 Price Free Free to PlayMMORPGMassively MultiplayerSandboxRPGCraftingSurvival
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Mabinogi
Why it matched: both open world and relaxing; shares 7 player tags including Free to Play, Massively Multiplayer and RPG; released around the same time (2012).
Embark on amazing adventures, build lasting friendships or even find romance in this unique social game, where a welcoming community with thousands of devoted players await! Whoever you are, or whatever your heart’s desire, come express it in Mabinogi and start living your fantasy life!
Mabinogi at a glance Released 2012 Studio NEXON Korea Corporation Player sentiment 74% positive of 4,197 Price Free Free to PlayMassively MultiplayerRPGMMORPGCasualSandboxCute
Common questions
What game is most like Cubic Castles?
Villagers and Heroes, on the evidence we have. It both open world, survival and relaxing. That is a statement about overlap, not a promise you will like it as much: two games can share every tag and still feel different to play.
How is "similar to Cubic Castles" decided?
By overlap on the tags Steam players applied to each game, the formal genres, the themes both sit in, and whether the same studio made them. Tags carry the most weight because players write them, so they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are ignored: matching on "Singleplayer" is matching on nothing. Every entry below shows exactly what it matched on.
Are these ranked by quality?
No. They are ordered by how much they overlap with Cubic Castles. Where two games overlap equally, the better received one goes first, but that only moves a game a place or two. Each entry shows its own player sentiment so you can weigh that separately.
Do you get paid for these recommendations?
No. The order is computed from tag and genre overlap and nothing else. No placement here can be bought, and a game appearing high on this page is a statement about resemblance rather than an endorsement.