Computed from player tags · Not ranked by quality
24 games like New World: Aeternum (2026)
Every game below overlaps with New World: Aeternum 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: Bless Online, which both open world and fantasy.
- New World: Aeternum is tagged Open World, Massively Multiplayer, MMORPG, RPG, Adventure, Action, PvP, PvE 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.
- 13 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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Bless Online
Why it matched: both open world and fantasy; shares 10 player tags including MMORPG, Massively Multiplayer and RPG; released around the same time (2018).
Live your own adventure in the breathtaking world of Bless Online! Fight for your faction in RvR battles and field PvP, explore treacherous dungeons with your friends, tame fantastic monsters, and become a legend.
Bless Online at a glance Released 2018 Studio NEOWIZ BLESS STUDIO Player sentiment 37% positive of 9,795 Price Not listed MMORPGMassively MultiplayerRPGSexual ContentPvPCharacter CustomizationPvEFantasy
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ArcheAge
Why it matched: both open world and fantasy; shares 10 player tags including Massively Multiplayer, MMORPG and RPG.
Play ArcheAge - A vast open-world sandbox MMORPG with everything you can possibly imagine.
ArcheAge at a glance Released 2015 Studio XLGAMES Player sentiment 52% positive of 7,338 Price Not listed Massively MultiplayerMMORPGRPGSandboxFantasyPvPPvECrafting
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Bless Unleashed
Why it matched: both open world and fantasy; shares 9 player tags including RPG, MMORPG and Sexual Content; released around the same time (2021).
Bless Unleashed is an open-world online game that can be enjoyed with your friends and countless others. Venture out to engage in intense combat while exploring vast regions and treacherous dungeons.
Bless Unleashed at a glance Released 2021 Studio VALOFE Player sentiment 53% positive of 31,102 Price Free RPGMMORPGSexual ContentMassively MultiplayerThird PersonFantasyPvEPvP
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Lost Ark
Why it matched: both fantasy; shares 9 player tags including MMORPG, Character Customization and RPG; published by the same company; released around the same time (2022).
Embark on an odyssey for the Lost Ark in a vast, vibrant world: explore new lands, seek out lost treasures, and test yourself in thrilling action combat in this action-packed free-to-play RPG.
Lost Ark at a glance Released 2022 Studio Smilegate RPG Player sentiment 70% positive of 203,186 Price Free MMORPGCharacter CustomizationRPGMassively MultiplayerSexual ContentPvEFantasyPvP
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Old School RuneScape
Why it matched: both open world and fantasy; shares 8 player tags including MMORPG, Fantasy and Massively Multiplayer; released around the same time (2021).
The best retro fantasy MMORPG on the planet. Old School is RuneScape but… older! This is the open world you know and love, but as it was in 2007. Saying that, it’s even better than that – Old School is shaped by you, its players, with regular new content, fixes and expansions voted for by the fans!
Old School RuneScape at a glance Released 2021 Studio Jagex Ltd Player sentiment 83% positive of 20,728 Price Free MMORPGFantasyMassively MultiplayerRPGCharacter CustomizationThird PersonPvEPvP
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Conan Exiles Enhanced
Why it matched: both open world and fantasy; shares 8 player tags including Open World Survival Craft, Crafting and Sandbox; 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 Open World Survival CraftCraftingSandboxRPGMassively MultiplayerViolentFantasyPvP
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TERA - Action MMORPG
Why it matched: both open world and fantasy; shares 8 player tags including MMORPG, Massively Multiplayer and RPG; released around the same time (2017).
TERA is an epic fantasy MMORPG experience. Master the action-packed combat system and prove yourself in solo and multiplayer adventures – all in the stunningly beautiful world of Arborea!
TERA - Action MMORPG at a glance Released 2017 Studio Bluehole, Inc. Player sentiment 79% positive of 7,716 Price Not listed MMORPGMassively MultiplayerRPGFantasyPvEPvPCharacter CustomizationThird Person
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Albion Online
Why it matched: both open world and fantasy; shares 8 player tags including MMORPG, Massively Multiplayer and Sandbox; 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 MMORPGMassively MultiplayerSandboxRPGCraftingPvPPvEFantasy
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NosTale - Anime MMORPG
Why it matched: both open world and fantasy; shares 8 player tags including MMORPG, Massively Multiplayer and RPG; released around the same time (2017).
NosTale is a free-to-play anime action MMORPG which takes you on an exciting journey through a world full of mystery with your friends. More than 30 specialist classes and tons of loyal pets provide plenty of excitement and variety in PvP, PvE and raids
NosTale - Anime MMORPG at a glance Released 2017 Studio Entwell Co., Ltd. Player sentiment 70% positive of 3,632 Price Free MMORPGMassively MultiplayerRPGCharacter CustomizationPvEFantasyPvPSexual Content
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Day of Dragons
Why it matched: both open world and fantasy; shares 8 player tags including Massively Multiplayer, Sandbox and PvE; released around the same time (2019).
Day of Dragons is an online creature survival game set in a large, beautiful, sandbox open world with multiple biomes and distinct creatures. Rule the world as one of several dragon species, or play as an elemental.
Day of Dragons at a glance Released 2019 Studio Beawesome Games Player sentiment 65% positive of 7,900 Price $19.99 Massively MultiplayerSandboxPvEPvPFantasyRPGMMORPGThird Person
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ARK: Survival Ascended
Why it matched: both open world and fantasy; shares 8 player tags including Crafting, Sandbox and Character Customization; released around the same time (2023).
ARK is reimagined from the ground-up into the next-generation of video game technology with Unreal Engine 5! Form a tribe, tame & breed hundreds of unique dinosaurs and primeval creatures, explore, craft, build, and fight your way to the top of the food-chain. Your new world awaits!
ARK: Survival Ascended at a glance Released 2023 Studio Studio Wildcard Player sentiment 60% positive of 116,330 Price $11.24 CraftingSandboxCharacter CustomizationPvEPvPMassively MultiplayerRPGFantasy
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Mortal Online 2
Why it matched: both open world and fantasy; shares 8 player tags including MMORPG, Sandbox and PvP; released around the same time (2022).
Step into Nave, a vast fantasy sandbox world with a player-driven economy, persistent housing, and deep crafting systems. Engage in first-person, full-loot PvP combat with other players and perilous foes. Build, explore, and conquer in an unforgiving world. The land is yours—who will you become?
Mortal Online 2 at a glance Released 2022 Studio Star Vault AB Player sentiment 60% positive of 13,915 Price $39.99 MMORPGSandboxPvPCharacter CustomizationRPGFantasyCraftingMassively Multiplayer
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Dark and Light
Why it matched: both open world and fantasy; shares 8 player tags including Massively Multiplayer, RPG and Sandbox; released around the same time (2017).
Dark and Light is a vast sandbox survival RPG set in a world dominated by powerful elemental forces. Find your way in a meticulously crafted world, featuring breathtaking landscapes, a wide variety of mythical creatures, and limitless possibility to craft, build, and unlock dozens of powerful weapons, spells, and skills.
Dark and Light at a glance Released 2017 Studio Snail Games USA Player sentiment 52% positive of 11,829 Price $17.99 Massively MultiplayerRPGSandboxFantasyMMORPGOpen World Survival CraftCraftingPvP
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EverQuest II
Why it matched: both open world and fantasy; shares 8 player tags including RPG, Massively Multiplayer and MMORPG.
EverQuest® II is a deep fantasy MMORPG with over two decades of content, a thriving world, and ongoing expansions that keep Norrath growing. Create your hero and adventure through a massively rich, ever-evolving universe.
EverQuest II at a glance Released 2011 Studio Darkpaw Games Player sentiment 79% positive of 2,934 Price Free RPGMassively MultiplayerMMORPGFantasyCraftingCharacter CustomizationSandboxThird Person
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Neverwinter
Why it matched: both open world and fantasy; shares 8 player tags including MMORPG, RPG and Massively Multiplayer.
Neverwinter is a free, action MMORPG based on the acclaimed Dungeons & Dragons fantasy roleplaying game. Epic stories, action combat and classic roleplaying await those heroes courageous enough to enter the fantastic world of Neverwinter!
Neverwinter at a glance Released 2013 Studio Cryptic Studios Player sentiment 77% positive of 39,651 Price Free MMORPGRPGMassively MultiplayerFantasyCharacter CustomizationPvPPvEThird Person
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RIFT
Why it matched: both open world and fantasy; shares 8 player tags including MMORPG, RPG and Fantasy.
Dive into a world of epic adventure! Create your perfect hero thanks to a uniquely customizable class system. Collect, craft, and customize your gear. Go it alone or group up to challenge dungeons, raids, dynamic open-world content, and your fellow players.
RIFT at a glance Released 2011 Studio gamigo US Inc. Player sentiment 74% positive of 11,635 Price Free MMORPGRPGFantasyMassively MultiplayerCharacter CustomizationPvPCraftingThird Person
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Last Oasis
Why it matched: both open world; shares 9 player tags including Massively Multiplayer, RPG and Crafting; released around the same time (2020).
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 MultiplayerRPGCraftingPvPSandboxThird PersonViolentPvE
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Vindictus
Why it matched: both open world and fantasy; shares 8 player tags including Massively Multiplayer, MMORPG and RPG.
Vindictus is an Action RPG that delivers the highest level of combat mechanics and high-quality visuals. Featuring a fully interactive environment, dungeon objects and monsters become part of your arsenal. Experience unique, creative action gameplay that sets a new standard for online RPGs.
Vindictus at a glance Released 2012 Studio NEXON Player sentiment 67% positive of 7,997 Price Free Massively MultiplayerMMORPGRPGCharacter CustomizationThird PersonFantasyPvPViolent
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Undawn
Why it matched: both open world; shares 9 player tags including Massively Multiplayer, RPG and MMORPG; released around the same time (2023).
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 MultiplayerRPGMMORPGCraftingSandboxPvPPvECharacter Customization
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RuneScape
Why it matched: both open world and fantasy; shares 7 player tags including MMORPG, Massively Multiplayer and RPG; released around the same time (2020).
RuneScape is a high fantasy open world MMORPG. Explore an ever changing and evolving living world where new challenges, skills, and quests await. Featuring unprecedented player freedom, you choose how to play, adventure, and grow.
RuneScape at a glance Released 2020 Studio Jagex Ltd Player sentiment 82% positive of 27,182 Price Free MMORPGMassively MultiplayerRPGFantasyCharacter CustomizationPvEPvP
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Swords of Legends Online
Why it matched: both open world and fantasy; shares 7 player tags including MMORPG, Character Customization and Fantasy; released around the same time (2021).
Swords of Legends Online is an action MMORPG set in a breathtaking fantasy world with sophisticated combat mechanics and a unique storyline based on Chinese mythology.
Swords of Legends Online at a glance Released 2021 Studio Wangyuan Shengtang Entertainment Technology CO. Player sentiment 67% positive of 5,795 Price Not listed MMORPGCharacter CustomizationFantasyMassively MultiplayerRPGThird PersonSandbox
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Reign of Guilds
Why it matched: both open world and fantasy; shares 7 player tags including MMORPG, RPG and Massively Multiplayer; released around the same time (2025).
Reign of Guilds — the spiritual successor to the old-school fantasy where steel, magic, and skill decide your fate. Inspired by the legacy of Ultima Online and EverQuest.
Reign of Guilds at a glance Released 2025 Studio Atlant Games ltd Player sentiment 61% positive of 1,417 Price Free MMORPGRPGMassively MultiplayerPvEPvPFantasyCrafting
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FINAL FANTASY XIV Online
Why it matched: both open world and fantasy; shares 7 player tags including MMORPG, RPG and Massively Multiplayer.
Join over 30 million adventurers worldwide and take part in an epic and ever-changing FINAL FANTASY. Experience an unforgettable story, exhilarating battles, and a myriad of captivating environments to explore.
FINAL FANTASY XIV Online at a glance Released 2014 Studio Square Enix Player sentiment 87% positive of 85,571 Price $19.99 MMORPGRPGMassively MultiplayerCharacter CustomizationFantasyThird PersonCrafting
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The Lord of the Rings Online
Why it matched: both open world and fantasy; shares 7 player tags including MMORPG, Massively Multiplayer and Fantasy.
Join the world’s greatest fellowship of players in the award-winning online re-creation of J. R. R. Tolkien’s legendary Middle-earth.
The Lord of the Rings Online at a glance Released 2012 Studio Standing Stone Games Player sentiment 81% positive of 23,171 Price Free MMORPGMassively MultiplayerFantasyRPGCharacter CustomizationThird PersonPvP
Common questions
What game is most like New World: Aeternum?
Bless Online, on the evidence we have. It both open world and fantasy. 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 New World: Aeternum" 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 New World: Aeternum. 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.