Computed from player tags · Not ranked by quality
24 games like Portal Knights (2026)
Every game below overlaps with Portal Knights 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: Enshrouded, which made by the same studio, Keen Games GmbH.
- Portal Knights is tagged Adventure, Multiplayer, Sandbox, RPG, Building, Crafting, Survival, Co-op 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.
- 5 are free to download, so you can test the resemblance yourself at no cost.
- 1 are from the same studio: Enshrouded.
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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Enshrouded
Why it matched: made by the same studio, Keen Games GmbH; both survival and fantasy; shares 8 player tags including Survival, Crafting and RPG.
You are Flameborn, last ember of hope of a dying race. Awaken, survive the terror of a corrupting fog, and reclaim the lost beauty of your kingdom. Venture into a vast world, vanquish punishing bosses, build grand halls and forge your path in this co-op survival action RPG for up to 16 players.
Enshrouded at a glance Released 2024 Studio Keen Games GmbH Player sentiment 86% positive of 105,009 Price $29.99 SurvivalCraftingRPGExplorationBuildingFantasySandboxEarly Access
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Dragon Quest Builders
Why it matched: both survival and fantasy; shares 9 player tags including RPG, Cute and Third Person; released around the same time (2016).
The beloved block-building RPG, DRAGON QUEST BUILDERS, is bringing its handy crafting features to Steam! Weave your own tale as you build your own unique buildings and towns to restore Alefgard to it's former glory!
Dragon Quest Builders at a glance Released 2016 Studio Square Enix Player sentiment 91% positive of 793 Price $27.99 RPGCuteThird PersonVoxelFantasySurvivalBuildingCrafting
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Cube World
Why it matched: both survival and fantasy; shares 9 player tags including RPG, Voxel and Exploration; released around the same time (2019).
Cube World is a voxel-based action RPG with a focus on exploration. It takes place in a procedurally generated fantasy world made up entirely of cubes.
Cube World at a glance Released 2019 Studio Picroma Player sentiment 36% positive of 18,732 Price $19.99 RPGVoxelExplorationFantasyThird PersonCraftingGreat SoundtrackSandbox
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PixARK
Why it matched: both survival, fantasy and relaxing; shares 7 player tags including Survival, Sandbox and RPG; released around the same time (2019).
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 SurvivalSandboxRPGCasualBuildingCraftingVoxel
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Villagers and Heroes
Why it matched: both survival, fantasy and relaxing; shares 6 player tags including RPG, Crafting and Sandbox; 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 RPGCraftingSandboxFantasySurvivalCasual
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My Time at Portia
Why it matched: both survival and relaxing; shares 7 player tags including RPG, Crafting and Casual; released around the same time (2019).
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 RPGCraftingCasualBuildingSandboxExplorationSurvival
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Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom
Why it matched: both survival and fantasy; shares 7 player tags including RPG, Fantasy and Cute; released around the same time (2018).
Join the young king Evan as he sets out on an epic quest to found a new kingdom and, with the help of some new friends, unite his world, saving its people from a terrible evil.
Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom at a glance Released 2018 Studio LEVEL5 Inc. Player sentiment 84% positive of 11,158 Price $59.99 RPGFantasyCuteGreat SoundtrackDungeon CrawlerExplorationSurvival
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Conan Exiles Enhanced
Why it matched: both survival and fantasy; shares 7 player tags including Survival, Building and Crafting; 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 SurvivalBuildingCraftingSandboxRPGExplorationFantasy
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Day of Dragons
Why it matched: both survival and fantasy; shares 7 player tags including Early Access, Survival and Sandbox; 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 Early AccessSurvivalSandboxFantasyRPGExplorationThird Person
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Slime Rancher
Why it matched: both fantasy and relaxing; shares 7 player tags including Cute, Exploration and Sandbox; released around the same time (2017).
Slime Rancher is the tale of Beatrix LeBeau, a plucky, young rancher who sets out for a life a thousand light years away from Earth on the ‘Far, Far Range’ where she tries her hand at making a living wrangling slimes.
Slime Rancher at a glance Released 2017 Studio Monomi Park Player sentiment 98% positive of 156,780 Price $19.99 CuteExplorationSandboxCasualFantasyGreat SoundtrackEarly Access
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Forager
Why it matched: both survival and relaxing; shares 7 player tags including Survival, Crafting and Sandbox; released around the same time (2019).
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 SurvivalCraftingSandboxBuildingExplorationRPGCasual
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Fallout Shelter
Why it matched: both survival and relaxing; shares 7 player tags including Survival, Building and Casual; 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 SurvivalBuildingCasualCraftingSandboxRPGGreat Soundtrack
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Faeria
Why it matched: both survival, fantasy and relaxing; shares 5 player tags including RPG, Fantasy and Casual; released around the same time (2017).
With its unique living board, Faeria is also the only card game where you can gain all 300 cards in less than 50 hours.
Faeria at a glance Released 2017 Studio Abrakam Entertainment SA Player sentiment 84% positive of 7,213 Price $19.99 RPGFantasyCasualSurvivalEarly Access
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Core Keeper
Why it matched: both survival and relaxing; shares 7 player tags including Sandbox, Survival and Crafting.
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 SandboxSurvivalCraftingExplorationBuildingDungeon CrawlerCasual
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Cubic Castles
Why it matched: both survival and relaxing; shares 7 player tags including Building, Sandbox and Crafting; released around the same time (2014).
Your blocks, your castle, your world! Build anything you can dream up and explore with other players! Cubic Castles is a mini-MMO that combines the best of block-building and 3D platform action! Create fantastic parkour challenges, explore worlds made by other players, or even make friend!
Cubic Castles at a glance Released 2014 Studio Raptisoft Player sentiment 74% positive of 4,276 Price Free BuildingSandboxCraftingCuteSurvivalCasualRPG
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Luma Island
Why it matched: both fantasy and relaxing; shares 7 player tags including Crafting, Exploration and RPG.
Get ready to explore, farm, fish, mine, craft, and raise magical Lumas as you solve puzzles and embark on quests across Luma Island. Play solo, or team up with friends in 1-4 player online co-op. Choose relaxing Cozy, challenging Adventure, or epic Hero mode to match your mood and playstyle.
Luma Island at a glance Released 2024 Studio Feel Free Games Player sentiment 84% positive of 12,673 Price $19.99 CraftingExplorationRPGBuildingCasualFantasyCute
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MOBIUS FINAL FANTASY
Why it matched: both survival, fantasy and relaxing; shares 5 player tags including RPG, Fantasy and Casual; released around the same time (2017).
A team of veteran developers of the FINAL FANTASY franchise, headed by venerated producer Yoshinori Kitase, brings you MOBIUS FINAL FANTASY, a mobile RPG of unprecedented quality. The PC version comes 4K visuals and 60 FPS gameplay.
MOBIUS FINAL FANTASY at a glance Released 2017 Studio Square Enix Player sentiment 73% positive of 4,380 Price Not listed RPGFantasyCasualSurvivalGreat Soundtrack
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ARK: Survival Ascended
Why it matched: both survival and fantasy; shares 7 player tags including Early Access, Survival and Building.
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 Early AccessSurvivalBuildingCraftingSandboxRPGFantasy
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Child of Light
Why it matched: both fantasy and relaxing; shares 6 player tags including RPG, Fantasy and Great Soundtrack; released around the same time (2014).
Aurora, a young girl from 1895 Austria, awakens on the lost fairytale continent of Lemuria. To return home she must fight against the dark creatures of the Queen of the Night, who have stolen the sun, the moon and the stars. At stake is not only Lemuria, but Aurora’s true destiny.
Child of Light at a glance Released 2014 Studio Not recorded Player sentiment 91% positive of 13,481 Price $14.99 RPGFantasyGreat SoundtrackCuteLocal Co-OpCasual
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Kingdom: Classic
Why it matched: both survival, fantasy and relaxing; shares 5 player tags including Building, RPG and Fantasy; released around the same time (2015).
Kingdom is a 2D sidescrolling strategy/resource management hybrid with a minimalist feel wrapped in a beautiful, modern pixel art aesthetic.
Kingdom: Classic at a glance Released 2015 Studio Noio Player sentiment 91% positive of 22,707 Price Free BuildingRPGFantasySurvivalCasual
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Grounded
Why it matched: both survival; shares 8 player tags including Survival, Crafting and Exploration; released around the same time (2020).
The world is a vast, beautiful and dangerous place – especially when you have been shrunk to the size of an ant. Can you thrive alongside the hordes of giant insects, fighting to survive the perils of the backyard?
Grounded at a glance Released 2020 Studio Obsidian Entertainment Player sentiment 90% positive of 95,557 Price $39.99 SurvivalCraftingExplorationSandboxRPGThird PersonCuteEarly Access
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Starbound
Why it matched: both survival and relaxing; shares 6 player tags including Sandbox, Survival and Crafting; 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 SandboxSurvivalCraftingExplorationBuildingRPG
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Craft The World
Why it matched: both survival and fantasy; shares 6 player tags including Crafting, Building and Sandbox; released around the same time (2014).
Craft The World is a unique sandbox strategy game, the mix of Dungeon Keeper, Terraria and Dwarf Fortress. Explore a random generated world populated by dangerous creatures, build a dwarf fortress, gather resources, and craft all the items, weapons, and armor you need.
Craft The World at a glance Released 2014 Studio Dekovir Entertainment Player sentiment 88% positive of 17,058 Price $18.99 CraftingBuildingSandboxSurvivalRPGFantasy
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RPG MO
Why it matched: both fantasy and relaxing; shares 6 player tags including RPG, Early Access and Sandbox; 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 RPGEarly AccessSandboxCraftingFantasyExploration
Common questions
What game is most like Portal Knights?
Enshrouded, on the evidence we have. It made by the same studio, Keen Games GmbH. 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 Portal Knights" 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 Portal Knights. 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.
What else did the makers of Portal Knights do?
Enshrouded is also from Keen Games GmbH, and appears in the list below for that reason as well as on tag overlap.
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.