Computed from player tags · Not ranked by quality
24 games like RIFT (2026)
Every game below overlaps with RIFT 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: The Lord of the Rings Online, which both open world, survival and fantasy.
- RIFT is tagged Free to Play, MMORPG, RPG, Fantasy, Open World, Old School, Nostalgia, Massively Multiplayer 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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The Lord of the Rings Online
Why it matched: both open world, survival and fantasy; shares 10 player tags including Free to Play, MMORPG and Massively Multiplayer; released around the same time (2012).
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 Free to PlayMMORPGMassively MultiplayerFantasyRPGCharacter CustomizationOnline Co-OpSurvival
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Mortal Online 2
Why it matched: both open world, survival and fantasy; shares 10 player tags including MMORPG, PvP and Character Customization.
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 MMORPGPvPCharacter CustomizationRPGFantasyMagicCraftingSurvival
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NosTale - Anime MMORPG
Why it matched: both open world, survival and fantasy; shares 9 player tags including Free to Play, MMORPG and Massively Multiplayer.
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 Free to PlayMMORPGMassively MultiplayerRPGCharacter CustomizationFantasyPvPSurvival
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Old School RuneScape
Why it matched: both open world and fantasy; shares 10 player tags including MMORPG, Free to Play and Nostalgia.
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 MMORPGFree to PlayNostalgiaFantasyMassively MultiplayerRPGCharacter CustomizationThird Person
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School of Dragons
Why it matched: both open world, survival and fantasy; shares 8 player tags including Free to Play, Massively Multiplayer and RPG; released around the same time (2014).
Fly fast, train hard, and learn well to become the Ultimate Dragon Trainer! Join Chief Hiccup and Toothless and embark on the thrilling adventures of DreamWorks Animation’s ‘How to Train Your Dragon’. Play with your friends and explore mysterious worlds in this action-packed learning experience!
School of Dragons at a glance Released 2014 Studio JumpStart Games, Inc. Player sentiment 62% positive of 5,502 Price Not listed Free to PlayMassively MultiplayerRPGMMORPGFantasyOnline Co-OpSurvivalPvP
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Villagers and Heroes
Why it matched: both open world, survival and fantasy; shares 8 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 MultiplayerRPGMMORPGCraftingFantasySurvivalMagic
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Guild Wars 2
Why it matched: both fantasy; shares 11 player tags including MMORPG, RPG and Character Customization; released around the same time (2012).
Guild Wars 2 is an award-winning online roleplaying game with fast-paced action combat, deep character customization, and no subscription fee required. Choose from an arsenal of professions and weapons, explore a vast open world, compete in PVP modes and more. Join over 16 million players now!
Guild Wars 2 at a glance Released 2012 Studio ArenaNet Player sentiment 88% positive of 29,449 Price Free MMORPGRPGCharacter CustomizationFree to PlayFantasyThird Person3DMassively Multiplayer
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FINAL FANTASY XIV Online
Why it matched: both open world and fantasy; shares 9 player tags including MMORPG, RPG and Massively Multiplayer; released around the same time (2014).
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 CustomizationFantasyMagicThird PersonOnline Co-Op
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Dungeons & Dragons Online
Why it matched: both open world and fantasy; shares 9 player tags including Free to Play, RPG and MMORPG; released around the same time (2012).
Enter a world of danger and adventure with Dungeons & Dragons Online® based on the beloved RPG that started it all.
Dungeons & Dragons Online at a glance Released 2012 Studio Standing Stone Games Player sentiment 71% positive of 7,931 Price Free Free to PlayRPGMMORPGMassively MultiplayerFantasyMagicCharacter CustomizationThird Person
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Albion Online
Why it matched: both open world, survival and fantasy; shares 8 player tags including Free to Play, MMORPG and Massively Multiplayer.
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 MultiplayerRPGCraftingSurvivalPvPFantasy
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WildStar
Why it matched: both open world, survival and fantasy; shares 8 player tags including Free to Play, Massively Multiplayer and MMORPG.
Critically acclaimed and now Free to Play, WildStar is a fantastical sci-fi MMO where you can join your friends or undertake your own epic adventures on the fabled planet Nexus!
WildStar at a glance Released 2016 Studio Carbine Studios Player sentiment 75% positive of 5,124 Price Not listed Free to PlayMassively MultiplayerMMORPGRPGPvPCharacter CustomizationFantasySurvival
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Riders of Icarus
Why it matched: both open world, survival and fantasy; shares 8 player tags including Free to Play, Massively Multiplayer and RPG.
Take the battle to the sky with fantastical flying mount combat unlike anything you’ve seen before in Riders of Icarus, the new unprecedented action-adventure MMORPG experience that lets you ride and fight on the back of the realm’s most dangerous winged beasts…dragons.
Riders of Icarus at a glance Released 2016 Studio WeMade Player sentiment 66% positive of 10,691 Price Not listed Free to PlayMassively MultiplayerRPGMMORPGFantasyCharacter CustomizationPvPSurvival
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Dark and Light
Why it matched: both open world, survival and fantasy; shares 8 player tags including Survival, Massively Multiplayer and RPG.
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 SurvivalMassively MultiplayerRPGFantasyMagicMMORPGCraftingPvP
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Knight Online
Why it matched: both open world, survival and fantasy; shares 8 player tags including Free to Play, MMORPG and Massively Multiplayer.
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 MultiplayerPvPRPGSurvivalCharacter CustomizationFantasy
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Black Desert
Why it matched: both open world and fantasy; shares 9 player tags including MMORPG, Massively Multiplayer and Character Customization; released around the same time (2014).
Played by over 20 million Adventurers - Black Desert Online is an open-world, action MMORPG. Experience intense, action-packed combat, battle massive world bosses, fight alongside friends to siege and conquer castles, and train in professions such as fishing, trading, crafting, cooking, and more!
Black Desert at a glance Released 2014 Studio Pearl Abyss Player sentiment 74% positive of 94,179 Price $9.99 MMORPGMassively MultiplayerCharacter CustomizationRPGFantasy3DCraftingMagic
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TERA - Action MMORPG
Why it matched: both open world and fantasy; shares 9 player tags including MMORPG, Massively Multiplayer and Free to Play.
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 MultiplayerFree to PlayRPGFantasyPvPCharacter CustomizationOnline Co-Op
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Swords of Legends Online
Why it matched: both open world and fantasy; shares 9 player tags including Free to Play, MMORPG and Character Customization.
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 Free to PlayMMORPGCharacter CustomizationFantasyMassively MultiplayerRPGThird PersonOnline Co-Op
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Undawn
Why it matched: both open world and survival; shares 9 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 MultiplayerSurvivalRPGMMORPGCraftingPvPFree to PlayCharacter Customization
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EverQuest II
Why it matched: both open world and fantasy; shares 8 player tags including Free to Play, RPG and Massively Multiplayer; released around the same time (2011).
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 Free to PlayRPGMassively MultiplayerMMORPGFantasyCraftingCharacter CustomizationThird Person
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Neverwinter
Why it matched: both open world and fantasy; shares 8 player tags including Free to Play, MMORPG and RPG; released around the same time (2013).
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 Free to PlayMMORPGRPGMassively MultiplayerFantasyCharacter CustomizationPvPThird Person
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Conan Exiles Enhanced
Why it matched: both open world, survival and fantasy; shares 7 player tags including Survival, Crafting and RPG.
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 SurvivalCraftingRPGMassively MultiplayerOnline Co-OpFantasyPvP
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Vindictus
Why it matched: both open world and fantasy; shares 8 player tags including Free to Play, Massively Multiplayer and MMORPG; released around the same time (2012).
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 Free to PlayMassively MultiplayerMMORPGRPGCharacter CustomizationThird PersonFantasyPvP
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Orcs Must Die! Unchained
Why it matched: both open world, survival and fantasy; shares 8 player tags including Free to Play, Survival and Fantasy.
Orcs Must Die! Unchained takes the award-winning Orcs Must Die! action tower defense game to a whole new level with team-based gameplay! Bust skulls with your best pals in PvE co-op Survival, or put your teamwork to the real test in Sabotage Mode!
Orcs Must Die! Unchained at a glance Released 2017 Studio Robot Entertainment Player sentiment 69% positive of 6,107 Price Not listed Free to PlaySurvivalFantasyThird PersonPvPRPGMassively MultiplayerOnline Co-Op
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Digimon Masters Online
Why it matched: both open world, survival and fantasy; shares 7 player tags including Free to Play, MMORPG and Massively Multiplayer.
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 MultiplayerRPGFantasyOnline Co-OpSurvival
Common questions
What game is most like RIFT?
The Lord of the Rings Online, on the evidence we have. It both open world, survival 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 RIFT" 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 RIFT. 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.