What games are like Valheim?

The best games like Valheim on Steam right now include RuneScape: Dragonwilds, Raft, Scrap Mechanic. They share Valheim's genre and gameplay (Open World Survival Craft, Survival, Online Co-Op) and are ranked using live Steam similarity and current follower momentum, updated daily.

How are these similar games chosen?

Each game is scored by how many Steam genres and gameplay modes it shares with Valheim, plus a bonus for the same developer, then tie-broken by how fast it is gaining Steam followers right now.

Games Like Valheim (2026)

The best similar games on Steam — matched by shared genre and gameplay, with a reason for every pick.

Updated daily · July 17, 2026

Looking for games like Valheim? The closest matches on Steam right now are RuneScape: Dragonwilds, Raft, Scrap Mechanic — chosen by shared genre and gameplay (Open World Survival Craft, Survival, Online Co-Op) and ranked by how fast each is currently gaining followers. Full ranked list of 12 below, each with why it's a match.

Best games similar to Valheim

#	Game	Genre	Shared with Valheim
1	RuneScape: Dragonwilds ▲	Action	Co-op, Third Person, Open World, Crafting
2	Raft	Adventure	Co-op, Open World, Crafting, Early Access
3	Scrap Mechanic	Action	Co-op, Open World, Crafting, Early Access
4	Enshrouded	Action	PvE, Open World, Crafting, Early Access
5	Grounded	Action	Co-op, Third Person, Open World, Crafting
6	Voidtrain	Action	Co-op, Open World, Crafting, Early Access
7	Nightingale	Action	Co-op, PvE, Open World, Crafting
8	Terraria ▲	Action	Co-op, Open World, Crafting, Exploration
9	ARK: Survival Evolved ▲	Action	Co-op, Open World, Crafting, Early Access
10	Palworld 🔥	Action	Co-op, Open World, Crafting, Early Access
11	Satisfactory	Adventure	Co-op, Open World, Crafting, Early Access
12	V Rising	Action	Co-op, PvE, Open World, Crafting

Why these are like Valheim

1. RuneScape: Dragonwilds

Both are tagged co-op, third person, open world; both offer co-op and multiplayer. On RuneScape's forgotten continent of Ashenfall, dragons have awoken.

2. Raft

Both are tagged co-op, open world, crafting; both offer co-op and multiplayer. Raft™ throws you and your friends into an epic oceanic adventure!

3. Scrap Mechanic

Both are tagged co-op, open world, crafting; both offer co-op and multiplayer. Enter the creative paradise of Scrap Mechanic!

4. Enshrouded

Both are tagged pve, open world, crafting; both offer co-op and multiplayer. You are Flameborn, last ember of hope of a dying race.

5. Grounded

Both are tagged co-op, third person, open world; both offer co-op and multiplayer. The world is a vast, beautiful and dangerous place – especially when you have been shrunk to the size of an ant.

6. Voidtrain

Both are tagged co-op, open world, crafting; both offer co-op and multiplayer. Become a crew member of an Interdimensional Express Train!

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