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Games Like Wayward
Apr 22, 2016·86% positive·
You awake to discover yourself no longer in the company of good men or a fine seafaring vessel. Treasure... you remember something about treasure. Wayward is a challenging turn-based, top-down, wilderness survival roguelike. Explore, build, and most importantly survive in these unforgiving lands.
Best games like Wayward
The best games like Wayward are Rem Survival, Lost Scavenger, Don't Starve, Project Zomboid, and Beyond the Map. GAMESLIKE ranks these alternatives using shared gameplay metadata, Steam review sentiment, and similarity signals. Evidence includes 86% positive across 1k Steam reviews, Steam genre and tag overlap across RPG, Indie, Adventure, platform support for Windows, macOS, and Linux, and $7.99 pricing signal.
- Rem Survival - Rem Survival is closely similar to Wayward because both are RPG and Indie and Adventure and Simulation and Early Access games, and fit the same co-op story intent.
- Lost Scavenger - Lost Scavenger is closely similar to Wayward because both are RPG and Indie and Adventure and Simulation and Early Access games, and fit the same survival/crafting intent.
- Don't Starve - Don't Starve is closely similar to Wayward because both are Indie and Adventure and Simulation games, and share gameplay elements like Survival, and fit the same survival/crafting and systems/automation/colony intent.
- Project Zomboid - Project Zomboid is closely similar to Wayward because both are RPG and Indie and Simulation and Early Access games, and fit the same co-op story and survival/crafting intent.
- Beyond the Map - Beyond the Map is closely similar to Wayward because both are RPG and Indie and Adventure and Simulation and Early Access games, and fit the same survival/crafting intent.
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Multi-playerSingle-playerCo-opSteam CloudCross-Platform MultiplayerSteam WorkshopOnline PvPOnline Co-opLAN PvPLAN Co-opPvPFamily SharingAdjustable Text SizeSubtitle OptionsCamera ComfortCustom Volume ControlsStereo SoundSurround SoundPlayable without Timed InputMouse Only OptionTouch Only OptionAdjustable DifficultySave Anytime
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About WaywardShow moreShow less
Wayward is a challenging turn-based, top-down, wilderness survival roguelike. In Wayward, there is a large focus on simulation, exploration, and discovery. There are no classes; there are no levels. Progression of your character depends on individual skill and stat gains by your interactions with items or objects in the world. You are free to play and explore the game in any fashion you wish.
Wayward is a traditional roguelike, meaning it has random environment generation, (optional) permadeath, turn-based gameplay, grid-based movement, complexity, non-modal interactions, resource/inventory management, and more. As such, Wayward is similar to games like UnReal World, Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead, or Dwarf Fortress.
Some of Wayward's key features include
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Sandbox survival game mechanics mixed with roguelike gameplay.
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Over 750 items to craft, discover and interact with.
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Deep, multi-faceted skill system with over 30 skills.
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More than 60 creatures and animals to combat, harvest, or tame.
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Iterative game design and community feedback driven with transparent development.
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Online multiplayer with optional PVP mode.
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35+ hours of content and gameplay before reaching the "end-game" with supplemental content requiring hundreds of hours.
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Infinite procedural generation with five island types featuring unique content for each biome.
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Optional permadeath (hardcore), or respawning (casual) modes.
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More than 40 milestones to unlock that provide unique gameplay modifiers.
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Ability to rollback to previous versions or play the latest development build of the game before public release via Steam.
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Choose from the following game modes: hardcore, casual, challenge, or custom.
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Day and night system with temperature effects.
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Character customization.
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Dynamic reputation and difficulty system.
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Play in turn-based (default), simulated turn-based (multiplayer only), or real-time modes.
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Modding and Steam Workshop support with extensive development tools.
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18 custom music tracks.
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