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2001PEGI 16PCSteam Deck playable81 % positivefree

A sprawling fantasy MMORPG where you freely choose whether to train skills, complete quests, or hunt bosses. Its living, ever-growing world rewards long-term progression across dozens of skills.

  • Lots of grind
  • Open world
  • Loot and gear
  • Dense, handcrafted world

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Mabinogi

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2004PC74 % positivefree

Brings what grabs you about RuneScape: lots of grind, a sandbox with your own goals and an open world.

A charming fantasy MMORPG that blends combat with life-sim activities like crafting, music and friendships. Instead of rigid classes you grow your character freely through many skills, within a cozy online community.

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Hytale

Open world

A voxel sandbox adventure that blends block building and exploring a procedurally generated fantasy world with RPG-style combat, dungeons and creatures. Powerful modding and server tools turn it into a platform for custom minigames and worlds.

Conan Exiles

Lots of grind

A survival sandbox set in the brutal world of Conan the Barbarian: you build bases and whole cities, endure hunger, cold and enemies, and rise from a lowly exile to a mighty warrior. Playable solo, in co-op, or on persistent online servers with siege warfare.

MapleStory 2

Lots of grind

A colorful block-styled MMORPG with real-time action combat, class progression and player housing, focused on questing, dungeons and building together with other players.

Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided

Lots of grind

A classic Star Wars MMORPG where you build your own character without fixed classes, take up professions like trader or entertainer, and shape a living sandbox galaxy together with other players.

Terraria

Dense, handcrafted world

A 2D sandbox adventure where you dig, build and craft while ever-tougher bosses unlock new gear tiers and biomes. Its huge item pool and hidden secrets make it a near-endless experience, especially with friends.

Necesse

Sandbox with your own goals

A 2D sandbox survival game in an endless procedurally generated world where you build a settlement alone or with friends, delve into dungeons, fight bosses and craft gear. Its appeal lies in blending base building and settler management with action-driven gear progression.

Wurm Unlimited

Lots of grind

An extremely deep fantasy sandbox where you build houses, villages and whole kingdoms, craft, and slowly train skills. Private servers and mods let you shape the world, solo or with friends.

Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time

Dense, handcrafted world

A cozy life-sim RPG where you take up jobs like blacksmith, angler, cook or fighter, explore a colorful fantasy world, build up your island and home, and set out to save time itself. Combat, gathering and crafting blend together in a relaxed loop, with co-op available.

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