Drifting Lands similar games & best alternatives

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Drifting Lands

PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac • 2017

Should you play it?

Drifting Lands is an hybrid of classical horizontal shoot'em'up with a lot of strong gameplay elements coming straight from the action-RPG genre. If you want an original diablo-like game or you want a different kind of shoot'em'up, you're in the right place!

What works

  • Deep ship customization and skill system
  • Engaging bullet hell gameplay
  • Great soundtrack and visuals
  • High replayability with loot and grinding
  • Responsive controls and multiple difficulty levels

Things to keep in mind

  • Repetitive environments and enemies
  • Steep difficulty spikes
  • Some ui and control quirks
  • Loot system can be frustrating with item loss
  • Story is short and secondary

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Seraph

  • Conquest Dark

  • DRACOMATON

  • Revita

  • GROSS

  • ODDCORE

Less competitive

Games that feels like Drifting Lands but with less competition against others

  • ADACA

  • Eventide Matter

  • Soulstone Survivors

  • Spiritfall

  • Gaia Beyond

  • EVERSPACE™

Less story-driven

Games that feels like Drifting Lands but with less narrative immersion

  • Soulstone Survivors: Prologue

  • DESYNC

  • Space Scavenger

  • Vampire Hunters

  • Dwarven Realms

  • Sentimental K

Less status-driven

Games that feels like Drifting Lands but with less focus on status and recognition

  • EVERSPACE™ 2

  • Sector Six

  • Galactic Glitch

  • Deflector

  • ROGUE FLIGHT

  • None Shall Intrude: Descent

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How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Swipe to compare nearby games with Drifting Lands. These titles are not in What to play next.

Drifting Lands: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Competition, Status, Violence.

Last update: 21/08/2026