RuneScape: Dragonwilds similar games & best alternatives

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RuneScape: Dragonwilds

Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5 • 2025

Should you play it?

On RuneScape's forgotten continent of Ashenfall, dragons have awoken. Gather, build, skill and craft in this co-operative survival adventure. Only by mastering survival and uncovering ancient secrets can you hope to face the ferocious Dragon Queen.

What works

  • Addictive and engaging gameplay
  • Excellent building system with creative freedom
  • Nostalgic runescape elements and lore
  • Skill progression and magic system
  • Stable performance and frequent updates

Things to keep in mind

  • Limited content in early access
  • Hunger and thirst mechanics can be tedious
  • Combat difficulty spikes and stamina management issues
  • Some optimization and ui improvements needed
  • Multiplayer limited to small groups currently

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Dawn of Defiance

  • DRAGON QUEST HEROES™ II

  • Atlas Fallen: Reign Of Sand

  • No Rest for the Wicked

  • Dying Light 2 Stay Human: Reloaded Edition

  • Risen 3 - Titan Lords

More intimate

Games that feels like RuneScape: Dragonwilds but with more focus on close relationships

  • Eternal Strands

  • Grounded 2

  • Guild Wars 2®

  • Dragon Age™ Inquisition

  • Karnage Chronicles

  • Dungeons & Dragons Online®

Less social

Games that feels like RuneScape: Dragonwilds but with less teamwork and cooperation

  • The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered

  • Stray Blade

  • Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning

  • God of War Ragnarök

  • Horizon Forbidden West™ Complete Edition

  • Dark Light: Survivor

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RuneScape: Dragonwilds: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Survival. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Intimacy, Leadership.

Last update: 21/08/2026