Top 10 Games Like Terraria in 2026

Terraria is one of the most played games on Steam right now: 29,407 people were in game on October 18, 2026 (#50 by concurrent players). If you like its mix of Open World Survival Craft, Sandbox, and Survival, these 10 games come closest by Steam user tags. Each pick has at least 1,000 reviews and 70% or more positive.

Best Terraria alternatives

  1. 1. Necesse

    2025 · 92% positive of 24,526 reviews · $9.74

    In common with Terraria: Open World Survival Craft, Crafting, Building, Survival

  2. 2. Starbound

    2016 · 90% positive of 87,417 reviews · $5.99

    In common with Terraria: Open World Survival Craft, Crafting, Survival, Online Co-Op

  3. 3. Tinkerlands

    2025 · 85% positive of 3,631 reviews · $9.09

    In common with Terraria: Open World Survival Craft, Crafting, Building, Survival

  4. 4. The Forest

    2018 · 95% positive of 581,986 reviews · $4.19

    In common with Terraria: Open World Survival Craft, Crafting, Building, Survival

  5. 5. Valheim

    2026 · 93% positive of 472,237 reviews · $29.99

    In common with Terraria: Open World Survival Craft, Crafting, Building, Survival

    Games like Valheim

  6. 6. Don't Starve Together

    2016 · 94% positive of 376,906 reviews · $5.09

    In common with Terraria: Open World Survival Craft, Crafting, Survival, Online Co-Op

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  7. 7. Feel The Snow

    2019 · 86% positive of 2,627 reviews · $1.29

    In common with Terraria: Open World Survival Craft, Crafting, Survival, Sandbox

  8. 8. Forager

    2019 · 90% positive of 35,520 reviews · $5.99

    In common with Terraria: Open World Survival Craft, Crafting, Building, Survival

  9. 9. Crea

    2016 · 73% positive of 1,086 reviews · $14.99

    In common with Terraria: Open World Survival Craft, Crafting, Building, Survival

  10. 10. Stranded Deep

    2022 · 74% positive of 43,656 reviews · $19.99

    In common with Terraria: Open World Survival Craft, Crafting, Building, Survival

FAQ

What is the best game like Terraria?

Necesse is the closest match: it shares Open World Survival Craft, Crafting, Building, and Survival with Terraria and has 92% positive reviews out of 24,526.

Are there free games like Terraria?

None of these 10 picks is free to play. The cheapest is Feel The Snow at $1.29 (Steam price when the list was built).

How were these games picked?

We compare the Steam user tags of Terraria with every Steam game that has at least 1,000 reviews and 70% or more positive, giving more weight to its most-voted and rarest tags. At most two games of one series make the list. The list was built on October 18, 2026.