Games like Anarchy Online

Ranked by how closely each game's gameplay profile, monetization, and world design match Anarchy Online — not by popularity. Similarity blends attribute distance across PvE/PvP focus, grind, combat, and social systems with shared tags and curated links.

Anarchy Online is a sandpark MMO with tab-target combat on a free-to-play + sub option model. Of the picks below, 10 of 10 share its tab-target combat, 5 of 10 share its sandpark world and 5 of 10 share its open-world PvP.

Live

Uncharted Waters Online

#1 · 73% similar

n/aSandpark

Age of SailTrading SimPlayer Economy

vs Anarchy Online: Uncharted Waters Online is seen as more pay-to-win and more PvP-focused, with a free-to-play model instead of free-to-play + sub option.

Tab Target combatSandpark designOld-school philosophyOpen-world PvP

Live

Ryzom

#2 · 72% similar

72Sandbox

Living EcologyClasslessOpen Source

vs Anarchy Online: Ryzom is less alt-friendly, with a sandbox world instead of a sandpark world and no open-world PvP.

Community-linked pickTab Target combatOld-school philosophyPvE-heavy

Live

Embers Adrift

#3 · 69% similar

65Sandpark

Old SchoolGroup PvELow Fantasy

vs Anarchy Online: Embers Adrift is less alt-friendly, with a buy-to-play + sub option model instead of free-to-play + sub option and no open-world PvP.

Tab Target combatSandpark designOld-school philosophyPvE-heavy

In Development

Samsara Saga

#4 · 67% similar

n/aSandpark

Pixel ArtRagnarok-likeOld School

vs Anarchy Online: Samsara Saga is less grindy, with a free-to-play model instead of free-to-play + sub option and no open-world PvP.

Tab Target combatSandpark designOld-school philosophyPvE-heavy

Live

EVE Online

#5 · 66% similar

79Sandbox

Sci-FiSingle ShardPlayer Economy

vs Anarchy Online: EVE Online is more PvP-focused and more guild-dependent, with a sandbox world instead of a sandpark world.

Community-linked pickTab Target combatOld-school philosophyOpen-world PvP

Live

Istaria: Chronicles of the Gifted

#6 · 66% similar

65Sandbox

Playable DragonsMulticlassingOpen World Housing

vs Anarchy Online: Istaria: Chronicles of the Gifted is less alt-friendly, with a sandbox world instead of a sandpark world and no open-world PvP.

Tab Target combatOld-school philosophyPvE-heavyGrind-friendly

Live

MU Online

#7 · 65% similar

69Themepark

IsometricResetsWings

vs Anarchy Online: MU Online is seen as more pay-to-win, with a themepark world instead of a sandpark world and a free-to-play model instead of free-to-play + sub option.

Tab Target combatOld-school philosophyOpen-world PvP2001