Games like Wurm Online

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

Wurm Online is a sandbox MMO with tab-target combat on a free-to-play + sub option model. Of the picks below, 9 of 10 share its sandbox world, 8 of 10 share its tab-target combat and 5 of 10 share its free-to-play + sub option model.

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Ultima Online

#1 · 86% similar

94Sandbox

SandboxOpen World Housing1997

vs Wurm Online: Ultima Online is more alt-friendly, easier to catch up in and more PvP-focused.

Community-linked pickTab Target combatSandbox worldOld-school philosophy

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Haven & Hearth

#2 · 86% similar

n/aSandbox

PermadeathHomesteadingTwo-Man Dev Team

vs Wurm Online: Haven & Hearth is more PvP-focused, heavier on scheduled chores and more PvE-focused.

Community-linked pickTab Target combatSandbox worldOld-school philosophy

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Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues

#3 · 80% similar

58Sandbox

Ultima SuccessorPlayer HousingPlayer-Owned Towns

vs Wurm Online: Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues is more PvE-focused and more casual-friendly, with no open-world PvP.

Community-linked pickTab Target combatSandbox worldOld-school philosophy

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Istaria: Chronicles of the Gifted

#4 · 79% similar

65Sandbox

Playable DragonsMulticlassingOpen World Housing

vs Wurm Online: Istaria: Chronicles of the Gifted is more PvE-focused and lighter on scheduled chores, with no open-world PvP.

Community-linked pickTab Target combatSandbox worldOld-school philosophy

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Entropia Universe

#5 · 79% similar

65Sandbox

Real Cash EconomyPEDVirtual Property

vs Wurm Online: Entropia Universe is seen as more pay-to-win, with action combat instead of tab-target combat and a free-to-play model instead of free-to-play + sub option.

Community-linked pickSandbox worldOld-school philosophyOpen-world PvP

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Ryzom

#6 · 77% similar

72Sandbox

Living EcologyClasslessOpen Source

vs Wurm Online: Ryzom is more casual-friendly and lighter on scheduled chores, with no open-world PvP.

Community-linked pickTab Target combatSandbox worldOld-school philosophy

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Project: Gorgon

#7 · 73% similar

82Sandbox

Skill-BasedDiscoveryIndie

vs Wurm Online: Project: Gorgon is more PvE-focused, with a buy-to-play + sub option model instead of free-to-play + sub option and no open-world PvP.

Community-linked pickTab Target combatSandbox worldOld-school philosophy

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BitCraft Online

#8 · 73% similar

74Sandbox

One WorldCivilization BuildingSkilling

vs Wurm Online: BitCraft Online is more casual-friendly, with a buy-to-play model instead of free-to-play + sub option and no open-world PvP.

Community-linked pickTab Target combatSandbox worldGrind-friendly

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Pax Dei

#9 · 70% similar

63Sandbox

MedievalBuildingSocial Sandbox

vs Wurm Online: Pax Dei is more PvE-focused, with action combat instead of tab-target combat and a buy-to-play + sub option model instead of free-to-play + sub option.

Community-linked pickSandbox worldOpen-world PvPGrind-friendly

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Uncharted Waters Online

#10 · 70% similar

n/aSandpark

Age of SailTrading SimPlayer Economy

vs Wurm Online: Uncharted Waters Online is more PvE-focused, with a sandpark world instead of a sandbox world and a free-to-play model instead of free-to-play + sub option.

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

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