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Games like Nova Lands, Red Dead Redemption 2 and Garry's Mod

30 games that play like them, 23 of them like more than one.

Nova Lands
Nova Lands
Red Dead Redemption 2
Red Dead Redemption 2
Garry's Mod
Garry's Mod

Like more than one of them

23 games close to two or more of Nova Lands, Red Dead Redemption 2 and Garry's Mod

  1. 1

    Scrap Mechanic

    Garry's Mod, but a survival crafting game, and with base building

    Loved · 92%Building · PhysicsAlso like Nova Lands

  2. 2

    Satisfactory

    Nova Lands, but co-op, and three times the hours

    Loved · 97%Automation · Base BuildingAlso like Garry's Mod

  3. 3

    TerraTech

    Much the same as Nova Lands

    Loved · 91%Open World Survival Craft · RobotsAlso like Garry's Mod

  4. 4

    Palworld

    Nova Lands, but a creature collector, and even better loved

    Loved · 95%Open World Survival Craft · AutomationAlso like Garry's Mod

  5. 5

    Necesse

    Nova Lands, but co-op

    Loved · 93%Open World Survival Craft · AutomationAlso like Garry's Mod

  6. 6

    The Planet Crafter

    Nova Lands, but in space, and even better loved

    Loved · 96%Open World Survival Craft · AutomationAlso like Garry's Mod

  7. 7

    Fallout: New Vegas

    Red Dead Redemption 2, but an action RPG, and single-player

    Loved · 96%Western · Open worldAlso like Garry's Mod

  8. 8

    Space Engineers

    Garry's Mod, but a survival crafting game, and in space

    Liked · 89%Building · SandboxAlso like Nova Lands

  9. 9

    Core Keeper

    Nova Lands, but co-op

    Loved · 93%Base Building · Open World Survival CraftAlso like Garry's Mod

  10. 10

    Subsistence

    Nova Lands, but more divisive

    Mixed · 72%Open World Survival Craft · Base BuildingAlso like Garry's Mod

  11. 11

    Just Cause 2

    Garry's Mod, but a third-person shooter, and a quarter of the hours

    Loved · 91%Sandbox · PhysicsAlso like Red Dead Redemption 2

  12. 12

    Raft

    Nova Lands, but co-op

    Loved · 93%Open World Survival Craft · Base BuildingAlso like Garry's Mod

  13. 13

    Valheim

    Nova Lands, but twice the hours

    Loved · 94%Open World Survival Craft · Base BuildingAlso like Garry's Mod

  14. 14

    Terraria

    Garry's Mod, but about survival, and 2D

    Loved · 97%Sandbox · BuildingAlso like Nova Lands

  15. 15

    Deadside

    Nova Lands, but a first-person shooter, and PvP

    Mixed · 76%Open World Survival Craft · Base BuildingAlso like Garry's Mod

  16. 16

    Sandustry

    Nova Lands, but even better loved

    Loved · 97%Automation · Open World Survival CraftAlso like Garry's Mod

  17. 17

    Starbound

    Nova Lands, but in space, and twice the hours

    Loved · 90%Open World Survival Craft · SandboxAlso like Garry's Mod

  18. 18

    Robocraft

    Garry's Mod, but free to play, and a third-person shooter

    Mixed · 73%Building · SandboxAlso like Nova Lands

  19. 19

    Just Cause 3

    Garry's Mod, but open world, and a third of the hours

    Liked · 84%Physics · SandboxAlso like Red Dead Redemption 2

  20. 20

    Enshrouded

    Nova Lands, but an action RPG

    Liked · 86%Base Building · SurvivalAlso like Garry's Mod

  21. 21

    Dune: Awakening

    Nova Lands, but story-rich, and three times the hours

    Mixed · 71%Open World Survival Craft · Base BuildingAlso like Garry's Mod

  22. 22

    Smalland: Survive the Wilds

    Nova Lands, but co-op

    Liked · 82%Open World Survival Craft · Base BuildingAlso like Garry's Mod

  23. 23

    Bum Simulator

    Garry's Mod, but a life sim, and single-player

    Liked · 88%Sandbox · PhysicsAlso like Nova Lands

More like Nova Lands

4 games closest to Nova Lands of your picks

  1. 24

    ASTRONEER

    Nova Lands, but in space

    Loved · 92%Open World Survival Craft · Automation

  2. 25

    Forager

    Nova Lands, but an incremental game

    Liked · 89%Open World Survival Craft · Base Building

  3. 26

    Factorio

    Nova Lands, but five times the hours

    Loved · 98%Automation · Base Building

  4. 27

    Grounded

    Nova Lands, but horror

    Loved · 90%Open World Survival Craft · Base Building

More like Garry's Mod

3 games closest to Garry's Mod of your picks

  1. 28

    Fireworks Mania - An Explosive Simulator

    Garry's Mod, but a hobby sim, and a tenth of the hours

    Loved · 97%Sandbox · Physics

  2. 29

    Far Cry 4

    Garry's Mod, but open world, and half the hours

    Liked · 85%FPS · Sandbox

  3. 30

    Far Cry 3

    Garry's Mod, but stealthy, and a third of the hours

    Liked · 88%FPS · Sandbox

How this list is made

Each game is measured against each of your picks the way a games-like list measures it: the Steam community tags, Steam genres and IGDB themes they share, each counting for more the fewer games carry it. A game's place is how alike it is to your picks together, as a share of each pick's best match, so one alike to two of them comes before one alike to just one. It must be close to at least one of them, as close as it would have to be on that game's own list.

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