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Games like Riven, ELDEN RING and Garry's Mod

30 games that play like them, 6 of them like more than one.

Riven
Riven
ELDEN RING
ELDEN RING
Garry's Mod
Garry's Mod

Like more than one of them

6 games close to two or more of Riven, ELDEN RING and Garry's Mod

  1. 1

    BONEWORKS

    Garry's Mod, but in VR, and a quarter of the hours

    Loved · 92%Physics · SandboxAlso like Riven

  2. 2

    Enshrouded

    Garry's Mod, but an action RPG, and about survival

    Liked · 86%Building · SandboxAlso like ELDEN RING

  3. 3

    Chained Together

    Riven, but a precision platformer, and half the hours

    Loved · 90%Emotional · MysteryAlso like Garry's Mod

  4. 4

    Bad Guys at School

    Garry's Mod, but a tenth of the hours

    Liked · 87%Sandbox · PhysicsAlso like ELDEN RING

  5. 5

    Far Cry 4

    Garry's Mod, but open world, and stealthy

    Liked · 85%FPS · SandboxAlso like ELDEN RING

  6. 6

    Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora

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

    Mixed · 78%Online Co-Op · ShooterAlso like ELDEN RING

More like Riven

7 games closest to Riven of your picks

  1. 7

    The Witness

    Riven, but open world, and harder

    Liked · 84%Puzzle · Walking Simulator

  2. 8

    Escape Simulator

    Riven, but co-op

    Loved · 94%Puzzle · Mystery

  3. 9

    Inside the Backrooms

    Riven, but a survival horror game, and psychological horror

    Liked · 80%Puzzle · VR

  4. 10

    Call of the Sea

    Riven, but Lovecraftian

    Liked · 88%Puzzle · Mystery

  5. 11

    Firewatch

    Riven, but open world, and half the hours

    Loved · 91%Walking Simulator · Mystery

  6. 12

    We Were Here Expeditions: The FriendShip

    Riven, but co-op, and a third of the hours

    Loved · 90%Puzzle · Emotional

  7. 13

    The Forgotten City

    Riven, but a detective game, and your choices matter

    Loved · 96%Mystery · Investigation

More like ELDEN RING

4 games closest to ELDEN RING of your picks

  1. 14

    DARK SOULS III

    ELDEN RING, but story-rich

    Loved · 94%Souls-like · Dark Fantasy

  2. 15

    DARK SOULS II

    Much the same as ELDEN RING

    Liked · 88%Souls-like · Dark Fantasy

  3. 16

    The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Game of the Year Edition (2009)

    ELDEN RING, but single-player, and a third of the hours

    Loved · 95%Open world · RPG

  4. 17

    Grounded

    ELDEN RING, but a survival crafting game, and with base building

    Loved · 90%Souls-like · Open world

More like Garry's Mod

13 games closest to Garry's Mod of your picks

  1. 18

    PEAK

    Garry's Mod, but a 3D platformer, and a survival game

    Loved · 94%Physics · Online Co-Op

  2. 19

    Scrap Mechanic

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

    Loved · 92%Building · Physics

  3. 20

    Goat Simulator 3

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

    Loved · 98%Physics · Sandbox

  4. 21

    Space Engineers

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

    Liked · 89%Building · Sandbox

  5. 22

    Fireworks Mania - An Explosive Simulator

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

    Loved · 97%Sandbox · Physics

  6. 23

    Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades

    Garry's Mod, but single-player, and half the hours

    Loved · 97%Physics · Sandbox

  7. 24

    Content Warning

    Garry's Mod, but a horror game, and procedurally generated

    Loved · 94%Physics · Online Co-Op

  8. 25

    One-armed cook

    Garry's Mod, but free to play, and a cooking game

    Loved · 91%Physics · Sandbox

  9. 26

    Liar's Bar

    Garry's Mod, but a party game, and a card game

    Liked · 89%FPS · Online Co-Op

  10. 27

    Just Cause 2

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

    Loved · 91%Sandbox · Physics

  11. 28

    Terraria

    Garry's Mod, but 2D, and with crafting

    Loved · 97%Sandbox · Building

  12. 29

    Just Cause 3

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

    Liked · 84%Physics · Sandbox

  13. 30

    LEGO Worlds

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

    Mixed · 78%Building · 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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