Games Like The I of the Dragon (2026)

Shared: Town Building

Dinkum is a cozy Australian outback life-sim where you farm, fish, mine, and build a town from scratch. Think Animal Crossing with more crocs and actual survival teeth.

Shared: Moddable

A brutal medieval mercenary sim where every recruit has a name, a backstory, and a grave waiting for them. Permadeath bites hard, but the tactical depth bites harder.

Shared: Moddable

Fourteen years old and still the benchmark open-world RPG newcomers get handed first. Either you have 300 hours in this already, or you owe it to yourself to find out why.

Shared: Territory Control

Three years of patches, a console launch, and a full rebrand later, New World: Aeternum is a more coherent MMO than it had any right to be after its disastrous 2021 debut. Worth a look for patient explorers, a harder sell for anyone expecting narrative depth or Souls-style combat.

Shared: Town Building

If your idea of a good evening is queuing up production chains and planning the next day's commissions before bed, Portia is going to eat your calendar whole. Stardew Valley fans who want a 3D world with crafting depth will find a lot here, provided they can tolerate some rough edges.