Farlands similar games & best alternatives

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Farlands

Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch • 2024

Should you play it?

Congratulations, you’ve bought your own planet! An agrarian rock at the edge of the galaxy that, for some reason, was practically being given away for free. So the time has come to leave your hectic, stressful life in an overcrowded metropolis for a more rural and rewarding life.

What works

  • Engaging farming and exploration loop
  • Charming pixel art and animations
  • Relaxing music and atmosphere
  • Unique sci-fi setting with multiple planets
  • Strong community involvement and developer communication

Things to keep in mind

  • Early access with limited content and bugs
  • Some ui and control issues, especially with controllers
  • Limited npc interaction and social features
  • Progression-blocking bugs reported (e.g. blacksmith disappearance)
  • Some mechanics lack tutorial or clarity

What to play next

Top picks

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Similarity map

How to compare these games

Compare nearby games

Each card is a nearby game on the similarity map, compared with Farlands. Swipe sideways to move between games. Titles already listed in What to play next are left out.

  • Cover and title: open that game’s page.
  • What works / keep in mind: the same highlights as the desktop comparison panel.
  • Bars: the main motivational differences versus this game.
How to use the graph

Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Swipe to compare nearby games with Farlands. These titles are not in What to play next.

Farlands: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Survival, Violence, Competition, Thrill. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Survival, Expression, Strategy.

Last update: 24/08/2026