Haven & Hearth similar games & best alternatives

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Haven & Hearth

Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac • 2024

Should you play it?

A free-to-play MMORPG with crafting, building, landscaping, foraging, hunting, fishing, a dash of poetry, and open PvP combat,

What works

  • Deep and complex survival mechanics
  • Open world with emergent player interactions
  • Free to play with fair monetization
  • Strong community and social systems
  • Long-term progression and exploration

Things to keep in mind

  • Steep learning curve and clunky ui
  • Harsh permadeath and pvp can frustrate new players
  • Slow pacing and real-time waits
  • Toxic and unmoderated player community
  • Outdated graphics and controls

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Ymir

  • Nin Online

  • Meridian 59

  • Ashen Empires

  • Old School RuneScape

  • Bit Heroes Quest

Less idle-friendly

Games that feels like Haven & Hearth but with less of an idle filler feel

  • War Selection

  • StarBreak

  • Path of Exile

  • Albion Online

  • Ragnarok Online

  • Argentum Online

Less competitive

Games that feels like Haven & Hearth but with less competition against others

  • Force of Nature

  • Feel The Snow

  • 秦殇 (Prince of Qin)

  • DYSPLACED

  • Elin

  • Hero's Adventure: Road to Passion

Less dominating

Games that feels like Haven & Hearth but with less domination over others

  • RPG MO

  • WAKFU

  • Orake Classic

  • Alaloth: Champions of The Four Kingdoms

  • Spiral Knights

  • Temtem

Choose your own criteria ->

Similarity map

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).

Haven & Hearth: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Fellowship, Domination. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Idle, Exploration, Domination.

Last update: 03/08/2026