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Manyland

2015

Should you play it?

Welcome to Manyland, an open universe we invent and live together! In an infinite world of abundance, we create new things by drawing them, build new places, hang out and chat, collect, make music, party, script objects, go on adventures... and have fun together in ways none of us can predict.

What works

  • Extensive creative freedom
  • Active and supportive community
  • Unique pixel art sandbox
  • Collaborative world building
  • Free to play with ad-free steam version

Things to keep in mind

  • Steep learning curve
  • Immature or toxic younger players
  • Cluttered ui and navigation
  • Server shutdown and community decline
  • Limited moderation and content filtering

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Cubic Castles

  • Anyland

  • King Rabbit - Puzzle

  • Islet Online

  • Roots of Pacha

  • Pixel Worlds: MMO Sandbox

More story-driven

Games that feels like Manyland but with deeper narrative immersion

  • Heroines of Swords & Spells

  • Fields of Mistria

  • Kitsune Tails

  • Spirittea

  • Aground

  • Snacko

More survival-focused

Games that feels like Manyland but with a stronger survival pressure

  • Spelunky 2

  • Rogue Heroes: Ruins of Tasos

  • BattleBlock Theater®

  • Feed the Cups

  • Cubicle Quest

  • Tearscape

Less social

Games that feels like Manyland but with less teamwork and cooperation

  • Chicken Journey

  • Alwa's Legacy

  • Littlewood

  • Curse Crackers: For Whom the Belle Toils

  • Mondealy: Day One

  • To Pixelia

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).

Manyland: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Survival, Violence, Story.

Last update: 03/08/2026