Perpetuum similar games & best alternatives

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Perpetuum

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2014

Should you play it?

Perpetuum is a persistent, sandbox, single server, massively multiplayer sci-fi rpg (MMORPG). Control huge robots and mechs to gain access to an alien planet's resources and knowledge, amass huge wealth, or even claim part of the world for yourself using terraforming and complex infrastructure.

What works

  • Deep sandbox gameplay
  • Player-driven economy and market
  • Complex skill and industry systems
  • Meaningful pvp with tactical combat
  • Friendly and helpful community

Things to keep in mind

  • Small player base limits interaction
  • Dated graphics and ui issues
  • Steep learning curve for new players
  • Some repetitive mission content
  • High cost of advanced robots and gear

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Space Engineers

  • Forts

  • Wildgate

  • Star Conflict

  • Executive Assault

  • Age of Wonders: Planetfall

More story-driven

Games that feels like Perpetuum but with deeper narrative immersion

  • FINAL FANTASY® XI: Ultimate Collection Seekers Edition

  • CounterSide

  • Frosthaven

  • FINAL FANTASY XIV Online

  • The Elder Scrolls® Online

  • Dune: Awakening

Less dominating

Games that feels like Perpetuum but with less domination over others

  • Borderlands 2

  • RIFT

  • Hellpoint

  • Alpha League HD

  • Fellowship

  • MechWarrior Online™ Legends

Less competitive

Games that feels like Perpetuum but with less competition against others

  • Plains of Pain

  • StarRupture

  • No Man's Sky

  • Kenshi

  • Pixel Privateers

  • Warframe

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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).

Perpetuum: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Fellowship, Domination. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Leadership, Intimacy, Cooperation.

Last update: 03/08/2026