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Ryzom

PC (Microsoft Windows), Linux, Mac • 2016

Should you play it?

Enter a unique science fantasy MMORPG and dive into a unique organic living world !

What works

  • Deep and flexible skill and crafting systems
  • Unique and immersive living world with seasons and migrations
  • Friendly and helpful community
  • Classless character development
  • Free to play with generous level cap

Things to keep in mind

  • Dated graphics and interface
  • Steep learning curve
  • Low player population
  • Slow progression and grind
  • Some ui and gameplay clunkiness

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Mabinogi

  • Dungeons & Dragons Online®

  • OrbusVR: Reborn

  • Champions Online

  • Guild Wars® Reforged

  • EverQuest II

Less wellness-oriented

Games that feels like Ryzom but with less physical activity or wellness

  • RIFT

  • Guild Wars 2®

  • RPG World - Action RPG Maker

  • Craftopia

  • Neverwinter Nights: Enhanced Edition

  • Smalland: Survive the Wilds

Less intimate

Games that feels like Ryzom but with less focus on close relationships

  • RuneScape: Dragonwilds

  • Muck

  • Onigiri

  • Palworld

  • Zeno Clash 2

  • Lost Ark

Choose your own criteria ->

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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.
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  • 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).

Ryzom: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Status, Competition, Exploration.

Last update: 03/08/2026