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Vintage Story

Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac • 2018

Should you play it?

What works

  • Deep and realistic survival mechanics
  • Highly detailed crafting and building systems
  • Immersive atmospheric world
  • Extensive mod support
  • Strong sense of progression and accomplishment

Things to keep in mind

  • Steep learning curve and slow progression
  • Can be tedious or grind-heavy
  • Early game can feel daunting
  • Limited social and competitive features
  • Not available on steam

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Night of the Dead

  • IfSunSets

  • Signs of Life

  • 5089: The Action RPG

  • RuneScape: Dragonwilds

  • Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead

More intimate

Games that feels like Vintage Story but with more focus on close relationships

  • Don't Starve Together

  • Creator of Another World

  • Pathless Woods

  • ICARUS

  • Smalland: Survive the Wilds

  • Sons Of The Forest

Less social

Games that feels like Vintage Story but with less teamwork and cooperation

  • Subnautica

  • Subnautica: Below Zero

  • Aquaria

  • Road Not Taken

  • Don't Starve

  • Unexplored 2: The Wayfarer's Legacy

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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.
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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).

Vintage Story: 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 Survival, Creativity. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Intimacy.

Last update: 05/08/2026