Wyrmsun similar games & best alternatives

Wyrmsun

Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2015

Should you play it?

Wyrmsun is a real-time strategy game which features elements of mythology, history and fiction.

What works

  • Nostalgic and faithful to classic rts gameplay
  • Free and open source with active developer support
  • Deep unit progression and hero customization
  • Moddability and map editor support
  • Engaged and supportive community

Things to keep in mind

  • Multiplayer is limited and often unstable
  • Small and unclear ui elements hinder readability
  • Game crashes and bugs reported frequently
  • Slow development pace and incomplete content
  • Some ai and pathfinding issues

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • SOVL: Fantasy Warfare

  • Particle Fleet: Emergence

  • Tzar: The Burden of the Crown

  • Eador: Genesis

  • Chaos Galaxy 2

  • Warlords Battlecry III

More social

Games that feels like Wyrmsun but with more teamwork and cooperation

  • Vagante

  • Heroes of Steel RPG

  • Vertical Drop Heroes HD

  • Tallowmere

  • Conquest of Elysium 4

  • Battle for Wesnoth

Less competitive

Games that feels like Wyrmsun but with less competition against others

  • Avernum 2: Crystal Souls

  • Soulash 2

  • RimWorld

  • Shortest Trip to Earth

  • Low Magic Age

  • Rogue AI Simulator

Less dominating

Games that feels like Wyrmsun but with less domination over others

  • Avernum 3: Ruined World

  • Time Break Chronicles

  • Drill Core

  • Voidspire Tactics

  • Monster Sanctuary

  • Three Kingdoms Mushouden

Less leadership-focused

Games that feels like Wyrmsun but with less leadership over others

  • Rogue Empire: Dungeon Crawler RPG

  • Creeper World 2: Anniversary Edition

  • The Doors of Trithius

  • Tower Tactics: Liberation

  • Tales of Maj'Eyal

  • In Celebration of Violence

Less fellowship-oriented

Games that feels like Wyrmsun but with less of a community feel

  • Horizon's Gate

  • Deity Empires

  • Dungeonmans

  • Loria

  • Age of Fear 2: The Chaos Lord GOLD

  • KeeperRL

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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).

Wyrmsun: 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 Story, Fantasy. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Cooperation.

Last update: 03/08/2026