The Best World-building Games

Update : Afterlife added at rank #1.
Here are our 10 Best World-building Games:
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Afterlife (2023)

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early access PC Windows Xbox One

Be the main character, and show your strategy to protect the village by stopping monsters attacking it in the afterlife and to get back to where you were.

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  • 2d
  • world-building
  • simulation
  • dark
  • metroidvania
  • real-time
  • strategy
  • immersive
  • pixel
  • archery
  • scroller
  • platform
  • nature
  • board-game
  • tactical
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EverMerge: Merge & match game (2020)

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IOS iPhone

EverMerge is a part merge, part world-building puzzle game. Find new mergeable items - and meet classic characters and creatures. Drag, merge and organize pieces the way you want on the wide-open game board.

  • quests
  • world-building
  • wide-open
  • puzzle
  • discovery
  • sandbox
  • endless
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