10 games similar to Fortnite, a Strategy, Simulator, Shooter, Adventure, Role-playing (RPG) game, drawn from IGDB's similarity data. Each pick below notes the genres it shares with Fortnite.
01Shares AdventureRole-playing (RPG)SimulatorStrategyForce of Nature shares Fortnite's open world sandbox structure where you build, craft, and fight for survival. Both games emphasize construction and resource gathering across expansive environments. While Force of Nature strips away the battle royale competition for a cooperative focus, it delivers the same blend of action, exploration, and creative building that defines Fortnite's core appeal.
02Shares AdventureRole-playing (RPG)ShooterBoth Fortnite and Borderlands 3 blend shooter action with open-world exploration across multiple environments. Each supports cooperative multiplayer for up to four players and split-screen play, letting you tackle campaigns with friends. Borderlands 3 emphasizes procedurally generated loot and character progression through skill trees, offering the progression loop and team-based gameplay that define Fortnite's cooperative modes.
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03Shares AdventureRole-playing (RPG)ShooterSimulatorStrategyMiscreated shares Fortnite's open-world survival sandbox where you scavenge, build, and fight for survival against both environmental threats and other players. Both games emphasize multiplayer action in expansive environments where resource management and construction matter. Miscreated trades Fortnite's battle royale structure for persistent PvP survival, but maintains that same blend of exploration, crafting, and combat across a hostile landscape.
04Shares AdventureRole-playing (RPG)ShooterSimulatorStrategyBoth games center on survival in open-world sandboxes where you scavenge, build, and fight to stay alive against other players. Last Day on Earth strips away Fortnite's battle royale structure for a slower-paced zombie strategy game, but shares the same core loop of resource management, construction, and multiplayer combat in a hostile environment where death is constant.
05Shares AdventureRole-playing (RPG)ShooterSimulatorBoth Fortnite and Ark: Survival Evolved center on survival in open-world sandboxes where building and resource gathering are core to progression. Each supports multiplayer cooperation and competition across single-player and online modes. While Fortnite emphasizes last-man-standing combat, Ark layers survival mechanics with creature taming and crafting, offering a slower-paced but deeper sandbox experience for players seeking extended exploration and base construction.
06Shares AdventureRole-playing (RPG)Rising World shares Fortnite's open-world sandbox foundation and emphasis on building, letting you construct freely in procedurally generated environments. Both support cooperative play where friends join to help shape your world. While Rising World strips away combat for pure creation and survival, it captures the same creative freedom and collaborative construction that drives Fortnite's Creative mode.
07Shares AdventureShooterSimulatorStrategyBoth Empyrion and Fortnite center on survival in open-world sandboxes where building is essential to progress. Empyrion shifts the setting to space, letting you construct ships and stations across planets rather than fight in a shrinking map, but the core loop of resource gathering, construction, and exploration remains. Co-operative play and multiple perspectives support similar collaborative gameplay.
08Shares AdventureRole-playing (RPG)ShooterSimulatorStrategyBoth games center on survival in open-world sandboxes where building and construction are core to staying alive. Like Fortnite's battle royale, 7 Days to Die uses a day/night cycle as a pressure mechanic, though here the threat comes from zombie hordes instead of a shrinking map. Both support cooperative multiplayer and let you approach challenges your own way, whether through combat, crafting, or fortification.
09Shares AdventureRole-playing (RPG)SimulatorLife is Feudal: Your Own shares Fortnite's sandbox foundation and cooperative multiplayer focus, letting you build and shape an open world with friends. Both emphasize survival and resource management in hostile environments. Where Fortnite prioritizes fast-paced combat, Life is Feudal trades that for medieval crafting depth, farming, and social systems, appealing to players who want creative construction and community over battle royale speed.
10Shares AdventureShooterSimulatorStrategyBoth Slime Rancher and Fortnite combine first-person action with open-world exploration and resource management. Where Fortnite emphasizes combat and building, Slime Rancher channels those sandbox mechanics into farming and collection, letting you explore an untamed landscape at your own pace. Each game rewards curiosity and experimentation within expansive environments designed for extended play sessions.
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10 games similar to Fortnite: Force of Nature, Borderlands 3, Miscreated, Last Day on Earth: Survival, Ark: Survival Evolved, Rising World, Empyrion: Galactic Survival, 7 Days to Die.
Most of these games share Open world, Action, Adventure, Sandbox and Survival with Fortnite, based on IGDB's similarity data. Each pick has a short note explaining what it has in common with Fortnite.
