Games like Minecraft for Windows
What to play if you like Minecraft for Windows
Start with METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN, Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon® Wildlands, ICARUS. These games share the strongest Game DNA signals with Minecraft for Windows, then show where the experience changes.
Alternatives, with the trade-offs visible
These are anonymous game-to-game comparisons, not personal recommendations or player-behaviour claims.
81% shared experienceMETAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN
Preserves: Exploration and Social dependency
Changes: Build crafting depth and Resource management
79% shared experienceTom Clancy's Ghost Recon® Wildlands
Preserves: Social dependency and Exploration
Changes: Build crafting depth
78% shared experienceICARUS
Preserves: Social dependency and Resource management
Changes: Isolation and Build crafting depth
78% shared experienceSons Of The Forest
Preserves: Social dependency and Exploration
Changes: Isolation and Build crafting depth
78% shared experienceRaft
Preserves: Social dependency and Resource management
Changes: Combat intensity and Isolation
77% shared experiencetheHunter: Call of the Wild™
Preserves: Social dependency and Exploration
Changes: Combat intensity and Isolation
76% shared experienceThe Forest
Preserves: Social dependency and Resource management
Changes: Isolation and Build crafting depth
76% shared experienceAbiotic Factor
Preserves: Social dependency and Resource management
Changes: Progression
Minecraft Launcher
Preserves: Combat intensity and Exploration
Changes: Social dependency and Resource management
75% shared experienceHouse Flipper
Preserves: Resource management and Social dependency
Changes: Strategic depth and Sandbox freedom
75% shared experienceFar Cry® 5
Preserves: Social dependency and Exploration
Changes: Sandbox freedom and Build crafting depth
75% shared experienceThis War of Mine
Preserves: Resource management and Build crafting depth
Changes: Build crafting depth and Combat intensity
74% shared experienceValheim
Preserves: Social dependency and Exploration
Changes: Resource management and Progression
73% shared experienceGrand Theft Auto IV: The Complete Edition
Preserves: Social dependency and Combat intensity
Changes: Build crafting depth
73% shared experienceThe First Descendant
Preserves: Social dependency and Combat intensity
Changes: Resource management and Build crafting depth
73% shared experienceFar Cry 3
Preserves: Social dependency and Exploration
Changes: Resource management and Build crafting depth
73% shared experienceState of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition
Preserves: Social dependency and Combat intensity
Changes: Build crafting depth and Sandbox freedom
73% shared experienceREMNANT II®
Preserves: Social dependency and Exploration
Changes: Resource management and Progression