What kind of game is this?

[Bullzi]

Looks like generic unreal 4/5 game. Like that crowfall

[Paladin-Six]

It is a survival game set in the universe of Runescape. It plays like Enshrouded and Breath of the wild with Runescape aesthetic.

[Tarzan]

Originally posted by Bullzi:

Looks like generic unreal 4/5 game. Like that crowfall

It's almost a direct rip off of Valheim in every way, but a good rip off lol, its all Runescape lore :D

[Senti]

I don't know why people compare it so heavily to valheim, it's not really more like valheim than any other fantasy/medieval OWSC game. even the devs/advertising do this. is it just because of the way trees chop into segments or something?

[Vesta]

Originally posted by Senti:

I don't know why people compare it so heavily to valheim, it's not really more like valheim than any other fantasy/medieval OWSC game. even the devs/advertising do this. is it just because of the way trees chop into segments or something?

Because people are brain rot nowadays. Oh this is a copy of that this is a copy of this. It's a rip off of this game. It's literally an open world survival game that is based around Runescape. People just forget what genres are now?

[Tarzan]

Originally posted by Senti:

I don't know why people compare it so heavily to valheim, it's not really more like valheim than any other fantasy/medieval OWSC game. even the devs/advertising do this. is it just because of the way trees chop into segments or something?

You must of never played Valheim then, the game is insanely identical and its not a bad thing.

[Ivins]

Originally posted by Pancakes:

Originally posted by Bullzi:

Looks like generic unreal 4/5 game. Like that crowfall

It's almost a direct rip off of Valheim in every way, but a good rip off lol, its all Runescape
lore :D

please explain because I have SEVERAL full runs in Valhiem(600hr) and I have 10+ hr in RSDW and I dont find them similar at all. Sure they have combat and crafting, so do 5,000 other games.

[Tarzan]

Originally posted by Ivins:

Originally posted by Pancakes:

It's almost a direct rip off of Valheim in every way, but a good rip off lol, its all Runescape
lore :D

please explain because I have SEVERAL full runs in Valhiem(600hr) and I have 10+ hr in RSDW and I dont find them similar at all. Sure they have combat and crafting, so do 5,000 other games.

If you don't find them similar at all then there is no point in me mentioning every similarity. You have your opinion, I have mine. There is a reason everyone is comparing them..

[Taddy Mason]

Originally posted by Ivins:

Originally posted by Pancakes:

It's almost a direct rip off of Valheim in every way, but a good rip off lol, its all Runescape
lore :D

please explain because I have SEVERAL full runs in Valhiem(600hr) and I have 10+ hr in RSDW and I dont find them similar at all. Sure they have combat and crafting, so do 5,000 other games.

can't explain it. if you don't get it, you just don't get it and wasting time trying to get you to understand it would be frustrating for all parties involved as we all go in pointless circles. you don't have to understand how it's like Valheim to know that plenty of other people do think it is. is that a good enough explanation? it has to be-it's the best you can get.

[Ivins]

Originally posted by Taddy Mason:

Originally posted by Ivins:

please explain because I have SEVERAL full runs in Valhiem(600hr) and I have 10+ hr in RSDW and I dont find them similar at all. Sure they have combat and crafting, so do 5,000 other games.

can't explain it. if you don't get it, you just don't get it and wasting time trying to get you to understand it would be frustrating for all parties involved as we all go in pointless circles. you don't have to understand how it's like Valheim to know that plenty of other people do think it is. is that a good enough explanation? it has to be-it's the best you can get.

I just need 3 examples that aren't every other survival game.

Where and what did they copy?

Food doesn't even give you more HP or STAM. So that wasn't a copy.
Terraforming, RSDW doesn't have. Enshrouded Doesn't have. Valheim does.
None of the mobs are copied.
You use resources to build your house? Like every survival? Did it copy minecraft?

Sure there are a lot of similar elements, but copies? no way. RSDW would be better if it DID copy.

The gameplay loop isn't even copied. RSDW doesn't have a biome boss you need to kill to progress. RSDW has a SET map that will never change unless they redesign.

sure valheim has a skill system, but OSRS, RSC, both had a skill system before that, and they're not even close to the same. RSDW skill level unlocks abilities. Valheim skill system barely does anything.

Is the inventory the same size on the 2 games? where is the copy?

[Shakespeare]

they use the comparison because its the one of the most well known of the bunch, no need to get to lost on it. its not a 1 to 1 and it doesnt have to be, just to say its similar.

[GafferGragz]

I think ppl use Valheim as a placeholder for the whole bunch of similar games (I fond out i do).
And its a symptom for the fact that this was not what many did hope and expected from this publisher. This is what I think, and if you think otherwise all is good c:

[Rose Brigade]

I'm gonna jump on the band wagon and say this is much like Valheim, because it really is. The genre isn't the reason, because there's tons of Survival Crafting games out there like ARK, Palworld, and VRising. Valheim isn't even the first Survival Crafter either, nor the game that popularized the genre (that title goes to MineCraft).
It just really is a lot like Valheim in design, in gameplay, even the way the tiers work.
The only spin is that it has RuneScape aspects, skills, and a 20x better building system and progression flow.
In my opinion, it's better than Valheim right out the gate, even with Valheim going on its *checks Store Page* 4th year of Early Access.
Valheim may have more content, but even after 4 years the game still feels clunky.
Meanwhile RS DragonWilds feels really smooth (at least to my experience).

That being said. It is just a better Valheim. Love or hate the comparison, that is what it is.

[Ivins]

Yes I LOVE the 5seconds cast time to enchant my sword to fire just to get interrupted by a rat. Feels so smooth! I love to stop running before jumping a gap to cast FeatherToes so I can jump the gap! such smooth uninterrupted game play!

I love needing to Eat and drink so I don't die but crafting food gives little to no bonuses like +MaxHp and +MaxStam

The tier progression is the same as ANY game. has nothing to do with Valheim. Valheim does it better, you gear up in the biome to defeat the biome boss. He drops the thing you need to progress in the next biome. Eikthyr dropping the antler pick to then be able to mine copper and tin. What do we have in RSDW? NOTHING. You gear up to then enter another zone to gear up again. Do this 5x and you're at the boss, a. single. dragon.

Terraforming is non-existent.
Procedural Generation is non-existent.

Set map you play one time and know everything.
Ore nodes will ALWAYS be in the same place and they will ALWAYS respawn.
RSDW dungeons are all the same mobs throughout all the zones. Guess what. They all have the same reward! Guess what again, that reward respawns and you can just walk in there and grab it again.

Valheim doesn't have 24 years of backbone set out by RSC RS2-RS3-OSRS
tell me why we can't follow the progression already laid out in 24-years.
Why rewrite the progression path if we're putting the title RUNESCAPE onto it?

Guys the base building is literally a default UE base building, its nothing special. Its seen in several several several games, and this game didn't add to it. There isn't much you can do, and the "fancy" stuff like barrels serve no purpose but decoration. Its a barrel, let me store stuff in it.


Your comparisons of Valheim to RSDW is the same as Escape from Tarkov to Call of duty.
they both have guns, you can die and respawn. must be copied.

[Ghevd]

How could you not compare this to Valheim?

Mobs die and explode into resources identical to Valheim.
You learn new recipes by finding new materials. Like Valheim.
Progression is linear. One tier of resources leads to unlocking the next. Kinda like Valheim minus the bosses.
Skills improve with use.
Demolishing buildings gives all resources back
Being Hunted.
Random base raids
Shields negate damage like Valheim
Timed Parries. Valheim
Workbench augmentations.

I could probably go on and on with the similarities.

Some things that where half ass copied were a mistake. The food and drink system in this game sucks compared to Valheim. No Farming or at least I didn't get far enough to farm yet. The rest system in this game is a weak imitation of Valheim's.

Which brings us to the deco items. Worthless as of now since there is no comfort bonus like Valheim. The cooking also pales in comparison. No way to burn your steaks here. Fires work in the rain. No need to vent smoke. Which is a shame. One of the reasons I loved Valheim so much was it inspired me to build things I didn't need like bridges and it was all thanks to the comfort system.

Nothing against this game. Is it good? Yes, I like it. Does it scratch that Valheim itch? Sure does. Is it going to take Valheim's crown? LOL hell no. At least not in my eyes.


It is hard to argue that this game isn't Fantasy Kingdom Valheim similar to Enshrouded. That's how I perceive them and I imagine I'm not alone.

Which is fine by me. I wish more would copy the formula. Looking forward to more devs spin on the formula as well.

Post apocalyptic Valheim
Zombie Plague Valheim
Modern Day Valheim

Looking forward the most for the futuristic space Valheim. I built enough docks, buildings, and bridges. Time to build spaceships.
I imagine we'll get one Valheim for every genre. Fingers crossed!

[Linfried]

Haha! Ghevd here is looking for a fight.