Other games like Yonder?

[Badgerized]

As the title says.

I've already checked out My Time In Portia and, Slime Rancher. while I like the art style it doesn't feel the same. like, I feel with Yonder. so any games I am missing that are like Yonder?

[Invest]

Hmm My Time In Portia is the closes one I guess... maybe stardew valley? Although its not 3d but still...

[404_Not_Found]

staxel maybe?

[it's a gabe]

As far as I know, Yonder is the only non-violent open world game of this scale. I think Staxel's atmosphere comes close, but its exploration capabilities are sort of limited. Yonder was built to be explored whereas Staxel wasn't.

Hum... I think Black Desert Online could potentially fill that need and I know that sounds far fetched, but once you get past the necessary violence, you're free to go where you wanna go and do what you wanna do (though you can do whatever you wanna do as soon as the black spirit stops bothering you with silly tutorials, but there are a lot of chill quests locked behind level gates).

Like, as I hit level 45 the other day, an overwhelming amount of side quests, all involving collecting, crafting, or chilling, popped up. Every time I'm done with one, more pop up. There's a bunch of quests between 45 and 50 that focus on exploration. I'm at a point where I'm putting the main quest and the killing aside just so I can chill, explore, and do all these side quests and it's A LOT to go through, so I've been spending most of my time online just chilling and exploring the world.

The game has a lot of flaws, mostly from a business stand point, but I'm personally enjoying playing on my own especially because PvE/exploration is greatly optimized for solo play, which is rare these days since MMOs focus so much on linear stories instead of open-ended solo content. It does have something special in that regard even though the endgame focuses heavily on PvP, but as I've seen other members of the community mention before, lots of people never engaged in PvP and have no interest in doing so, instead spending their time hanging out, crafting, and exploring. And may I say, the fishing mini game is one of the most involved I've seen yet.

But if you're looking for something with the exact same vibe as Yonder, then yeah, I think you're out of luck for now. Really can't think of another open-ended game with a focus on exploration and non-violent content—at all. I will say, though, that you could look out for Ooblets. The developers plan to release it this year and although it has some Pokemon-esque elements, it looks like a very chill experience.

[zeroeyes]

https://store.steampowered.com/app/37270/Wandering_Willows/ Wandering Willows is old, but shares a lot in common with Yonder in that there is crafting, questing, gathering, and no combat. It's not fully 3D, but it's still a lot of fun. Very chill.

[Pesky]

I would like to recommend

https://store.steampowered.com/app/296240/

It is a game so close to Virtual Villagers that they should be sued, but it incorporates exploration, trading and rewards for certain activities, and it's very cheap. Runs on Mac and Windows.

[Fiassink]

Portal Knights. I love that game too!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/374040/Portal_Knights/

[buddhabuddy]

I second Wandering Willows. I've played it through three times just because it is so cute, fun, and silly.

[spielerinchen]

i would recommend the good old Myst series, especially Path of the Shell (it's contained in the Uru:Complete Chronicles)
the Myst series doesn't contain farming at all, but the open world exploration & the overall feel of the main mystery is very similar imo
& it also doesn't contain any combat

https://store.steampowered.com/app/63650/URU_Complete_Chronicles/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/63660/Myst_Masterpiece_Edition/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/63610/Riven_The_Sequel_to_MYST/

[Blackwall]

I'll second My Time at Portia. Excellent, fun RPG. Big world, lots to do. Although there is combat, it is rudimentary.

[OneDress]

I have played My Time at Portia. If you are used to non-combat games (like myself) then the amount of killings you have to do in Portia may frustrate you (basically you need to kill lots of creatures to harvest materials for your crafting) and yes, combat is necessary to continue the main story. You need to craft weapons, armour and a decent amt of dexterity to beat bosses.

To a player who are used to combat, Portia may seem rudimentary and the bosses are easy. I didn't find it so. Scroll through the discussion boards on Steam and on Reddit, you would find players who feel the same as I do.

That said, I don't regret buying Portia because I do believe the dev has done enough work to warrant it. I have stopped playing though because of the amt of combat I had to do. I basically had enough. I'm looking forward to play Yonder where I don't have to fight anybody/any creature anymore.

I would recommend looking at Harvest Moon or Story of Seasons series. They are cute farming games where hard work and friendship are rewarded and 100% battle free. You take care of animals, farm, befriend/marry npc etc. The latest PC version may not be the best intro game if you haven't played Harvest Moon before but the consoles and handheld versions are excellent. Although as a fan, I did enjoy playing the PC game but that's just me.

[Finn]

Originally posted by PeskyTheTroll:

I would like to recommend

https://store.steampowered.com/app/296240/

It is a game so close to Virtual Villagers that they should be sued, but it incorporates exploration, trading and rewards for certain activities, and it's very cheap. Runs on Mac and Windows.

How the hell is this game like yonder!? lmao

[Pesky]

Originally posted by Finn:

Originally posted by PeskyTheTroll:

I would like to recommend

https://store.steampowered.com/app/296240/

It is a game so close to Virtual Villagers that they should be sued, but it incorporates exploration, trading and rewards for certain activities, and it's very cheap. Runs on Mac and Windows.

How the hell is this game like yonder!? lmao

Exploration, trading, and rewards for certain activities. And one overall objective which requires you to complete a number of others. It's not **very** like it, but I thought it was close enough for a recommendation.

[Badgerized]

some of these games are nothing like Yonder lol

My Time in Portia is probably the nearest to Yonder

[Blackwall]

Originally posted by gkarmadi:

I have played My Time at Portia. If you are used to non-combat games (like myself) then the amount of killings you have to do in Portia may frustrate you (basically you need to kill lots of creatures to harvest materials for your crafting) and yes, combat is necessary to continue the main story. You need to craft weapons, armour and a decent amt of dexterity to beat bosses.

To a player who are used to combat, Portia may seem rudimentary and the bosses are easy. I didn't find it so. Scroll through the discussion boards on Steam and on Reddit, you would find players who feel the same as I do.

That said, I don't regret buying Portia because I do believe the dev has done enough work to warrant it. I have stopped playing though because of the amt of combat I had to do. I basically had enough. I'm looking forward to play Yonder where I don't have to fight anybody/any creature anymore.

I would recommend looking at Harvest Moon or Story of Seasons series. They are cute farming games where hard work and friendship are rewarded and 100% battle free. You take care of animals, farm, befriend/marry npc etc. The latest PC version may not be the best intro game if you haven't played Harvest Moon before but the consoles and handheld versions are excellent. Although as a fan, I did enjoy playing the PC game but that's just me.

I can understand this. My Time at Portia is more of an RPG than Yonder is. I've played a lot of RPGs and I was pretty frustrated by the combat in the beginning, especially the dungeons. Then I upgraded by sword and everything got a lot easier. I also put lots of points into the combat skill tree.

All the same, I find the rest of the game completely delightful. The quests, the building, the farming, raising animals, expanding my home, decorating it and the mining, which has to be my favorite part of the game.

The games are very similar in looks and controls and, despite the presence of combat in the game, the focus of My Time is on farming, building and gathering. There is also significant RPing with the NPCs, an entire social aspect to it. Yonder is a game that is driven by what you want to do and this is also true of My Time at Portia.

[lividman]

I think Force of Nature also is similar. You can build your base with different buildings, farm and tame animals. But combat is also a big part of the gameplay. The goal is to progress deeper through the island and gather all the force of Nature shards. There are no NPCs though in the whole game, only monsters to beat up.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/568570/