5 Simulation games like EVE Online that you should try

Genre puts it alongside EVE Online, and so does open world exploration, melee combat and multiplayer gameplay. To that it adds resource management and an isometric view. They part company on setting and visuals: this one brings fantasy world.

With EVE Online it shares deep RPG systems, open world exploration and melee combat. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and multiplayer gameplay. Where the two diverge is setting and combat: magic-based combat and an anime aesthetic.

What carries over from EVE Online is exploration and discovery, deep RPG systems, and multiplayer gameplay. The common ground extends to a third-person camera and free-to-play access. Where the two diverge is setting and visuals: fantasy world.

With EVE Online it shares deep RPG systems, open world exploration and multiplayer gameplay. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and an isometric view. Where the two diverge is setting and progression: fantasy world and single-player focus.

It resembles EVE Online most in how it is built: deep RPG systems, a sandbox world and multiplayer gameplay. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera. The distance is in progression and visuals — its own ground is adventure storytelling.