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6 Adventure games like MASSIVE CHALICE that you should try

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We filtered the 31 games similar to MASSIVE CHALICE down to the 6 that fit the “Adventure” category. Shelter, Bad North and Sid Meier's Colonization (Classic) top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to MASSIVE CHALICE.

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GenreStrategySubgenreGrand Strategy
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Year 2015Dev Double Fine Productions

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Within the “Adventure” category, the closest game to MASSIVE CHALICE is Shelter — scoring 52/100 on our similarity scale. Bad North and Sid Meier's Colonization (Classic) follow close behind.

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The best adventure games like MASSIVE CHALICE

6 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to MASSIVE CHALICE. Each one has been evaluated across 14 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

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Shelter

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NGL74
Shelter
Closest on genre
StrategyGrand Strategy
SoloStealthNarrativeCozyCasual
Year 2013Dev Might and Delight · 4EversGamesPlaytime ~2hOn PC · iOS · Apple Macintosh

Genre puts it alongside MASSIVE CHALICE, and so does deep simulation and single-player focus. The distance is in combat and setting — its own ground is stealth mechanics and horror setting.

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Bad North

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NGL81
Bad North
Closest on combat
StrategyTower Defense
SoloTacticalMeleeHistoricalCozy
Year 2018Dev Plausible Concept · Raw FuryOn PS4 · PC · Mac

The thread back to MASSIVE CHALICE runs through turn-based strategy, tactical combat and historical setting. To that it adds single-player focus. They part company on genre and setting: this one brings real-time strategy.

Released 3 years after MASSIVE CHALICE.

Game mode100Combat82Setting59Genre50
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Sid Meier's Colonization (Classic)

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NGL96
Sid Meier's Colonization (Classic)
Closest overall match
StrategyGrand Strategy
SoloHistoricalFantasyManagementBase Building
Year 2014Dev MicroProse Software · Nightdive StudiosPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

Held in common with MASSIVE CHALICE: deep simulation, historical setting and single-player focus. Both also lean on resource management. The distance is in progression — its own ground is base building.

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Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization

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NGL80
Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization
StrategyGrand Strategy
SoloHistoricalFantasyMultiplayerBase Building
Year 2008Dev Aspyr Media · 2K GamesPlaytime ~1hOn PC · iOS · Apple Macintosh

Genre puts it alongside MASSIVE CHALICE, and so does turn-based strategy, historical setting and single-player focus. The distance is in progression and game mode — its own ground is multiplayer gameplay and base building.

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Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth

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NGL71
Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth
StrategyGrand Strategy
SoloTacticalMultiplayerNarrativeSci-Fi
Year 2014Dev Firaxis Games · 2K GamesOn Linux · PC · Mac

Genre puts it alongside MASSIVE CHALICE, and so does turn-based strategy, tactical combat and single-player focus. The distance is in setting and progression — its own ground is a sci-fi setting and multiplayer gameplay.

Genre100Combat61Game mode54Setting0Progression0
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Kingdom: New Lands

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NGL80
Kingdom: New Lands
StrategyTower Defense
SoloFantasyMedievalNarrativeHardcore
Year 2016Dev Licorice · Raw FuryOn PS4 · Linux · PC

What carries over from MASSIVE CHALICE is deep simulation, fantasy world and single-player focus. The distance is in progression and genre — its own ground is tower defense planning and base building.

Game mode100Setting81Genre50Progression0

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