7 Simulation games like Trailmakers that you should try

What carries over from Trailmakers is open world exploration, melee combat and multiplayer gameplay. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery. Where the two diverge is progression: sports simulation and strong narrative focus.

The genre is the same as Trailmakers’s, and with it a sandbox world, melee combat and multiplayer gameplay. To that it adds exploration and discovery. They part company on game mode and progression: this one brings offline play.

On paper it is what Trailmakers is — open world exploration, melee combat and multiplayer gameplay — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. Both also lean on exploration and discovery. The distance is in progression and world — its own ground is a third-person camera.

Same family as Trailmakers: open world exploration, melee combat and single-player focus. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery. Where the two diverge is progression and world: sports simulation and a casual, approachable feel.

On paper it is what Trailmakers is — open world exploration, melee combat and single-player focus — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. Both also lean on exploration and discovery. The distance is in game mode and progression — its own ground is strong narrative focus and a third-person camera.

The genre is the same as Trailmakers’s, and with it open world exploration, melee combat and multiplayer gameplay. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery. Where the two diverge is world and progression: procedural generation.

Shelved next to Trailmakers for good reason: open world exploration, melee combat and multiplayer gameplay. Both also lean on exploration and discovery. The distance is in game mode and progression — its own ground is offline play.