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24 alternatives to KONA

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Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. KONA launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Expeditions: Viking▲69

   Historical turn-based tactical RPG

   2017 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   No Man's Sky▲272

   Explore a nearly endless procedurally generated universe

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   NIVA▲93

   A pacifist exploration art game

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   The Trail▲66

   A frontier journey

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Stardew Valley▲76

   A Phenomenal Open-Ended Country-Life RPG

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Osiris: New Dawn▲71

   Discover, fight, and tame indigenous alien creatures

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Kingdom: New Lands▲79

   Be brave, ruler, and fight to the bitter end

   2017 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Lost ember▲68

   Explore a fallen world and it's epic story

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Jotun▲82

   Hand-drawn action-exploration game set in Norse mythology

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    DarkMaus▲74

    A challenging action game with a minimalist style

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    OMEN EXITIO: Plague▲56

    A narrative-based RPG set in the world of H.P. Lovecraft

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Lettercraft▲86

    A word game

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Kontrast▲136

    An adventure puzzle game made out of abstract drawings

    2018 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Abzu▲73

    Explore a beautiful underwater world

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Don't Starve: Shipwrecked▲85

    Sail to adventure through the treacherous seas

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Tempora : Harmony of Season▲66

    Save the forest which is stuck in an eternal winter!

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    SKALA game▲70

    Another simple game from indie studio Tenggrenska!

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Arctic Cat Extreme Snowmobile Racing▲57

    Become king of the mountain!

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Secrets of Rætikon▲85

    Solve mysteries in a beautiful and atmospheric open world.

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Astroneer▲98

    A game of aerospace industry and interplanetary exploration

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Just Cause 3▲103

    An open-world adventure where anything can happen

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Crashlands▲58

    Story-driven crafting ARPG set in an outlandish world.

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Gemstones▲62

    A 3D puzzle game set on a faraway galaxy

    2017 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Black Sea▲55

    Underwater Adventure

    2016 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →