Games like Where Winds Meet
Free open-world games for Where Winds Meet players, ranked by our review score.
Updated · Ranked by our review scores. Partner links never change the order. How we rate
Scores on this list come from our research reviews: official sources and player reviews, not our own play time. Each score follows a fixed formula. When we play a game, its score can change and the order with it.
At a glance
| # | Game | Our score | Pay to win | Steam reviews | Min. RAM | Storage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Once Human | 8.6 | No | 81% of 94,937 | 8 GB | 100 GB |
| 2 | Arknights: Endfield | 8.1 | Mild | 89% of 1,276 | 16 GB | 50 GB |
| 3 | Neverness To Everness | 8.1 | Mild | 82% of 3,423 | 16 GB | 110 GB |
| 4 | Wuthering Waves | 8.1 | Mild | 87% of 30,827 | 16 GB | 150 GB |
| 5 | Genshin Impact | 7.3 | Mild | — | 8 GB | 110 GB |
Our ranking
Ranked by our review scores1. Once Human
8.6/10Best for open-world survival
Like Where Winds Meet, Once Human sells cosmetics rather than power: its paid crates hold cosmetics and currency with published odds. Starry Studio's survival game has run on PC since July 2024 and now also runs on mobile, PS5 and Xbox with cross-platform play.
Pay to win: NoLoot boxes: Yes2. Arknights: Endfield
8.1/10Best for exploration with factory building
Hypergryph's real-time 3D RPG explores the planet Talos-II and adds automated production lines. Unlike Where Winds Meet, its operators come from paid gacha pulls, with published odds: 0.8% for a 6-star, guaranteed by pull 80.
Pay to win: MildLoot boxes: Yes3. Neverness To Everness
8.1/10Best for a supernatural open world in a modern city
Hotta Studio's open-world RPG launched in April 2026 on PC, Mac, PS5 and mobile with shared progress, much like Where Winds Meet's cross-platform setup. Limited characters come from paid dice-roll boards whose odds appear only in the game.
Pay to win: MildLoot boxes: Yes4. Wuthering Waves
8.1/10Best for an open world on every platform
Kuro Games' open-world action RPG runs on PC, Mac, mobile, PS5 and Xbox with shared progress. Resonators come from Convenes with a 0.8% base 5-star rate, guaranteed within 80 pulls. Like Where Winds Meet, it needs 16 GB of RAM on PC.
Pay to win: MildLoot boxes: Yes5. Genshin Impact
7.3/10Best for the longest-running of these open worlds
HoYoverse's open-world action RPG has been free since September 2020 on Windows, PS5, Xbox and mobile with cross-progression. Characters come from Wishes with a 0.6% base 5-star rate and a 90-pull guarantee, and it needs 110 GB of storage on PC.
Pay to win: MildLoot boxes: Yes
How we picked games like Where Winds Meet
Where Winds Meet is NetEase's free wuxia open-world action RPG on PC, consoles and mobile. The games below are free open-world games on PC and other platforms, each with a research review on this site. The order follows review scores only; Where Winds Meet itself scores 8.2. Partner links never change the order.
Gacha or cosmetics
Where Winds Meet's publisher says paid items are cosmetic only. Once Human is the closest match on money: its crates hold cosmetics and currency. Arknights: Endfield, Neverness To Everness, Wuthering Waves and Genshin Impact sell characters through paid random pulls.
FAQ
What is the best game like Where Winds Meet?
On our ranking, Once Human, with 8.6 out of 10, which also scores higher than Where Winds Meet's 8.2. Like Where Winds Meet, it sells cosmetics rather than power.
Are there games like Where Winds Meet without gacha?
Once Human: its paid crates hold cosmetics and currency. The other four games here sell characters through paid random pulls.