7 Games Like Second Life
Our collection of games like Second Life features the best 3D virtual worlds that allow you to create content, play games and be social with a large community of players. The games below include 3D and 2D social experiences where you can create or experience virtual content in worlds that have realistic game economics, social interaction hubs and endless opportunities to create connections.
Planet Calypso
Planet Calypso leverages the framework of Entropia Universe to create a science fiction MMO with a wealth of content, mechanics and sizeable community waiting to be explored. Most notably is the adoption of a game currency that is closely tied with real money that provides the potential for players to profit from their activities within the virtual game world. Starting in 2003 as the first planet of Entropia Universe (which now has more than half a dozen planets that offer different gameplay) Pl...[Read More]
IMVU
IMVU is a social focused experience that is available online for free through a downloadable client (Windows and Mac) with mobile apps (iOS and Android) also available. Some elements of the game such as browsing the available chat rooms and stores is available through your browser however the chat rooms require one of the aforementioned clients. The game launched back in 2004 and has grown rapidly in that time to tens of million registered accounts and millions of items in its virtual catalogue ...[Read More]
Mabinogi
Mabinogi allows you to create your own anime life in an experience that is simply overflowing with content, features and options while revolving around social elements. For those MMO players that crave customisation, anime styling and large scale friendship groups Mabinogi has proven to consistently deliver this experience since its original launch in 2008. Centred around the growth of character through the game world of Erinn the core Mabinogi experience revolves around questing, community enga...[Read More]
Garry’s Mod
Garry’s Mod (GMod) is the ultimate physics sandbox game that lets you create anything and everything that you can think of with the available tools. Whatever you have in mind the experience is completely within your control with GMod, a title that is built on the Source game engine. Launching back in 2006 the game has seen steady success in that time selling millions of copies through the Steam platform. This success has enabled the game to live on a decade after the original release with a comm...[Read More]
Club Cooee
Club Cooee is one of the more unique virtual chat rooms available and is a great experience for fans of titles that merge social virtual worlds with games, vast avatar customisation and 3D chat rooms (such as IMVU). The game is published by Cooee GmbH and has a consistent audience of players of several thousands across the mobile apps (iOS and Android) along with Windows and Mac downloadable client. Club Cooee has all the fun features of similar games and includes 3D chat rooms to meet like mind...[Read More]
Sansar
Growing their virtual offerings Linden Labs has taken the success from Second Life and moved it into a VR environment with Sansar. Still available to play through a desktop client for Windows Sansar remains accessible to players who haven’t opted to engage with virtual reality gaming yet. Ultimately the promise of Sansar is similar to that of Second Life but aims to be more expansive and modernised over the ageing Second Life experience. This means you’ll be connecting with other pla...[Read More]
Avakin Life
Offering a large social community within a mobile app Avakin Life offers you the ability to start your own new virtual life within your iOS or Android device. Customise your own avatar and an apartment while hanging out with countless people in the unique virtual social locations. Avakin Life captures an ideal blend of customisation, house building and social elements which in turn has captivated millions of players across both app stores. Starting with the creation of your avatar players have a...[Read More]