- #1 Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
97% matchVery Positive94% of 196,734 reviews2025
Dev: Warhorse StudiosPub: Deep Silver
Windows
Median: 55.4 hrsMean: 76.7 hrs≥1hr: 95%
A thrilling story-driven action RPG, with a rich open world, set in 15th century Medieval Europe. Experience the ultimate medieval adventure - through the eyes of young Henry - as you embark on a journey of epic proportions.
Why similar: Medieval 23.7%, Open World 17.3%, Swordplay 12.6%, Historical 10%, RPG 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: Its direct sequel expands the same grounded medieval Bohemia, first-person role-playing, reactive quest design, and skill-based swordplay.
- #2 Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord
96% matchVery Positive88% of 298,242 reviews2022
Dev: TaleWorlds Entertainment
Windows
Median: 62.4 hrsMean: 156.9 hrs≥1hr: 95%
A strategy/action RPG. Create a character, engage in diplomacy, craft, trade and conquer new lands in a vast medieval sandbox. Raise armies to lead into battle and command and fight alongside your troops in massive real-time battles using a deep but intuitive skill-based combat system.
Why similar: Medieval 34.5%, Open World 22.3%, RPG 10.6%, Horses 8.9% ★, Historical 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: It offers the closest alternative for freely roaming a medieval world, building a reputation, fighting from horseback, and participating in large-scale feudal warfare.
- #3 The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Complete Edition
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 891,330 reviews2015
Dev: CD PROJEKT RED
Windows
Median: 22.3 hrsMean: 99.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
You are Geralt of Rivia, mercenary monster slayer. Before you stands a war-torn, monster-infested continent you can explore at will. Your current contract? Tracking down Ciri — the Child of Prophecy, a living weapon that can alter the shape of the world.
Why similar: Open World 32.8%, Medieval 15.8%, RPG 14.7%, Story Rich 8.6%, Nudity 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: Although much more fantastical, it matches Kingdom Come's strength in mature storytelling, consequential quests, richly detailed villages, and open-world exploration.
- #4 Medieval Dynasty
95% matchVery Positive90% of 52,440 reviews2021
Dev: Render CubePub: Toplitz Productions
Windows
Median: 11.6 hrsMean: 36.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Hunt, survive, build and lead in the harsh Middle Ages: Create your own Medieval Dynasty and ensure its long-lasting prosperity or die trying! Play alone or team up with friends to enjoy the ultimate medieval experience.
Why similar: Medieval 30.2%, Open World 21.1%, Historical 15.2%, Realistic 9.8%, RPG 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: It trades authored drama for survival and settlement systems, but its slow-paced first-person life in a believable medieval countryside strongly echoes Kingdom Come's everyday immersion.
- #5 Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon
94% matchVery Positive88% of 35,767 reviews2025
Dev: QuestlinePub: Awaken Realms
Windows
Median: 15.4 hrsMean: 27.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Step into a dark reimagination of Arthurian legends in this first person, open world RPG. Explore a world stuck in everlasting autumn, witness falling legends and make meaningful choices woven into a complex, branching storyline.
Why similar: Open World 36.2%, RPG 19.6%, First-Person 10.8%, Story Rich 7.6%, Choices Matter 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: This first-person open-world RPG emphasizes immersive exploration, character builds, factional choices, and a darker low-fantasy take on a lived-in medieval society.
- #6 Mount & Blade: Warband
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 172,245 reviews2010
Dev: TaleWorlds Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18.6 hrsMean: 121.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
In a land torn asunder by incessant warfare, it is time to assemble your own band of hardened warriors and enter the fray. Lead your men into battle, expand your realm, and claim the ultimate prize: the throne of Calradia!
Why similar: Medieval 38.9%, Open World 21.4%, RPG 11.7%, Horses 8.7% ★, Historical 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: Its older presentation still delivers exceptional medieval sandbox role-playing, with mounted combat, political allegiance, sieges, and personal army-building.
- #7 The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered
92% matchMostly Positive75% of 70,414 reviews2025
Dev: Bethesda Game StudiosPub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 17.0 hrsMean: 34.6 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Explore Cyrodiil like never before with stunning new visuals and refined gameplay in The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion™ Remastered.
Why similar: Open World 36.3%, RPG 23.5%, First-Person 8.4%, Action RPG 6.7%, Story Rich 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a more fantastical but similarly quest-heavy first-person RPG structure, with open exploration, skill growth, and a world full of towns and factions.
- #8 The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition
93% matchVery Positive92% of 378,387 reviews2016
Dev: Bethesda Game StudiosPub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 21.6 hrsMean: 107.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Winner of more than 200 Game of the Year Awards, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition brings the epic fantasy to life in stunning detail. The Special Edition includes the critically acclaimed game and add-ons with all-new features.
Why similar: Open World 48.8%, RPG 22.3%, Story Rich 6.4%, First-Person 5.9%, Adventure 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: Its first-person exploration, flexible character development, environmental storytelling, and huge world make it a natural RPG alternative despite its high-fantasy setting.
- #9 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
91% matchMixed69% of 45,343 reviews2022
Dev: Ubisoft MontrealPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 14.3 hrsMean: 52.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla is an action-adventure game in which you are a Viking warrior raised on tales of battle and glory. Explore a dynamic open world set in England’s Dark Ages. Raid your enemies and grow your settlement to earn your place among the gods in Valhalla.
Why similar: Open World 23.5%, Medieval 23.2%, Historical 20.4%, RPG 11.3%, Realistic 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a vast historical world of early medieval England, narrative-driven exploration, raids, and a strong sense of wandering through a turbulent period.
- #10 Wartales
90% matchVery Positive85% of 36,051 reviews2023
Dev: Shiro Games
Windows
Median: 21.5 hrsMean: 51.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Wartales is an open world RPG in which you lead a group of mercenaries in their search for wealth across a massive medieval universe. Explore the world, recruit companions, collect bounties and unravel the secrets of the tombs of the ancients!
Why similar: Medieval 36%, Open World 33.6%, RPG 19.5%, Story Rich 3.9%, Adventure 3.1%
Why You'll Like It: Its mercenary-company management and turn-based combat offer a systemic, low-fantasy medieval journey centered on survival, travel, contracts, and hard choices.
- #11 The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition
91% matchVery Positive90% of 90,582 reviews2012
Dev: CD PROJEKT RED
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 25.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
A time of untold chaos has come. Mighty forces clash behind the scenes in a struggle for power and influence. The Northern Kingdoms mobilize for war. But armies on the march are not enough to stop a bloody conspiracy...
Why similar: RPG 30.4%, Open World 15.8%, Medieval 13.8%, Nudity 11.3%, Story Rich 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: Its politically charged medieval-fantasy plot, meaningful branching decisions, and mature tone make it a strong choice for players who most enjoyed Kingdom Come's narrative stakes.
- #12 Expeditions: Viking
89% matchVery Positive83% of 4,210 reviews2017
Dev: Logic ArtistsPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Circa 790 AD. A small band of Norse warriors lands on the shores of England. History may have forgotten their names, but their actions live on. As the chieftain of your clan, let ambition guide your choices in the party-based RPG Expeditions: Viking. How will history remember you?
Why similar: Medieval 25.9%, RPG 24.7%, Historical 22.6%, Open World 7.9%, Story Rich 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: Its party-based tactical format differs, but its historically rooted Viking-era setting, difficult moral decisions, and social consequences suit fans of grounded medieval role-playing.
- #13 GreedFall
89% matchMostly Positive76% of 22,065 reviews2019
Dev: SpidersPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Engage in a core roleplaying experience, and forge the destiny of a new world seeping with magic, and filled with riches, lost secrets, and fantastic creatures. With diplomacy, deception and force, become part of a living, evolving world - influence its course and shape your story.
Why similar: Open World 35.3%, RPG 26.9%, Choices Matter 9.6%, Story Rich 8.7%, Nudity 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: Its factional politics, companion relationships, dialogue choices, and colonial-era period flavor appeal to players seeking story-led role-playing with consequences.
- #14 Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen
88% matchVery Positive88% of 49,171 reviews2016
Dev: Capcom
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 31.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Set in a huge open world, Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen presents a rewarding action combat experience.
Why similar: Open World 44.3%, RPG 27.5%, Action RPG 7.4%, Adventure 4.4%, Great Soundtrack 3.7%
Why You'll Like It: Its demanding action combat, long overland excursions, and player-driven party adventure make it a compelling older alternative for exploration-minded RPG fans.
- #15 Robin Hood - Sherwood Builders
87% matchMixed69% of 1,123 reviews2024
Dev: MeanAstronautsPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 22.1 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Robin Hood - Sherwood Builders is an action-adventure RPG with base-building elements, where you take on the role of a classic hero who stands up to the tyranny and injustice that haunts Sherwood. Fight, craft, steal, and of course help the local people grow and prosper.
Why similar: Medieval 37.8%, Open World 23.4%, RPG 12.3%, Realistic 11.9%, Action RPG 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: It blends first-person medieval exploration, combat, resource gathering, and settlement growth in a recognizable historical English setting.
- #16 Dragon's Dogma 2
86% matchMixed62% of 117,711 reviews2024
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 30.5 hrsMean: 49.2 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Dragon’s Dogma 2 is a single player, narrative driven action-RPG that challenges the players to choose their own experience – from the appearance of their Arisen, their vocation, their party, how to approach different situations and more - in a truly immersive fantasy world.
Why similar: Open World 30.4%, Medieval 22.6%, Swordplay 16.3%, RPG 14.7%, Action RPG 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: It replaces realism with high fantasy, but its unscripted travel, dangerous encounters, physical combat, and emergent adventures capture the thrill of a difficult open-world journey.
- #17 Sengoku Dynasty
85% matchMostly Positive75% of 7,879 reviews2024
Dev: SuperkamiPub: Toplitz Productions
Windows
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 16.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Sengoku Dynasty is the ultimate feudal Japan experience: build villages, grow your community, and shape the open world through combat or economy. The choice is yours alone - or that of up to 4 players in multiplayer co-op!
Why similar: Medieval 32.1%, Open World 25.8%, Historical 19.7%, RPG 11.2%, First-Person 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: This historical open-world survival RPG lets you establish a life and village in feudal Japan, emphasizing crafting, social development, and period atmosphere.
- #18 Bellwright
84% matchVery Positive80% of 21,714 reviews2024
Dev: Donkey Crew
Windows
Median: 12.8 hrsMean: 41.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Establish and expand your own settlements, liberate the land and assist its villagers, and recruit others to your cause while learning more about a life you had to leave behind. Command your forces, prove your valor through combat, and cement yourself as the hero of your people.
Why similar: Medieval 44.1%, Open World 38.6%, RPG 11.1%, Multiplayer 3%, Singleplayer 1.6%
Why You'll Like It: Its open-world medieval setting combines personal combat and questing with recruiting villagers, developing settlements, and resisting local oppression.
- #19 Risen
86% matchVery Positive89% of 10,860 reviews2009
Dev: Piranha BytesPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 13.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Delve into a gritty, raw and atmospheric fantasy world in which every action has a consequence. In the epic world of Risen, filled with mysterious earthquakes, fearsome monsters and unimaginable treasures, forge your path with the sword, learn the art of staff fighting or become a powerful mage.
Why similar: Open World 41%, RPG 29.1%, Medieval 11.3%, Adventure 3.5%, Atmospheric 3.2%
Why You'll Like It: This rough-edged open-world RPG rewards careful exploration, faction commitment, and earned character growth in a way that fans of Kingdom Come's old-school design may appreciate.
- #20 Red Dead Redemption 2
84% matchVery Positive93% of 922,589 reviews2019
Dev: Rockstar Games
Windows
Median: 38.0 hrsMean: 107.9 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Arthur Morgan and the Van der Linde Gang are outlaws on the run. With federal agents and bounty hunters massing on their heels, the gang must rob, steal, and fight their way across the rugged heartland in order to survive.
Why similar: Open World 37.7%, Horses 16.7% ★, Realistic 14.2%, Story Rich 10.1%, Great Soundtrack 4.2%
Why You'll Like It: Despite the different era, it shares Kingdom Come's meticulously realized historical world, deliberate pacing, grounded protagonist, and story-rich open-world immersion.
- #21 Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning
82% matchMostly Positive77% of 8,202 reviews2020
Dev: KAIKOPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 33.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
The hit RPG returns! Remastered with stunning visuals and refined gameplay Re-Reckoning delivers intense, customizable RPG combat inside a sprawling game world.
Why similar: Open World 37%, RPG 30.6%, Action RPG 11.4%, Action 4.6%, Story Rich 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: It is more colorful and combat-driven, but supplies a large quest-filled world, extensive character customization, and satisfying action-RPG progression.
- #22 Outward Definitive Edition
82% matchMostly Positive73% of 31,430 reviews2022
Dev: Nine Dots StudioPub: Prime Matter
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 18.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
No remarkable journey is achieved without great effort. In Outward, the cold of the night or an infected wound can be as dangerous as a predator lurking in the dark. Explore the vast world of Aurai solo or in Co-op. The Definitive Edition features both DLCs and quality of life improvements.
Why similar: Open World 53%, RPG 32%, Realistic 5.6%, Adventure 3.6%, Multiplayer 2%
Why You'll Like It: This uncompromising open-world RPG emphasizes preparation, survival, exploration, and earning progress through knowledge rather than heroic power fantasy.
- #23 Gothic 1
83% matchVery Positive93% of 18,358 reviews2001
Dev: Piranha BytesPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 19.6 hrs≥1hr: 55%
War has been waged across the kingdom of Myrtana. Orcish hordes invaded human territory and the king of the land needed a lot of ore to forge enough weapons, should his army stand against this threat. Whoever breaks the law in these darkest of times is sentenced to serve in the giant penal colony of Khorinis, mining the so much needed...
Why similar: Open World 32.6%, RPG 25.1%, Medieval 19.8%, Story Rich 4.3%, Atmospheric 4.3%
Why You'll Like It: Its compact but reactive world, strict faction structure, and harsh early-game progression helped establish the immersive RPG sensibilities Kingdom Come later embraced.
- #24 Pentiment
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 9,846 reviews2022
Dev: Obsidian EntertainmentPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Step into a living illustrated world in a time when Europe is at a crossroads of great religious and political change. Walk in the footsteps of Andreas Maler, a master artist who finds himself in the middle of murders, scandals, and intrigue in the Bavarian Alps.
Why similar: Historical 33.4%, Medieval 32.2%, Story Rich 11.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.9%, Choices Matter 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: It has no action combat, but its extraordinarily well-researched sixteenth-century setting and choice-driven investigation offer one of Steam's richest historical role-playing experiences.
- #25 Manor Lords
79% matchVery Positive84% of 92,096 reviews2024
Dev: Slavic MagicPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 9.6 hrsMean: 23.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Manor Lords is a medieval strategy game featuring in-depth city building, large-scale tactical battles, and complex economic and social simulations. Rule your lands as a medieval lord – the seasons pass, the weather changes, and cities rise and fall.
Why similar: Historical 47.9%, Open World 47%, Singleplayer 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: This is a city-building strategy game rather than a character RPG, but its painstakingly authentic medieval landscapes and organic village simulation complement Kingdom Come's grounded historical appeal.
- #26 Crimson Desert Enhanced
76% matchVery Positive84% of 175,674 reviews2026
Dev: Pearl Abyss
Windows · Mac
Median: 31.6 hrsMean: 66.1 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Crimson Desert is an open-world action-adventure set on the continent of Pywel. Join Kliff on his journey to rebuild the Greymane faction and to save the land from a looming threat. From vast wilderness and cities to ruins and the mysterious Abyss, forge your path through battles and discovery.
Why similar: Open World 35.6%, Medieval 24.3%, Horses 11.7% ★, RPG 9.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 5.2%
- #27 Gothic® 3
81% matchVery Positive82% of 12,427 reviews2009
Dev: Piranha BytesPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 32.7 hrs≥1hr: 54%
A nameless hero becomes a legend! Myrtana, a world in upheaval: overrun by orcs from the dark lands in the north, King Rhobar is defending Vengard, the former stronghold of the humans, with his last troop of followers.
Why similar: Open World 36.2%, RPG 24.2%, Medieval 19.9%, Story Rich 3.6%, Great Soundtrack 3.5%
Why You'll Like It: Its broad wilderness, competing factions, and open-ended questing offer a more sprawling, if rougher, medieval-style RPG sandbox.
- #28 Thief
80% matchMostly Positive75% of 24,050 reviews2014
Dev: Eidos-MontréalPub: Eidos Interactive Corp.
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Garrett, the Master Thief, steps out of the shadows into the City. In this treacherous place, where the Baron’s Watch spreads a rising tide of fear and oppression, his skills are the only things he can trust. Even the most cautious citizens and their best-guarded possessions are not safe from his reach.
Why similar: First-Person 22.9%, Open World 19.7%, Medieval 17.2%, Adventure 10.2%, Action 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: Its first-person medieval-city atmosphere, tactile stealth systems, and emphasis on observing believable spaces suit players drawn to immersive historical environments.
- #29 MORDHAU
78% matchMostly Positive80% of 113,265 reviews2019
Dev: Triternion
Windows
Median: 12.0 hrsMean: 74.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%
MORDHAU is a multiplayer medieval slasher. Create your mercenary and fight in brutal battles where you will experience fast paced combat, castle sieges, cavalry charges, and more.
Why similar: Medieval 39.8%, Swordplay 26.2%, Historical 11.4%, First-Person 9.7%, Realistic 7.3%
- #30 Chivalry 2
77% matchMostly Positive79% of 59,262 reviews2022
Dev: Torn Banner StudiosPub: Tripwire Presents
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 30.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Chivalry 2 is a multiplayer first person slasher inspired by epic medieval movie battles. Players are thrust into the action of every iconic moment of the era - from clashing swords, to storms of flaming arrows, to sprawling castle sieges and more.
Why similar: Medieval 34.4%, Swordplay 33.9%, Historical 19.2%, First-Person 5.8%, Multiplayer 2.4%
- #31 The Witcher: Enhanced Edition Director's Cut
79% matchVery Positive89% of 87,718 reviews2008
Dev: CD PROJEKT RED
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 25.8 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Become The Witcher, Geralt of Rivia, a legendary monster slayer caught in a web of intrigue woven by forces vying for control of the world. Make difficult decisions and live with the consequences in a game that will immerse you in an extraordinary tale like no other.
Why similar: RPG 27.8%, Medieval 15.3%, Open World 13.6%, Nudity 9.7%, Story Rich 9.2%
- #32 Gothic 1 Remake
74% matchVery Positive89% of 41,445 reviews2026
Dev: Alkimia Interactive
Windows
Median: 33.8 hrsMean: 40.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
The Legend is Back - Return to the Valley of the Mines in this faithful remake of the genre-defining classic RPG. Explore a hand-crafted, organic open world that reacts dynamically to your actions in a gritty, unrestricted experience like no other.
Why similar: Medieval 31.2%, RPG 16.2%, Realistic 16.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.8%, Action RPG 7.7%
- #33 Mount & Blade
78% matchVery Positive92% of 6,733 reviews2008
Dev: TaleWorlds Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Calradia is a land at war, offering great riches and even greater dangers to adventurers and mercenaries that flock to shed their blood on its soil. With courage and a strong sword, an unknown stranger can make a name as a warrior. Free-form sand-box gameplay.
Why similar: Medieval 39.6%, Open World 23.9%, RPG 16.8%, Historical 8.6%, Action RPG 2.4%
- #34 Crusader Kings III
75% matchVery Positive90% of 143,901 reviews2020
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 29.1 hrsMean: 151.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Love, fight, scheme, and claim greatness. Determine your noble house’s legacy in the sprawling grand strategy of Crusader Kings III. Death is only the beginning as you guide your dynasty’s bloodline in the rich and larger-than-life simulation of the Middle Ages.
Why similar: Medieval 43.9%, Historical 29.6%, RPG 16.1%, Choices Matter 6.4%, Singleplayer 2%
- #35 Half Sword
73% matchMostly Positive72% of 30,130 reviews2026
Dev: Half Sword GamesPub: Game Seer Publishing
Windows
Median: 10.4 hrsMean: 17.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Half Sword is a physics-based medieval combat simulator featuring historically accurate XV-century arms and armor. We are not afraid to show the brutal nature of medieval combat with in-depth blood and gore features.
Why similar: Medieval 30.3%, Swordplay 29.4%, Historical 18.3%, Realistic 12.8%, First-Person 4.5%
- #36 Cyberpunk 2077
74% matchVery Positive87% of 982,534 reviews2020
Dev: CD PROJEKT RED
Windows · Mac
Median: 63.1 hrsMean: 117.8 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Cyberpunk 2077 is an open-world, action-adventure RPG set in the dark future of Night City — a dangerous megalopolis obsessed with power, glamor, and ceaseless body modification.
Why similar: Open World 34.4%, Nudity 15.4%, RPG 14.8%, Story Rich 8.8%, First-Person 8%
- #37 Chivalry: Medieval Warfare
77% matchVery Positive83% of 65,320 reviews2012
Dev: Torn Banner Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 25.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Besiege castles and raid villages in Chivalry: Medieval Warfare, a fast-paced medieval first person slasher with a focus on multiplayer battles
Why similar: Medieval 58.3%, Swordplay 21.1%, First-Person 7.4%, Historical 5.9%, Multiplayer 3.1%
- #38 The Blood of Dawnwalker
70% matchVery Positive87% of 27,631 reviews2026
Dev: Rebel WolvesPub: Bandai Namco Entertainment
Windows
Median: 24.1 hrsMean: 27.6 hrs≥1hr: 95%
The Blood of Dawnwalker is an open-world dark fantasy action RPG set in 14th-century Europe. You play as Coen, human by day and vampire by night, fighting to save your family in a story shaped by your actions and the secrets you uncover.
Why similar: Open World 33.7%, RPG 17.9%, Action RPG 8.5%, Historical 7.9%, Story Rich 7.6%
- #39 Gloria Victis: Medieval MMORPG
72% matchMixed68% of 12,038 reviews2026
Dev: gamigo US
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 26.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Gloria Victis is an MMORPG with an emphasis on realism, set in a low-fantasy medieval open world. Enjoy MMO with skill-based non-target combat, open PVP with territory control, deep crafting system and player-driven economy – all that served with beautiful graphics and an immersive atmosphere.
Why similar: Medieval 33.3%, Open World 24.6%, Swordplay 13.4%, RPG 10.3%, Realistic 8.6%
- #40 Mount & Blade: With Fire & Sword
76% matchVery Positive88% of 14,059 reviews2011
Dev: TaleWorlds Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 26.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
The standalone expansion for Mount & Blade! With Fire & Sword builds and expands upon the highly regarded combat system from Mount & Blade: Warband. Firearms have been introduced to the battlefield.
Why similar: Medieval 29.3%, Open World 22.2%, Historical 16.1%, RPG 14.1%, Horses 7.1% ★
- #41 Rustler (Grand Theft Horse)
75% matchMostly Positive75% of 2,015 reviews2021
Dev: Jutsu GamesPub: Games Operators
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 40%
Become a medieval thug in a crazy open-world action game, full of pop-culture references. Complete insane quests, kill heroes, steal horses, fight guards, rob peasants, listen to some bard music, and much more! All packed in old-school gameplay style!
Why similar: Medieval 25.3%, Open World 20.7%, Swordplay 16.8%, Horses 15.5% ★, RPG 7.9%
- #42 Fatekeeper
71% matchVery Positive80% of 11,030 reviews2026
Dev: ParaglacialPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Venture into a handcrafted world where ruins whisper of past cataclysms. Master the art of sword and sorcery and forge your path with relics, spells and choices that shape who you become in this first-person RPG.
Why similar: Medieval 30.4%, RPG 18.5%, Realistic 17.1%, First-Person 12.6%, Action RPG 10.1%
- #43 Hogwarts Legacy
71% matchVery Positive90% of 374,289 reviews2023
Dev: Avalanche SoftwarePub: Warner Bros. Games
Windows
Median: 26.5 hrsMean: 44.7 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Hogwarts Legacy is an immersive, open-world action RPG. Now you can take control of the action and be at the center of your own adventure in the wizarding world.
Why similar: Open World 44.4%, RPG 19%, Story Rich 8.1%, Adventure 6%, Action RPG 5.6%
- #44 Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™
72% matchVery Positive89% of 117,249 reviews2017
Dev: Monolith ProductionsPub: WB Games
Windows
Median: 14.3 hrsMean: 37.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Experience an epic open-world brought to life by the award-winning Nemesis System. Forge a new Ring of Power, conquer Fortresses in massive battles and dominate Mordor with your personal orc army in Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™.
Why similar: Open World 43.3%, Medieval 19.2%, RPG 15.3%, Story Rich 5.4%, Action RPG 4.3%
- #45 Han Xiongnu Wars
73% matchMixed60% of 4,117 reviews2017
Dev: Shangshi Studio
Windows
Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 50.5 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Welcome to Han Xiongnu Wars. A stand-along game and synergy of historical Far East and multiple features in role-playing, real-time strategy and action gameplay. This game brings you to the eventful years of the early Han Dynasty, and faithfully presents the ancient eastern culture with many objects and scenes faithfully reconstructed...
Why similar: Medieval 24.5%, Historical 20.8%, Open World 19.3%, Horses 12.6% ★, RPG 11.2%
- #46 Disco Elysium - The Final Cut
70% matchVery Positive93% of 131,540 reviews2019
Dev: ZA/UM
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 23.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Disco Elysium - The Final Cut is a groundbreaking role playing game. You’re a detective with a unique skill system at your disposal and a whole city to carve your path across. Interrogate unforgettable characters, crack murders or take bribes. Become a hero or an absolute disaster of a human being.
Why similar: RPG 30.5%, Story Rich 18.7%, Open World 18.1%, Choices Matter 16.7%, Atmospheric 4.9%
- #47 Life is Feudal: Your Own
73% matchMixed66% of 12,071 reviews2015
Dev: Bitbox Ltd.
Windows
Median: 8.6 hrsMean: 57.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Hardcore and realistic; LiF is a Medieval multiplayer sandbox RPG, with free terraforming, a rich crafting system and preset and modular building construction. With engaging survival aspects, no target physics-based combat and a unique formation system - along with numerous other features - LiF is not for the faint of heart!
Why similar: Medieval 44%, Open World 32.7%, RPG 10%, Historical 6.4%, Multiplayer 2.3%
- #48 Of Ash and Steel
68% matchMixed66% of 7,038 reviews2025
Dev: Fire & FrostPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 31.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Of Ash and Steel is an immersive third-person open-world RPG created by a passionate team that values the essence of classic old-school RPGs and modern design. Explore the lands of a once-prosperous island, hone your combat skills, and survive in the unforgiving realm of the Kingdom of the Seven.
Why similar: Medieval 40.8%, RPG 14.9%, Open World 11.8%, Action RPG 9.2%, Choices Matter 6.2%
- #49 Bloodface
67% matchMostly Positive71% of 51 reviews2025
Dev: Iron Forge Games
Windows
An unforgiving medieval action RPG with a Souls-like combat system. Explore, grow stronger, defeat enemy forces, and reclaim the city torn apart by civil war.
Why similar: Medieval 34.9%, RPG 16.4%, Realistic 13.8%, Swordplay 13.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 3.8%
- #50 Dragon Age™ Inquisition
69% matchMostly Positive76% of 21,495 reviews2020
Dev: BioWarePub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 30.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Winner of over 130 Game of the Year awards, discover the definitive Dragon Age: Inquisition experience. The Game of the Year Edition includes the critically acclaimed game, all three official add-ons - Jaws of Hakkon, The Descent, and Trespasser - and more.
Why similar: Open World 35.6%, RPG 22.6%, Choices Matter 10.6%, Story Rich 10%, Action RPG 4.7%
- #51 Viking Frontiers
68% matchMixed52% of 553 reviews2025
Dev: BLUM EntertainmentPub: GameHunters
Windows
Survival of your people - that's the only thing that matters. Become the leader of a newly founded Viking settlement and lead it to safety and glory. Gather, build, craft, hunt, raid and follow your Gods to endure hardships of nature and save your clan from violent destruction.
Why similar: Medieval 24.9%, Open World 19.7%, Horses 13.4% ★, Historical 12%, RPG 10.8%
- #52 Exanima
70% matchMostly Positive80% of 13,988 reviews2015
Dev: Bare Mettle Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 20.0 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Explore, fight, survive and unravel mysteries in this unique and unforgiving 3D isometric RPG set in an original dark, low fantasy world. Exanima's exceptional attention to detail and realistic simulation of all things aim to provide a deeply immersive and dynamic gameplay experience.
Why similar: Medieval 52.8%, RPG 25.8%, Nudity 6.8%, Adventure 4.7%, Atmospheric 3.4%
- #53 Baldur's Gate 3
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 859,751 reviews2023
Dev: Larian Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 79.0 hrsMean: 134.8 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Baldur’s Gate 3 is a story-rich, party-based RPG set in the universe of Dungeons & Dragons, where your choices shape a tale of fellowship and betrayal, survival and sacrifice, and the lure of absolute power.
Why similar: RPG 37.9%, Choices Matter 17.4%, Story Rich 17%, Nudity 15.2%, Adventure 5.8%
- #54 Fable Anniversary
68% matchVery Positive86% of 16,643 reviews2014
Dev: Lionhead StudiosPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
FOR EVERY CHOICE, A CONSEQUENCE.Fully re-mastered with HD visuals and audio, Fable Anniversary is a stunning rendition of the original game that will delight faithful fans and new players alike! The all new Heroic difficulty setting will test the mettle of even the most hardcore Fable fan.
Why similar: Open World 30.7%, RPG 25.6%, Medieval 12.3%, Choices Matter 6.5%, Action RPG 5.4%
- #55 Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales
67% matchVery Positive90% of 17,386 reviews2018
Dev: CD PROJEKT RED
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 16.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Discover a brand new RPG from the creators of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Facing an imminent invasion, Meve — war-veteran and Queen of Lyria and Rivia — is forced to once again enter the warpath and set out on a dark journey of destruction and revenge.
Why similar: RPG 30.4%, Medieval 17.1%, Story Rich 14.5%, Open World 9.9%, Adventure 8.5%
- #56 A Plague Tale: Innocence
66% matchVery Positive93% of 72,930 reviews2019
Dev: Asobo StudioPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 9.6 hrsMean: 25.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Follow the grim tale of young Amicia and her little brother Hugo, in a heartrending journey through the darkest hours of history.
Why similar: Medieval 45.1%, Historical 16.7%, Story Rich 16.6%, Adventure 6.5%, Great Soundtrack 5.1%
- #57 Game of Thrones
69% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,374 reviews2012
Dev: Cyanide Studios
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Experience an amazing adventure in one of the most fascinating universes! Amidst conspiracy and betrayal, try to survive the orchestrated machinations around the Iron Throne.
Why similar: RPG 32.5%, Medieval 30.4%, Story Rich 8.5%, Open World 7.7%, Choices Matter 7.6%
- #58 KINGDOMS
69% matchMostly Positive72% of 4,092 reviews2015
Dev: Oreol
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 70%
KINGDOMS is a procedural medieval RPG in a randomly generated open world. The main feature of KINGDOMS is a smart AI system that completely controls NPC behavior. As the player, you can fully interact with this massive world and become any person you want to be.
Why similar: Medieval 37.7%, Open World 31.5%, RPG 13.4%, Historical 5.8%, First-Person 4.2%
- #59 Vampyr
67% matchMostly Positive77% of 25,393 reviews2018
Dev: DONTNOD EntertainmentPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
London, 1918. You are newly-turned Vampyr Dr. Jonathan Reid. As a doctor, you must find a cure to save the city’s flu-ravaged citizens. As a Vampyr, you are cursed to feed on those you vowed to heal.
Why similar: Open World 34.6%, RPG 22.4%, Choices Matter 12.3%, Story Rich 12.2%, Action RPG 4.9%