- #1 Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord
97% matchVery Positive88% of 296,418 reviews2022
Dev: TaleWorlds Entertainment
Windows
Median: 61.6 hrsMean: 155.2 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 22%, War 18.9%, Open World 14.2%, Sandbox 12.9%, Character Customization 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: Provides the definitive sandbox experience for large-scale medieval warfare and faction-based political maneuvering.
- #2 Kingdom Come: Deliverance
96% matchVery Positive84% of 184,967 reviews2018
Dev: Warhorse Studios
Windows
Median: 13.7 hrsMean: 48.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Story-driven open-world RPG that immerses you in an epic adventure in the Holy Roman Empire. Avenge your parents' death as you battle invading forces, go on game-changing quests, and make influential choices. Explore castles, forests, villages and other realistic settings in medieval Bohemia!
Why similar: Medieval 27.6%, Swordplay 24.7%, Open World 18.4%, RPG 11.2%, First-Person 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a highly immersive, first-person medieval experience with realistic combat and deep role-playing elements.
- #3 Mortal Online 2
96% matchMixed60% of 13,911 reviews2022
Dev: Star Vault AB
Windows
Median: 14.1 hrsMean: 150.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Step into Nave, a vast fantasy sandbox world with a player-driven economy, persistent housing, and deep crafting systems. Engage in first-person, full-loot PvP combat with other players and perilous foes. Build, explore, and conquer in an unforgiving world. The land is yours—who will you become?
Why similar: Swordplay 23.9%, Sandbox 12.9%, Medieval 12.5%, Open World 10.9%, Character Customization 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: A hardcore sandbox MMORPG that emphasizes player-driven interactions and skill-based combat in a vast medieval world.
- #4 The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition
95% matchVery Positive92% of 375,386 reviews2016
Dev: Bethesda Game StudiosPub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 21.4 hrsMean: 106.2 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 32.7%, Character Customization 19.2%, RPG 16.7%, Fantasy 12.5%, First-Person 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: The quintessential first-person open-world RPG that mirrors the exploration and character-building freedom of The Bloodline.
- #5 Blade and Sorcery
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 62,038 reviews2024
Dev: WarpFrog
Windows
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 24.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Blade & Sorcery is a built-for-VR medieval fantasy with full physics driven melee, ranged and magic combat. Become a powerful warrior, ranger or sorcerer and devastate your enemies.
Why similar: Swordplay 38%, Sandbox 15.7%, Medieval 13.2%, Physics 11.6%, First-Person 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for physics-based combat sandboxes, focusing on the visceral satisfaction of swordplay and magic.
- #6 Bellwright
94% matchVery Positive80% of 21,324 reviews2024
Dev: Donkey Crew
Windows
Median: 12.7 hrsMean: 41.4 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 30.7%, Open World 26.8%, War 11.4%, RPG 8.7%, Strategy 6%
Why You'll Like It: Combines medieval survival, settlement building, and open-world exploration in a way that feels like a natural progression from The Bloodline.
- #7 Outward Definitive Edition
93% matchMostly Positive73% of 31,321 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 41.5%, RPG 28.1%, Fantasy 11.6%, Exploration 8.7%, Third Person 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the gritty, adventurous side of fantasy RPGs with a strong emphasis on survival and preparation.
- #8 Exanima
92% matchVery Positive80% of 13,868 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: Physics 32.9%, Medieval 29.9%, RPG 16.3%, Character Customization 11.3%, Action 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: Features a unique, physics-based combat system that closely matches the tactile feel of The Bloodline's melee encounters.
- #9 Sands of Salzaar
91% matchVery Positive82% of 23,019 reviews2021
Dev: 汉家松鼠Han-Squirrel StudioPub: XD
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 23.8 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Bringing you to an exotic desert where you’ll recruit, train, and guide your troops into battle against rival cities and factions. Embark on an adventure that’s uniquely yours; Customizable characters, professions, and factions. The land is filled with a variety of hidden secrets.
Why similar: War 21.6%, Open World 18.4%, Sandbox 12.9%, Action RPG 12.2%, Character Customization 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: Blends open-world exploration with strategic army management and RPG progression in a unique fantasy setting.
- #10 Kenshi
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 115,920 reviews2018
Dev: Lo-Fi Games
Windows
Median: 9.4 hrsMean: 71.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A free-roaming squad based RPG. Focusing on open-ended sandbox gameplay features rather than a linear story. Be a trader, a thief, a rebel, a warlord, an adventurer, a farmer, a slave, or just food for the cannibals. Train your men up from puny victims to master warriors.
Why similar: Swordplay 33.3%, Sandbox 15.9%, Action RPG 15.2%, Character Customization 14%, Open World 13.6%
Why You'll Like It: An unparalleled sandbox RPG that allows for total freedom in a harsh, unforgiving world where you define your own path.
- #11 Gedonia
90% matchVery Positive87% of 3,934 reviews2022
Dev: Kazakov Oleg
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Gedonia is a classic open world rpg, featuring a complete freedom of building your character, exploring a huge world and completing quests.
Why similar: Open World 21.1%, Medieval 20.9%, Character Customization 16.3%, RPG 12.5%, Third Person 11%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a massive open world with a flexible skill system that encourages experimentation and player-defined builds.
- #12 Mount & Blade: Warband
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 171,960 reviews2010
Dev: TaleWorlds Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18.6 hrsMean: 121.4 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 33.5%, Open World 18.4%, Sandbox 15.9%, RPG 11.3%, Strategy 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: The classic sandbox warfare title that laid the foundation for modern medieval strategy-RPGs.
- #13 Half Sword
88% matchMostly Positive71% of 28,874 reviews2026
Dev: Half Sword GamesPub: Game Seer Publishing
Windows
Median: 10.0 hrsMean: 16.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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: Swordplay 31.6%, Medieval 17%, Physics 16.1%, Combat 10.6%, Sandbox 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: An intense, physics-driven medieval combat simulator that prioritizes realistic weapon handling and gore.
- #14 Soulash 2
89% matchVery Positive85% of 2,422 reviews2023
Dev: Artur Smiarowski
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 28.2 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Soulash 2 is a sandbox RPG roguelike with a procedurally generated open world, simulated history, skill-based progression system, customizable abilities, material-based crafting, building, trading, and the possibility of total mayhem. Will you save your world or destroy it?
Why similar: Sandbox 27.4%, Open World 21.7%, RPG 13.7%, Combat 12.8%, Exploration 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: A procedural sandbox RPG that focuses on emergent storytelling and deep character progression.
- #15 Mount & Blade
87% matchVery Positive92% of 6,714 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 26%, Open World 15.7%, Sandbox 13.1%, RPG 12.3%, Action RPG 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: The original title that established the core loop of sandbox medieval warfare and RPG progression.
- #16 Battle Brothers
86% matchVery Positive88% of 28,621 reviews2017
Dev: Overhype StudiosPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 18.9 hrsMean: 94.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Lead a mercenary company in this tactical RPG set in a medieval fantasy world. Chase fame and fortune as you choose where to go, who to recruit, which contracts to pursue, and how to train and equip your men in a procedurally generated open world campaign.
Why similar: War 16.9%, Medieval 15.6%, Sandbox 13.4%, Character Customization 12%, Open World 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical mercenary simulator that captures the gritty, high-stakes nature of medieval combat and management.
- #17 Medieval Dynasty
84% matchVery Positive90% of 52,032 reviews2021
Dev: Render CubePub: Toplitz Productions
Windows
Median: 11.6 hrsMean: 36.1 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 31.3%, Sandbox 22.9%, Open World 21.9%, RPG 10.6%, First-Person 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the life-simulation and building aspects of the medieval era, allowing for a slower, more methodical sandbox experience.
- #18 Noble Fates
85% matchVery Positive83% of 1,483 reviews2021
Dev: Xobermon, LLC
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Harness your Demigod powers to lead a group from rags to riches in this 3D Fantasy Kingdom Management Sim with RPG elements. Command from the sky or take control in 3rd Person to BUILD, BATTLE, and RULE. Navigate a world of interesting Nobles, earn their respect, and decide their Fates.
Why similar: Sandbox 23.3%, Medieval 22.5%, Character Customization 20.6%, Third Person 11.6%, Fantasy 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: A colony-sim sandbox that gives you the power to influence the world and its inhabitants through direct interaction.
- #19 Valheim
83% matchVery Positive94% of 540,690 reviews2021
Dev: Iron Gate ABPub: Coffee Stain Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 26.0 hrsMean: 78.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
A brutal exploration and survival game for 1-10 players, set in a procedurally-generated purgatory inspired by viking culture. Battle, build, and conquer your way to a saga worthy of Odin’s patronage!
Why similar: Open World 36%, Sandbox 23.8%, Exploration 14.7%, Third Person 12.5%, Action 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a compelling sandbox survival experience with a strong emphasis on exploration and building in a Norse-inspired world.
- #20 Legends of Ellaria
86% matchMixed57% of 827 reviews2021
Dev: Larkon Studio
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Legends of Ellaria is a unique blend of sandbox action-RPG and real-time strategy. Build a new kingdom for your people, construct and manage its cities, command your troops in epic battles and join them fighting in third-person action, and live adventures in an immersive high fantasy world.
Why similar: RPG 21.5%, Strategy 15.7%, Sandbox 9.8%, Action 9.7%, Open World 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A unique blend of first-person action and real-time strategy that allows you to manage kingdoms while fighting on the front lines.
- #21 Mirthwood
82% matchMostly Positive70% of 2,368 reviews2024
Dev: Bad Ridge GamesPub: V Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Embark on an enchanting journey and brave ferocious creatures in an immersive medieval fantasy world. Will you settle a new homestead to live a life of farming and trade, or pick up the sword and take up the adventurers' path?
Why similar: Medieval 21.2%, Sandbox 20.7%, Action RPG 13.4%, Character Customization 12.2%, RPG 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: A life-sim RPG that offers a more relaxed, sandbox-focused take on the medieval fantasy experience.
- #22 Empire of Ember
84% matchMixed66% of 149 reviews2022
Dev: Poleaxe Games LLC
Windows
Become a battlemage, build a city, and command your troops in this fantasy warfare simulator. Jump into the fray and use your might, magic, and wits to fight enemies in battles of up to a hundred units and fully destructible city siege combat. The fate of an empire is in your hands.
Why similar: War 16.5%, Medieval 16.4%, Action RPG 13.9%, Open World 12.2%, Fantasy 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: Combines first-person combat with city-building and strategy, mirroring the hybrid nature of The Bloodline.
- #23 Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen
82% matchVery Positive88% of 48,978 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 22.4%, Character Customization 19.7%, RPG 15.5%, Action RPG 14.8%, Fantasy 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: Features high-action combat and a sense of adventure that rewards exploration and creative use of skills.
- #24 Age of Reforging: The Freelands
80% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,479 reviews2025
Dev: PersonaeGame StudioPub: Kunpan Games
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Age of Reforging: The Freelands is a medieval high-freedom sandbox adventure CRPG. You'll be a reforger in the freelands chosen by the Goddess to embark on a medieval adventure tour at your own pace, gathering teammates, fighting for survival, and craft your unique legend!
Why similar: Sandbox 18.8%, Medieval 18.1%, Open World 17%, Character Customization 12.7%, RPG 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on open-world exploration and sandbox progression in a fantasy world filled with diverse threats.
- #25 GreedFall
81% matchMostly Positive76% of 21,967 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: Character Customization 22.7%, Open World 22%, RPG 18.7%, Action RPG 10.4%, Third Person 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: An action-RPG that emphasizes faction politics and player choice within a unique, colonial-fantasy setting.
- #26 Wartales
79% matchVery Positive86% of 35,540 reviews2023
Dev: Shiro Games
Windows
Median: 21.5 hrsMean: 51.6 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 27.8%, Open World 26%, RPG 16.9%, Sandbox 13.4%, Exploration 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: An open-world mercenary RPG that focuses on party management and tactical combat in a medieval setting.
- #27 Fatekeeper
78% matchVery Positive80% of 10,647 reviews2026
Dev: ParaglacialPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 54%
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: Action RPG 19.1%, Medieval 14.6%, Physics 13.5%, First-Person 11.3%, RPG 9.9%
- #28 Notmads
78% matchVery Positive85% of 105 reviews2026
Dev: Rhomita
Windows
Your home is a living beast. Raise it, build on its back, and explore the world as it becomes a moving fortress. Fight, gather resources, and grow stronger alongside it in a fast-paced action RPG with progression, crafting, and exploration, playable solo or with friends.
Why similar: Action RPG 15.5%, Medieval 13.5%, Open World 13%, Sandbox 12.2%, Action-Adventure 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: An exploration-heavy medieval fantasy game that encourages cooperative play and discovery in a sandbox environment.
- #29 ELEX
79% matchMostly Positive74% of 19,601 reviews2017
Dev: Piranha BytesPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 23.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
ELEX is a handcrafted action role-playing experience from the award-winning creators of the Gothic series, set in a brand new post-apocalyptic Science Fantasy universe that puts players into a huge seamless game world full of original characters, mutated creatures, deep moral choices and powerful action.
Why similar: Open World 36.7%, RPG 22.8%, War 11.5%, Fantasy 10.9%, Third Person 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A massive open-world RPG that mixes science-fantasy elements with deep faction-based sandbox gameplay.
- #30 Afallon
77% matchMostly Positive79% of 216 reviews2025
Dev: Stargazing interactive
Windows
Afallon is a single-player RPG with the feel of an MMO. Choose your class and race to forge a unique character, explore a large open world with diverse zones and biomes, and experience a living world that changes based on your actions.
Why similar: Action RPG 16.7%, Character Customization 12.3%, Sandbox 11.7%, Action-Adventure 10.8%, Open World 10.4%
- #31 Farever
75% matchMostly Positive76% of 9,295 reviews2026
Dev: Shiro Games
Windows
Median: 8.7 hrsMean: 24.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Forge your legend in a forgotten realm! Farever is an online multiplayer action RPG set in a vast fantasy open world. Alone or with friends, embark on an epic journey together! Explore wild lands and dangerous dungeons, craft powerful gear, and carve your path through dynamic combat and platforming.
Why similar: Action RPG 17.3%, Open World 12.9%, Sandbox 12.4%, Combat 10.4%, Action-Adventure 10.1%
- #32 Medieval Blacksmith
76% matchVery Positive80% of 595 reviews2025
Dev: OGO Play
Windows
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 16.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Medieval Blacksmith is a blacksmithing simulation set in a magical medieval world. Play as a blacksmith with no past, craft legendary weapons from daggers to spears, and forge your path to becoming the world’s greatest. Dive into a story filled with adventure and endless creative possibilities!
Why similar: Swordplay 27.9%, Sandbox 20.5%, Medieval 15.8%, War 14%, RPG 11.7%
- #33 Sword & Shield Simulator
76% matchMostly Negative28% of 57 reviews2026
Dev: Wildlands Interactive
Windows
Become a medieval blacksmith. Smelt ore, hammer steel at the anvil, grind the edge, and design your own swords. Craft shields, forge tools and everyday ironwork, fill customer contracts, and earn your coin blade by blade. Your forge, your legend.
Why similar: Medieval 19.9%, Sandbox 16.8%, Physics 14.2%, Open World 12.9%, First-Person 10.3%
- #34 Valorborn
75% matchMixed62% of 532 reviews2026
Dev: Laps Games
Windows
Dive into a living medieval fantasy sandbox RPG where the world moves with or without you and factions rise and fall. Become a thief, hunter, or sellsword, survive alone or with a party, and shape your story in a fully enterable world where every building, cave, and road hides opportunity or danger.
Why similar: Medieval 19.1%, Sandbox 18.9%, Open World 16.4%, Character Customization 11.5%, RPG 9.8%
- #35 Lay of the Land
74% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,188 reviews2026
Dev: Southern Cross Interactive
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Lay of the Land is a sandbox adventure game set in a fantasy world where everything is physically simulated. Use the environment to your advantage and Explore, Fight, Loot and Build your way through mysterious lands.
Why similar: Sandbox 20.9%, Open World 16.1%, Physics 14.7%, RPG 10.4%, Fantasy 9.3%
- #36 Bladesong
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,507 reviews2026
Dev: SUN AND SERPENT creationsPub: Mythwright
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 74%
The ultimate swordmaking game. Forge unique weapons with freeform blade shaping and modular hilts, perfectly balanced to your customers’ needs. Master the art of smithing and uncover the secrets of Eren Keep, a last haven of a dying world – or so they say.
Why similar: Medieval 47%, Physics 32.4%, RPG 20.6%
- #37 KINGDOMS
77% matchMostly Positive72% of 4,086 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 29%, Open World 24.3%, Sandbox 18.4%, RPG 11.5%, First-Person 6.1%
- #38 Vampires: Bloodlord Rising
73% matchMostly Positive71% of 1,818 reviews2026
Dev: Mehuman GamesPub: Toplitz Productions
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
In this dark, open-world adventure, you awaken as a Vampire Lord. Build and customize your castle. Hunt for blood, fight, craft, and gather. Command your loyal servants. Shapeshift into a bat to explore the night and survive the relentless Inquisition, solo or in 4-player co-op.
Why similar: Open World 23.6%, Sandbox 23.6%, Fantasy 12.9%, Third Person 12.6%, Exploration 11.9%
- #39 Realms of Magic
74% matchVery Positive81% of 998 reviews2022
Dev: Polished Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Embark on a journey through the Old Kingdom in Realms of Magic - a sandbox RPG where you customize your character, choose your path, and immerse yourself in the fantasy world as a knight, wizard, miner, lumberjack, farmer, and more. After all, this is YOUR adventure.
Why similar: Sandbox 27.8%, RPG 25%, Open World 24.1%, Indie 6.9%, Action 6.6%
- #40 Bloodface
73% 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 24.7%, Swordplay 18.4%, RPG 13%, Action RPG 9.4%, Combat 7.8%
- #41 Devil Spire Falls
70% matchVery Positive95% of 1,058 reviews2025
Dev: Ithiro Sumi
Windows · Linux
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
The open-world action-RPG, where you can do anything, of your dreams… as if it came out 30 years ago!
Why similar: Action RPG 19.5%, Sandbox 18.6%, Open World 16.6%, Character Customization 16%, Combat 10.2%
- #42 Sons of Valhalla
72% matchMixed67% of 976 reviews2024
Dev: Pixel Chest
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Sons of Valhalla is a roguelike strategy game set in the Viking Age. Build fortresses, gather warriors, and lay siege to enemy strongholds, engaging in personal combat as you raid and conquer across England.
Why similar: War 16.5%, Medieval 15.2%, Sandbox 12.7%, Open World 11.1%, Character Customization 11.1%
- #43 Voor De Kroon
72% matchVery Positive87% of 688 reviews2022
Dev: Future Minimalism
Windows
Voor de Kroon is an immersive medieval strategy-action game with historically inspired arms and armor. Fight historical battles and command your troops from the front line or the RTS camera. Use the Warforge editor to reshape the entire game and build your own medieval campaigns.
Why similar: Swordplay 29.4%, War 22.6%, Medieval 20.7%, Sandbox 16.4%, Strategy 4.8%
- #44 Pax Dei
71% matchMixed57% of 11,286 reviews2025
Dev: Mainframe Industries
Windows
Median: 17.7 hrsMean: 73.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Welcome to a vast, social sandbox MMO inspired by the legends of the medieval era. Here, myths are real, ghosts exist, and magic is unquestioned. Join thousands of players as you explore the land, build your home, forge your reputation, and craft your own stories. What world will you make?
Why similar: Medieval 19.4%, Sandbox 17.3%, Character Customization 14.9%, Open World 14.6%, Third Person 9%
- #45 Blood of Mehran
71% matchMixed62% of 75 reviews2025
Dev: Permanent Way Game Co.Pub: Blowfish Studios
Windows
In Blood of Mehran, explore sweeping sand dunes, bustling bazaars and sprawling palaces. Go blade to blade with enemies, pick them off from a distance with your arrows, or slip by them like a ghost. Level up and build your legend.
Why similar: Action RPG 22.2%, Action-Adventure 14%, Combat 11.7%, Third Person 11.2%, Exploration 10%
- #46 We Who Are About To Die
70% matchVery Positive88% of 8,327 reviews2022
Dev: Jordy Lakiere
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Fight & strategize your way through spectacles and arenas - rise from lowly slave to Grand Champion and earn your freedom. Or... die trying. This Gladiator RPG Roguelite features in-depth career management and a unique physics simulated combat system. To those who are about to die, I salute you!
Why similar: Swordplay 27.2%, Medieval 16.3%, Sandbox 14.1%, Physics 13.4%, Combat 9.5%
- #47 Of Ash and Steel
69% matchMixed66% of 6,918 reviews2025
Dev: Fire & FrostPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 31.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 24.6%, Action RPG 21.8%, Combat 13.5%, RPG 10%, Open World 7.1%
- #48 The Vale: Shadow of the Crown
70% matchVery Positive97% of 384 reviews2021
Dev: Falling SquirrelPub: Falling Squirrel Inc.
Windows
CLOSE YOUR EYES. BECOME A WARRIOR: Feel your enemy’s rasping breath; a foot shifts on swampy ground; the crack of steel on wooden shield. The Vale is an audio based action adventure that sets out to breathe new life into medieval combat and fantasy narrative.
Why similar: Swordplay 27.7%, Action RPG 16.2%, Action-Adventure 10.8%, Combat 8.7%, RPG 8.7%
- #49 RAIDBORN
68% matchMixed68% of 470 reviews2026
Dev: Phodex Games
Windows
RAIDBORN is a first-person fantasy action RPG built for replayability. Explore an endless stream of dungeons and quests, dive into satisfying combat, and loot legendary treasures. Craft powerful gear, upgrade your outpost, and tailor your experience from relaxed adventure to hardcore roguelike.
Why similar: Action RPG 22.1%, Medieval 17.5%, First-Person 12%, Combat 11.6%, Fantasy 11%
- #50 Master Bladesmith
68% matchMixed65% of 464 reviews2024
Dev: Elixir Games
Windows
This unique RPG blends VR action and progression. Mine materials, buy equipment, build your arsenal by crafting more and more powerful blades. Battle in the Time Chamber to test your creations as you progress through levels, and build your character as you upgrade your equipment.
Why similar: RPG 53.4%, Action 27.3%, Indie 14.5%, Singleplayer 4.8%
- #51 The Viking Way
71% matchMixed43% of 378 reviews2020
Dev: Ice Lava Games
Windows
Experience the Viking way of life. Sail, explore, trade, build a fleet, and lead your fearless army to raid and conquest. Write your own story of the golden Viking age. You have many choices, and a leader can always find his own.
Why similar: Medieval 24.4%, Action RPG 20.9%, Combat 13.5%, Character Customization 12.7%, Exploration 9.5%
- #52 Alchemist Adventure
69% matchMostly Positive71% of 131 reviews2021
Dev: Bad MinionsPub: SuperGG.com
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Explore a world full of adventure in this action RPG that tells the story of Mya, a powerful alchemist who travels across the dangerous lands of mythical Isur trying to recall the lost memories of her past.
Why similar: War 13.9%, Medieval 12.5%, Action RPG 10.5%, Character Customization 9.3%, Open World 9.1%
- #53 Erenshor
65% matchVery Positive94% of 2,189 reviews2025
Dev: Burgee Media
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Erenshor is a single player RPG with the soul of a classic MMO - built for players who miss the journey. Partner up with Erenshor's signature SimPlayers and explore an open world where every reward comes with a story. Discover thousands of items, quests, raids, and secrets - all at your own pace.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 15.6%, Character Customization 14.8%, RPG 13.5%, Open World 12.7%, Fantasy 10.8%
- #54 Elengard: Ascension
66% matchMostly Positive78% of 118 reviews2026
Dev: Stèphano M. M. G.
Windows
Embark on an epic adventure to rise to power in this new Real-Time-With-Pause medieval fantasy RPG that combines action and strategy mechanics. Fight a lot, explore, choose how you fight, configure your abilities, create powerful builds and combos. Awaken your true power!
Why similar: Medieval 20.9%, Character Customization 16.1%, Combat 13.5%, RPG 10.4%, Fantasy 9.9%
- #55 Everwind
65% matchVery Positive81% of 3,756 reviews2026
Dev: Enjoy Studio S.A.Pub: Bohemia Interactive
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 14.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Everwind is a novel take on RPG and Sandbox Survival genre in First-Person-Perspective. Embark on the adventure with your friends - Build a base on a flying island-ship, gather resources, craft, loot, and fight while you rise above the clouds to uncover the mysteries of this world!
Why similar: Action RPG 22.1%, Sandbox 21.6%, Open World 19.6%, Combat 15.2%, RPG 11%
- #56 Blightlands Blacksmith
67% matchMostly Positive79% of 76 reviews2023
Dev: Skald Software
Windows
Blightlands Blacksmith is a medieval fantasy blacksmithing simulator with exploration and combat elements. Mine, smelt, forge, assemble, grind, and rune-craft weapons to supply a legion cohort, and defend yourself as you delve into the mine for new materials. The cohort's success depends on you.
Why similar: Medieval 38.4%, Fantasy 18.3%, RPG 18.2%, First-Person 14.8%, Indie 5.8%
- #57 The Adventures of Sir Kicksalot
62% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 998 reviews2026
Dev: Stéphane Le Roy
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
A first-person action game, inspired by Dark Messiah, that provides various ways for defeating your foes, with weaponry, sorcery, stealth, or clever tactics like kicking them into deadly spikes.
Why similar: Swordplay 28.7%, Sandbox 15.8%, Action RPG 15.5%, Physics 8.3%, First-Person 8%
- #58 Sketch Tales
69% matchMixed66% of 142 reviews2015
Dev: 8D Studio
Windows
Descend into creative madness with Sketch Tales, a sandbox action RPG where what you draw becomes what you play! Build imaginative worlds, creatures, and weapons and watch your drawings come to life. Share your created worlds and maps with friends and battle it out in multiplayer.
Why similar: Sandbox 30.5%, Open World 21.6%, Action RPG 16.7%, RPG 13.7%, Action 6.8%
- #59 Ortharion : The Last Battle
65% matchMixed66% of 94 reviews2025
Dev: Ortharion project
Windows
Ortharion: The Last Battle is a hack'n slash RPG that immerses you in a medieval fantasy world full of secrets. Customize your hero by combining classes, equipment and spells to create unique synergies to face formidable bosses to prove your strength.
Why similar: Action RPG 20.1%, Medieval 14.7%, Action-Adventure 13.6%, RPG 11%, Exploration 8.5%