Games Like The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion® Game of the Year Edition (2009)

Explore Cyrodiil like never before with stunning new visuals and refined gameplay in The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion™ Remastered.

Why similar: Open World 28.1%, RPG 18.9%, Fantasy 10.7%, Character Customization 8.1%, Great Soundtrack 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: It is quite literally the same core adventure with the same world, quests, and open-ended fantasy role-playing appeal, just in a more modern package.

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 28.7%, Moddable 18% ★, RPG 13.7%, Fantasy 7.7%, Character Customization 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: It delivers the closest modern Elder Scrolls experience with first-person exploration, faction questlines, open-ended builds, and enormous mod support.

The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind® Game of the Year Edition includes Morrowind plus all of the content from the Bloodmoon and Tribunal expansions. The original Mod Construction Set is not included in this package. An epic, open-ended single-player RPG, Morrowind allows you to create and play any kind of character imaginable.

Why similar: Open World 22.3%, Moddable 17.4% ★, RPG 14.1%, Classic 8.8% ★, Great Soundtrack 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: This is the most natural next step if you want another Elder Scrolls world built around freedom, discovery, guilds, and deep character customization.

Prepare for the Future™ With Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition, experience the most acclaimed game of 2008 like never before. Create a character of your choosing and descend into an awe-inspiring, post-apocalyptic world where every minute is a fight for survival.

Why similar: Open World 33%, Moddable 26.2% ★, RPG 17%, First-Person 4.6%, Great Soundtrack 3.6%

Why You'll Like It: Even with a post-apocalyptic setting, it shares Oblivion's Bethesda DNA of first-person wandering, side-quest discovery, open-world freedom, and moddability.

Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!

Why similar: Open World 31.7%, Moddable 25.8% ★, RPG 16.8%, First-Person 4%, Character Customization 3.6%

Why You'll Like It: It trades fantasy for wasteland role-playing, but the open quest structure, player choice, and exploratory sandbox make it a great Oblivion follow-up.

THE GREAT MACHINE AWAKENS

Why similar: Open World 22.2%, RPG 20.3%, Classic 12.7% ★, Fantasy 12.2%, Action RPG 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: It is an older and rougher Elder Scrolls sandbox, but its scale, freedom, dungeon crawling, and character-building spirit are deeply Oblivion-adjacent.

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 31.6%, RPG 17.4%, Character Customization 9.8%, First-Person 7.8%, Exploration 6%

Why You'll Like It: Its first-person open-world dark fantasy design strongly captures the 'pick a direction and adventure' magic that makes Oblivion special.

Gothic II: Gold Edition brings together the excitement of Gothic II and the add-on Night of the Raven to your fingertips!

Why similar: Open World 24%, RPG 21.2%, Classic 17.8% ★, Fantasy 6.6%, Great Soundtrack 6%

Why You'll Like It: This classic open-world fantasy RPG offers faction progression, reactive questing, and a handcrafted world that rewards curiosity much like Oblivion does.

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 33.1%, RPG 24.5%, Fantasy 8.7%, Great Soundtrack 4.3%, Magic 3.7%

Why You'll Like It: Its compact but dense fantasy world, faction choices, and exploration-first structure make it a strong match for players who enjoy old-school open-world RPGs.

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 32.3%, RPG 22.5%, Fantasy 8.4%, Great Soundtrack 6.7%, Classic 4.8% ★

Why You'll Like It: Its huge fantasy landscape, freeform questing, and faction-heavy progression echo the open-ended adventuring that Oblivion fans tend to love.

This critically acclaimed first-person RPG from Arkane Studios takes the player on an amazing journey into the fantasy world of Arx. Arx is wrought with turmoil, brought to the brink of destruction by a violent war.

Why similar: RPG 30.1%, Classic 17.7% ★, Fantasy 10.7%, First-Person 9.7%, Open World 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: It is more dungeon-focused than open-world, but the first-person magic, immersive exploration, and classic fantasy atmosphere are very close in spirit.

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 26.8%, RPG 21.4%, Classic 15.8% ★, Fantasy 7.7%, Great Soundtrack 5%

Why You'll Like It: It is another foundational open-world fantasy RPG built around factions, dangerous exploration, and earning your place in a living world.

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 29.2%, RPG 25.6%, Fantasy 12.7%, Character Customization 8.3%, Action RPG 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: Its colorful fantasy setting, flexible builds, and side-quest-heavy open-world adventuring make it a good fit for Oblivion's lighter heroic side.

Set in a huge open world, Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen presents a rewarding action combat experience.

Why similar: Open World 30.3%, RPG 19.5%, Character Customization 9.8%, Fantasy 9.4%, Great Soundtrack 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a big fantasy world, strong build variety, and a satisfying sense of setting out into danger even if its combat is more action-focused.

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: Open World 39.7%, RPG 22.5%, Medieval 15.2%, First-Person 6.7%, Story Rich 4.1%

Why You'll Like It: It replaces magic with realism, yet its first-person immersion, sprawling quest-filled world, and role-play-heavy exploration feel remarkably Oblivion-like.

Check out the new Velvet Edition bundle including both Two Worlds II and Pirates of the Flying Fortress DLC.

Why similar: RPG 30.5%, Open World 30.1%, Fantasy 10.3%, Exploration 4%, Action RPG 3.7%

Why You'll Like It: This is a broad fantasy sandbox with real-time combat, mounted travel, magic, and lots of open-world questing in a very mid-2000s RPG style.

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 24.1%, RPG 20.9%, Classic 12.8% ★, Fantasy 10.1%, Great Soundtrack 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: It is more guided and playful than Oblivion, but its accessible fantasy questing, progression, and moral choices hit a similar comfort zone.

From Bethesda Game Studios, the award-winning creators of Starfield and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, comes Fallout 4. A landmark in open-world RPG design and winner of over 200 ‘Best Of’ honors, including the DICE and BAFTA Game of the Year.

Why similar: Open World 40.7%, RPG 14.3%, Great Soundtrack 8.1%, Exploration 6.7%, First-Person 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: It keeps Bethesda's strengths in free exploration, looting, side questing, and environmental storytelling, even if the setting is completely different.

Dragons: they have been hunted, they have been slain, but now the hour to strike back has come.

Why similar: Open World 27.4%, RPG 24.8%, Fantasy 13%, Great Soundtrack 5.2%, Action RPG 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: Its action-RPG structure and open areas still scratch a similar 'wander, quest, level up, and shape a build' fantasy RPG itch.

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 27.7%, RPG 15.2%, Classic 8.7% ★, Fantasy 8.6%, Magic 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: This indie open-world fantasy RPG offers freeform exploration, custom builds, and charming old-school jank that feels very Elder Scrolls-inspired.

Explore a stunning world, make complex moral choices, and engage in bone-crushing combat against massive and terrifying creatures. The Ultimate Edition includes Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening and all nine content packs.

Why similar: RPG 31.3%, Fantasy 18.3%, Moddable 10.3% ★, Open World 9.9%, Character Customization 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: Though party-based rather than first-person, it shares Oblivion's classic high-fantasy role-playing depth and memorable quest design.

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 36.3%, RPG 16.9%, Great Soundtrack 8.8%, Fantasy 8.1%, Story Rich 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: It is more story-driven than Oblivion, but its vast fantasy world, rich side quests, and exploratory adventuring make it an easy recommendation.

Every legend starts somewhere and in The Elder Scrolls Online, it starts with you. Join millions of players in an online, fantasy RPG set in a vast living Elder Scrolls world.

Why similar: Open World 31%, RPG 20%, Fantasy 13.1%, Exploration 7%, Character Customization 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: Being set in Tamriel helps a lot, and its exploration and questing can scratch the Elder Scrolls itch even though the MMO structure changes the feel.

Dread Delusion is an open world RPG brimming with strange places and dark perils. Carve your own path through the flying continents of a shattered land. Discover curious towns, unearth occult secrets, master powerful magic - and change the world through your choices.

Why similar: Open World 27.7%, RPG 17.1%, Magic 8.4%, First-Person 7.2%, Character Customization 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: Its surreal first-person fantasy exploration captures the mystery, strange worldbuilding, and discovery-driven appeal that many Oblivion fans enjoy.

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 43.3%, RPG 27.4%, Moddable 9.4% ★, Fantasy 8.6%, Exploration 3.9%

Why You'll Like It: This harsh open-world fantasy RPG emphasizes travel, experimentation, and discovery in a way that appeals to players who enjoy making their own adventure.

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 30.8%, RPG 19.9%, Character Customization 11.9%, Fantasy 11.7%, Great Soundtrack 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: Its open-zone fantasy adventuring, character-building, and large amount of side content make it a decent match despite its stronger party focus.

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 46.4%, RPG 26.8%, Fantasy 9.7%, Singleplayer 3.1%, Third Person 3.1%

Why You'll Like It: Its faction-based open-world structure and rough-edged exploration-heavy design make it a good fit if you enjoy Eurojank RPG freedom.

Starfield is the first new universe in 25 years from Bethesda Game Studios, the award-winning creators of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and Fallout 4.

Why similar: Open World 28.3%, Moddable 17.3% ★, RPG 14.9%, Character Customization 7%, First-Person 5.2%

THE LEGEND BEGINS

Why similar: RPG 23.7%, Fantasy 16.1%, Open World 14.6%, Classic 14% ★, Action RPG 8.9%

Each person you aid, each flower you crush, and each creature you slay will change this world forever. Fable: Who will you be?

Why similar: RPG 25.9%, Open World 14.4%, Fantasy 10.9%, Classic 10.7% ★, Great Soundtrack 7%

A true, full-length open-world game for VR has arrived from Bethesda Game Studios. Skyrim VR reimagines the complete epic fantasy masterpiece with an unparalleled sense of scale, depth, and immersion. Skyrim VR also includes all official add-ons.

Why similar: Open World 31.1%, RPG 15.7%, Moddable 15.1% ★, Fantasy 8.3%, Magic 6.4%

Vault-Tec engineers have worked around the clock on an interactive reproduction of Wasteland life for you to enjoy from the comfort of your own vault. Included is an expansive world, unique combat, shockingly realistic visuals, tons of player choice, and an incredible cast of dynamic characters.

Why similar: Open World 34.9%, Moddable 21.2% ★, RPG 15.8%, First-Person 4.7%, Exploration 4.4%

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 29.1%, Fantasy 14.2%, Open World 13.7%, Great Soundtrack 7.8%, Story Rich 4.7%

The minds of New York Times bestselling author R.A. Salvatore, Spawn creator Todd McFarlane, and Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion lead designer Ken Rolston have combined to create Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, a new role-playing game set in a world worth saving.

Why similar: Open World 30%, RPG 25.1%, Fantasy 13.8%, Action RPG 6.1%, Magic 4.4%

Discover a new breed of Action-RPG game powered by an enhanced version of the Source™ Engine by Valve. Set in the Might & Magic® universe, players will experience ferocious combat in a dark and immersive fantasy environment. Swords, Stealth, Sorcery. Choose your way to kill.

Why similar: RPG 27.7%, Fantasy 15.5%, First-Person 12.8%, Classic 12.1% ★, Magic 8.7%

Fallout® 2 is the sequel to the critically acclaimed game that took RPG'ing out of the dungeons and into a dynamic, apocalyptic retro-future. It's been 80 long years since your ancestors trod across the wastelands.

Why similar: RPG 29.2%, Open World 27.5%, Classic 22.2% ★, Great Soundtrack 7.5%, Exploration 2.8%

Divine Divinity is an epic role-playing game with hack-and-slash action, offering a huge world to explore and thousands of items to investigate, trade and use.

Why similar: RPG 33.9%, Classic 16.9% ★, Open World 16.7%, Fantasy 13.9%, Action RPG 5.6%

You've just unearthed the classic post-apocalyptic role-playing game that revitalized the entire CRPG genre. The Fallout® SPECIAL system allows drastically different types of characters, meaningful decisions and development that puts you in complete control. Explore the devastated ruins of a golden age civilization.

Why similar: RPG 33.1%, Open World 30.9%, Classic 24.7% ★, Exploration 3%, Atmospheric 2.5%

Vampire®: The Masquerade-Bloodlines™ delivers a new type of RPG experience-one that blends all the core elements of a traditional RPG with the graphical richness, immediacy and brutal combat of a first-person action game. The game plunges players into the dark and gritty vampire underworld of modern-day L.A. as a creature of the night.

Why similar: RPG 41.7%, Classic 16.3% ★, Great Soundtrack 12.3%, Action RPG 6.3%, First-Person 5%

Imagine a place of wonder, where magick and technology coexist in an uneasy balance, and an adventurer might just as easily wield a flintlock pistol as a flaming sword. Welcome to the land of Arcanum.

Why similar: RPG 25.2%, Open World 18.8%, Classic 17% ★, Fantasy 9.5%, Great Soundtrack 7.7%

The Outer Worlds: Spacer’s Choice Edition is the ultimate way to play the award-winning RPG from Obsidian Entertainment and Private Division. Including the base game and all DLC, this remastered masterpiece is the absolute best version of The Outer Worlds.

Why similar: RPG 33.6%, Action RPG 14.2%, Character Customization 13.1%, First-Person 12.8%, Exploration 12%

Avowed is a first-person fantasy RPG set in the world of Eora, where your choices carve a path through war, intrigue, and ancient mysteries. Navigate a land in turmoil, forge powerful alliances or deadly rivalries, and wield magic and steel to shape the fate of the Living Lands—and your own destiny.

Why similar: Open World 20.4%, RPG 16.5%, Fantasy 12.7%, Magic 11.1%, Character Customization 10.7%

The Outer Worlds is an award-winning single-player RPG from Obsidian Entertainment and Private Division. As you explore a space colony, the character you decide to become will determine how this player-driven story unfolds. In the colony's corporate equation, you are the unplanned variable.

Why similar: Open World 37.1%, RPG 18.9%, Action RPG 9.2%, Character Customization 7.9%, Exploration 7.4%

ONE MAN AGAINST AN EMPIRE

Why similar: RPG 37%, Fantasy 22.6%, Action RPG 11.6%, Classic 7.8% ★, Story Rich 7.5%

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 28.3%, Magic 13.2%, RPG 12.7%, Fantasy 12.1%, Character Customization 8.1%

The Outer Worlds 2 is the sequel to the award-winning first-person sci-fi RPG from Obsidian Entertainment.

Why similar: Open World 29.7%, RPG 27.7%, Action RPG 8.5%, First-Person 8.2%, Exploration 7%

Step into Guild Wars Reforged, the award-winning online roleplaying game enjoyed by millions, now re-energized with system enhancements and Steam Deck verified. Experience the complete saga— from the fall of Ascalon to the desperate stand against Nightfall. Your adventure is just getting started!

Why similar: RPG 20.8%, Fantasy 18%, Magic 12.1%, Character Customization 11.5%, Exploration 8.8%

It is four thousand years before the Galactic Empire and hundreds of Jedi Knights have fallen in battle against the ruthless Sith. You are the last hope of the Jedi Order. Can you master the awesome power of the Force on your quest to save the Republic? Or will you fall to the lure of the dark side?

Why similar: RPG 32.7%, Classic 19.3% ★, Moddable 11.9% ★, Great Soundtrack 6.1%, Story Rich 5.6%

Return to the Forgotten Realms in this bestselling Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game. Combines all the content of Neverwinter Nights Diamond Edition with all-new enhanced features. Includes 100+ hours of award-winning adventures and the tools to create your own!

Why similar: Moddable 30.9% ★, RPG 19.6%, Fantasy 12.2%, Character Customization 10.4%, Magic 8.7%

The best retro fantasy MMORPG on the planet. Old School is RuneScape but… older! This is the open world you know and love, but as it was in 2007. Saying that, it’s even better than that – Old School is shaped by you, its players, with regular new content, fixes and expansions voted for by the fans!

Why similar: Open World 21.6%, RPG 15.6%, Fantasy 13.6%, Great Soundtrack 11%, Classic 10.7% ★

Step into the role of an aspiring martial-arts master and follow the path of the open palm or the closed fist.

Why similar: RPG 33.7%, Fantasy 16.2%, Great Soundtrack 10.6%, Classic 7.7% ★, Action RPG 6.5%

Dungeon Siege® combines the immersive elements of a role-playing game with over-the-top intensity and non-stop action. Dungeon Siege plunges you into a continuous 3D fantasy world where you face off against an army of evil that has been unleashed.

Why similar: RPG 33.9%, Classic 18% ★, Fantasy 16.4%, Open World 9.7%, Action RPG 8.8%

Fallout 4, the legendary post-apocalyptic adventure from Bethesda Game Studios and winner of more than 200 ‘Best Of’ awards, including the DICE and BAFTA Game of the Year, comes in its entirety to VR.

Why similar: Open World 47.9%, RPG 21.8%, Great Soundtrack 7.4%, First-Person 6.6%, Character Customization 4.9%

The year is 2052 and the world is a dangerous and chaotic place. Terrorists operate openly - killing thousands; drugs, disease and pollution kill even more. The world's economies are close to collapse and the gap between the insanely wealthy and the desperately poor grows ever wider.

Why similar: RPG 25.8%, Classic 25% ★, Moddable 18.8% ★, Great Soundtrack 12.6%, First-Person 4.7%

War covers the southern islands until it finally reaches the idyllic isle of Feshyr. You take on the role as the new nameless hero after your village has been pillaged and destroyed by paladins of the king. Seeking revenge, you soon realize that this cowardly attack did not just happen on a reckless mercenary`s whim.

Why similar: RPG 35.2%, Open World 33.2%, Fantasy 11.2%, Action RPG 4.2%, Third Person 3.5%

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: Open World 28.5%, RPG 20.9%, Moddable 15.2% ★, Medieval 12.1%, Sandbox 6%

As Commander Shepard, you lead an elite squad on a heroic, action-packed adventure throughout the galaxy.

Why similar: RPG 36.6%, Great Soundtrack 15%, Open World 14.5%, Story Rich 8.1%, Character Customization 6.8%