21 Games with a fantasy setting like Arx Fatalis that you should try

What brings it close to Arx Fatalis is dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and fantasy world, and the two track each other on genre, tone and setting. To that it adds loot and gear systems, and single-player focus. They part company on game mode and combat: this one brings co-op play and skill tree progression.

The overlap with Arx Fatalis is in what it evokes rather than what it is: deep RPG systems, dark, oppressive atmosphere and melee combat. To that it adds horror setting and single-player focus. They part company on visuals: this one brings a third-person camera.

It shares the essentials of what Arx Fatalis does: deep RPG systems, strong narrative focus and open world exploration. Both also lean on a first-person view and magic-based combat. The distance is in progression — its own ground is skill tree progression.

What it holds in common with Arx Fatalis is shape: deep RPG systems, strong narrative focus and open world exploration. To that it adds stealth mechanics and horror setting. They part company on visuals and progression: this one brings skill tree progression and a third-person camera.

The common ground with Arx Fatalis is structural: deep RPG systems, dark, oppressive atmosphere and open world exploration. Both also lean on horror setting and single-player focus. The distance is in visuals — its own ground is a third-person camera.

Same family as Arx Fatalis: dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting. The common ground extends to single-player focus and a first-person view. Where the two diverge is progression and game mode: co-op play and skill tree progression.

Shelved next to Arx Fatalis for good reason: melee combat, fantasy world and single-player focus. The common ground extends to a first-person view. Where the two diverge is tone and combat: punishing difficulty and ranged combat.

Same family as Arx Fatalis: strong narrative focus, magic-based combat and fantasy world. Both also lean on a first-person view and single-player focus. The distance is in combat and setting — its own ground is ranged combat.

If Arx Fatalis worked for you because of strong narrative focus, open world exploration and magic-based combat, the same is here. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. The distance is in combat and tone — its own ground is punishing difficulty and ranged combat.

It shares the essentials of what Arx Fatalis does: strong narrative focus, open world exploration and magic-based combat. To that it adds fantasy world and single-player focus. They part company on progression and visuals: this one brings skill tree progression and a third-person camera.

It resembles Arx Fatalis most in how it is built: deep RPG systems, strong narrative focus and open world exploration. Both also lean on fantasy world and single-player focus. The distance is in visuals and progression — its own ground is skill tree progression and a third-person camera.

If Arx Fatalis worked for you because of deep RPG systems, strong narrative focus and open world exploration, the same is here. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and stealth mechanics. Where the two diverge is visuals and setting: a sci-fi setting and a third-person camera.

Shelved next to Arx Fatalis for good reason: dark, oppressive atmosphere, open world exploration and magic-based combat. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. The distance is in setting and world — its own ground is a sandbox world and ranged combat.

Its point of contact with Arx Fatalis is deep RPG systems, dark, oppressive atmosphere and open world exploration. To that it adds magic-based combat and fantasy world. They part company on visuals and setting: this one brings a medieval setting and a third-person camera.

What it holds in common with Arx Fatalis is shape: deep RPG systems, strong narrative focus and open world exploration. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and stealth mechanics. They part company on visuals and setting: this one brings historical setting and a third-person camera.