6 Games like Black Desert on PS5 that you should try

Shelved next to Black Desert for good reason: open world exploration, melee combat and fantasy world. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and multiplayer gameplay. They part company on combat and setting: this one brings strong narrative focus and PvP competition.

With Black Desert it shares deep RPG systems, fantasy world and multiplayer gameplay. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera. The distance is in setting and progression — its own ground is crafting mechanics.

What carries over from Black Desert is deep RPG systems, fantasy world and multiplayer gameplay. The common ground extends to a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is setting: free-to-play access.

Its point of contact with Black Desert is deep RPG systems, open world exploration and multiplayer gameplay. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is setting and world: a sci-fi setting.

It meets Black Desert on deep RPG systems, open world exploration and melee combat. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and online features. They part company on genre and world: this one brings punishing difficulty and single-player focus.

With Black Desert it shares deep RPG systems, melee combat and fantasy world. To that it adds co-op play and skill tree progression. They part company on progression and setting: this one brings crafting mechanics.