42 Games with a fantasy setting like Grim Dawn that you should try

If Grim Dawn worked for you because of dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and fantasy world, the same is here. To that it adds an isometric view and single-player focus. Its own ground is MMO world and community, and online features.

What brings it close to Grim Dawn is dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and fantasy world, and the two track each other on genre, game mode and progression. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and an isometric view. Where the two diverge is tone: punishing difficulty.

The thread back to Grim Dawn runs through dark, oppressive atmosphere, horror setting and single-player focus. To that it adds an isometric view and skill tree progression. Its own ground is strong narrative focus and PvP competition.

It shares the essentials of what Grim Dawn does: dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and fantasy world. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and multiplayer gameplay. The distance is in tone — its own ground is punishing difficulty.

If Grim Dawn worked for you because of dark, oppressive atmosphere, horror setting and single-player focus, the same is here. The common ground extends to an isometric view.

Same family as Grim Dawn: melee combat, fantasy world and single-player focus. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and an isometric view. The distance is in tone and progression — its own ground is strong narrative focus and a sci-fi setting.

What carries over from Grim Dawn is dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. They part company on combat: this one brings magic-based combat.

On paper it is what Grim Dawn is — dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. The common ground extends to an isometric view and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is setting and combat: ranged combat and historical setting.

Same family as Grim Dawn: dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting. Both also lean on single-player focus and an isometric view. The distance is in progression and combat — its own ground is magic-based combat and a medieval setting.

It shares the essentials of what Grim Dawn does: dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and fantasy world. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and an isometric view. The distance is in setting and progression — its own ground is a sci-fi setting.

The thread back to Grim Dawn runs through melee combat, fantasy world and single-player focus. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and an isometric view. They part company on setting: this one brings online features.

On paper it is what Grim Dawn is — dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and fantasy world — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and multiplayer gameplay. The distance is in setting and progression — its own ground is a third-person camera.

It comes from the same genre as Grim Dawn and shares melee combat, fantasy world and multiplayer gameplay. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and an isometric view. The distance is in setting and progression — its own ground is a top-down view.

If Grim Dawn worked for you because of open world exploration, melee combat and fantasy world, the same is here. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and co-op play. The distance is in setting and combat — its own ground is tactical combat.

What brings it close to Grim Dawn is dark, oppressive atmosphere, open world exploration and melee combat, and the two track each other on genre, combat and tone. Both also lean on crafting mechanics and an isometric view. The distance is in setting and progression — its own ground is a sandbox world and PvP competition.