8 Games with a mythology setting like The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion that you should try

The genre is the same as The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion’s, and with it dark, oppressive atmosphere, magic-based combat and fantasy world. To that it adds a third-person camera and single-player focus. They part company on progression and visuals: this one brings loot and gear systems.

Same family as The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion: strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat. To that it adds skill tree progression and a third-person camera. They part company on visuals and tone: this one brings 3D presentation.

It comes from the same genre as The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion and shares magic-based combat, fantasy world and single-player focus. Both also lean on skill tree progression and a third-person camera. The distance is in progression and visuals — its own ground is loot and gear systems.

Shelved next to The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion for good reason: magic-based combat, fantasy world and single-player focus. To that it adds a third-person camera and skill tree progression. They part company on progression and visuals: this one brings loot and gear systems.

Held in common with The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion: melee combat, fantasy world and single-player focus. The common ground extends to a third-person camera. Where they diverge is visuals.

On paper it is what The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion is — magic-based combat, fantasy world and single-player focus — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. To that it adds a third-person camera. They part company on combat and visuals.

What brings it close to The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion is strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat, and the two track each other on genre, combat and game mode. To that it adds skill tree progression and a third-person camera. They part company on visuals and world: this one brings 3D presentation.

Shelved next to The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion for good reason: fantasy world, single-player focus and skill tree progression. To that it adds a third-person camera. They part company on progression and setting: this one brings loot and gear systems, and a sci-fi setting.