14 Ranged games like The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim that you should try

What brings it close to The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is dark, oppressive atmosphere, open world exploration and melee combat, and the two track each other on genre, combat and game mode. To that it adds a third-person camera and fantasy world. They part company on visuals and progression: this one brings loot and gear systems.

It comes from the same genre as The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and shares strong narrative focus, open world exploration and stealth mechanics. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is world and visuals: punishing difficulty and historical setting.

Genre puts it alongside The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, and so does open world exploration, stealth mechanics and fantasy world. Both also lean on skill tree progression and a third-person camera. The distance is in world and visuals — its own ground is loot and gear systems, and historical setting.

What brings it close to The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is strong narrative focus, open world exploration and magic-based combat, and the two track each other on genre, game mode and tone. To that it adds a medieval setting and single-player focus. They part company on setting: this one brings historical setting.

Same family as The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim: strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat. The common ground extends to a third-person camera and fantasy world. Where they diverge is setting and visuals.

What brings it close to The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat, and the two track each other on genre, game mode and setting. Both also lean on fantasy world and single-player focus. The distance is in tone.

Shelved next to The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim for good reason: strong narrative focus, a sandbox world and magic-based combat. The common ground extends to fantasy world and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is progression and visuals: historical setting.

What brings it close to The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is strong narrative focus, open world exploration and magic-based combat, and the two track each other on genre, game mode and tone. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera. Where they diverge is world and setting.

Shelved next to The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim for good reason: a sandbox world, magic-based combat and fantasy world. The common ground extends to skill tree progression and a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is setting and visuals: turn-based strategy.

Held in common with The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim: magic-based combat, fantasy world and single-player focus. The common ground extends to a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is visuals: historical setting.

The genre is the same as The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim’s, and with it strong narrative focus, melee combat and fantasy world. To that it adds a third-person camera and single-player focus. They part company on setting and tone: this one brings a mythological setting.

The genre is the same as The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim’s, and with it dark, oppressive atmosphere, open world exploration and stealth mechanics. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is setting and world: horror setting.

Its point of contact with The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is magic-based combat, single-player focus and a third-person camera. Where they diverge is visuals.

Shelved next to The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim for good reason: magic-based combat, fantasy world and single-player focus. To that it adds a third-person camera. They part company on setting and visuals: this one brings tactical combat.