21 Narrative 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.

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.

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.

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.

If The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim worked for you because of strong narrative focus, open world exploration and magic-based combat, the same is here. Both also lean on fantasy world and single-player focus. The distance is in setting and world — its own ground is horror 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.

It comes from the same genre as The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and shares dark, oppressive atmosphere, open world exploration and melee combat. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is world and progression: tactical combat and historical setting.

It shares the essentials of what The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim does: strong narrative focus, open world exploration and magic-based combat. The common ground extends to a third-person camera and fantasy world. Where they diverge is world and combat.

If The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim worked for you because of strong narrative focus, open world exploration and magic-based combat, the same is here. The common ground extends to fantasy world and single-player focus. Where they diverge is world and combat.

On paper it is what The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is — strong narrative focus, open world exploration and magic-based combat — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. Both also lean on fantasy world and single-player focus. The distance is in world and visuals — its own ground is puzzle design.

Same family as The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim: dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and fantasy world. Both also lean on single-player focus and skill tree progression. The distance is in combat and setting — its own ground is punishing difficulty.

On paper it is what The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is — strong narrative focus, open world exploration and stealth mechanics — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. Both also lean on skill tree progression and a third-person camera. The distance is in world and setting — its own ground is loot and gear systems, and a sci-fi setting.

On paper it is what The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is — dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and fantasy world — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. To that it adds a third-person camera and single-player focus. They part company on setting and combat: this one brings horror setting.

It shares the essentials of what The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim does: dark, oppressive atmosphere, open world exploration and magic-based combat. To that it adds a medieval setting and single-player focus. They part company on world and combat: this one brings punishing difficulty.