4 Games like The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt on PS5 that you should try

The resemblance to The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is about as close as this list gets: they line up on genre, combat and game mode. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. They part company on setting and progression: this one brings skill tree progression.

What brings it close to The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat, and the two track each other on genre, combat and game mode. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. The distance is in setting and tone — its own ground is a mythological setting and 3D presentation.

Matches like this one are rare: it meets The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt on genre, game mode and tone. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. The distance is in combat — its own ground is deep simulation.

Its point of contact with The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is fantasy world, single-player focus and a third-person camera. They part company on setting: this one brings a sci-fi setting.