8 Games with a medieval setting like The Witcher that you should try

Shelved next to The Witcher for good reason: strong narrative focus, open world exploration and magic-based combat. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and an isometric view. The distance is in visuals and world — its own ground is a sandbox world and historical setting.

Shelved next to The Witcher for good reason: strong narrative focus, melee combat and a medieval setting. To that it adds single-player focus and an isometric view. They part company on combat and visuals: this one brings tactical combat and 3D presentation.

What brings it close to The Witcher is open world exploration, magic-based combat and fantasy world, and the two track each other on genre, game mode and world. To that it adds an isometric view and single-player focus. They part company on progression and combat: this one brings tactical combat.

If The Witcher worked for you because of dark, oppressive atmosphere, magic-based combat and fantasy world, the same is here. To that it adds an isometric view and single-player focus. They part company on progression and combat: this one brings stealth mechanics and skill tree progression.

Its point of contact with The Witcher is magic-based combat, fantasy world and single-player focus. To that it adds an isometric view. Its own ground is turn-based strategy and historical setting.

On paper it is what The Witcher is — strong narrative focus, magic-based combat and a medieval setting — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. To that it adds an isometric view and single-player focus. They part company on progression and combat: this one brings punishing difficulty and tactical combat.

The genre is the same as The Witcher’s, and with it magic-based combat, fantasy world and single-player focus. The common ground extends to an isometric view. Where the two diverge is visuals and combat: tactical combat and 2D presentation.

Genre puts it alongside The Witcher, and so does dark, oppressive atmosphere, magic-based combat and a medieval setting. Both also lean on an isometric view and single-player focus. The distance is in setting and combat — its own ground is tactical combat and historical setting.