12 Games like The Witcher on Xbox that you should try

Shelved next to The Witcher for good reason: dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and fantasy world. The common ground extends to a third-person camera and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is progression and tone: loot and gear systems, and punishing difficulty.

Same family as The Witcher: strong narrative focus, melee combat and fantasy world. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and an isometric view. The distance is in visuals and progression — its own ground is loot and gear systems, and pixel art.

Genre puts it alongside The Witcher, and so does strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. They part company on tone and visuals: this one brings punishing difficulty and 3D presentation.

On paper it is what The Witcher is — strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and an isometric view. They part company on tone and progression: this one brings loot and gear systems, and cozy, relaxing feel.

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.

It comes from the same genre as The Witcher and shares strong narrative focus, melee combat and fantasy world. To that it adds single-player focus and crafting mechanics. They part company on combat and setting: this one brings ranged combat and post-apocalyptic world.

What brings it close to The Witcher is strong narrative focus, open world exploration and magic-based combat, and the two track each other on genre, game mode and tone. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. The distance is in progression and combat — its own ground is tactical combat and skill tree progression.

What brings it close to The Witcher is strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat, and the two track each other on genre, game mode and tone. The common ground extends to single-player focus and crafting mechanics. Where the two diverge is setting and visuals: horror setting and a top-down view.

Shelved next to The Witcher for good reason: strong narrative focus, melee combat and fantasy world. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and an isometric view. Where the two diverge is visuals and tone: cozy, relaxing feel and horror setting.

The genre is the same as The Witcher’s, and with it strong narrative focus, melee combat and fantasy world. The common ground extends to an isometric view and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is combat and visuals: cozy, relaxing feel and pixel art.

The genre is the same as The Witcher’s, and with it strong narrative focus, magic-based combat and fantasy world. Both also lean on an isometric view and single-player focus. The distance is in progression and setting — its own ground is tactical combat and a cyberpunk setting.

It meets The Witcher on melee combat, single-player focus and an isometric view. Where the two diverge is game mode: multiplayer gameplay.