Games Like The Elder Scrolls V Skyrim
Quick Answer
The closest games to The Elder Scrolls V Skyrim are The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Elden Ring and Kingdom Come: Deliverance II. Below are 10 picks with the reason for each — what carries over from The Elder Scrolls V Skyrim, and what does not.
What Made The Elder Scrolls V Skyrim Work
The magic of Skyrim is walking towards a mountain and finding three stories on the way. You can be anyone, the main quest waits as long as you like, and the world is full of places nobody tells you to visit. Games that replace it need that freedom: an open world that rewards wandering, a character you build your own way, and side quests worth more than the plot.
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim was made by Bethesda Game Studios and released in November 2011 on PC, PS3 and Xbox 360, then re-released as the Special Edition (2016) and Anniversary Edition (2021). It is still played heavily thanks to its modding community.
Also written as Skyrim, Elder Scrolls Skyrim — same game, same list.
10 Games Like The Elder Scrolls V Skyrim
1.The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion(2006)
Skyrim's predecessor, with some of the series' best guild questlines.
Why it fits: Bethesda Game Studios, 2006 on PC and Xbox 360: the same open-world structure, set in Cyrodiil.
Where to play it: PC, Xbox, PS5 (Remastered)
More about this game →2.The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind(2002)
The strangest, most hand-made Elder Scrolls world, if older systems do not put you off.
Why it fits: Bethesda Game Studios, 2002 on PC and Xbox: the game Skyrim's freedom grew out of.
Where to play it: PC
Games like this →3.The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt(2015)
You play a fixed hero, but the side quests are the best written in any open world.
Why it fits: CD Projekt Red, 2015 on PC, PS4 and Xbox One: monster hunting across a huge, war-torn world.
Where to play it: PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox, Switch
More about this game →4.Elden Ring(2022)
The same urge to ride towards the horizon, with much harder combat.
Why it fits: FromSoftware, 2022 on PC, PS4, PS5 and Xbox: an open world that hides most of its secrets.
Where to play it: PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox
More about this game →5.Kingdom Come: Deliverance II(2025)
First-person medieval role-playing with no magic and a world that runs without you.
Why it fits: Warhorse Studios, 2025 on PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S: realistic 15th-century Bohemia.
Where to play it: PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S
More about this game →6.Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen(2013)
Climb on monsters, hire pawns and explore a dangerous open world.
Why it fits: Capcom, 2013 on PS3 and Xbox 360: the expanded edition of the 2012 action RPG.
Where to play it: PC, PS4, Xbox One, Switch
More about this game →7.Fallout: New Vegas(2010)
A Bethesda-engine world where your choices and factions matter even more.
Why it fits: Obsidian Entertainment, published by Bethesda, 2010 on PC, PS3 and Xbox 360.
Where to play it: PC, Xbox
More about this game →8.Avowed(2025)
Modern first-person fantasy with a spell in one hand and a blade in the other.
Why it fits: Obsidian Entertainment, 2025 on PC and Xbox Series X|S: set in the Pillars of Eternity world.
Where to play it: PC, Xbox Series X|S
More about this game →9.Enderal: Forgotten Stories(2016)
A full story-driven RPG built on Skyrim's engine by fans, and free.
Why it fits: SureAI, 2016 as a free total conversion of Skyrim for PC, later released on Steam.
Where to play it: PC
More about this game →10.Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning(2012)
Flexible character builds and faster combat in a big fantasy world.
Why it fits: 38 Studios and Big Huge Games, 2012 on PC, PS3 and Xbox 360; remastered in 2020.
Where to play it: PC, PS4, Xbox One, Switch
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Where to Start
If you want more Elder Scrolls, play Oblivion next and Morrowind if you can live with older systems. For the best-written side quests, The Witcher 3. For harder combat in the same kind of open world, Elden Ring.
How We Picked These Games
Every pick is a role-playing game with a world you can explore in any order and a character you shape through what you do. Linear action games and RPGs with a fixed path through the story were left out, however good.
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Games Like The Elder Scrolls V Skyrim Compared
Year is each game's first release anywhere, on the platform in the next column. "Play it now" is where it can be bought or played today.
| Game | Year | First released on | Play it now | Closest to The Elder Scrolls V Skyrim in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion | 2006 | PC, Xbox 360 | PC, Xbox, PS5 (Remastered) | The previous Elder Scrolls |
| The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind | 2002 | PC, Xbox | PC | Where the series' freedom began |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 2015 | PC, PS4, Xbox One | PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox, Switch | Side quests worth the detour |
| Elden Ring | 2022 | PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox | PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox | Exploring towards the horizon |
| Kingdom Come: Deliverance II | 2025 | PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S | PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S | First-person role-playing in a living world |
| Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen | 2013 | PS3, Xbox 360 | PC, PS4, Xbox One, Switch | Open fantasy world and monsters |
| Fallout: New Vegas | 2010 | PC, PS3, Xbox 360 | PC, Xbox | Factions and choices |
| Avowed | 2025 | PC, Xbox Series X|S | PC, Xbox Series X|S | First-person magic and blades |
| Enderal: Forgotten Stories | 2016 | PC | PC | Built on Skyrim's own engine |
| Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning | 2012 | PC, PS3, Xbox 360 | PC, PS4, Xbox One, Switch | Builds you invent |
Which One to Play, by What You Liked
If you liked The Elder Scrolls V Skyrim for exploring with no map markers, try The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind and Elden Ring. Two worlds that expect you to find your own way and reward you for looking.
If you liked The Elder Scrolls V Skyrim for the guilds and side quests, try The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt and Fallout: New Vegas. Questlines with their own characters and endings, often better than the main plot.
If you liked The Elder Scrolls V Skyrim for first-person fantasy combat, try Avowed, Kingdom Come: Deliverance II and Enderal: Forgotten Stories. Seen through your character's eyes, with weapons and spells you choose.
If you liked The Elder Scrolls V Skyrim for building an unusual character, try Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning and Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen. Systems that let you mix classes and play styles freely.
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