Computed from player tags · Not ranked by quality
24 games like Guild Wars 2 (2026)
Every game below overlaps with Guild Wars 2 on things players said about it rather than on our opinion of what feels alike. Each entry shows what it matched on, so you can throw out the ones matching on the part you did not care about.
The short version
- Closest match: FINAL FANTASY XIV Online, which both fantasy, story-rich and atmospheric.
- Guild Wars 2 is tagged MMORPG, Adventure, RPG, Character Customization, Free to Play, Fantasy, Third Person, 3D by Steam players. Those tags are what the matching runs on.
- 24 games qualify, each with at least fifty player reviews behind its sentiment figure.
- 8 are free to download, so you can test the resemblance yourself at no cost.
How these were matched
Steam tags carry the most weight, because players apply them and they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Souls-like, Atmospheric and Cozy exist as tags and as nothing else, which is exactly the vocabulary this question needs. Formal genres count for less, themes and a shared studio for more.
Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are thrown out before matching. Nearly everything is tagged Singleplayer, so matching on it is matching on nothing. That cutoff is computed from the catalogue rather than fixed, so it moves as the catalogue grows.
All 24, closest first
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FINAL FANTASY XIV Online
Why it matched: both fantasy, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 10 player tags including MMORPG, RPG and Massively Multiplayer; released around the same time (2014).
Join over 30 million adventurers worldwide and take part in an epic and ever-changing FINAL FANTASY. Experience an unforgettable story, exhilarating battles, and a myriad of captivating environments to explore.
FINAL FANTASY XIV Online at a glance Released 2014 Studio Square Enix Player sentiment 87% positive of 85,571 Price $19.99 MMORPGRPGMassively MultiplayerCharacter CustomizationFantasyStory RichThird PersonOnline Co-Op
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Black Desert
Why it matched: both fantasy, atmospheric and strategy; shares 10 player tags including MMORPG, Massively Multiplayer and Character Customization; released around the same time (2014).
Played by over 20 million Adventurers - Black Desert Online is an open-world, action MMORPG. Experience intense, action-packed combat, battle massive world bosses, fight alongside friends to siege and conquer castles, and train in professions such as fishing, trading, crafting, cooking, and more!
Black Desert at a glance Released 2014 Studio Pearl Abyss Player sentiment 74% positive of 94,179 Price $9.99 MMORPGMassively MultiplayerCharacter CustomizationRPGFantasy3DStrategyCrafting
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Warspear Online
Why it matched: both fantasy, story-rich, atmospheric and strategy; shares 9 player tags including MMORPG, Free to Play and Massively Multiplayer.
Create your hero and dive into an epic 2D MMORPG! Explore a vast open world, conquer castles, battle in free-for-all PvP, team up in guilds, join Alliance wars, explore dungeons, and celebrate with fun in-game events!
Warspear Online at a glance Released 2017 Studio Titulum Enterprises Limited Player sentiment 72% positive of 3,147 Price Free MMORPGFree to PlayMassively MultiplayerRPGOnline Co-OpFantasyPvPStory Rich
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The Lord of the Rings Online
Why it matched: both fantasy and story-rich; shares 11 player tags including Free to Play, MMORPG and Massively Multiplayer; released around the same time (2012).
Join the world’s greatest fellowship of players in the award-winning online re-creation of J. R. R. Tolkien’s legendary Middle-earth.
The Lord of the Rings Online at a glance Released 2012 Studio Standing Stone Games Player sentiment 81% positive of 23,171 Price Free Free to PlayMMORPGMassively MultiplayerFantasyRPGCharacter CustomizationExplorationStory Rich
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The Elder Scrolls Online
Why it matched: both fantasy, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 9 player tags including RPG, MMORPG and Fantasy; released around the same time (2014).
Every legend starts somewhere and in The Elder Scrolls Online, it starts with you. Join millions of players in an online, fantasy RPG set in a vast living Elder Scrolls world.
The Elder Scrolls Online at a glance Released 2014 Studio ZeniMax Online Studios Player sentiment 81% positive of 161,491 Price $19.99 RPGMMORPGFantasyExplorationMassively MultiplayerCharacter CustomizationPvPStory Rich
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Dragon Age: Inquisition
Why it matched: both fantasy, story-rich, atmospheric and strategy; shares 7 player tags including RPG, Character Customization and Fantasy; released around the same time (2014).
Winner of over 130 Game of the Year awards, discover the definitive Dragon Age: Inquisition experience. The Game of the Year Edition includes the critically acclaimed game, all three official add-ons - Jaws of Hakkon, The Descent, and Trespasser - and more.
Dragon Age: Inquisition at a glance Released 2014 Studio Not recorded Player sentiment 76% positive of 21,376 Price $39.99 RPGCharacter CustomizationFantasyStory RichThird PersonStrategyCombat
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Swords of Legends Online
Why it matched: both fantasy, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 9 player tags including Free to Play, MMORPG and Character Customization.
Swords of Legends Online is an action MMORPG set in a breathtaking fantasy world with sophisticated combat mechanics and a unique storyline based on Chinese mythology.
Swords of Legends Online at a glance Released 2021 Studio Wangyuan Shengtang Entertainment Technology CO. Player sentiment 67% positive of 5,795 Price Not listed Free to PlayMMORPGCharacter CustomizationFantasyMassively MultiplayerRPGThird PersonStory Rich
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Shakes and Fidget
Why it matched: both fantasy, story-rich and strategy; shares 8 player tags including Free to Play, RPG and Massively Multiplayer; released around the same time (2016).
Shakes & Fidget is a hilarious fantasy role-playing satire and at the same time, an award-winning RPG! Sounds crazy? With over 50 million enthusiastic players, it ranks among the most celebrated online role-playing games worldwide!
Shakes and Fidget at a glance Released 2016 Studio Playa Games GmbH Player sentiment 92% positive of 36,847 Price Free Free to PlayRPGMassively MultiplayerStrategyMMORPGCharacter CustomizationFantasyStory Rich
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RIFT
Why it matched: both fantasy; shares 11 player tags including Free to Play, MMORPG and RPG; released around the same time (2011).
Dive into a world of epic adventure! Create your perfect hero thanks to a uniquely customizable class system. Collect, craft, and customize your gear. Go it alone or group up to challenge dungeons, raids, dynamic open-world content, and your fellow players.
RIFT at a glance Released 2011 Studio gamigo US Inc. Player sentiment 74% positive of 11,635 Price Free Free to PlayMMORPGRPGFantasyMassively MultiplayerCharacter CustomizationPvPOnline Co-Op
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Old School RuneScape
Why it matched: both fantasy and story-rich; shares 10 player tags including MMORPG, Free to Play and Fantasy.
The best retro fantasy MMORPG on the planet. Old School is RuneScape but… older! This is the open world you know and love, but as it was in 2007. Saying that, it’s even better than that – Old School is shaped by you, its players, with regular new content, fixes and expansions voted for by the fans!
Old School RuneScape at a glance Released 2021 Studio Jagex Ltd Player sentiment 83% positive of 20,728 Price Free MMORPGFree to PlayFantasyStory RichMassively MultiplayerRPGCharacter CustomizationThird Person
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Dragon Age Inquisition
Why it matched: both fantasy, story-rich, atmospheric and strategy; shares 7 player tags including RPG, Character Customization and Fantasy.
Winner of over 130 Game of the Year awards, discover the definitive Dragon Age: Inquisition experience. The Game of the Year Edition includes the critically acclaimed game, all three official add-ons - Jaws of Hakkon, The Descent, and Trespasser - and more.
Dragon Age Inquisition at a glance Released 2020 Studio BioWare Player sentiment 76% positive of 21,380 Price $39.99 RPGCharacter CustomizationFantasyStory RichThird PersonStrategyCombat
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Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition
Why it matched: both fantasy, story-rich, atmospheric and strategy; shares 6 player tags including RPG, Fantasy and Story Rich; released around the same time (2013).
The classic returns! Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition restores the full original adventure and Tales of the Sword Coast, now polished with quality‑of‑life upgrades for a smoother timeless Dungeons & Dragons journey.
Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition at a glance Released 2013 Studio Beamdog Player sentiment 92% positive of 17,991 Price $19.99 RPGFantasyStory RichCharacter CustomizationOnline Co-OpStrategy
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Baldur's Gate 3
Why it matched: both fantasy, story-rich and strategy; shares 8 player tags including RPG, Character Customization and Story Rich.
Baldur’s Gate 3 is a story-rich, party-based RPG set in the universe of Dungeons & Dragons, where your choices shape a tale of fellowship and betrayal, survival and sacrifice, and the lure of absolute power.
Baldur's Gate 3 at a glance Released 2023 Studio Larian Studios Player sentiment 97% positive of 855,414 Price $59.99 RPGCharacter CustomizationStory RichFantasyOnline Co-OpStrategyClass-BasedCombat
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Solasta: Crown of the Magister
Why it matched: both fantasy, story-rich and strategy; shares 8 player tags including RPG, Character Customization and Story Rich.
Roll for initiative, take attacks of opportunity, manage player location and the verticality of the battle field in this Turn-Based Tactical RPG based on the SRD 5.1 Ruleset. In Solasta, you make the choices, dice decide your destiny.
Solasta: Crown of the Magister at a glance Released 2021 Studio Tactical Adventures Player sentiment 87% positive of 22,449 Price $29.99 RPGCharacter CustomizationStory RichFantasyCombatStrategyClass-BasedOnline Co-Op
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Age of Conan: Unchained
Why it matched: both fantasy and story-rich; shares 9 player tags including Free to Play, Massively Multiplayer and RPG; released around the same time (2013).
Age of Conan: Unchained is an award-winning and critically acclaimed massively multiplayer online game set in the sexy, savage and brutal world of Conan the Barbarian. Tread in the footsteps of the greatest fantasy hero of all time, and explore the vast reaches of Hyboria.
Age of Conan: Unchained at a glance Released 2013 Studio Funcom Player sentiment 69% positive of 2,930 Price Free Free to PlayMassively MultiplayerRPGMMORPGFantasyCombatStory RichThird Person
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For Honor
Why it matched: both fantasy, story-rich, atmospheric and strategy; shares 7 player tags including PvP, Third Person and Online Co-Op.
Fight alone or with friends in For Honor, a third-person hero-based melee fighting game. Enter the chaos of war as a Knight, a Viking, a Samurai, a Wu Lin, or an Outlander. Fight in brutal PvP and team-oriented modes, or play the thrilling story campaign.
For Honor at a glance Released 2017 Studio Ubisoft Blue Byte Player sentiment 69% positive of 163,990 Price $29.99 PvPThird PersonOnline Co-OpStrategyRPGFantasyStory Rich
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Prime World
Why it matched: both fantasy and strategy; shares 9 player tags including Free to Play, RPG and Massively Multiplayer; released around the same time (2014).
Prime World is a free online game in RPG / MOBA genre with a unique universe where tactical session battles, castle management, and hero development are mixed together. Gather your collection of talents, build an army of invincible heroes and become the champion!
Prime World at a glance Released 2014 Studio Nival Player sentiment 59% positive of 3,762 Price Not listed Free to PlayRPGMassively MultiplayerStrategyFantasyMMORPGOnline Co-OpPvP
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Baldur's Gate
Why it matched: both fantasy, story-rich, atmospheric and strategy; shares 6 player tags including RPG, Fantasy and Story Rich.
The classic returns! Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition restores the full original adventure and Tales of the Sword Coast, now polished with quality‑of‑life upgrades for a smoother timeless Dungeons & Dragons journey.
Baldur's Gate at a glance Released 1998 Studio Not recorded Player sentiment 92% positive of 17,990 Price $19.99 RPGFantasyStory RichCharacter CustomizationOnline Co-OpStrategy
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FINAL FANTASY XII THE ZODIAC AGE
Why it matched: both fantasy, story-rich, atmospheric and strategy; shares 6 player tags including RPG, Fantasy and Story Rich.
FINAL FANTASY XII THE ZODIAC AGE - This revered classic returns, now fully remastered for the first time for PC, featuring all new and enhanced gameplay.
FINAL FANTASY XII THE ZODIAC AGE at a glance Released 2018 Studio Square Enix Player sentiment 89% positive of 10,211 Price $49.99 RPGFantasyStory RichExplorationThird PersonStrategy
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Two Worlds Epic Edition
Why it matched: both fantasy, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including RPG, Fantasy and Third Person; released around the same time (2009).
... 300 years after Aziraal has been banished, a brother and sister are drawn into the conflict which has flared up between the Orcs and the free world. Kyra, the hero's younger sister, suddenly disappears in mysterious circumstances.«...If my family really belongs to the chosen ones, why then have we always been as poor as church mice?
Two Worlds Epic Edition at a glance Released 2009 Studio Reality Pump Studios Player sentiment 78% positive of 5,919 Price $14.99 RPGFantasyThird PersonStory RichCharacter CustomizationExploration3D
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The Dungeon Of Naheulbeuk: The Amulet Of Chaos
Why it matched: both fantasy, story-rich, atmospheric and strategy; shares 6 player tags including RPG, Strategy and Character Customization.
Step into the wacky heroic fantasy universe of the Dungeon of Naheulbeuk. Lead a team of unlikely and clumsy heroes in an epic and challenging tactical RPG. Live an adventure filled with humor, surprises and silly encounters.
The Dungeon Of Naheulbeuk: The Amulet Of Chaos at a glance Released 2020 Studio Artefacts Studio Player sentiment 87% positive of 8,064 Price $5.24 RPGStrategyCharacter CustomizationFantasyStory RichThird Person
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Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin
Why it matched: both fantasy and story-rich; shares 9 player tags including RPG, Exploration and 3D.
A new adventure awaits you in this second installment of the turn-based RPG series set in the world of Monster Hunter! Become a Rider and form bonds with friendly monsters known as Monsties to fight alongside them as you take part in an epic story.
Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin at a glance Released 2021 Studio CAPCOM Co., Ltd. Player sentiment 83% positive of 17,179 Price $39.99 RPGExploration3DThird PersonFantasyCharacter CustomizationPvPStory Rich
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RuneScape
Why it matched: both fantasy and story-rich; shares 9 player tags including Free to Play, MMORPG and Massively Multiplayer.
RuneScape is a high fantasy open world MMORPG. Explore an ever changing and evolving living world where new challenges, skills, and quests await. Featuring unprecedented player freedom, you choose how to play, adventure, and grow.
RuneScape at a glance Released 2001 Studio Jagex Player sentiment 82% positive of 27,176 Price Free Free to PlayMMORPGMassively MultiplayerRPGFantasyCharacter CustomizationStory RichPvP
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RuneScape
Why it matched: both fantasy and story-rich; shares 9 player tags including Free to Play, MMORPG and Massively Multiplayer.
RuneScape is a high fantasy open world MMORPG. Explore an ever changing and evolving living world where new challenges, skills, and quests await. Featuring unprecedented player freedom, you choose how to play, adventure, and grow.
RuneScape at a glance Released 2020 Studio Jagex Ltd Player sentiment 82% positive of 27,182 Price Free Free to PlayMMORPGMassively MultiplayerRPGFantasyCharacter CustomizationStory RichPvP
Common questions
What game is most like Guild Wars 2?
FINAL FANTASY XIV Online, on the evidence we have. It both fantasy, story-rich and atmospheric. That is a statement about overlap, not a promise you will like it as much: two games can share every tag and still feel different to play.
How is "similar to Guild Wars 2" decided?
By overlap on the tags Steam players applied to each game, the formal genres, the themes both sit in, and whether the same studio made them. Tags carry the most weight because players write them, so they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are ignored: matching on "Singleplayer" is matching on nothing. Every entry below shows exactly what it matched on.
Are these ranked by quality?
No. They are ordered by how much they overlap with Guild Wars 2. Where two games overlap equally, the better received one goes first, but that only moves a game a place or two. Each entry shows its own player sentiment so you can weigh that separately.
Do you get paid for these recommendations?
No. The order is computed from tag and genre overlap and nothing else. No placement here can be bought, and a game appearing high on this page is a statement about resemblance rather than an endorsement.