Computed from player tags · Not ranked by quality
24 games like Lord of the Rings: War in the North (2026)
Every game below overlaps with Lord of the Rings: War in the North 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: Middle-earth: Shadow of War, which both open world, fantasy and atmospheric.
- Lord of the Rings: War in the North is tagged RPG, Action, Co-op, Fantasy, Hack and Slash, Online Co-Op, Third Person, Action RPG 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.
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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Middle-earth: Shadow of War
Why it matched: both open world, fantasy and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including RPG, Fantasy and Third Person.
Experience an epic open-world brought to life by the award-winning Nemesis System. Forge a new Ring of Power, conquer Fortresses in massive battles and dominate Mordor with your personal orc army in Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™.
Middle-earth: Shadow of War at a glance Released 2017 Studio Monolith Productions Player sentiment 89% positive of 116,690 Price $4.99 RPGFantasyThird PersonGoreHack and SlashAction RPGMedieval
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Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning
Why it matched: both open world, fantasy and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including RPG, Fantasy and Action RPG.
The minds of New York Times bestselling author R.A. Salvatore, Spawn creator Todd McFarlane, and Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion lead designer Ken Rolston have combined to create Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, a new role-playing game set in a world worth saving.
Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning at a glance Released Not recorded Studio Big Huge Games Player sentiment 88% positive of 13,009 Price Not listed RPGFantasyAction RPGThird PersonHack and SlashControllerFemale Protagonist
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FINAL FANTASY XIV Online
Why it matched: both open world, fantasy and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including RPG, Fantasy and Third Person; 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 RPGFantasyThird PersonOnline Co-OpAction RPGFemale Protagonist
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Two Worlds Epic Edition
Why it matched: both open world, fantasy and atmospheric; shares 6 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 PersonMedievalAction RPGHack and Slash
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Two Worlds II HD
Why it matched: both open world, fantasy and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including RPG, Fantasy and Third Person; released around the same time (2011).
Check out the new Velvet Edition bundle including both Two Worlds II and Pirates of the Flying Fortress DLC.
Two Worlds II HD at a glance Released 2011 Studio Reality Pump Studios Player sentiment 64% positive of 7,019 Price $24.99 RPGFantasyThird PersonAction RPGHack and SlashMedieval
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Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
Why it matched: both open world, fantasy and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including Fantasy, Third Person and RPG; released around the same time (2014).
Fight through Mordor and uncover the truth of the spirit that compels you, discover the origins of the Rings of Power, build your legend and ultimately confront the evil of Sauron in this new chronicle of Middle-earth.
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor at a glance Released 2014 Studio Feral Interactive Player sentiment 93% positive of 96,948 Price $3.99 FantasyThird PersonRPGAction RPGHack and SlashGore
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Darksiders II Deathinitive Edition
Why it matched: both open world and fantasy; shares 7 player tags including Hack and Slash, RPG and Third Person; released around the same time (2015).
The ultimate DARKSIDERS II experience! 1080p native resolution. Reworked and tuned game balancing and loot distribution. Improved Graphic Render Engine for even higher visual quality, lighting and shadows. Improved and reworked level, character and environment graphics.
Darksiders II Deathinitive Edition at a glance Released 2015 Studio Gunfire Games Player sentiment 79% positive of 20,677 Price $29.99 Hack and SlashRPGThird PersonFantasyAction RPGGoreController
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FINAL FANTASY XV WINDOWS EDITION
Why it matched: both open world, fantasy and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including RPG, Fantasy and Action RPG.
Take the journey, now in ultimate quality. Boasting a wealth of bonus content and supporting ultra high-resolution graphical options and HDR 10, you can now enjoy the beautiful and carefully-crafted experience of FINAL FANTASY XV like never before.
FINAL FANTASY XV WINDOWS EDITION at a glance Released 2018 Studio Square Enix Player sentiment 83% positive of 57,999 Price $34.99 RPGFantasyAction RPGThird PersonHack and SlashOnline Co-Op
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Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning
Why it matched: both open world, fantasy and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including RPG, Fantasy and Action RPG.
The hit RPG returns! Remastered with stunning visuals and refined gameplay Re-Reckoning delivers intense, customizable RPG combat inside a sprawling game world.
Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning at a glance Released 2020 Studio KAIKO Player sentiment 77% positive of 8,147 Price $39.99 RPGFantasyAction RPGHack and SlashThird PersonGore
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Darksiders III
Why it matched: both open world, fantasy and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including Hack and Slash, Female Protagonist and RPG.
Return to an apocalyptic Earth in Darksiders III, a hack-n-slash Action Adventure where players assume the role of FURY in her quest to hunt down and dispose of the Seven Deadly Sins. The most enigmatic of the Four Horsemen, FURY must bring balance to the forces that now ravage Earth.
Darksiders III at a glance Released 2018 Studio Gunfire Games Player sentiment 76% positive of 17,431 Price $39.99 Hack and SlashFemale ProtagonistRPGThird PersonFantasyGore
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Gothic Playable Teaser
Why it matched: both open world, fantasy and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including RPG, Third Person and Medieval.
The Kingdom of Myrtana has been invaded by an implacable horde of orcs. King Rhobar II, in need of a large quantity of magical ore in order to forge powerful weapons, operates the Khorinis mines with all available prisoners.
Gothic Playable Teaser at a glance Released 2019 Studio THQ Nordic Barcelona Player sentiment 70% positive of 15,216 Price Not listed RPGThird PersonMedievalGoreFantasyAction RPG
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Swords of Legends Online
Why it matched: both open world, fantasy and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including Action RPG, Fantasy and RPG.
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 Action RPGFantasyRPGThird PersonOnline Co-OpFemale Protagonist
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Wayfinder
Why it matched: both open world, fantasy and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including Action RPG, Online Co-Op and Third Person.
Become a Wayfinder, and unlock their powers as you choose your path and playstyle while pushing back a hostile force that has overtaken your world. A Co-Op ARPG where you directly shape and customize the endless adventures you go on with friends, because Wayfinders are stronger together.
Wayfinder at a glance Released 2024 Studio Airship Syndicate Player sentiment 60% positive of 26,754 Price $24.99 Action RPGOnline Co-OpThird PersonRPGControllerFantasy
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The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind Game of the Year Edition
Why it matched: both open world, fantasy and atmospheric; shares 5 player tags including RPG, Fantasy and Action RPG; released around the same time (2009).
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind® Game of the Year Edition includes Morrowind plus all of the content from the Bloodmoon and Tribunal expansions. The original Mod Construction Set is not included in this package. An epic, open-ended single-player RPG, Morrowind allows you to create and play any kind of character imaginable.
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind Game of the Year Edition at a glance Released 2009 Studio Bethesda Game Studios Player sentiment 95% positive of 28,571 Price $14.99 RPGFantasyAction RPGMedievalThird Person
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The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Game of the Year Edition (2009)
Why it matched: both open world, fantasy and atmospheric; shares 5 player tags including RPG, Fantasy and Medieval; released around the same time (2009).
PUBLISHER UPDATE - This is the product page for The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Game of the Year Edition, released in 2009. ---The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion® Game of the Year Edition presents one of the best RPGs of all time like never before. Step inside the most richly detailed and vibrant game-world ever created.
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Game of the Year Edition (2009) at a glance Released 2009 Studio Bethesda Game Studios Player sentiment 95% positive of 52,982 Price $14.99 RPGFantasyMedievalAction RPGThird Person
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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Why it matched: both open world, fantasy and atmospheric; shares 5 player tags including RPG, Fantasy and Medieval; released around the same time (2011).
EPIC FANTASY REBORN The next chapter in the highly anticipated Elder Scrolls saga arrives from the makers of the 2006 and 2008 Games of the Year, Bethesda Game Studios. Skyrim reimagines and revolutionizes the open-world fantasy epic, bringing to life a complete virtual world open for you to explore any way you choose.
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim at a glance Released 2011 Studio Bethesda Game Studios Player sentiment 95% positive of 317,769 Price $19.99 RPGFantasyMedievalAction RPGThird Person
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Fable - The Lost Chapters
Why it matched: both open world, fantasy and atmospheric; shares 5 player tags including RPG, Fantasy and Third Person; released around the same time (2011).
Each person you aid, each flower you crush, and each creature you slay will change this world forever. Fable: Who will you be?
Fable - The Lost Chapters at a glance Released 2011 Studio Lionhead Studios Player sentiment 92% positive of 8,277 Price $9.99 RPGFantasyThird PersonAction RPGMedieval
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The Witcher: Enhanced Edition Director's Cut
Why it matched: both open world, fantasy and atmospheric; shares 5 player tags including RPG, Fantasy and Third Person; released around the same time (2008).
Become The Witcher, Geralt of Rivia, a legendary monster slayer caught in a web of intrigue woven by forces vying for control of the world. Make difficult decisions and live with the consequences in a game that will immerse you in an extraordinary tale like no other.
The Witcher: Enhanced Edition Director's Cut at a glance Released 2008 Studio CD PROJEKT RED Player sentiment 89% positive of 87,348 Price $9.99 RPGFantasyThird PersonMedievalAction RPG
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Darksiders
Why it matched: both open world and fantasy; shares 7 player tags including Hack and Slash, Third Person and Fantasy; released around the same time (2010).
Deceived by the forces of evil into prematurely bringing about the end of the world, War – the first Horseman of the Apocalypse – stands accused of breaking the sacred law by inciting a war between Heaven and Hell. In the slaughter that ensued, the demonic forces defeated the heavenly hosts and laid claim to the Earth.
Darksiders at a glance Released 2010 Studio Vigil Games Player sentiment 89% positive of 12,912 Price Not listed Hack and SlashThird PersonFantasyControllerAction RPGGoreRPG
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Divine Divinity
Why it matched: both open world, fantasy and atmospheric; shares 5 player tags including RPG, Fantasy and Action RPG; released around the same time (2012).
Divine Divinity is an epic role-playing game with hack-and-slash action, offering a huge world to explore and thousands of items to investigate, trade and use.
Divine Divinity at a glance Released 2012 Studio Larian Studios Player sentiment 88% positive of 4,038 Price $5.99 RPGFantasyAction RPGHack and SlashFemale Protagonist
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LIZARDS MUST DIE
Why it matched: both open world, fantasy and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including Hack and Slash, Third Person and Action RPG.
The great exploits of the Ancient Rus in the war with the lizards. Immerse yourself in the world of Hyperborea and defeat hordes of Lizards and other unholy who encroached on holy places Ancestors. Choose a blessed hero and go save the world from the green plague.
LIZARDS MUST DIE at a glance Released 2023 Studio Smola Game Studio Player sentiment 96% positive of 26,441 Price $3.99 Hack and SlashThird PersonAction RPGFantasyRPGFemale Protagonist
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Fable
Why it matched: both open world, fantasy and atmospheric; shares 5 player tags including RPG, Fantasy and Action RPG; released around the same time (2007).
FOR EVERY CHOICE, A CONSEQUENCE.Fully re-mastered with HD visuals and audio, Fable Anniversary is a stunning rendition of the original game that will delight faithful fans and new players alike! The all new Heroic difficulty setting will test the mettle of even the most hardcore Fable fan.
Fable at a glance Released 2007 Studio Lionhead Studios Player sentiment 86% positive of 16,533 Price $10.49 RPGFantasyAction RPGThird PersonMedieval
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Fable Anniversary
Why it matched: both open world, fantasy and atmospheric; shares 5 player tags including RPG, Fantasy and Action RPG; released around the same time (2014).
FOR EVERY CHOICE, A CONSEQUENCE.Fully re-mastered with HD visuals and audio, Fable Anniversary is a stunning rendition of the original game that will delight faithful fans and new players alike! The all new Heroic difficulty setting will test the mettle of even the most hardcore Fable fan.
Fable Anniversary at a glance Released 2014 Studio Lionhead Studios Player sentiment 86% positive of 16,542 Price $10.49 RPGFantasyAction RPGThird PersonMedieval
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Gothic 3
Why it matched: both open world, fantasy and atmospheric; shares 5 player tags including RPG, Fantasy and Third Person; released around the same time (2009).
A nameless hero becomes a legend! Myrtana, a world in upheaval: overrun by orcs from the dark lands in the north, King Rhobar is defending Vengard, the former stronghold of the humans, with his last troop of followers.
Gothic 3 at a glance Released 2009 Studio Piranha Bytes Player sentiment 82% positive of 12,375 Price $19.99 RPGFantasyThird PersonMedievalAction RPG
Common questions
What game is most like Lord of the Rings: War in the North?
Middle-earth: Shadow of War, on the evidence we have. It both open world, fantasy 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 Lord of the Rings: War in the North" 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 Lord of the Rings: War in the North. 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.