Computed from player tags · Not ranked by quality
24 games like The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2026)
Every game below overlaps with The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim 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: The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind Game of the Year Edition, which made by the same studio, Bethesda Game Studios.
- The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is tagged Open World, RPG, Fantasy, Adventure, Dragons, Moddable, First-Person, Action 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.
- 9 are from the same studio: The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind Game of the Year Edition, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Game of the Year Edition (2009), The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered, Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition, Fallout 4, Fallout 3, Starfield.
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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The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind Game of the Year Edition
Why it matched: made by the same studio, Bethesda Game Studios; both open world, fantasy, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 12 player tags including RPG, Fantasy and Great Soundtrack; 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 RPGFantasyGreat SoundtrackModdableFirst-PersonMagicStory RichSandbox
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The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Game of the Year Edition (2009)
Why it matched: made by the same studio, Bethesda Game Studios; both open world, fantasy, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 12 player tags including RPG, Fantasy and Moddable; 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 RPGFantasyModdableFirst-PersonGreat SoundtrackMagicCharacter CustomizationStory Rich
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The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Game of the Year Edition Deluxe (2009)
Why it matched: both open world, fantasy, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 12 player tags including RPG, Fantasy and Moddable; published by the same company; released around the same time (2009).
PUBLISHER UPDATE - This is the product page for The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Game of the Year Deluxe 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 Deluxe (2009) at a glance Released 2009 Studio Bethesda Game Studios® Player sentiment 95% positive of 52,989 Price $19.99 RPGFantasyModdableFirst-PersonGreat SoundtrackMagicCharacter CustomizationStory Rich
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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition
Why it matched: made by the same studio, Bethesda Game Studios; both open world, fantasy, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 10 player tags including RPG, Fantasy and Character Customization.
Winner of more than 200 Game of the Year Awards, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition brings the epic fantasy to life in stunning detail. The Special Edition includes the critically acclaimed game and add-ons with all-new features.
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition at a glance Released 2016 Studio Bethesda Game Studios Player sentiment 92% positive of 376,171 Price $39.99 RPGFantasyCharacter CustomizationModdableDragonsStory RichMagicFirst-Person
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Fable
Why it matched: both open world, fantasy, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 10 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 PersonStory RichCharacter CustomizationGreat SoundtrackMedieval
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Fable Anniversary
Why it matched: both open world, fantasy, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 10 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 PersonStory RichCharacter CustomizationGreat SoundtrackMedieval
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Gothic 3
Why it matched: both open world, fantasy, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 10 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 PersonMedievalGreat SoundtrackStory RichMagicAction RPG
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Risen
Why it matched: both open world, fantasy, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 10 player tags including RPG, Fantasy and Third Person; released around the same time (2009).
Delve into a gritty, raw and atmospheric fantasy world in which every action has a consequence. In the epic world of Risen, filled with mysterious earthquakes, fearsome monsters and unimaginable treasures, forge your path with the sword, learn the art of staff fighting or become a powerful mage.
Risen at a glance Released 2009 Studio Piranha Bytes Player sentiment 89% positive of 10,815 Price $14.99 RPGFantasyThird PersonMagicAction RPGStory RichGreat SoundtrackMedieval
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The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
Why it matched: made by the same studio, 4J Studios; both open world, fantasy, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 8 player tags including RPG, Fantasy and Action RPG.
Explore Cyrodiil like never before with stunning new visuals and refined gameplay in The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion™ Remastered.
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion at a glance Released 2006 Studio 4J Studios Player sentiment 75% positive of 70,052 Price $49.99 RPGFantasyAction RPGFirst-PersonCharacter CustomizationThird PersonStory RichGreat Soundtrack
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The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered
Why it matched: made by the same studio, Bethesda Game Studios; both open world, fantasy, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 8 player tags including RPG, Fantasy and Action RPG.
Explore Cyrodiil like never before with stunning new visuals and refined gameplay in The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion™ Remastered.
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered at a glance Released 2025 Studio Bethesda Game Studios Player sentiment 75% positive of 70,071 Price $49.99 RPGFantasyAction RPGFirst-PersonCharacter CustomizationThird PersonStory RichGreat Soundtrack
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Fable - The Lost Chapters
Why it matched: both open world, fantasy, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 9 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 PersonMagicStory RichGreat SoundtrackAction RPGCharacter Customization
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Two Worlds Epic Edition
Why it matched: both open world, fantasy, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 9 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 RPGStory RichCharacter CustomizationMagic
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Why it matched: both open world, fantasy, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 9 player tags including RPG, Story Rich and Fantasy; released around the same time (2015).
You are Geralt of Rivia, mercenary monster slayer. Before you stands a war-torn, monster-infested continent you can explore at will. Your current contract? Tracking down Ciri — the Child of Prophecy, a living weapon that can alter the shape of the world.
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt at a glance Released 2015 Studio CD Projekt RED Player sentiment 97% positive of 885,535 Price $49.99 RPGStory RichFantasyGreat SoundtrackThird PersonMedievalAction RPGMagic
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Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition
Why it matched: made by the same studio, Bethesda Game Studios; both open world, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 8 player tags including RPG, Moddable and First-Person; released around the same time (2009).
Prepare for the Future™ With Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition, experience the most acclaimed game of 2008 like never before. Create a character of your choosing and descend into an awe-inspiring, post-apocalyptic world where every minute is a fight for survival.
Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition at a glance Released 2009 Studio Bethesda Game Studios Player sentiment 82% positive of 56,132 Price $19.99 RPGModdableFirst-PersonSandboxThird PersonStory RichAction RPGGreat Soundtrack
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Fallout 4
Why it matched: made by the same studio, Bethesda Game Studios; both open world, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 8 player tags including RPG, First-Person and Story Rich; released around the same time (2015).
From Bethesda Game Studios, the award-winning creators of Starfield and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, comes Fallout 4. A landmark in open-world RPG design and winner of over 200 ‘Best Of’ honors, including the DICE and BAFTA Game of the Year.
Fallout 4 at a glance Released 2015 Studio Bethesda Game Studios Player sentiment 81% positive of 428,604 Price $19.99 RPGFirst-PersonStory RichAction RPGSandboxGreat SoundtrackThird PersonCharacter Customization
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Fallout 3
Why it matched: made by the same studio, Bethesda Game Studios; both open world, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 8 player tags including RPG, First-Person and Moddable; released around the same time (2008).
Vault-Tec engineers have worked around the clock on an interactive reproduction of Wasteland life for you to enjoy from the comfort of your own vault. Included is an expansive world, unique combat, shockingly realistic visuals, tons of player choice, and an incredible cast of dynamic characters.
Fallout 3 at a glance Released 2008 Studio Bethesda Game Studios Player sentiment 81% positive of 22,174 Price $9.99 RPGFirst-PersonModdableCharacter CustomizationThird PersonStory RichSandboxAction RPG
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Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning
Why it matched: both open world, fantasy, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 9 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 PersonStory RichMagicCharacter CustomizationSandbox
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Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen
Why it matched: both open world, fantasy, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 9 player tags including RPG, Character Customization and Fantasy.
Set in a huge open world, Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen presents a rewarding action combat experience.
Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen at a glance Released 2016 Studio Capcom Player sentiment 88% positive of 49,002 Price $29.99 RPGCharacter CustomizationFantasyAction RPGDragonsThird PersonMagicGreat Soundtrack
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The Witcher: Enhanced Edition Director's Cut
Why it matched: both open world, fantasy, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 8 player tags including RPG, Fantasy and Story Rich; 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 RPGFantasyStory RichThird PersonGreat SoundtrackMedievalAction RPGMagic
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The Elder Scrolls Online
Why it matched: both open world, fantasy, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including RPG, Fantasy and Character Customization; published by the same company; 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 RPGFantasyCharacter CustomizationLore-RichStory RichMagicAction RPG
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Dragon Age: Inquisition
Why it matched: both open world, fantasy, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 8 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 RichDragonsThird PersonAction RPGGreat Soundtrack
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Risen 3 - Titan Lords
Why it matched: both open world, fantasy, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 8 player tags including RPG, Fantasy and Third Person; released around the same time (2014).
The world has been abandoned by its gods and is scarred from the rampage of the Titans. Humanity is struggling to regain strength. You, however, have more pressing concerns: your own life has been shattered and you must set off to reclaim what is lost amidst the darkness spreading throughout the world.
Risen 3 - Titan Lords at a glance Released 2014 Studio Piranha Bytes Player sentiment 74% positive of 6,461 Price $14.99 RPGFantasyThird PersonAction RPGStory RichMagicSandboxMedieval
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Two Worlds II HD
Why it matched: both open world, fantasy, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 8 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 RPGStory RichMedievalMagicSandbox
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Starfield
Why it matched: made by the same studio, Bethesda Game Studios; both open world, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 8 player tags including RPG, First-Person and Character Customization.
Starfield is the first new universe in 25 years from Bethesda Game Studios, the award-winning creators of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and Fallout 4.
Starfield at a glance Released 2023 Studio Bethesda Game Studios Player sentiment 57% positive of 175,175 Price $49.99 RPGFirst-PersonCharacter CustomizationStory RichThird PersonAction RPGModdableGreat Soundtrack
Common questions
What game is most like The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim?
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind Game of the Year Edition, on the evidence we have. It made by the same studio, Bethesda Game Studios. 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 The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim" 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 The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. 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.
What else did the makers of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim do?
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind Game of the Year Edition, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Game of the Year Edition (2009), The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered, Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition, Fallout 4, Fallout 3, Starfield are also from Bethesda Game Studios, and appear in the list below for that reason as well as on tag overlap.
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.