Drakensang similar games & best alternatives

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Drakensang

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2009

Should you play it?

Drakensang is a third-person party-based RPG based on the pen & paper role-play rules of The Dark Eye. Drakensang is the first PC game for over 10 years to be based on Germany's most successful and popular role-play system. Drakensang builds on the pen & paper rules as applied in version 4.0.

What works

  • Deep and complex rpg mechanics
  • Immersive fantasy world with detailed lore
  • Long main story and many side quests
  • Extensive character customization and crafting
  • Challenging tactical combat with pause

Things to keep in mind

  • Limited character appearance customization
  • Slow movement and pacing
  • Somewhat linear story progression
  • Lack of multiplayer or social interaction
  • Technical issues on modern systems requiring workarounds

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • King Arthur: Knight's Tale

  • Ascension to the Throne

  • Zoria: Age of Shattering

  • Vendir: Plague of Lies

  • 河洛群俠傳 (Ho Tu Lo Shu ： The Books of Dragon)

  • King's Bounty: Armored Princess

More expressive

Games that feels like Drakensang but with more self-expression and customization

  • Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark

  • Planet Alcatraz 2

  • DRAGON QUEST® XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age™ - Definitive Edition

  • Drakensang: The River of Time

  • Stickman Strikes: Conquer Fantasy World

  • Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition

Less leadership-focused

Games that feels like Drakensang but with less leadership over others

  • Fabled Lands

  • The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition

  • The Black Grimoire: Cursebreaker

  • WitchSpring R

  • Verho - Curse of Faces

  • Knock on the Coffin Lid

More social

Games that feels like Drakensang but with more teamwork and cooperation

  • Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition

  • Dungeon Siege

  • Aarklash: Legacy

  • The Legend of The Sacred Stone EX

  • Dead Age

  • Arisen Force: Life Devotee - Initial Ver.

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Drakensang: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Leadership. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Expression, Relaxation.

Last update: 21/08/2026