ELDEN RING similar games & best alternatives

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ELDEN RING

Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One • 2022

Should you play it?

THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED FANTASY ACTION RPG. Rise, Tarnished, and be guided by grace to brandish the power of the Elden Ring and become an Elden Lord in the Lands Between.

What works

  • Vast open world with rich exploration
  • Challenging and rewarding combat
  • Deep customization and build variety
  • Immersive dark fantasy atmosphere
  • High replayability and long playtime

Things to keep in mind

  • Repetitive dungeon and boss reuse
  • Steep learning curve and difficulty
  • Limited and inconvenient multiplayer
  • Some performance and optimization issues
  • Cryptic story and quest design

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED

  • Nioh: Complete Edition

  • Blades of Time

  • DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin

  • STRANGER OF PARADISE FINAL FANTASY ORIGIN

  • Nioh 2 – The Complete Edition

More intimate

Games that feels like ELDEN RING but with more focus on close relationships

  • DARK SOULS™ III

  • REMNANT II®

  • Warhammer: Vermintide 2

  • Remnant: From the Ashes

  • The Elder Scrolls® Online

  • Shadow Warrior 2

Less social

Games that feels like ELDEN RING but with less teamwork and cooperation

  • Lies of P

  • God of War Ragnarök

  • Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

  • Witchfire

  • Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning

  • The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered

Choose your own criteria ->

From the same developer

From the same developer, ranked by motivational fit.

  • DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED

  • DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin

  • DARK SOULS™ III

  • DARK SOULS™ II

  • ARMORED CORE™ VI FIRES OF RUBICON™

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How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Swipe to compare nearby games with ELDEN RING. These titles are not in What to play next.

ELDEN RING: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Violence. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Intimacy, Relaxation.

Last update: 21/08/2026