Eternal Strands similar games & best alternatives

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Eternal Strands

Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5 • 2025

Should you play it?

A next-generation action experience where the elements obey you, the terrain bends to your will, and every victory is entirely your own.

What works

  • Creative and flexible magic system
  • Engaging boss fights and exploration
  • Well-written characters and story
  • Beautiful art style and music
  • Solid crafting and progression mechanics

Things to keep in mind

  • Some combat and climbing jankiness
  • Repetitive fetch quests
  • Limited enemy variety
  • Small starting inventory
  • Final boss fight considered tedious by some

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

  • Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA

  • Dragon Age™ Inquisition

  • Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

  • KINGDOM HEARTS III + Re Mind (DLC)

  • Clash: Artifacts of Chaos

Less intimate

Games that feels like Eternal Strands but with less focus on close relationships

  • The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered

  • Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning

  • Arken Age

  • AWAKEN - Astral Blade

  • Darksiders Warmastered Edition

  • Sekiro™: Shadows Die Twice - GOTY Edition

More social

Games that feels like Eternal Strands but with more teamwork and cooperation

  • REMNANT II®

  • Remnant: From the Ashes

  • Borderlands 2

  • Dungeons of Sundaria

  • CODE VEIN

  • Enshrouded

Less fellowship-oriented

Games that feels like Eternal Strands but with less of a community feel

  • Stray Blade

  • Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn

  • Assassin's Creed® Odyssey

  • Fable - The Lost Chapters

  • God of War Ragnarök

  • Lies of P

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

Last update: 21/08/2026