The Elder Scrolls®: Legends™ similar games & best alternatives

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The Elder Scrolls®: Legends™

2017

Should you play it?

The Elder Scrolls: Legends™ is an award- winning free-to-play strategy card game based on the world and lore of the Elder Scrolls series. Play for hours or minutes across many game modes that are easy to learn but challenging to master.

What works

  • Deep and strategic gameplay
  • Rich elder scrolls lore and story campaigns
  • Generous free-to-play progression
  • Balanced and skill-based card mechanics
  • Engaging visual and audio presentation

Things to keep in mind

  • Game development discontinued and servers shutting down
  • Small and dwindling player base
  • Some frustrating meta mechanics (e.g. invade decks)
  • Limited social cooperation and leadership opportunities
  • No offline mode after shutdown

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Shadowverse CCG

  • Eternal Card Game

  • Yi Xian: The Cultivation Card Game

  • GWENT: The Witcher Card Game

  • Apokerlypse

  • Once Upon a Galaxy

More violent

Games that feels like The Elder Scrolls®: Legends™ but with more combat and destruction

  • Swords and Sandals Immortals

  • Conquest Dark

  • Roguebook

  • Book of Demons

  • Shardbound: Forge Your Path, Master Your Strategy

  • Spellweaver

Less competitive

Games that feels like The Elder Scrolls®: Legends™ but with less competition against others

  • The Lord of the Rings: Adventure Card Game - Definitive Edition

  • Hadean Tactics

  • Trials of Fire

  • Arcanium: Rise of Akhan

  • Breach Wanderers

  • As We Descend

More social

Games that feels like The Elder Scrolls®: Legends™ but with more teamwork and cooperation

  • ManaRocks

  • Mythgard

  • Faeria

  • SolForge Fusion

  • Infinity Wars: Animated Trading Card Game

  • Pox Nora

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The Elder Scrolls®: Legends™: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Story, Fantasy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Story, Fantasy, Expression.

Last update: 21/08/2026