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Games like STAR WARS™: The Old Republic™

If STAR WARS™: The Old Republic™ is your kind of game, the closest matches are EVE Online, The Elder Scrolls® Online and Star Trek Online — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its cinematic, dark and epic. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

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STAR WARS™: The Old Republic™ is a free-to-play massively multiplayer RPG set in a galaxy far, far away three thousand years before the classic films. Players choose from eight unique class storylines as a Jedi, Sith, Bounty Hunter, or other iconic roles, each featuring full voice acting for every line of dialogue and class stories that players describe as rivaling single-player RPGs. The game includes companion management, moral choice systems, rotational combat, stronghold customization, and cartel market trading, with players noting that their character speaks and reacts to their decisions in ways that make choices feel permanent and meaningful. Released in 2020 and currently playable on Steam Deck, the game has received a 90% positive rating from over 51,000 Steam reviews.

About STAR WARS™: The Old Republic™: STAR WARS™: The Old Republic™ is a free-to-play MMORPG that puts you at the center of your own story-driven saga. Play as a Jedi, Sith, Bounty Hunter, or one of many other iconic STAR WARS roles in the galaxy far, far away over three thousand years before the classic films.

2020Massively MultiplayerRPGFree To PlayFree to playDeck PlayableMetacritic 85Windowsby Broadsword
STAR WARS™: The Old Republic™ — Steam game cover
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Steam players who put hours into STAR WARS™: The Old Republic™ also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. EVE Online

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with STAR WARS™: The Old Republic™.

    Top pick for STAR WARS™: The Old Republic™ fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Massively Multiplayer and RPG with STAR WARS™: The Old Republic™.

    Over 20 years of legendary space battles! Explore a massive living universe of danger and opportunity in a challenging and highly rewarding space adventure. Fight, trade, build, and connect with a universe driven and shaped directly by players.

    2010ActionStrategyMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. The Elder Scrolls® Online

    WHY THIS

    Shares an epic mood with STAR WARS™: The Old Republic™.

    Second-strongest match for STAR WARS™: The Old Republic™ fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Massively Multiplayer and RPG with STAR WARS™: The Old Republic™.

    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.

    2017ActionAdventureMassively Multiplayer19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Star Trek Online

    WHY THIS

    Shares an epic mood with STAR WARS™: The Old Republic™.

    Third-strongest match for STAR WARS™: The Old Republic™ fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Massively Multiplayer and RPG with STAR WARS™: The Old Republic™.

    In Star Trek Online, the Star Trek universe appears for the first time on a truly massive scale. Players take the captain's chair as they command their own starship and crew. Explore strange new worlds, seek out new life and new civilizations, and boldly go where no one has gone before.

    2012Massively MultiplayerRPGFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. FINAL FANTASY XIV Online

    WHY THIS

    Shares an epic mood with STAR WARS™: The Old Republic™.

    Ranked #4 for STAR WARS™: The Old Republic™ fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Massively Multiplayer and RPG with STAR WARS™: The Old Republic™.

    Join over 30 million adventurers worldwide and take part in an epic and ever-changing FINAL FANTASY. Experience an unforgettable story, exhilarating battles, and a myriad of captivating environments to explore.

    2014Massively MultiplayerRPG19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for STAR WARS™: The Old Republic™ fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Massively Multiplayer and RPG with STAR WARS™: The Old Republic™.

    Traverse the Telvanni Peninsula in Morrowind and preserve secrets ascribed to the unfathomable realms of Apocrypha. Unlock the runic power of a brand-new class - the Arcanist - and fight to uphold reality itself.

    2023ActionAdventureMassively MultiplayerSteam ↗
  6. DC Universe™ Online

    WHY THIS

    Shares an epic mood with STAR WARS™: The Old Republic™.

    Ranked #6 for STAR WARS™: The Old Republic™ fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Massively Multiplayer and RPG with STAR WARS™: The Old Republic™.

    DC Universe Online is a Free-to-Play, massive multiplayer online action game set in the popular DC Universe. Become one of a new breed of Heroes or Villains and wield incredible powers as you go to war with legendary characters such as Batman, Superman, Lex Luthor and The Joker.

    2011ActionAdventureMassively MultiplayerFreeSteam ↗
  7. Guild Wars 2®

    WHY THIS

    Shares an epic mood with STAR WARS™: The Old Republic™.

    Ranked #7 for STAR WARS™: The Old Republic™ fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Massively Multiplayer and RPG with STAR WARS™: The Old Republic™.

    Guild Wars 2 is an award-winning online roleplaying game with fast-paced action combat, deep character customization, and no subscription fee required. Choose from an arsenal of professions and weapons, explore a vast open world, compete in PVP modes and more. Join over 16 million players now!

    2022AdventureMassively MultiplayerRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Neverwinter

    WHY THIS

    Shares an epic mood with STAR WARS™: The Old Republic™.

    Ranked #8 for STAR WARS™: The Old Republic™ fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Massively Multiplayer and RPG with STAR WARS™: The Old Republic™.

    Neverwinter is a free, action MMORPG based on the acclaimed Dungeons & Dragons fantasy roleplaying game. Epic stories, action combat and classic roleplaying await those heroes courageous enough to enter the fantastic world of Neverwinter!

    2013ActionAdventureMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

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Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

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    Reviewers of STAR WARS™: The Old Republic™ cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    Immerse yourself in a world where ambition, magic, and lust intertwine.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. STAR WARS™ Knights of the Old Republic™

    WHY THIS

    Shares a cinematic mood with STAR WARS™: The Old Republic™.

    Reviewers of STAR WARS™: The Old Republic™ cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with STAR WARS™: The Old Republic™.

    It is four thousand years before the Galactic Empire and hundreds of Jedi Knights have fallen in battle against the ruthless Sith. You are the last hope of the Jedi Order. Can you master the awesome power of the Force on your quest to save the Republic? Or will you fall to the lure of the dark side?

    2009AdventureRPG2.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. STAR WARS™ Knights of the Old Republic™ II - The Sith Lords™

    WHY THIS

    Shares an epic mood with STAR WARS™: The Old Republic™.

    Reviewers of STAR WARS™: The Old Republic™ cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with STAR WARS™: The Old Republic™.

    5 years after the events of the award winning original, the Sith are on the verge of crushing the Old Republic. As a lone Jedi, will you follow the light side or succumb to the dark?

    2012RPG2.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. FINAL FANTASY

    WHY THIS

    Shares an epic mood with STAR WARS™: The Old Republic™.

    Reviewers of STAR WARS™: The Old Republic™ cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with STAR WARS™: The Old Republic™.

    The original FINAL FANTASY comes to life with completely new graphics and audio! A remodeled 2D take on the first game in the world-renowned FINAL FANTASY series! Enjoy the timeless story told through charming retro graphics.

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    Reviewers of STAR WARS™: The Old Republic™ cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    Prepare yourself for the long awaited sequel. You will 360. You will noscope. You will see some weird af s*** on your quest to destroy the Illuminati and rescue the memes. Are you ready for 420BLAZEIT 2????!!1

    2024ActionIndie10.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about STAR WARS™: The Old Republic™

Does STAR WARS™: The Old Republic™ run on Steam Deck?
STAR WARS™: The Old Republic™ is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
Is STAR WARS™: The Old Republic™ free to play?
Yes — STAR WARS™: The Old Republic™ is a free-to-play title on Steam. You can install and play it without buying anything, though some games include optional in-app purchases.
Does STAR WARS™: The Old Republic™ have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — STAR WARS™: The Old Republic™ supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, PvP, Co-op).
What games are most similar to STAR WARS™: The Old Republic™?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside STAR WARS™: The Old Republic™ are EVE Online, The Elder Scrolls® Online, Star Trek Online.
Who developed STAR WARS™: The Old Republic™?
STAR WARS™: The Old Republic™ was developed by Broadsword and published by Electronic Arts.

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