# Games like The Elder Scrolls® Online

> The closest matches to The Elder Scrolls® Online: FINAL FANTASY XIV Online, Guild Wars 2®, Black Desert, New World: Aeternum, and STAR WARS™: The Old Republic™. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [FINAL FANTASY XIV Online](https://imho.run/games/39210/final-fantasy-xiv-online) — Also MMORPG and Massively Multiplayer, like The Elder Scrolls Online. 60,003 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/39210/)
2. [Guild Wars 2®](https://imho.run/games/1284210/guild-wars-2) — A frequent pick in The Elder Scrolls Online players' libraries, and another RPG. 17,646 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1284210/)
3. [Black Desert](https://imho.run/games/582660/black-desert) — A frequent pick in The Elder Scrolls Online players' libraries, and another Action. 35,523 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/582660/)
4. [New World: Aeternum](https://imho.run/games/1063730/new-world-aeternum) — Also MMORPG and Massively Multiplayer, like The Elder Scrolls Online. 145,758 Steam reviews, 67% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1063730/)
5. [STAR WARS™: The Old Republic™](https://imho.run/games/1286830/star-wars-the-old-republic) — Also MMORPG and Massively Multiplayer, like The Elder Scrolls Online. 51,311 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1286830/)
6. [The Lord of the Rings Online™](https://imho.run/games/212500/the-lord-of-the-rings-online) — Also MMORPG and Massively Multiplayer, like The Elder Scrolls Online. 14,248 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/212500/)
7. [Albion Online](https://imho.run/games/761890/albion-online) — Also MMORPG and Massively Multiplayer, like The Elder Scrolls Online. 26,636 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/761890/)
8. [Path of Exile](https://imho.run/games/238960/path-of-exile) — Shares crafting system with The Elder Scrolls Online. 141,366 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/238960/)
9. [ELDEN RING](https://imho.run/games/1245620/elden-ring) — Same atmospheric mood as The Elder Scrolls Online. 426,636 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1245620/)
10. [Neverwinter](https://imho.run/games/109600/neverwinter) — Also MMORPG and Massively Multiplayer, like The Elder Scrolls Online. 18,801 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/109600/)
11. [The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim](https://imho.run/games/72850/the-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim) — Also Lore-Rich, like The Elder Scrolls Online. 101,764 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/72850/)
12. [WildStar](https://imho.run/games/376570/wildstar) — Shares crafting system with The Elder Scrolls Online. 78 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/376570/)
13. [EVE Online](https://imho.run/games/8500/eve-online) — Also MMORPG and Massively Multiplayer, like The Elder Scrolls Online. 22,693 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/8500/)
14. [RIFT](https://imho.run/games/39120/rift) — Also MMORPG and Massively Multiplayer, like The Elder Scrolls Online. 7,463 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/39120/)
15. [Throne and Liberty](https://imho.run/games/2429640/throne-and-liberty) — Also MMORPG and Massively Multiplayer, like The Elder Scrolls Online. 32,316 Steam reviews, 63% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2429640/)
16. [The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition](https://imho.run/games/489830/the-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim-special-edition) — Same atmospheric mood as The Elder Scrolls Online. 125,909 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/489830/)
17. [Destiny 2](https://imho.run/games/1085660/destiny-2) — Also MMORPG and Massively Multiplayer, like The Elder Scrolls Online. 377,366 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1085660/)
18. [TERA - Action MMORPG](https://imho.run/games/212740/tera-action-mmorpg) — Also MMORPG and Massively Multiplayer, like The Elder Scrolls Online. 104 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/212740/)
19. [Runes of Magic](https://imho.run/games/808290/runes-of-magic) — Also MMORPG and Massively Multiplayer, like The Elder Scrolls Online. 617 Steam reviews, 64% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/808290/)
20. [Secret World Legends](https://imho.run/games/215280/secret-world-legends) — Also MMORPG and Massively Multiplayer, like The Elder Scrolls Online. 6,679 Steam reviews, 67% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/215280/)
21. [Gloria Victis: Medieval MMORPG](https://imho.run/games/327070/gloria-victis-medieval-mmorpg) — Also MMORPG and Massively Multiplayer, like The Elder Scrolls Online. 3,942 Steam reviews, 67% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/327070/)
22. [Lost Ark](https://imho.run/games/1599340/lost-ark) — Also MMORPG and Massively Multiplayer, like The Elder Scrolls Online. 105,014 Steam reviews, 67% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1599340/)
23. [EverQuest II](https://imho.run/games/201230/everquest-ii) — Shares crafting system with The Elder Scrolls Online. 2,486 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/201230/)
24. [Temtem](https://imho.run/games/745920/temtem) — Also MMORPG, like The Elder Scrolls Online. 17,954 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/745920/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=306130&n=20
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- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=306130
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/306130
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About The Elder Scrolls® Online

The Elder Scrolls Online is a massively multiplayer RPG set in the expansive Elder Scrolls universe. Players can explore multiple provinces, each offering distinct storylines that reviewers describe as feeling like separate games. The game features antiquities-digging mechanics that reward exploration, alongside deep crafting and housing systems where players can customize their homes and unlock fast-travel shortcuts. Fully voice-acted stories deliver cinematic questlines, while faction guilds and daily reward systems provide ongoing progression. Players often describe the experience as atmospheric, contemplative, and epic, with an immersive world spanning over a hundred hours of content. Available on Steam Deck for $19.99, the game has earned an 82% positive rating from over 73,000 reviews.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 306130
- **Developer:** ZeniMax Online Studios
- **Publisher:** Bethesda Softworks
- **Genres:** Action, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG
- **Categories:** Multi-player, Captions available, Partial Controller Support, MMO, Steam Trading Cards, In-App Purchases, Online PvP, Online Co-op, PvP, HDR available, Family Sharing, Camera Comfort, Custom Volume Controls, Stereo Sound, Surround Sound, Playable without Timed Input, Co-op
- **Released:** May 22, 2017
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 80
- **Platforms:** windows, mac

## Links

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