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There are many alternatives to World of Warcraft for Windows if you are looking for a replacement. The best Windows alternative is The Elder Scrolls. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try The Lord of the Rings Online or EverQuest. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to World of Warcraft and many of them are available for Windows so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Windows alternatives to World of Warcraft are Guild Wars, The Elder Scrolls Online, Star Wars: The Old Republic and Black Desert Online.

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  1. The Elder Scrolls is a series of action role-playing open world fantasy video games primarily developed by Bethesda Game Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks.

    71 The Elder Scrolls alternatives

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    • Since 2011

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
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    • Symbian S60
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    • Steam
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  2. Guild Wars icon
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    Very successful MMORPG with no monthly fees. PvE and PvP, heavily instantiated. Manageable heroes for your party as well as hero-NPCs. 8-skill-deck and attributes, changeable in every outpost to adjust Skills to play-style, team and preference.

    51 Guild Wars alternatives

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    • Since 2011

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    • Windows
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  3. Join over 13 million players in the award-winning online multiplayer RPG and experience limitless adventure in a persistent Elder Scrolls world.

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    • Proprietary

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    • Since 2020

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  4. Enter a free-to-play MMORPG set in a persistent world based on Tolkien’s Middle-earth, offering classic quests, raids, exploration of regions like the Shire, advanced crafting, story-driven missions, cooperative gameplay, and Windows support.

    59 The Lord of the Rings Online alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Since 2010

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    • Windows
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  5. EverQuest icon
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    Experience the EverQuest universe. Vast worlds of Fantasy and Magic await daring adventurers in EverQuest, EverQuest II and EverQuest Online Adventures. Play for Free in exclusive trials, explore ancient ruins, slay dragons and take part in new worlds of excitement.

    57 EverQuest alternatives

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    • Freemium
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    • Since 2012

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    • Windows
    • Steam
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  6. Star Wars: The Old Republic is the only massively-multiplayer online game with a Free-to-Play option that puts you at the center of your own story-driven STAR WARS saga. Play as a Jedi, a Sith, a Bounty Hunter or as one of many other STAR WARS iconic roles and explore an age...

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Since 2013

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    • Windows
    • Origin
    • Steam
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  7. Black Desert Online is a sandbox, living-world MMORPG. Experience fast-paced, action-packed combat, hunt monsters and huge bosses, fight with friends in a guild to siege nodes and conquer castles, train your life skills such as fishing, trading, crafting, cooking, and much more.

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    • Freemium
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    • Since 2016

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    • Windows
    • Steam
    • Playstation
    • Xbox
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  8. Aion icon
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    Take flight as a winged warrior in the middle of a massive war in Aion, a stunning massively multiplayer online roleplaying game where abundant solo adventures, intriguing epic group quests, challenging dungeons, and massive Legion raids hone your battle skills as you ascend to...

    71 Aion alternatives

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    • Freemium
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    • Since 2011

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    • Windows
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  9. Lineage icon
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    Lineage is a medieval fantasy massively multiplayer online role-playing franchise by the South Korean video game developer NCsoft.

    21 Lineage alternatives

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    • Freemium
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    • Since 2017

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    • Windows
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  10. Runescape icon
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    Runescape is the most popular free MMO in the world, by Jagex Games Studio. Complete quests and win enormous treasures in a 3D world full of magic and monsters- all while never leaving your internet browser.

    65 Runescape alternatives

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    • Since 2010

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    • Linux
    • Online
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  11. Ryzom icon
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    In Ryzom there are no classes to choose. Develop all the skills of your character harmoniously or choose to concentrate on one skill and become a master. You are not forced to choose a faction when you create your character. Join a faction during your journeys, or not.

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    • Since 2019

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  12. Metin2 icon
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    Welcome to Metin2, Oriental Action MMORPG!

    Step into an eastern fantasy world with picturesque towns and impressive landscapes.

    Dangerous battles await you!

    Become a master of martial arts and protect the country from the dark influence of the Metin stones.

    Metin2 is availab.

    60 Metin2 alternatives

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    • Freemium
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    • Since 2010

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    • Windows
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