Games Like Black Desert Online Similar MMORPG Games & Role-playing Games like Black Desert Online

Black Desert Online is described as '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' and is a MMORPG game in the games category. There are more than 25 games similar to Black Desert Online for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Web-based and Android apps. The best Black Desert Online 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 Runescape. Other Black Desert Online like games are World of Warcraft, Guild Wars, Star Wars: The Old Republic and The Elder Scrolls Online.

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  1. The Elder Scrolls icon

    The Elder Scrolls

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    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.

    62 The Elder Scrolls alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Java Mobile
    • Symbian S60
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Wine
    • Steam
    • Nintendo Switch Online
    • Playstation
    • Nintendo Switch
    • Xbox
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    • The Elder Scrolls is the most popular Windows, Android, Mac & iPhone alternative to Black Desert Online.

    • The Elder Scrolls is the most popular commercial alternative to Black Desert Online.

    • The Elder Scrolls is Paid and ProprietaryBlack Desert Online is Freemium and Proprietary
  2. World of Warcraft icon

    World of Warcraft

     124 likes
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    Join thousands of mighty heroes in Azeroth as well as beyond the Dark Portal, and see what journeys await for those who would plumb the many secrets of this ancient realm. As a massively multiplayer online game, World of Warcraft enables thousands of players from across the...

    55 World of Warcraft alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once or Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Wine
    • Battle.net App
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    Comments about World of Warcraft as an Alternative to Black Desert Online
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    not action combat oriented. Only similarities are really the MMO nature of both games

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    The visuals are so different. I wouldn't even compare the two beyond that.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Some users think World of Warcraft is a great Black Desert Online alternative, some don't.

    • World of Warcraft is Paid and ProprietaryBlack Desert Online is Freemium and Proprietary
  4. Guild Wars icon

    Guild Wars

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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.

    53 Guild Wars alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  5. The Lord of the Rings Online icon

    The Lord of the Rings Online

     23 likes
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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    • The Lord of the Rings Online is the most popular free alternative to Black Desert Online.

    • The Lord of the Rings Online is Freemium and ProprietaryBlack Desert Online is also Freemium and Proprietary
  6. Runescape icon

    Runescape

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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

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Wine
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    • Runescape is the most popular Web-based & Linux alternative to Black Desert Online.

    • Runescape is Freemium and ProprietaryBlack Desert Online is also Freemium and Proprietary
  7. Star Wars: The Old Republic icon

    Star Wars: The Old Republic

     17 likes
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    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...

    43 Star Wars: The Old Republic alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once or Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Origin
    • Steam
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  9. The Elder Scrolls Online icon

    The Elder Scrolls Online

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

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Steam
    • Playstation
    • Xbox
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  10. Stendhal icon

    Stendhal

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    Stendhal is a fun friendly and completely free 2D multiplayer online adventure game with an old school feel.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • BSD
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    • Stendhal is the most popular Open Source alternative to Black Desert Online.

    • Stendhal is Free and Open SourceBlack Desert Online is Freemium and Proprietary
  11. EverQuest icon

    EverQuest

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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

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  12. Betrayal at Krondor icon

    Betrayal at Krondor

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    Turn-based role-playing adventure with tactical party combat, exploration, puzzle-solving, inventory management, and a single-player experience set in the lore-rich realm of Midkemia, featuring elves, dwarves, ancient magic, and an original storyline.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  13. Aion icon

    Aion

     16 likes
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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...

    69 Aion alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
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  14. Aardwolf icon

    Aardwolf

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    Aardwolf RPG is a unique and free text based roleplaying game. Aardwolf is based in the fantasy world of Andolor where magic is common and there are hundreds of exotic realms to explore, puzzles to solve and quests to complete.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
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