Games Like Black Desert Online Similar Role-playing Games & MMORPG 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 role-playing 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 is a series of action role-playing open world fantasy video games primarily developed by Bethesda Game Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks.

    64 The Elder Scrolls alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Java Mobile
    • Symbian S60
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Wine
    • Steam
    • Nintendo Switch Online
    • Playstation
    • Nintendo Switch
    • Xbox
     
  2. 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...

    53 World of Warcraft alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Wine
    • Battle.net App
     
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    World of Warcraft vs Black Desert Online Comments
    Guest
    Negative
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    not action combat oriented. Only similarities are really the MMO nature of both games

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Negative
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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.
    • World of Warcraft is Paid and ProprietaryBlack Desert Online is Freemium and Proprietary
  3. Guild Wars icon
     43 likes

    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

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
     
  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.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
     
  5. Runescape icon
     29 likes

    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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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Wine
     
  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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    • Windows
    • Origin
    • Steam
     
  7. 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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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Steam
    • Playstation
    • Xbox
     
  8. Metin2 icon
     5 likes

    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.

    62 Metin2 alternatives

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    • Freemium
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    • Windows
     
  9. Stendhal icon
     6 likes

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • BSD
     
  10. EverQuest icon
     8 likes

    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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    • Windows
     
  11. 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

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
     
  12. Aion icon
     16 likes

    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

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    • Freemium
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    • Windows
     
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