Metro (Series) AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Role-playing Games

The best Role-playing Game alternative to Metro is The Elder Scrolls. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try STALKER: Shadow of Chernobyl. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Metro and 19 are Role-playing Games so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Role-playing Game alternatives to Metro are Fallout, The Witcher, Assassin's Creed and Fable.

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Metro is a survival horror first-person shooter video game series, based on the novel Metro 2033 by Russian author Dmitry Glukhovsky.

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Metro alternatives page was last updated Nov 12, 2021
  1. The Elder Scrolls icon
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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
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    Platforms

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

    The Elder Scrolls Features

    1.  Cloud saves
    2.  Multiplayer
    3.  Player vs Enviroment
    4.  Single player
    5.  Player vs Player
    6.  Achievements Supported
    7.  Open World Game
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    • The Elder Scrolls is the most popular Windows, Android, Mac & iPhone alternative to Metro.

    • The Elder Scrolls is the most popular commercial alternative to Metro.

    • The Elder Scrolls is Paid and ProprietaryMetro is also Paid and Proprietary
    • The Elder Scrolls is MultiplayerMetro is not according to our users
  2. Fallout icon
     85 likes

    Fallout is a series of post-apocalyptic role-playing video games—and later action role-playing games—created by Interplay Entertainment.

    37 Fallout alternatives
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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Bethesda Launcher
    • Steam
    • Playstation
    • Xbox

    Fallout Features

    1.   Game Series
    2.  Player vs Enviroment
    3.  Single player
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  3. STALKER: Shadow of Chernobyl icon
     38 likes

    S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl is a first-person shooter video game by the Ukrainian developer GSC Game World, published in 2007. It features an alternate reality theme, where a second nuclear disaster occurs at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant Exclusion Zone in the near...

    19 STALKER: Shadow of Chernobyl alternatives
    STALKER: Shadow of Chernobyl screenshot 1

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    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    STALKER: Shadow of Chernobyl Features

    1.   Game Series
    2.  Moddable
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  Player vs Enviroment
    5.  Single player
    6.  Atmospheric
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    • Most users think STALKER: Shadow of Chernobyl is a great Metro alternative.

    • STALKER: Shadow of Chernobyl is the most popular free alternative to Metro.

    • STALKER: Shadow of Chernobyl is Freemium and ProprietaryMetro is Paid and Proprietary
  4. The Witcher icon
     43 likes

    The Witcher is a series of games created by or based on a license from CD PROJEKT RED. The series is based on the novel series of The Witcher by Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski.

    36 The Witcher alternatives
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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • Epic Games Store
    • Origin
    • Steam
    • GOG.com
    • Playstation
    • Xbox

    The Witcher Features

    1.   Game Series
    2.  Achievements Supported
    3.  Single player
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  Quests
    6.  Minimap
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  5. Assassin's Creed icon
     39 likes

    Assassin's Creed is an action-adventure stealth video game franchise created by Patrice Désilets, Jade Raymond and Corey May, developed and published by Ubisoft using the game engine Anvil and its more advanced derivatives.

    31 Assassin's Creed alternatives
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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Epic Games Store
    • Origin
    • Steam
    • Playstation
    • Nintendo Switch
    • Uplay
    • Xbox
    • Stadia

    Assassin's Creed Features

    1.   Game Series
    2.  Single player
    3.  Multiplayer
    4.  Medieval
    Assassin's Creed iconMetro Icon

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  6. Fable icon
     17 likes

    Fable is a series of action role-playing video games for Xbox, Microsoft Windows, macOS, Xbox 360 and Xbox One platforms.

    29 Fable alternatives
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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Xbox
    • Steam

    Fable Features

    1.   Game Series
    2.  Multiplayer
    3.  Single player
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  7. Gothic icon
     16 likes

    ** Get the community patches as the games are ridden with bugs**

    Gothic: The game takes place in a Medieval fantasy world, in which humans are losing the war against the orcs. The hero, a young nameless man, is forced to work in the Penal Colony, because of his crimes. In order.

    37 Gothic alternatives
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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Java Mobile

    Gothic Features

    1.   Game Series
    2.  Single player
    3.  Crafting
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  8. Horizon Game Series icon
     2 likes

    Explore a vibrant world rich with the beauty of nature – but inhabited by awe-inspiring, highly advanced machines. As a young machine hunter named Aloy, you must unravel the mysteries of this world and discover your own destiny.

    30 Horizon Game Series alternatives
    Horizon Game Series screenshot 1

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Epic Games Store
    • Steam
    • Playstation

    Horizon Game Series Features

    1.  Single player
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  9. Risen icon
     11 likes

    Risen series are single-player, fantasy-themed action role-playing games by the German company Piranha Bytes, and published by Deep Silver. Piranha Bytes itself developed the Windows version, which was released on October 2, 2009, along with the European version of the Xbox 360...

    30 Risen alternatives
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    Platforms

    • Windows

    Risen Features

    1.   Game Series
    2.  Single player
    3.  Player vs Enviroment
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  Ad-free
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  10. Star Wars: KotOR II icon
     8 likes

    Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (often abbreviated KOTOR) is a series of role-playing video games set in the Star Wars universe.

    27 Star Wars: KotOR II alternatives
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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Steam
    • Xbox

    Star Wars: KotOR II Features

    Star Wars: KotOR II iconMetro Icon

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  11. The Outer Worlds icon
     4 likes

    Lost in transit while on a colonist ship bound for the furthest edge of the galaxy, you awake decades later only to find yourself in the midst of a deep conspiracy threatening to destroy the Halcyon colony.

    26 The Outer Worlds alternatives
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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Epic Games Store
    • Steam
    • Playstation
    • Nintendo Switch
    • Xbox

    The Outer Worlds Features

    1.  Single player
    2.  Sci-fi
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  12. Betrayal at Krondor icon
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    Midkemia – a realm of enchantment and ancient magic where elves, dwarves and man once battled an unimaginable evil across rifts in time and space. The legends tell of a boy named Pug who would become Master Magician.

    71 Betrayal at Krondor alternatives
    Betrayal at Krondor screenshot 1

    License model

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Betrayal at Krondor Features

    1.  Single player
    2.  Third person perspective
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