Games Like Risen (Series) Similar Role-playing & Adventure Games like Risen (Series)

Risen is described as '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' and is a role-playing game in the games category. There are more than 25 games similar to Risen for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Steam, Mac, Xbox and Linux apps. The best Risen alternative is The Elder Scrolls. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try OpenMW or The Dark Mod. Other Risen like games are The Witcher, Metro, Fable and Gothic.

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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

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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
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    • The Elder Scrolls is the most popular Windows, Android, Mac & iPhone alternative to Risen.

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

    • The Elder Scrolls is Paid and ProprietaryRisen is also Paid and Proprietary
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    OpenMW

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    OpenMW is an free and open-source game engine recreation that reimplements the one powering Bethesda Softworks' 2002 open-world role-playing game The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind.

    23 OpenMW alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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    • OpenMW is the most popular Linux alternative to Risen.

    • OpenMW is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Risen.

    • OpenMW is Free and Open SourceRisen is Paid and Proprietary
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    The Witcher

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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • Epic Games Store
    • EA App
    • Steam
    • GOG.com
    • Playstation
    • Xbox
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  5. Metro icon

    Metro

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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.

    45 Metro alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Epic Games Store
    • Steam
    • Playstation
    • Xbox
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  6. Fable icon

    Fable

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

    30 Fable alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Xbox
    • Steam
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  7. Gothic icon

    Gothic

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    ** 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.

    38 Gothic alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • Java Mobile
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  9. Horizon Game Series icon

    Horizon Game Series

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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Epic Games Store
    • Steam
    • Playstation
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  10. The Dark Mod icon

    The Dark Mod

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    The Dark Mod is a FREE, first-person stealth game inspired by the original Thief series by Looking Glass Studios. In it you play a hooded figure slinking through the shadows of a gothic steampunk city, hunting priceless valuables while avoiding the swords and arrows of those...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  11. Kingdom Come: Deliverance icon

    Kingdom Come: Deliverance

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    Bohemia – located in the heart of Europe, the region is rich in culture, silver, and sprawling castles. The death of its beloved ruler, Emperor Charles IV, has plunged the kingdom into dark times: war, corruption, and discord are tearing this jewel of the Holy Roman Empire apart.

    16 Kingdom Come: Deliverance alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • Steam
    • GOG.com
    • Playstation
    • Xbox
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  12. Star Wars: KotOR II icon

    Star Wars: KotOR II

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    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

    Cost / License

    • Pay once or Subscription
    • Proprietary

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

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    Project Nomads is a computer game by Radon Labs released in 2002. It is set on the fictional planet Aeres, a fantastic world of gigantic floating islands, which are the remnants of the planet from before it exploded.

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Wine
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    Sudeki

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    Sudeki is an action role-playing game developed by Climax Studios and initially published by Microsoft Game Studios as an Xbox exclusive in 2004. It was later ported to Microsoft Windows, released by Zoo Digital Publishing.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Wine
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