Runescape AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Action RPG Games

The best Action RPG alternative to Runescape is The Elder Scrolls. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Black Desert Online or Dragon Nest. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Runescape and 12 are Action RPG Games so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Action RPG Game alternatives to Runescape are Sacred, Nox, SpellForce and Betrayal at Krondor.

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  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 Runescape.

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

    • The Elder Scrolls is Paid and ProprietaryRunescape is Freemium and Proprietary
    • The Elder Scrolls is MultiplayerRunescape is not according to our users
  2. Sacred icon
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    A shadow of evil has fallen on the kingdom of Ancaria. It is a time for champions - a time to journey into the perilous world of SACRED.

    54 Sacred alternatives
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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux

    Sacred Features

    1.   Game Series
    2.  Endless gameplay
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Player vs Enviroment
    5.  Single player
    6.  Achievements Supported
    7.  Works Offline
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    • Sacred is the most popular Linux alternative to Runescape.

    • Sacred is Paid and ProprietaryRunescape is Freemium and Proprietary
  3. Nox icon
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    Some decades before Jack's arrival to the Land of Nox, a group of Necromancers attempted to seize control over the world but was stopped by the legendary hero Jandor wielding an artifact weapon named "the Staff of Oblivion".

    61 Nox alternatives
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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows

    Nox Features

    1.  Single player
    2.  Multiplayer
    3.  Isometric view
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  4. SpellForce icon
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    SpellForce is a combination real-time strategy and role-playing video game. The game takes place in a broken world called Eo that was torn apart by a ritual called the Convocation. The ritual was performed by 13 powerful mages that in their greed for power caused the continents...

    19 SpellForce alternatives
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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Wine
    • Steam

    SpellForce Features

    1.   Game Series
    2.  Single player
    3.  Multiplayer
    4.  Medieval
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  5. 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
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    Platforms

    • Windows

    Betrayal at Krondor Features

    1.  Single player
    2.  Third person perspective
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  6. Black Desert Online icon
     10 likes

    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.

    51 Black Desert Online alternatives
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    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Steam
    • Playstation
    • Xbox

    Black Desert Online Features

    1.  Multiplayer
    2.  Action combat
    3.  Crafting
    4.  Mmo
    5.  Free to play
    6.  Online Gaming
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    Comments about Black Desert Online as an Alternative to Runescape
     
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    Both games focus on tradeskills and other activities, rather than just hunting monsters and doing quests. BUT you can indeed hunt monsters if you so wish; With some absolutely spectacular fighting.

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    • Black Desert Online is Freemium and ProprietaryRunescape is also Freemium and Proprietary
    • Black Desert Online is MultiplayerRunescape is not according to our users
  7. Dragon Nest icon
     7 likes

    Dragon Nest is an online action role-playing game that combines the blazingly fast combat and visually stunning attacks of a console game with the epic story and role-playing elements of classic MMORPGs.

    15 Dragon Nest alternatives
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    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Steam

    Dragon Nest Features

    1.  Multiplayer
    2.  Free to play
    3.  Action combat
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  8. Arcane Legends icon
     3 likes

    Arcane Legends is the best fantasy action RPG and MMORPG game on mobile, perfect for both tablets and phones! Adventure through dungeons in this MMO and fight bosses, find loot, join guilds and collect pets.

    26 Arcane Legends alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Chrome OS

    Arcane Legends Features

    1.  Multiplayer
    2.  Browser-based
    3.  Mmo
    4.  Online Gaming
    5.  Free to play
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  9. SoulCraft icon
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    With humans on the brink to discover the secret of eternal life, angels and demons form a pact to proclaim the apocalypse to be able to materialize into the real world, fight the humans and keep the circle of life intact.

    42 SoulCraft alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
    • Kindle Fire
    • Steam

    SoulCraft Features

    1.   Game Series
    2.  Free to play
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  10. Mystic Guardian icon
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    Mystic Guardian is a dungeon exploration RPG type title that provides players with a taste of both endless survival and role playing adventure games.

    43 Mystic Guardian alternatives
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    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad

    Mystic Guardian Features

    1.  Dungeon Crawlers
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  11. Last Guardians icon
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    Last Guardians is a 3D role play mobile game. In the era governed by the power of darkness, the world was always enveloped by the heavy darkness. The destruction and ruin became dominant, which presented a peak of the law of the jungle. After the holy-light war broke out, the sai.

    50 Last Guardians alternatives
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    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
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  12. Vindictus icon
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    Vindictus is a free-to-play action MMORPG with unprecedented realistic graphics and movements.

    30 Vindictus alternatives
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    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Vindictus Features

    1.  Free to play
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