The Elder Scrolls AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Adventure Games

The best Adventure Game alternative to The Elder Scrolls is OpenMW, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to The Elder Scrolls and many of them are Adventure Games so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Adventure Game alternatives to The Elder Scrolls are Metro, Assassin's Creed, Thief and Kingdom Come: Deliverance.

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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.

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The Elder Scrolls alternatives page was last updated May 16, 2023
  1. OpenMW icon
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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
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android

    OpenMW Features

    1.   Game Series
    2.  Moddable
    3.  Achievements Supported
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  Endless gameplay
    6.  Single player
    7.  Ad-free
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    Guest

    As seen in the description, OpenMW is intended to be only a remake of the game engine. It isn't an alternative game, persay.

    Negative commentMar 23, 2019
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    Guest

    It is intended to recreate it, but with open source license.

    Positive commentJun 30, 2017
    2
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    • OpenMW is the most popular Linux alternative to The Elder Scrolls.

    • OpenMW is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to The Elder Scrolls.

    • OpenMW is Free and Open SourceThe Elder Scrolls is Paid and Proprietary
  2. Metro icon
     22 likes

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

    43 Metro alternatives
    Metro Exodus

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Epic Games Store
    • Steam
    • Playstation
    • Xbox

    Metro Features

    1.   Game Series
    2.  Single player
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    Guest

    the games are pretty linear except for the last one

    Negative commentJan 5, 2020
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    • Some users think Metro is a great The Elder Scrolls alternative, some don't.

    • Metro is Paid and ProprietaryThe Elder Scrolls is also Paid and Proprietary
  3. 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
    Assassin's Creed Valhalla

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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 iconThe Elder Scrolls Icon

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  4. Thief icon
     15 likes

    Thief is a series of stealth video games in which the player takes the role of Garrett, a master thief in a fantasy/steampunk world resembling a cross between the Late Middle Ages and the Victorian era, with more advanced technologies interspersed.

    25 Thief alternatives
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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • PlayOnLinux (PlayOnMac)
    • Wine
    • Playstation
    • Xbox

    Thief Features

    1.   Game Series
    2.  First person view
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  Single player
    5.  Medieval
    6.  Stealth
    7.  Steampunk
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  5. Kingdom Come: Deliverance icon
     7 likes

    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
    Kingdom Come: Deliverance screenshot 1

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Steam
    • GOG.com
    • Playstation
    • Xbox

    Kingdom Come: Deliverance Features

    1.  Single player
    2.  Medieval
    3.  Realistic graphics
    Kingdom Come: Deliverance iconThe Elder Scrolls Icon

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  6. 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
    Risen screenshot 1

    License model

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Risen Features

    1.   Game Series
    2.  Single player
    3.  Player vs Enviroment
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  Ad-free
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  7. Stendhal icon
     6 likes

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

    51 Stendhal alternatives
    Dragon Raid 2021-07-04

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • BSD

    Stendhal Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Online Gaming
    Stendhal iconThe Elder Scrolls Icon

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  8. 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
    Star Wars: KotOR II screenshot 1

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    Platforms

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

    Star Wars: KotOR II Features

    Star Wars: KotOR II iconThe Elder Scrolls Icon

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  9. 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
    The Outer Worlds screenshot 1

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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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  10. The Lord of the Rings Online icon
     22 likes

    The Lord of the Rings Online (LOTRO) is the first MMORPG set in the world of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings. LOTRO takes place in a persistent online world and is free-to-play.

    59 The Lord of the Rings Online alternatives
    The Lord of the Rings Online screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows

    The Lord of the Rings Online Features

    1.  Free to play
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  11. 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
    Betrayal at Krondor iconThe Elder Scrolls Icon

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  12. 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
    Black Desert Online screenshot 1

    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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