Games like Elden Ring
Closest overall match: Lies Of P (★ 4.2). Highest rated: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt at ★ 4.6. Newest: Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 (2025). Quickest to finish: Styx: Master of Shadows at about 3 hours.
These 25 games score highest on our similarity model for Elden Ring — weighted by shared tags, genre overlap, rating proximity and release era. The strongest common threads are Third Person, Open World and Action RPG. Updated Oct 15, 2026.
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70%
1. Lies Of P
Shares Souls-like, Dark Fantasy, 3D, Action RPG and Third Person and 3 more tags; about 35h shorter; released within 1 year.
- Year
- 2023
- Rating
- ★ 4.2
- Playtime
- 27h
- Finish rate
- 70%
- Shared genres
- 4, RPG
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69%
2. Dark Souls III
Shares Dark Fantasy, Action RPG, PvP, Third Person and Open World and 5 more tags; same developer; about 33h shorter.
- Year
- 2016
- Rating
- ★ 4.4
- Metacritic
- 89
- Playtime
- 29h
- Finish rate
- 76%
- Shared genres
- 4, RPG
-
69%
3. Dark Souls II
Shares Dark Fantasy, Action RPG, PvP, Third Person and Online Co-Op and 6 more tags; same developer; rated 0.4 lower; about 19h shorter.
- Year
- 2014
- Rating
- ★ 4.0
- Metacritic
- 91
- Playtime
- 43h
- Finish rate
- 74%
- Shared genres
- 4, RPG
-
59%
4. Middle-earth: Shadow of War
Shares Dark Fantasy, Action RPG, Violent, Third Person and Fantasy and 5 more tags; rated 0.5 lower; about 49h shorter.
- Year
- 2017
- Rating
- ★ 3.9
- Metacritic
- 82
- Playtime
- 13h
- Finish rate
- 67%
- Shared genres
- 4, RPG
-
59%
5. Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 New
Shares Violent, Open World, Great Soundtrack, Full controller support and Steam Achievements and 1 more tags; rated 0.6 lower; about 267h longer.
- Year
- 2025
- Rating
- ★ 3.8
- Playtime
- 329h
- Finish rate
- 65%
- Shared genres
- 4, RPG
-
59%
6. Fallout 4
Shares Action RPG, Third Person, Open World, Great Soundtrack and Full controller support and 2 more tags; rated 0.6 lower; about 24h shorter.
- Year
- 2015
- Rating
- ★ 3.8
- Metacritic
- 84
- Playtime
- 38h
- Finish rate
- 63%
- Shared genres
- 4, RPG
-
58%
7. Death's Door
Shares Souls-like, Steam Trading Cards, Dark Fantasy, 3D and Action RPG and 5 more tags; about 57h shorter; released within 1 year.
- Year
- 2021
- Rating
- ★ 4.2
- Playtime
- 5h
- Finish rate
- 70%
- Shared genres
- 4, RPG
-
58%
8. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Shares Dark Fantasy, Action RPG, Third Person, Fantasy and Open World and 3 more tags; about 19h shorter.
- Year
- 2015
- Rating
- ★ 4.6
- Metacritic
- 92
- Playtime
- 43h
- Finish rate
- 84%
- Shared genres
- 4, RPG
-
57%
9. The Surge
Shares Souls-like, Violent, Third Person, Open World and Full controller support and 2 more tags; rated 1.2 lower; about 58h shorter.
- Year
- 2017
- Rating
- ★ 3.2
- Metacritic
- 72
- Playtime
- 4h
- Finish rate
- 33%
- Shared genres
- 4, RPG
-
57%
10. Dark Souls
Same developer; about 14h shorter.
- Year
- 2011
- Rating
- ★ 4.3
- Metacritic
- 89
- Playtime
- 48h
- Finish rate
- 70%
- Shared genres
- 4, RPG
-
56%
11. Hogwarts Legacy
Shares Action RPG, Third Person, Fantasy, Open World and Great Soundtrack and 1 more tags; rated 0.5 lower; about 32h shorter; released within 1 year.
- Year
- 2023
- Rating
- ★ 3.9
- Playtime
- 30h
- Finish rate
- 71%
- Shared genres
- 4, RPG
-
56%
12. Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
Shares Dark Fantasy, Action RPG, Third Person, Fantasy and Open World and 3 more tags; rated 0.5 lower; about 49h shorter.
- Year
- 2014
- Rating
- ★ 3.9
- Metacritic
- 85
- Playtime
- 13h
- Finish rate
- 75%
- Shared genres
- 4, RPG
-
56%
13. Dishonored 2
Shares Open World, Great Soundtrack, Full controller support, Steam Achievements and Singleplayer; about 50h shorter.
- Year
- 2016
- Rating
- ★ 4.3
- Metacritic
- 86
- Playtime
- 12h
- Finish rate
- 79%
- Shared genres
- 4, RPG
-
56%
14. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Shares Dark Fantasy, Action RPG, Third Person, Fantasy and Open World and 3 more tags; about 16h shorter.
- Year
- 2011
- Rating
- ★ 4.4
- Metacritic
- 94
- Playtime
- 46h
- Finish rate
- 74%
- Shared genres
- 4, RPG
-
55%
15. Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
Shares Third Person, Open World, Great Soundtrack, Full controller support and Singleplayer; rated 0.4 lower; about 55h shorter.
- Year
- 2016
- Rating
- ★ 4.0
- Metacritic
- 83
- Playtime
- 7h
- Finish rate
- 70%
- Shared genres
- 4, RPG
-
55%
16. Risen 2: Dark Waters
Shares Dark Fantasy, Action RPG, Third Person, Fantasy and Open World and 3 more tags; rated 1.0 lower; about 58h shorter.
- Year
- 2012
- Rating
- ★ 3.4
- Metacritic
- 69
- Playtime
- 4h
- Finish rate
- 72%
- Shared genres
- 4, RPG
-
55%
17. Bloodborne
Shares Dark Fantasy and Third Person; same developer; about 50h shorter.
- Year
- 2015
- Rating
- ★ 4.4
- Metacritic
- 92
- Playtime
- 12h
- Finish rate
- 71%
- Shared genres
- 4, RPG
-
55%
18. NieR:Automata
Shares Violent, Open World, Great Soundtrack, Steam Achievements and Singleplayer; about 49h shorter.
- Year
- 2017
- Rating
- ★ 4.4
- Metacritic
- 86
- Playtime
- 13h
- Finish rate
- 76%
- Shared genres
- 4, RPG
-
55%
19. Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Shares Third Person, Open World and Singleplayer; rated 0.4 lower; about 31h shorter.
- Year
- 2018
- Rating
- ★ 4.0
- Metacritic
- 85
- Playtime
- 31h
- Finish rate
- 72%
- Shared genres
- 4, RPG
-
55%
20. Dragon’s Dogma 2
Shares Steam Trading Cards, 3D, Action RPG, Third Person and Fantasy and 3 more tags; rated 0.6 lower; about 40h shorter; released within 2 years.
- Year
- 2024
- Rating
- ★ 3.8
- Playtime
- 22h
- Finish rate
- 58%
- Shared genres
- 4, RPG
-
55%
21. Assassin's Creed Origins
Rated 0.4 lower; about 34h shorter.
- Year
- 2017
- Rating
- ★ 4.0
- Metacritic
- 81
- Playtime
- 28h
- Finish rate
- 76%
- Shared genres
- 4, RPG
-
54%
22. Monster Hunter: World
Shares Souls-like, Action RPG, Third Person, Online Co-Op and Fantasy and 4 more tags; rated 0.4 lower; about 47h shorter.
- Year
- 2018
- Rating
- ★ 4.0
- Metacritic
- 89
- Playtime
- 15h
- Finish rate
- 43%
- Shared genres
- 4, RPG
-
54%
23. Styx: Master of Shadows
Shares Dark Fantasy, Third Person, Fantasy, Open World and Great Soundtrack and 3 more tags; rated 1.2 lower; about 59h shorter.
- Year
- 2014
- Rating
- ★ 3.2
- Metacritic
- 71
- Playtime
- 3h
- Finish rate
- 37%
- Shared genres
- 4, RPG
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54%
24. Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
Shares Souls-like, 3D, Third Person, cooperative and Singleplayer; same developer; about 51h shorter; released within 1 year.
- Year
- 2023
- Rating
- ★ 4.1
- Playtime
- 11h
- Finish rate
- 60%
- Shared genres
- 4
-
54%
25. Marvel’s Avengers
Shares history, Steam Trading Cards, Third Person, Online Co-Op and Fantasy and 5 more tags; rated 1.7 lower; about 50h shorter; released within 2 years.
- Year
- 2020
- Rating
- ★ 2.7
- Metacritic
- 68
- Playtime
- 12h
- Finish rate
- 50%
- Shared genres
- 4, RPG
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What is the best game like Elden Ring?
On our similarity model, Lies Of P is the closest match to Elden Ring — shares Souls-like, Dark Fantasy, 3D, Action RPG and Third Person and 3 more tags; about 35h shorter; released within 1 year.
Which game like Elden Ring is rated highest?
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt holds the highest player rating in this list at 4.6/5 from 7,289 players.
Is there a new game like Elden Ring in 2026?
Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 is the most recent match, released October 2025.
Are there games like Elden Ring on Nintendo Switch?
Yes — we found 6 games like Elden Ring on Nintendo Switch. See the dedicated list.
How this list is built
Every game in our catalog is scored against Elden Ring on five signals: weighted tag overlap (rare tags count more), genre overlap, platform family overlap, rating and playtime proximity, and release era. The list is recomputed nightly as ratings and new releases change.
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