Fable Series Alternatives and Similar Games

Whichever Witcher game you jump into first, you’re in for an amazing experience full of choices and great storytelling. While you can simply jump into The Witcher 3 and enjoy an immersive and beautiful world which also includes some of the best expansion packs you will ever play, playing through the whole trilogy is even better as you make choices that affect all the games and learn more about the lore and our famous monster hunter, Geralt.

The Dragon Age franchise has you traveling through diverse environments as various characters join your party and assist you in many real-time tactical battles that can be paused for better control of your companions. Dragon Age: Inquisition may be the most graphically-impressive RPG in the series with a large open-world, but that doesn’t mean you won’t enjoy the engaging Origins and the smaller Dragon Age II.

From the ‘90s 1st person open-world Arena to the detailed and highly-moddable Skyrim and enormous Elder Scrolls Online, this award-winning RPG series has come a long way. The Elder Scrolls games give you fantasy worlds full of freedom and memorable moments as you spend hours exploring amazing locations and interacting with a wide array of different characters. If you love RPGs, you’ll love classics such as Morrowind and Oblivion that by some are considered better compared to Skyrim, despite their age.

Jade Empire has you using various fighting styles to take down all kinds of enemies while you control your kung fu character and make big decisions across a captivating story. This Chinese-themed action RPG is filled with memorable characters, all who can also accompany you with their unique abilities in battle.

The Risen games include one of the toughest combat systems out there, which not many may enjoy, but once you get used to its depth and complexity then your journey truly becomes a blast. Explore various islands as pirates meet magic in these challenging yet engaging adventures full of interesting content.

Dragon’s Dogma enthralls you with one of the best combat systems out there as you explore a stunning world full of huge monsters to slay with your companions. These companions, known as Pawns can even be shared online for other players to use, as these Pawns actually improve by being trained from players. If you’re looking for epic boss battles, then Dragon’s Dogma won’t disappoint.

What was first supposed to be an MMO later turned into a fantastic and large open-world RPG with plenty of distinct areas to explore. Featuring combat and world structure similar to Fable, Kingdoms of Amalur will definitely make you feel at home as you complete tons of quests and use a vast array of different equipment, skills and abilities.

The highly influential Gothic games, especially the first one, helped set the standard of open-world RPGs of today. Despite their dated controls, these games are still superb to this day, offering you hours and hours of non-linear gameplay in dynamic worlds filled with quests and orcs to fight.

Although you are already an evil mastermind plotting to take over the world in the first two 3rd person RPGs in the franchise, you do get to decide how evil you will be as you lead your group of minions and destroy everything in your path. Unlike these two, the most recent title, Fellowship of Evil goes for a co-op focused experience. With lots of humor added into the writing, the Overlord games are an enjoyable ride if you’re looking for evil-centered RPGs rather than the usual good guy plots.

These 3rd person Dungeons & Dragons RPGs have you going through lengthy campaigns either solo or in multiplayer as you choose the race, class and more for your hero and explore and fight using mechanics based on the rule set of D&D. Apart from the base content there are also great community-made campaigns for you to enjoy.

In these gritty open-world action RPGs, you not only get to enjoy the main storylines, but you also get to make your own stories thanks to the innovative Nemesis system that brings loads of replay value. With an excellent combat system based on the one seen in the Batman Arkham series, you’ll get to slay countless Uruks as Talion. If an Uruk kills you, he gets promoted to the higher ranks and even remembers you when he sees you next time. Turn your enemies to your side with the help of Celebrimbor, an Elf Lord now a spirit helping Talion achieve the vengeance of his family. While Shadow of Mordor introduces the Nemesis system, Shadow of War improves upon it in every way, letting you form armies of Uruks to siege fortresses. If you’ve been looking for totally action-packed RPGs, then the Middle-earth games definitely won’t disappoint

Not only are these the best Star Wars RPGs you will ever find, but they’re also one of the best RPGs out there, letting you do actions that determine whether you are on the light or the dark side. Your decisions can even affect your companions, causing them to come to the side you’re leaning on. Don’t miss out on these masterpieces especially if you’re a Star Wars fan.

Divinity II is quite unique, in that you not only explore and battle on land, slaying dragons as a regular character, but you even get to transform into a dragon yourself. During conversations you may even be able to read into people’s minds, giving you new ways to tackle certain situations. Make many choices as you develop your dragon knight into the role that you wish.