The Elder Scrolls® Online similar games & best alternatives

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The Elder Scrolls® Online

2017

Should you play it?

Every legend starts somewhere and in The Elder Scrolls Online, it starts with you. Join millions of players in an online, fantasy RPG set in a vast living Elder Scrolls world.

What works

  • Vast and beautiful open world
  • Rich and engaging story and quests
  • Flexible character customization and builds
  • Active and friendly community
  • Frequent updates and large content volume

Things to keep in mind

  • Grind and slow progression in some areas
  • Monetization and expensive dlcs
  • Lack of official localization in many languages
  • Some bugs and technical issues
  • Complexity and high learning curve for new players

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • FINAL FANTASY XIV Online

  • The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom

  • Guild Wars 2®

  • RIFT

  • EverQuest II

  • Neverwinter

Less competitive

Games that feels like The Elder Scrolls® Online but with less competition against others

  • REMNANT II®

  • Dungeons & Dragons Online®

  • Remnant: From the Ashes

  • Warframe

  • Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen

  • Enshrouded

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Similarity map

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Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

The Elder Scrolls® Online: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Status, Competition, Story.

Last update: 04/08/2026