10 Games with a medieval setting like Mirthwood that you should try

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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentUpdated May 19, 2026How this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

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We filtered the 50 games similar to Mirthwood down to the 10 that fit the “Medieval” category. Mount & Blade, Gothic 3 and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Mirthwood.

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The best games with a medieval setting like Mirthwood

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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Mirthwood. Each one has been evaluated across 16 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

#1Mount & BladeClosest overall match

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloOpen WorldSandbox WorldMedievalExplorationSkill TreeThird Person

Steam👍 92%· 6.7KIGDB65· 4

Year 2008Dev Taleworlds · Paradox InteractiveOn PC

✓ Same family of third-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and deep simulation

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, shooter and third-person shooting, while skipping survival mechanics

Where it drifts furthest from Mirthwood: progression.

It predates Mirthwood by 16 years, with what that implies technically.

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#2Gothic 3Closest on game mode

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloNarrativeOpen WorldSandbox WorldMedievalExplorationSkill TreeCraftingThird Person

Steam👍 82%· 12KIGDB62· 3

Year 2006Dev Piranha Bytes · Aspyr MediaOn PC

✓ Same family of third-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and sandbox freedom

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, melee combat and combat magic, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Mirthwood: tone.

It predates Mirthwood by 18 years, with what that implies technically.

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Steam GOG

#3The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloNarrativeOpen WorldSandbox WorldMedievalExplorationCraftingSkill TreeThird Person

Steam👍 95%· 318KRAWG👍 89%· 4.9KMC94IGDB80· 10

Year 2011Dev Bethesda Game Studios · Bethesda SoftworksPlaytime ~46hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are third-person Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and sandbox freedom

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, dark, oppressive atmosphere and procedural generation, while skipping deep simulation

The fifth game in the series, Skyrim takes us on a journey through the coldest region of Cyrodiil. Once again player can traverse the open world RPG armed with various medieval weapons and magic, to become a hero of Nordic legends –Dovahkiin, the Dragonborn.

Where it drifts furthest from Mirthwood: tone.

It predates Mirthwood by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

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#4Middle-earth: Shadow of MordorClosest on visuals

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloNarrativeOpen WorldSandbox WorldMedievalExplorationSkill TreeThird Person

Steam👍 92%· 96KIGDB84· 18OC85· 103

Year 2014Dev Monolith Productions · WB GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Linux

✓ Fits the third-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and sandbox freedom

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, dark, oppressive atmosphere and melee combat, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Mirthwood: tone and progression.

It predates Mirthwood by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloNarrativeSandbox WorldOpen WorldMedievalExplorationCraftingThird Person

IGDB77· 10

Year 2012Dev CapcomOn PlayStation 3

✓ Fits the third-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and sandbox freedom

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, dark, oppressive atmosphere and combat magic, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Mirthwood: tone.

It predates Mirthwood by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

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#6Arcania: Gothic 4

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloOpen WorldMedievalExplorationSkill TreeCraftingThird Person

Steam👍 55%· 3.2KIGDB64· 5

Year 2010Dev Spellbound Entertainment · DreamCatcher InteractiveOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Both are third-person Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and open world exploration

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, stealth mechanics and combat magic, while skipping deep simulation

A Gothic sequel by a different studio that traded the series' hostile, systems-heavy world for a conventional open-world action RPG with accessible combat and a clear quest structure. Taken on its own terms it is a competent, slightly janky European RPG. Taken as Gothic it is widely rejected, and the PC build still has unresolved resolution and display bugs on current Windows.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against mostly positive for Mirthwood.

It predates Mirthwood by 14 years, with what that implies technically.

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Steam GOG

#7The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMedievalThird PersonFantasyHistorical

IGDB65· 2

Year 2002Dev Hypnos Entertainment · Electronic Arts

✓ Fits the third-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and setting medieval

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, fantasy world and historical setting, while skipping deep simulation

A level-based hack-and-slash built around three characters with genuinely different movesets and an upgrade system tied to combo scoring. It cuts between film footage and play well for its era. It is short and entirely linear — a handful of hours, no exploration, and boss fights that come down to memorising a single pattern.

It predates Mirthwood by 22 years, with what that implies technically.

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#8Enclave

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