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We filtered the 50 games similar to The Inquisitor down to the 24 that fit the “Narrative” category. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt and Risen 3: Titan Lords top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to The Inquisitor.

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The best narrative games like The Inquisitor

24 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to The Inquisitor. Each one has been evaluated across 12 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.

#1The Elder Scrolls IV: OblivionClosest overall match

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMagicMeleeNarrativeDarkFantasyHistoricalMedievalThird Person

Steam👍 95%· 52KIGDB81· 6

Year 2006Dev Bethesda Game Studios · 2K GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings sandbox freedom, open world exploration and sandbox world

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

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#2The Witcher 3: Wild HuntClosest on combat

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SoloMagicMeleeNarrativeDarkFantasyMedievalThird Person

Steam👍 97%· 869KRAWG👍 93%· 7.2KMC92IGDB92· 26OC93· 179

Year 2015Dev CD PROJEKT REDPlaytime ~43hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with open world exploration and exploration and discovery, while skipping historical setting

The third game in a series, it holds nothing back from the player. Open world adventures of the renowned monster slayer Geralt of Rivia are now even on a larger scale.

It predates The Inquisitor by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

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#3Risen 3: Titan Lords

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SoloMagicMeleeNarrativeDarkFantasyMedievalThird Person

Steam👍 74%· 6.4KIGDB51· 7OC60· 41

Year 2014Dev Piranha Bytes · Deep SilverOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: open world exploration, exploration and discovery and skill tree progression, while skipping historical setting

An old-school European RPG: three factions with genuinely different magic schools, a world that does not scale to your level, and exploration that rewards wandering into places you are not ready for. Combat is its weakest link — stiff, poorly telegraphed, and frustrating in the early hours before your character is competent at anything.

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

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#4GothicClosest on setting

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SoloMagicMeleeNarrativeDarkFantasyHistoricalMedievalThird Person

Steam👍 93%· 18KIGDB78· 1

Year 2001Dev Piranha Bytes · JoWooD Entertainment AGOn PC

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

≠ Its own twist: punishing difficulty, open world exploration and stealth mechanics

It predates The Inquisitor by 23 years, with what that implies technically.

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#5Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™

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SoloMeleeMagicDarkNarrativeFantasyHistoricalMedievalThird Person

Steam👍 89%· 115KRAWG👍 76%· 1.4KMC82OC82· 154

Year 2017Dev Warner Bros. InteractivePlaytime ~13hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Its own twist: open world exploration, stealth mechanics and combat tactical

Middle-earth: Shadow of War is a continuation of Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor The game operates on the world and the characters of the books of JRR Tolkien. However, it will be more accurate to say that the game is closer to the cinematic version of this story, created by director Peter Jackson.

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SoloMagicNarrativeDarkFantasyHistoricalMedievalThird Person

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Year 2012Dev CapcomOn PlayStation 3

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

≠ Its own twist: sandbox freedom, sandbox world and open world exploration, while skipping melee combat

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

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#7Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeMagicDarkNarrativeFantasyMedievalThird 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 adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings sandbox freedom, open world exploration and sandbox world, while skipping historical setting

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

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#8The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMagicMeleeNarrativeDarkFantasyMedievalThird 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 adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: sandbox freedom, open world exploration and sandbox world, while skipping historical setting

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.

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

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMagicMeleeNarrativeDarkFantasyThird Person

Steam👍 90%· 366KRAWG👍 75%· 935IGDB85· 9OC84· 176

Year 2023Dev Avalanche Software · Warner Bros. InteractivePlaytime ~30hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, open world exploration and exploration and discovery, while skipping setting medieval

The castle is the achievement: densely built, worth exploring on its own terms, and full of small detail. Spell-chaining combat is more involved than expected. Outside it, the open world follows a familiar checklist of camps and puzzles, and the main story resolves in a rush that leaves several threads sitting unfinished.

Where it drifts furthest from The Inquisitor: setting.

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#10GreedFall

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeMagicNarrativeDarkFantasyThird Person

Steam👍 76%· 22KIGDB71· 11OC74· 124

Year 2019Dev Spiders · Focus EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings open world exploration, exploration and discovery and skill tree progression, while skipping setting medieval

A mid-budget RPG with a colonial-era setting that is genuinely unusual, and diplomacy that can resolve most quests without combat if you invest in it. Faction reputation matters. Production values show the budget — environments repeat heavily between regions, animation is stiff, and combat never becomes more than adequate.

Where it drifts furthest from The Inquisitor: setting.

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#11Legacy of Kain: Defiance

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeMagicDarkNarrativeFantasyThird Person

Steam👍 85%· 1.3K

Year 2003Dev Crystal Dynamics · Eidos InteractiveOn PC

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

≠ Its own twist: horror setting and post-apocalyptic world, while skipping setting medieval

Where it drifts furthest from The Inquisitor: setting.

It predates The Inquisitor by 21 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeMagicDarkNarrativeFantasyThird Person

Steam👍 68%· 4.0KIGDB57· 11OC56· 69

Year 2014Dev Spiders · Focus EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: punishing difficulty, skill tree progression and crafting mechanics, while skipping setting medieval

Where it drifts furthest from The Inquisitor: setting.

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

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

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#13Fable: The Lost Chapters

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeMagicNarrativeDarkFantasyThird Person

Steam👍 92%· 8.2KIGDB84· 3

Year 2005Dev Big Blue Box · Microsoft Game StudiosOn PC · Mac

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

≠ Where it differs: brings sandbox freedom, open world exploration and sandbox world, while skipping setting medieval

Where it drifts furthest from The Inquisitor: setting.

It predates The Inquisitor by 19 years, with what that implies technically.

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#14Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMagicMeleeNarrativeDarkFantasyThird Person

Steam👍 95%· 15KRAWG👍 87%· 905MC80IGDB72· 3

Year 2004Dev Troika Games · Activision BlizzardPlaytime ~2hOn PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings horror tension, open world exploration and stealth mechanics, while skipping setting medieval

Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines is a story-driven action-RPG based on table-top role-playing game Vampire: The Masquerade, the part of the World of Darkness franchise. The game is setting a gothic urban fantasy where vampires, werewolves, and other supernatural beings live secretly by humans.

Where it drifts furthest from The Inquisitor: setting.

It predates The Inquisitor by 20 years, with what that implies technically.

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#15Risen

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMagicMeleeNarrativeDarkFantasyThird Person

Steam👍 89%· 11KIGDB81· 2OC67· 10

Year 2009Dev Piranha Bytes · Deep SilverOn PC

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

≠ Stands apart with open world exploration, ranged combat and exploration and discovery, while skipping setting medieval

Where it drifts furthest from The Inquisitor: setting.

It predates The Inquisitor by 15 years, with what that implies technically.

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