5 Best Games Like Elder Scrolls to Play While Waiting for ES6

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It feels like we’ll be waiting a very long time for The Elder Scrolls 6 – I’m not even sure it will come out this decade. There’s a lot of excitement around the game, even though all we’ve seen is a short, unclear teaser trailer, likely because so many people love Skyrim. That game created incredibly high expectations, and Bethesda seems to be taking the time they need to try and live up to them. We definitely don’t want the next release to be similar to the issues with Starfield.

Unfortunately, the long wait for The Elder Scrolls 6 continues, meaning we have to find other ways to satisfy our desire for Elder Scrolls adventures. Luckily, over the last ten years, many games inspired by the Elder Scrolls have emerged. These range from large, independent projects to major AAA titles – one of which was a strong contender for RPG of the Year at the 2025 Game Awards, but didn’t win. Hopefully, these games, and others like them, will keep us entertained until The Elder Scrolls 6 is finally released.

5. Enderal: Forgotten Stories

Someone unfamiliar with it might think Enderal: Forgotten Stories looks very similar to Skyrim, and they wouldn’t be wrong. Enderal is a complete overhaul of Skyrim – it’s not just a few additions, but a total transformation. It features a brand-new world, story, characters, and gameplay mechanics. Essentially, Enderal is a standalone game in its own right, even available on Steam, built using Skyrim as its foundation.

Many players find Enderal: Forgotten Stories to be a significant improvement over The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. It boasts a deeper, more detailed world with a compelling and mature storyline. The gameplay is also enhanced with new features that make combat more strategic and challenging, forcing you to move beyond typical Elder Scrolls tactics like relying solely on stealth or magic. While more difficult, the game’s combat, exploration, and quests are all incredibly rewarding. If you’re looking for an experience that feels like a true sequel to Skyrim, Enderal: Forgotten Stories, available on Steam, is definitely worth checking out.

4. Dread Delusion

Dread Delusion is a noteworthy indie game that successfully captures the strange environments and feeling of Morrowind, despite having a limited budget. It features Lovecraftian horror elements, large and detailed areas to discover, and even a flyable airship. While inspired by The Elder Scrolls series, Dread Delusion also offers its own distinct style, with unique PlayStation 1-era graphics and a surreal narrative.

While Enderal is limited in where you can play it, Dread Delusion is available on all platforms, making it easy to get and affordable. What really makes Dread Delusion stand out is how it manages to feel both comforting and mysterious as you explore, while also capturing the unsettling tension of the Elder Scrolls series. It genuinely feels like a forgotten Elder Scrolls game from the original PlayStation era – it’s that well-made. I strongly recommend checking it out, just to experience its uniquely strange and captivating world for yourself.

3. Tainted Grail: The Fall Of Avalon

Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon feels like the definitive game in the style of the Elder Scrolls series, but it actually surpasses it in many ways. It delivers on the promise of what many players hoped Skyrim would be. This is a deeply immersive fantasy adventure filled with compelling quests, unexpected events, and captivating storytelling. You’ll easily lose yourself for hours – or even days – exploring its often challenging world.

Questline, the team behind the game, has the potential to become as well-known as developers like Bethesda. What they achieved with Fall of Avalon – its sheer size and ambition – is remarkable, especially considering their likely limited budget. It surpasses many major, big-budget games available now. While Fall of Avalon isn’t always the prettiest game (though it can look stunning), it’s incredibly detailed and full of unexpected features. If you’re looking for a game that improves upon the classic Elder Scrolls experience with a stronger story, better fighting, more engaging exploration, and a deeper sense of immersion, I wholeheartedly recommend Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon.

2. Kingdom Come: Deliverance

While Kingdom Come: Deliverance and its sequel don’t have the magic and mythical creatures found in The Elder Scrolls games, they share a lot in common with Bethesda’s titles – especially in how the game feels, how you interact with the world, and the overall sense of wonder and immersion. This isn’t a criticism; Kingdom Come takes those concepts and significantly improves on them, creating a world that feels far more realistic and detailed. It also includes a huge number of role-playing options – more than most developers would even consider including.

Warhorse Studios has created an incredibly immersive historical game, and I highly recommend giving it a try. While you could jump straight into the sequel, KCD2, you’ll miss out on some fantastic gameplay and story moments from the first game – moments that, though not essential to understanding the sequel, are definitely worth experiencing. For me, Kingdom Come: Deliverance was the first game since playing Skyrim as a teenager that truly captivated me with a sense of wonder. It’s a remarkable game, and I believe it will be remembered as one of the greatest RPGs ever made.

1. Avowed

Any list of games like The Elder Scrolls to play while we wait for TES6 needs to include Avowed by Obsidian Entertainment, a game that often gets overlooked. It’s very similar to Skyrim but feels like Fallout: New Vegas in how it takes a proven formula and makes it even better, with enough unique changes to stand on its own. Avowed is arguably the most visually impressive first-person fantasy game ever made, and despite its relatively small size, its incredibly detailed world is filled with so much to explore and enjoy that it’s easy to lose yourself in it.

The combat in Avowed is what really makes it special. I wasn’t sure it would be as good as it is before playing, but after many hours of gameplay, I can confidently say it’s one of the most engaging and enjoyable combat systems I’ve ever experienced. It’s incredibly satisfying to fight enemies with axes and swords, and using pistols and rifles is always fun. There’s a lot to love about Avowed, and now that it’s widely available, it’s easier to play than ever. While it doesn’t have the same level of detailed world simulation as Skyrim, its story, combat, quests, environments, graphics, and writing more than compensate. It’s a truly excellent fantasy RPG and well worth playing before The Elder Scrolls 6 comes out – whenever that might be.

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2026-03-25 23:13