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I still can't get over The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. Are there any games that can replace it? I want to try something newer, with better technology, but I hope they can be as rich and interesting as Skyrim.
Heavily depends on what makes Skyrim special for you.
The most obvious similar games are other Bethesda titles, especially Oblivion and Morrowind. Install some QoL and graphical mods, and you should now have 3 Skyrims.
RDR2 and Cyberpunk. Although they are more linear roleplaying games than Skyrim's experimentation.
You need a lower dopamine threshold to make the most of those games, but they're a treat when you learn how to do that.
I can't think of anything that fully scratches the same itch. There are a lot of games that do certain things better than Skyrim, and everyone here has already recommended them. But Skyrim really nailed that immersive sim vibe. It didn't just feel like a game I wanted to play, it is one I want to inhabit and keep coming back to.
Oddly, the closest thing I could think of that scratches a similar, but not same, itch would be farming sims like Stardew Valley or something.
I'd love a "Ghosts of Tamriel" game, set far beyond the time of Morrowind, Oblivion, and Skyrim. It would be set in a steampunk era in the same world, where magic is still a thing, potions are more chemistry than herbalism, and you have the steampunk tech to work with. The different lands of Tamriel could be traveled among freely, each one with a slightly different steampunk theme... One western, one urban, one agrarian/rural/wild.
For me it was Witcher 3 and the dlc. Love that game so much..
This is the right answer
And a new DLC is coming soon!
Though there are a lot of games with the same themes and openness, I have never found anything that really fills the feeling quite the same as a Bethesda game. Save one: Deus Ex. The original one.
Totally biased, since I lived in half of my life in Skalitz. Have you considered KDC?
As a huge Morrowind, Oblivion, and Skyrim fan, I've found the same. KDC in many ways hit many of the same vibes but with superior characters, story, and dialogue. The missing magic is a vibe I still return to mostly Oblivion for these days.
And it’s a technical marvel. It’s like CryEngine was built for KCDII.
Also, it is so medieval it hurts.
Skyoblivion should release sometime this year, fan made project they have bewn working on for many years. Worth checking out!
Keep an eye out for updates on Skywind, soon you'll be able to play Morrowind in Skyrim. They're excitingly close to finishing, after a long road.
I don't know if it's quite in the same category but I'm playing baldur's gate 3 at the moment and really enjoying it. I'd definitely recommend that.
Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon
An indie game which has a lot of Skyrim vibes.
I've been getting into it slowly. The doom and gloom vibes are a little much, but I think I can still hang
Unfortunately Fallout: New Vegas is the only game I can think of that can top Skyrim. I know you wanted a newer game, but that's the best I can do.
Have you considered Cities Skylines II? It also scratches the same itch for me, and by that I mean that it has robust mod support and can be played forever without me ever getting bored of it.
Dude, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. with graphics mods! Or, of course, Cyberpunk 2077...
Kingdom Come Deliverance 1 was great.
But it's a Medieval RPG, not fantasy. So you won't find elves or orcs or magic.
Edit: Actually nevermind, don't play it, it's too strict of an RPG, not for everyone, (i.e. fighting more than 2 people can kill you easily unless you master the combat, using a bow won't give you the center reticle, saving the game needs a specific item or you need to sleep in a bed, wearing a helmet will limit your vision to the shape of the visor, etc)
I suggested this because my Skyrim was modded to be a strict RPG as well.
And the sequel is of equal quality, the combat was simplified a bit but I like both approaches.
The sheer amount of high quality narrative across both games is pretty unique. There's very little that feels like filler busy work, which was what most of skyrim felt like for me. Especially after oblivion.
Greatest game ever. I love the fighting system the limited vision etc
A lot of posts here with things that are thematically similar and open world.
I personally bounce between Skyrim and Fallout 4 a lot. I'd give 'A Storywealth' collection on nexus a play.
I loved Skyrim, considering going back to that well soon. I'm on my 3rd playthrough of cyberpunk 2077, I've embarrassingly got 470 hours on that game. I feel like those 2 games are somewhat similar, 1st person open world, player choices have some effect on the game but not much, character customization is a lot of fun, side quests galore, lots of lore, tons of mods, etc.. cyberpunk had serious troubles when it first came out but at this point it's a solid game. I recommend giving it a try
BotW has significantly better open world exploration and puzzles but much weaker towns.
Depends on what you actually want. If it's the first-person RPG experience, there's a handful such as Tainted Grail and Cyberpunk 2077. If it's using a slightly different system or closer to traditional RPG, either the Witcher or BG3 or Expedition 33.
But modding... I cannot find any other RPG that gets better if it is modded, as Skyrim -- and Morrowind and Oblivion -- pretty much designed to be modded.
There is Neverwinter Nights 1 and 2.
Uts different, few mods are about extending the original Content, and few about graphics, but so many mods with their own stories, even integrating card games long before Witcher came and with widely different stories. Its awesome.
Also NWN: Mask of the Betrayer is among the best RPG stories I have played, only surpassed by Baldurs Gate 2.
For some reason I can’t get into Bethesda games. I’ve tried numerous times but they aren’t for me. I guess I find open world rpgs to be really boring for some reason. Even though I like looter shooters/Diablo clones. Which is a similar genre but more focused on getting da loot.