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Games like Black Desert

Games like Black Desert

Looking for games like Black Desert? Here are top open world hack and slash recommendations with a fantasy, medieval and historical focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Lost Ark, Bless Unleashed or Vindictus.

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    72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    67% User Score Based on 104,712 reviews
    Critic Score 78%Based on 7 reviews

    Embark on an odyssey for the Lost Ark in a vast, vibrant world: explore new lands, seek out lost treasures, and test yourself in thrilling action combat in this action-packed free-to-play RPG. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lost Ark.

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  2. 63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    63% User Score Based on 7,358 reviews

    Bless Unleashed is an open-world online game that can be enjoyed with your friends and countless others. Venture out to engage in intense combat while exploring vast regions and treacherous dungeons. Explore the massive and lively world with your allies and friends. Or embark on an epic adventure alone and push your limits. From the weapons you wield to the skills you unlock, you have full control… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bless Unleashed.

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    68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    67% User Score Based on 6,778 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    Vindictus is an action MMORPG and a prequel to the popular MMORPG Mabinogi and is known as Mabinogi Heroes in Asia. Vindictus takes place in the same setting used in Mabinogi, but is placed chronologically several hundred years prior to the first game during a period of war and strife. Vindictus follows Nexon's traditional free-to-play model. The game itself is free to download and play and charge… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Vindictus.

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  4. 59%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    59% User Score Based on 1,733 reviews

    Villagers and Heroes is a free-to-play MMO game in which players experience the thrill of battling unique monsters, the satisfaction of crafting powerful weapons and gear, and the pleasure of building lasting friendships in a friendly community. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Villagers and Heroes.

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  5. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    76% User Score Based on 5,291 reviews

    Aura Kingdom is a new Anime MMORPG published by Aeria Games. Developed by the studio behind the highly popular Eden Eternal and Grand Fantasia, Aura Kingdom offers a grand and beautiful world for every player to explore with beautiful anime graphics. Starting with one out of fifteen different classes, Aura Kingdom offers the possibility for players to select a sub-class once they reach level 40, … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Aura Kingdom.

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  6. 62%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    60% User Score Based on 5,333 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 2 reviews

    Take the battle to the sky with fantastical flying mount combat unlike anything you've seen before in Riders of Icarus, the new unprecedented action-adventure MMORPG experience that lets you ride and fight on the back of the realm’s most dangerous winged beasts… dragons. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Riders of Icarus.

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  7. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    80% User Score Based on 86,047 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 12 reviews

    Buy The Elder Scrolls Online on PlayStation Store. Discover the secrets of Tamriel. Experience any story in any part of the world, in whichever order you choose If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Elder Scrolls Online.

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    54%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    51% User Score Based on 2,416 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    Elyon is an open-world action-combat MMORPG set in the continent of Harth, where the two sovereign realms, Vulpin and Ontari, are at war for the control of a portal that leads to paradise. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ELYON.

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    59%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    59% User Score Based on 2,783 reviews

    Embark on an adventurous journey to explore the Quinfall universe. Be a part of unique battles and an immersive story with dozens of different professions in the depths of medieval times in an all-new MMORPG experience. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Quinfall.

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    69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    70% User Score Based on 135,222 reviews
    Critic Score 67%Based on 24 reviews

    Explore a thrilling, open-world MMO filled with danger and opportunity where you'll forge a new destiny for yourself as an adventurer shipwrecked on the supernatural island of Aeternum. Endless opportunities to fight, forage, and forge await you among the island's wilderness and ruins. Channel supernatural forces or wield deadly weapons in a classless, real-time combat system, and fight alone, wit… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to New World.

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    68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    71% User Score Based on 2,636 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 2 reviews

    Closers is an episodic anime action RPG bursting with spectacular battles and steeped in an epic storyline. Choose your Closer, gather your friends or dive in solo, and use your amazing powers to protect Earth, in mankind’s desperate battle against horrific monsters from another dimension! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Closers.

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  15. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    77% User Score Based on 42,132 reviews
    Critic Score 62%Based on 6 reviews

    Thirsting for danger and lusting for loot? Grab your friends, hone your blades, and set off for adventure in this free-to-play action MMO. The Sun Goddess has shattered the world into infinite realms. Now they're yours to explore, build, and protect – all in the name of fun! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Trove.

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  16. 69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    69% User Score Based on 17,657 reviews

    Phantasy Star Online 2 New Genesis, the latest chapter in the Phantasy Star Online 2 series, is here at last! It's time to jump into adventures beyond imagination! This new adventure takes place on a vast open field! Up to 32 people can enjoy the adventure in a new world with beautifully evolved graphics! The simple and intuitive controls developed in the series up to now have also evolved! A n… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Phantasy Star Online 2 New Genesis.

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    68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    68% User Score Based on 3,970 reviews

    Immerse yourself in the WAKFU universe with this free to play MMORPG. Select your class, travel the world, meet adventurers to challenge powerful monsters in epic turn-based battles. Participate in the kingdom’s economy and politics and create your own legend! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to WAKFU.

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    73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    73% User Score Based on 2,186 reviews

    Kritika: Reboot is a hyper-stylized, anime brawler game featuring over-the-top action with giant blades, superguns, and dazzling acrobatics. Fight with friends or rampage solo through hordes of enemies and super-sized bosses in an epic fantasy world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kritika:REBOOT.

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  19. 61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    49% User Score Based on 5,332 reviews
    Critic Score 82%Based on 4 reviews

    ArcheAge is a free to play MMORPG that players can make their own way starting from Haranya/Nuia to the lost shores of Auroria. Players can experience 120 unique classes, 20 crafting vocations, various life contents (including farming, trading, housing) and alliance contents. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ArcheAge.

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    76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    74% User Score Based on 7,371 reviews
    Critic Score 79%Based on 5 reviews

    Rift (previously known as Rift: Planes of Telara) is a fantasy free-to-play massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) developed by Trion Worlds. Rift takes place within the fantasy world of Telara. The game was released in March 2011. Two competing factions composed of a selection of races and classes battle each other; as well as the enemies who emerge from dynamic rifts. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to RIFT.

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    78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    78% User Score Based on 1,215 reviews

    Eldevin is the award winning indie story-driven Free to Play MMORPG (Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game) from Hunted Cow Studios. Join thousands of other players and explore the mystical lands of Eldevin. Featuring more than 160 realms, each filled with unique creatures and characters for you to encounter. Explore vast open plains or descend underground into hidden caves and dungeons, … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Eldevin.

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  23. 54%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    50% User Score Based on 4,389 reviews
    Critic Score 67%Based on 2 reviews

    ArcheAge: Unchained offers the whole world of the original fantasy sandbox MMORPG ArcheAge in a new gameplay experience ArcheAge: Unchained removes the barrier between you and the ultimate MMO experience. Enjoy all the updates and patches ever added to the original ArcheAge, plus a whole lot of awesome new features! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ArcheAge: Unchained.

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  25. 51%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    51% User Score Based on 11,100 reviews

    Blue Protocol: Star Resonance expands the Blue Protocol universe with a vibrant MMORPG experience. Create your own hero, team up for strategic raids, or simply relax and have fun with friends fishing, crafting, and endless exploration. Adventure awaits! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Blue Protocol: Star Resonance.

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  26. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, music
    81% User Score Based on 6,707 reviews

    Enter the world of AdventureQuest... re-imagined as a 3D, cross-platform, massively multiplayer game. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to AdventureQuest 3D.

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  27. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    79% User Score Based on 79,363 reviews
    Critic Score 76%Based on 6 reviews

    Once Human is a multiplayer open-world survival game set in a strange, post-apocalyptic future. Unite with friends to fight monstrous enemies, uncover secret plots, compete for resources, and build your own territory. Once, you were merely human. Now, you have the power to remake the world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Once Human.

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  28. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    89% User Score Based on 138,617 reviews
    Critic Score 78%Based on 5 reviews

    Download Path of Exile on PS4. Earn devastating skills and valuable items as you fight your way through the dark continent of Wraeclast. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Path of Exile.

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    54%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, grinding
    54% User Score Based on 4,878 reviews

    Undecember is a Hack & Slash Action RPG in which players are able to surpass the conventional limits of skills by endlessly combining variety of Skill and Link Runes. Become a Rune Hunter and experience the joy of farming and growth! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Undecember.

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  31. 53%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    54% User Score Based on 2,347 reviews
    Critic Score 51%Based on 4 reviews

    In Skyforge, you will walk the path from an immortal warrior to a mighty God, gaining followers as you fight to protect your world. Your loyal followers will help you increase your power as you rise to become an Elder God. The best of the best will join the Order of Keepers and shape the fate of the world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Skyforge.

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  32. 61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    61% User Score Based on 3,213 reviews

    Dungeon Fighter Online is a free-to-play multiplayer hack-and-slash RPG with a side-scrolling arcade style. There are currently 11 unique character classes. 3 classes have a mirrored class of the opposite gender with a 4th being added soon. Classes have Sub-classes to choose from and later has advancements of those classes to unlock upgraded skills. Of the 11 unique classes, 6 have 4 sub-classes, … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dungeon Fighter Online.

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    64%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    64% User Score Based on 556 reviews

    Astellia is the evolution of the modern fantasy MMORPG that fans have been waiting for. And very soon at PAX South, fans will get a first look and a chance for hands on time with Studio 8’s lush creation. Due to launch later in 2019, with several planned beta periods coming up fast, Astellia is a AAA MMORPG where players collect dozens of magical companion fighters known as Astells, take them into… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Astellia.

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  34. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    79% User Score Based on 12,361 reviews
    Critic Score 74%Based on 6 reviews

    DC Universe Online is a free-to-play superhero / supervillian MMORPG that lets players create their own unique tights-wearing hero or villain and roam the streets of places like Gotham City and Metropolis fighting or creating crime. Players fight alongside such iconic DC Comics characters as Superman and Batman, Lex Luthor and The Joker, and many others. Excellent physics help bring comic book act… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DC Universe Online.

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    58%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    58% User Score Based on 12,224 reviews

    KurtzPel: Bringer of Chaos is a 2v2 fighting game being developed by KOG Studios, the makers of Elsword. The game has a character creator with a lot of customization options to design your fighter. There are currently 4 classes that each have 3 skills and a finisher attack. A character can have 2 classes and is able to switch between them in a battle. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to KurtzPel.

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  36. 57%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    61% User Score Based on 13,114 reviews
    Critic Score 40%Based on 1 reviews

    Mortal Online 2 is the long awaited sequel to Star Vault’s long running first person sandbox MMORPG. Explore a massive open sandbox world and choose your own path, but be aware, danger lurks around every corner in this full PvP full loot world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mortal Online 2.

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  38. 66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    66% User Score Based on 7,759 reviews

    Gloria Victis is a low fantasy Medieval MMORPG with an emphasis on realism. What does this mean? Open PvP with territory control, non-target combat, sandbox crafting, player-driven economy and no fireballs. All served up with a deep, mature story. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gloria Victis.

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  39. 61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability
    60% User Score Based on 4,651 reviews
    Critic Score 65%Based on 2 reviews

    It’s 2156, and the world has been destroyed by both nuclear and bio-chemical means. Your story takes place in one of the few habitable places left in the world, the Grand Canyon. As a clone with an uncertain past, your job is survival in a world now built on destruction, betrayal and fragile factional alliances. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fallen Earth.

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  40. 52%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    52% User Score Based on 2,318 reviews

    Journey to the world of Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues, a computer role playing game created by Lord British (aka Richard Garriott), creator of the genre defining Ultima series of computer games, Starr Long, director of Ultima Online, and Tracy Hickman, author of the Dragonlance series. It combines rich story, like those of the single player Ultimas, with deep and varied multiplayer experi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues.

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  41. 62%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, grinding
    62% User Score Based on 7,032 reviews

    The fate of Ember Technology is in your hands. With highly customizable character builds and rewarding boss fights, each hero of Torchlight is empowered to defeat the darkness and achieve salvation in this ARPG. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Torchlight Infinite.

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  44. 64%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    64% User Score Based on 694 reviews

    Royal Quest offers a fresh MMO experience from the creators of Space Rangers and King's Bounty series. Join Guild Wars, conquer Castles, and battle other players in unique PvPvE locations, or explore the vast world of Aura and enjoy the story on your own. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Royal Quest.

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  45. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    82% User Score Based on 14,693 reviews
    Critic Score 51%Based on 1 reviews

    Join the ranks of the Spiral Knights. Stranded on an alien world, you must explore the ever-changing Clockworks beneath its surface. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Spiral Knights.

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    52%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story
    52% User Score Based on 2,108 reviews

    Experience true open-world freedom in Mortal Online - a unique first-person, medieval fantasy, massively multiplayer online role-playing game.Choose your path! Choose from many different races, decide your own style of play and whether to focus on PvP or PvE, both sharing the same game world. Choose a profession and devote your life to combat, crafting, magic, trading... Discover countless skills… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mortal Online.

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    46%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    46% User Score Based on 5,449 reviews

    GRAV is a sand box experience where you explore a multitude of planets, hunt strange alien creatures, build and defend outposts, craft weapons and armor, and attempt to survive against other players in a hostile environment. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Grav.

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  49. 63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    59% User Score Based on 8,514 reviews
    Critic Score 85%Based on 1 reviews

    Hardcore medieval multiplayer sandbox with terraforming, free preset and modular building construction, rich crafting (smelting, forging, farming, animal breeding etc.), survival, no target physics based combat, original combat formation system and numerous other features. Taking place in the fictional medieval world, game imposes a realistic system of global politics, economy, and socialization. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Life is Feudal: Your Own.

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  50. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    73% User Score Based on 21,985 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 3 reviews

    Eve Online is a community-driven spaceship MMO where players can play free, choosing their own path from countless options. Experience space exploration, immense PvP and PvE battles, mining, industry and a thriving player economy in an ever-expanding sandbox. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to EVE Online.

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