Games Like World of Warcraft
12 multiplayer games like World of Warcraft, starting with The Elder Scrolls Online, the closest. The best free one is Where Winds Meet. Flip a card to see what it has in common, how many can join and whether it has crossplay.
12 games like World of Warcraft
Start with: The Elder Scrolls Online, Where Winds Meet, Final Fantasy XIV and RuneScape.
The Elder Scrolls Online
2–12 online
In common: MMO · Co-op · Fantasy. In Tamriel, centuries before Skyrim, you create a character and take on story quests, dungeons, trials and a three-alliance war. Zones scale to your level, so they can be played in any order.
PC · PS5 · Xbox
The Elder Scrolls Online: View game →Where Winds Meet
Free2–10 onlineCrossplay
In common: MMO · Co-op · Fantasy. In 10th-century China, you play swordsmen who explore an open world and fight with martial arts and weapons like swords, spears and fans. The online mode adds dungeons, bosses and duels.
PC · PS5 · Xbox
Where Winds Meet: View game →Final Fantasy XIV
2–8 onlineCrossplay
In common: MMO · Co-op · Fantasy. You create a character in the world of Eorzea and follow a long story through dungeons, boss trials and raids. One character can learn every class and switches between them by changing weapons.
PC · PS5 · Xbox · Switch 2
Final Fantasy XIV: View game →RuneScape
Free2–5 online
In common: MMO · Co-op · Fantasy. In the medieval world of Gielinor, you create a character and level dozens of skills such as mining, fishing, magic or combat, alongside quests. There are no classes, so one character can learn everything.
PC
RuneScape: View game →Guild Wars 2
Free2–5 online
In common: MMO · Co-op · Fantasy. Tyria is a fantasy world where you create a character and explore maps with events open to anyone nearby. Your level scales to each zone, so you can play together at different levels.
PC
Guild Wars 2: View game →Dune: Awakening
2–4 onlineCrossplay
In common: MMO · Co-op · Team vs team. In the desert of Arrakis, you survive by collecting water, building a base, crafting vehicles like ornithopters and harvesting spice. Sandworms attack anyone crossing open sand, and if one swallows you, you lose your gear.
PC · PS5 · Xbox
Dune: Awakening: View game →Old School RuneScape
Free2–8 online
In common: MMO · Co-op · Fantasy. This is the 2007 version of RuneScape, still updated with content voted on by players. You create a character, level skills like mining, fishing or combat, complete quests and fight bosses and raids.
PC
Old School RuneScape: View game →Star Wars: The Old Republic
Free2–16 online
In common: MMO · Co-op. Thousands of years before the Star Wars films, you create a Jedi, a Sith or another of eight classes. Each class has its own story, with voiced dialogue and light or dark side choices.
PC
Star Wars: The Old Republic: View game →Fallout 76
2–4 online
In common: MMO · Co-op. Up to four of you team up in Appalachia for quests and events, each building your own camp.
PC · PS5 · Xbox
Fallout 76: View game →Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2
2–6 online2 on one screen
In common: Co-op · Team vs team · Fantasy. As a Time Patroller, you create your own character and fight in 3D arenas to fix altered moments of Dragon Ball history. You level up and learn moves from the series' characters.
PC · PS5 · Xbox · Switch
Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2: View game →Cassette Beasts
2–8 online2 on one screenCrossplay
In common: Co-op · Fantasy. Explore the island together, fuse monsters, and sometimes challenge each other to duels.
PC · Xbox · Switch
Cassette Beasts: View game →Monster Hunter: World
Our pick
2–4 online
In common: Co-op · Fantasy. You track and hunt huge monsters and use their parts to craft weapons and armor for tougher hunts. There are fourteen weapon types, and your character's strength comes entirely from gear.
PC · PS4 · Xbox
Monster Hunter: World: View game →
How we pick games like World of Warcraft
The order depends on how much each game has in common with World of Warcraft. Style of play and genre (RPG & MMO) count the most, then whether you play on the same side or against each other, and after that pace, setting and camera, with the most-played game going first when two are tied. Every game here runs on at least one platform that World of Warcraft is on, so nobody in the group needs new hardware to switch.