Games Like Baldur's Gate 3

If what you loved in Baldur’s Gate 3 was not just “fantasy,” but meaningful choice, strong companions, and the feeling that your decisions actually matter, these are the next games worth looking at.

Quick Picks

• Best overall next step: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
• Best if you want another reactive RPG with a different tone: Cyberpunk 2077
• Best if you want a giant sandbox to inhabit: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition

Who This List Is For

This page is for players who finished BG3 and want another RPG with real narrative weight, strong role-playing, or a world they can disappear into.

It is less useful if what you loved most was strictly turn-based combat with party micromanagement and dice checks above all else.

The Best Games

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

• Why it stands out: It is the strongest follow-up if your favorite part of BG3 was living inside a morally textured world.
• Best for: Players who want writing, consequences, and a huge role-playing mood.
• Watch out for: It is more action-forward and less systemic in party play.

Cyberpunk 2077

• Why it stands out: It carries over the “my build and my choices shape the run” feeling, but in a faster and sharper sci-fi frame.
• Best for: Players who want reactive quests with stronger combat tempo.
• Watch out for: It is lonelier and more cynical than BG3.

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition

• Why it stands out: If BG3 made you want another world to inhabit for weeks, Skyrim is still one of the easiest answers.
• Best for: Players who want freedom, wandering, and role-play through systems.
• Watch out for: It is less companion-driven and less authored in moment-to-moment narrative consequence.

Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade

• Why it stands out: It is a strong pivot if what you want next is party chemistry and high production value, not another hundred-hour sandbox.
• Best for: Players who care about character beats and cinematic momentum.
• Watch out for: It is much more linear than BG3.

Elden Ring

• Why it stands out: If BG3 mainly reminded you how good it feels when a game respects curiosity, Elden Ring hits that same nerve through exploration instead of dialogue.
• Best for: Players who want discovery and danger more than conversation.
• Watch out for: It replaces reactive story choices with challenge and atmosphere.

Assassin’s Creed Valhalla

• Why it stands out: It works if you want another giant RPG where settling into the world is part of the reward.
• Best for: Players who like long-form arcs, faction politics, and a strong sense of place.
• Watch out for: It is broader and less sharply reactive than BG3.

How We Picked These Games

We looked for games that overlap with at least one major BG3 strength:

• meaningful role-playing
• memorable characters
• strong world immersion
• decisions or builds that genuinely shape your experience

Where to Go Next

• Open Best Games for Story-First Players if character drama and reactive narrative are the main reasons you loved BG3.
• Open Best Games with Strong Character Builds if class choice and party setup matter more than the exact setting.
• Open Games Like The Witcher 3 if what you want next is another giant story RPG, even if it is less party-driven.

Final Recommendation

• Pick The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt if you want the closest all-around “I need another huge story RPG” answer.
• Pick Cyberpunk 2077 if you want something more kinetic and modern.
• Pick Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade if you want strong characters with a more directed pace.