Abandon Skyrim! The Best NEW First Person RPGs In 2024

Do you think we’ve been stuck on Skyrim for too long? Maybe it will never die but after so many years it might be time to try a new game. I’m not telling you about 3rd person RPGs that kind of vibe like The Elder Scrolls, but actual first-person games! Today we have ground-breaking new innovations and games recapturing the past, but will any hold a candle to the supernova that is Skyrim? Let’s find out and welcome to the best first-person RPG games on the way in 2024. If you want to support the channel, buy games using this GOG referral link: af.gog.com/?as=1715648857 Thank you!
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Intro | 0:00
1. The Wayward Realms | 0:39
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Platform: PC
2. Return to Nangrim | 2:21
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Platform: PC, PS4, Xbox One
3. Monomyth | 3:53
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Platform: PC
4. REPO MAN | 5:24
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Platform: PC, PS5, PS4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
5. Lunacid | 7:21
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Platform: PC
6. Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon | 8:56
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Platform: PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S
7. The Bloodline | 10:43
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Platform: PC
8. Ardenfall | 12:37
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Platform: PC
9. Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 | 14:01
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Platform: PC, PS5, PS4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
10. Avowed | 15:28
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Platform: PC, Xbox Series X/S
11. The Outer Worlds 2 | 17:15
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Platform: PC, Xbox Series X/S
12. Cyberpunk 2077 Sequel | 18:22
Platform: PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S
13. The Elder Scrolls 6 | 19:43
Platform: PC, Xbox Series X/S
14. Daggerfall Unity | 20:56
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Platform: PC
15. Bonus: Islands of the Caliph | 22:41
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Platform: PC
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 was just announced for 2024
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Maybe none of these would truly replace Skyrim in 2024 but many of them are trying to be the best first-person RPG game they can. Set in fantasy worlds, taking you on epic adventures, these FPS role-playing games could offer an alternative to The Elder Scrolls, especially while we wait for TES 6 which isn't meant to release anytime soon, especially considering Starfield.
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[@GamerZakh]

You looking for even MORE upcoming RPGs? You won't regret watching my other list videos for 2024: kzbin.info/aero/PLYVqUDxY6COh7bkuJoBb1koNRX7mAX2yp

[@juricadogan3870]

Most of the games in this video are not even near to 2024 release. Might need a factchecker. Wayward Realms and ES6 are not coming until 2026-2027.

[@GamerZakh]

​​​​@@juricadogan3870 I literally say ES6 is not coming, instead of a fact checker maybe start by listening to what I actually say. Oh, or did you not watch the video and just look at the timecodes? That would explain it lol. As for The Wayward Realms, there is nothing confirmed so nothing to fact check. Where did you get 26-27?

[@user-tp5yb4hr4w]

what, if it doesn't offer 3rd person, than it's simply not worth it. dude all games need 1st 3rd person and an FOV slider, it's unacceptable for any game to not have these very basic things that everyone wants in their games. i don't want to play your stupid 2D side scroller shit either or your stupid turn based shit.

[@basilika2136]

Your so damn good at finding all the gems out there. really appreciate it!

[@GamerZakh]

@@user-tp5yb4hr4w You may enjoy my 3rd person RPG list.

[@jarridkamphenkel2117]

I am a writer on Wayward Realms and the Lead Narrative on Ardenfall. Thanks for the exposure! Both projects are being actively worked on [:

[@carlosamado7606]

Really excited for the game! I've seen a couple interviews about the vision and it seems pretty amazing. Do you guys by any chance already have someone working on the game music/ sound design?

[@carlosamado7606]

​@@jarridkamphenkel2117Oh i see! Would it be ok to send my reel? I could also do a 2 min custom inspired sample too. Perhaps you aren't still in that state but would still be a pleasure to do it for consideration!

[@OnceLostGames]

@@carlosamado7606 we actually have Eric Heberling, original composer for Elder Scrolls Arena and Daggerfall, composing our music. As such, we don't have any current need for further music contributions, but we truly appreciate the offer nonetheless.

[@reykskjar4052]

Hi, I'm an aspiring writer for video games, is there any advice you could give me? Like, is there a specific job I have to apply for? I don't know if there really is an actual internship or anything for writing for video games, and I'm not able to find much information about it. I'd really like to work for a company making fantasy RPG's, but I don't exactly know where to start looking.

[@jarridkamphenkel2117]

@@reykskjar4052 Well first, I would say I don't recommend the game industry of 2023 as a career at all haha Their requirements for juniors and interns get more and more ridiculous each year. Right now they want you to have like 3-5 years of experience and released at least 1 AAA title to be a JUNIOUR anything. Like how? I would recommend finding a good indie team/start-up/profit share project. Much more creative freedom. The AAA is dominated by investors and suits right now. Currently, I am pursuing a career in software development, and if Ardenfall or Wayward really takes off, great! But I decided about halfway through college that the modern AAA gaming industry wasn't for me. So I may not be the best/most unbiased person to ask. Good luck in your journey though!

[@ZephrusPrime]

One does not simply "abandon" Skyrim...

[@MP-vf8qz]

Indeed. Not sold at all on any of these titles nor impressed. It will be a huge game to beat!

[@Yalloriess]

Best way to ever replace Skyrim is making an Open Source game that way we can get a massive game that is also modular, and Moddable to go up against Skyrim while being it's own thing

[@Izthefaithful]

It’s true and now that the mod store (creations) have updated and changed I got sucked back in 😂

[@toobootay4450]

I agree

[@user-de5zk5tk8s]

We need a real vampires RPG game like Skyrim Skyrim still holds number one there's no other game come close to it

[@clippedwings0]

"Until we actually see real Elder Scrolls VI gameplay, I would recommend you forget about it." Best advice I've heard in a long time.

[@PinkSoldier2009]

Yeah that's why a lot of people still prefer to play Skyrim while waiting for the release of EDVI.

[@Seer_Of_The_Woodlands]

If you want to "kill" Skyrim, you have to create a game that offers the same freedom, but above all, a game with more than 23 years of history, and that's easier said than done. Sykrim isn't the only game in its series, as you know, it's part of something bigger, it's part of a series with a huge amount of lore, it's a series with many beloved games, etc., so if you really want to beat Skyrim, you have to offer a world that is equal to Tampriel's and equally unique.

[@Seer_Of_The_Woodlands]

+ modding support. + character creation. + many playable races. + large and interesting open world. + regional variation. + suitable balance between difficulty and ease. + buyable homes / other tangible things that the player can save and spend money on.

[@Seer_Of_The_Woodlands]

Few games do all of these things, and even fewer on the same scale.

[@mementomori8791]

Lore. Enough said.

[@Yalloriess]

​@@Seer_Of_The_WoodlandsI have an idea!! What about an Open Source game! That would allow all that to happen while being it's own thing and allow people to Spin-Off from the game to make their own Open World games

[@BillGunslinger]

There is nothing special about The Elder Scrolls lore. It is a bunch of mediocre fantasy stuff that any 16 yo nerd could come up with. Skyrim is a success because of the freedom to play as you want, not because of the mediocre writing.

[@bengaming3649]

Daggerfall's procedurally generated dungeons were amazing and nothing I have played since has even remotely compared. You could get lost for literally days in those dungeons and the feeling of actual exploration was immense. I really, really wish some game, somewhere would bring this back into gameplay.

[@OnceLostGames]

Thanks for the mention, we hope to do you all proud 😁

[@rons3634]

About The Elder Scrolls VI: "I would recommend you forget about it." This video kind of had a happy vibe going until that statement.

[@GamerZakh]

Can't really say much more about it. The estimates are earliest it could release would be 2 years after Starfield, so 2025, but documents we've seen estimate it to be sometime around 2027.

[@rons3634]

@@GamerZakh All true, but it's still depressing. LOL

[@qasderfful]

For me, the only Skyrim killer is Morrowind 🤷

[@GameTimeWhy]

This is the correct answer

[@Syrin23]

Oblivion

[@trevylangton22]

Oblivion

[@kingpickle3712]

Morrowind remake now!

[@GhostShotYaDead]

Oblivion

[@HickoryDickory86]

The only true Skyrim killer for me will be Skyblivion. And after that, Skywind. Just those two. 🥰 Would love to see Fable II remastered and ported to (and optimized for) PC, but that will never see the light of day, because Microsoft seems hell bent never to give customers what they're asking for.

[@canis39]

Skyrim is just a great foundation for so many different playstyles and play concepts outside of the main storyline, thanks to mods (and partly thanks to the general setting and atmosphere of the game). And that variability is why it's kept me coming back for so long. I played the main storyline once, and I've been playing it in all sorts of different ways ever since. In many ways, vanilla Skyrim isn't even very good! Without mods, I probably would have gotten maybe 30 hours out of it. Thanks to mods, I'm over 1000 hours. I certainly hope another game (or more than one, ideally) will find a way to provide the same type of experience as Skyrim. But I will admit, it feels like a bit of a 'perfect storm' situation to me. For a true successor to Skyrim, we might have to wait for Elder Scrolls VI. Zach, as always, thanks for your incredible "upcoming games" videos, they are very very appreciated!!

[@lacrimosa9020]

Avowed is coming to kill skyrim 😎

[@celuiquipeut6527]

I remember when skyrim came out. My birthday was the 6. Before i buy the game, because i know Bethesda, i wanted to try the game before i buy. So i pirated the game the same night. It was cracked a couple hours after it was released. It was a Friday night. I Made an orc. Fighter with a shield and a mace. The fact that i could chain decapitate people, the more damage i did, the more a decapitation was proccing. It was so op and ridoculous. The wcaling peoblem was immediatly obvious. It took the fun away from the game. The loot was lack lusting. And i remember seeing hiw the quest were split. Main quest, and all the aide quest in each zone. I decided to focus on the main quest and keep the side quest for my other playthru. I started to play friday night. Decided to pull an all nighter. The next day i was at the last quest. I really sisnt want to ruin the universe fot me. Games are like a book. When i finish them, i stop aying them. I cant enjoy them anynore. I was so dissappinted in the shortness of the game. The story is so oblivious. It eas lackluster. And the gameplay. I could run circles around my ennemy while swinging my sword. I qctually leveled my healing spell by standing in the fire in the herbalist shop in white run. The more i stayed in the fire, the more i was getting xp. So stupid. I remember being so happy i didnt buy the game. At first i was feeling baf. But after a couple of hours, it was gone. I had bought a computer just to comeback to gaming again. And skyrim was the reason for it. My dissapointment was abysmal. I waited until the legendary edition came out. I did the dlc. It was cool. I wanted to give the game another chance. All the had was still there so i rushed the story. In the same after noon i was done. I tried again after 10 uears in 2021 to mod the game. It still is lackluster. You can put perfume and a coat of paint to a turd but it will always remain and smell like a turd. And with Starfield...i am convinced bethesda is completely bankrupt as a game designer. I will never buy a nethesda game again. Sadly. But i have to say. After all that. Putting some visual mods, and then roam skyrim, with that music??? Still one of my favorite memory in gaming. Weirdly enough. I think its the promise. The immersion. The escapism.

[@luckyrelic]

@@lacrimosa9020 nahhh... unless it will have a robust modding community, it will be forgotten in less than a year... it is 2023 and more than 20k people still play skyrim across all platforms..

[@patwilson2546]

@@lacrimosa9020 I hope you're right, but I'll believe it when I see it. Same attitude for any not yet released game, including Elder Scrolls VI. Bethesda lost me with Starfield. As for "games coming in 2024" - Elder Scrolls VI is also estimated more around 2028 than 2024, so no idea why it's on this video other than clicks.

[@Jiub_SN]

Morrowind babes

[@TheRRRoRy]

For me good rpg is not about being beautiful 1-st person game, but about being something deep, atmospheric and solid like Gothic or Wartales.

[@childofthesun32]

Try telling that to the Developers. Graphics isn't even in the Top 3 most important things to me in an RPG or any Game really. Good storyline and strong gameplay are far more important, but developers think they can just throw nice graphics at you and you'll forget about the rest. I get it though. You can create nice graphics by just throwing money at it and turning up at work to 'punch in on the clock. It's a guaranteed outcome if you put enough money and effort in. Where as things like gameplay and story, take genuine inspiration and inspiration is priceless.

[@commentarytalk1446]

I'd say these are Open World games as much or more than RPG games with obv. 1st person perspective combat and some story/lore or more rpg like elements. Graphics sells games but as you say rpg/story variation is often more rewarding eg Wartales is a great call-out for generating interesting decisions.

[@kimyona5274]

@@childofthesun32 A Dev. would understand you very well. But nowadays everything that matters is money. So we get the same (zero-risk) stuff over and over again. BUT hey! >> with better graphics

[@YouTubdotCub]

The Wayward Realms is easily my most anticipated RPG period.

[@scubasteve3032]

I’m yeah, anticipate it will be a long time before it is finished.

[@Trickyman26]

The Wayward Realms is my second most anticipated RPG. On the first place - there is Crimson Desert, hands down.

[@YouTubdotCub]

@@Trickyman26yo, Crimson Desert is definitely up there for me like top 3, def more hyped for Wayward Realms but Crimson Desert if they can pull it off looks INCREDIBLE

[@ZombieGoatz]

I love your enunciation, and ability to get me hyped for games. Games that I otherwise might not have tried. I am excited for a few of these, but Am trying to temper my expectations. Cheers

[@CosmicDuskWolf]

Honestly even though it's really old now, I think everyone should give Morrowind a try. I would also recommend getting a mod that updates it. I def wanna try these games as well. My first dungeon crawler was Fatal Labyrinth. Then Diablo 1. I love them so much. It's pretty amazing that Repo Man is becoming a game. Looking forward to that one. If you wanna know more about Repo Man watch the musical, not the lame movie that came out after.

[@mercurius0]

I've been wanting to get into Morrowind, but I want mods to make it feel modern and they seem pretty intimidating. Do you have a recommendation where to start with easy modding of Morrowind?

[@alexjp123]

Morrowind was the first proper RPG I ever played, so many good memories playing that game

[@CosmicDuskWolf]

@@alexjp123 I do love it.

[@acharastudios]

Repo dev here. The game's not based on the movie, any of the movies actually ("Repo Man", "Repo Men", "Repo: The Genetic Opera"). But it's kinda close to Morrowind in places!

[@beanandbrown8751]

Naah Skyrim is like a good old friend... We'll always go back to Skyrim. ❤❤❤ For Sovengard!

[@TheRRRoRy]

Once again you forced me to open steam and add a bunch of games to the wishlist :D

[@GamerZakh]

It's what I do lol, glad you found some new ones

[@adavis5926]

Thank you for this video! I love fp rpgs, especially ones with a medieval, low magic aesthetic. About half of these I didn't know about, so they've been added to my wishlist, and one is out now that I'll be purchasing. But Skyrim, that puppy stays on my PC, along with its endless modiverse.

[@behelitruler9191]

I found most of these, but thanks for turning me on to ardenfall and the bloodlines. i'll be looking into those. cheers.

[@fusbroduh]

Thanks for this vid Zakh. Skyrim really is a landmark game, the way it incorporates so many elements into one package. Some 3rd person games are also vast and intricate but for me you can never beat the feeling of running through dungeons, viewing landscapes, or interacting with other characters in a first person view. The immersion is a primary factor for my gameplay. I even play Elden Ring with the first person mod for this reason. Really looking forward to some of the titles you mentioned, along with SkyWind and SkyBlivion. Cheers.

[@Jiub_SN]

Skyrim was a pebble, oblivion a stone and morrowind a boulder, Daggerfall a slightly smaller boulder. Other games are a speck of sand, play the older TES games, trust me n'wah

[@dick8689]

Thanks for doing this video, it's just what I needed. Just for the record I don't think even Bethesda could make another Skyrim.

[@EnemyAI]

What made skyrim great was the modding community. These up and coming games would do well to remember that. Vanilla skyrim ok but not great.

[@Bazooka_Betty]

The islands of the caliph reminds me of might and magic on sega. I loved watching my dad play it!

[@robertb5076]

Great video that covers just what I was looking for, but I searched the transcript for follower or companion with no success. I know for many Skyrim fans the follower system is one of the least useful features, but I really love it. Do any of the titles mentioned in this video have a follower system, or does anyone know of current first person fantasy RPGs that do? Thanks!

[@JCA1009]

I love your content. Thank you for this great list!

[@GamerZakh]

Thanks! I'm glad you're enjoying them.

[@Death_Vail666]

I always wished 2 or more companies would come together to create a very huge game that you can play a massive story and have 100 hours or whatever to play the main story and its all good but if you're done with that or if you just like multiplayer you can jump into the multiplayer mode and play or play multiplayer co-op story mode with a party of 4 to explore the world. With all the help though they could help make sure the world is packed with everything to make it feel real and not too empty. With ssds in consoles and in most pcs now days they should start making games with less hills and mountains so we can go to the plains area in a certain game and have a massive plauns area and some flat lands, not completely the whole game but have a variation of terrain. We never see really big open flat lands and it would be cool to see across it and see a town or anything far off since the ssd helps load better these days. I think it would be cool.

[@GamerZakh]

Although it kind of makes sense about companies combining to make a better game, it doesn't quite work out like that. Imagine if SimCity and Cities Skylines combined to make a city builder. You'd just get a worse Cities Skylines. At a certain size, so much money is involved that investors are the ones pulling all the strings and the game has to be completely overmonetised to make back that money.

[@Sycoforge]

Thanks for the cover. May your beard grow forever! ⛏🍻⚒🏔

[@adamdavidsoddities8573]

If the lighting is good, I don't mind low polly. Valheim is a good example of this. Thanks, I added some of these to my wish list.

[@3dmaster205]

About Lunacid; you getting tossed into an Abyss where others have gone before; that has more vibes of an Ultima Underworld vibe, and bloody hell, that's a good thing if it really is inspired by Ultima Underworld.

[@bizznick444joe7]

Monomyth seems like a more inspiration towards Arx Fatalis. Look up what that is. The bread baking system in it and how hands down it is is definitely from Arx Fatalis and I love it.

[@niall2236]

Thanks for this list! My steam wishlist is now huge

[@GamerZakh]

Glad you found some new ones!

[@Clarkieyt]

Any video that promotes the wayward realms is 100% amazing in my book. Been waiting for a modern version of Daggerfall since I played morrowind lmao

[@mistressminerva3382]

Thanks for the Video. "Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2" - Cautious , yeah me too ... i heard a lot about the troubled development , for a time it wasnt even clear if this was abandoned or not. - But i loved the first game and i love Vampire stuff , so i will keep my eyes on this regardless. "Tainted Grail - The Fall of Avalon" - Looks like exactly my type of game , tho im not a person to support a studio via early access and i dont want to be an active helper when it comes to debugging or testing. But i will keep my eye on this one too.

[@michaelbarton1157]

Skyrim is cool because it's a "do anything you want" game. It's not ONLY about story, it's not ONLY about getting married, or ONLY about fishing, or ONLY about finding shouts, or ONLY about Imperial vs. Stormcloak, or ONLY about being a Khajiit or a Wood Elf or an Argonian, or ONLY about cooking or ONLY about becoming Thane in all 9 holds, or ONLY about being a sneaky thief and doing a no-kill run, or ONLY about Greybeards and Blades, or ONLY about collecting 200 sets of armor, or ONLY about mods and DLC, or ONLY about becoming a Vampire or a Werewolf, and sleeping in Coffins, or ONLY about having 75 companions to choose from, or ONLY about Balgruuf's weird Kids, or ONLY about getting rekt on Sleeping Tree Sap, or ONLY about doing a Bloodskaal Blade run, or any of the other hundreds of unique aspects and combination of epic views, story, choices, agency, varying stories, unmarked cool shit (SOUL TOMATOES) and all the DLC that they added to make it nostalgic for Morrowind and Oblivion... it's the fact that this one, perfect game, is ALL of the ABOVE, and pages and pages of even more, and in game books to read that are all actually pretty good fiction and immersive. OKay. Breathe.

[@remydeveraux]

thanks for the video, can tell you're an actual gamer, appreciate you.

[@GamerZakh]

I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[@katnerd6712]

There's also a one man dev game called Gedonia. The dev stresses open world fantasy and has baked modding into the game from the start.

[@ethical_researcher4754]

Of all the lists you make, RPGs are just my favorite.

[@AzimovTube]

Repo Man looks really cool. Surprised I haven't come across anyone else talking about it.

[@ballsdeepe1120]

if elderscrolls 6 has as much content as starfield the teaser trailer is showing us everything it has to offer

[@Ea-wy5cu]

I just started a new charecter in skyrim after not playing for a while, So some new rpgs would be a breath of fresh air .

[@haroldbecker81]

Great review! THIS is the list I've been looking/waiting for. Several added to the ol wishlist. Thank you good sir!

[@GamerZakh]

Thanks I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[@rolandrohde]

Honestly...if someone just did a remake of Daggerfall with a decent engine and some modernization I would be more than happy to spend the next Decade with that...🤷‍♂️

[@loganjames1912]

skyrim will never be forgotten because the wait for elder scrolls 6 gave birth to nolvus and the ultima....great video by the way

[@shadowswithin702]

I knew about Avowed and onwards down the list, but most of the games before that no idea. And some of them look really interesting, many of them I have put on my evergrowing wishlist. Also I think it was Lunacid, it looks to be out now and available to buy, still though as interesting as some of these are. They still don't appear to come close to Skyrim, it just has something a formula that not many other games, have been able to figure out.

[@GamerZakh]

Glad you found some new ones! And yeah Lunacid had a surprise launch. The schedule was into 2024 and they hadn't had a patch since April, then suddenly for Halloween they said "1.0 release!", but then had 3 hotfixes and then 3 more patches back-to-back haha, so basically it's still in development.

[@ImCptnAwesome]

I'm looking forward to Wayward Realms. I'm imagining it's going to be similar to Oblivion, but with a bigger map and with a lot of mods baked directly into the game.

[@Darkxpanda2]

I feel from watching a lot of these that these games are missing the feel, physics, and oomph behind their movements. I don't get that wiplash some others do when the character models textures and details are 10x better than everything around them, but if the animations and sounds don't match, it feels off. I should feel like I just pulled a heavy axe off my back, pulled back a heavy bow, or I've just ran through a crowded environment, not *hand slides on the screen with items*.

[@therockthatrolls4808]

This was a video I was looking for before it was even made. But only Zach would know what a REAL skyrim-killer should look like!

[@HanakoSeishin]

> Islalds of the Caliph I watched the footage twice to try and figure out why it hurts my eyes unlike any other pixel art game... and I think it's the flickering caused by motion.

[@ashwinnmyburgh9364]

Daggerfall Unity is one of my top favorite games ever. Lunacid looks cool, and while I was originally put off by the free asset designs of Bloodlines, that game looks like some real effort has gone into it, so I'll be giving it a look. Also, Ardenfall feels like a modern Morrowind in many ways to me. Are any of these "skyrim killers"? Nah, not really. To me, Skyrim has achieved a sort of distinction. No game can replace it or really compete with it, since it is a 10 year old game. Instead, games can be like it.

[@childofthesun32]

I find this so frustrating, because I think Skyrim is shit. I mean, if I could play it in co-op with my roleplaying friend, then I'm sure it'd be the finest gaming experience of my life. In solo though, I find it boring and goofy as fuck. I'm just entirely out of the loop and not the demographic anymore. I'm too old, because everyone seems to fucking love Skyrim lol.

[@Yeetus223]

@@childofthesun32they are working on a mod for coop Skyrim. I think its Skyrim with friends or something. It works…sorta

[@SCSAsJorts]

One thing I think that is tricky for a lot of RPG’s in that genre (outside of I’d say Baldurs gate and a few others) is gameplay wise a lot of RPG’s dump on Skyrim and that’s fine it’s going to show it’s age but it’s reallly the world and lore within itself that to this day people are still doing deep dives and podcast discussions on, so it kind of just has this allure to it where you want to keep building off of it or find more.

[@Bo_Khadem]

"Abandon Skyrim?" HERESEY!!!! Never abandon skyrim!

[@RobVespa]

What a nice overview of interesting games. Thanks!

[@GamerZakh]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@jjforcebreaker]

Awesome list as always! I've managed to find a couple of very interesting things that somehow I've missed during various Steam fests etc.

[@GamerZakh]

Thanks! Glad you found some new ones, I spend a lot of time scouring everywhere to find them.

[@Ducky-gg4jv]

I'm looking forward to "The Wayward Realms". I've been watching them for years, and I like where they are going. I doubt it will be a 2024 game, though.

[@J_Rossi]

Bloodlines 2 and Tainted Grail are on my radar, as well as The Elder Scrolls VI, obviously.

[@adamkluckner3429]

Tainted Grail is very fun! One of my only real complaints is that the story cut off when it was getting really good lol

[@Jayguevara1982]

Some of these games apparently try to take on Skyrim by... looking almost exactly LIKE Skyrim. 'Return to Nangrim' looks as if they picked all the assets from Skyrim, shuffled them and improved the lighting somewhat. If you had told me that it's a Skyrim mod I would have believed you immediately; the rocks with the snow on it, the animals, even the clouds surrounding the mountains look exactly the same.

[@bullseye0419]

thats awesome. But given the history of overhyped games that underdeliver, id rather just not even think about them. If they do come out, and reviews are good, ill get it for sure.

[@desertsax4839]

Lunacid recently released version 1.0 and is now in full release. I haven't finished it myself, but what I have played is really good.

[@GamerZakh]

The schedule was into 2024 and they hadn't had a patch since April, then suddenly for Halloween they said "1.0 release!", but then had 3 hotfixes and then 3 more patches back-to-back haha, so basically it's still in development but yeah it's 'supposed' to be feature complete now.

[@miroslavzima8856]

REPO MAN, Outer worlds Bloodlines 2 look VERY promising! Plus Daggerfall is pretty neat, too even though old as heck.

[@gammal0rd]

If you haven’t already I recommend downloading the Enderal: Forgotten Stories total conversion mod for Skyrim. I think it’s on Steam. It’s a whole different game made by Skyrim modders. Dark and beautiful, blew my sox off.

[@se7enity648]

A remake of the classic Atari ST / Amiga A500 game “Dungeon Master” this would be brilliant.

[@michaelmacdonell4834]

(Thunderous Voice) THIS IS HERESY!

[@barronTV1]

Lunacid was my game of the year for 2023, it was awesome.

[@Pontheon.]

monomyth is more similar to an old game called arx fatalis, great game

[@destero8853]

If a RPG wants to rival Skyrim, they need to be able to give me first and third person, exactly like Skyrim does! I am not saying there may be Games like Skyrim, but to nail it for me, it also has to have the feature I just mentioned! Edit: I actually have the most hopes for wayward realms, because I loved daggerfall and I also liked the procedual generation, even when it was far from perfect!

[@gj1234567899999]

The most important thing for a Skyrim killer is robust mod support

[@colclumper]

Been waiting on Bloodlines 2 for like 50 years

[@brendanodonnell3960]

Interesting list, thanks!

[@GamerZakh]

Glad you liked it!

[@johnoconnor7221]

Abandon Skyrim..hmm. It's the only game that stays on my PC all the time. The only thing that changes is what modlist I'm using.

[@turinhorse]

woah Repo Man looks f'king intriguing

[@GrimGalore]

Hopefully Wayward Realms will have dialogue options beyond: 1) Yes 2) Also Yes 3) Maybe 4) OK

[@SandTiger42]

The Bloodline looks fun. Went to the steam page to find out the min system requirements blow my card out of the water. Guess it's in early access for a reason, reallllly needs to optimize graphics code for the way it looks?

[@GamerZakh]

Optimisation is almost always an issue with indie early access games. Generally not worth it to optimise when the game is still changing so much.

[@distruttoredimondi]

NEVER! We always look back to the first love. Good games however 😜

[@daveyfunk]

Tainted Grail and Avowed seem like genuine contenders. Hopefully Microsoft just allow Obsidian freedom to create what they wanna create

[@bizznick444joe7]

Light no Fire looks like it's going open world RPG style

[@ChrisLucente]

Looking forward to seeing what happens with wayward realms.

[@ThalerMan92]

Repo man looks the most interesting to me 👀

[@wordfabstream8745]

Mighty Talos frowns on your shenannigans!

[@onlythatonetime]

At this point, it would give me some small bit of optimism if Todd Howard LEFT Bethesda before they start actually coding ES6.

[@jonniewilliams6918]

Lol One does not simply Kill Skyrim! You will basically have to give us everything Skyrim did and do it better. Good luck with that. It’s so beautiful and so immersive that it makes you want to live there for real. That game is still great after 12 years! 12 years! That game is so great that people spend countless hours just wandering or exploring the wilds, not even doing missions, chilling in one of their houses reading books and cooking dinner. I’m not saying it can’t be done but you got your work cut out for you. Nobody has made one yet. I’ll play new games for a couple of months tops, but when I get bored with it , like I always do. Guess what game goes right back in the Xbox. Every time it feels like coming home. I wish whoever wants to replace Skyrim the best of luck. That would be one hell of a game.

[@Zyzyx442]

the bloodline sounds like fun, the fable 3 concept taken further.

[@toobootay4450]

I’ve purchased Skyrim 5 times 😅

[@Zentsuuki]

Skyrim is Godlike game, The Elder Scroll V. ageless.

[@corey2232]

I'm not sure any of these will get close to Skyrim, but Avowed might be similar enough to be a good option. People are mad it doesn't look like the original teaser from years ago, but the only thing I care about is that it's made by Obsidian. Out of all the MS acquisitions, Obsidian will end up their best purchase. The company is reliable, consistent & has proven they can juggle multiple quality projects, with a good track record of releases. This is their recent track record: *Tyranny (2016) - 80% (Metacritic) *Pillars of Eternity 2 (2018) - 88% *The Outer Worlds (2019) - 85% *Grounded (2022) - 83% *Pentiment (2022) - 88% So at worst, I'm confident it'll at least be a very "good" game, even if it's nowhere close to GOTY quality.

[@Amig186]

Wayward Realms looks like little more than next-gen Daggerfall, but that's probably enough to be a very pleasant time sink

[@reyhster]

Wait, what?? There is Legend of Grimrock 2?? I must have been living under some grim rock, not catching that! I guess I have a new game to get!

[@GamerZakh]

There is! I think it's just considered better in pretty much every way, which is also why they're not planning a third. They can't think how to make it better or different enough to warrant another sequel.

[@st1v1w0nd3r]

I bet 10 bucks they don't put enough work into the music. The real reason skyrim is soo good.

[@Vlad-ed6ts]

The only skyrim killer will be a game that can be modded, Bethesdas greatest move was to allow skyrim to be modded this alone keeps gamers hooked

[@mgkpraesi]

Skyrim is the Number one. With Modpacks like Nolvus, there isnt a single Game out there that cant hold its beer.

[@Banefane]

Great list!

[@GamerZakh]

Thanks!

[@Seer_Of_The_Woodlands]

Great video!

[@bsdpowa]

That's a good list, I haven't heard of some of these games they look pretty good. I like first person perspective and I like dungeons :)

[@GamerZakh]

Thanks! I'm glad you found some new ones.

[@Dracosd2]

Lunacid is releasing halloween this year. Another game you missed that is releasing in Jan is Graven.

[@Wirmish]

Playing Skyrim ULTIMA™ right now. Best game ever !!

[@Sword420]

I just want an open world, first person, fantasy RPG that has visible damage on enemies.

[@streamofthought8662]

avowed looks the coolest to me so far, although i admit i just wanna play a newer skyrim-like game.

[@NotThatBob]

After playing Starfield, I'm not as excited for the next Elder Scrolls game. All fingers crossed for Avowed.

[@jotto5866]

Great list! Very excited for a lot of these, looks like we have big chance of at least a couple of them turning out great :)

[@ImCptnAwesome]

18:40 I do not love Cyberpunk 2077. I still feel like the trailer just made the game look way cooler than it actually is. They dropped the ball in many ways, such as vehicle customization and things like that. But my biggest gripe is that they never added multiplayer to the game even though they said they would add it.