• Allero@lemmy.todayEnglish
    7 minutes

    The Witcher series is probably the closest one

    Also, World of Warcraft. Sure, it’s an MMO, not a regular RPG, but you can complete it entirely on your own, and you’ll get a rich and vibrant world full of enough stories to keep you there for thousands of hours. In fact, I would advise you to start with the Classic version - a remake of 2004 World of Warcraft - so as not to get overwhelmed with content, before heading into newer ones.

    Also, if you truly insist on solo/coop play, things like AzerothCore allow you to host a private World of Warcraft server for yourself and/or friends.

  • SpongyAneurysm@feddit.orgEnglish
    27 minutes

    Have you played Enderal?

    Some call it a mod, but it’s a whole ass game, made in Skyrim Engine.

  • Malyca@lemmy.zipEnglish
    17 minutes

    The only game I’ve had Skyrim vibes from is Elden Ring

  • Caveman@lemmy.worldEnglish
    25 minutes

    Skyblivion is coming out soon. Not better tech but it’s still exciting

  • SaraTonin@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2 hours

    I can give you older and with worse tech - Morrowind is better than Skyrim

    • ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      2 hours

      So is Oblivion, though in terms of “better” it belongs in the middle spot it happens to occupy numerically as well.

      • Allero@lemmy.todayEnglish
        39 minutes

        Eh, I tried Oblivion, the Cyrodiil seemed to be quite small, while both Morrowind and Skyrim are quite gigantic for their time.

  • Folstar@lemmus.orgEnglish
    2 hours

    Telling people what in particular you like about Skyrim is going to get you much better feedback as there are many, many games that are similar in some ways but not others.

    • StarDreamer@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      1 hour

      I like the scripting language? It’s stupid easy to edit the bytecode and change something if you want to without needing a full dev environment.

  • HubertManne@piefed.socialEnglish
    2 hours

    for breathtaking landscapes I would say elden ring. although style of play is waaayyyyy different.

  • Left as Center@jlai.luEnglish
    4 hours

    Skyblivion Coming out this year. I personally think morrowind was the high point in elder scrolls series scenario-wise but is aged very poorly. Patching and modding the hell out of it might be worthwhile. Nehrim is cool. Fallout new Vegas works well. Cyberpunk has already been mentioned several times.

  • plutopos@lemmy.zipEnglish
    5 hours

    Have you tried Skyrim: Anniversary Edition, Skyrim: Special Edition or Skyrim: Legendary edition? /j

    • Summzashi@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3 hours

      I know they stole took inspiration from some elder scrolls elements, but it’s honestly nothing like TES. If anything it really shows how hard it is to make an elder scrolls game.

  • lonefighter@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    4 hours

    Echoing what others said about the Witcher 3. I have over 1500 hours into both games. Skyrim is great if you like open world games with minimal storyline and just want to explore. Witcher 3 is very story heavy, but you can also just spend hours and hours ignoring the story and exploring the world. There’s quests and random little treasures and easter eggs hidden everywhere. In the Witcher you can climb up a mountain in the middle of nowhere and come across a treasure chest or a skeleton with a book of poetry, or wander through the wilderness far away from any map markers and stumble into a side quest or an interesting place to explore. It’s also just heartbreakingly beautiful.

    The story does follow the events of the books and the first two games and is more enjoyable if you have experienced them, but the first time I played I hadn’t yet read the books or played the other games and it still stole my heart and became my favorite game. You might not fully understand the politics or the characters or the choices you’re asked to make for certain supporting side quests, but there’s a good journal where you can read everyone’s backstories and all the information you need for choices regarding the main quest is in the game.

  • anyhow2503@lemmy.worldEnglish
    6 hours

    Skyrim is actually the last skyrim-type game to be manufactured until Bethesda announces Skyrim 2 hopefully sometime this year.

  • MonkderVierte@lemmy.zipEnglish
    7 hours

    Witcher 3. That castle ruin over there? Might have some loot. Or a Cockatrice. Or a psychological horror story of 10 parts. Or nothing at all, who knows. And you might stumble over Excalibur by that lake.

    Also get the “Blood and Wine” DLC, absolutely worth it, even if you’re not into the story. And the HD Reworked mod if you like it more realistic and dark, one of the best reworks ever.

    Edit: there’s now Next Gen too, huh.

  • Cocodapuf@lemmy.worldEnglish
    8 hours

    Ok you want something as rich and interesting as skyrim, so I’m assuming open world games are your jam.

    There are three games you should play.

    1. Red Dead Redemption 2 - it’s a Western, the world is very believable, and it makes you feel like you’re really part of it. You can follow the main story line, or you could spend your days hunting and fishing. You could travel from town to town playing every poker game you can find. You can conduct train robberies, breed horses, really, there’s just a whole lot to do.

    2. Cyberpunk 2077 - this is RDR2 but in a scifi dystopian future where the corpos own everything, sex is for sale on every billboard and every ad break, and the only justice is what you can achieve on your own. You’ve got a ticking time bomb in your brain and no time to fuck around. In this world where you can’t trust anyone, somehow what really matters are the friends you make along the way. (seriously)

    3. The Witcher 3 - from the same studio that made cyberpunk, the Witcher 3 is truly a masterpiece of storytelling. The one caveat I have for this game is that it starts hard, almost “souls-like”. But get past that first rough hour and there is an extremely rich world with a seemingly unending collection of stories to become a part of. This may be the most skyrim-like of the games listed here, but you’re in for a treat, because this is a much better game than Skyrim.

    All three of these games are gonna make you feel real feelings, they’re all actually better at telling stories than Skyrim is. The Witcher 3 in particular loves to live in the grey zone, it’ll make you make ethical choices that matter, and you probably won’t like any of the possible outcomes. But this is a good thing!