Five Games You Should Play After Completing Oblivion: Remastered
The surprise release of Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered on April 22 shook up the gaming world, but what’s even more surprising is how many people lined up to play the 20-year-old RPG. It’s been more than a month now, and both a new generation of RPG fans and nostalgic old-timers are finishing up their return to Cyrodiil. It’s a deep game, but it’s not bottomless — so here are five more RPGs to try if you’re an Oblivion fan.
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011)
A sequel to Oblivion is the most obvious choice for a sequel to Oblivion . While Skyrim is a slightly more polished, focused, and serious RPG than Oblivion , the lore, style, and gameplay of the two games are very close. The main missing element in Skyrim is the spellcasting system, but instead of customizing your own magic, Skyrim has dragon shouts and dragons, so it’s ultimately a dud. If Oblivion was your introduction to the Elder Scrolls universe, you’ll really enjoy Skyrim , I promise. Fus Ro Dah ! You can play The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim on Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo Switch, and PC systems.
Kingdom Come: Deliverance (2018)
The creators of Kingdom Come: Deliverance (and its sequel , Kingdom Come: Deliverance II ) were clearly influenced by the Elder Scrolls games. They’re first-person, open-world RPGs that let players develop any character they want based on archetypes like warrior, bard, and thief. “Mage” or “wizard” isn’t included because there’s no magic in the Kingdom Come games. They’re meant to be historically realistic depictions of life in 15th-century Central Europe. But if you like complex little systems that govern things like weapon deterioration and hunger, you’ll love Kingdom Come. You can play Kingdom Come: Deliverance on PC, Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (2015)
One of the few RPGs that can match the scale and quality of Skyrim and Oblivion , The Witcher III is a sword-and-sorcery RPG with a huge open world to explore, a deep universe, and a fully rendered world that feels alive. But it’s more story-focused than Oblivion . You can only play as protagonist Geralt of Rivia rather than create your own, and Geralt has specific goals, so there’s less emphasis on finding your own reason for existing. Still, in terms of ambition and attention to detail, The Witcher III can match Oblivion . You can play The Witcher III on PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, and PC systems.
Ultima VII: The Black Gate (1992)
If you’re wondering where the Elder Scrolls games came from and can deal with the old-fashioned controls and graphics, check out the prehistoric RPG Ultima VII: The Black Gate , a landmark release that heavily influenced the Elder Scrolls games and all RPGs that followed. Like Oblivion , U7 is a real-time open world with plenty of NPCs and objects to interact with, as well as deep lore and story. U7 encourages players to wander around the world, simply learning things and progressing at their own pace; it’s just not in first person. Ultima 7 also shares a similar mix of ambition and silliness with Oblivion . Just watch the video above of the game’s opening sequence, where the fourth wall is completely broken. Charming! You can play the Ultimate 7 port on PC via Good Old Games.
Elden Ring (2022)
If Ultima VII represents the past RPGs that inspired Oblivion , then Elden Ring is the future of the genre. It’s a immersive, open-world game with plenty of exploration like Oblivion , but no quest givers or books to explain the world. The story is just as deep, but Elden Ring shows rather than tells, leaning more toward a sandbox style of play than a quest style. And then there’s the combat. Oblivion improved on the “press A to swing a sword” style of RPGs of old, but Elden Ring takes it to the next level, featuring intense combat and magic mechanics that require real skill to master. You can play Elden Ring on Xbox, PlayStation, and PC systems.