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2011PEGI 16PC74 % positivefree

A fantasy MMORPG set in Telara where two factions compete and dynamic rifts tear open across the world, triggering invasions that players fight off together. Its flexible class system with many soul specializations is a highlight.

  • Lots of grind
  • Loot and gear
  • Build variety
  • Playing together in co-op

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In short: Games like Rift

Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Rift special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

Similar in what way?

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Up to three areas count more, the rest steps back.

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Throne and Liberty

99 %Match

2023USK 16PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Steam Deck playable66 % positivefree

Brings what grabs you about Rift: lots of grind, hunting for loot and gear as well as an open world.

NCSoft's free-to-play MMORPG built around a flexible weapon-combo class system, animal shapeshifting for gliding, swimming and running, and large-scale guild sieges. Weather and day-night cycles reshape both the open world and its battles.

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Sacred

Build variety

A Diablo-style hack-and-slash RPG set in the huge, freely explorable world of Ancaria, with seven classes, lots of side quests and loot. Its open map, traversed on horseback, sets it apart from dungeon-only action RPGs.

Perfect World

Lots of grind

A classic 3D MMORPG built on traditional Chinese culture and mythology. Players explore the world of Pangu together, level up their characters and fight in real time.

EverQuest II

Playing together in co-op

A classic fantasy MMORPG with a huge online world, group content, quests and deep class and gear systems. Its appeal lies in community play and long-term character growth.

Corepunk

Lots of grind

Corepunk is a top-down MMORPG with fog of war set in a seamless open world, built around discovery, professions, guilds and battlegrounds. It blends fantasy with sci-fi elements, and character progression drives the experience.

Aion

Lots of grind

A classic fantasy MMORPG where two factions of winged beings fight for control of a divided world. Flight, large-scale PvP over fortress zones and a deep gear-and-level grind are its core appeal.

The Lord of the Rings Online

Dense, handcrafted world

A classic MMORPG that recreates Middle-earth with great attention to detail, letting you follow a path parallel to the Fellowship through quests, vast regions and group content. Its Tolkien atmosphere and large explorable world are the highlights.

The Elder Scrolls Online

Dense, handcrafted world

A massive online RPG that lets you roam across Tamriel, delivering classic Elder Scrolls questing with fully voiced storylines. You can play it solo or team up for dungeons, trials and large-scale PvP battles.

Aion 2

Lots of grind

Aion 2 is an MMORPG where the sky is part of the battlefield: as a winged Daeva you fight in a faction war across a huge, open world. Real-time combat, character progression and player-versus-player conflict are central.

World of Warcraft

Dense, handcrafted world

The genre-defining MMORPG: explore the vibrant world of Azeroth alongside thousands of players, level and gear your hero, tackle dungeons and raids with a group, or clash in Alliance-versus-Horde PvP.

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