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- #25 The Awakener: Risen
- #24 Kingmakers
- #23 Dragon Age: The Veilguard
- #22 Enotria: The Last Song
- #21 Legendary Tales
- #20 Kinstrife
- #19 Kingdom Come Deliverance 2
- #18 The Quinfall
- #17 Project: The Perceiver
- #16 Project Awakening
- #15 Crimson Desert
- #14 Blight Survival
- #13 Manor Lords
- #12 Gothic 1 Remake
- #11 Noble’s Life: Kingdom Reborn
- #10 Pax Dei
- #9 The Inquisitor
- #8 Beast
- #7 The Thaumaturge
- #6 Chrono Odyssey
- #5 Robin Hood: Sherwood Builders
- #4 Avowed
- #3 Dragon’s Dogma 2
- #2 Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II
- #1 Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree
The medieval era has been a big place for video games to cut loose and have fun, and 2024 has multiple titles that reside in that period.
Update: We will continue to update this list periodically throughout the year, so you will likely see some games removed or added. These games are not ranked in any particular order, as the focus here is to showcase titles we are excited to see hit the marketplace.
#25 The Awakener: Risen
Platform: PC, PS4, PS5
Release Date: 2024
If you’re looking for a medieval saga that has been around for a bit, then you might want to check out The Awakener: Risen, as it’s the next entry in the franchise. In it, you’ll play a character who is driven by both revenge and redemption, and that means you’ll have quite a challenge ahead of you as you wade through the medieval battlefields ahead of you.
You’ll have a vast world to explore, and that means you’ll have plenty to do within it! You will choose the adventures you have, so don’t be afraid to see just how far you can push things.
#24 Kingmakers
Platform: PC
Release Date: 2024
This next game is a bit of a twist, as Kingmakers doesn’t solely put you in medieval times. Instead, it has you jumping back and forth between the past and the far future to try and stop the end of the world! So, yeah, no pressure there!
You are part of a society 500 years in the future where everything is about to end. The only chance to change things is by going back into the medieval era and attempt to change things for the better.
The good news is that you’ll have futuristic weaponry to help you on your journey. So load up, and hope that everything you do is enough.
#23 Dragon Age: The Veilguard
Platform: PC, PS5, X/S
Release Date: 2024
The latest entry in the beloved Bioware series has a lot of pressure on it, but you might be thinking of that as you attempt to save the day from a couple of gods. You’ll play Rook, a new hero in the land of Thedas who is charged with helping a group stop these gods from terrorizing the world.
Your companions will be numerous, but they are all unique, and they each have a story to tell. Plus, you’ll be able to romance them as you please, so pick the one you feel is best for you!
Dragon Age: The Veilguard takes things into the Action RPG setting, but it might be a breath of fresh air that fans will enjoy.
#22 Enotria: The Last Song
Platform: PC, PS5
Release Date: September 19, 2024
At first, Enotria: The Last Song doesn’t seem to be a true medieval title. However, it’s set within a place inspired by Italy, which was a huge part of that medieval age, so we’re going to let it slide.
When you arrive in this world, everything is still. As in, nothing is moving because of the stasis it’s in. You are the “Maskless One,” and you must travel through the world, defeat foes to get their masks, and then use them to elevate yourself to do more.
But what exactly happened to this world? Why are the “Authors” trying to keep it as it is? You’ll have to play to find out and save the world!
#21 Legendary Tales
Platform: PC
Release Date: 2024
Are you into VR adventures? If so, then you might want to check out Legendary Tales. The game aims to put you in the “ultimate fantasy experience” within the VR space by having you travel and fight across a magical world.
Further proving just how immersive the game is, you’ll have the chance to shape your character how you see fit. So, if you want them to act one way or another as you battle enemies, you can tailor the skill tree to suit your needs!
So what are you waiting for? Don your VR headset, wield your weapons and magic, and see what you’ll become!
#20 Kinstrife
Platform: PC
Release Date: 2024
When it comes to medieval action titles, they often try to recreate the “feeling” of being a medieval knight, but they don’t always succeed.
In the case of Kinstrife, they’re making a serious attempt to make things feel as they should. By that, we refer to how this is a nonlinear RPG and a world in which you can have fun. You’ll start off as a low-ranking squire and then go to battle to try and obtain victory, glory, and power.
Battles are truly hard-hitting, and if you’re not careful, you’ll be knocked flat! Survive these encounters, and you’ll slowly build yourself into a mighty lord of the land!
#19 Kingdom Come Deliverance 2
Platform: PC, PS5, X/S
Release Date: 2024
While many paint the medieval times of the past as something to fantasize about, Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 will highlight how dangerous it was if you weren’t born in the right place. You play Henry, a man who finds his parents murdered and swears revenge against their attacks. The twist is that you must guide Henry on his path so that he can become what he needs to be to get his revenge. But what that is…is up to you.
With first-person combat, numerous skills to give to Henry to make him better, and plenty of choices to make, your ending may be very different from others who play.
#18 The Quinfall
Platform: PC
Release Date: 2024
The Quinfall has one big attribute that developers are boasting, and that’s this MMORPG will have a massive map to play within. Players are encouraged to explore this medieval world as it seems there’s plenty of content to stumble upon. It looks like players will chart out a unique adventure as just another citizen of Quinfall. What you do is up to you. Learn of the different gods that rule the universe, partake in a growing civil war that is spreading through the lands, cause chaos, or attempt to bring peace back into this world. With a massive map, there are bound to be countless quests you will find yourself in the middle of.
#17 Project: The Perceiver
Platform: PC PS4 PS5
Release Date: 2024
Get ready for a Chinese open-world action game set in a medieval period. We’re still looking for more information to be unveiled about this game. But those of you who enjoyed Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice may find this game interesting. Players will use their sword skills to successfully block enemy attacks while perfectly timing out devastating blows of their own. Meanwhile, there is an unique attribute that deals with masks that players can collect. By wearing these masks, our protagonist will unlock new abilities or skills. Fortunately, we have nearly an hour of gameplay footage to see Project: The Perceiver in action online. The developer gameplay showcases mostly combat and a few areas of the in-game world you’ll explore. That said, we know that this game is slated to release as a cross-generation title for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5.
#16 Project Awakening
Platform: PS4
Release Date: 2024
Project Awakening is a game we’ve been waiting on for several years now. Initially unveiled as an upcoming PlayStation 4 title, the project remains in development. However, it’s not canceled yet, and we can expect this game to release for the PlayStation 5. This looks to be a fantasy action game where it’s described to be a bit like Monster Hunter and a Souls-like game experience. So we can expect some brutal challenges and massive boss fights. But again, we’ll have to wait and see if Project Awakening makes any new moves for a release this year, along with a breakdown of what to expect with this game. So at the very least, you might want to keep Project Awakening on your radar through 2024.
#15 Crimson Desert
Platform: PC PS4 Xbox One
Release Date: 2024
Crimson Desert is yet another action-adventure game with some RPG mechanics. The game is developed by the creators of Black Desert Online, however, it is not an online exclusive game this time. In Crimson Desert you will visit a huge continent called Pywel. After king Demeniss went into a coma many people started a rebellion. You play as Macduff who is a warrior. You need to win the battle to reclaim the long-lost lands. Gameplay often relies on fighting your enemies. Apart from usual humans, monsters, and such, you will also stumble upon huge beasts that serve somewhat as bosses. The combat is mostly meleeing with a slight addition of bows, crossbows, etc. Crimson Desert just looks stunning already, and only time will tell if the gameplay delivers on its promises.
#14 Blight Survival
Platform: PC
Release Date: TBA
Imagine a war between two nations. Imagine the carnage that happens when the fighting continues without end. Now imagine that something else emerges within the battlefields that have contained that war. A blight unto the world that is reanimating the bodies of the fallen and turning them into monsters.
You and your allies have been paid well to go into the godforsaken battlefields and take down the creatures that have been blighted. The four-person co-op game will test you as you attempt to put down the reborn creatures. Craft your knight to be the kind of fighter you desire, then use various weapons to strike the cursed entities.
#13 Manor Lords
Platform: PC
Release Date: April 26, 2024
There are many titles that allow you to build up your kingdom brick by brick, but there are often restrictions that come with them. Manor Lords goes for historical accuracy and a type of organic building that’ll make you feel you have total control over what you construct.
You’ll start by building your home. Then you’re expand to create your own village. After that, you can expand your reach further until you have a whole kingdom under your watchful eye.
Defend it from invaders, and organically construct it to be the best dwelling in the land! What will your realm look like when you’re done with it?
#12 Gothic 1 Remake
Platform: PC XSX|S PS5
Release Date: 2024
Gothic was released all the way back on the PC in 2001, and this action RPG is getting a new lease on life. A remake is in the works for Gothic, so players can either enjoy this game installment all over again or for the very first time. This game’s narrative is centered around a prison used to mine ore. These precious resources were sought after, so prisoners were forced to operate the mine. A magical barrier was crafted to keep prisoners within the mines to ensure no one could escape. However, things quickly go sideways, and now the prisoners have gained control. Factions are brewing, and in the middle of the newfound chaos is our protagonist, a new prisoner.
#11 Noble’s Life: Kingdom Reborn
Platform: PC
Release Date: 2024
The Hundred Years War was one of the most important periods in European history and influenced a great many things that would happen in the centuries to come. In Noble’s Life: Kingdom Reborn, you are a noble who was tasked with fighting in that very war.
However, when you do so, your estate and surrounding lands are destroyed. Refusing to give in, you’ll take command and lead over the rebuilding of your home and the town around it and see just how big you can make things get.
The more decisions you make, the more your kingdom will grow. But you’ll soon see what kind of ruler you’ll be in these dark times. So be careful.
#10 Pax Dei
Platform: PC
Release Date: 2024
It’s not surprising that the medieval era inspired several MMO titles. After all, the idea of mixing might and magic within a gameplay experience on a grand scale is a natural wish. In Pax Dei, you’ll find just that.
Once you enter the game, you’ll be given the chance to “build your life” the way you desire. You can find a plot of land and start building a home upon it. You can venture off and join other players on quests, or you can do adventures alone.
In this world, all the myths and legends from medieval times are all around you, and magic is just as prominent. So prepare for what awaits.
#9 The Inquisitor
Platform: PC XSX|S PS5
Release Date: 2024
Welcome to a version of history that is both dark, violent, and possibly blasphemy.
In this land, a key religious figure went on a rampage and inspired a series of Inquisitors to go around the land and ensure their blood-soaked message was spread far and wide. You are one of those Inquisitors tasked with keeping the world “pure.”
When your duty takes you to a town full of corruption, it’s your job to figure out the cause and stop an ancient evil from crossing over into the world!
Your morality will be tested at every turn, and the story will bend to your choices.
#8 Beast
Platform: PC
Release Date: 2024
When someone returns to their home after a long time, they hope that all is as they remember it and that they can simply return to their life. In the game called Beast, that won’t happen for one Ottoman soldier.
He has spent a decade in captivity, and when he returns home, various evils have overrun his land, and a plague now grips its people. With nothing else to live for outside of duty, he will push forward and attempt to free the people of this curse.
Build your squad and combat various foes as you attempt to get the people’s freedom, and possibly, get peace of mind.
#7 The Thaumaturge
Platform: PC
Release Date: 2024
Plenty of RPGs out there will give you “moral decisions” to make to advance the story or your character development. But in The Thaumaturge, you will be getting this on a whole other level. The game makes some bold claims on how they’re using its isometric story-driven RPG to change how players view things, and they might just pull it off.
You’ll travel through a 19th-century Warsaw and attempt to ward off the supernatural entities that are invading your family home. But along the way, you’ll have to make decisions drastically affecting what happens to you later. So choose wisely!
#6 Chrono Odyssey
Platform: PC XSX|S PS5
Release Date: 2024
Unlike many other games on this list, Chrono Odyssey is an MMORPG developed within the Unreal Engine 5. The team used the engine to the best of their abilities to deliver “unparalleled graphics” for an MMORPG.
The game will put you in the realm of Setera, where you’ll explore, fight, and watch as the land changes with the seasons. The title also boasts an impressive combat system that features six classes to choose from and a kind of unpredictability that will keep you on your toes.
So if you’re looking for a new MMO experience to enjoy, this is one you might want to consider.
#5 Robin Hood: Sherwood Builders
Platform: PC
Release Date: 2024
Robin Hood is one of the greatest legends of all time, and Robin Hood: Sherwood Builders will take that legend to a new place.
Specifically, you’ll play Robin Hood as he attempts to help the good people of Nottingham from the oppression they’re under. You’ll fight the Sheriff’s forces and rob the rich to give to the poor.
But, to further help the people, you’ll help build them a new home within Sherwood Forest. You’ll start small, recruit new people to live in your homestead, and then expand it to incredible heights. Robin Hood is sure to do whatever it takes to help the people.
#4 Avowed
Platform: PC XSX|S
Release Date: 2024
Obsidian Entertainment is one of the kings of the RPG genre. They’ve made incredible 3D RPGs, 2D RPGs, top-down RPGs and more. So when they announced their newest title, Avowed, people were interested from the start.
You’ll play a character who is sent to a distant land to investigate a plague, but when things start getting more personal, you dive deeper and learn terrible truths that could destroy the world!
What you do in this land and how you fight the many monsters and people within is up to you. Become the warrior or mage you want to be, and seek out a way to save the world.
#3 Dragon’s Dogma 2
Platform: PC PS5 XSX|S
Release Date: March 22, 2024
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It’s been a long time coming, but, at last, Dragon’s Dogma 2 has come.
The game from Capcom brings back much of the original team to ensure that the game is what fans want it to be, and then some.
You’ll once again be an “Arisen” and venture forth across a fantasy-style land in search of glory, power, freedom, or whatever else you desire. You’ll get to customize your character from top to bottom and then choose how they would interact with everything around them.
Plus, they can bring Pawns into their party to further bolster their power and influence! What will your quest look like?
#2 Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II
Platform: PC XSX|S
Release Date: 2024
Senua is back, and her struggles in her mind and body aren’t close to being done. Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II will pick up after the events of the first groundbreaking title. In it, Senua will have a new mission. She sets out to free people taken and hurt by a tyrant.
Her quest will once again throw her into the depths of Viking mythology and force her to deal with demons in the real and mental worlds. With next-gen graphics, an even more robust sound design, and more, the game will seek to take the original title’s premise to new heights.
Will you help Senua survive the experience?
#1 Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree
Platform: PC XSX|S PS5 Xbox One PS4
Release Date: 2024
The long-awaited DLC to one of the greatest games of the past several years, Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree, is here to test you like never before. Make no mistake, you will die once again in this DLC expansion; it is inevitable.
The good news is that it won’t just be for some lame reason. You’ll be taken to a whole new part of the world and have access to new skills, classes, and abilities while you go and fight a whole new swath of bosses. You’ll die in trying to take them down, but every death is a learning experience!
So die, fight, and die again, all in the name of “git gud!”