The Best Medieval Games

Update : Dawn of Ages added at rank #46.
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Mount & Blade: Warband (2010)

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Playstation 4 Linux Mac OS PC Windows Xbox One

In a land torn asunder by incessant warfare, it is time to assemble your own band of hardened warriors and enter the fray. Lead your men into battle, expand your realm, and claim the ultimate prize: the throne of Calradia!


  • medieval
  • sandbox
  • battle
  • rpg
  • combat
  • open-world
  • horses
  • fight

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Choice of Life: Middle Ages 2 (2022)

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  • choices
  • life
  • medieval
  • card
  • humor
  • visual-novel
  • simulation
  • multiple-endings
  • dark
  • hand-drawn
  • magic
  • 2d
  • funny
  • cute
  • family-friendly

3

Wigmund (2022)

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PC Windows

Enter a world of Anglo-Saxon and Celtic-inspired medieval fantasy in Wigmund, a story-driven RPG where you build your fellowship of warriors to explore an open world filled with outlaw camps, ruined castles, dangerous caverns, and forgotten ruins. With no class limitations, you can customize your character's development in speed, health, damage, or preternatural abilities. Master unique gameplay for swordsmen with gesture-controlled sword fighting and dodge and rolls. Engage enemies from a safer distance with your archery skills or use your professions in Medicine, Crafting, and Survival for potions, crafting, and gastronomic experiences. Crush your foes with devastating special attacks and unleash upgradable preternatural abilities. Will you become the true king?


What we like:
  • Impressive game developed by only two people
  • Great adventure with enjoyable combat
  • Glitch-free experience with perfect music
  • Customizable settings and supports widescreen
  • Interesting and vibrant world to explore
What could be improved:
  • Monsters aren't scaled well, making the game difficult and bow useless
  • Crafting is a grind with limited resources
  • Some quests need more work
  • No ability to swamping out weapons in combat
  • Combat is super repetitive, and skills lack impact

  • werewolves
  • loot
  • dragon
  • rpg
  • old-school
  • hack-and-slash
  • dungeon-crawler
  • medieval
  • top-down
  • open-world
  • isometric
  • dark
  • fantasy
  • atmospheric
  • retro

4

The Vale (2021)

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Xbox One PC Windows

CLOSE YOUR EYES. BECOME A WARRIOR: Feel your enemy’s rasping breath; a foot shifts on swampy ground; the crack of steel on wooden shield. The Vale is an audio based action adventure that sets out to breathe new life into medieval combat and fantasy narrative.

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  • swordplay
  • action-adventure
  • hunting
  • medieval
  • rpg
  • magic
  • story
  • immersive
  • fantasy
  • combat
  • experimental
  • first-person
  • cube
  • 3d
  • audio

5

Thronefall (2023)

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Mac OS PC Windows

A minimalist game about building and defending your little kingdom.

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  • tower-defense
  • city-building
  • minimalist
  • medieval
  • strategy
  • isometric
  • base-building
  • defence
  • real-time
  • tower
  • building
  • stylized
  • 3d
  • colourful
  • action

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Crusader Kings III (2020)

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Playstation 5 Linux Mac OS PC Windows Xbox Series X

Crusader Kings III immerses you in the world of medieval politics and dynasties, letting you choose a noble house and lead them to greatness. With a vast and beautifully detailed medieval map to explore, you will encounter a host of historical characters, make life-altering decisions, and forge your dynasty's legacy. The game's unique and colorful characters, wide range of playstyles, and limitless paths to follow make it an exciting and rewarding experience for those who love grand strategy games.

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What we like:
  • Immersive gameplay and world-building
  • Wide range of options for playstyle and objectives
  • Beautiful graphics and top-notch soundtrack
  • Unique and colorful characters with varied abilities and traits
  • Legacy system adds depth and longevity to gameplay
What could be improved:
  • Overpriced DLCs that do not add much to gameplay
  • Slow pace of gameplay and battles
  • Uncanny 3D models
  • Lack of region differentiation

  • strategy
  • grand-strategy
  • medieval
  • simulation
  • rpg
  • historical
  • war
  • empire
  • grand
  • political
  • politics
  • military
  • management

7

Pentiment (2022)

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Xbox One Nintendo Switch j Playstation 4 Playstation 5 PC Windows Xbox Series X

Pentiment can be seen as a educational game set in the 15th century, combining point-and-click adventure with role-playing elements and a branching narrative. It follows Andreas Mahler as he tries to clear his friend's name while uncovering the secrets of a small Bavarian town.

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What we like:
  • Captivating story
  • Immersive atmosphere
  • Beautiful visuals and sound
  • Interesting characters and dialogue
  • Deep RPG elements and replayability
What could be improved:
  • Limited number of puzzles which are not particularly challenging

  • historical
  • narrative
  • mystery
  • medieval
  • rpg
  • choices
  • book
  • crime
  • adventure
  • detective
  • education
  • story
  • fiction
  • stylized
  • local

8

Besiege (2020)

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PC Windows Playstation 5 Nintendo Switch j Playstation 4 Mac OS Linux Xbox One Xbox Series X Android

Besiege is a physics based building game in which you construct medieval siege engines. Battle your way through a 54 level singleplayer campaign, unleash chaos with your friends in multiplayer, create your own worlds with the level editor, customize your game with mods through the workshop.


  • sandbox
  • building
  • physics
  • medieval
  • destruction
  • lego
  • science
  • vehicle
  • funny
  • humor
  • editor
  • level
  • gilliam
  • relaxing
  • strategy

9

How Stories Die (2020)

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Linux Mac OS PC Windows

Time travel, assassins and one magical gangster rabbit! The demon king threatens your kingdom and it's up to you, the prince, to find a suitable hero to fight it. Not an easy task, as it will require you to shed a lot of blood and maybe even die. But at least you will save everyone... right?

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  • visual-novel
  • medieval
  • anime
  • multiple-endings
  • romance
  • gore
  • magic
  • blood
  • violent
  • mystery
  • fantasy
  • story
  • comedic
  • colourful

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The Vale: Shadow of the Crown (2021)

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Playstation 5 Nintendo Switch j Playstation 4 PC Windows Xbox One

The Vale: Shadow of the Crown is an RPG that relies solely on auditory perception to create an immersive experience for both those with vision impairments and those without. It follows Alex, a princess born blind who has been banished to the borderlands of her kingdom, as she attempts to reunite with her brother while supernatural forces attempt to prevent her from succeeding.

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What we like:
  • Incredible immersion
  • Sold gameplay mechanics
  • Phenomenal sound direction and fascinating story and characters
  • Forgiving approach to failure
  • Creative "do over" experience for story proposes
What could be improved:
  • Requires some level of patience
  • Gamers with hearing impairments might not be able to enjoy the title

  • rpg
  • medieval
  • action-adventure
  • narrative
  • archery
  • drama
  • emotional
  • combat
  • fantasy
  • swordplay
  • story
  • audio
  • hunting
  • magic
  • adventure

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