Games Like Risen 2: Dark Waters (2026)

Shared: Build Variety, Companion System

Fifteen years on, Obsidian's Mojave masterwork still sets the bar for faction politics, skill-gated dialogue, and choices that feel like they cost you something real.

Shared: Open World RPG, Single-Player Story

Bethesda's classic open-world RPG returns remastered - Cyrodiil rebuilt for modern hardware, same sprawling quests, guilds, and Oblivion gates you remember (or missed the first time).

Shared: Build Variety

A rebuilt back half, a real level editor, and split-screen that actually works: the extras here are tools, not wallpapers. Best if you have a couch partner or a D&D group.

Shared: Build Variety

A card-based tactical RPG where you run a supernatural library that turns defeated guests into books. Dark, dense, and completely unlike anything else.

Shared: Build Variety

Fromsoft's open-world pivot could have been a gimmick. Instead it produced something that holds up past hour 100 and still sparks arguments about build theory in 2025.