Best Fantasy Games on Steam
Games with magic, monsters, mythic lands, heroic quests, or invented worlds.
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1Black Myth: Wukong - Black Myth: Wukong is an action RPG rooted in Chinese mythology. You shall set out as the Destined One to venture into the challenges and marvels ahead, to uncover the obscured truth beneath the veil of a glorious legend from the past.
Aug 19, 2024
In this game, you can…
- turn into bosses you've defeated and use their forms in fights.
- play as Sun Wukong in the prologue.
- beat a chapter's main boss, then watch a stylized animated epilogue that turns your actions into a narrated painting.
- build energy by dodging and basic hits, then spend it on heavier attacks instead of blocking.
- chain perfect dodges to power up your next big hit.
- respec for free and switch your whole build at any rest point.
- stumble into secret zones, hidden bosses, and optional questlines by exploring and backtracking.
- fill a journal where every enemy kill can unlock a folklore story entry.
2ELDEN RING - THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED FANTASY ACTION RPG. Rise, Tarnished, and be guided by grace to brandish the power of the Elden Ring and become an Elden Lord in the Lands Between.
Feb 24, 2022
In this game, you can…
- discover a whole underground world layer with its own landscapes, secret bosses, and places you'd never guess existed.
- find bosses that only appear at night, turning a quiet road into a sudden unique fight with special loot.
- follow a side quest that escalates into meeting an entire eccentric family and ends with you marrying into it.
- walk away from a boss, roam somewhere else for gear and levels, then come back later and finally win.
- step out into a massive open world and immediately ride in any direction you can see.
- ride a spectral horse that can double-jump, then use mounted combat to fight huge enemies in the open field.
3The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - You are Geralt of Rivia, mercenary monster slayer. Before you stands a war-torn, monster-infested continent you can explore at will. Your current contract? Tracking down Ciri — the Child of Prophecy, a living weapon that can alter the shape of the world.
May 18, 2015
In this game, you can…
- miss a unique card from an NPC, then later find that same card lying under a tree of hanged civilians if you never won it.
- pay out of your own pocket to take care of an orphan, finishing the quest with less money than you started.
- ignore the main quest and travel the continent just to find one specific card and beat one specific merchant at Gwent.
- turn a simple contract into a whole mini-drama, like mediating a divorce and then stumbling into a curse and a missing-person hunt.
- build fights around prep: read a monster entry, choose the right oil, brew a potion, pack bombs, then walk in ready.
- switch from swordplay to a full spell-and-alchemy style: parry, dodge, shield up, cast, then escalate to oils and bombs for bosses.
- walk into a huge city without a loading screen, then watch people change routines from day to night and react to rain.
- make small choices that ripple forward and change outcomes much later, leaving you stuck with the consequences.
4Baldur's Gate 3 - Baldur’s Gate 3 is a story-rich, party-based RPG set in the universe of Dungeons & Dragons, where your choices shape a tale of fellowship and betrayal, survival and sacrifice, and the lure of absolute power.
Aug 3, 2023
In this game, you can…
- possess a guard, make them open a gate that releases giant spiders, then watch the chaos from the rafters.
- stack a bunch of boxes into a tower, then climb it to reach places you couldn't otherwise.
- romance wildly different beings, including vampires, ogres, lizards, and even a tentacled god.
- surround a boss with explosive barrels before the fight, then blow them up instead of fighting fair.
- turn a flooded room into an electric trap, then have the enemy freeze it into ice so everyone slips while you hold the door.
- pick up a locked chest and carry it back to camp to open later instead of unlocking it on the spot.
- earn a dog's trust step by step, pet them, play fetch, and eventually have them become your familiar.
- talk your way through conflicts, befriend enemies, or side with or kill basically any faction and watch regions treat you differently afterward.
5The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition - Winner of more than 200 Game of the Year Awards, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition brings the epic fantasy to life in stunning detail. The Special Edition includes the critically acclaimed game and add-ons with all-new features.
Oct 27, 2016
In this game, you can…
- turn into a werewolf or vampire lord, feed on enemies, blot out the sun, then summon a skeleton horse and a zombie dragon.
- join a crime syndicate, sell your soul to an evil god, kill the boss, then enlist in a hitman cult.
- join one side of a civil war, change your mind midstream, switch sides, and help wipe out your old allies.
- start on an execution block, then escape when a dragon attacks.
- marry someone, adopt kids, build a house, then head out to fight dragons again.
- go to a magic college, find a dangerous artifact, stop a power grab, and end up running the place.
- shout with dragon power to blast enemies apart and even ride dragons.
6Hogwarts Legacy - Hogwarts Legacy is an immersive, open-world action RPG. Now you can take control of the action and be at the center of your own adventure in the wizarding world.
Feb 10, 2023
In this game, you can…
- turn an enemy into an explosive barrel, then throw them into their friends.
- stuff rescued magical beasts into an enchanted suitcase, then take them back to your secret room.
- build up a personal Room of Requirement base to brew potions, grow plants, decorate, and care for beasts.
- sneak around Hogwarts at night and pick locks to loot houses and cabinets.
- learn the Unforgivable Curses and cast Crucio or Avada Kedavra in fights.
- fly a broom or Hippogriff across the countryside and skim low over the ground from Hogwarts to the Highlands.
- chain spells to float enemies, burn them, and slam them into the ground in rapid duels.
- learn new spells in class, then immediately use them to unlock paths and solve castle secrets.
7The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - EPIC FANTASY REBORN The next chapter in the highly anticipated Elder Scrolls saga arrives from the makers of the 2006 and 2008 Games of the Year, Bethesda Game Studios. Skyrim reimagines and revolutionizes the open-world fantasy epic, bringing to life a complete virtual world open for you to explore any way you choose.
Nov 10, 2011
In this game, you can…
- start a full-town brawl by punching a chicken.
- enter a drinking contest, black out, wake up in a temple, track down a missing goat from a giant, and end up meeting a Daedric Prince for a reward staff.
- stand on a mountain, learn magical shouts, then spend dragon souls to unlock more words and yell enemies around as a core combat tool.
- pick a direction with almost no guidance and stumble into caves, dungeons, and random sights just by wandering.
- build your entire character around a once-per-day racial power, like berserker rage or rapid magicka regeneration.
- buy or build a house and turn it into an organized museum with weapon racks, sorted chests, and crafting supplies placed by each station.
- become a werewolf and ignore the main quest to live off the land, hunting deer and tearing through bandits.
- watch a dragon swoop down mid-conversation, grab a guard in its mouth, fling him into the air, and kill him instantly.
8Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 - Lead the members of Expedition 33 on their quest to destroy the Paintress so that she can never paint death again. Explore a world of wonders inspired by Belle Époque France and battle unique enemies in this turn-based RPG with real-time mechanics.
Apr 24, 2025
In this game, you can…
- dodge or counter basically anything enemies throw at you, including spells, projectiles, cosmic rays, and even buildings.
- spend action points to free-aim in third person and shoot an enemy's weak spot to end a fight early.
- watch the story's yearly death countdown tick toward "33," then head out on a final mission to stop it.
- dodge, parry, and counter enemy attacks in real time during turn-based fights.
- jump over low attacks mid-fight, then land right back into the dodge-and-parry rhythm.
- swap builds to answer a specific encounter, then stack party synergies into a setup that can delete bosses in one turn.
- wander a huge world map packed with secret areas, hidden encounters, and travel methods that unlock with companions.
- walk into higher-level areas and still win if your timing is good enough on dodges, parries, and jumps.
9SCP: Secret Laboratory - Deep within a secure underground facility, a sudden containment breach allows many of the secured anomalies to escape from their chambers. Assist the Foundation in re-securing the facility, help the Insurgency in their goal to capture it, or wreak havoc as an SCP in a frantic bid to escape.
Dec 29, 2017
In this game, you can…
- die, then spectate as a monster uses your own recorded screams to lure other players into the same trap.
- play a wall-walking monster that kidnaps people into a pocket dimension where they must pick doors before they bleed out.
- touch-kill players as a plague doctor, then resurrect the people you killed so your victims come back as your team.
- sit in an elevator with an enemy, play music, and die together when the nuke goes off.
- upgrade your keycard, get swept into a nine-soldier escort squad, loop the facility lost, and still get wiped by the armed warhead.
- take hostages at gunpoint and run a "Family Guy Trivia" game where wrong answers get you shot.
- trigger a chain of chaos by leaving a blast door open, watch two monsters pour in, then get "adopted" by the statue and escorted to an endgame keycard.
- arm the nuke, weave through an infected horde you helped create, and sprint for the exit as the countdown hits zero.
10Slay the Spire - We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!
Jan 23, 2019
In this game, you can…
- cut your deck down until you can loop actions forever and take turn after turn without running out.
- stack armor so high you can copy a card and turn that defense into a one-hit kill.
- upgrade a key card at a campfire, via an event, or even mid-fight, and have the new version change how every combat plays out.
- build a deck from scratch, choosing one of three new cards after every fight.
- pick a route each act, weighing shops, campfires, mystery events, and elite fights that can define your whole run.
- find a single relic that permanently changes what strategies are even possible for the rest of the run.
- walk into a question-mark event that can hand you a blessing, a curse, or a new rule you have to build around on the spot.
