Games like The Witcher 3 to play next

If The Witcher 3 left a hole in your life, these five open-world and story-rich RPGs are the best places to fill it. Each captures a different part of what made Geralt's adventure special.

For the writing and choices

Baldur's Gate 3 is the natural next step: a vast, reactive RPG where your decisions genuinely reshape the story, with companions as memorable as any in Witcher lore. For a different flavour of choice-driven storytelling, Cyberpunk 2077 comes from the same studio, trading medieval fantasy for a dense, neon-soaked future city packed with side quests that rival its main plot.

For the world and combat

ELDEN RING offers a colossal, mysterious open world and demanding combat for players who want exploration with real bite. If you prefer to lose yourself in a wasteland of your own making, Fallout 4 pairs open-world freedom with base-building and a branching post-apocalyptic story.

For the atmosphere

Red Dead Redemption 2 matches The Witcher 3's incredible sense of place, telling a slow-burning, deeply human Western story across one of gaming's most detailed worlds. If it was the atmosphere, the wandering and the quiet character moments that hooked you in Geralt's journey, this is the one to reach for.

Buying tips

• Most of these go on deep sale regularly, so patience pays off.
• Check the current price and all-time low on each game's page before you buy.
• Compare Steam against keyshop prices to squeeze out the best deal.

Want more of the genre? See our best RPGs on sale, and if you're torn between two CD Projekt greats, read Cyberpunk 2077 vs Witcher 3. Then browse every price drop on our live deals page.