Games like World of Warcraft

3.8average player rating•5 games

World of Warcraft's pull is the raid-and-dungeon cadence: roles lock in, mechanics teach, and loot tables feed the next run. These picks carry that loop — group roles, long-form PvE, and worlds that keep handing you reasons to log back in.

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Games5

Avg. Metacritic78

Avg. player rating3.8/5

Avg. playtime11h

Main genreMassively Multiplayer

Released2012–2022

What these games share

The genres these 5 picks have in common, straight from their store data.

Massively Multiplayer5 of 5
RPG5 of 5
Adventure3 of 5
Action2 of 5

The picks

Ranked by player rating, Metacritic breaks ties.

1
FINAL FANTASY XIV Online
Massively MultiplayerRPG
Holy-trinity raids and dungeons with clear telegraphs, weekly lockouts, and a gear ladder that resets the calendar.
4.3/5Player ratingMC83View game
2
Guild Wars 2
AdventureRPGMassively Multiplayer
Map-wide meta events and world bosses that ping chat into zergs, plus fractals for tight five-man runs.
4.0/5Player ratingView game
3
Black Desert
ActionAdventureMassively Multiplayer
Lifeskills that matter — fishing, processing, trading — tied to a real marketplace and guild bosses to rally around.
3.7/5Player ratingMC80View game
4
The Elder Scrolls Online
RPGMassively Multiplayer
Zone-by-zone questing, four-player dungeons and twelve-player trials, with deep buildcraft and daily crafting writs to chase.
3.6/5Player ratingMC71View game
5
Lost Ark
ActionAdventureMassively Multiplayer
Daily chaos runs and weekly raids set the rhythm, with pattern-heavy bosses and alts feeding a shared roster.
3.5/5Player ratingView game